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That is not to say that you will not find valuable and accurate information on Destinypedia; much of the time, you will. However, '''Destinypedia cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here.''' The content of any given article may have recently been changed, vandalized, or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant area. Note that most other encyclopedias and reference works also have [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Non-Wikipedia disclaimers|similar disclaimers]].
That is not to say that you will not find valuable and accurate information on Destinypedia; much of the time, you will. However, '''Destinypedia cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here.''' The content of any given article may have recently been changed, vandalized, or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant area. Note that most other encyclopedias and reference works also have [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Non-Wikipedia disclaimers|similar disclaimers]].


==Destinypedia contains copyrighted materials==
== Destinypedia contains copyrighted materials ==
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Materials used by Destinypedia are copyrighted by Bungie and third parties that have a direct relationship with the ''Destiny'' franchise. Destinypedia asserts that its use of any copyrighted material constitutes as [[wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]] under United States copyright law.
Materials used by Destinypedia are copyrighted by Bungie and third parties that have a direct relationship with the ''Destiny'' franchise. Destinypedia asserts that its use of any copyrighted material constitutes as [[wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]] under United States copyright law.
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By editing the wiki, you agree to license any text you add under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. This text may be redistributed or adapted by the general public for any use as long as it is released under a similar license and the contributing authors are attributed. Our authors must agree to be credited through either a list of contributors or a link back to the original article, keeping in mind that the wiki logs all contributions.
By editing the wiki, you agree to license any text you add under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. This text may be redistributed or adapted by the general public for any use as long as it is released under a similar license and the contributing authors are attributed. Our authors must agree to be credited through either a list of contributors or a link back to the original article, keeping in mind that the wiki logs all contributions.


==Destinypedia is not private==
== Destinypedia is not private ==
{{Main|Destinypedia:Privacy policy}}
{{Main|Destinypedia:Privacy policy}}
All information found on Destinypedia is public, including anything you add to an article or on a user page about yourself. In essence, you are '''publishing''' all information that you add when posting to the site.
All information found on Destinypedia is public, including anything you add to an article or on a user page about yourself. In essence, you are '''publishing''' all information that you add when posting to the site.
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Destinypedia '''does not''' require the collection of personal information from its users. Providing Destinypedia with your real name and/or e-mail address is '''optional'''. Your IP address will be made public only if you edit without [[Destinypedia:Why create an account?|logging in]] for the sake of attributing those edit(s). If you do not wish for any information about yourself to be made public, do not post on Destinypedia anywhere. If you do post personally-identifiable information (e.g. name, location, birthday) and you wish to have it removed, Destinypedia will work with you to remove it.
Destinypedia '''does not''' require the collection of personal information from its users. Providing Destinypedia with your real name and/or e-mail address is '''optional'''. Your IP address will be made public only if you edit without [[Destinypedia:Why create an account?|logging in]] for the sake of attributing those edit(s). If you do not wish for any information about yourself to be made public, do not post on Destinypedia anywhere. If you do post personally-identifiable information (e.g. name, location, birthday) and you wish to have it removed, Destinypedia will work with you to remove it.


==Destinypedia contains spoilers==
== Destinypedia contains spoilers ==
{{Main|Destinypedia:Spoiler policy}}
{{Main|Destinypedia:Spoiler policy}}
Destinypedia maintains the policy of documenting '''all''' information about the ''Destiny'' universe in an "omniscient" point of view. Though there is a "spoiler" warning for content of material that has not yet been released, it is by no means used ''every'' time spoilers are present. When using Destinypedia, you '''will''' find that every article contains as complete and thorough information as is possible. '''If you do not wish to have the details about any ''Destiny'' related storyline spoiled for you, it would be best if you did not use Destinypedia until you have finished playing or reading through the storyline.'''
Destinypedia maintains the policy of documenting '''all''' information about the ''Destiny'' universe in an "omniscient" point of view. Though there is a "spoiler" warning for content of material that has not yet been released, it is by no means used ''every'' time spoilers are present. When using Destinypedia, you '''will''' find that every article contains as complete and thorough information as is possible. '''If you do not wish to have the details about any ''Destiny'' related storyline spoiled for you, it would be best if you did not use Destinypedia until you have finished playing or reading through the storyline.'''


==Destinypedia is not censored==
== Destinypedia is not censored ==
Destinypedia is a wiki about the ''Destiny'' universe, including the upcoming ''Destiny'' games, which are expected to be rated "T" by the [https://www.esrb.org Entertainment Software Rating Board]. This means that Destinypedia's content is intended for audiences aged 13 and older. The content of Destinypedia's articles and images are therefore also intended for audiences 13 and older. Since the website does not censor information, it is best to use discretion when viewing Destinypedia's content.
Destinypedia is a wiki about the ''Destiny'' universe, including the upcoming ''Destiny'' games, which are expected to be rated "T" by the [https://www.esrb.org Entertainment Software Rating Board]. This means that Destinypedia's content is intended for audiences aged 13 and older. The content of Destinypedia's articles and images are therefore also intended for audiences 13 and older. Since the website does not censor information, it is best to use discretion when viewing Destinypedia's content.


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