Privacy Policy for Black Desert Codex (bdocodex.com)

Effective Date: July 2026

At Black Desert Codex, accessible from https://bdocodex.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Black Desert Codex and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at kiriak@bdocodex.com.

1. Information We Collect and How We Use It

Black Desert Codex collects personal information when you register on our website or use our services.

• Account Registration: When you register for an account, we may ask for your contact information, including your nickname and email address. When you sign in to our services, your account is used to personalize your database preferences, forum interactions, and saved items.
• Log Files: Black Desert Codex follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

2. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, Black Desert Codex uses "cookies". These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

3. Google DoubleClick DART Cookie and Personalized Advertising

Google is one of the third-party vendors on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to bdocodex.com and other sites on the internet.

• Our programmatic ad sales and ad serving partners, including Google AdSense and Google Ad Manager, use first-party and third-party cookies to collect non-sensitive, anonymized data for ad targeting purposes.
• Visitors may choose to decline the use of DART and personalized cookies by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy at the following URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
• You can also opt-out of third-party vendors' personalized cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at http://optout.networkadvertising.org/.

4. Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

We have implemented Google Analytics 4 (GA4) on our website to collect anonymized data about your visits to help us improve our services and content. Google and third-party vendors use cookies to track site engagement. You can manage your preferences or opt-out of Google Analytics tracking entirely by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

5. GDPR and UK GDPR Data Protection Rights (For European Users)

We want to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user from the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, and Switzerland is entitled to the following:

• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: kiriak@bdocodex.com.

6. CCPA/CPRA Privacy Rights (For California Users)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California consumers have the right to:

• Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
• Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
• Request that a business that sells or shares a consumer's personal data, not sell or share the consumer's personal data (Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing).

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at kiriak@bdocodex.com.

7. Account Deletion Policy

If you wish to permanently delete your Black Desert Codex user account and all associated personal data from our servers, you may submit a request to us at any time via email at kiriak@bdocodex.com or by sending a Private Message (PM) to the administration on our forum. Once received, your request will be processed, and your account will be removed within 30 days.

8. Contact Information

If you have any questions, suggestions, or wish to make a complaint regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

• Email: kiriak@bdocodex.com
• Forum: Via Private Message (PM) to the admin.