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quaddicted.com:privacy_policy [2018/11/11 09:44] – [IP Addresses] negke | quaddicted.com:privacy_policy [2018/11/11 13:48] (current) – [Using Quaddicted] negke | ||
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* Edit Wiki pages | * Edit Wiki pages | ||
* Post in the forums with a persistent username | * Post in the forums with a persistent username | ||
- | * Rate, tag, and leave comments on map pages with a persistent username | + | * Rate, add tags, and leave comments on map pages with a persistent username |
Accounts use a combination of an e-mail address (can be a disposable one) and a username. It is not required to provide any personal information beyond that and it is highly recommended to keep anything else private. The username is publically visible; the email address can be configured to be shown or hidden in the profile options. | Accounts use a combination of an e-mail address (can be a disposable one) and a username. It is not required to provide any personal information beyond that and it is highly recommended to keep anything else private. The username is publically visible; the email address can be configured to be shown or hidden in the profile options. | ||
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====== Third-party resources ====== | ====== Third-party resources ====== | ||
By default, there are no third-party resources embedded on Quaddicted. User visits and interactions to this site will not be shown to anyone but the administrator and other users on this site. However, it is in the nature of community websites that third-party content may be embedded via comments or forum posts. In those cases, the web browser will make a request to that third-party site. This can by prevented by using browser addons like Request-Policy or µMatrix. | By default, there are no third-party resources embedded on Quaddicted. User visits and interactions to this site will not be shown to anyone but the administrator and other users on this site. However, it is in the nature of community websites that third-party content may be embedded via comments or forum posts. In those cases, the web browser will make a request to that third-party site. This can by prevented by using browser addons like Request-Policy or µMatrix. | ||
- | ====== IP Addresses | + | |
+ | ====== IP addresses | ||
IP addresses are used in communication between webservers and clients. They are not personally identifiable information by themselves. However, correlation to other information is possible, for example if they are being tracked by third-party sites by means of social media buttons. | IP addresses are used in communication between webservers and clients. They are not personally identifiable information by themselves. However, correlation to other information is possible, for example if they are being tracked by third-party sites by means of social media buttons. | ||
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Apart from the server logs, IP addresses can also be stored by the " | Apart from the server logs, IP addresses can also be stored by the " | ||
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====== Cookies ====== | ====== Cookies ====== | ||
- | Cookies are used to provide persistent user sessions. | + | Cookies are used to provide persistent user sessions. |
====== Mails ====== | ====== Mails ====== | ||
- | Mails are sent based on subscriptions on the forum or wiki. You can opt-out in your user profile. | + | Mails are sent based on subscriptions on the forum or wiki. It is possible to opt-out |
- | ====== Details, | + | ====== Details, |
- | If you want to get more detail, a collection | + | If you want to get more detail, a compilation |
- | Before requesting such services please consider the heavy burden of work for a small, private, community-centered website like this. Please be assured, that your privacy | + | Before requesting such services, please consider the heavy burden of work for a small, private, community-centered website like this. Please be assured that your privacy is important to us. |