This site did not show evidence of storing passwords in plaintext.
This site does allow secured connections (https)
This site did show a clear way to unsubscribe from their emails
This site does verify your email address.
Membership Emails
Below is a sample of the emails you can expect to receive when signed up to Tahoe XC.
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Thank you for registering at Tahoe XC. You may now log in by clicking this link or copying and pasting it to your browser:
https://register.tahoexc.org/user
username:
password: Your password
-- Tahoe XC