Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how the Pokémon 3D Team and the pokemon3d.net website collect, use, and share personal information.
Pokémon 3D and this website are volunteer-run fan projects. The pokemon3d.net domain is owned and operated by Kilobyte AS.
This policy applies to https://pokemon3d.net/ and related services we operate. It is effective as of 1 August 2021 and was last updated on 23 July 2026.
Information We Collect
Account and profile information
When you register or update your profile, we may collect:
- Name
- Username
- Email address
- Password (stored in hashed form)
- Date of birth
- Gender
- Location
- About / bio text
- Profile photo
Linked accounts
If you link a third-party account, we may store identifiers and profile details provided by that service, such as account ID, username, display name, email, and avatar. Supported providers may include Discord, Facebook, Twitch, and Game Jolt.
User-generated content
Content you upload or publish on the website may be stored and displayed, including skins, resources, resource updates, server listings, comments, and similar community content.
Technical and usage data
When you use the website, we may process:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device and session information (including user agent)
- Pages visited and approximate time of visit
- Error and diagnostic information
- Timezone inferred from IP address on login
Analytics
On non-local environments we use Plausible Analytics, which is designed to measure site usage without cookies and without collecting personal data for advertising profiles.
Email preferences
If you opt in, we may send:
- Update emails about the game or website
- Notification emails for activity on your account (for example comments or likes)
You can change these preferences in your profile consents.
How We Use Information
We use personal information to:
- create and manage your account
- provide website features and community services
- display public profile and community content you choose to share
- secure the service and prevent abuse
- communicate with you when you have consented, or when needed to operate the service
- understand aggregated website usage through analytics
- comply with legal obligations
We only collect and use personal information when we have a legitimate reason to do so, and we aim to limit collection to what is reasonably needed for those purposes.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the website to work, including session and authentication cookies.
We do not use advertising cookies, and our analytics setup with Plausible is intended to work without cookies.
Sharing of Information
We may share personal information with:
- service providers who help us host, store, deliver email, or operate the website (for example hosting, storage, and mail providers)
- linked third-party platforms when you choose to connect an account
- law enforcement or regulators when required by law, or to protect our rights and users
We do not sell your personal information.
Volunteer maintainers and operators involved in running the project may access account or content data only as needed to operate and moderate the service.
International Transfers
Personal information may be stored or processed in countries other than the one where you live, depending on where our hosting and service providers operate. Where we transfer personal information, we take steps appropriate under applicable law to protect it.
Retention
We keep personal information for as long as your account remains active, or for as long as needed to provide the service, resolve disputes, enforce our terms, or meet legal requirements.
If you delete your account, we remove or anonymise personal information associated with it, except where we must retain limited information for legal, security, or operational reasons.
Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal information we hold about you, and to object to or restrict certain processing.
You can update much of your information in your profile, manage email consents there, and delete your account from your profile settings.
For other privacy requests, contact us via the contact page. You may also have the right to complain to a data protection authority.
Children’s Privacy
People under 13 years old are not allowed to use this website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.
Third-Party Links
This website may link to external sites we do not operate. Their privacy practices are their own, and this policy does not cover them.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated policy on this page and revise the “last updated” date. Where required by law, we will ask for consent again for material changes.
Contact
For privacy questions, see the contact page, or reach the community team on Discord.
For questions about the pokemon3d.net domain itself, contact Kilobyte AS.