Evolutionary:Privacy policy: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 21:32, 14 October 2026

This page explains what information Evolutionary collects, why, and for how long.

At a glance

Question	Answer
Are there ads?	No
Are there tracking cookies?	No
Is your information sold or shared?	No, not even when requested by law
Are visits counted?	Yes, as anonymous totals only (see Visitor statistics)
Do you need an account to read?	No

When you read the wiki

What	Why	How long it's kept
Server logs: your IP address, the page you asked for, the time, and your browser type	To keep the site running and secure	Deleted automatically as newer logs replace them. Never archived.
Cloudflare: your IP address, and possibly a security cookie	Cloudflare protects the site from attacks and provides its secure (HTTPS) connection	See Cloudflare's privacy policy
Preference cookie: your display settings, such as light or dark theme, text size and page width	So the wiki looks the way you set it	Until you clear your cookies. Only set if you change a setting.

Visitor statistics

The wiki uses Cloudflare Web Analytics to count page views and measure how fast pages load.

It doesn't use cookies.
It doesn't follow you to other websites.
The site owner only sees totals, such as how many visits a page had.

When you have an account

Accounts are only given to the wiki's writers.

What	Why	How long it's kept
Username	To credit your edits. It's shown publicly.	While the account exists
Password	To log you in. It's stored securely hashed, never in plain text.	While the account exists
Preferences	To remember your settings	While the account exists
Session cookie	To keep you logged in	Until you log out or it expires
Edit history: what you changed, and when	Every edit is public in the page history	Permanently, as part of the page
IP address of each edit	Visible to administrators only, to help deal with problems	Deleted automatically after 90 days

Email is not used.

What the wiki doesn't do

No advertisements
No tracking cookies
No analytics other than the anonymous totals above
No social media buttons or embedded content from other websites
No selling or sharing of your information, not even when requested by law. You are entitled to your privacy.

Questions or removal requests

For questions about your information, or to ask for something to be removed, contact the site owner through the links on itschu.gg.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, this page will be updated. The page history shows every change.

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-This page explains what information Evolutionary collects and why. The short version: '''no ads, no tracking cookies, nothing sold or shared''', and if you're only reading, the wiki itself knows very little about you.
+This page explains what information Evolutionary collects, why, and for how long.
-== If you're reading ==
+== At a glance ==
-* '''Server logs.''' Like almost every website, the server records basic information about each request — your IP address, the page requested, the time, and your browser's user-agent string. These logs are used only to keep the site running and secure, and are automatically discarded as they rotate out (they are not kept long-term).
+{| class="wikitable"
-* '''Cloudflare.''' Traffic to the wiki passes through [https://www.cloudflare.com Cloudflare], which protects the site from attacks and provides its HTTPS connection. Cloudflare processes your IP address and may set security cookies to tell real visitors from bots. See [https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/ Cloudflare's privacy policy].
+! Question !! Answer
-* '''Visitor statistics.''' The wiki uses [https://www.cloudflare.com/web-analytics/ Cloudflare Web Analytics] to count page views and measure loading speed. It doesn't use cookies, doesn't track you across sites, and only shows the site owner aggregate numbers such as total visits per page.
+|-
-* '''Cookies.''' The wiki doesn't set tracking cookies. If you change display preferences such as light or dark theme, text size or page width, they're remembered in a small cookie that contains only those settings.
+| Are there ads? || '''No'''
-* '''Nothing else.''' Apart from Cloudflare, there are no advertisements, other analytics services, social-media buttons or embedded content from other sites.
+|-
+| Are there tracking cookies? || '''No'''
+|-
+| Is your information sold or shared? || '''No''', not even when requested by law
+|-
+| Are visits counted? || '''Yes''', as anonymous totals only (see [[#Visitor statistics|Visitor statistics]])
+|-
+| Do you need an account to read? || '''No'''
+|}
-== If you have an account ==
+== When you read the wiki ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+! What !! Why !! How long it's kept
+|-
+| '''Server logs:''' your IP address, the page you asked for, the time, and your browser type || To keep the site running and secure || Deleted automatically as newer logs replace them. Never archived.
+|-
+| '''Cloudflare:''' your IP address, and possibly a security cookie || Cloudflare protects the site from attacks and provides its secure (HTTPS) connection || See [https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/ Cloudflare's privacy policy]
+|-
+| '''Preference cookie:''' your display settings, such as light or dark theme, text size and page width || So the wiki looks the way you set it || Until you clear your cookies. Only set if you change a setting.
+|}
+=== Visitor statistics ===
+The wiki uses [https://www.cloudflare.com/web-analytics/ Cloudflare Web Analytics] to count page views and measure how fast pages load.
+* It doesn't use cookies.
+* It doesn't follow you to other websites.
+* The site owner only sees totals, such as how many visits a page had.
+== When you have an account ==
 Accounts are only given to the wiki's writers.
-* The wiki stores your '''username''', a securely hashed '''password''' and your '''preferences'''. Email is not used.
-* Logging in sets a '''session cookie''' so the wiki remembers you're logged in; it is removed when you log out or it expires.
-* '''Edits are public.''' Every edit is shown in the page history with your username and the time. The IP address an edit was made from is stored with it for the wiki's administrators, and is automatically deleted after 90 days.
-== Your information is not shared ==
+{| class="wikitable"
-Information is never sold or shared, except where required by law.
+! What !! Why !! How long it's kept
+|-
+| '''Username''' || To credit your edits. It's shown publicly. || While the account exists
+|-
+| '''Password''' || To log you in. It's stored securely hashed, never in plain text. || While the account exists
+|-
+| '''Preferences''' || To remember your settings || While the account exists
+|-
+| '''Session cookie''' || To keep you logged in || Until you log out or it expires
+|-
+| '''Edit history:''' what you changed, and when || Every edit is public in the page history || Permanently, as part of the page
+|-
+| '''IP address of each edit''' || Visible to administrators only, to help deal with problems || Deleted automatically after 90 days
+|}
+Email is not used.
+== What the wiki doesn't do ==
+* No advertisements
+* No tracking cookies
+* No analytics other than the anonymous totals above
+* No social media buttons or embedded content from other websites
+* No selling or sharing of your information, not even when requested by law. You are entitled to your privacy.
 == Questions or removal requests ==
-If you have a question about your information or would like something removed, contact the site owner through the links on [https://itschu.gg itschu.gg].
+For questions about your information, or to ask for something to be removed, contact the site owner through the links on [https://itschu.gg itschu.gg].
-== Changes ==
+== Changes to this policy ==
-If this policy changes, this page will be updated; its history shows every change.
+If this policy changes, this page will be updated. The page history shows every change.