I’ve set up my own forum. May I ask where I can get an overview of the personal information I’ve collected and inform users about it? Currently, it’s a mystery to me.

Data Collected by Discourse: Mandatory Data: 1. Email Address: Required for account creation. 2. Username: Required for account creation. 3. IP Addresses: Discourse collects the registration IP address and the last used IP address whenever a user logs in. Optional Data: 4. Full Name: Not requir…

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Canapin (Coin-coin le Canapin) February 27, 2025, 7:16pm 3

Some of the data you listed, such as the username, isn’t “personal information”.

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