Your privacy is important to us. This document explains what information is collected when you use this Starling Fediverse Server instance and how that information is handled.

1. Information You Provide

When you create an account, you are required to provide an email address. This email address is visible only to the server administrators and is used for account management purposes, such as password resets and important account notifications. It is not made available to other users.

2. Public Information

A list of all accounts hosted on this server is publicly visible. Usernames, profile information, and any content you choose to make public can be viewed by anyone, whether they are a member of this server, another Fediverse server, or simply browsing the web.

Please remember that once information is made public, it may be copied, archived, or redistributed by others beyond our control.

3. Technical Information

Like most websites, the server automatically receives certain technical information when you connect, including your IP address. This information may be recorded in web server logs for security, maintenance, and troubleshooting purposes.

While these logs exist, they are not used to identify individual users in the normal course of operating the service, and we do not publicly associate IP addresses with user accounts.

4. Federation

This server is part of the Fediverse. Content you choose to share with other servers may be transmitted to and stored by those servers, each of which operates under its own policies and administration.

5. Changes to This Policy

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. Continued use of the service after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have any questions about this policy, please contact the server administrators.