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< div id = "siteSub" > From XOWA: the free, open-source, offline wiki application< / div >
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< span class = "mw-headline" id = "Overview" > Overview< / span >
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XOWA is commited to user privacy. Throughout the app, it pursues these four principles:
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Request minimal permissions.
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Store minimal user data.
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Never upload user data.
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Provide ways to remove user data.
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< span class = "mw-headline" id = "What_permissions_does_XOWA_require.3F" > What permissions does XOWA require?< / span >
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XOWA requires 3 permissions:
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This permission is needed to read XOWA databases on the external SD card.
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No other directory is read aside from the chosen XOWA directory. In other words, XOWA does not use this permission to read through all your folders on the SD card.
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This permission is used to retrieve full-scale images from the Wikipedia website.
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This permission is never used to upload data to the internet
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This permission is used in tandem with the Internet permission to retrieve full-scale images from the Wikipedia website. It is always paired with the Internet permission. See < a href = "http://developer.android.com/training/basics/network-ops/connecting.html" rel = "nofollow" class = "external free" > http://developer.android.com/training/basics/network-ops/connecting.html< / a >
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< span class = "mw-headline" id = "What_information_is_stored_in_XOWA.3F" > What information is stored in XOWA?< / span >
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XOWA only collects user data related to application usage. For example:
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Opening pages will generate entries in the < b > History< / b > screen.
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Searching for pages will generate entries in the < b > Search< / b > screen.
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Saving pages will generate entries in the < b > Saved pages< / b > screen.
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Pages with images will save temporary files to the applications cache.
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XOWA collects no other data in the background. This includes application logging data. Logs will be added in a future release. When that happens, this section will then be updated to reflect new details on that function.
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< span class = "mw-headline" id = "When_does_XOWA_share_this_information.3F" > When does XOWA share this information?< / span >
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XOWA never shares user data. XOWA never uploads data. All data remains on your device unless you choose to do something with it. The only thing you will see is a button that allows you to send crash reports to the developer.
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Data for the < b > History< / b > and < b > Search< / b > and < b > Saved pages< / b > screen are saved with application data.
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This data can be cleared on its respective screen. For example, the < b > History< / b > button has a trash can icon to clear all entries.
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XOWA saves all images to temporary cache. To clear this cache, please do the following:
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Go to Settings -> Apps -> XOWA -> Storage
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Press "Clear Cache"
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For any questions or clarifications, please contact gnosygnu at gmail dot com.
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< li > < a href = "http://xowa.org/wiki/home/page/Help/Download_XOWA.html" title = 'Download the XOWA application' > Download XOWA< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "http://xowa.org/wiki/home/page/Dashboard/Image_databases.html" title = 'Download offline wikis and image databases' > Download wikis< / a > < / li >
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< h3 > Getting started< / h3 >
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< li > < a href = "http://xowa.org/wiki/home/page/App/Setup/System_requirements.html" title = 'Get XOWA's system requirements' > Requirements< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "http://xowa.org/wiki/home/page/App/Setup/Installation.html" title = 'Get instructions for installing XOWA' > Installation< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "http://xowa.org/wiki/home/page/App/Import/Simple_Wikipedia.html" title = 'Learn how to set up Simple Wikipedia' > Simple Wikipedia< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "http://xowa.org/wiki/home/page/Android/Setup.html" title = 'Setup XOWA on your Android device' > Setup< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "http://dumps.wikimedia.org/backup-index.html" title = "Get wiki datababase dumps directly from Wikimedia" > Wikimedia dumps< / a > < / li >
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