Privacy policy

We are ExpGames ("we", "our", "us"). We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect on this forum, why, who else can see it, and what you can do about it. If you have questions about your personal information please contact us.

What information we hold about you

The data that we collect and process includes:

• Your Steam details. When you sign in with Steam we receive your public Steam ID, your Steam name and your Steam avatar. We never receive your Steam password.
• Your username. The name shown with your posts.
• Your email address, if you provide one. Steam does not give us an email address, so you may not have one on your account.
• Your IP address.
• What you post: threads, replies, messages, reactions, and anything you add to your profile.
• Character details from the ExpGames roster: your character names, regiment, rank and similar information, which can be shown on your forum profile and under your posts.

Further data may be collected if you choose to share it, such as if you fill out fields on your profile.

We collect some or all of this information when:

• You sign in or register on this site.
• You post or send a message.
• You fill out our contact form or send a report.
• You fill out fields on your profile.
• You browse this site. See "Cookie policy" below.

How your personal information is used

We may use your personal information in the following ways:

• To make you a registered member and let you contribute content to this site.
• To show your name, avatar and character details to other members, as part of your posts and profile.
• To email you about activity on the site, if you have given us an email address and have not turned this off in your preferences.
• To moderate the forum, deal with reports and bans, and protect the site from spam and abuse. Staff can see your IP address and Steam ID for this purpose.
• To link your forum account to your characters on the ExpGames roster.

Your IP address is recorded when you perform certain actions on our site. It is never publicly visible. Your Steam ID is visible to staff and is not shown publicly on this forum.

Who else can see your information

• Everyone who can see the forum can see your username, avatar, posts and the character details shown on your profile.
• The roster website is public and shows your characters' names, regiment, rank and when you were last seen in game, along with your Steam name and avatar.
• Steam (Valve). When you sign in, Steam handles your login and tells us who you are. Valve's own privacy policy applies to Steam.
• Spam prevention and security services. Things you submit, and your IP address, may be sent to third-party services that check for spam or bots, including the captcha shown when registering.
• Our hosting providers, who store the forum's data for us.

We do not sell your personal information. We may share it where the law requires us to, or to protect the safety of the site and its members.

Other ways we may use your personal information

From time to time we may email all members with important information such as announcements. You can opt in or out of such emails in your preferences.

We may collect non-personally identifiable information about you while you use our site, such as technical information about your browser or device. This is used only for analytics and for counting visitors to our site.

Keeping your data secure

We are committed to ensuring that any information you provide to us is secure. To prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable measures and procedures to safeguard the information that we collect. No system is perfectly secure, so please keep your Steam account safe.

How long we keep your data

We keep your account information for as long as your account exists. Posts you make are a part of the forum's discussions and may stay on the forum after your account is closed, with your name removed or replaced where we can. Records kept for moderation and security, such as bans and IP addresses, may be kept for longer.

Cookie policy

Cookies are small text files which are set by us on your computer which allow us to provide certain functionality on our site, such as being able to log in, or remembering certain preferences.

We have a detailed cookie policy and more information about the cookies that we set on this page.

Rights

You have a right to access the personal data we hold about you or obtain a copy of it. To do so please contact us. If you believe that the information we hold for you is incomplete or inaccurate, you may contact us to ask us to complete or correct that information.

You also have the right to request the erasure of your personal data. Please contact us if you would like us to remove your personal data from the forum. Information held by the ExpGames roster and the game server, such as your characters and ranks, is stored separately. Tell us in your request if you would like that removed too.

Children

This site is not intended for children under the minimum age set out in our terms and rules. If we learn that we have collected information from someone younger than that, we will delete it.

Acceptance of this policy

Continued use of our site signifies your acceptance of this policy. If you do not accept the policy then please do not use this site. When registering we will further request your explicit acceptance of the privacy policy.

Changes to this policy

We may make changes to this policy at any time. You may be asked to review and re-accept the information in this policy if it changes in the future.

CAPTCHA privacy policy

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