Privacy Policy | Digimon Time Stranger Guide

1. Introduction

Welcome to Digimon Time Stranger ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website digimontimestranger.com (the "Site").

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

When you participate in our community forum (powered by Giscus/GitHub Discussions), you may provide:

GitHub account information (username, email address, profile picture)
Comments and discussion posts
Any other information you choose to share in your posts

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

Browser type and version
Operating system
IP address
Pages visited and time spent on pages
Referring website addresses
Device identifiers

2.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Types of cookies we use:

Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of our Site
Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Site (Google Analytics)
Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences (e.g., dark mode)
Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements (Google AdSense)

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes:

To provide and maintain our Site
To enable community features (comments, discussions, forums)
To notify you about changes to our Site
To provide customer support
To gather analysis or valuable information to improve our Site
To monitor the usage of our Site
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
To provide you with relevant advertisements and content
To analyze trends and user behavior

4. Third-Party Services

We use third-party services that may collect information used to identify you. These services include:

4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our Site. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about the use of our Site. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

4.2 Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site or other websites. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

4.3 Giscus (GitHub Discussions)

Our community forum is powered by Giscus, which uses GitHub Discussions. When you comment or participate in discussions, your information is subject to GitHub's privacy policy. GitHub's privacy policy is available at: https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement

4.4 Vercel (Hosting)

Our Site is hosted on Vercel. Vercel may collect certain technical information about your visit. Vercel's privacy policy is available at: https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf (e.g., analytics, advertising)
For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred
With Your Consent: We may share your information for any other purpose with your consent

6. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, including:

HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
Secure hosting infrastructure (Vercel)
Regular security updates and monitoring
Limited access to personal information

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Your Data Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Access: You can request access to your personal information
Correction: You can request correction of inaccurate personal information
Deletion: You can request deletion of your personal information
Objection: You can object to processing of your personal information
Restriction: You can request restriction of processing of your personal information
Data Portability: You can request transfer of your personal information
Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw consent at any time where we relied on your consent

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

10. Links to Other Sites

Our Site may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Website: https://digimontimestranger.com
GitHub: Community Discussions

13. GDPR Compliance (For EU Users)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights covered by GDPR. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal information.

Legal basis for processing:

Consent: You have given consent for processing your data for specific purposes
Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (analytics, security)
Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with the law

14. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

Right to know what personal information is being collected
Right to know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
Right to say no to the sale of personal information
Right to access your personal information
Right to equal service and price, even if you exercise your privacy rights

We do not sell your personal information.