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Stolon Mesh Network – Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 26, 2024
[help@stolonmesh.ca]

1. Introduction

Terms of Service: This Privacy Policy is part of our Terms, which includes our Terms of Service [https://www.stolonmesh.ca/terms-of-service/]. Capitalized words in this Privacy Policy have the same meaning they do in the Terms of Service.

Application: This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect, use, or disclose about you from a) your use of the Stolon Mesh, b) your use of the Stolon Website [https://www.stolonmesh.ca/], and c) any email or other electronic messages between you and Stolon.

This Privacy Policy describes:

  • How we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information.
  • The types of information we collect from you or that you provide when you visit the Stolon Website or use the Stolon Mesh.
  • Our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

Principles: We believe people in our community have a right to free, uncensored, and unsurveilled access to the internet. For this reason, we collect as little personal information as possible while offering the Stolon Mesh.

2. Acceptance of Privacy Policy

Read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices for collecting, processing, and storing your information. We will only use your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy unless otherwise required by applicable law. We take steps to ensure that the personal information that we collect about you is adequate, relevant, not excessive, and used for limited purposes.

If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use the Stolon Mesh or the Stolon Website. By accessing the Stolon Mesh, you indicate that you understand, accept, and consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. 

Mesh networking: The Stolon Mesh is a mesh network. A mesh network combines multiple wifi access points (“Nodes”) into a single network. In the Stolon Mesh, the Nodes are run by community organizations, listed below. By using the Stolon Mesh, you understand and agree that for the Stolon Mesh to function, each of the Node Operators may collect information as described in this Privacy Policy and may share it with the other Node Operators.  

The Stolon Mesh Node operators are:

  • 221A Artist Run Centre Society
  • coFood Vancouver 

Third party content: The Stolon Website may include links to third party websites, and the Stolon Mesh allows access to the entire internet. Connecting to third party sites or services may allow those third parties to collect or share information about you. Those third parties may have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for your use of third party sites or services, or for their policies regarding the collection and sharing of information.

Changes to Privacy Policy: If we make changes to the Privacy Policy, we will post the updated policy on this page. If we make a change that has an impact on your rights, we will post the notice of the change on the page you see when you log in to the Stolon Mesh. This page will include the date it was last updated. You confirm that you accept the updated Privacy Policy if you continue to use the Stolon Mesh after the update.

3. Information we collect about you

We may collect the following types of information about you:

  • Personal information: Information we can reasonably use to directly or indirectly identify you. If you use the Stolon Mesh, we collect your computer’s hardware address and assign you an IP address, both of which can be associated with you in some circumstances. If you contact us through the Stolon Website or by email, we will collect the information you send us, such as your name, email address, or other identifying information you send to us.
  • Usage information: Information about how you use the Stolon Website and Stolon Mesh. We do not collect personally identifiable information about use of the Stolon Website or Stolon Mesh.   
  • Non-personal information: Information that cannot be reasonably associated with a specific individual. For example, we may collect non-personal information that allows us to determine how many people are using the Stolon Mesh or what nodes in the Stolon Mesh are used most often and when. 
  • Technical information: Information such as your hardware address, device type and operating system, and browser type and version. This information allows us to deliver the Stolon Mesh and improve it.

4. How we collect information about you

We may collect information using the following methods:

  • Direct interactions: We collect information about your direct interactions with the Stolon Website, such as you sending us an email.
  • Usage collection: To allow you to access the internet on the Stolon Mesh, we collect your hardware address and assign you an IP address when you connect. We keep a record of your hardware address and the IP we assign for as long as you are connected to the Stolon Mesh. We may also collect limited personal and technical information through server logs generated in your use of the Stolon Website. 
  • Cookies, trackers, and surveillance tools: We do not use any cookies, adtech, or surveillance tools. We encourage you to learn how to block surveillance tools on other websites as you use the Stolon Mesh. You can start by installing an adblocker like uBlock Origin in your web browser. 

5. How we use the information we collect about you

We use the information you provide and the information we collect about you, including any personal information, to:

  • Provide the Stolon Mesh and Stolon Website to you.
  • Improve the Stolon Mesh.
  • Respond to messages you send to us by email or through other channels.

6. When we disclose your information

Information you provide or that we collect may be disclosed:

  • To any contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to deliver the Stolon Mesh, and who are contractually obliged to keep personal information confidential and to only use it for the purposes for which we disclose it to them, and to process the personal information with the same standards set out in this privacy policy.
  • To enforce our Terms.
  • To comply with a court order or other mandatory request for information. We will not disclose information in response to a request that is not mandatory.
  • If we believe that disclosure is necessary and appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Stolon, 221A, our users, or others.

7. When we transfer your information

We may transfer personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this policy to contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to deliver the Stolon Mesh, including other participants in the Stolon Mesh.

These third parties are contractually obliged to keep personal information confidential, to only use it for the purposes for which we disclose it to them, and to process personal information with the same set of standards set out in this privacy policy.

We may process, store, and transfer your personal information in and to other countries, including the United States. By using the Stolon Website or Stolon Mesh, you consent to this transfer, storage, or processing.

8. Children

Children over the age of 13 are welcome to use the Stolon Mesh. We do not knowingly collect personal information from people under the age of 13.

9. User rights

Rights to Access and Correction: You have the right to request the personal information we have stored about you, and to ask us to correct errors in that information or delete it entirely. If you want to review or correct the personal information we have stored about you, you can make a request by email to: help@stolonmesh.ca

Right to Withdraw Consent and Right to Erasure: If you want to withdraw your consent to collect, use, or store your personal information, we will delete your personal information and ask you not to use the Stolon Mesh. 

Confirmation: We may request additional information from you to help us confirm your identity before you can exercise the rights set out above. This additional information will be deleted after your identity has been verified.

10. Contact

If you have questions, comments, or requests about this Privacy Policy, or want to know more about our compliance with this policy and with applicable privacy laws, you can contact us at: help@stolonmesh.ca