KROWNIA Privacy Policy

KROWNIA ("the Game", "we", "us") is an online multiplayer hex-based board game available at krownia.com and as an Android app. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.

Information We Collect

• Account information: your username, email address, and a securely hashed password. We never store your password in plain text.
• Profile information (optional): avatar color or image, display name, sex, birth year, languages, and an "about me" bio. Each of these fields can be set to private, friends-only, or public.
• Gameplay data: your match history, results, durations, and statistics, used to power your profile and the leaderboard. You can hide yourself from the public leaderboard at any time.
• Social data: friend requests and friendships with other players.
• Messages: in-app messages you send or receive, including system notices and admin communications.
• Player reports: if you report another player (or are reported), we store the reason, details, and the room code involved so our admins can review it.
• Bug reports: if you submit a bug report, we store the category, summary, description, steps to reproduce, and any technical diagnostics you choose to include.
• Technical data: standard server logs (such as IP address and timestamps) used for security and abuse prevention, and a sign-in token stored on your device to keep you logged in.
• Usage & analytics data: basic, privacy-friendly usage analytics — the pages you visit, the platform you use (web or Android app), referring links, an anonymous session identifier, and key in-game actions (such as creating, joining, or starting a game). For signed-in members this may be linked to your account. We do not store your IP address in our analytics, we do not use advertising trackers, and this data is processed only on our own servers. We keep page-view records for up to 180 days and event records for up to 365 days.

How We Use This Information

• To create, secure, and sign you in to your account.
• To operate core features: lobbies, live games, friends, messaging, leaderboards, and profiles.
• To enforce our community rules, including reviewing reports and issuing bans when necessary.
• To respond to bug reports and improve the Game.
• To understand how the Game is used and improve it (analytics).
• To send account-related emails (see below).

Email Delivery

We use Resend (resend.com), a third-party email provider, to send account-related emails such as email-verification links, password-reset links, and admin notifications. These emails include your email address and account-related links; Resend processes this information only to deliver messages on our behalf.

Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We only share data with the service providers described above (email delivery) and our hosting provider, both of whom process data on our behalf. We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the safety of our players and our service.

Data Retention

We keep your account, profile, game history, friendships, and messages for as long as your account exists. If you'd like your account or data deleted, contact us (see below) and we'll remove it, except where we need to retain limited records for security or legal reasons.

Your Choices

• Update your profile and per-field privacy settings at any time from your Profile page.
• Hide yourself from the public leaderboard using the privacy toggle on your Profile.
• Request a password reset from the sign-in page if you forget your password.
• Use Contact Admin (in the in-game menu) to ask questions, request a copy of your data, or request account deletion.

Children's Privacy

KROWNIA is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has created an account, please contact us so we can remove it.

Security

Passwords are stored using one-way hashing and are never visible to us in plain text. Traffic to and from the Game is encrypted with HTTPS.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date above.

Contact Us

Questions about this policy or your data? Use the Contact Admin option from the in-game menu (Help / About), or reply through the in-app messaging system.