Privacy Policy

Last updated September 5, 2024

This privacy policy describes what information we collect and how it is used. The OpenBehavior website is hosted using American University’s EdSpace, a WordPress multisite network. You can read WordPress’s privacy policy here.

What kind of information do we collect?

Jetpack

The OpenBehavior website uses Jetpack, a WordPress plugin, to track the following information:

  • Post and page views
  • Video plays
  • Users’ country
  • Referring URLs and search terms
  • Outbound link clicks
While all the information we have access to is anonymous, Jetpack collects information such as IP addresses in order to tell us what country our visitors are in. Please note that the only information we have access to from Jetpack is that which is listed above. You can read the privacy policy of Automattic, Jetpack’s parent company, here.

Comments

When you comment on a post on the OpenBehavior website, your name and email address are collected. When commenting, you have the option to allow WordPress to utilize cookies in your browser to save your name and email address. Again, you can read WordPress’s privacy policy here.

Third-party links and services

Our site contains links to third-party websites and plugins (such as our Twitter/X feed). OpenBehavior is not responsible for the content of third-party websites and services, nor for their privacy policies. We encourage you to review these third-party sites’ rules about data collection, use, and sharing.

Changes to the privacy policy

We may change this privacy policy on occasion. We will update this page with any changes and revise the date last updated above. If major changes are made to this policy, we will give you notice in accordance with the law.