CODELAND

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 11 March 2026

What we collect

  • Account data: Email, username, and hashed password if you register. If you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email, and profile picture URL from Google.
  • Profile data: Your chosen display name, avatar, and any bio information you provide. Your username and avatar are displayed publicly alongside your posts.
  • Discussion content: Posts, replies, votes, and reports you submit to our community discussions. This content is publicly visible and associated with your username.
  • Usage data: Pages visited, codes revealed, votes cast — used to improve the platform.
  • Submission data: Codes and referral links you submit.
  • IP hashes: We hash IP addresses for spam prevention and rate limiting. We never store raw IPs.
  • Cookies: Essential cookies for site functionality, plus optional analytics cookies with your consent. See our Cookie Policy for full details.
  • Push notification tokens: If you opt in to browser notifications, we store your push subscription endpoint to deliver notifications.

Community discussions

CODELAND.UK includes community discussion features where users can post, reply, and vote on content. When you participate:

  • Your username and avatar are displayed publicly alongside your posts and replies.
  • Your posts may be automatically moderated using keyword filters, spam detection, and link safety checks to protect the community.
  • We use Google Web Risk API to check URLs shared in posts against Google's database of malicious websites. The URLs you share (not your personal data) are sent to Google for this safety check.
  • Your trust level (based on account age and community behaviour) affects rate limits and moderation thresholds.
  • Moderators may review, edit, or remove content that violates our community guidelines.
  • In rare cases, accounts engaging in persistent abuse may be shadow-banned (your posts are visible only to you) or banned.

Google sign-in

If you choose to sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address, and profile picture URL via Google OAuth 2.0. We use this only to create and authenticate your account. We do not access your Google contacts, files, or any other Google data.

Analytics

With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our site. This helps us improve the experience for everyone. Google Analytics collects:

  • Pages you visit and how long you spend on them
  • How you arrived at our site (search engine, direct link, etc.)
  • Your approximate location (country/city level)
  • Device and browser type

We have enabled IP anonymisation, meaning your full IP address is never stored by Google. Analytics data is only collected if you consent via our cookie banner. You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your cookies or using the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on.

What we don't do

  • We don't sell your data to anyone.
  • We don't use advertising or retargeting cookies.
  • We don't track you across other websites.
  • We don't share personal data with third parties except as described in this policy.

How we use your data

  • To provide and improve the CODELAND.UK service.
  • To prevent spam, abuse, and malicious content in our community.
  • To send transactional emails (verification, password reset, price alerts) if you opt in.
  • To send our newsletter if you subscribe (you can unsubscribe at any time).
  • To analyse site usage and improve performance (with your analytics consent).
  • To deliver push notifications if you opt in.

Affiliate links

Some links on CODELAND.UK are affiliate links. When you click through and make a purchase, we may earn a commission. This does not affect what you pay. See our Affiliate Disclosure for details.

Third-party services

We use the following third-party services:

  • Cloudflare: CDN and DDoS protection. Processes requests to deliver our site securely.
  • Google Analytics: Site analytics (with consent only). See above for details.
  • Google OAuth: Optional sign-in via Google accounts.
  • Google Web Risk: URL safety checking for links shared in community posts.
  • Resend: Transactional email delivery (verification, password reset).

Your rights (UK GDPR)

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Correct inaccurate data
  • Delete your account and data (right to erasure)
  • Object to processing
  • Withdraw consent for analytics at any time
  • Data portability

To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected]. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Data retention

  • Account data: retained until you delete your account.
  • Discussion content: retained until you delete it or we remove it. Deleted content is soft-deleted and purged within 30 days.
  • Analytics data: retained by Google for 14 months (our configured retention period).
  • Moderation logs: retained for 1 year.
  • Spam logs: retained for 30 days.
  • Hashed IPs: not reversible, retained for spam prevention.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Significant changes will be highlighted on our site. The “last updated” date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.

Contact

CODELAND.UK — [email protected]