Privacy Policy

Robert-Walker

For information on your right to erasure and account anonymization see:

https://robertinventor.com/Flarum/public/d/9-right-to-erasure-gdpr-how-to-request-your-data-anonymizedright-to-erasure-gdpr-how-to-request-your-data-anonymized

What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you register on our site and gather data when you participate in the forum by reading, writing, and evaluating the content shared here

If you join in the one click process from Facebook, Twitter or Google we get your email address from your social media provider so we can use it to send notifications to you by email.

If you register on our site by email you will be asked to enter your name and e-mail address.

Your e-mail address will be verified by an email containing a unique link. If that link is visited, we know that you control the e-mail address.

When registered and posting, we record the IP address that the post originated from. We also may retain server logs which include the IP address of every request to our server.

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 to better respond to your individual needs.
To improve our site — we continually strive to improve our site offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.
To improve customer service — your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.
To send periodic emails — The email address you provide may be used to send you information, notifications that you request about changes to topics or in response to your user name, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.

The flarum forum is hosted on a server with CPanel access and this keeps server logs with a rotation period of 30 days. In normal conditions we are not likely to access those logs.

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?

IP addresses may be stored in application logs for security, troubleshooting, and operational purposes.

Do we use cookies?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow). These cookies enable the site 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 site interaction and they are essential to how the forum operates.

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, or servicing 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.

Children’s privacy compliance

We do not collect personal data except what is strictly necessary to operate and secure this site. This includes username, profile photo, email address (if registered via email), and IP address, which are used for account management, security, and moderation.

The site is open to anyone who needs help regardless of age, but is not directed at children under 16.

We do not knowingly collect personal data from users under 16 without parental consent. If we become aware that a user is under 16 and personal data has been collected without parental consent, we will delete that data.

Though not directed at the UK we have a significant number of users in the UK and so have to comply with the Online Safety Act. For details see:

Self assessment for the Online Safety Act General

 I’ve done the Online Safety Act self assessment.  First   though not directed at the UK, we have a significant number of users in the UK. though not directed at children, children under 18 can ask us for fact checks if scared with no age verification or age limit  I am also in the UK myself - not that that’s a requirement  So we do have to check for online Safety Act compliance.  We are not a social media company however   members can’t form their own groups members don’t have timelines, everyth…

We require that all content must be age appropriate for kids as young as 13

We assess this site as of very low risk to kids and our group rules have a requirement that all content must be age appropriate for kids.

This is not just about mature content. For instance it is not acceptable to post a video that encourages young children to try smoking.

Adult themes of course are okay such as discussion of the legal situation for LGBT members, and legal status of gay marriage. However, any discussions in the group have to be done in an age appropriate way.