Privacy Policy

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1.Introduction

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Welcome to the Silent PRogression Gaming Community ("SPR", "we", "our", or "us").

This Privacy Policy explains how the SPR platform collects, uses, stores, protects, and shares personal information when you use our website, authenticate through Discord, participate in community features, access hosted services, or interact with other services operated by Silent PRogression.

Privacy is one of the core principles of the SPR ecosystem. The platform has been designed around the concept of data minimization, meaning we intentionally collect and process only the information necessary to provide the services you choose to use.

SPR is a community platform.

It is not an advertising platform.

We do not sell personal information.

We do not build advertising profiles.

We do not participate in cross-site behavioral advertising.

We believe users should clearly understand what information is processed, why it is processed, and how it is protected.

This Privacy Policy has therefore been written to explain our practices in plain language while remaining consistent with applicable data protection legislation.

By accessing or using the SPR platform, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.

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2.About Silent PRogression

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Silent PRogression Gaming Community is an independent online gaming community focused on long-term multiplayer experiences, educational content, community infrastructure, hosted game services, and collaborative online spaces.

The SPR ecosystem currently includes services such as:

• Community website
• Discord authentication
• Community member accounts
• Editorial content
• Hosted game servers
• Optional game account integrations
• Community events
• SPR Web Radio
• Additional services released under the SPR ecosystem

Data Controller

Silent PRogression Gaming Community

Privacy Contact

[email protected]

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Silent PRogression is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially associated with Discord Inc., Riot Games, Valve Corporation, Pocketpair, Keen Games, Cloudflare, or any other publisher, developer, or service provider referenced by this website.

All trademarks, game titles, logos, and related intellectual property remain the property of their respective owners.

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3.Scope

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This Privacy Policy applies exclusively to services operated by the Silent PRogression Gaming Community.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• https://sprgaming.com
• official SPR web applications
• authenticated member features
• community profiles
• editorial content
• hosted game services
• official APIs
• community integrations
• future online services operated by SPR

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services that maintain their own privacy policies.

Examples include:

• Discord
• Riot Games
• Cloudflare
• GitHub
• external streaming services
• websites linked from SPR articles

When you leave the SPR platform and interact directly with another provider, that provider becomes responsible for the processing of your information under its own Privacy Policy.

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4.Our Privacy Principles

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The SPR platform has been designed around a number of engineering and operational principles that influence every feature introduced into the ecosystem.

These principles are intended to ensure that privacy remains part of the platform architecture rather than an afterthought.

4.1Data Minimization#

We collect only the information necessary to operate the services you choose to use.

Information that serves no legitimate operational purpose is intentionally not collected.

Whenever a feature can function without additional personal information, that approach is preferred.

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4.2Transparency#

Users should always understand:

• what information is processed;
• where the information originates;
• why it is processed;
• how long it is retained;
• who may receive it.

This Privacy Policy is intended to explain these activities clearly without relying on unnecessary legal or technical language.

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4.3Privacy by Design#

Privacy considerations are incorporated during the design and development of the platform.

Examples include:

• Discord OAuth authentication;
• secure HTTPS communication;
• role-based authorization;
• self-hosted analytics;
• infrastructure isolation;
• security-focused HTTP headers;
• limited data collection.

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4.4Community Before Advertising#

SPR exists to support a gaming community.

The platform does not operate advertising networks.

The platform does not sell personal information.

The platform does not share personal information with advertisers.

The platform does not build behavioral advertising profiles.

Analytics are used exclusively to understand how the platform is used and how community services can be improved.

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4.5Security as an Ongoing Process#

Protecting community information requires continuous maintenance rather than one-time implementation.

SPR regularly reviews and improves its infrastructure, software, and operational procedures in order to reduce security risks and maintain the integrity of the platform.

Although no Internet-connected service can guarantee absolute security, reasonable technical and organizational safeguards are continuously applied.

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5.Legal Basis for Processing

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Where the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – GDPR) applies, SPR processes personal information under one or more of the following legal bases.

Whenever Legitimate Interests are relied upon, SPR evaluates those interests against the rights and freedoms of affected users before introducing new processing activities.

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6.How the Platform Works

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Understanding how information moves through the SPR ecosystem helps explain the processing activities described throughout this Privacy Policy.

The simplified information flow is illustrated below.

Visitor
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SPR Website
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    ├────────► Discord OAuth Authentication
    │
    ├────────► Community Account
    │
    ├────────► Optional Riot Account Linking
    │
    ├────────► Hosted Game Services
    │
    ├────────► Self-hosted Umami Analytics
    │
    └────────► Cloudflare R2 Media Storage

Each component processes only the information required for its specific purpose.

Not every visitor interacts with every component.

For example:

• Reading a public article does not require authentication.
• Authentication does not require linking a Riot Games account.
• Riot integrations are optional.
• Hosted game services process only information necessary to operate the corresponding game servers.
• Analytics operate independently from authentication and are never used for advertising purposes.

The following sections describe each category of information processed by the SPR platform in greater detail.

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7.Information We Process

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The information processed by the SPR platform depends on how you interact with our services.

Some visitors only browse publicly available content, while others authenticate through Discord, participate in community activities, link game accounts, or use hosted services.

For clarity, the categories of information processed by SPR are described separately below.

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7.1Public Website Visitors#

Most areas of the SPR website can be accessed without creating an account.

When you visit publicly available pages, the platform automatically processes a limited amount of technical information necessary to deliver the website securely and reliably.

Depending on your browser and connection, this information may include:

• IP address
• Browser name and version
• Operating system
• Device type
• Requested URLs
• HTTP request metadata
• Referring page (when provided by your browser)
• Approximate geographic region derived from the IP address
• Security and diagnostic logs

This information is processed exclusively to:

• deliver website content;
• maintain platform security;
• detect malicious activity;
• troubleshoot technical issues;
• monitor service availability;
• improve platform performance.

Browsing publicly available content does not require an SPR account.

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7.2Community Accounts#

SPR currently supports authentication exclusively through Discord using the OAuth 2.0 authorization flow.

Authentication is performed entirely by Discord.

SPR never receives, stores, or processes your Discord password.

Following successful authentication, Discord provides a limited set of account information necessary to create and maintain your community account.

Depending on the permissions granted during authentication, this information may include:

The Discord User ID becomes the permanent identifier of your SPR account.

This allows your account to remain consistent even if your Discord username or display name changes in the future.

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7.3Community Profile#

After successful authentication, SPR creates a community profile associated with your Discord account.

Depending on the services you use, your profile may contain information including:

• Account creation date
• Last successful sign-in
• Community roles
• Permission assignments
• Linked game accounts
• Profile preferences
• Preferred language
• Future profile customization settings

This information exists solely to provide community functionality and is never used for advertising purposes.

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7.4Game Account Integrations#

SPR supports optional integrations with selected gaming platforms.

At the time of writing, this includes Riot Games services.

Linking a game account is entirely optional.

When enabled, SPR may process publicly available account information provided through the official Riot Games APIs.

Depending on the integration, this may include:

SPR never stores Riot account passwords.

Information is obtained exclusively through Riot's official APIs after the account has been linked by the user.

Removing a linked account immediately stops future synchronization.

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7.5Hosted Game Services#

SPR operates community-hosted game servers.

Depending on the specific game, operational information may be processed to provide multiplayer functionality, server administration, moderation, and gameplay-related community services.

Examples include:

• Steam ID
• Platform identifiers
• Character names
• Connection history
• Participation records
• Gameplay statistics
• Administrative events

The exact information processed varies between games.

SPR processes only the information necessary to operate each hosted service.

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7.6Community Content#

Members may voluntarily publish content through SPR services.

Examples include:

• Comments
• Event registrations
• Forum discussions (when available)
• Uploaded screenshots
• Uploaded media
• Profile biographies
• Future community contributions

Community content is associated with the account that created it.

Where appropriate, content may remain visible after account deletion if necessary to preserve the integrity of public discussions.

Whenever practical, personally identifying information will be removed or anonymized.

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7.7Operational Telemetry#

SPR continuously monitors the operational health of its own infrastructure.

Operational telemetry helps maintain the reliability, stability, and availability of community services.

Telemetry may include:

• Service availability
• API response times
• Latency measurements
• Infrastructure diagnostics
• Error reports
• Background task status
• Health check results

Operational telemetry is used exclusively for:

• monitoring infrastructure;
• troubleshooting issues;
• responding to incidents;
• improving service reliability;
• maintaining platform stability.

Operational telemetry is never used to evaluate, rank, or profile individual users.

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7.8Analytics#

SPR operates a self-hosted instance of Umami Analytics.

Umami is configured as a privacy-focused analytics platform designed to provide aggregate website usage statistics without creating advertising profiles or tracking users across unrelated websites.

Depending on your visit, analytics information may include:

• Pages visited
• Referring website
• Browser family
• Operating system
• Device category
• Approximate country
• Session duration
• Navigation path

Analytics are used to understand:

• how visitors use the platform;
• which content is most useful;
• which community features receive the most attention;
• where usability improvements can be made.

SPR does not use analytics to:

• personalize advertising;
• build marketing profiles;
• sell visitor information;
• perform cross-site behavioral tracking.

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7.9Cookies and Similar Technologies#

SPR uses only those cookies and browser storage mechanisms necessary to operate the platform securely and reliably.

These technologies support functionality including:

• Secure authentication sessions (e.g., __Secure-authjs.session-token)
• Security protections and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) prevention (e.g., __Secure-authjs.csrf-token)
• Authentication redirect states (e.g., __Secure-authjs.callback-url)
• Language preferences (e.g., NEXT_LOCALE)
• Essential website functionality

SPR does not intentionally deploy:

• advertising cookies;
• marketing cookies;
• third-party tracking cookies.

Further information regarding cookies and browser storage is available in the Cookie Policy.

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7.10Information You Choose to Provide#

Some information processed by SPR is voluntarily provided by community members.

Examples include:

• Contact requests
• Bug reports
• Suggestions
• Community feedback
• Event participation
• Profile information
• Uploaded content

Providing this information is optional.

However, choosing not to provide certain information may limit the availability of specific community features.

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7.11Special Categories of Personal Data#

SPR does not intentionally request or process special categories of personal data as defined by Article 9 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Users are requested not to submit sensitive personal information through community features unless explicitly requested for a specific purpose.

If such information is submitted unintentionally, SPR will take reasonable steps to remove or restrict access where appropriate.

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7.12Information We Do Not Collect#

To improve transparency, the following categories of information are intentionally not collected by SPR as part of normal platform operation:

• Government-issued identification documents
• Payment card information
• Banking information
• Passwords for third-party accounts
• Biometric information
• Precise GPS location
• Health information
• Advertising profiles
• Cross-site browsing history

Should additional categories of information become necessary in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated before such processing begins.

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8.How We Use Personal Information

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SPR processes personal information only where there is a legitimate operational purpose.

Personal information is never collected simply because it may become useful in the future.

The table below summarizes the primary purposes for which information is processed.

SPR does not use personal information for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

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9.Information Sharing

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SPR shares personal information only where necessary to operate the platform or where required by law.

SPR does not sell personal information.

SPR does not rent personal information.

SPR does not disclose personal information to advertising networks or data brokers.

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9.1Service Providers#

SPR relies on carefully selected third-party providers to deliver specific technical services.

Only the minimum information necessary for each service to perform its intended function is processed.

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9.2Legal Requirements#

SPR may disclose information where required to comply with:

• applicable law;
• judicial proceedings;
• lawful requests from competent public authorities;
• regulatory obligations.

Any disclosure will be limited to the information reasonably required under the applicable legal obligation.

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9.3Protection of the Community#

SPR may process or disclose information where reasonably necessary to:

• investigate abuse;
• prevent fraud;
• enforce community rules;
• protect the security of the platform;
• protect members of the community;
• protect the rights, property, or safety of SPR.

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10.International Data Transfers

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SPR operates from within the European Union.

Some third-party providers used by the platform may process information outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

Where international transfers occur, SPR seeks to work with providers that implement appropriate safeguards in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Users should also review the privacy policies of the relevant third-party providers for further information regarding international processing performed by those providers.

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11.Data Retention

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SPR retains personal information only for as long as necessary to:

• provide requested services;
• comply with legal obligations;
• resolve disputes;
• maintain platform security;
• enforce community rules.

Typical retention periods are summarized below.

Once information is no longer required, SPR will securely delete, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it using reasonable technical and organizational measures.

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12.Account Deletion

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Members may request deletion of their SPR account.

Where technically and legally possible, SPR will remove or anonymize personal information that is no longer required.

Certain information may be retained where necessary to:

• comply with legal obligations;
• investigate abuse;
• resolve disputes;
• maintain platform integrity;
• preserve the continuity of public community discussions.

Where complete deletion is not reasonably possible, processing will be restricted wherever practical.

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13.Security

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Protecting community information is an ongoing responsibility.

SPR applies appropriate technical and organizational measures intended to protect information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Examples include:

• HTTPS encryption;
• Discord OAuth authentication;
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC);
• secure session management;
• infrastructure monitoring;
• modern browser security headers;
• software maintenance;
• database access restrictions;
• encrypted communications where applicable;
• disaster recovery backups.

Although every reasonable effort is made to protect information, no Internet-connected service can guarantee absolute security.

Users are strongly encouraged to secure their Discord account by enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

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14.Your Privacy Rights

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Where applicable under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), users may have the following rights:

• Right of Access
• Right to Rectification
• Right to Erasure
• Right to Restriction of Processing
• Right to Object
• Right to Data Portability
• Right to Withdraw Consent
• Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

Requests regarding personal information may be submitted to:

[email protected]

SPR will evaluate and respond to requests in accordance with applicable law.

Residents of the European Union may also lodge a complaint with the competent Data Protection Authority in their country of residence if they believe that their personal information has been processed in violation of applicable law.

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15.Children's Privacy

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The SPR platform is intended for members of the gaming community and is not specifically directed toward children.

SPR does not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.

If you believe that a child has submitted personal information through the platform, please contact:

[email protected]

SPR will investigate the matter and take appropriate action where necessary.

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16.Changes to this Privacy Policy

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SPR may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

• changes to applicable laws;
• new platform functionality;
• infrastructure improvements;
• operational practices;
• community services.

Whenever material changes are made, the Last Updated date at the beginning of this document will be revised.

Where appropriate, significant updates may also be announced through official SPR communication channels.

Continued use of the platform after such updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

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17.Contact Information

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Questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of personal information may be directed to:

Silent PRogression Gaming Community

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://sprgaming.com

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18.Governing Law

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This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Hellenic Republic and, where applicable, the directly applicable provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).

Nothing in this Privacy Policy limits any mandatory rights granted to individuals under applicable data protection legislation.

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19.Language

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This Privacy Policy is available in English and Greek.

Both language versions are provided for the convenience of the SPR community.

In the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity between translations, the English version shall prevail.

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