FalloutWiki:Privacy Policy

The Independent Fallout Wiki (hereafter referred to as "the Fallout Wiki," "IFW," or "we") is committed to respecting and protecting the privacy of its members and visitors. In order to allow said individuals a better understanding of our online practices concerning their privacy, we provide this notice.

Consent
This privacy policy applies strictly to the Independent Fallout Wiki and is not to be considered a reflection upon the policies or practices of any other site linked or alluded to herein. By visiting IFW or making use of its services, you consent to the terms set forth in this policy.

Changes
This policy may be regularly updated to encompass new aspects of the site, or supplemented to better accommodate the privacy of our members. For this reason, we urge our members and visitors to regularly consult this notice for changes. Continued access or use of this website thereafter shall constitute an express acceptance of any modifications.

Publishing
The act of editing any portion of the website, regardless of size, is considered an act of publication. All publications made on the Independent Fallout Wiki will openly display the username of the publisher.

Identity
Upon submission of an edit, your username and IP address will be recorded along with the information you have submitted. If you have registered on the site and logged in, only your username will be publicly displayed; places where your username appears include the "history" tab of the article you have edited, your "contributions" list, and the "Recent Changes" directory.

Cookies
The Independent Fallout Wiki sets a temporary session cookie within your computer each time you visit the site. This cookie may be denied via in-browser settings, however, without such, you will be unable to log in. Upon logging in, further cookies may be added in order to store the data necessary to prevent a new login upon each page transition from being necessitated. Should the option to have your username and password stored against input on your next visit be checked, a long-term cookie will be set within your computer, lasting for the duration of thirty days. This cookie may be deleted at any time by clearing the in-browser cookie cache. All other cookies are deleted automatically upon logging off the Independent Fallout Wiki or exiting your browser session.

Passwords
The integrity of a user account is maintained first and foremost by the password protecting it. This password remains the sole domain of the user having created the account, and will not be made publicly available under any circumstance. No administrator will ever request your password, and because passwords are encrypted into the database, they will remain secret.

Minors
Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without requesting parental consent.

Data Logs
The Independent Fallout Wiki server routinely maintains access logs detailing page visits and user-related information. These logs are regularly consulted in order to derive the popularity of, links connected to, and web browser used to access pages on the site. Outside of such, the Independent Fallout Wiki does not make use of the information contained in these logs, save in the following situations:
 * In the course of regular technical maintenance.
 * In order to investigate abuse of the wiki.
 * In order to protect the integrity of the wiki or privacy of its users.
 * When given permission by the target user.

Third Parties
Save where otherwise specified, all materials within the Independent Fallout Wiki are made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, and are open to distribution, display, public performance, and the creation of derivative works by any third party. The Independent Fallout Wiki will not sell this information nor data regarding any of our members or visitors to any third party. Furthermore, the Independent Fallout Wiki will take appropriate action against any third party which attempts to make use of said information for personal or commercial gain.

Links
For the convenience of our members, users, and visitors, and in an effort to provide sources for the information contained in the Independent Fallout Wiki, links are regularly provided to other sites. Access to any site via a link provided on the Independent Fallout Wiki entails removal from the wiki; thereafter, all activities upon said sites are considered under the privacy policy of the respective site, and for such the Independent Fallout Wiki acknowledges no responsibility. We urge our members, users, and visitors to carefully consult the privacy policies of linked sites prior to making use of their services.

Security
The Independent Fallout Wiki employs physical, administrative, and technical safeguards to protect the confidentiality and integrity of the site and the information contained therein. All information submitted to the site is maintained, regardless of edits made thereafter to such, and may be recovered at any time by an administrator with the appropriate access.

Extensions
The Independent Fallout Wiki maintains official extensions of the site, through which users, visitors, and members may interact and converse with others.

Advertising
The Independent Fallout Wiki engages in no advertising and no advertisements appear on this site.

Questions
If you have questions or concerns regarding this policy, or the privacy practices of the Independent Fallout Wiki, please contact an Administrator.