Privacy Policy
This policy describes the information schematics.build handles when you browse, download a build, publish a listing, comment, or contact us. It also explains which information visitors can see and how to make a privacy request.
Accounts and sign-in
When you create an account, we store your email address, display name, and any profile image associated with your account. We use this information to identify your account, show your public profile, and associate your uploads and comments with you. If you register with a password, we store a password hash. Sign-in records may include a session identifier, expiry time, IP address, and browser user agent.
If you choose Discord or Google sign-in where available, we receive account information from that provider, such as your provider account ID, email address, name, and profile image. We use provider identifiers and authorization information to connect that sign-in to your schematics.build account. The provider handles its own sign-in process under its privacy policy.
Public uploads and comments
Published listings can expose the schematic file, screenshots, title, description, compatibility details, and other information you include. Signed-in contributions can show your display name and link to your public profile. Guest listings display Anonymous. Comments and the display names attached to them are public.
Check your files, screenshots, and descriptions for personal details before publishing. Visitors can download public files, and copies or links may remain elsewhere after a listing changes or is removed.
How we use information
- Maintain accounts and sessions and let signed-in creators manage their listings.
- Display listings, profiles, and comments and deliver schematic files and images.
- Track download totals for individual builds and enforce upload limits.
- Respond to support requests, investigate reports, and address abuse, security issues, or legal obligations.
Cookies and browser storage
Session cookies keep you signed in as you move around the site. Your browser’s local storage remembers your theme, language, and saved builds. We may also mirror saved build identifiers in a cookie so the server can display the saved list when it first loads.
Saved builds and preferences are specific to your browser. Clearing site data may erase those settings or sign you out. You can also remove individual bookmarks using the site’s save controls.
Support messages and reports
We store submissions from the contact and report forms in the site database. Contact messages include your name, reply address, subject, and message. Reports include the schematic or profile you reported, the reason you selected, and any details you provide. We may use this information to investigate a report, respond to you when we have a reply address, and document the outcome. Share only what we need to identify and review the issue.
Storage and service providers
Account records, listing information, and comments are kept in the site database. Cloudflare R2 may store and deliver uploaded schematic files and screenshots. Hosting, storage, email, and sign-in providers may process information needed to provide those services. We may also disclose information when required by law.
Retention and security
Public contributions remain available while they are published. Account records, correspondence, and related records may be kept as needed to operate the site, resolve disputes, investigate abuse, or meet legal obligations. How long a record is kept depends on its purpose and any obligations that apply to it.
We use measures such as password hashing and access controls for account records and listing management. Public downloads and comments are accessible to visitors, so use the contact channel for information you want to share privately.
Your choices and requests
You can update your display name in account settings and manage listings uploaded while signed in from your dashboard. For a guest upload, include the listing URL when requesting a change so we can identify it.
Use the Contact page for questions or to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information. We may ask for information to verify your identity or connection to the request. The rights and any exceptions that apply depend on your location and circumstances.
Policy changes
We may revise this page as site features or data practices change. The current policy is available here from the site footer.