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- | ====== Zotero Data Security and Privacy | + | ====== |
Zotero was created with the philosophy that your research data belongs to you and should be kept secure and private by default. | Zotero was created with the philosophy that your research data belongs to you and should be kept secure and private by default. | ||
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If institutional policies prevent uploading of data to third-party servers, Zotero can always be used locally without syncing any data, but syncing is required to use group functionality. | If institutional policies prevent uploading of data to third-party servers, Zotero can always be used locally without syncing any data, but syncing is required to use group functionality. | ||
- | If you choose to sync your data with the Zotero servers, all data is encrypted in transit with current best practices ([[https:// | + | If you choose to sync your data with the Zotero servers, all data is encrypted in transit with current best practices ([[https:// |
While library data can be synced only with Zotero servers, for syncing of attached files you can choose between Zotero servers and a WebDAV server under your control, or you can use linked files that are stored in a location of your choosing and aren't synced by Zotero. | While library data can be synced only with Zotero servers, for syncing of attached files you can choose between Zotero servers and a WebDAV server under your control, or you can use linked files that are stored in a location of your choosing and aren't synced by Zotero. | ||
- | The Zotero data server is open-source and can be run locally, which some organizations choose to do, but this can be technically challenging, | + | The Zotero data server is open-source and can be run locally, which some organizations choose to do, but this can be technically challenging, |
- | See our [[:terms/privacy|privacy | + | See our [[privacy|privacy |