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.
This Server is privately operated. The operator does not sell, rent, trade, or monetize user data.
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.
Server logs may be temporarily retained for:
Logs are retained only as long as reasonably necessary.
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.
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.
The operator may comply with valid legal obligations under United States law.
This service is restricted to individuals 18 years of age or older.
This Privacy Policy may be updated at any time. Continued use of the Server after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.