Last Updated: July 31, 2025
Welcome to Fancon Junction. Your privacy is critically important to us. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information that is collected and recorded by Fancon Junction and how we use it.
Information We Collect
- Personal Data: When you register, we ask for your username, name, email address, password, and location.
- Location Data: With your permission, we may collect and process information about your actual location. We use technologies like IP address, GPS, and other sensors that may, for example, provide us with information on nearby devices, Wi-Fi access points and cell towers.
- User-Generated Content: We collect information you provide, such as photos, comments, forum posts, and private messages.
- Usage Data: We automatically collect information when you access the site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and pages you visit.
- Activity Data: We track your activity on the site to better serve you. This includes your hobbies, interests, the series and characters you like, the guests you follow, and the events you follow or attend.
How We Use Your Information
- To provide and maintain our service, including the social features and game.
- To personalize your experience. We use your location and activity data to show you relevant content, such as events near your location, calculating distances, and suggesting new events, series, or friends you may be interested in.
- To communicate with you, including sending notifications and responding to inquiries.
- To monitor and analyze usage to improve the platform.
- To enforce our terms and policies and prevent malicious activity.
Cookie Policy
Like any other website, Fancon Junction uses 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.
Third-Party Services
To provide the best possible experience, Fancon Junction utilizes third-party APIs. Our use of the **Google Maps API**, for example, is essential for providing location-based features. By using these features, you are also bound by Google's Privacy Policy. We may use other third-party APIs to enhance social experiences, and we will do our best to ensure they meet our privacy standards.
Your Data Control & Privacy
We value your privacy, and you have total control over your data. Through your account settings, you can manage your personal information, control your privacy settings (such as who can see your profile), and manage your communication preferences at any time.
No information will be shared with any provider at any time. All information is only used for site use and to better the user experience.
Children's Privacy & Safety
Our platform is intended for users who are **13 years of age or older**. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately.
To protect our younger users, we implement a robust set of safety features for all accounts registered by individuals between the ages of 13 and 18.
Data Visibility for Users Under 18
- Limited Public Information: Real information is hidden from the general public. For example, last names and specific addresses are never displayed.
- Peer-to-Peer Visibility: Only other users within a similar age range (approximately 2-3 years apart) will be able to see limited personal information, such as a first name and username.
- Location Anonymization: Publicly displayed location information for underage users is generalized to the state level only.
- Birthdate Protection: A user's birthdate will only show the month and day to the public. The full birthdate and age are only visible to other users within the approved age range.
- Gender Privacy: A user's gender is never publicly displayed for accounts under 18.
Content & Communication Safeguards
- Content Filtering: An automated language filter is applied to all public content to block profanity.
- Contact Information Prevention: Our systems actively monitor comments and forum posts to prevent underage users from publicly sharing personal contact details such as social media handles, email addresses, or phone numbers.
- Topic Restriction: Our systems will also monitor public and private communications to prevent conversations about sensitive personal topics like gender between underage users and adults outside of their approved age range.
- Feature Restrictions: The "Meetup" feature is completely disabled for all users under the age of 18.
- Enhanced Monitoring: All accounts identified as belonging to users under 18 are subject to heavier monitoring by our moderation team to ensure a safe environment.
Changes to This Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us via our official contact page.