diff --git a/i18n/ar/privacy.md b/i18n/ar/privacy.md
index c0618d61..450b91cb 100644
--- a/i18n/ar/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/ar/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/bn-IN/privacy.md b/i18n/bn-IN/privacy.md
index 2a06d68b..d0506241 100644
--- a/i18n/bn-IN/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/bn-IN/privacy.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
---
-title: Privacy Policy
+title: "Privacy Policy"
description: We do not sell or share your data with any third-parties.
---
## What is Privacy Guides?
-Privacy Guides is a community project operated by a number of active contributors. The public list of team members can be found on our forum. Privacy Guides is legally administered by MAGIC Grants, a 501(c)(3) public charity acting as our fiscal host.
+Privacy Guides is a community project operated by a number of active contributors. The public list of team members [can be found on our forum](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u?group=team&order=solutions&period=all). Privacy Guides is legally administered by [MAGIC Grants](https://magicgrants.org), a 501(c)(3) public charity acting as our fiscal host.
As a project, we make available to the public:
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -230,7 +254,7 @@ Currently:
- Privacy Guides [processes personal data on servers outside the European Union](#where-does-privacy-guides-store-data-about-me).
- Privacy Guides uses [subprocessors](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) with personnel and computers outside the European Union.
-- Privacy Guides has personnel in the United States, Australia, and other non-EU countries without EU adequacy decisions under GDPR. These people need access to forum personal data in order to keep forums running, address security concerns, respond to privacy-related requests from users, field technical support requests, and otherwise assist users.
+- Privacy Guides has [personnel](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u?group=team&order=solutions&period=all) in the United States, Australia, and other non-EU countries without EU adequacy decisions under GDPR. These people need access to forum personal data in order to keep forums running, address security concerns, respond to privacy-related requests from users, field technical support requests, and otherwise assist users.
- Privacy Guides is very likely subject to section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in the United States, a law that the European Court of Justice has found inadequately protects the rights and freedoms of data subjects.
- Privacy Guides has never received any order or request for personal data under FISA 702 or any similar national security or surveillance law of any other country. Privacy Guides is not subject to any court order or legal obligation that would prevent it from disclosing the existence or non-existence of such an order or request.
- Privacy Guides has a policy for how we will respond to those orders and requests, in case we ever receive one. Privacy Guides will suspend processing, notify any affected user, minimize disclosure, and resist disclosure of personal data, all as the law allows.
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/bn/privacy.md b/i18n/bn/privacy.md
index 2a06d68b..d0506241 100644
--- a/i18n/bn/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/bn/privacy.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
---
-title: Privacy Policy
+title: "Privacy Policy"
description: We do not sell or share your data with any third-parties.
---
## What is Privacy Guides?
-Privacy Guides is a community project operated by a number of active contributors. The public list of team members can be found on our forum. Privacy Guides is legally administered by MAGIC Grants, a 501(c)(3) public charity acting as our fiscal host.
+Privacy Guides is a community project operated by a number of active contributors. The public list of team members [can be found on our forum](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u?group=team&order=solutions&period=all). Privacy Guides is legally administered by [MAGIC Grants](https://magicgrants.org), a 501(c)(3) public charity acting as our fiscal host.
As a project, we make available to the public:
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -230,7 +254,7 @@ Currently:
- Privacy Guides [processes personal data on servers outside the European Union](#where-does-privacy-guides-store-data-about-me).
- Privacy Guides uses [subprocessors](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) with personnel and computers outside the European Union.
-- Privacy Guides has personnel in the United States, Australia, and other non-EU countries without EU adequacy decisions under GDPR. These people need access to forum personal data in order to keep forums running, address security concerns, respond to privacy-related requests from users, field technical support requests, and otherwise assist users.
+- Privacy Guides has [personnel](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u?group=team&order=solutions&period=all) in the United States, Australia, and other non-EU countries without EU adequacy decisions under GDPR. These people need access to forum personal data in order to keep forums running, address security concerns, respond to privacy-related requests from users, field technical support requests, and otherwise assist users.
- Privacy Guides is very likely subject to section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in the United States, a law that the European Court of Justice has found inadequately protects the rights and freedoms of data subjects.
- Privacy Guides has never received any order or request for personal data under FISA 702 or any similar national security or surveillance law of any other country. Privacy Guides is not subject to any court order or legal obligation that would prevent it from disclosing the existence or non-existence of such an order or request.
- Privacy Guides has a policy for how we will respond to those orders and requests, in case we ever receive one. Privacy Guides will suspend processing, notify any affected user, minimize disclosure, and resist disclosure of personal data, all as the law allows.
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/cs/privacy.md b/i18n/cs/privacy.md
index 9f82eebd..63f2d720 100644
--- a/i18n/cs/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/cs/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/de/privacy.md b/i18n/de/privacy.md
index b0d07cbf..ae69c8fc 100644
--- a/i18n/de/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/de/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/el/privacy.md b/i18n/el/privacy.md
index 2afb4a8b..d0506241 100644
--- a/i18n/el/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/el/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/eo/privacy.md b/i18n/eo/privacy.md
index 2a06d68b..d0506241 100644
--- a/i18n/eo/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/eo/privacy.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
---
-title: Privacy Policy
+title: "Privacy Policy"
description: We do not sell or share your data with any third-parties.
---
## What is Privacy Guides?
-Privacy Guides is a community project operated by a number of active contributors. The public list of team members can be found on our forum. Privacy Guides is legally administered by MAGIC Grants, a 501(c)(3) public charity acting as our fiscal host.
+Privacy Guides is a community project operated by a number of active contributors. The public list of team members [can be found on our forum](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u?group=team&order=solutions&period=all). Privacy Guides is legally administered by [MAGIC Grants](https://magicgrants.org), a 501(c)(3) public charity acting as our fiscal host.
As a project, we make available to the public:
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -230,7 +254,7 @@ Currently:
- Privacy Guides [processes personal data on servers outside the European Union](#where-does-privacy-guides-store-data-about-me).
- Privacy Guides uses [subprocessors](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) with personnel and computers outside the European Union.
-- Privacy Guides has personnel in the United States, Australia, and other non-EU countries without EU adequacy decisions under GDPR. These people need access to forum personal data in order to keep forums running, address security concerns, respond to privacy-related requests from users, field technical support requests, and otherwise assist users.
+- Privacy Guides has [personnel](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u?group=team&order=solutions&period=all) in the United States, Australia, and other non-EU countries without EU adequacy decisions under GDPR. These people need access to forum personal data in order to keep forums running, address security concerns, respond to privacy-related requests from users, field technical support requests, and otherwise assist users.
- Privacy Guides is very likely subject to section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in the United States, a law that the European Court of Justice has found inadequately protects the rights and freedoms of data subjects.
- Privacy Guides has never received any order or request for personal data under FISA 702 or any similar national security or surveillance law of any other country. Privacy Guides is not subject to any court order or legal obligation that would prevent it from disclosing the existence or non-existence of such an order or request.
- Privacy Guides has a policy for how we will respond to those orders and requests, in case we ever receive one. Privacy Guides will suspend processing, notify any affected user, minimize disclosure, and resist disclosure of personal data, all as the law allows.
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/es/privacy.md b/i18n/es/privacy.md
index 0ed2bb87..a9d0162a 100644
--- a/i18n/es/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/es/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Este aviso de privacidad cubre todos los proyectos de Privacy Guides autorizados
Por favor, ten en cuenta que cuando haces una donación en [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants han publicado una [polÃtica de privacidad independiente](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) que cubre esa plataforma.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## ¿Cómo recopila Privacy Guides datos sobre m�
Privacy Guides recopila datos sobre ti:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides recopila datos sobre ti:
- Cuando creas y usas una cuenta en nuestros sitios web
- Cuando publicas, envÃas mensajes privados y participas de cualquier otra forma en una comunidad que Privacy Guides aloja
- Cuando te suscribes a una lista de correo, notificaciones por correo electrónico o anuncios
+- When you become a donating member
- Cuando nos haces una donación en GitHub Sponsors
-- Cuando te conviertes en miembro donante y vinculas tu cuenta de MAGIC Grants a tu cuenta del foro de Privacy Guides
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- Cuando contribuyes a nuestro sitio web u otros proyectos de código abierto
- Cuando nos contactas
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ En la página de configuración del perfil de tu cuenta puedes proporcionar opci
Privacy Guides almacena estos datos de la cuenta mientras tu cuenta permanezca abierta.
-### Privacy Guides recopila datos sobre las publicaciones y otras actividades en nuestro foro
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides recopila el contenido de tus publicaciones, además de datos sobre favoritos, «me gusta» y enlaces que sigues para compartir esos datos con otros, a través del foro. También hacemos pública esta actividad.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides también recopila datos sobre los mensajes privados que envÃas a través del foro. Privacy Guides hace que los mensajes privados estén disponibles para los remitentes y sus destinatarios, y también para los moderadores y administradores del foro.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides utiliza esta información para mantener la integridad de nuestro
### Privacy Guides recopila datos cuando nos haces una donación
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. Es posible que tus datos no sean eliminados del dominio público hasta la próxima actualización del sitio web.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
Cuando nos haces una donación en GitHub Sponsors, recopilamos tu nombre de usuario de GitHub y tu foto de perfil. Tu información de pago también es recopilada por nuestros subprocesadores GitHub y Stripe con el fin de facilitar la transacción.
Si decides hacer pública tu donación durante o después del proceso de pago en GitHub, Privacy Guides compartirá tu nombre de usuario y foto de perfil en nuestros sitios web con el fin de satisfacer tu solicitud. Puedes revocar este consentimiento en cualquier momento, y dejaremos de compartir públicamente el estado de tu donación. Es posible que tus datos no sean eliminados del dominio público hasta la próxima actualización del sitio web.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
Cuando nos donas en [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), se aplica una [polÃtica de privacidad separada](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) como se indica al principio de este documento.
Sin embargo, si opcionalmente vinculas tu cuenta de `donate.magicgrants.org` a tu cuenta del foro de Privacy Guides, nuestro foro recopilará algunos datos personales que están cubiertos por este aviso: en concreto, tu nombre de usuario del foro y si tienes una membresÃa activa.
-Procesamos esa información para concederte ventajas especiales en el foro. Además, si decides hacer público este estado estableciendo un tÃtulo o estilo exclusivo para miembros, compartiremos el estado de tu afiliación activa en nuestros sitios web.
+Procesamos esa información para concederte ventajas especiales en el foro. Además, si decides hacer público este estado estableciendo un tÃtulo o estilo exclusivo para miembros, compartiremos el estado de tu afiliación activa en nuestros sitios web. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. Es posible que tus datos no sean eliminados del dominio público hasta la próxima actualización del sitio web.
-Esta información se almacena mientras tu afiliación esté activa o hasta que desvincules tus cuentas del foro y de donaciones de MAGIC Grants en la configuración de tu perfil. Es posible que tus datos no sean eliminados completamente del dominio público hasta la próxima actualización del sitio web.
+Esta información se almacena mientras tu afiliación esté activa o hasta que desvincules tus cuentas del foro y de donaciones de MAGIC Grants en la configuración de tu perfil.
### Privacy Guides recopila datos cuando te pones en contacto con nosotros
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Nuestro sitio web utiliza Local Storage en tu navegador para almacenar tu prefer
Nuestro sitio web también utiliza Session Storage para almacenar en caché el número de versión actual de este sitio web y el número de estrellas/bifurcaciones de nuestro repositorio de GitHub. Estos datos se obtienen de GitHub una vez por sesión y solo los utiliza JavaScript del lado del cliente para mostrar esa información en la parte superior de cada página.
-Ningún dato almacenado localmente en este sitio web se transmite a Privacy Guides y no puede utilizarse para identificarte.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Nombre | Esencial | Expira | Propósito |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | SÃ | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | SÃ | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Sà | 1 año | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Sà | 1 año | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### El foro de Privacy Guides utiliza cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ La base jurÃdica de nuestro tratamiento determina los derechos que te otorga el
| [Contribuciones de código abierto](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Dirección de correo electrónico, nombre, información del perfil de GitHub, otra información proporcionada a través de Git | **Interés LegÃtimo** | Tenemos un interés legÃtimo en rastrear la procedencia de las contribuciones a nuestros proyectos de código abierto para evitar abusos y garantizar el respeto de los derechos de propiedad intelectual |
| [Donaciones](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Información de pago, incluyendo la dirección de facturación y el correo electrónico, información del perfil de GitHub | **Interés LegÃtimo** | Tenemos un interés legÃtimo en procesar estos datos para evitar abusos y fraudes en los pagos y para facilitar tu transacción |
| [Donaciones](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Información del perfil de GitHub | **Consentimiento** | Procesamos esta información para mostrar públicamente el estado de tu donación de acuerdo con tus deseos |
-| [Donaciones](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Nombre de usuario del foro y estado de la membresÃa | **Consentimiento** | Cuando vinculas tu cuenta del foro a tu cuenta de donaciones de MAGIC Grants, puedes mostrar opcionalmente tu estado de membresÃa al público |
+| [Donaciones](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Nombre de usuario del foro y estado de la membresÃa | **Consentimiento** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contactar con nosotros](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Dirección de correo electrónico, IP del servidor de correo, contenido del mensaje | **Interés LegÃtimo** | Tenemos un interés legÃtimo en procesar la información del correo electrónico entrante para evitar el spam y el abuso de la red |
| [Contactar con nosotros](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Dirección de correo electrónico, encabezados y contenido del mensaje | **Contrato** | Almacenamos tus mensajes y procesamos tus datos para responder a tu comunicación |
| [Copias de seguridad](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | Toda la información personal que recopilamos | **Interés LegÃtimo** | Almacenamos copias de seguridad completas para garantizar la continuidad y seguridad de la organización durante un máximo de 30 dÃas |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides utiliza los siguientes subprocesadores, y puede compartir datos p
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (EE. UU.) | Repositorios Git | _Para los visitantes de este sitio web_: compartir información con nuestros visitantes sobre la versión actual, el recuento de estrellas del repositorio, etc. | EE. UU. | [Aviso de Privacidad](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (EE. UU.) | Repositorios Git, Problemas, Solicitudes de Integración | _Para quienes contribuyen a este sitio web_: alojamiento de nuestro código fuente y plataformas de comunicación como nuestro gestor de incidencias. | EE. UU. | [Aviso de Privacidad](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (EE. UU.) | [Patrocinadores](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | Para recaudar pagos por regalos a Privacy Guides | EE. UU. | [Aviso de Privacidad](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (EE. UU.) | Conectarse | _Para determinadas donaciones a través de GitHub Sponsors_: procesamiento del pago de las donaciones | EE. UU. | [Aviso de Privacidad](https://stripe.com/privacy), [Centro RGPD](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | EE. UU. | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (EE. UU.) | Conectarse | Payment processing for donations | EE. UU. | [Aviso de Privacidad](https://stripe.com/privacy), [Centro RGPD](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (EE. UU.) | Almacenamiento de Objetos | Para alojar sitios web estáticos y contenidos multimedia estáticos y distribuir contenidos estáticos | EE. UU., Polonia | [Aviso de Privacidad](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (EE. UU.) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | Para recopilar estadÃsticas agregadas de los datos de los visitantes de nuestro sitio web basadas en el envÃo de información por parte del servidor | EE. UU. | [Aviso de Privacidad](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (EE. UU.) | Servidores Virtuales Privados | Para alojar nuestros sitios web dinámicos, almacenar y procesar datos personales. | EE. UU. | [Aviso de Privacidad](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ Para las reclamaciones en virtud del RGPD en general, siempre tienes la opción
## ¿Dónde puedo enterarme de los cambios?
-Esta versión del aviso de privacidad de Privacy Guides entró en vigor el 6 de marzo de 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides publicará la próxima versión aquÃ: .
diff --git a/i18n/fa/privacy.md b/i18n/fa/privacy.md
index 2afb4a8b..d0506241 100644
--- a/i18n/fa/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/fa/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/fr/privacy.md b/i18n/fr/privacy.md
index 867a75aa..de6fb7e6 100644
--- a/i18n/fr/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/fr/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/he/privacy.md b/i18n/he/privacy.md
index 75ae6718..7bd4301d 100644
--- a/i18n/he/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/he/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/hi/privacy.md b/i18n/hi/privacy.md
index 2afb4a8b..d0506241 100644
--- a/i18n/hi/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/hi/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/hu/privacy.md b/i18n/hu/privacy.md
index b72aa9f3..bd069d95 100644
--- a/i18n/hu/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/hu/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/id/privacy.md b/i18n/id/privacy.md
index 38422c32..4e390557 100644
--- a/i18n/id/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/id/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/it/privacy.md b/i18n/it/privacy.md
index e9d0e7e1..22af1f42 100644
--- a/i18n/it/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/it/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/ja/privacy.md b/i18n/ja/privacy.md
index bb6d87e1..f35f3b66 100644
--- a/i18n/ja/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/ja/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/ko/privacy.md b/i18n/ko/privacy.md
index 0efc0b1e..6657ad2a 100644
--- a/i18n/ko/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/ko/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/ku-IQ/privacy.md b/i18n/ku-IQ/privacy.md
index 3ed55953..d04b81af 100644
--- a/i18n/ku-IQ/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/ku-IQ/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/nl/privacy.md b/i18n/nl/privacy.md
index 42972e83..bd368f4d 100644
--- a/i18n/nl/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/nl/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/pl/privacy.md b/i18n/pl/privacy.md
index b69ad6d0..befe3368 100644
--- a/i18n/pl/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/pl/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/pt-BR/privacy.md b/i18n/pt-BR/privacy.md
index 7dc1abfc..cedd4941 100644
--- a/i18n/pt-BR/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/pt-BR/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/pt/privacy.md b/i18n/pt/privacy.md
index 3994ff17..c3a5e73b 100644
--- a/i18n/pt/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/pt/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/ru/privacy.md b/i18n/ru/privacy.md
index f5b71073..2bc64920 100644
--- a/i18n/ru/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/ru/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/sv/privacy.md b/i18n/sv/privacy.md
index 2afb4a8b..d0506241 100644
--- a/i18n/sv/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/sv/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/tr/privacy.md b/i18n/tr/privacy.md
index 0876d23a..482c2210 100644
--- a/i18n/tr/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/tr/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/uk/privacy.md b/i18n/uk/privacy.md
index f0df5a22..4522d70a 100644
--- a/i18n/uk/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/uk/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/vi/privacy.md b/i18n/vi/privacy.md
index 2afb4a8b..d0506241 100644
--- a/i18n/vi/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/vi/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/zh-Hant/privacy.md b/i18n/zh-Hant/privacy.md
index 420c2666..c1f7d21d 100644
--- a/i18n/zh-Hant/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/zh-Hant/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/zh-TW/privacy.md b/i18n/zh-TW/privacy.md
index 420c2666..c1f7d21d 100644
--- a/i18n/zh-TW/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/zh-TW/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .
diff --git a/i18n/zh/privacy.md b/i18n/zh/privacy.md
index 2afb4a8b..d0506241 100644
--- a/i18n/zh/privacy.md
+++ b/i18n/zh/privacy.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ This privacy notice covers all Privacy Guides projects authorized and operated b
Please note that when you make a donation to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), MAGIC Grants has published a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) covering that platform.
+Additionally, when you browse or make a purchase on [shop.privacyguides.org](https://shop.privacyguides.org/), this is a third-party service provided by Fourthwall. Fourthwall has published a [separate privacy policy](https://shop.privacyguides.org/pages/privacy-policy) covering that platform.
+
## How does Privacy Guides collect data about me?
Privacy Guides collects data about you:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ Privacy Guides collects data about you:
- When you create and use an account on our websites
- When you post, send private messages, and otherwise participate in a community that Privacy Guides hosts
- When you sign up for a mailing list, email notifications, or announcements
+- When you become a donating member
- When you make a donation to us on GitHub Sponsors
-- When you become a donating member and link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
+- When you link your MAGIC Grants account to your Privacy Guides forum account
- When you contribute to our website or other open-source projects
- When you contact us
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ You may optionally provide additional details about your account, like your name
Privacy Guides stores this account data as long as your account remains open.
-### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity on our forum
+### Privacy Guides collects data about posts and other activity
-Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others, through the forum. We also publish this activity to the public.
+Privacy Guides collects the content of your posts throughout our websites, plus data about bookmarks, likes, and links you follow in order to share that data with others. We also publish this activity to the public when you request it.
Privacy Guides also collects data about private messages that you send through the forum. Privacy Guides makes private messages available to senders and their recipients, and also to forum moderators and administrators.
@@ -99,17 +102,29 @@ Privacy Guides uses this information to maintain the integrity of our website, s
### Privacy Guides collects data when you donate to us
+#### When you subscribe to a membership on privacyguides.org
+
+When you donate to us through our [membership program](#/portal), we collect your email address. Your payment information is also collected by our payment processor Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction. You can also optionally provide your name, which is used to personalize your experience, and can be removed or changed in your [profile settings](#/portal/account/profile) at any time.
+
+If your membership and newsletter subscription matches an email address associated with an account on our forum, we will link your membership status to your forum account. This allows you to receive special perks on the forum, such as a members-only title or flair, and access to members-only categories.
+
+If the Member title or Member flair is enabled on your forum profile, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of acknowledging your donation to the project. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+
+#### When you donate to us via GitHub Sponsors
+
When you donate to us on GitHub Sponsors, we collect your GitHub username and profile picture. Your payment information is also collected by our subprocessors GitHub and Stripe in order to facilitate the transaction.
If you choose to make your donation public during or after the checkout process on GitHub, Privacy Guides will share your username and profile picture on our websites for the purposes of fulfilling your request. You may revoke this consent at any time, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
+#### When you subscribe to a membership or donate to us on donate.magicgrants.org
+
When you donate to us on [donate.magicgrants.org](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacyguides), a [separate privacy policy](https://donate.magicgrants.org/privacy) applies as noted at the beginning of this document.
However, if you optionally link your `donate.magicgrants.org` account to your Privacy Guides forum account, our forum collects some personal data which is covered by this notice: namely your forum username and whether you have an active membership.
-We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites.
+We process that information in order to grant you special perks on the forum. Additionally, if you choose to make this status public by setting a members-only title or flair, we will share the status of your active membership on our websites. You may revoke this consent at any time by removing the title and flair from your public profile, and we will no longer share your donation status publicly. This will not affect your access to members-only benefits. It may take until the next website release for your data to be removed from public visibility.
-This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings. It may take until the next website release for your data to be fully removed from public visibility.
+This information is stored for as long as your membership is active, or until you unlink your forum and MAGIC Grants donation accounts in your profile settings.
### Privacy Guides collects data when you contact us
@@ -125,7 +140,16 @@ Our website uses Local Storage in your browser to store your color scheme prefer
Our website also uses Session Storage to cache the current version number of this website and the number of stars/forks of our GitHub repository. This data is fetched once per session from GitHub, and is only used by client-side JavaScript to display that information at the top of each page.
-No locally stored data on this website is transmitted to Privacy Guides, and it can not be used to identify you.
+### The Privacy Guides website uses cookies
+
+Our website uses features from the open-source Ghost content management system to manage your membership experience, which uses the following cookies:
+
+| Name | Essential | Expires | Purpose |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ghost-members-ssr | Yes | 6 months | used to identify your membership on the website |
+| ghost-members-ssr.sig | Yes | 6 months | used to validate your membership on the website |
+| __stripe_sid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
+| __stripe_mid | Yes | 1 year | [Stripe](#subprocessors-used-by-privacy-guides) allows online transactions without storing any credit card information |
### The Privacy Guides forum uses cookies
@@ -219,7 +243,7 @@ The lawful basis for our processing determines what rights are available to you
| [Open source contributions](#privacy-guides-collects-data-about-open-source-contributors) | Email address, name, GitHub profile information, other information provided via Git | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in tracking the provenance of contributions to our open source projects to prevent abuse and ensure intellectual property rights are respected |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Payment information including billing address and email, GitHub profile information | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing this data to prevent payment abuse and fraud, and for facilitating your transaction |
| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | GitHub profile information | **Consent** | We process this information to display your donation status publicly in accordance to your wishes |
-| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When you link your forum account to your MAGIC Grants donation account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
+| [Donations](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-donate-to-us) | Forum username and membership status | **Consent** | When your membership is linked to your forum account, you can optionally display your membership status to the public |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, mail server IP, message content | **Legitimate interest** | We have a legitimate interest in processing incoming email information to prevent spam and network abuse |
| [Contacting us](#privacy-guides-collects-data-when-you-contact-us) | Email address, message headers and content | **Contract** | We store your messages and process your data in order to provide a response to your communication |
| [Backups](#privacy-guides-makes-regular-backups-of-all-data) | All personal information we collect | **Legitimate interest** | We store complete backups to ensure organizational continuity and security for up to 30 days |
@@ -295,7 +319,8 @@ Privacy Guides uses the following subprocessors, and may share personal data wit
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories | _For visitors to this website_: sharing information with our visitors about the current release, repo star count, etc. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | Git Repositories, Issues, Pull Requests | _For contributors to this website_: hosting our source code and communications platforms such as our issues tracker. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
| [GitHub](https://github.com) (USA) | [Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/privacyguides) | For collecting payments for gifts to Privacy Guides | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement) |
-| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | _For certain donations via GitHub Sponsors_: payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
+| [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (USA) | Email Delivery | For sending newsletters and other email messages to users | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy), [GDPR Center](https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr) |
+| [Stripe](https://stripe.com) (USA) | Connect | Payment processing for donations | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://stripe.com/privacy), [GDPR Center](https://stripe.com/legal/privacy-center) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Object Storage | For hosting static websites and static media content, and distributing static content | USA, Poland | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | [Umami Statistics](https://stats.triplebit.net/share/S80jBc50hxr5TquS/www.privacyguides.org) | For compiling aggregated statistics of our website visitor data based on server-side visitor info submissions | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
| [Triplebit](https://www.triplebit.org) (USA) | Virtual Private Servers | For hosting our dynamic websites, storing and processing personal data. | USA | [Privacy Notice](https://www.triplebit.org/privacy) |
@@ -314,7 +339,7 @@ For complaints under GDPR more generally, you always have the option to lodge co
## Where do I find out about changes?
-This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on March 6, 2025.
+This version of Privacy Guides' privacy notice took effect on September 24, 2025.
Privacy Guides will post the next version here: .