Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 2026 · DD Fun Community Administration

Your Privacy Matters

DD Fun is built on principles of minimal data collection, privacy by design, and strict security. We do not sell your personal data or track you across the web.

1. Information We Collect

When you use DD Fun, we only collect the minimum information required to operate a functional, spam-free community:

Account Registration Data: Your chosen username, a valid email address (used strictly for account confirmation and notification alerts), and your password (encrypted using one-way salted Bcrypt hashing).
Technical Logs: Your IP address, browser user-agent, and timestamps of requests. This data is retained exclusively for server security, rate limiting, and blocking malicious automated bots.
User-Generated Content: Forum posts, comments, uploaded attachments (automatically compressed into lossless WebP), and profile customization data.

2. Cookies & Local Storage

DD Fun uses only essential functional cookies:

flarum_session & flarum_remember: Maintains your logged-in state across browser sessions.
Local Storage: Saves your interface preferences (such as dark mode theme and browser push notification permissions).
No Advertising Trackers: We do NOT embed third-party advertising tracking networks, ad exchange beacons, or commercial data brokers.

3. Spam Prevention & Security Defenses

To keep the forum clean of spam bots and credential-stuffing attacks, registration requests are screened through:

Google reCAPTCHA: Automated bot detection during registration and login.
StopForumSpam: Checks registration IP addresses and emails against a global database of known abuse proxies and spam networks.

4. GDPR & CCPA Compliance (Your Rights)

Regardless of your geographic location, we respect your full privacy rights under international standards (including GDPR and CCPA):

Right of Access: You can request an export of all personal data linked to your account via your User Settings.
Right to Rectification: You can update your email, password, and nickname at any time.
Right to Erasure ("Right to Be Forgotten"): You may request complete account deletion through your profile settings or by opening a support ticket.

5. Third-Party Download Links

DD Fun discussions may contain links to external file hosting platforms (such as Mega, MediaFire, Pixeldrain, Google Drive, or itch.io). We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the privacy practices of external hosting providers.