Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026 1. Information collected When you create an account, the website may collect your display name, email address, securely hashed password, email-verification status, authentication provider, profile image supplied by an OAuth provider, comments, reactions, moderation records, and basic technical logs needed to operate and secure the service. 2. Email verification For email signup, a temporary six-digit verification code is generated and sent to the address provided. The temporary signup record and code expire after a limited period. Passwords and verification codes are not stored in readable form. 3. Google sign-in When you choose Google sign-in, the website requests basic identity information such as your Google account identifier, name, email address, and profile image. The website does not receive your Google password. Google processes information according to its own privacy policy. 4. How information is used Information is used to create and secure accounts, authenticate users, publish approved comments, save reactions, prevent abuse, perform moderation, troubleshoot errors, maintain audit records, and improve website functionality. 5. Comment visibility Approved comments and the associated display name may be publicly visible. Email addresses, password hashes, verification codes, and private authentication identifiers are not intentionally displayed to the public. 6. Data sharing Personal information is not sold. Limited information may be processed by hosting, database, email-delivery, security, and authentication providers strictly as needed to operate the website. Information may also be disclosed when legally required or necessary to protect users and the service. 7. Data retention Account and community information may be retained while the account remains active and as reasonably required for security, moderation, legal compliance, backups, and dispute resolution. Expired email-verification records may be periodically deleted. 8. Security Reasonable technical safeguards are used, including password hashing, signed session cookies, access controls, HTTPS, moderation, and limited-duration verification codes. No internet service can guarantee absolute security. 9. Your choices You may choose email signup or Google sign-in. You may request correction or deletion of your public account information and comments, subject to legitimate security, legal, and recordkeeping needs. 10. Children The public community features are not intentionally designed to collect personal information from young children without appropriate authorization. 11. Policy changes This database-driven policy may be updated as features or legal requirements change. The latest published version on this page applies from its stated update date. 12. Contact Privacy questions or account-data requests may be submitted through the contact information published on this website.