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HEModdingWiki recognizes the importance of protecting your privacy and your Personal Data. As such, we take great care to ensure the safety of your data, and store the minimal amount of information needed to run Our Website.

This privacy policy will explain how HEModdingWiki uses the personal data we collect from you when you use Our Website. By using Our Website, you agree to the collection and use of your information according to this policy. Some parts of this policy have been adapted from the [[https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy Wikimedia Foundation Privacy Policy], and are subject to the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License].

== Definitions ==

* '''Our Website''': The HEModdingWiki website.
* '''Personal Data''': Personal data is any information that relates to an individual who can be directly or indirectly identified.
* '''Data Subject''': The person whose data is processed. In the context of this privacy policy, this is you, the user.
* '''Data Controller''': The person who decides why and how personal data will be processed. In the context of this privacy policy, this is HEModdingWiki.
* '''Data Processor''': Any third party that processes personal data on behalf of a Data Controller. In the context of this privacy policy, any service we use to run our operations that processes your data is a data processor.

== What data do we collect, how do we collect it, and how do we use it? ==

=== Your Contributions ===
When you make a contribution to our wiki, including on user or discussion pages, you are creating a permanent, public record of every piece of content added, removed, or altered by you. The page history will show when your contribution or deletion was made, as well as your username (if you are signed in) or your IP address (if you are not signed in). We may use your public contributions, either aggregated with the public contributions of others or individually, to create new features or data-related products for you or to learn more about how Our Website are used, as further explained below in the "How We Use Information We Receive From You" section of this Privacy Policy.

This information is used by us to provide our core service: an open knowledge base documenting Hedgehog Engine modding. Older contributions and changes are preserved to retain a history of the information contained in the service and to prevent vandalism.

Unless this Policy says otherwise, you should assume that information that you actively contribute to Our Website, including Personal Data, is publicly visible and can be found by search engines. Like most things on the Internet, anything you share may be copied and redistributed throughout the Internet by other people. Please do not contribute any information that you are uncomfortable making permanently public, like revealing your real name or location in your contributions.

You should be aware that specific data made public by you or aggregated data that is made public by us can be used by anyone for analysis and to infer further information, such as which country a user is from, political affiliation and gender.

=== Account Information ===
You are not required to create an account to read or contribute to Our Website, except under rare circumstances. However, if you contribute without signing in, your contribution will be publicly attributed to the IP address associated with your device.

If you choose to create an account, we may collect the following information from you:

* A username.
* A password.
* Optionally, your real name.
* Optionally, your email address.

This information is used by us to track user additions to Our Website, to retain a history of changes and to prevent vandalism.

Note that, if you choose not to provide an email address, we cannot help you recover your password.

=== Log information ===
When you visit Our Website, we automatically receive the IP address of the device (or your proxy server) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to infer your geographical location. We use this information primarily for the purpose of internal logging, unless you have chosen not to create a user account (see above).

Because of how browsers work, we receive some information automatically when you visit Our Website. This includes when you use an online tool on a third-party site that loads information coming from Our Website. This information includes the type of device you are using (possibly including unique device identification numbers, for some beta versions of our mobile applications), the type and version of your browser, your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's operating system, in some cases the name of your internet service provider or mobile carrier, the website that referred you to Our Website, which pages you request and visit, and the date and time of each request you make to Our Website.

Put simply, we use this information to enhance your experience with Our Website. For example, we use this information to administer Our Website, provide greater security, and fight vandalism.

=== User preferences ===
When you have created an account on Our Website, we store some information about your preferences. This information may include things like your preferred wiki skin or editor. In essence, any options you have selected in the preferences panel.

We use this information to make our services safer and easier to use, and to help create a better and more customizable experience for you.

== When May We Share Your Information? ==
=== For Legal Reasons ===
We will disclose your Personal Data to public authorities or other persons in response to an official legal process only if we believe it to be legally valid. We will notify you of such requests when possible. We do so to further our legitimate interest and/or to comply with our legal obligations.

We will access, use, preserve, and/or disclose your Personal Data if we reasonably believe it necessary to satisfy a valid and legally enforceable warrant, subpoena, court order, law or regulation, or other judicial or administrative order.

=== Because You Made It Public ===
Any information you post publicly on Our Website is just that – public. For example, if you put your mailing address on your talk page, that is public, and not specifically protected by this Policy. And if you edit without registering or logging into your account, your IP address will be seen publicly. Please think carefully about your desired level of privacy before you disclose Personal Data on your user page or elsewhere.

== How do we store your data? ==
HEModdingWiki securely stores your data on a VPS hosted at Hetzner Online GmbH's <code>nbg1-dc3</code> datacenter, located in Nuremberg, Germany. In accordance with Article 28 of the General Data Protection Regulation, we have entered a Data Processing Agreement with Hetzner Online GmbH. Hetzner's Technical and Organizational Measures in Accordance with Article 32 of the GDPR and Amendments can be consulted [https://www.hetzner.com/AV/TOM_en.pdf here].

In addition to Hetzner's measures, your data is protected by a hardened firewall, configured to only allow the minimal amount of traffic required to run Our Website. Your data is never transferred outside the Hetzner datacenter, unless it is being consulted by our administrators for the purpose of moderation. All traffic is encrypted through industry standard TLS encryption. Your Personal Data can only be accessed by our administrators, who have been instructed in proper handling of Personal Data and the General Data Protection Regulation.

HEModdingWiki will keep your Account Information, your User Preferences and Your Contributions indefinitely, or until you request their deletion. Should you request their deletion, this information will be fully removed from our database. Log information will be kept for a period of 3 months, after which it will be deleted from our database. Cookies are stored on your own machine and are by default stored indefinitely, but can be removed by you at any time, through the built in cookie removal function of your web browser.

== What are your data protection rights? ==
HEModdingWiki would like to make sure you are fully aware of all your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

* '''The right to access''': You have the right to request HEModdingWiki for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
* '''The right to rectification''': You have the right to request that HEModdingWiki correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request HEModdingWiki to complete information you believe is incomplete.
* '''The right to erasure''': You have the right to request that HEModdingWiki erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
* '''The right to restrict processing''': You have the right to request that HEModdingWiki restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
* '''The right to object to processing''': You have the right to object to HEModdingWiki's processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
* '''The right to data portability''': You have the right to request that HEModdingWiki transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us through the HEMS discord server, by notifying `@Wiki Admin`.

== Cookies ==
We use a variety of commonly-used technologies, like cookies, to make our services safer and easier to use, and to help create a better and more customizable experience for you.

We actively collect some types of information with a variety of commonly-used technologies. These generally include tracking pixels, JavaScript, and a variety of "locally stored data" technologies, such as cookies and local storage. These types of technologies may also be used in online tools on a third-party site that loads information from Our Website. We realize that some of these technologies do not have the best reputation in town and can be used for less-than-noble purposes. So we want to be as clear as we can about why we use these methods and the type of information we collect with them.

=== What are cookies? ===
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.

For further information, visit [https://allaboutcookies.org/ https://allaboutcookies.org/].

=== How do we use cookies? ===
Depending on which technology we use, locally stored data may include text, Personal Data (like your IP address), and information about your use of Our Website (like your username or the time of your visit).

We only use this information to

* Keep you signed in.
* Store your user preferences and make the website easier to use.

=== What types of cookies do we use? ===
On Our Website we only use functional cookies. We use these cookies so that we can recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected User Preferences.

We will never use third-party cookies, unless we get your permission to do so. If you ever come across a third-party data collection tool that has not been authorized by you (such as one that may have been mistakenly placed by another user or administrator), please report it to us on the HEMS Discord server, by notifying `@Wiki Admin`.

=== How to manage cookies ===
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

== Privacy policies of other websites ==
Our Website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to Our Website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

== Changes to our privacy policy ==
HEModdingWiki keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on January 12, 2025.

== How to contact us ==
If you have any questions about HEModdingWiki's privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Contact us through the HEMS discord server, by notifying `@Wiki Admin`.

== How to contact the appropriate authority ==
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that HEModdingWiki has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Autorité de la protection des données - Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (APD-GBA).

Autorité de la protection des données - Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (APD-GBA)<br/>
Rue de la Presse 35 – Drukpersstraat 35<br/>
1000 Bruxelles - Brussel<br/>
Tel. +32 2 274 48 00<br/>
Fax +32 2 274 48 35<br/>
Email: [mailto:contact@apd-gba.be contact@apd-gba.be]<br/>
Website:
* [https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be]
* [https://www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be https://www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be]