contentdb/app/flatpages/privacy_policy.md

title: Privacy Policy

What Information is Collected

All users:

• HTTP requests are logged, with the following information:
  • Time
  • IP address
  • Page URL
  • Response status code

With an account:

• Email address
• Passwords (hashed and salted using BCrypt)
• Profile information, such as website URLs and donation URLs
• Comments and threads

ContentDB collects usernames of content creators from the forums, as this is required to index forum topics.

Packages, including releases, screenshots, and any meta information, are not considered personal information.

Please avoid giving other personal information as we do not want it.

How this information is used

• Logged HTTP requests may be used for debugging ContentDB.
• Email addresses are used to:
  • Provide essential system messages, such as password resets.
  • Send notifications - the user may configure this to their needs, including opting out.
• Passwords are used to authenticate the user.
• Other information is displayed as part of ContentDB's service.

Who has access

• Only the admin has access to the HTTP requests. The logs may be shared with others to aid in debugging, but care will be taken to remove any personal information.
• Emails are visible to moderators and the admin. They have access to assist users, and they are not permitted to share email addresses.
• Hashing protects passwords from being read whilst stored. Only the admin has access to the ContentDB server.
• Profile information is public, including URLs and linked accounts.
• The visibility of comments depends on the visibility of threads. They are either public, or visible only to the package author and editors.
• We may be required to share information with law enforcement.

Period of Retention

The server uses log rotation, meaning that any logged HTTP requests will be forgotten within a few weeks.

Users may remove their packages, which makes them invisible to all users, but they will remain in the database until deleted by the admin.

Usernames may be kept indefinitely, but other user information will be deleted if requested. See below.

Removal Requests

Please raise a report if you wish to remove your personal information.

ContentDB keeps a record of each username and forum topic on the forums, for use in indexing mod/game topics. ContentDB also requires the use of a username to uniquely identify a package. Therefore, an author cannot be removed completely from ContentDB if they have any packages or mod/game topics on the forum.

If we are unable to remove your account for one of the above reasons, your user account will instead be wiped and deactivated, ending up exactly like an author who has not yet joined ContentDB. All personal information will be removed from the profile, and any comments or threads will be deleted.

Future Changes to Privacy Policy

We will alert any future changes to the privacy policy via email and via notices on the ContentDB website.

By continuing to use this service, you agree to the privacy policy.