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Run BBC Climate Change Experiment only on authorized computers

Run BBC Climate Change Experiment only on computers that you own, or for which you have obtained the owner's permission. Some companies and schools have policies that prohibit using their computers for projects such as BBC Climate Change Experiment

How BBC Climate Change Experiment will use your computer

When you run BBC Climate Change Experiment on your computer, it will use part of the computer's CPU power, disk space, and network bandwidth. You can control how much of your resources are used by BBC Climate Change Experiment, and when it uses them.

The work done by your computer contributes to the goals of BBC Climate Change Experiment, as described on its web site. The application programs may change from time to time.

Privacy policy

Your account on BBC Climate Change Experiment is identified by a name that you choose. This name may be shown on the BBC Climate Change Experiment web site, along with a summary of the work your computer has done for BBC Climate Change Experiment. If you want to be anonymous, choose a name that doesn't reveal your identity.

If you participate in BBC Climate Change Experiment, information about your computer (such as its processor type, amount of memory, etc.) will be recorded by BBC Climate Change Experiment and used to decide what type of work to assign to your computer. This information will also be shown on BBC Climate Change Experiment's web site. Nothing that reveals your computer's location (e.g. its domain name or network address) will be shown.

To participate in BBC Climate Change Experiment, you must give an address where you receive email. This address will not be shown on the BBC Climate Change Experiment web site or shared with organizations. BBC Climate Change Experiment may send you periodic newsletters; however, you can opt out at any time.

Is it safe to run BBC Climate Change Experiment ?

Any time you download a program through the Internet you are taking a chance: the program might have dangerous errors, or the download server might have been hacked. BBC Climate Change Experiment has made efforts to minimize these risks. We have tested our applications carefully. Our servers are behind a firewall and are configured for high security. To ensure the integrity of program downloads, all executable files are digitally signed on a secure computer not connected to the Internet.

The applications run by BBC Climate Change Experiment may cause some computers to overheat. If this happens, stop running BBC Climate Change Experiment or use a utility program that limits CPU usage.

BBC Climate Change Experiment was developed by University of Oxford. BOINC was developed at the University of California.

Liability

BBC Climate Change Experiment and University of Oxford assume no liability for damage to your computer, loss of data, or any other event or condition that may occur as a result of participating in BBC Climate Change Experiment.

Other BOINC projects

Other projects use the same platform, BOINC, as BBC Climate Change Experiment. You may want to consider participating in one or more of these projects. By doing so, your computer will do useful work even when BBC Climate Change Experiment has no work available for it.

These other projects are not associated with BBC Climate Change Experiment, and we cannot vouch for their security practices or the nature of their research. Join them at your own risk.