[READ ONLY] Privacy Policy

SinisterGaming respects user privacy and keeps data collection limited to what is needed to operate the website, forums, stats systems, and game servers.

Information We May Collect:
- Forum account information such as username, email address, registration date, and profile details.
- IP addresses and login/session data used for security, moderation, and spam prevention.
- Forum posts, private messages, profile activity, and uploaded content.
- Game server activity such as player name, SteamID or platform ID, playtime, server activity, rankings, map activity, and gameplay stats.
- Technical data such as browser type, device information, cookies, and security logs.

How Information Is Used:
- To operate the forum and website.
- To manage user accounts and login sessions.
- To protect against spam, abuse, cheating, attacks, and unauthorized access.
- To display server stats, rankings, player activity, and community information.
- To troubleshoot technical issues and improve the site or servers.

Cookies:
- The forum uses cookies to keep users logged in and remember preferences.
- Security and anti-spam services may also use cookies or technical checks.
- Disabling cookies may prevent parts of the site from working correctly.

Anti-Spam and Security:
- SinisterGaming may use anti-spam, firewall, captcha, or moderation tools to protect the community.
- Registration, posting, and login attempts may be checked for spam or abuse patterns.

Game Server Stats:
- Some game servers may log player activity for public stats and rankings.
- This may include player names, SteamIDs or game IDs, scores, playtime, maps, and related activity.
- Stats are part of the public community system and may be shown on the website.

Sharing Information:
- SinisterGaming does not sell user information.
- Information may be shared only when needed for hosting, security, anti-spam, legal compliance, or technical operation.

Data Removal:
- Users may request account review or removal where reasonable.
- Some forum posts, logs, server stats, or moderation records may be retained for security, integrity, or technical reasons.

Security:
- Reasonable steps are taken to protect the site and community.
- No online system is perfect, and users should protect their own account passwords.

Changes:
- This policy may be updated as the website, forum, and game servers change.