Privacy Policy

Information you provide voluntarily. When you email us (for example, a data correction or a partnership request), we receive the email address and content you choose to send. We use this only to respond to your message.

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we collect limited technical data through analytics and advertising technologies: approximate location (country/city level), device and browser type, pages viewed, referral source, and interaction events. This data is aggregated and does not itself identify you by name.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use first-party cookies for basic site functionality and third-party cookies set by Google Analytics and Google AdSense to measure traffic and serve relevant advertising. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings; disabling advertising cookies will not break the site but may reduce ad relevance.

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use SpiritVale Wiki so we can improve content and tooling. GA4 collects information such as pages visited, approximate location, device type, and engagement time, using first-party cookies. Google processes this data on our behalf. You can opt out with the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

SpiritVale Wiki displays advertising through Google AdSense. AdSense may use the DoubleClick cookie and similar identifiers to serve personalized ads based on your prior browsing across websites. Personalized advertising can be disabled at any time via Google Ads Settings and the YourAdChoices opt-out portal. We do not share your email or voluntarily submitted messages with advertisers.

We use collected data solely to: operate and secure the site, measure and improve performance, fix inaccuracies reported by the community, and serve non-intrusive advertising that helps keep the project running. We do not sell personal information.

If you are in the European Union, United Kingdom, or EEA, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, and port your personal data, and to object to certain processing. Our lawful bases are your consent (for analytics/advertising cookies) and our legitimate interest in operating and improving a free public resource. To exercise any right, contact webmaster@spiritvalewiki.org. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

California residents have the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete it, and the right to opt out of any “sale” or “sharing” of personal information as defined by California law. SpiritVale Wiki does not sell personal information for money. You may exercise these rights without discrimination by emailing webmaster@spiritvalewiki.org. You may use an authorized agent to submit requests on your behalf.

Voluntarily submitted emails are retained only as long as needed to handle your request and are not added to any marketing list. Analytics data is retained under Google’s standard retention settings. We apply reasonable technical and organizational measures, but no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

SpiritVale Wiki is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13 (or under 16 in the EU). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us data, contact us and we will delete it.

We may update this Privacy Policy as our practices or applicable law evolve. Material changes will be reflected by the “Last updated” date below. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.