Is posting my email in a thread without my permission a violation of privacy policy?
 

I recently was engaged in a (rather contentious) thread with a vendor.

This vendor posted several emails that we had exchanged, and in the process exposed my personal email address without my permission.

Is this a violation of the privacy policies for the site?

I presume that the entire reason for the private messaging system is to allow members to communicate WITHOUT sharing their private emails.

I am guessing that there is someone managing the overall site that might have an answer to my question?

Thanks.