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This notice is an addendum to the <a href="../../PSF-Privacy-Notice/">PSF Privacy Notice</a>, which also applies to <python.org> users.</p> <h2 id="1-information-we-collect">1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT</h2> <p>PSF may collect the following information from <python.org> users:</p> <ul> <li>Full name</li> <li>Email addresses</li> <li>Company, firm, organization, agency, or other entity information</li> <li>Biography</li> <li>Any other information relating to you (or other individuals) which you may provide to us</li> </ul> <h2 id="2-use-of-third-party-services">2. USE OF THIRD PARTY SERVICES</h2> <p>The PSF uses some third party services to assist with operating online services supporting <python.org>. Specifically, we use:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host the PyCon US website. We store your registration information on AWS servers. 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Their use of this information is subject to the <a href="https://sentry.io/legal/dpa/">Data Processing Addendum</a> between Sentry and PSF and the Sentry <a href="https://sentry.io/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a>.</p> </li> <li> <p>Google Analytics to aggregate traffic analytics. Some personal information may be transited to their servers. Their use of this information is subject to the <a href="https://privacy.google.com/businesses/processorterms/">Google Ads Data Processing Terms</a> between Google and PSF and the Google <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy">Privacy Policy</a>.</p> </li> <li> <p>Plausible to aggregate traffic analytics. Some personal information may be stored on ther servers. 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