Privacy Policy

Definitions
Definitions are provided here to make it easier to understand our privacy policy. 

Guest(s) refers to unregistered individuals browsing the website without any account or data stored on here aside cookies.
User and account refer to you as the user on the website and the account created during registration used to access the website and participate in the website functions and community. 
Those Who Went Missing staff, TWWM staff, simply Staff (also "Us", "We", "Our") refer to the administrative and moderating staff behind the Those Who Went Missing name, world, lore and brand. 
Personal data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable living individual. 
The website, the service, the site all refer to this website in specific, thosewhowentmissing.com. 
Those Who Went Missing or TWWM refer to the game and community that is hosted on the site. 

As a guest or as a user, we may need to collect your data depending on how you choose to interact with the website.

Personal data

We may collect personal data from registered user such as (but not limited to):

• Email adress
• Birth date
• Usage data (Including your IP)

If you wish to modify that data, wether it is inacurrate, out-of-date, or for other verifiable reasons, you can contact us by Contacting Staff on the site. Contact Staff is available as an option under the "Submit" menu.

Usage data

Usage data refers to the data automatically collected when a user or guest interacts with the website and its functions. 

The usage data collected may include your Internet Protocol (IP) adress, the device you might use (mobile, desktop, etc), the browser and its version, the pages you are visiting, the date and time you are visiting and the time spent on it, as well as other diagnostic data or data not listed amongst the above examples.

We may also collect cookies or what your browser may send us each time you visit the website or use its services.

DeviantArt data

To be able to particiate in TWWM, we require you to link your site account to a valid DeviantArt account belonging to you. TWWM and the staff do not access information from this website outside of the external account being linked to TWWM. 

TWWM and the staff do not have access to your DeviantArt account and cannot modify it in any way. 

If you wish to change which DeviantArt account is linked to TWWM, please Contact Staff for assistance. 

If you wish to remove your DeviantArt account from TWWM, please Contact Staff. We do not guarantee you won't have to deactivate your account in the process of removing the DeviantArt account associated with it as it is necessary for participation. 

Using your data

The above data is used to ensure site and TWWM functions. TWWM will not use this data to send users marketing, advertisements, or any other unrelated material, nor will TWWM share user information with any vendors for any such purposes. TWWM does not aim to identify its users beyond what is necessary for site functions, TWWM functions, as well as site and community security. 

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit the TWWM website we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology. You can find out more about cookies at allaboutcookies.org.

TWWM uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including keeping you signed in and understanding how you are using the site. 

TWWM uses cookies primarily for functionality. By using these cookies we recognise you on our website and can remember your previously selected preferences for the site, such as your log-in information, font size, and site skin. 

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the website linked above tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function or function correctly as a result.

We value the trust you put into us keeping your data and your user experience safe. However, like many places and services on the Internet and other methods of electronic storage, we cannot 100% guarantee the safety and reliability of our services. We ask you to be mindful of the data you share when using our site. It is best not to divulge more private information than we ask you to for the sake of using the site. 

Those Who Went Missing is not made for and is not intended to be used by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. In the case of discovering a child under 13 has provided us personal data or information, we will delete such data from our services and terminate any account owned by that child. 

If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware your child has provided us with personal data, you may Contact Staff with a request for the deletion of said data, and we will do so accordingly. 

Privacy policies of other websites
The TWWM website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy 
Any updates to our privacy policy will be reflected on this webpage. This privacy policy was last updated on 17th April 2026.