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Like other websites, we receive some information about you automatically when you visit the ICANNWiki Websites.
 
Like other websites, we receive some information about you automatically when you visit the ICANNWiki Websites.
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We also use a variety of commonly-used technologies, like cookies, to collect information regarding how you use the ICANNWiki Websites, make our services safer and easier to use, and to help create a better and more customizable experience for you.
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We also use a variety of commonly-used technologies and tools, like cookies, to collect information regarding how you use the ICANNWiki Websites, make our services safer and easier to use, and to help create a better and more customizable experience for you.
    
We want to make the ICANNWiki websites better for you by learning more about how you use them. Examples of this might include how often you visit the ICANNWiki websites, what you like, what you find helpful, how you get to the ICANNWiki websites, and whether you would use a helpful feature more if we explained it differently. We also want this Policy and our practices to reflect our community's values. For this reason, we keep information related to your use of the ICANNWiki websites confidential, except as provided in this Policy.
 
We want to make the ICANNWiki websites better for you by learning more about how you use them. Examples of this might include how often you visit the ICANNWiki websites, what you like, what you find helpful, how you get to the ICANNWiki websites, and whether you would use a helpful feature more if we explained it differently. We also want this Policy and our practices to reflect our community's values. For this reason, we keep information related to your use of the ICANNWiki websites confidential, except as provided in this Policy.
    
====Information We Receive Automatically====
 
====Information We Receive Automatically====
Because of how browsers work, we receive some information automatically when you visit ICANNWiki websites. This information can include the type of device you are using (possibly including unique device identification numbers, for some beta versions of our mobile applications), the type and version of your browser, your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's operating system, in some cases the name of your internet service provider or mobile carrier, the website that referred you to the ICANNWiki websites, which pages you request and visit, and the date and time of each request you make to the ICANNWiki websites.
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Because of how browsers work, we receive some information automatically when you visit ICANNWiki websites. This information can include the type of device you are using, the type and version of your browser, your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's operating system, in some cases the name of your internet service provider or mobile carrier, the website that referred you to the ICANNWiki websites, which pages you request and visit, and the date and time of each request you make to the ICANNWiki websites.
 
   
 
   
Put simply, we use this information to enhance your experience with ICANNWiki Websites. For example, we use this information to administer the sites, provide greater security, and fight vandalism; optimize the mobile experience, customize content and set language preferences, test features to see what works, and improve performance; understand how users interact with ICANNWiki websites, track and study use of various features, gain understanding about the demographics of the different ICANNWiki Websites, and analyze trends.
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Put simply, we use this information to enhance your experience with ICANNWiki Websites. For example, we use this information to administer the sites, fight vandalism; and set language preferences, test features to see what works, and improve performance; understand how users interact with ICANNWiki websites, track and study use of various features, gain understanding about the demographics of the different ICANNWiki Websites, and analyze trends.
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Locally stored data, JavaScript, and tracking pixels help us do things like:
 
Locally stored data, JavaScript, and tracking pixels help us do things like:
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* Provide you with a customizable experience, such as using cookies to know your language preference, to remember the user preferences you set so we can provide you with the customized look and feel that you want, and to tell you about interesting ICANNWiki issues and events in your area.
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* Provide you with a customizable experience, such as using cookies to know your language preference, to remember the user preferences you set so we can provide you with the customized look and feel that you want.
* Deliver more relevant content to you faster. For example, we use local storage to store your most recently read articles directly on your device, so they can be retrieved quickly. Also, we use cookies to learn about the topics searched so that we can optimize the search results we deliver to you.
   
* Understand how you use the ICANNWiki Websites, so that we know what works and what is useful. For example, we might use cookies to learn about the list of articles you are following on your watchlist so that we can recommend similar articles that you may be interested in.
 
* Understand how you use the ICANNWiki Websites, so that we know what works and what is useful. For example, we might use cookies to learn about the list of articles you are following on your watchlist so that we can recommend similar articles that you may be interested in.
* Understand how you use the ICANNWiki websites across different devices, so that we can make our varied ICANNWiki websites more efficient and effective for you.
   
* Make the ICANNWiki Websites more convenient to use, such as by using cookies to maintain your session when you log in or to remember your username in the login field.
 
* Make the ICANNWiki Websites more convenient to use, such as by using cookies to maintain your session when you log in or to remember your username in the login field.
  
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