Privacy
We take every step to ensure that your data is used ethically and that includes making sure that you know exactly what data we collect, and what we do with it. That means that instead of a bunch of legalese, we've provided this information in an easy, human-readable form below.
Please note that we are a completely non-profit community. We have no interest in selling your data, or shipping it off to third parties. Our community is entirely volunteer-run - it does not have any form of monetary income whatsoever - and we believe that this is how it should be.
Data collection
| WHAT WE COLLECT | WHEN IT'S COLLECTED | WHAT IT'S USED FOR | WHO CAN ACCESS IT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discord user ID | When you join the community | Statistics, infractions | Administrative staff |
| Discord username and discriminator | When you join the community, and when it changes | Display purposes (alongside ID in staff areas, public profiles) | Administrative staff |
| Assigned roles on Discord | Whenever your roles are updated. | Access control for the site, infractions, role restoration after kicks | Administrative staff |
| Messages sent on Discord | When you send a message. | Stored in memory by the bot for processing temporarily, may also end up in staff-only logging channels for the purposes of accountability and infraction management | Administrative staff |
Changelog
Aug 7th, 2019
We no longer automatically remove any data if you leave the community, and we no longer store the avatar URL for any reason.
May 20th, 2019
We're no longer tracking anything related to Code Jams. Our data collection is now strictly limited to data available through your Discord user. Because we believe it now falls to Discord to ensure they have your consent for collecting this data, we no longer collect explicit consent.
July 27th, 2018
As we're replacing Rowboat (the bot we use for moderation), we need to hold onto some of your data - even after you've left the server. This is necessary to ensure the smooth running and security of our community.
July 3rd, 2018
While we don't collect your email addresses, they are visible on GitLab if you email an issue directly to our [email protected] email address, but only to staff.
June 7th, 2018
We no longer collect GitHub usernames - instead, we collect GitLab usernames. Additionally, we now collect user avatar URLs for display purposes.
June 5th, 2018
Rectified an omission in the old privacy policy, where the system information you provide as part of a code jam signup wasn't mentioned.
May 31st, 2018
We no longer collect your date of birth, and all collected dates of birth have been removed from our database. The reason for this is that Discord itself already complies with GDPR - and in order for you to sign up for a code jam, you must already have a Discord account.
May 20th, 2018
Completed the first version of our privacy policy. We also updated our OAuth scopes for Discord logins - we no longer collect your email, or get the access to join you to servers automatically. All collected emails have also been removed from the database.