Privacy Policy
Last updated: 10th March 2009
This privacy policy sets out how we at Grim Darkness.net uses and protects any information that you give to us when you use our website.
We are commited to protecting your privacy, and we do not, nor will not or ever intend to disclose the information you provide to any third party without your express consent. All information given will be used in accordance with this privacy policy.
We may change this privacy policy from time to time by updating this page without any express or advanced warning.
What we collect
We may collect the following information passively:
- Email addresses
- IP address
- Browser information (for statistical purposes only)
- User participation information (poll information, article ratings and comments about our articles)
- General usage statistics (aggregate browser statistics, hit logs, page view information etc)
We also allow users to register an account at Grim Darkness.net, for which we may also collect:
- User chosen Username
- User chosen Display name
- User chosen password
- User chosen theme
- Email addresses
In addition, users may also elect to provide and of which is entirely optional:
- Their gender
- Their location
- A user provided avatar
- Their real name (which is not published)
- A small amount of Personal text.
- Date of birth.
What we do with the information we collect
We collect this information so that we may continue to offer you the services and information we provide and so that we may improve upon our website with time and in particular, for the following reasons:
- We may periodically send out site newsletters (this is an opt-in service)
- To moniter and access the effectiveness of our website, and to improve it for our end users.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable security procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.
Cookies
At present, our website does not use any form of cookie, although this may be reviewed as new services become available.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website or the information it provides. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for any damages they may inflict whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question or any other information they provide.
