This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect and share your personal information through our website and services. It's important that you read this entire policy, but here's a summary to get you started:

• We care about your privacy. This is why we carefully wrote this Privacy Policy.

• We don't sell your data. We are a non-profit organization. Our website and services are free.

• We limit what information is required. We require the information that enables us to satisfy our legal requirements. The rest is optional.

• We care deeply about safety. Our website doesn't allow any harmful or illegal content.

• We give you control. We give you the ability to control your privacy on The Shrine of Ayanami.

• If you like Azur Lane and the Azur Lane fictional character "Ayanami", then The Shrine of Ayanami is the best website for you.

• We built The Shrine of Ayanami to be a place for Azur Lane players and people who love Ayanami.

• Make Azur Lane players fully devoted followers of Ayanami.
• Share our love for Ayanami with the world.
• Have fun!

• Assist users who want to contact us, join our in-game guilds, etc.
• Share illustrations and other media related to Ayanami.
• Display information related to The Shrine of Ayanami.

• We offer a Discord Community Server, so we recommend that you read the Discord Privacy Policy if you want to join our community there.

• We don't sell any goods or services unless explicitly stated otherwise.
• We don't sell your personal information to third parties.

We collect certain information when you use The Shrine of Ayanami. This includes information you provide to us, information we collect automatically, and information we receive from other sources.

We may collect some information such as your email address and social media account usernames.

We collect information about the device you are using to access the website. This includes information like your public IP address.

We also use cookies (small text files placed on your computer or device) and similar technologies to remember your settings and improve your user experience. We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are required for the website to function. If you try to use tools to disable these cookies, parts of the website may not work properly.

• Functional Cookies: These help us provide enhanced functionality on the website like remembering site preferences. Disabling these could affect some website functionality.

Learn more about cookies and how we use them here.

We may receive information about you from other sources, including from other users and third parties, and combine that information with the other information we have about you. For example, if you interact with our accounts on a different website, service or social media platform, we may receive certain information about you like your username on that platform.

We use your information for the following purposes:

We use your information to fulfill our contract with you.

We use your information to provide you with the The Shrine of Ayanami services.

We may use your information to contact you if there is something important that you should know or if we have questions about your activities, or if you contacted us first with a valid question or request.

To protect our services. We use information to keep our services secure and to prevent misuse.

We retain and use your information in connection with potential legal claims when necessary and for compliance, regulatory, and auditing purposes. For example, we retain information where we are required by law or if we are compelled to do so by a court order or regulatory body.

We may also collect and use information with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time (contact us via e-mail: [email protected]), but keep in mind that if we delete the collected information, our website and services may not work properly.

We may collect or share personal data if we think someone's life is in danger—for example, to help resolve an urgent medical situation.

We may share information in response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is required by law, including meeting national security or law enforcement requirements. Where allowed and feasible, we will attempt to provide you with prior notice before disclosing your information in response to such a request.

We may share information if we believe in good faith that it's necessary to prevent serious harm to a person.

We may share information if The Shrine of Ayanami is evaluating and/or engaging in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale, transfer, or change in ownership of The Shrine of Ayanami or any of its assets.

We retain information for as long as it is needed for the purposes for which we collected it.

We take a number of steps to help protect your information. All information sent within our services is encrypted both in transit and at rest. We also enforce technical and administrative access controls to limit which of our staff members have access to your information.

Here are some tips to help you control your privacy:

• Never tell your password to anyone.

• Read the Discord Privacy Policy if you decide to join The Shrine of Ayanami Discord server.

• You are responsible for your actions and we recommend using caution when doing anything on the Internet.

To control how information is collected and used from cookies on the services, you can take one or more of the following steps.

• You can disable and manage some cookies through your browser settings.

• Your mobile device may also include browser settings to manage the use of cookies. Your device may also have settings to control the collection and use information in your apps.

• You can also adjust your cookie preferences at any time by clicking/tapping “Preferences” from the footer on our website.

Please review our Cookie Policy for more information about cookies and how to manage them.

If you disable or remove cookies, some parts of the website may not function properly. Information may be collected to remember your opt-out preferences.

Some social media portals may place social media trackers on our website.

Social media networks place trackers on other websites to follow what you do, see and watch online. This allows social media portals to learn more about you beyond what you share on your social media profiles.

You can instruct your browser to block social media trackers. Please check your browser settings or browser vendor's website for more information.

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. The Shrine of Ayanami (shrineofayanami.com) aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete or limit the use of your data.

If you wish to be informed about what data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you. If you'd like to access, update or delete the information we have on you, please contact us.

• The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.

• The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your data.

• The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your information.

• The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.

• The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where The Shrine of Ayanami (shrineofayanami.com) relied on your consent to process your information.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We always indicate the date the last changes were published.

Email us at [email protected] if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy.