Aetherplane:Privacy policy
Your privacy is important to us and we believe in being transparent, so we have developed this privacy policy to explain what types of information we collect and what we do with it. By using this site, you consent to the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure, and use of your information as it is described in this privacy policy.
If you have questions or suggestions regarding this privacy policy or anything it details, please feel free to contact us.
Account Registration
We do not require you to create an account to read the Aetherplane Wiki or use the content within it. At this time, if you would like to contribute to the wiki, you will be required to create an account.
You do NOT have to provide your real name, address, date of birth, or credit card information to register for an account, however you WILL be required to provide a username, password, and valid email address. Only your username will be publicly visible. A password is used to verify the account is yours, when logging in. Your email address is only used to verify that you are not a spam robot, and to facilitate password recovery.
Your IP address is temporarily recorded to facilitate the registration process and may be used (in association with your username) to investigate, if abuse or illegal activity is suspected.
Account Deletion
User accounts can't be deleted once they have been created. Contributions to the Aetherplane Wiki must be associated with an author, which prevents complete deletion of the account. Our administrators can assist with renaming your account, however it may still be possible to identify a link between new and old usernames.
Use of This Website
The IP address of your device or proxy server is automatically received upon connecting to our website, which could be used to infer your geographical location. We also receive some information automatically, because of your browser's normal functionality. This includes the type of device you are using, which browser software you are using, the version of browser you are using, which operating system your device uses, the version of your device's operating system, your language preference, the website that referred you to our site, which pages you request and visit while on our website, the date and time of your visit, and in certain cases, the name of your internet service provider.
This information is used for security, to fight vandalism, to optimize your viewing experience, to customize content, to improve performance, and to facilitate maintenance of our website. User activities are associated with your username and made available through public logs, alongside the actions of other users. This allows visitors to this website to see changes made to articles, when those changes were made, and who made them.
Metadata
When uploading certain media files, we may receive metadata automatically from your device, such as the place and time that a photo was taken or a video was recorded.
To prevent metadata from being included and made public at the time of your upload, change the settings on your device.
Cookies
Our website is designed to store very small amounts of data locally (on your computer) for the purposes of website functionality and storing user preferences. Cookies are used to provide you with a customizable experience, deliver content to you faster, and make our website more convenient to use.
If you wish to remove or disable cookies from being stored by our website, you may be able to do so via your browser settings. We do not recommend this, as while cookies are not necessary for browsing the Aetherplane Wiki, it will prevent some website features from functioning properly.
How Information is Used
Your information is used only for the facilitation of this website, to make your experience safer and more convenient, and to comply with legal obligations.
We will access and disclose your personal information to the authorities if we have need to satisfy a valid and legally enforceable warrant, subpoena, court order, law, regulation, or any other judicial or administrative order. If you have any objections or defenses to a third party's request for your personal information, we recommend seeking the advice of legal counsel immediately.
Additionally, in the case that there have been violations of our terms of use or this privacy policy, then we may access and share personal information to investigate and defend ourselves against legal threats or actions. This includes, but is not limited to, protection against vandalism and abuse, fighting harassment of other users, minimizing disruptive behavior, to prevent imminent and serious bodily harm or death to a person, to protect our administrators, to protect other users, to protect the public, to prevent spam, to prevent malware, to prevent fraud, and to prevent unlawful activity.
Remember that anything you post to the Aetherplane Wiki is made publicly available and will be stored in the historical record of all previous edits, even if it is later removed. For this reason, we ask that you think carefully about your desired level of privacy before disclosing any personal information on your user page or any other page on this website.
Security
While we strive to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, there is no such things as completely secure data transmission or storage and we can't guarantee that our security will not be breached.
Our administrators will NEVER ask for your password. If you receive an email, private message, or any other communication requesting your password, please notify our administrators immediately so we can investigate the source.
Changes
Over time, it may be necessary to modify this privacy policy. We will provide notice of such changes via announcement notification across our website. It is expected that you will review the most up-to-date version of our privacy policy, as continued use of our website constitutes acceptance of this privacy policy on your part.