1. Who we are
Tarstones (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates tarstones.com as an independent Mortal Shell II research and guide website. For privacy questions or requests, email help@tarstones.com.
2. Information we process
You can read the site without creating an account or providing your name. Our hosting and security providers may automatically process technical request data such as your IP address, browser type, requested URL, timestamps, and security signals to deliver and protect the site.
If you allow optional analytics, Google Analytics may process device and browser information, approximate location derived from IP address, pages viewed, referral information, and interactions with the site. We do not ask Google Analytics to collect names, email addresses, or other information that directly identifies you.
If you contact us by email, we process your address, message, and any information you choose to include so we can respond.
3. Why we use information
- To deliver, secure, maintain, and troubleshoot the website.
- With your consent, to understand readership and improve our guides.
- To respond to questions, privacy requests, and rights or infringement notices.
- To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights and users.
4. Cookies and similar technologies
Optional analytics is disabled until you choose “Allow analytics.” Your choice is saved in your browser. You can change it at any time through “Cookie settings” in the footer. See our Cookie Policy for details.
5. Third-party services
Google Analytics
When you consent, we use Google Analytics to measure site usage. Google acts as a service provider and may process data on servers outside your country under its own terms and safeguards.
YouTube
Some pages embed videos using YouTube’s privacy-enhanced domain. Loading or playing an embedded video may send technical and interaction data to Google/YouTube. You can avoid this processing by not playing embedded videos.
Hosting and security
Infrastructure providers process requests and limited server logs as necessary to make the site available and resist abuse.
Advertising
Tarstones does not currently load an advertising network. If advertising is introduced, we will update this policy and the Cookie Policy before enabling advertising technologies that require consent.
6. Retention
We keep technical logs only as long as reasonably necessary for security and operations, analytics information according to the configured Google Analytics retention period, and correspondence as long as needed to resolve the request or meet legal obligations. Your cookie choice remains in your browser until you clear site data or replace the choice.
7. Your choices and rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to processing; withdraw consent; or receive a portable copy of certain information. You may also complain to your local data protection authority. To exercise a right, email help@tarstones.com. We may need information sufficient to verify and complete the request.
We do not sell personal information. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
8. Changes
We may update this policy when our services or legal obligations change. Material changes will be identified by a revised date on this page.