Privacy & Data Handling

What C42 stores

C42 stores the information you submit plus system metadata needed to persist, route, review, and audit the submission, such as visibility, reference/review identifiers, status, and timestamps.

Website traffic analytics

C42 records lightweight traffic information so the site can show real visit activity and measure which pages are being used. The browser creates a random visitor identifier and C42 stores only a one-way hash of that identifier with the page path, broad device class, referring host when available, and timestamps. The C42 analytics tables do not store raw IP addresses. The public “HERE NOW” number is an approximate count of visitors active within the previous five minutes.

Who can see a submission

• PUBLIC — may appear through public Forge interfaces when safe to display.
• LIMITED — stored for review; only a redacted safe display may be public.
• PRIVATE — Director review only and not exposed through public Forge browse/read interfaces.
• JOIN — Join requests are always PRIVATE.

Notifications

A successful submission may generate an owner notification so the request can be reviewed. This means submitted information may be included in the configured C42 notification workflow.

Retention and sensitive information

C42 does not currently publish a fixed retention period for website submissions or traffic analytics. Do not submit passwords, access keys, financial account details, medical records, or other secrets through these forms.

Data requests

C42 does not currently provide an automated self-service deletion portal. To request review, correction, or removal of information you submitted, use Forge, choose QUESTION and PRIVATE, and title the entry Data request. Include the confirmation/reference ID when you have it.

Questions about a project

Use Build for a concrete project request, Forge for an idea or question, or Join if you want to contribute to C42.