From 709c30d9badd0ee4457087a12c478ac2c9117f2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)" Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:56:38 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Privacy Statement (#106) Signed-off-by: Mika Ipstenu Epstein Signed-off-by: Ipstenu (Mika Epstein) Co-authored-by: Joost de Valk --- README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 580a6b9..24b0a64 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -44,6 +44,22 @@ In addition to the key FAIR implementations, a few other features in WordPress a * Media features provided by OpenVerse are disabled, pending discussion and work by the FAIR working group * Ping services are configured to use IndexNow in place of Pingomatic +### Data Privacy + +* See Also: [Linux Foundation Projects Privacy Policy](https://lfprojects.org/policies/privacy-policy/) + +FAIR is built to reduce external dependencies and keep your site as self-contained as possible. However, some essential features require connecting to remote services in order to function correctly. This section details which features involve remote requests, what data may be transmitted, and the specific third-party providers involved. Review the list below to understand exactly where and why your site may communicate with external endpoints. + +* Search engine pings when a post is published are handled by [IndexNow](https://www.indexnow.org). +* Installation and updates of all WordPress Packages (core, plugins, themes) are via [AspireCloud from AspirePress](https://aspirepress.org/) (or other mirror as configured). +* PHP versions are provided by [php.net](https://php.net) +* Twemoji (emoji assets) are retrieved by [jsDeliver](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/jdecked/twemoji@15.1.0/assets/) + +In addition we self-host certain features that could not be properly protected on our API servers as an intermediary. All data collected from FAIR servers fall under the [Linux Foundation Policies and Terms of Use for Hosted Projects](https://lfprojects.org/policies/hosted-project-tools-terms-of-use/); additionally, [the server itself is open source](https://github.com/fairpm/server). These services include: + +* WordPress Events (`https://api.fair.pm/fair/v1/events`) - Retrieved from [The WP World](https://thewp.world) hourly and then cached on our servers. No user data is sent to The WP World. +* WordPress Planet/News (`https://planet.fair.pm/atom.xml`) + ## Contributing See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for information on contributing.