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'''Destinypedia''' is neither owned by nor affiliated with [[Bungie]] or the creators of the ''Destiny'' franchise in any way. | '''Destinypedia''' is neither owned by nor affiliated with [[Bungie]] or the creators of the ''Destiny'' franchise in any way. | ||
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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 | == Destinypedia contains copyrighted material == | ||
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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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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. | ||
Destinypedia '''does not''' require the collection of personal information from its users. Providing Destinypedia with your real name and/or | Destinypedia '''does not''' require the collection of personal information from its users. Providing Destinypedia with your real name and/or email 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 edits. Create an account or do not edit if you do not want your IP address to be made public. If you 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 | 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 of any ''Destiny'' 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 == | ||