Privacy Policy for Baleia.dev Community

Effective Date: June 20, 2025

Baleia.dev ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, store, and disclose your personal information when you interact with the Baleia.dev Community, which includes our Discord server, social media, website, and other related platforms or services.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Registration Information: When you join our Community (e.g., on Discord), we may have access to your username, user ID, and, in some cases, your email (if you make it public or link it to the platform).
• User-Generated Content: Information you post or share in the Community, such as text messages, images, videos, links, and files.
• Interaction Information: Data about how you interact with the Community, such as channels you access, messages you send, reactions, and event participation.
• Technical Information: Information about the device and connection you use to access the Community, including browser type, operating system, IP address, and platform usage data (collected by underlying platforms such as Discord, YouTube, etc.).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

• Community Operation: To provide, maintain, and improve the Community, including facilitating discussions, events, and knowledge sharing.
• Communication: To send notices, updates, and relevant information about the Community (if you consent to receive them).
• Moderation and Security: To monitor and moderate content, ensure compliance with our Terms of Use, and protect the security of the Community and its members.
• Analysis and Improvement: To understand how members use the Community and identify areas for improvement, such as creating new channels or events.
• Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations, respond to valid legal requests, and enforce our rights.

3. Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• With Other Community Members: Content you post in public channels is visible to other members.
• With Service Providers: We may use third-party services (e.g., Discord, video platforms) that process data on our behalf to operate the Community. These providers are bound by confidentiality obligations.
• For Legal Compliance: If required by law or in response to a valid legal process (e.g., a court order or subpoena).
• With Your Consent: We may share your information for other purposes with your consent.

4. Your Privacy Rights

You have certain rights regarding your personal information, subject to applicable laws, which may include:

• Access and Rectification: The right to access and request the correction of your personal information.
• Erasure: The right to request the erasure of your personal information (subject to our ability to remove information from third-party platforms and any legal retention requirements).
• Objection: The right to object to certain forms of processing.
• Data Portability: The right to receive your information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

To exercise these rights, please contact us via email: contact@baleia.dev. Please note that most community data is managed by the privacy policies of the platforms we use (Discord, etc.).

5. Data Security

We employ reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

6. Children and Adolescents

Our Community is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the revised version on our website and/or communicate the changes within the Community. We encourage you to review this Policy regularly. Your continued use of the Community after the posting of any changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes.