Privacy Policy
CyberEnergy Commons is committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently. This Privacy Policy explains the types of information that may be collected through the CyberEnergy Commons website, how such information may be used, and the safeguards applied to project, research and community-related information.
About this website
CyberEnergy Commons is an independent research and community-energy platform focused on engineering, systems and cybernetics, community participation, monitoring, evidence generation and sustainable energy practice.
The website address is:
https://cyberenergycommons.com
Information about collaborating researchers, institutions, communities and projects is presented only where there is an appropriate basis for public disclosure. Reference to an institutional affiliation does not, by itself, imply institutional ownership, endorsement or sponsorship of the CyberEnergy Commons platform.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Information we may collect
When you visit or interact with this website, limited information may be collected depending on the services that are enabled. This may include information voluntarily provided through contact or enquiry forms, basic technical information associated with website access, and information necessary for website security, performance and administration.
Where a contact form is used, information may include your name, email address, organisation, subject of enquiry and the information you choose to provide in your message.
We do not encourage visitors to submit sensitive, confidential, proprietary or unnecessary personal information through public website forms.
How information may be used
Information submitted through the website may be used to respond to enquiries, support legitimate project or research communication, manage collaboration requests, maintain website security and functionality, and improve the usefulness of the CyberEnergy Commons platform.
Personal information will not be sold for advertising or unrelated commercial purposes.
Research and community data
Research participant information, survey responses, interview records, field observations and other project-generated research data are not treated as ordinary website visitor data.
Such information is managed according to the requirements applicable to the relevant project, including appropriate consent, research governance, privacy, confidentiality, data-security and institutional requirements.
Raw research-participant data will not be published on this website merely because it has been collected during a CyberEnergy Commons project. Public reporting will normally use appropriately reviewed summaries, aggregated findings, anonymised information or other forms of disclosure considered suitable for the relevant purpose.
People, photographs and project evidence
Names, biographies, affiliations, photographs, videos and other information relating to project participants or contributors are published only where their visibility and publication status permit public display.
A person may therefore participate in a CyberEnergy Commons activity without necessarily having their name, photograph or personal profile published on the website.
Field photographs, videos and other project evidence may also be subject to consent, ownership, institutional, security or publication restrictions.
Resources and documents
CyberEnergy Commons may publicly list the title, description, metadata or status of research, technical and project resources without making the underlying file publicly downloadable.
Public listing of a resource does not automatically grant permission to reproduce, redistribute or reuse it. File access may be separately controlled according to ownership, privacy, institutional, publication, intellectual-property and security considerations.
Monitoring and operational data
CyberEnergy Commons projects may use energy-system monitoring, environmental sensors, operational records and other data sources.
Selected validated indicators may be displayed publicly where appropriate. Raw telemetry, device credentials, security-sensitive information, unrestricted system logs and other operational information will not normally be exposed simply because they are available to project researchers or operators.
Public monitoring information may also pass through external equipment manufacturers, cloud services, APIs or monitoring platforms before being displayed on CyberEnergy Commons.
Cookies, analytics and technical information
The website platform, hosting provider, security tools, caching systems or other enabled services may use cookies or similar technologies necessary for website operation, security, performance or administration.
Additional analytics or tracking technologies will only be described here when such services are actually enabled. CyberEnergy Commons does not intend to present optional analytics or advertising technologies as active where they have not been configured.
External services and links
The website may contain links to external websites, research platforms, monitoring systems, institutional pages or other third-party services.
CyberEnergy Commons is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites or services. Visitors should review the relevant privacy information when leaving this website or interacting directly with a third-party platform.
Data security
Reasonable technical and administrative measures are used to reduce the risk of unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or loss of information associated with the website.
However, no internet-based system can guarantee absolute security. Information considered particularly sensitive should therefore be exchanged through an appropriately controlled channel rather than through a general public website form.
Data retention
Information submitted through the website will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, legitimate project or administrative requirements, security needs, or applicable legal and institutional obligations.
Research and project data may be subject to different retention requirements determined by the relevant research, contractual or institutional arrangements.
Your privacy choices
Where applicable, individuals may contact CyberEnergy Commons regarding personal information displayed on the website, including requests concerning correction, appropriate restriction or review of publicly displayed personal information.
Requests involving research records, institutional records or information controlled by another organisation may need to be referred to the relevant project or responsible institution.
Changes to this policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated as CyberEnergy Commons develops new website functions, monitoring integrations, research activities, contact services or other digital capabilities.
Material changes will be reflected on this page.
Contact
Privacy-related enquiries concerning this website may be directed through the CyberEnergy Commons contact channel once activated.
Last updated: 15 September 2026