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name: Privacy policy
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title: Privacy policy
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# Privacy Policy
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Blastmud collects the following information that can be linked to individuals:
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* Whether or not you are over 18 years of age. This is used to ensure that
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we do not allow you access to games which cannot be made available to you.
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If you are under 18, the data is not retained. If you are over 18, this
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information is retained indefinitely.
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* The IP address(es) you use to connect to Blastmud. These are used
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to block access to Blastmud from countries where we are not confident it can be legally provided,
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to check whether or not you are using an IP address that has been banned or restricted from the
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service or part of it, and to apply rate limits to prevent abuse. In normal circumstances, IP
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addresses are retained for up to 2 years, but if you are banned or restricted from the service,
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they are retained until up to 2 years after the ban or restriction is lifted. Bans and restrictions
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can be for an indefinite period, in which the IP address will be retained indefinitely.
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* The IP address used to request an Over 18 certificate for running your own server.
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This will form part of the certificate issued. We keep records of all certificates issued,
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including the IP address, so that they can be revoked if they are leaked on the Internet.
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* The email address you provide. This is retained indefinitely as an identifier for your
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account in case you contact us in the future. However, you may contact staff@blastmud.org
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and request that we disable your account and delete this information.
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* The character name you choose for yourself. We recommend not making this something
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linkable to your real identity, as it will be retained indefinitely and shown in-game to
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identify you to other players.
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* The actions you take in game (for example, moving from room to room). These may be sent to
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other users (including any administrators of the game) as part of game play, and may
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also in some cases be logged and used to detect or investigate abuse / cheating.
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* Any free-form information you disclose while playing the game (for example, through in game
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communication functionality). Depending on the type of communication, this could be shared
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with other players and retained indefinitely. We recommend not posting any personally
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identifiable information through these channels.
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Information is collected, processed, and stored in Victoria, Australia. We also store an
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encrypted backup in the United States (data is encrypted in Australia before transfer to
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the US, and backups of the keys needed to decrypt the data are stored in Australia, and
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not with the backups). Data is encrypted in transit, except where you choose to connect
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over a telnet connection (in which case any information on that link is sent unencrypted).
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Except where intentionally disclosed to other users as noted above, access to sensitive
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data is restricted to authorised users. All service providers (Vultr and Cloudflare)
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who have access to sensitive unencrypted data or to decryption keys have a privacy policy
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that has been verified to be consistent with this privacy policy.
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Blastmud is developed as a hobby (rather than a business) by an unincorporated
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group of individuals collectively known as the Blast Havers. All privacy related enquiries or
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complaints should be sent to [staff@blastmud.org](mailto:staff@blastmud.org).
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