This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit this temporary outage notice site for Rifeforum.com (the “Site”). It does not apply to the main forum service. When the forum returns, please refer to its separate privacy policy. In this notice, “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the administrators of Rifeforum.com operating this Site.
We collect only the information necessary to operate this Site and respond to inquiries:
- Contact inquiries: name, email address, and the content of your message if you write to us via the Site or directly by email.
- Server logs: IP address, user agent, date/time, pages visited, and referrer, captured automatically by our hosting environment for security and operational purposes.
- Essential cookies: minimal cookies strictly necessary for basic site functionality (e.g., load balancing or session security), if used.
We use the data described above for the following purposes:
- Responding to inquiries and providing updates about the forum outage (legitimate interests).
- Ensuring the security and integrity of the Site, including detection and prevention of misuse (legitimate interests).
- Complying with applicable laws and responding to lawful requests (legal obligation).
We do not use advertising or analytics cookies on this Site. If essential cookies are required for basic functionality or security, they will be limited to that purpose only. Your browser settings allow you to control or block cookies, but doing so may affect core functionality.
We retain contact inquiries for as long as needed to respond and maintain appropriate records, typically up to 24 months unless a longer period is required by law or to resolve ongoing issues. Server logs are retained for a limited period suitable for security and troubleshooting, after which they are deleted or anonymized.
We do not sell personal data. We may share limited information with trusted service providers strictly as needed to operate this Site (e.g., hosting, email delivery). These providers act under appropriate contracts and safeguards. We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights and users.
Depending on the location of our hosting and email providers, your information may be transferred and processed outside your country. Where required, we implement safeguards such as contractual clauses or equivalent measures to protect your data.
Where applicable under local law (such as GDPR), you may have the right to request access to your personal data, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, or to object to processing. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. To exercise your rights, contact us at admin@rifeforum.com.
We apply administrative, technical, and organizational measures appropriate to the risks associated with this Site, including least-privilege access, secure configurations, and monitoring for anomalies. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we work to reduce risk to a reasonable level.
This Site may include links to external resources such as Groups.io or rife.de. We do not control those websites and are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review their privacy policies when you visit them.
If you have questions or requests about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact us at admin@rifeforum.com. For general outage questions, please use the Contact page so we can route your message appropriately.
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to the Site or legal requirements. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date on this page. Last updated: [set current date].