balagun.net

Privacy policy

Updated 2026-11-06

This page explains what data balagun.net collects and why. The site and the game server are run by the Balagun administration.

What we collect

  • Account: login, e-mail, password (only as a hash), country (detected from your IP, you can change it), IP address at registration and at the last login, time of the last visit.
  • Game: SteamID, nick, country, statistics, in-game chat, joins and leaves, admin actions. Ban records also hold the IP address.
  • Your content: forum posts, site chat, private messages, articles, unban appeals with their links and screenshots.
  • VIP: order details, the amount paid and the game password you set. Payments go through unikov.net, we never see your card details.
  • Technical: IP address, page address and browser in error logs, plus a log of actions such as logins.

Why we use it

To run accounts, link them to the game, give VIP, send confirmation and password recovery letters, moderate the site and the server, and protect them from abuse. We do not show ads and do not sell data.

What is public

Anyone can see your login and profile (role, country, VIP, statistics, posts), the ban list, the top players and the list of admins and VIP players with nicks and SteamIDs.

Who else receives data

Cloudflare (network and protection), OVH (hosting) and unikov.net (donations) process data for these purposes. We pass data to others only if the law requires it.

How long we keep it

  • Site chat: 30 days.
  • In-game chat, joins and leaves: 90 days.
  • Admin actions: 365 days.
  • Error logs: 30 days.
  • Database backups: 14 days.
  • Everything else: while the account exists or while it is needed for moderation and bans.

Cookies

sw_session keeps you signed in (up to a year), sw_lang remembers the language (a year). Cloudflare may add its own technical cookies. We use no advertising cookies.

Your rights

You can change your e-mail, country, SteamID and password in your account. For other questions about your data, send a private message to the administration. If you live in the EU, the GDPR gives you further rights over your data, including the right to complain to your data protection authority.

Children

If you are under 16, use the site only with the permission of a parent or guardian.

Changes

When this page changes, the date at the top changes too.