Who we are
BanterGaming is the data controller for personal information it decides how and why to use across the BanterGaming website, forum and game servers.
For privacy questions or a request about your information, open a private support ticket through the BanterGaming Discord. Please do not post personal information in a public channel. We may ask for enough information to confirm your identity before completing a request.
This notice covers BanterGaming’s own handling of information. Discord, PayPal, Google, Steam and other third-party services also process information under their own privacy notices.
Information we handle
| Where |
Information |
| Website visits |
IP address, date and time, requested page, referring page, browser or device details, and security or error logs. The archived map-vote page also requests result totals from a BanterGaming Cloudflare Worker. |
| Forum accounts |
Email address, username, password hash, profile details, posts, reactions, subscriptions, reports, moderation records, sign-in information and IP addresses associated with forum activity. |
| DayZ servers |
Display name, Steam or game identifiers, IP address, connection and gameplay logs, anti-cheat or server events, reports, evidence, sanctions and appeals. |
| Support & Discord |
The account details, messages, attachments and evidence you provide in support tickets, reports, appeals or other contact with the team. Discord separately processes use of its platform. |
| Donations |
Information PayPal makes available to the recipient, such as donor name, email address, amount, date and transaction reference. BanterGaming does not receive your full card or bank credentials. |
| Privacy choice |
A version number, confirmation that necessary storage was accepted, and the time of that choice, saved locally in your browser. |
If you make forum posts or share information in public community spaces, other people can see and copy that content. Avoid publishing personal information you do not want to be public.
Why we use it
| Purpose |
Usual lawful basis |
| Provide forum accounts, requested community features and game-server access. |
Performance of our agreement with you, or steps you ask us to take before entering that agreement. |
| Run, secure and improve the website, forum and servers; diagnose faults; prevent abuse; and enforce community rules. |
Our legitimate interests in operating a safe, reliable and fair gaming community. |
| Review reports, appeals and anti-cheat signals, and keep proportionate moderation records. |
Our legitimate interests in protecting players, staff and the integrity of the community. |
| Process donations and keep required financial records. |
Performance of the donation transaction, legitimate interests in funding the community, and legal obligations that apply to financial records. |
| Use optional storage or communications if introduced in future. |
Your consent, where consent is required. Optional technology will not be activated before the relevant choice is offered. |
We do not sell personal information. We do not use it for third-party advertising, and we do not currently run website analytics.
Sharing & transfers
We share information only where needed to operate the community, complete a service you request, protect people or systems, or meet a legal obligation. Recipients can include hosting and infrastructure providers, forum and game-service providers, professional advisers, law enforcement where lawfully required, and a new operator if the community is reorganised.
Named services used by this site
- Google Fonts receives connection information such as your IP address when the website requests its font files. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
- Discord hosts community chat and support tickets. See Discord’s Privacy Policy.
- PayPal processes donations on its own website. See the PayPal Privacy Statement.
- Cloudflare hosts the archived map-vote result service and receives normal connection data when that page loads. See Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy.
- Steam, DayZ and anti-cheat providers process information when you use their software or connect to a game server under their own notices.
Some providers operate outside the UK. Where a restricted international transfer applies to BanterGaming’s use of a provider, the transfer must be covered by a lawful mechanism such as UK adequacy regulations or approved contractual safeguards. The provider notices above explain their own international arrangements.
How long we keep it
We keep information only for as long as it is reasonably needed for the purpose described above. The period depends on the type of record, whether an account remains active, security and moderation needs, available appeals, backup cycles, and any legal requirement.
- Forum account information is generally kept while the account is active. If an account is deleted, public contributions may be retained or anonymised where needed to preserve discussions.
- Website, authentication, game and security logs are kept for limited operational periods, or longer when a specific incident, appeal or legal claim requires them.
- Reports, sanctions and appeal records are kept for as long as proportionate to enforce rules, identify repeat abuse and resolve disputes.
- Support tickets are kept until the issue is resolved and for a reasonable follow-up period.
- Donation and accounting records are kept for the period required by applicable financial and tax rules.
- Backups expire through the normal backup rotation, so deletion from every backup may not be immediate.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you the right to ask for access to your information, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, or withdrawal of consent. You may also object to certain uses of your information.
Your right to object
You can object when we rely on legitimate interests. Tell us what use you object to and why it affects you; we will consider whether there are compelling reasons to continue.
Open a private ticket through the BanterGaming Discord to exercise a right or raise a concern. We aim to respond within the period required by law. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, although we would appreciate the opportunity to resolve the issue first.
Cookies & local storage
Cookies are small files a website places in your browser. Local storage is a similar browser feature. BanterGaming currently uses only storage needed to remember your privacy choice and to provide forum account, language and security features. We do not currently use analytics or advertising cookies.
| Name |
Type & purpose |
Typical duration |
bantergaming_privacy_choice_v1 |
Necessary local storage. Remembers that you accepted the site’s necessary storage notice. |
Up to 180 days, then the notice is shown again. |
flarum_session |
Necessary forum cookie. Maintains your session and supports sign-in security. |
Up to 120 minutes per forum session. |
flarum_remember |
Necessary when requested. Keeps you signed in when you choose the forum’s “remember me” option. |
Up to 5 years, or until you sign out or remove it. |
locale |
Functional forum cookie. Remembers a language choice if more than one forum language is available. |
Long-lived, until removed or replaced. |
Manage your choice
Use the control to reopen the notice. You can also remove or block cookies and site data in your browser. Blocking forum session cookies will prevent account sign-in from working correctly.
Following a link to Discord, PayPal, Steam or another website takes you to that provider’s service, where its own cookie choices apply.
Children
BanterGaming does not knowingly seek personal information from children. DayZ and third-party services such as PayPal have their own age ratings or minimum-age rules. If you believe a child has provided information inappropriately, contact the team through a private Discord ticket so it can be reviewed and removed where required.
We do not make decisions with legal or similarly significant effects using solely automated processing. Automated server or anti-cheat signals may support moderation, but staff can review reports and appeals.
Security & changes
We use proportionate technical and organisational measures to protect information, including access controls, password hashing, logging, updates and restricted staff access. No online service can guarantee absolute security, so use a unique password and report suspected account or data issues promptly.
We may update this notice when the community, technology or law changes. Material changes will be highlighted on the website or through an appropriate community channel, and the date at the top of this page will be updated.
