1. Introduction
Welcome to Frost & Fealty ("we," "us," "our," or the "Platform"). Frost & Fealty is a community-driven game development feedback platform where tabletop gaming enthusiasts contribute feedback on game mechanics, balance, lore, art, and design for the Frost & Fealty tabletop game.
This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your personal information when you access or use our Platform. It also explains your rights regarding your data and how to exercise them.
By accessing or using the Platform, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Platform.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide Directly
- Account Information: When you register, we collect your name, email address, and any profile information you choose to provide (such as a display name or avatar).
- User Content: Posts, feedback submissions, contract responses, comments, votes, and any other content you submit through the Platform.
- Transaction Data: Records of Silver currency earned, spent, and transferred within the Platform economy, as well as store purchases and discount redemptions.
- Communications: Any messages or correspondence you send to us, including support requests.
- Shipping Information: If you redeem physical items from the store, we collect a shipping address to fulfill your order. This information is stored in encrypted form.
2.2 Information Collected Through Third-Party Authentication
We use Google OAuth 2.0 to authenticate users. When you sign in with your Google account, we receive and store the following information from Google:
- Basic Profile Information: Your name, email address, and profile picture as associated with your Google account.
- Authentication Tokens: OAuth tokens necessary to verify your identity and maintain your session.
Important: We only request the minimum scopes necessary for authentication (basic profile and email). We do not request access to your Google Drive, Gmail, Calendar, or any other Google services beyond what is needed to verify your identity. Our use of Google user data is limited to providing and improving the user-facing features of this Platform.
Our use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
2.3 Information You Provide Through Linked Accounts
You may optionally link third-party accounts such as Discord or Reddit to your Frost & Fealty profile. When you do, we collect:
- Your username on that platform
- Your user ID on that platform
- Authentication tokens (stored in encrypted form) to verify the connection
We use this information solely to attribute community activity (such as Discord or Reddit posts) to your Frost & Fealty account for the purpose of awarding rank points and Silver.
2.4 Information Collected Automatically
- Usage Data: Pages visited, features used, actions taken (such as posts submitted, contracts completed, votes cast), and timestamps of activity.
- Device Information: Browser type, operating system, and screen resolution.
- Log Data: IP address, access times, and referring URLs for security and debugging purposes.
3. Why We Collect Your Information
We collect and process your personal information for the following purposes:
- To Provide the Platform: Authenticate your identity, maintain your account, display your profile, and enable you to submit feedback and participate in the community.
- To Operate the Economy: Track Silver currency, rank points, store transactions, and contract completions — all of which are core features of the Platform.
- To Improve the Game: Aggregate and analyze community feedback to directly inform game development decisions for Frost & Fealty.
- To Communicate With You: Send notifications about rank changes, Silver earned, new contracts, store drops, and important platform updates.
- To Fulfill Orders: Process and ship physical items redeemed through the store.
- To Maintain Security: Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access.
- To Improve the Platform: Analyze usage patterns to improve functionality, user experience, and performance.
4. How We Use Google User Data
We access Google user data exclusively for the purpose of authenticating your identity and creating your Platform account. Specifically:
- We use your Google profile name and email to create and identify your account.
- We use your Google profile picture as your default avatar (you may change it).
- We store OAuth tokens securely to maintain your authenticated session.
We do not use Google user data for advertising, sell it to third parties, or use it for any purpose unrelated to Platform functionality.
5. Contact
For privacy questions, contact us at privacy@frostandfealty.com.