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# StreamWave Forums — Privacy Policy

**Effective Date:** November 9, 2026
**Website:** https://streamwaveforums.com

## 1. Introduction

Welcome to StreamWave Forums (“StreamWave,” “we,” “our,” or “us”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us when using our website, community forums, social features, games, marketplaces, and other services.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.

By using StreamWave Forums, you acknowledge the practices described in this policy.

## 2. Information We Collect

### Account Information

When you register or use a member account, we may collect:

- Your chosen username or display name
- Email address
- Password, stored as a secure hash rather than plaintext
- Profile pictures, banners, and optional profile information
- Account registration and activity information
- Account preferences and settings

### Social Login Information

StreamWave Forums supports signing in or connecting accounts using third-party authentication services, including:

- Google
- Facebook
- Discord

When you authorize a social login connection, we may receive your provider-specific account identifier, display name, email address (where permitted), and profile image.

We use this information to authenticate your identity, connect your social account to your StreamWave account, and support account access.

We do not request your Google, Facebook, or Discord password.

Social login information is not used to publish content to your connected social accounts without your authorization.

### Community Activity

When participating in StreamWave Forums, we may process information including:

- Forum topics, replies, and reactions
- Profile posts and status updates
- Private messages and conversations
- Uploaded images and attachments
- Marketplace listings and submissions
- Game activity, achievements, and rankings
- Community Credits balances and transaction histories
- Support requests and moderation reports

Publicly submitted content may be visible to other members or website visitors, depending on the feature and its privacy settings.

### Technical Information

We may collect technical information necessary to operate and protect the website, including IP addresses, browser and device information, session identifiers, login timestamps, and security-related activity.

## 3. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information to:

1. Create, maintain, and secure member accounts.
2. Authenticate users through passwords or supported social login providers.
3. Provide forum discussions, messaging, community games, and other services.
4. Manage Community Credits, rewards, and applicable transactions.
5. Display member profiles, contributions, achievements, and rankings.
6. Prevent spam, fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access.
7. Respond to support requests and enforce community rules.
8. Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve our website.
9. Comply with applicable legal obligations.

Where required by law, we rely on appropriate legal grounds, such as performing our services, legitimate interests, consent, or compliance with legal obligations.

## 4. Facebook Login and Meta Platform Data

When you connect your Facebook account, StreamWave Forums requests only the information needed for supported account authentication and linking.

This may include your Facebook user identifier, public profile information, and email address where authorized and available.

We do not sell Facebook Login data or use it for unrelated advertising.

You can revoke StreamWave Community's access through your Facebook account's application settings.

Revoking access through Facebook does not automatically delete your StreamWave member account. You may also request deletion of the information associated with your Facebook connection.

## 5. Cookies and Sessions

StreamWave Forums uses cookies and similar technologies for essential website functionality, including:

- Keeping members signed in
- Maintaining secure sessions
- Protecting forms against unauthorized submissions
- Remembering website preferences
- Supporting account security

Third-party integrations may use their own cookies under their respective privacy policies.

Where legally required, we will obtain consent before using non-essential cookies.

## 6. Community Credits, Games, and Marketplaces

StreamWave Forums may maintain records of Community Credits, virtual purchases, achievements, marketplace activity, and other member interactions.

These records are used to operate the relevant features, resolve disputes, detect misuse, and maintain account integrity.

If payments are processed through external providers such as PayPal, payment information is also handled according to the payment provider's privacy policy.

We do not require members to disclose complete payment-card details directly to participate in ordinary forum activities.

## 7. Sharing of Information

We do not sell members' personal information.

We may share limited information with service providers where necessary for hosting, authentication, email delivery, payment processing, security, or other services.

Information may also be disclosed when legally required, to investigate suspected abuse, or to protect the security and rights of the community and its members.

Public forum content and public profile information may be accessible to other users and search engines.

## 8. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain account security, resolve disputes, and meet applicable legal requirements.

When an account is deleted, certain information may need to be retained for legitimate security, financial, or legal reasons.

Public contributions may remain in anonymized or otherwise lawfully retained form where appropriate.

## 9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

- Request access to personal information held about you
- Correct inaccurate account information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Withdraw consent where processing depends on consent
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Request a portable copy of eligible personal information

We will respond to valid requests in accordance with applicable law.

## 10. Account and Data Deletion

Members may request deletion of their StreamWave Forums account and associated personal information.

To request deletion:

1. Sign in to your StreamWave Forums account, if possible.
2. Visit the community support system at https://streamwaveforums.com.
3. Submit a support request titled **Account and Personal Data Deletion**.
4. Specify whether you want to disconnect a social login provider or request deletion of your entire account.

We may ask you to verify account ownership before processing the request.

We will process valid deletion requests within applicable legal timeframes and explain any information that must be retained.

If you connected Facebook, you can also remove StreamWave Community from your Facebook account's connected applications.

## 11. Information Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information.

These may include encrypted HTTPS connections, password hashing, secure sessions, access restrictions, and security monitoring.

No online service can guarantee absolute security.

## 12. Children's Privacy

StreamWave Forums is not intended for children under 13 or any higher minimum age required by applicable law without the necessary parental authorization.

If we learn that personal information was collected from a child in violation of applicable law, we will take appropriate action.

## 13. Third-Party Services

Our website may integrate with external services, including:

- Google — https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Meta/Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
- Discord — https://discord.com/privacy
- PayPal — https://www.paypal.com/privacycenter

These providers operate under their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for their independent data practices.

## 14. International Users

StreamWave Forums may be accessed from different countries. Personal information may be processed or stored in jurisdictions outside your country of residence.

Where required, we will apply appropriate protections for international transfers of personal information.

## 15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services, technology, or legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page with an updated effective date.

Where required, we will provide additional notice of material changes.

## 16. Contact Us

For privacy questions, requests to access or delete information, or concerns about personal data, please contact us through:

**StreamWave Forums**
Website: https://streamwaveforums.com
Contact method: Community Support Desk

Please include **Privacy Request** in the subject of your support ticket.