Privacy

What data does Otterchat collect?

The site automatically logs usage data. This data includes:
  • Your public IP address
  • Your user agent
  • Your operating system
  • Files you requested from our server
  • The time of your request(s)
  • The size of your request(s)
  • The referrer URL
  • Whether your request was completed successfully

Your public IP address is collected whenever you submit a post. Any personal information you choose to provide through the Post Form, such as your name and any files you upload, is also collected. User information is stored on DigitalOcean servers located in Singapore.

If you register an account your display name and optionally your email address are stored. Your password is stored in hashed form.

Any remarks you send through the Feedback form are stored.

Otterchat does not require you to share any personal information in order to use the Otterchat website. You may choose to use proxy, VPN or similar services to hide your IP address while using Otterchat.

How is the data used?

The data is used to provide the service and in the legitimate interest of running and protecting it.

The server log is used to analyse website traffic and for purposes of server security.

Otterchat is a public forum. The personal information you publish through Otterchat will be stored in its database and displayed publicly. Your public IP address will not be displayed publicly and will be visible to site administrators only, where it may be used for moderation purposes or to comply with deletion requests.

If you associate an email address with your user account then it will be used to verify your email and may be used to send you service-related messages.

How long is the data stored?

Server logs are kept for 14 days. Posts, user accounts and all information associated with them is stored indefinitely.

Cookies

Otterchat doesn't use any third-party or tracking cookies. If you choose the "Remember me" option a login cookie is stored in your browser. Unsent post drafts as well as your choice of theme are saved in your browser's local storage.

Third party services

These services will receive your IP address when your browser loads their content. Some of them are non-EU services.

  • bunny.net: fonts
  • BootstrapCDN: icons
  • CARTO: map tiles
  • PayPal: donation button
  • Resend: emails (will receive your email address)

User rights

You have the right to access, correction, deletion of data and objection of data processing. For this contact otter@mail.ee. You also have the right to complain to a data protection authority.