Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data via Discord OAuth

If you choose to register or log in using your Discord account, we collect information necessary to create and manage your account via Discord's OAuth2 service. This typically includes:

• Discord User ID (used as primary identifier)
• Username and Discriminator (e.g., User#0000)
• Global Display Name
• Email Address (used for account purposes, not displayed publicly)
• Avatar URL (profile picture)
• Banner Hash & Accent Color (for potential profile theming)
• Locale (preferred language)
• Email Verification Status

User-Provided Information

You may voluntarily provide us with additional information, such as:

• Profile information you add to your account bio.
• Content you submit for features like "Releases" (e.g., uploaded .mcaddon, .mcworld files, descriptions, images - functionality planned for the future).
• Information provided when contacting us for support.

Derivative Data (Automatically Collected)

Information our servers or third-party services automatically collect when you access the Site, such as:

• Login Timestamps (e.g., first login, last login stored with your user data).
• Assigned user roles (if applicable).
• Analytics Data: We use Vercel Analytics and Vercel Speed Insights to understand site usage and performance. This data is **anonymized** and **privacy-preserving**. It may include information like pages visited, referring sites, general geographic region (country/city level), browser type, device type, operating system, and page load times. Vercel does **not** use cookies for tracking individual users in its Analytics product and does not collect or store full IP addresses in analytics logs long-term.
• Server Logs: Standard server logs generated by Vercel hosting may temporarily include your full IP address for security, debugging, and operational purposes, but this is generally not used for tracking user behavior within our application logic or analytics.

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Authenticate your access to the Service.
• Display your user profile (Username, Avatar, Bio, Role, submitted Content) to other users.
• Enable user-to-user interactions (if applicable in the future).
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site (using anonymized Vercel Analytics).
• Maintain the security and operation of our Service.
• Respond to user inquiries and offer support.
• Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
• Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally or with third parties.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data storage, hosting services, and analytics.
  • **Hosting & Analytics:** Vercel (provides hosting, server logs, anonymized analytics and speed insights).
  • **Database:** MongoDB (potentially MongoDB Atlas cloud service, used for storing user account data, profiles, roles, session information if applicable, and potentially future content like "Releases").
• Publicly Visible Information: Certain information you provide may be visible to other users of the Site. This includes your Discord Username, Discriminator, Global Display Name, Avatar, Banner, Accent Color, profile bio, assigned role (if any), and any Content you explicitly submit for public display (like future "Releases"). Your **email address is NOT displayed publicly** by us.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

We do not sell your personal information.

4. Data Storage and Security

• Storage Location: User account data and related information (profiles, roles, potentially future content) are stored in a MongoDB database, potentially hosted on MongoDB Atlas. Vercel hosts the site and stores its own logs and anonymized analytics data according to its policies.
• Security Measures: We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

5. Use of Cookies

We use necessary cookies required for the authentication system to manage your login session securely. We do not use third-party cookies for tracking or advertising purposes. Vercel Analytics gathers data without using identifying cookies.

6. Your Data Rights and Choices

• Account Information: You can review and change information in your profile bio at any time via your account settings/edit page (if available). Information sourced from Discord (like username, avatar) must be updated through your Discord account settings.
• Account Deletion: You may request deletion of your account and associated personal data by contacting us using the contact information provided below. Please note that some information may be retained in our records (e.g., for legal or security reasons) as permitted by law.
• Analytics Opt-Out: Vercel Analytics is designed to be privacy-preserving and does not track individual users across sites. There isn't a specific opt-out mechanism for it as it operates differently from traditional tracking analytics.

7. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13 (or other age as required by local law). If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under the relevant age, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last Updated" date. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: [mceecommunity@gmail.com].