Updated privacy policy text.

bookshare/settings/urls.py

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('website.views',
     url(r'^contact/?$', 'contact', name = 'contact'),
     # privacy policy
     url(r'^privacy/?$', 'privacy', name = 'privacy'),
+    # privacy opt-out (for piwik)
+    url(r'^privacy/opt-out/?$', 'privacy_opt_out', name='privacy_opt_out'),
 
     #### SEARCH PAGES ####
     # points to a SearchView Instance

bookshare/templates/privacy.html

@@ -10,25 +10,45 @@ GMU Bookshare • Privacy Policy
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-lg-12">
       <h1>Privacy Policy</h1>
-      <p class="lead">What will we do with your information?</p>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
 
 <div class="row">
-  <div class="col-lg-12">
-    <p>All of your information that you create via this site is visible
-    to everyone at GMU, should they sign in. Your information will not
-    leave that systemto be sold to anyone, rest assured.</p>
-    <p>We collect your background web data via Piwick analytics. This is
-    self-hosted and open-sourced, so we're not basically funneling your
-    information to Google. Like most of the sites you visit online.
-    Seriously, you should install something to <a
-    href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/04/4-simple-changes-protect-your-privacy-online">block
-    your web trackers</a>. That stuff is creepy. Anyway, Piwick
-    is more for our idle curiosity, and the information that's collected
-    is not going to be sold. Period.</p>
+
+  <div class="col-lg-4">
+    <h2>What data do we collect?</h2>
+    <p>
+      We keep basic historical information on your use of this website via
+      <a href="//piwik.org/">Piwik</a> analytics. This is self-hosted and
+      open-sourced, so none of your information will leave our server or be
+      sold to any third parties.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      Ever.
+    </p>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="col-lg-4">
+    <h2>Why do we collect data?</h2>
+    <p>
+      Knowing how many users a service has and how often it gets used
+      tells us how popular that service is.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      If a service is getting a lot of use, we will try to provide more
+      support and focus our attention on that service.
+    </p>
   </div>
+
+  <div class="col-lg-4">
+    <h2>Can I opt out?</h2>
+    <p>
+      Of course! You can <a href="{% url 'privacy_opt_out' %}">opt out</a>
+      (or in) at any time if our privacy policy becomes unacceptable.
+    </p>
+  </div>
+
 </div>
 
 {% endblock %}

bookshare/templates/privacy_opt_out.html

+ <iframe style="border: 0; height: 200px; width: 600px;"
+ src="http://golem.srct.gmu.edu/analytics/index.php?module=CoreAdminHome&action=optOut&language=en"></iframe>

bookshare/website/views.py

@@ -327,6 +327,12 @@ def privacy(request):
     },
     )
 
+def privacy_opt_out(request):
+    # merely forms
+    return render(request, 'privacy_opt_out.html', {
+    },
+    )
+
 @login_required
 def search(request):
     # merely forms