Last updated: June 20, 2026
Effective date: June 13, 2026
ARC Dispatch ("we", "us", or "the platform") is a community-operated website for ARC Raiders players and community photography events. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit or use https://vaiiya.org/arc/dispatch and related services. We voluntarily align the service with the principles of the California Consumer Privacy Act and California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
If you are located in California, the European Union, or the European Economic Area, you may have additional rights under those laws.
1. Controller and Contact
- Service provider: ARC Dispatch, community operated
- Contact email: sal_scoria@vaiiya.org
- DMCA contact: sal_scoria@vaiiya.org
For GDPR purposes, ARC Dispatch acts as the controller for the Dispatch account and community data we process. Contact us at the email above for privacy questions or rights requests.
2. Information We Collect
We collect only the information needed to operate the service, protect the platform, handle moderation, and understand basic site performance.
2.1 Visit Data Through Vercel Analytics
We use Vercel Analytics to understand traffic and performance. It may collect anonymous or de-identified information such as truncated or anonymized IP address, visit time, requested URL, referrer, browser, operating system, device type, and approximate location. This data is used only for aggregate statistics and performance monitoring. Vercel Analytics does not use cookies, and we do not use it for cross-site or cross-device tracking.
2.2 Account Data From Shuakami Auth
When you register or sign in, authentication is provided by Shuakami Auth at auth.sdjz.wiki. We receive the account fields needed to operate Dispatch, such as username or display name, email address, account identifier, and optional avatar or profile fields you choose to provide. Passwords and multi-factor credentials are managed by Shuakami Auth. We do not receive or store your raw password.
2.3 Information You Provide
- Submissions: screenshots, photos, titles, captions, region metadata, and related upload metadata.
- Comments and interactions: comments, replies, votes, reactions, and moderation-relevant interaction records.
- Support contact: email address and message contents when you contact support or ask about an event result.
- Watermark and provenance records: if you choose rights protection or a similar protected upload mode, we record source-image SHA-256, processed public-image SHA-256, image ID, random watermark payload or lookup ID, algorithm version, object storage paths, processing status, and error logs. The embedded payload itself does not contain your email, QQ, username, user UUID, or other direct identity fields; it is used to look up platform processing records.
- Content moderation records: when a submission is removed for rule violations, copyright, DMCA, abuse, or other administrative reasons, we may delete the publicly accessible media file while retaining the short image ID, attribution, action time, administrator reason, and necessary audit metadata for security, abuse investigation, copyright disputes, DMCA handling, and legal obligations.
2.4 Event Information
Your account name may be associated with your submissions and may be displayed on public galleries, leaderboards, award pages, and community posts. If you act as a judge, we may record scores and notes for event administration. Judge information is not publicly tied to your real identity unless you agree.
2.5 Information We Do Not Collect
We do not collect government IDs, social security numbers, driver's license numbers, precise GPS location, biometric data, or payment information unless a future paid feature is introduced with separate notice.
3. How We Use Information
We use information to operate photography events, receive and display submissions, manage voting or judging, publish results, attribute community work, improve performance, prevent abuse, detect cheating or stolen work, process provenance marking when requested, assist copyright and authorship disputes, process DMCA and legal requests, maintain audit trails, and send service notices or support replies.
4. Sharing and Disclosure
4.1 No Sale of Personal Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information. We also do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
4.2 Service Providers
We use Vercel Inc. for hosting and analytics and Shuakami Auth for authentication and account management. These providers process data only as needed to deliver their services.
4.3 Public Disclosure
Submissions are public by default so they can be displayed, shared, judged, and voted on. Winner names and winning submissions may be announced publicly.
4.4 Legal Requests
We may disclose necessary information when required by law, subpoena, court order, or law enforcement request, or when needed to protect ARC Dispatch, users, or the public.
5. Data Retention
Vercel Analytics data is retained or aggregated according to Vercel's settings. Account data is kept while your account is active. When you delete your account, we delete Dispatch-owned personal data and media files, except for the minimum information needed for legal obligations, anti-abuse enforcement, copyright and DMCA handling, security audit, and dispute resolution. Submissions and comments may be retained, removed, or anonymized depending on event rules, user deletion requests, and legal needs. For protected uploads, temporary source objects are deleted after successful processing; the processed public image, image ID, watermark lookup records, hashes, and necessary audit metadata may remain with the submission record for copyright disputes, DMCA handling, abuse investigation, and security audit. Backup and log data may remain for a limited period for disaster recovery and security review.
6. Your Privacy Rights
If GDPR applies, you may request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, objection, or withdrawal of consent. If CCPA/CPRA applies, you may request notice, access, deletion, correction, opt-out from sale or sharing, limits on sensitive information use, and non-discrimination. We do not sell or share personal information for behavioral advertising and do not use sensitive personal information for unrelated purposes.
6.1 How to Exercise Rights
After signing in, you can export your Dispatch account data as JSON or request account deletion from account settings. You may also email sal_scoria@vaiiya.org with the subject "Privacy Rights Request". We may ask you to verify the request through the email associated with your account.
7. Do Not Track
We do not load third-party advertising or cross-site tracking scripts. For DNT:1, we may still use privacy-preserving aggregate Vercel Analytics because it does not identify individuals or track users across sites. We do not enable additional tracking because of DNT.
8. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures, including TLS, access controls, permission boundaries, and periodic security review. No internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
9. International Transfers
ARC Dispatch uses Vercel's global network and third-party service providers. Information may be processed outside your country or region. Where required, we rely on standard contractual clauses or other lawful transfer mechanisms.
10. Children's Privacy
The service is not directed to children under 13. If you are in the EU or EEA, you may need to be at least 16 or have guardian consent. If we learn that we collected a child's information without appropriate consent, we will delete it as soon as reasonably possible.
11. Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be announced on the website or by email. Continued use of the service after an update means you accept the revised policy.
12. Complaints
If you believe our processing violates applicable data protection law, you may complain to your local supervisory authority. We encourage you to contact us first so we can address the issue directly.