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Destinypedia is neither owned by nor affiliated with Bungie or the creators of the Destiny franchise in any way.

Destinypedia makes no guarantee of validity

Destinypedia is an online open-content collaborative encyclopedia, that is, a voluntary association of individuals and groups working to develop a common resource of knowledge. The structure of the project allows anyone with an Internet connection to alter its content. Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate, or reliable information.

That is not to say that you will not find valuable and accurate information on Destinypedia; much of the time, you will. However, Destinypedia cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here. The content of any given article may have recently been changed, vandalized, or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant area. Note that most other encyclopedias and reference works also have similar disclaimers.

Destinypedia contains copyrighted material

Main article: Destinypedia:Copyrights

Materials used by Destinypedia are copyrighted by Bungie and third parties that have a direct relationship with the Destiny franchise. Destinypedia asserts that its use of any copyrighted material constitutes as fair use under United States copyright law.

The text of Destinypedia is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license.

By editing the wiki, you agree to license any text you add under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. This text may be redistributed or adapted by the general public for any use as long as it is released under a similar license and the contributing authors are attributed. Our authors must agree to be credited through either a list of contributors or a link back to the original article, keeping in mind that the wiki logs all contributions.

Destinypedia is not private

Main article: Destinypedia:Privacy policy

All information found on Destinypedia is public, including anything you add to an article or on a user page about yourself. In essence, you are publishing all information that you add when posting to the site.

Destinypedia does not require the collection of personal information from its users. Providing Destinypedia with your real name and/or email address is optional. Your IP address will be made public only if you edit without logging in for the sake of attributing those edits. Create an account or do not edit if you do not want your IP address to be made public. If you post personally-identifiable information (e.g. name, location, birthday) and you wish to have it removed, Destinypedia will work with you to remove it.

Destinypedia contains spoilers

Main article: Destinypedia:Spoiler policy

Destinypedia maintains the policy of documenting all information about the Destiny universe in an "omniscient" point of view. Though there is a "spoiler" warning for content of material that has not yet been released, it is by no means used every time spoilers are present. When using Destinypedia, you will find that every article contains as complete and thorough information as is possible. If you do not wish to have the details of any Destiny storyline spoiled for you, it would be best if you did not use Destinypedia until you have finished playing or reading through the storyline.

Destinypedia is not censored

Destinypedia is a wiki about the Destiny universe, including the upcoming Destiny games, which are expected to be rated "T" by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. This means that Destinypedia's content is intended for audiences aged 13 and older. The content of Destinypedia's articles and images are therefore also intended for audiences 13 and older. Since the website does not censor information, it is best to use discretion when viewing Destinypedia's content.

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+'''Destinypedia''' is neither owned by nor affiliated with [[Bungie]] or the creators of the ''Destiny'' franchise in any way.
-{{Policies}}
-==Destinypedia contains copyrighted materials==
+== Destinypedia makes no guarantee of validity ==
-{{Main|Destinypedia:Copyright}}
+Destinypedia is an online open-content collaborative encyclopedia, that is, a voluntary association of individuals and groups working to develop a common resource of knowledge. The structure of the project allows anyone with an Internet connection to alter its content. Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate, or reliable information.
-Materials used by Destinypedia are copyrighted by Activision, Bungie, and [[:Category:Companies|third parties]] that have a direct proximity of relationship with the ''Destiny'' franchise. Destinypedia asserts that its usage of any copyrighted materials constitutes as [[wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]] under copyright law.
-Material that is not copyrighted by Activision or by those in direct proximity of relationship with the ''Destiny'' franchise is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA).
+That is not to say that you will not find valuable and accurate information on Destinypedia; much of the time, you will. However, '''Destinypedia cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here.''' The content of any given article may have recently been changed, vandalized, or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant area. Note that most other encyclopedias and reference works also have [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Non-Wikipedia disclaimers|similar disclaimers]].
+== Destinypedia contains copyrighted material ==
+{{Main|Destinypedia:Copyrights}}
+Materials used by Destinypedia are copyrighted by Bungie and third parties that have a direct relationship with the ''Destiny'' franchise. Destinypedia asserts that its use of any copyrighted material constitutes as [[wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]] under United States copyright law.
+The text of Destinypedia is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license.
 *[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Read the license summary]
-*[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode  Read the full legal code of the license]
+*[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode Read the full legal code of the license]
-By editing the wiki, you agree to license any text you add under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported). This text may be redistributed or adapted by the general public for any use as long as it is released under a similar license and the contributing authors are attributed. Our authors must agree to be credited through either a list of contributors or a link back to the original article, keeping in mind that the wiki logs all contributions.
+By editing the wiki, you agree to license any text you add under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. This text may be redistributed or adapted by the general public for any use as long as it is released under a similar license and the contributing authors are attributed. Our authors must agree to be credited through either a list of contributors or a link back to the original article, keeping in mind that the wiki logs all contributions.
-==Destinypedia contains spoilers==
+== Destinypedia is not private ==
-{{Main|Destinypedia:Spoiler Policy}}
+{{Main|Destinypedia:Privacy policy}}
-Destinypedia maintains the policy of documenting '''all''' information about the ''Destiny'' universe in an "omniscient" point of view. Though there is a "spoiler" warning for content of material that has not yet been released, it is by no means used ''every'' time spoilers are present. When using Destinypedia, you '''will''' find that every article contains as complete and thorough information as is possible. '''If you do not wish to have the details about any ''Destiny'' related storyline spoiled for you, it would be best if you did not use Destinypedia until you have finished playing or reading through the storyline.'''
+All information found on Destinypedia is public, including anything you add to an article or on a user page about yourself. In essence, you are '''publishing''' all information that you add when posting to the site.
-==Destinypedia is not private==
+Destinypedia '''does not''' require the collection of personal information from its users. Providing Destinypedia with your real name and/or email address is '''optional'''. Your IP address will be made public only if you edit without [[Destinypedia:Why create an account?|logging in]] for the sake of attributing those edits. Create an account or do not edit if you do not want your IP address to be made public. If you post personally-identifiable information (e.g. name, location, birthday) and you wish to have it removed, Destinypedia will work with you to remove it.
-{{Main|Destinypedia:Privacy Policy}}
-All information found on Destinypedia is public, including anything you add to an article or on a user page about yourself. In essence, you are '''publishing''' all information that you add when interacting with the site.
-Destinypedia '''does not''' require the collection of personal information from its users. Your IP address will be recorded only when you make an edit for the sake of attributing that edit to a specific user. Providing Destinypedia with your real name and/or e-mail address is '''optional'''. If you do not wish for any information about you to be made public, do not post it on Destinypedia anywhere. If you do post personally-identifiable information and you wish to have it removed, Destinypedia will work with you to remove it.
+== Destinypedia contains spoilers ==
+{{Main|Destinypedia:Spoiler policy}}
+Destinypedia maintains the policy of documenting '''all''' information about the ''Destiny'' universe in an "omniscient" point of view. Though there is a "spoiler" warning for content of material that has not yet been released, it is by no means used ''every'' time spoilers are present. When using Destinypedia, you '''will''' find that every article contains as complete and thorough information as is possible. '''If you do not wish to have the details of any ''Destiny'' storyline spoiled for you, it would be best if you did not use Destinypedia until you have finished playing or reading through the storyline.'''
-==Destinypedia is not censored==
+== Destinypedia is not censored ==
-Destinypedia is a wiki about the ''Destiny'' universe, including the upcoming ''Destiny'' games, which are expected to be rated "T" by the [http://www.esrb.org/index-js.jsp Entertainment Software Rating Board]. This means that Destinypedia's content is intended for audiences aged 13 and older. The content of Destinypedia's articles and images are therefore also intended for audiences 13 and older. Since the website does not censor information, it is best to use discretion when viewing Destinypedia's content.
+Destinypedia is a wiki about the ''Destiny'' universe, including the upcoming ''Destiny'' games, which are expected to be rated "T" by the [https://www.esrb.org Entertainment Software Rating Board]. This means that Destinypedia's content is intended for audiences aged 13 and older. The content of Destinypedia's articles and images are therefore also intended for audiences 13 and older. Since the website does not censor information, it is best to use discretion when viewing Destinypedia's content.
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