Privacy Policy

Last updated: 21 June 2025

1. Introduction

Nephephobia ("we", "our", "us") operates the nephephobia.com website and associated Discord bot services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information.

2. Information We Collect

When you interact with our Discord bot, we may collect:

• Discord username and user ID
• Message content sent to our bot via commands
• Server/guild ID where interactions occur

We do not collect personal information beyond what is provided through Discord interactions.

3. How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

• Provide and improve our Discord bot services
• Maintain conversation context for AI agent interactions
• Debug and fix technical issues

4. Data Storage

Conversation data is stored temporarily in memory during active sessions. We do not permanently store message content. Our services run on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) region.

5. Third-Party Services

Our bot uses the following third-party services:

• Discord — for messaging platform (Discord Privacy Policy)
• AWS Bedrock — for AI model inference (messages are processed by AI models but not used for training)

6. Data Retention

Conversation history is retained only for the duration of an active session (up to 50 messages) and is cleared when the bot restarts. We do not maintain long-term logs of user messages.

7. Your Rights

You can:

• Stop using our bot at any time
• Request deletion of any stored data by contacting us
• Remove the bot from your Discord server at any time

8. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.

10. Contact

For privacy-related questions, contact us via our Discord server or at the domain listed above.