---
author: ~ben
published: true
title: privacy policy
description: tilde.team privacy policy
category:
- beginners
- about
---

tilde.team takes privacy seriously and, as such, remains committed to being in
compliance with the GDPR, which took effect may 25, 2018.

## what data do we collect from you?

tilde.team collects your email address during signup and any IP addresses you
sign in to the system from in accordance with technical requirements.

we also store whatever data you create or maintain in your home directory,
which may include mails to and from your tilde.team account.

## how long do we retain data?

your email address is retained for account recovery purposes.
IPs are retained for a maximum of 30 days.

## how can i request a copy of my data?

you can submit a request by email to
[sudoers@tilde.team](mailto:sudoers@tilde.team). we will provide a copy of all
your data that we store within 14 days.

## how can i request removal of my information?

your user data is protected by the unix permissions model. by default, in the
sharing nature of a public access unix system, your files are visible to other
users. you may, however, set the access however you like.

contact [sudoers@tilde.team](mailto:sudoers@tilde.team) for any further
requests.