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 * You must extract and provide the meetingID, which is not visible within the room.
 * ffmpeg settings to be improved
 
+## privacy policy and legal notes
+
+Please try to follow best practices for data protection and privacy.
+Take all steps to comply with privacy law principles that prohibit unlawful, opaque and limitless capture and processing of personal data. 
+The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) provides individual rights to EU citizens in relation to personal Data.
+To find out more about GDPR, please visit the [European Union’s website](https://ec.europa.eu).
+The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides certain rights to California residents in relation to their personal information. 
+Similar to the GDPR and  the CCPA, other local privacy law principles  also may institute penalties for businesses that suffer data breaches due to poor security procedures.
+Always be transparent and act upon privacy rights and federal law Regulations.
+
 ## License
     BigBlueButton-liveStreaming is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by