The "Help" page of a Hackystat server contains a link to a page that specifies privacy policies for the data stored on the server and warranty information. If the hackystat.warranty.file.path property is not provided, then the default version of this page specifies the Privacy policy and Warranty information for the University of Hawaii public server. In experimental contexts where subjects may have access to the server, this page will probably not specify the policies in force for your system.

To replace this page with information appropriate to your local installation, create an HTML file with your information and use the hackystat.warranty.file.path property to point the Hackystat server to that file. For help in constructing your file, you can find the default UH Privacy/Warranty file at hackyCore_Build/build/war/doc/doc.help.warranty.html.

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Note that you must redeploy your system after making this change in order for this setting to take effect.

By default in Hackystat, users are sent an email alert once a day when new data is received at the server containing a link to a page that will show them what data has been collected. This helps new users to become accustomed to the fact that Hackystat is collecting data about them and the nature of the data that is collected. This may not be the appropriate default behavior for experimental contexts in which the experimenter wishes to minimize the intrusion of Hackystat upon the user.

To change the default behavior so that new data alerts are disabled by default, add the following line to your hackystat.site.properties file:

hackystat.newdata.alert.default=disabled

Note that you must redeploy your system after making this change in order for this setting to take effect.