Sorry if my comment sounded rude. I'm actually a big fan of what you guys are doing! I went through more pains than I care to describe in an HN post making PCBs at home or trying to piggyback on companies I was working with for my side-projects. I'd be a much smarter man now if something like CH had existed fifteen years ago when I first spent weeks gathering the materials with which I eventually ruined my parents' kitchen table trying to make a PCB at home instead of, say, tending to my equally important studies. And if I ever find time for the gazillion open-source hardware ideas I have, CH will definitely be my first stop!
As for the privacy policy though, first it says that the following is part of the information CircuitHub collects:
> Files. We collect and store the information you upload, download, or access with the CircuitHub Service (“Files”). If you add a file to CircuitHub that has been previously uploaded by you or another user, we may associate all or a portion of the previous file with your account rather than storing a duplicate.
And then, for example, it says this:
> Business Transfers. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, but we will notify you (for example, via email and/or a prominent notice on our website) of any change in control or use of your Personal Information or Files, or if either become subject to a different Privacy Policy. We will also notify you of choices you may have regarding the information.
I'm not a lawyer (my diploma says EE which is why I'm not writing this from Belize or something :-) ) but this sounds like anyone who buys CH can end up with access to designs and the user may or may not have a choice about it (i.e. the "choices he may have regarding the information" don't necessarily include "remove it").
As for the privacy policy though, first it says that the following is part of the information CircuitHub collects:
> Files. We collect and store the information you upload, download, or access with the CircuitHub Service (“Files”). If you add a file to CircuitHub that has been previously uploaded by you or another user, we may associate all or a portion of the previous file with your account rather than storing a duplicate.
And then, for example, it says this:
> Business Transfers. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, but we will notify you (for example, via email and/or a prominent notice on our website) of any change in control or use of your Personal Information or Files, or if either become subject to a different Privacy Policy. We will also notify you of choices you may have regarding the information.
I'm not a lawyer (my diploma says EE which is why I'm not writing this from Belize or something :-) ) but this sounds like anyone who buys CH can end up with access to designs and the user may or may not have a choice about it (i.e. the "choices he may have regarding the information" don't necessarily include "remove it").