Privacy Policy – Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub within RStudio

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title: "Privacy Policy"
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For data collected by the LMU Open Science Center, [LMU's general privacy policy](https://www.lmu.de/en/footer/privacy-policy/index.html){target="_blank"} <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square"></i> applies.

Additionally, this site is hosted on the webhosting service GitHub Pages ([https://docs.github.com/en/pages](https://docs.github.com/en/pages)) with it's own privacy policy available at [https://docs.github.com/de/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement](https://docs.github.com/de/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement).

#### Matomo Tracking Opt-Out

This opt-out is only for the Matomo web analytics tool in use directly the LMU Open Science Center website. It does not affect any other tracking or analytics tools that may be in use on this site, including those used by GitHub Pages.

```{=html}
<div id="matomo-opt-out"></div>
<script>    
    var settings = {"showIntro":true,"divId":"matomo-opt-out","useSecureCookies":true,"cookiePath":null,"cookieDomain":null,"cookieSameSite":"Lax","OptOutComplete":"Opt-out complete; your visits to this website will not be recorded by the Web Analytics tool.","OptOutCompleteBis":"Note that if you clear your cookies, delete the opt-out cookie, or if you change computers or Web browsers, you will need to perform the opt-out procedure again.","YouMayOptOut2":"You may choose to prevent this website from aggregating and analyzing the actions you take here.","YouMayOptOut3":"Doing so will protect your privacy, but will also prevent the owner from learning from your actions and creating a better experience for you and other users.","OptOutErrorNoCookies":"The tracking opt-out feature requires cookies to be enabled.","OptOutErrorNotHttps":"The tracking opt-out feature may not work because this site was not loaded over HTTPS. Please reload the page to check if your opt out status changed.","YouAreNotOptedOut":"You are not opted out.","UncheckToOptOut":"Uncheck this box to opt-out.","YouAreOptedOut":"You are currently opted out.","CheckToOptIn":"Check this box to opt-in."};         
    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {                             
        window.MatomoConsent.init(settings.useSecureCookies, settings.cookiePath, settings.cookieDomain, settings.cookieSameSite);                
        showContent(window.MatomoConsent.hasConsent());        
    });    

        function showContent(consent, errorMessage = null, useTracker = false) {

            var errorBlock = '<p style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">';

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            if (!div) {
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                var msg = 'Unable to find opt-out content div: "'+settings.divId+'"';
                warningDiv.id = settings.divId+'-warning';
                warningDiv.innerHTML = errorBlock+msg+'</p>';
                document.body.insertBefore(warningDiv, document.body.firstChild);
                console.log(msg);
                return;
            }

            if (!navigator || !navigator.cookieEnabled) {
                div.innerHTML = errorBlock+settings.OptOutErrorNoCookies+'</p>';
                return;
            }

            if (errorMessage !== null) {
                div.innerHTML = errorBlock+errorMessage+'</p>';
                return;
            }

            var content = '';        

            if (location.protocol !== 'https:') {
                content += errorBlock + settings.OptOutErrorNotHttps + '</p>';
            }

            if (consent) {
                if (settings.showIntro) {
                    content += '<p>'+settings.YouMayOptOut2+' '+settings.YouMayOptOut3+'</p>';                       
                }
                content += '<input id="trackVisits" type="checkbox" checked="checked" />';
                content += '<label for="trackVisits"><strong><span>'+settings.YouAreNotOptedOut+' '+settings.UncheckToOptOut+'</span></strong></label>';                               
            } else {
                if (settings.showIntro) {
                    content += '<p>'+settings.OptOutComplete+' '+settings.OptOutCompleteBis+'</p>';
                }
                content += '<input id="trackVisits" type="checkbox" />';
                content += '<label for="trackVisits"><strong><span>'+settings.YouAreOptedOut+' '+settings.CheckToOptIn+'</span></strong></label>';
            }                   
            div.innerHTML = content;      

            var tV = document.getElementById('trackVisits');
            if (consent) {
                if (useTracker) {
                    tV.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
                        _paq.push(['optUserOut']);
                        showContent(false, null, true);
                    });
                } else {
                    tV.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
                        window.MatomoConsent.consentRevoked();
                        showContent(false);
                    });
                }
            } else {
                if (useTracker) {
                    tV.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
                        _paq.push(['forgetUserOptOut']);
                        showContent(true, null, true);
                    });
                } else {
                    tV.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
                        window.MatomoConsent.consentGiven();
                        showContent(true);
                    });
                }
            }
        };   

        window.MatomoConsent = {                         
            cookiesDisabled: (!navigator || !navigator.cookieEnabled),        
            CONSENT_COOKIE_NAME: 'mtm_consent', CONSENT_REMOVED_COOKIE_NAME: 'mtm_consent_removed', 
            cookieIsSecure: false, useSecureCookies: true, cookiePath: '', cookieDomain: '', cookieSameSite: 'Lax',     
            init: function(useSecureCookies, cookiePath, cookieDomain, cookieSameSite) {
                this.useSecureCookies = useSecureCookies; this.cookiePath = cookiePath;
                this.cookieDomain = cookieDomain; this.cookieSameSite = cookieSameSite;
                if(useSecureCookies && location.protocol !== 'https:') {
                    console.log('Error with setting useSecureCookies: You cannot use this option on http.');             
                } else {
                    this.cookieIsSecure = useSecureCookies;
                }
            },               
            hasConsent: function() {
                var consentCookie = this.getCookie(this.CONSENT_COOKIE_NAME);
                var removedCookie = this.getCookie(this.CONSENT_REMOVED_COOKIE_NAME);
                if (!consentCookie && !removedCookie) {
                    return true; // No cookies set, so opted in
                }
                if (removedCookie && consentCookie) {                
                    this.setCookie(this.CONSENT_COOKIE_NAME, '', -129600000);              
                    return false;
                }                
                return (consentCookie || consentCookie !== 0);            
            },        
            consentGiven: function() {                                                        
                this.setCookie(this.CONSENT_REMOVED_COOKIE_NAME, '', -129600000);
                this.setCookie(this.CONSENT_COOKIE_NAME, new Date().getTime(), 946080000000);
            },      
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                this.setCookie(this.CONSENT_COOKIE_NAME, '', -129600000);
                this.setCookie(this.CONSENT_REMOVED_COOKIE_NAME, new Date().getTime(), 946080000000);                
            },                   
            getCookie: function(cookieName) {            
                var cookiePattern = new RegExp('(^|;)[ ]*' + cookieName + '=([^;]*)'), cookieMatch = cookiePattern.exec(document.cookie);
                return cookieMatch ? window.decodeURIComponent(cookieMatch[2]) : 0;
            },        
            setCookie: function(cookieName, value, msToExpire) {                       
                var expiryDate = new Date();
                expiryDate.setTime((new Date().getTime()) + msToExpire);            
                document.cookie = cookieName + '=' + window.encodeURIComponent(value) +
                    (msToExpire ? ';expires=' + expiryDate.toGMTString() : '') +
                    ';path=' + (this.cookiePath || '/') +
                    (this.cookieDomain ? ';domain=' + this.cookieDomain : '') +
                    (this.cookieIsSecure ? ';secure' : '') +
                    ';SameSite=' + this.cookieSameSite;               
                if ((!msToExpire || msToExpire >= 0) && this.getCookie(cookieName) !== String(value)) {
                    console.log('There was an error setting cookie `' + cookieName + '`. Please check domain and path.');                
                }
            }
        };           
</script>
```