Privacy Policy

The short version

Party Games has no accounts and no ads. Sessions are temporary: when a session ends, its names, roles, picks and votes are deleted. We keep a few records to keep the Service safe and to make Party Host Passes work. This policy adds to the Deus Core Privacy Policy.

What a session stores (deleted when it ends)

• The names people type, the game being played, each player's secret role, night picks, votes and the game log.
• Messages typed during a game's discussion. Everyone in the session can see them, and they are wiped when the next night starts.
• Random codes that let your device reconnect (also saved in your own browser).
• Free sessions are deleted 10 minutes after no host page is connected, or after 12 hours without activity. Party Host Pass sessions are deleted 24 hours after they start. The host can close a session at any time.

Records we keep

• Sessions started (30 days): when a session was started, its code, the host name, whether it was free or a pass session, the internet (IP) address that started it, and the country Cloudflare estimates for that address. We use this to stop abuse.
• Who joined (30 days): when someone joins a session (as a player, a spectator, a host remote, or by taking over someone's spot), we keep the session code, the name they typed, the time, their internet (IP) address and estimated country. We use this to deal with abuse, like offensive names.
• Bans, strikes and reports: internet addresses we blocked, scrambled copies (plus the last 4 characters) of pass keys we blocked, words not allowed in names, "strikes" we gave an internet address after misuse, and complaints people sent us (with our notes). Strikes and complaint records are kept for about 3 years.
• Rate limits: short-lived counters per internet address (10 minutes) that stop people guessing codes or flooding the Service.
• Party Host Pass records: the pass type and length, when it was first used and when it ends, its open session, a 30-day history of sessions it started (code, time, internet address, country, host name), and, to check "get a new key" requests, a scrambled (hashed) copy of the buyer's email and the order number. Pass records are deleted 30 days after the pass ends.
• Receipts: the receipt page for a purchase (with the key) works for 7 days, then it's deleted. We email ourselves a copy of each receipt for our bookkeeping.

Payments

Payments are handled by our seller of record, Polar or Lemon Squeezy. We never see your card details. We receive your name, email, what you bought, the order number and your pass key.

In your browser

The site saves a few things in your own browser so it works smoothly: your name, the session you're in, your color scheme, whether "Read out loud" is on, and (only if you tick "Remember on this device") your pass key. Read out loud uses your browser's own voice; nothing is sent to us. You can clear these anytime in your browser settings.

Services we use

Cloudflare (hosting, security, email routing for our receipt copies) and Polar or Lemon Squeezy (payments). We don't sell your information and don't use advertising or tracking cookies.

Children

The Service isn't meant for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their information.

Questions and requests

Email support@deuscore.net with the subject "Privacy request".