Privacy Policy v1.0

Effective Date: February 15, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how badlands.pw (“the Server”), a privately operated Matrix homeserver hosted in the United States, collects, processes, and stores information when you use the service.

1. Overview

This Server is privately operated. The operator does not sell, rent, trade, or monetize user data.

2. Information Collected

Account Information

Technical Metadata

Message Content

3. Federation

Matrix is a federated protocol. Messages sent to federated rooms are transmitted to third-party homeservers. Those servers store and process data according to their own privacy policies. The operator has no control over external servers.

4. Log Retention

Server logs may be temporarily retained for:

Logs are retained only as long as reasonably necessary.

5. Data Security

Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are implemented to protect infrastructure and stored data. However, no internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

6. Data Deletion

If you delete your account, associated local data may be removed from this server. However, content that has federated to other homeservers cannot be deleted by this operator.

7. Legal Requests

The operator may comply with valid legal obligations under United States law.

8. Children's Privacy

This service is restricted to individuals 18 years of age or older.

9. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated at any time. Continued use of the Server after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

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