Privacy Policy

SIGNAL FAULT is a card game you can play free in your browser at play.signal-fault.com and as native apps on Apple TV and Google TV. We built it to collect as little as possible: there are no user accounts, no ads, no cookies for tracking, and no device identifiers. This page explains what that means in practice.

The short version

• We don't ask you to create an account or log in.
• We don't use tracking cookies and we don't show ads.
• We don't collect your name, contacts, location, microphone, or device IDs.
• We use privacy-friendly, anonymous, aggregate analytics to understand usage.
• We only hold personal data (your email) if you choose to join our mailing list.

Playing the game

Game sessions run on our real-time server. Game state lives in memory only for the length of a session - there is no database storing your games. The nickname you type to join a room is shown to other players in that room and is discarded when the session ends. We do not link it to you in any way.

Analytics

We use a self-hosted instance of Umami, a privacy-focused analytics tool, to see anonymous, aggregate usage - things like how many games were started, which modes are popular, and roughly how many visitors a page gets. It is cookieless and does not collect personal data or build a profile of you, which is why you won't see a cookie-consent banner. The Apple TV and Google TV apps send the same kind of anonymous usage events directly to our analytics, with no advertising identifiers (no IDFA), no cookies, and no device IDs. We may also use Cloudflare's aggregate web analytics for top-line traffic figures.

Mailing list (optional)

If you sign up for launch news, your email address is stored and processed by our email provider (Kit) solely to send you updates about SIGNAL FAULT. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email, which removes you from the list. We don't sell or share your address.

Feedback (optional)

Our feedback form is a Google Form. If you choose to submit it, the responses you provide are processed by Google on our behalf. Don't include sensitive personal information in your feedback.

Third parties

The site and game are served via Cloudflare and load web fonts from Google Fonts, which means those providers may process your IP address as a normal part of delivering content. The optional services above (Kit for email, Google Forms for feedback) only apply if you use them.

Children

SIGNAL FAULT is intended for ages 10 and up. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Your rights

Because the game itself collects no personal data, there is normally nothing personal to access or delete. If you joined the mailing list or emailed us, you can ask us to remove your data at any time by contacting [email protected].

Changes

If we change how we handle data, we'll update this page and the date above.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email [email protected].