This policy explains in detail how “insectkeeping.com” along with its affiliated companies (hereinafter “we”, “us”, “our”, “insectkeeping.com”, “https://insectkeeping.com/dashboard”) and phpBB (hereinafter “they”, “them”, “their”, “phpBB software”, “www.phpbb.com”, “phpBB Limited”, “phpBB Teams”) use any information collected during any session of usage by you (hereinafter “your information”).

Your information is collected via two ways. Firstly, by browsing “insectkeeping.com” will cause the phpBB software to create a number of cookies, which are small text files that are downloaded on to your computer’s web browser temporary files. The first two cookies just contain a user identifier (hereinafter “user-id”) and an anonymous session identifier (hereinafter “session-id”), automatically assigned to you by the phpBB software. A third cookie will be created once you have browsed topics within “insectkeeping.com” and is used to store which topics have been read, thereby improving your user experience.

We may also create cookies external to the phpBB software whilst browsing “insectkeeping.com”, though these are outside the scope of this document which is intended to only cover the pages created by the phpBB software. The second way in which we collect your information is by what you submit to us. This can be, and is not limited to: posting as an anonymous user (hereinafter “anonymous posts”), registering on “insectkeeping.com” (hereinafter “your account”) and posts submitted by you after registration and whilst logged in (hereinafter “your posts”).

Your account will at a bare minimum contain a uniquely identifiable name (hereinafter “your user name”), a personal password used for logging into your account (hereinafter “your password”) and a personal, valid email address (hereinafter “your email”). Your information for your account at “insectkeeping.com” is protected by data-protection laws applicable in the country that hosts us. Any information beyond your user name, your password, and your email address required by “insectkeeping.com” during the registration process is either mandatory or optional, at the discretion of “insectkeeping.com”. In all cases, you have the option of what information in your account is publicly displayed. Furthermore, within your account, you have the option to opt-in or opt-out of automatically generated emails from the phpBB software.

Your password is ciphered (a one-way hash) so that it is secure. However, it is recommended that you do not reuse the same password across a number of different websites. Your password is the means of accessing your account at “insectkeeping.com”, so please guard it carefully and under no circumstance will anyone affiliated with “insectkeeping.com”, phpBB or another 3rd party, legitimately ask you for your password. Should you forget your password for your account, you can use the “I forgot my password” feature provided by the phpBB software. This process will ask you to submit your user name and your email, then the phpBB software will generate a new password to reclaim your account.



1. Controller
The operator of this forum: Roman Bleiss (username "Ant").
Contact: ant@insectkeeping.com.

2. Data Collected
When using this forum, the following personal data may be collected:
IP address,
Date and time of access,
Visited pages,
Browser type and version,
Username, email address, and password (stored in encrypted form) during registration.

3. Purpose and Legal Basis
The processing of personal data is necessary to operate the forum and provide its functions (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
Log files are stored to ensure technical security and to prevent misuse (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

4. Storage and Deletion
Account data will be stored as long as the account exists. You may request deletion of your account at any time.

5. Data Sharing
Personal data will not be shared with third parties unless required by law.
If the forum is hosted by a third-party provider, a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) exists with that provider.

6. Cookies
This forum uses essential cookies (e.g. session cookies). Without them, registration and login are not possible.

7. Your Rights
According to GDPR, you have the right to:
Access your data (Art. 15 GDPR),
Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR),
Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR),
Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR),
Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR).
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

8. Contact
For data protection requests, please contact: ant@insectkeeping.com.