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Out Of Character Agreements
- World of Pern is a community forum for humans over the age of eighteen (18) years. It is a Role Play Game (‘RPG’) based on the fictional works of Anne McCaffrey and used here with Permission of the author, as indicated in our site footer.
- By signing up to join World of Pern, you are agreeing that you are a real human over the age of eighteen (18) years, and are of a maturity wherein you are capable of partaking in a fictional universe with imaginative characters who may or may not live peaceful and enjoyable lives.
- You understand, by singing up to World of Pern, that the actions, opinions and posts made by CHARACTER ACCOUNTS do not represent the thoughts or opinions of the Real Life human who is writing said character.
- You agree to use the Thread Prefix to indicate whether a thread is for GENERAL AUDIENCES or MATURE AUDIENCES, and that you are communicating with your Real Life human writing partner(s) to be sure all persons are on the same page in regards to comfort with the topics that are being written about (‘role played’).
- While any and all information you provide on these forums will not be disclosed with any third party without your complete consent, it should be noted that the Staff – while doing their best to prevent such attacks – cannot be held liable for any successful hacking of the site in which your data is compromised.
- The World of Pern Real Life community prides itself on being welcoming, embracing and level headed. Individuals who express inappropriate, sexually orientated, abusive, hateful, slanderous, threatening or otherwise unlawful material in an OUT OF CHARACTER expression, or in which can be viewed as an attack on a Real Life Human will be dealt with swiftly by the Administration Team. As the Administration Team are only human, and unable to always be on top of every instance of posting on the site, they encourage Members to use the ‘Report’ button available on each Post within the Forums should they come across such material.
- By registering your Out Of Character (‘Player’) account, you are agreeing that you will not post material which is knowingly false, inaccurate, abusive, hateful, harassing, sexually orientated, threatening or invasive of personal privacy, or any other material which may violate any applicable laws. Failure to comply with these rules will likely result in the termination of your account – either permanently or temporarily.
In Character Agreements
- All character accounts are created by the Player, through their User CP 'Add New Character'.
- Character Accounts do not retain any of your information, with the exception of your IP address when you log in to the account and your OOC Account Email.
- In the event the Character is Archived, the email will be substituted for a dud (charactername@second-pass.net)
- Once a Character Account has Posts, it will not be deleted.
- By applying with a character, and having it approved, you are agreeing that the character’s Account, Posts, Profile and all associated information will NOT be deleted in the event that you withdraw consent or leave the site.
- All attachment to your Player Account will be removed, however, and the character will be placed up for Adoption or in the NPC section, depending on your wishes as set out in their Profile.
- Female Blueriders are exempt, wherein they will either be killed off or have their dragon Impression ret-conned if Impressed for less than three (3) months.
GDPR Specific Information
Information Collected: Upon signing up to World of Pern, you supply the site with your online Username, your email address which is required to receive your activation code and to reset your password, and your IP address. You will also be asked to supply your Discord Name, and your preferred pronouns upon editing your Account Profile. You are welcome to put ‘Withheld’ if you do not wish to share this information. Any other information on the Account Profile is optional and provided at your own discretion.
Information Used: Your information is used for the following reasons;
Withdrawing Consent: You are within your right to request that your personal data be removed at any time. Please note that doing so will result in your account being permanently deleted. In order to remove your account and attached information, please reach out to ThistleProse on site, or ThistleProse#0459 on Discord.
Character Account Withdrawal Exempt: Please note that by agreeing to sign up to World of Pern, you are agreeing that your Character account/s will NOT be deleted, and their posts will NOT be removed. They will remain on the site, regardless of your staying or leaving. However, the following changes can and will be made, as required:
Children’s Privacy: Due to the nature of the site, we do not allow humans under the age of eighteen (18) years to apply to the site. Anyone found to be under this age will be removed from the site, as will their content – with the exception of Characters as outlined above.
Exempt: We allow CHARACTERS under the age of eighteen (18) to be played on the site. Each Character account is linked to a Real-Life human’s account, who is over the age of eighteen (18).
Requirement of Information: All required information is given freely, by you, in exchange for becoming a member of the Forum and community at World of Pern. We are unable to provide you access to the site in full, without the required information. If you do not wish to provide the required information, you will be unable to sign up to the Forums and join the community.
Information Used: Your information is used for the following reasons;
- When it is needed to provide access to the site, such as signing up, updating your account, or contacting you regarding your account.
- To comply with legal obligations, such as providing your information to police or other governing or legal bodies, by court order or out of concern for your safety.
- Additionally, we collect Cookies when you access the site, such as, but not limited to ‘Session Cookies’ which we use to operate our Service, and Preference Cookies, to remember your preferences and various settings.
Withdrawing Consent: You are within your right to request that your personal data be removed at any time. Please note that doing so will result in your account being permanently deleted. In order to remove your account and attached information, please reach out to ThistleProse on site, or ThistleProse#0459 on Discord.
Character Account Withdrawal Exempt: Please note that by agreeing to sign up to World of Pern, you are agreeing that your Character account/s will NOT be deleted, and their posts will NOT be removed. They will remain on the site, regardless of your staying or leaving. However, the following changes can and will be made, as required:
- Character names (Human, dragon, firelizard, additional pets, etc) can be changed at your request.
- Characters will use their name @ second-pass as an email address. They are not using YOUR email.
- Your Played By name will be removed from the Character Account
- The Character will be moved to NPC or Adoptable Account, depending on the individual forms on their profile. This option can be changed at any time.
- Weyrling Dragonriders are exempt, if they Impressed within 3 months of the request to Withdraw Consent. In this case, they will have their WEYRLING DRAGON removed (‘Ret Conned’), unless they are Adoptable or a female bonded to blue.
- Adult female Dragonriders are exempt, wherein they will be KILLED to free up the slot for another Player if they are not Adoptable, or are female bonded to blue.
Children’s Privacy: Due to the nature of the site, we do not allow humans under the age of eighteen (18) years to apply to the site. Anyone found to be under this age will be removed from the site, as will their content – with the exception of Characters as outlined above.
Exempt: We allow CHARACTERS under the age of eighteen (18) to be played on the site. Each Character account is linked to a Real-Life human’s account, who is over the age of eighteen (18).
Requirement of Information: All required information is given freely, by you, in exchange for becoming a member of the Forum and community at World of Pern. We are unable to provide you access to the site in full, without the required information. If you do not wish to provide the required information, you will be unable to sign up to the Forums and join the community.
Last Review
Last reviewed and/or updated: 18 April 2022
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