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PhantomWiki is a personal, non-commercial website operated by [[User:PhantomSteve|Steve Keene-Elliott]]. | PhantomWiki is a personal, non-commercial website operated by [[User:PhantomSteve|Steve Keene-Elliott]]. | ||
Questions may be | Questions may be may be sent using the [[Special:Contact|contact form]] (No account is required). Do not post confidential information on a public page. | ||
== Technical information == | == Technical information == | ||
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Visitors should not send information that is unnecessary for resolving their enquiry. | Visitors should not send information that is unnecessary for resolving their enquiry. | ||
== Purposes and legal basis == | |||
Information may be used to: | |||
* operate, maintain and secure the wiki; | |||
* diagnose technical problems; | |||
* prevent or investigate misuse; | |||
* respond to enquiries; | |||
* comply with legal obligations. | |||
Where UK data-protection law applies, information is normally processed because it is necessary for the legitimate interests of operating, securing and maintaining the website. | |||
Information may also be processed to comply with a legal obligation or, where appropriate, with consent. | |||
== Sharing of information == | |||
Information may be processed by the web-hosting provider and other technical service providers where necessary to operate and maintain the wiki. | |||
Information is not sold. It will only otherwise be disclosed where necessary to: | |||
* maintain or protect the website; | |||
* investigate misuse or technical incidents; | |||
* comply with a legal obligation; | |||
* establish, exercise or defend legal rights. | |||
== Retention == | |||
Technical logs are retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for hosting, security, maintenance and troubleshooting, subject to the hosting provider's own retention arrangements. | |||
Material published on a wiki may remain in page histories, logs and backups after it has been changed or removed. | |||
== External websites == | |||
Pages may contain links to external websites. PhantomWiki does not control how those websites collect or process information. | |||
Visitors should consult the privacy information provided by each external website. | |||
== Your rights == | |||
Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law may provide rights concerning personal information, including access, correction, erasure, restriction and objection. | |||
Requests may be raised using the [[Special:Contact|contact form]] (No account is required). Do not post confidential information on a public page. | |||
People in the United Kingdom may also raise a concern with the [https://ico.org.uk/ Information Commissioner's Office]. | |||
== Changes to this policy == | |||
This policy may be updated when the wiki's operation, hosting or handling of information changes. | |||
The date near the top of this page identifies the latest revision. | |||
Latest revision as of 18:04, 20 September 2026
This page explains how information may be handled when somebody visits PhantomWiki.
Last updated: 16 September 2026.
Overview
PhantomWiki is a personal, non-commercial website operated by Steve Keene-Elliott.
Questions may be may be sent using the contact form (No account is required). Do not post confidential information on a public page.
Technical information
The web server, hosting platform and MediaWiki software may automatically record technical information including:
- the visitor's IP address;
- the date and time of access;
- pages and files requested;
- browser and device information;
- the page from which the visitor arrived;
- error and diagnostic information.
This information may be used to operate, maintain and troubleshoot the wiki and to investigate misuse or attempted unauthorised access.
Cookies
MediaWiki may use cookies or similar browser storage for essential functions such as:
- maintaining login sessions;
- remembering interface or language preferences;
- protecting account and editing functions;
- supporting site security.
PhantomWiki does not intentionally use advertising cookies or create advertising profiles.
If analytics or other non-essential services are introduced, this policy will be updated and any consent mechanism required by law will be provided.
Information provided by visitors
If somebody contacts the site operator, the message and any contact details they provide may be received and used to respond to the enquiry.
Visitors should not send information that is unnecessary for resolving their enquiry.
Purposes and legal basis
Information may be used to:
- operate, maintain and secure the wiki;
- diagnose technical problems;
- prevent or investigate misuse;
- respond to enquiries;
- comply with legal obligations.
Where UK data-protection law applies, information is normally processed because it is necessary for the legitimate interests of operating, securing and maintaining the website.
Information may also be processed to comply with a legal obligation or, where appropriate, with consent.
Sharing of information
Information may be processed by the web-hosting provider and other technical service providers where necessary to operate and maintain the wiki.
Information is not sold. It will only otherwise be disclosed where necessary to:
- maintain or protect the website;
- investigate misuse or technical incidents;
- comply with a legal obligation;
- establish, exercise or defend legal rights.
Retention
Technical logs are retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for hosting, security, maintenance and troubleshooting, subject to the hosting provider's own retention arrangements.
Material published on a wiki may remain in page histories, logs and backups after it has been changed or removed.
External websites
Pages may contain links to external websites. PhantomWiki does not control how those websites collect or process information.
Visitors should consult the privacy information provided by each external website.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law may provide rights concerning personal information, including access, correction, erasure, restriction and objection.
Requests may be raised using the contact form (No account is required). Do not post confidential information on a public page.
People in the United Kingdom may also raise a concern with the Information Commissioner's Office.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated when the wiki's operation, hosting or handling of information changes.
The date near the top of this page identifies the latest revision.