Definitions:

• This privacy policy describes how we collect, protect and uses the personally identifiable information you may provide through the Apobangpo.space Mastodon site or its API, the Apobangpo Pixelfed Server, the Apobangpo Wiki and the Apobangpo.website.
• The policy also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your personal information and how you can access and update this information. This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Apobangpo.space does not own or control, or to individuals that Apobangpo.space does not employ or manage.
• Apobangpo Sites: Refers to the Apobangpo Mastodon Server (https://apobangpo.space), the Apobangpo Pixelfed Server (), the Apobangpo Wiki () and the Apobangpo Website (https://apobangpo.website).
• We, Us: Refers to Jo Kay Web Design Services and Moderators appointed to support Apobangpo Sites.
• Army: Refers to BTS Fans, commonly known as ‘BTS ARMY’
• Apobangpo Community: Users who have joined one of the Mastodon Sites/Services or are on the waitling list to join.
• Content: Any text, images, gifs, videos or other digital content that is published on Apobangpo sites.
• You: The Individual user who has signed up to access and use the services provided by Apobangpo.
• Community Charter: The server rules that apply to all users and are also used to define moderation strategies used to manage Apobangpo sites and services.

What information do we collect?

Basic account information:

• If you register on Apobangpo Sites, you will be asked to enter a username, an e-mail address and a password. You may also choose to enter additional profile information such as a display name and biography, and upload a profile picture and header image. The username, display name, biography, profile picture and header image are always listed publicly.
• You will also be asked to provide a Date Of Birth when using the signup form. This information is used as part of our age verification processes, however it is not stored after you have completed the signup process.

Posts, following and other public information:

• Followers and Following Lists: The list of people you follow and who follow you is listed publicly by default. You can adjust these settings in the Preferences on the Apobangpo Mastodon and Pixelfed servers.
• When you submit a post, the date and time is stored, as well as the application you submitted the message from. Posts may contain text and media attachments, such as pictures and audio and video.

IPs and other metadata:

• When you log in, we record the IP address you log in from, as well as the name of your browser application.
• All the logged-in sessions are available for your review and revocation in the settings.
• The latest IP address used is stored for up to 12 months.
• We also may retain server logs which include the IP address of every request to our server.

Data Access Policy

• Public and unlisted posts are available publicly. When you feature a post on your profile, that is also publicly available information.
• Your posts are delivered to your followers, in some cases it means they are delivered to different servers and copies are stored there.
• When you delete posts, this is likewise delivered to your followers.
• Direct and followers-only posts: All posts are stored and processed on the server. Followers-only posts are delivered to your followers and users who are mentioned in them, and direct posts are delivered only to users mentioned in them. In some cases it means they are delivered to different servers and copies are stored there. We make a good faith effort to limit the access to those posts only to authorized persons, but other servers may fail to do so.
• Bottom Line: Do not share any sensitive information over the federated Mastodon Network via apobangpo.space or any other server (instance). Please use appropriate tools for private messaging – eg. encrypted email, Signal, etc.

What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in the following ways:

• To provide the core functionality of Apobangpo Sites. You can only interact with other people’s content and post your own content when you are logged in. For example, you may follow other people to view their combined posts in your own personalized home timeline.
• To aid moderation of the community, for example comparing your IP address with other known ones to determine ban evasion or other violations.
• The email address you provide may be used to send you information, notifications about other people interacting with your content or sending you messages, and to respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.

How do we protect your information?

• We implement security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. Among other things, your browser session, as well as the traffic between your applications and the API, are secured with SSL, and your password is protected using a strong one-way algorithm.
• You may enable two-factor authentication to further secure access to your account.

What is our data retention policy?

We will make a good faith effort to:

• Retain server logs containing the IP address of all requests to this server, in so far as such logs are kept, no more than 90 days.
• Retain the IP addresses associated with registered users no more than 12 months.
• You can request and download an archive of your content, including your posts, media attachments, profile picture, and header image.
• You may irreversibly delete your account at any time.

Do we use cookies?

• Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow). These cookies enable the site to recognize your browser and, if you have a registered account, associate it with your registered account.
• We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits.

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

• We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.
• We may release your information if we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, or to protect ours or others rights, property, or safety.
• Your public content may be downloaded by other servers in the network. Your public and followers-only posts are delivered to the servers where your followers reside, and direct messages are delivered to the servers of the recipients, in so far as those followers or recipients reside on a different server than this.
• When you authorize an application to use your account, depending on the scope of permissions you approve, it may access your public profile information, your following list, your followers, your lists, all your posts, and your favourites. Applications can never access your e-mail address or password.

Privacy Principles

• We have adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act). The APPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information.
• A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.aoic.gov.au.

Got a Question or Need Privacy Support?

• Contact us via privacy@apobangpo.website.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

• If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page and announce them on the Apobangpo Mastodon server.
• This document is CC-BY-SA. Adapted from the Mastodon.social privacy policy.