TenthFleet:Privacy policy: Difference between revisions

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===Creating an account===

~~Creating an~~ account is ~~optional~~. ~~When you register you provide~~ a '''username''', which is public and permanently associated with your contributions, and a '''password''', which is stored only in encrypted (hashed) form. Providing an '''email address''' is optional; if given, it is used only for account functions such as password resets and any notifications you choose to enable. It is not displayed publicly and is not shared.

An account is required to edit the wiki; no account is needed simply to read it. Public self-registration is disabled — accounts are arranged through the wiki's administrators. Each account has a '''username''', which is public and permanently associated with your contributions, and a '''password''', which is stored only in encrypted (hashed) form. Providing an '''email address''' is optional; if given, it is used only for account functions such as password resets and any notifications you choose to enable. It is not displayed publicly and is not shared.

===Editing and contributions===

'''All contributions to the wiki are public and permanent.''' Every edit is recorded in the page's history and attributed ~~either~~ to your account username ~~or, if you edit without logging in, to your '''IP address''', which is then publicly visible in the page history and recent-changes logs~~. Edit summaries, uploaded files, and discussion-page comments are likewise public and archived indefinitely. '''Do not add information to the wiki that you are not willing to make permanently public.'''

'''All contributions to the wiki are public and permanent.''' Editing requires a logged-in account; the wiki does not permit anonymous editing. Every edit is recorded in the page's history and attributed to your account username. Edit summaries, uploaded files, and discussion-page comments are likewise public and archived indefinitely. Because an account is required to edit, your IP address is not exposed to the public through your contributions. '''Do not add information to the wiki that you are not willing to make permanently public.'''

===Cookies===

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==Retention==

Because the wiki is a permanent reference, page histories — including ~~edits~~ and the ~~IP addresses recorded for anonymous edits~~ — are retained indefinitely and generally cannot be removed, as they form part of the attribution record. Account information is retained for as long as the account exists. Server logs are kept only as long as needed for site operation and security.

Because the wiki is a permanent reference, page histories — including every edit and its attribution to the contributing account — are retained indefinitely and generally cannot be removed, as they form part of the attribution record. Account information is retained for as long as the account exists. Server logs, including the IP addresses they record, are kept only as long as needed for site operation and security.

==Your choices==

* You may read the wiki without an account.

* ~~You may edit without logging in~~, ~~but~~ your IP address ~~will be recorded and publicly visible; logging in with an account keeps~~ your ~~IP address private~~.

* Editing requires an account; because anonymous editing is not permitted, your IP address is never attached to your contributions.

* You may update your email address and interface preferences at any time in your [[Special:Preferences|account preferences]].

* If personal information has been published in error — for example, a real name, address, or contact detail you did not intend to make public — contact the administrator, who will make reasonable efforts to remove or hide it, subject to the wiki's attribution requirements.

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 ===Creating an account===
-Creating an account is optional. When you register you provide a '''username''', which is public and permanently associated with your contributions, and a '''password''', which is stored only in encrypted (hashed) form. Providing an '''email address''' is optional; if given, it is used only for account functions such as password resets and any notifications you choose to enable. It is not displayed publicly and is not shared.
+An account is required to edit the wiki; no account is needed simply to read it. Public self-registration is disabled — accounts are arranged through the wiki's administrators. Each account has a '''username''', which is public and permanently associated with your contributions, and a '''password''', which is stored only in encrypted (hashed) form. Providing an '''email address''' is optional; if given, it is used only for account functions such as password resets and any notifications you choose to enable. It is not displayed publicly and is not shared.
 ===Editing and contributions===
-'''All contributions to the wiki are public and permanent.''' Every edit is recorded in the page's history and attributed either to your account username or, if you edit without logging in, to your '''IP address''', which is then publicly visible in the page history and recent-changes logs. Edit summaries, uploaded files, and discussion-page comments are likewise public and archived indefinitely. '''Do not add information to the wiki that you are not willing to make permanently public.'''
+'''All contributions to the wiki are public and permanent.''' Editing requires a logged-in account; the wiki does not permit anonymous editing. Every edit is recorded in the page's history and attributed to your account username. Edit summaries, uploaded files, and discussion-page comments are likewise public and archived indefinitely. Because an account is required to edit, your IP address is not exposed to the public through your contributions. '''Do not add information to the wiki that you are not willing to make permanently public.'''
 ===Cookies===
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 ==Retention==
-Because the wiki is a permanent reference, page histories — including edits and the IP addresses recorded for anonymous edits — are retained indefinitely and generally cannot be removed, as they form part of the attribution record. Account information is retained for as long as the account exists. Server logs are kept only as long as needed for site operation and security.
+Because the wiki is a permanent reference, page histories — including every edit and its attribution to the contributing account — are retained indefinitely and generally cannot be removed, as they form part of the attribution record. Account information is retained for as long as the account exists. Server logs, including the IP addresses they record, are kept only as long as needed for site operation and security.
 ==Your choices==
 * You may read the wiki without an account.
-* You may edit without logging in, but your IP address will be recorded and publicly visible; logging in with an account keeps your IP address private.
+* Editing requires an account; because anonymous editing is not permitted, your IP address is never attached to your contributions.
 * You may update your email address and interface preferences at any time in your [[Special:Preferences|account preferences]].
 * If personal information has been published in error — for example, a real name, address, or contact detail you did not intend to make public — contact the administrator, who will make reasonable efforts to remove or hide it, subject to the wiki's attribution requirements.

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