TDK Online - Privacy policy
This policy explains in detail how TDK Online along with its affiliated organisations (hereinafter “we”, “us”, “our”, “TDK Online”, “https://the-democratika.com”), phpBB (hereinafter “phpBB software”, “www.phpbb.com”, “phpBB Limited”, “phpBB Teams”) and MediaWiki (hereinafter "MediaWiki software", "www.mediawiki.org", "WikiMedia Foundation, Inc.", "MediaWiki Teams") use any information collected during any session of usage by you (hereinafter “your information”).
Your information is collected via two ways. Firstly, browsing TDK Online will cause the phpBB and MediaWiki softwares to create a number of strictly functional "cookies", which are small text files that are downloaded on to your computer’s web browser temporary files. The first two cookies just contain a user identifier (hereinafter “user-id”) and an anonymous session identifier (hereinafter “session-id”), automatically assigned to you by the phpBB software. A third cookie will be created once you have browsed topics and articles within TDK Online and is used to store which topics and articles have been read, thereby improving your user experience.
The second way in which we collect your information is by what you submit to us. This can be, and is not limited to: interacting as an anonymous user (hereinafter “anonymous actions"), registering on TDK Online (hereinafter “your account”) and content submitted by you (hereinafter “your posts”).
Your account will at a bare minimum contain a uniquely identifiable name (hereinafter “your user name”), a personal password used for logging into your account (hereinafter “your password”), a personal, valid email address (hereinafter “your email”) and an external personal username for either NationStates or Discord (hereinafter "your reference") of which membership in our region or server respectively is mandatory. Your information for your account on TDK Online is protected by the GDPR as per data protection laws in the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland. Any information beyond your user name, your password, your email address and your reference required by TDK Online during the registration process is entirely optional and is uploaded at your own discretion and of your own volition. In all cases, you have the option of what information in your account is publicly displayed. Furthermore, within your account, you have the option to opt-in or opt-out of automatically generated emails from the phpBB software.
Your password is ciphered (a one-way hash) so that it is secure. However, it is recommended that you do not reuse the same password across a number of different websites. Your password is the means of accessing your account on TDK Online, so please guard it carefully and under no circumstance will anyone affiliated with TDK Online, phpBB, MediaWiki or another 3rd party legitimately ask you for your password. Should you forget your password for your account, you can use the “I forgot my password” feature provided by the phpBB software. This process will ask you to submit your user name and your email, then the phpBB software will generate a new password to reclaim your account.
Your information is collected via two ways. Firstly, browsing TDK Online will cause the phpBB and MediaWiki softwares to create a number of strictly functional "cookies", which are small text files that are downloaded on to your computer’s web browser temporary files. The first two cookies just contain a user identifier (hereinafter “user-id”) and an anonymous session identifier (hereinafter “session-id”), automatically assigned to you by the phpBB software. A third cookie will be created once you have browsed topics and articles within TDK Online and is used to store which topics and articles have been read, thereby improving your user experience.
The second way in which we collect your information is by what you submit to us. This can be, and is not limited to: interacting as an anonymous user (hereinafter “anonymous actions"), registering on TDK Online (hereinafter “your account”) and content submitted by you (hereinafter “your posts”).
Your account will at a bare minimum contain a uniquely identifiable name (hereinafter “your user name”), a personal password used for logging into your account (hereinafter “your password”), a personal, valid email address (hereinafter “your email”) and an external personal username for either NationStates or Discord (hereinafter "your reference") of which membership in our region or server respectively is mandatory. Your information for your account on TDK Online is protected by the GDPR as per data protection laws in the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland. Any information beyond your user name, your password, your email address and your reference required by TDK Online during the registration process is entirely optional and is uploaded at your own discretion and of your own volition. In all cases, you have the option of what information in your account is publicly displayed. Furthermore, within your account, you have the option to opt-in or opt-out of automatically generated emails from the phpBB software.
Your password is ciphered (a one-way hash) so that it is secure. However, it is recommended that you do not reuse the same password across a number of different websites. Your password is the means of accessing your account on TDK Online, so please guard it carefully and under no circumstance will anyone affiliated with TDK Online, phpBB, MediaWiki or another 3rd party legitimately ask you for your password. Should you forget your password for your account, you can use the “I forgot my password” feature provided by the phpBB software. This process will ask you to submit your user name and your email, then the phpBB software will generate a new password to reclaim your account.