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Here is where we have policy debates, project announcements, and assist community members in organizing events.
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The WordPress open sourceOpen SourceOpen Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. project thrives on transparency. Whenever possible, we prefer to do all of our work in public, sharing as much information as possible with the community and the project as a whole.
In our work to organize events that provide a fantastic attendee experience, however, we collect personal data that must be kept safe.
All information collected on WordCamp.org is covered by the WordPress.org Privacy Policy. WordCampWordCampWordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. organizers are expected to ensure the security and protection of the personal data that they have access to.
When considering how to handle personal data, please be sure to always:
Only request personal information (in registration questions, speaker applications, etc) that the team absolutely needs to make the event a success.
Restrict access to information to a “need to know” basis within the organizing team.
Shred hardcopy information when no longer required.
Delete spreadsheets or documents that contain personal data, as soon as they’re no longer needed for the organizing of the event.
Refuse to share information with any vendor whose data handling policies do not match or exceed those of WordPress.org, or for any reason other than WordCamp organizing necessities.
Notify us if you discover or suspect that the security of data collected via WordCamp.org/WordPress.orgWordPress.orgThe community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ has been compromised.