Privacy Policy

Effective October 25, 2026

The short version

No ads, no analytics, no tracking cookies. We don't sell or share your information for advertising.
You can play without an account; then your games stay on your device.
With an account, we keep what the Game needs: your account, your games and what you share.
Payments go through Stripe; we never see your card.
You can download everything we keep about you, or delete your account, at any time.

1. Who we are

Solar Vengeance Redux (the "Game") is run by Cosmic Ventures LLC ("we", "us"), a company in Oregon, United States, which is responsible for the information described here (the "controller", in the words of data protection law). This policy explains what we collect when you play, why, and the choices you have. You can reach us at support@cosmic-ventures-llc.com.

2. What we collect

What	Details	Where it comes from
Account	Username, display name, password (stored only as a secure hash), the date you joined, your role (player, moderator, admin), and an email address if you choose to give one.	You, when you sign up or change your settings
Two-step sign-in	If you turn it on: the secret your authenticator app uses, and hashed one-time recovery codes.	You
Profile and looks	Portrait, empire colour, favourite ship types, banner, title, achievement showcase, privacy settings.	You
Game progress	Saved copies of your settings, scenarios and Brains you made, achievements, single-player career totals, experience points and level, kept so they follow you between devices.	The Game on your device
Online play	Results of online games (scenario, players, who won, length, ship and system counts), replays of those games (every order given, and the chat sent during the game), ratings and rankings, friends and friend requests, and when you were last online.	Our servers, from the games you play
Daily Map	Your best win of each day's Daily Map (how many impulses it took, and when). To check a win, our server plays the game again from the orders you send; it keeps only the result.	The Game on your device, checked by our servers
Community	Scenarios and Brains you publish, ratings, comments, bookmarks, and reports you file.	You
Chat	Chat sent during an online game is part of that game: it is kept in the game's replay for as long as the replay is kept (see How long we keep it), and anyone who can watch the replay can read it. Chat in a room before the game starts, and quick messages to your allies, are passed to the players they're for and not stored.	You
Inbox	Notes for you about what happened to your account while you were away: replies from the team, friend requests and invites, rating changes, comments and ratings on what you shared, moderation actions and supporter dates, and whether you have read them.	Our servers, from those events
Support and moderation	Messages you send to the team and our replies; screenshots you attach to a ticket, which are kept with the ticket and seen only by you and our moderators; reports about you or your content; moderation actions taken on your account, with their reasons and which moderator took them (or that the word filter muted you automatically); whether a word-filter scan flagged your name or something you posted for a moderator to look at.	You, other players, our moderators, the word filter
Supporter purchases	Your plan, its dates, and the customer number Stripe gives us. Stripe handles your payment details; we never see your card number.	You, through Stripe
Technical	Your IP address and browser details reach our servers with every request, as with any website. We use your IP address briefly to protect against abuse (for example, too many sign-in attempts), and to count a guest's play of a Community item once a day we keep a scrambled code made from it, not the address itself.	Your browser
Closed beta	While the Game is in closed beta: the invite code your account was made with, and when you became a beta tester. If you ask for an invite: the name, email address (optional) and message you send, not linked to any account.	You
Error reports	When the Game hits an error, it sends a technical report (the error message, where in the Game it happened, and the browser type) without your name or account. It is used only to fix bugs and kept up to 90 days.	The Game on your device

We don't collect your real name, address, phone number, location, contacts or anything from other apps. Please don't put personal information in names, profiles, comments or what you share.

3. How we use it

To run the Game for you: sign you in, sync your progress, run online games, ratings, profiles, friends and the Community. (For people in the EU and UK, the legal basis is our contract with you.)
To keep it safe and fair: stop abuse and cheating, protect accounts, handle reports and moderation, and fix bugs. (Our legitimate interest in a safe game, and complying with the law.)
To answer you when you contact the team. (Contract and legitimate interest.)
To process supporter purchases and keep the records the law requires. (Contract and legal obligation.)
Your email address, if you give one, is used only to reach you about your account (for example, to help you get back in). We don't send marketing email.

We don't use your information for advertising or profiling, and we don't make decisions about you by automated means that have legal or similarly significant effects. Ratings and moderation flags are about play in the Game.

4. What other players see

Always: your username, display name, portrait, empire colour, level, rank, banner, title, supporter badge, and when you joined.
As you choose in Edit profile (Banner, title, showcase and privacy): your stats, match history and achievements can be shown to everyone, to friends only, or only to you.
When you take part: what you publish to the Community, your comments and ratings, your name and moves in online games and their replays, and your chat messages to the room (chat during a game is also in its replay).
Friends see whether you're online and which room you're in.
Moderators see your account details (including your email address, if you gave one), your reports and your support messages (with any screenshots you attach), so they can help you and keep the Game safe.

6. Cookies and storage on your device

One cookie: when you sign in on the Game's own site, a cookie named sv_session keeps you signed in. It holds a random sign-in token, can't be read by scripts on the page, is only sent to our server, and lasts up to 90 days after you last used it. Signing out removes it.
The beta pass: only while the Game is in closed beta, a cookie named sv_beta lets your browser load the Game. It holds your account number and our signature, can't be read by scripts on the page, is only sent to our server, and lasts up to 30 days after you last used it. Signing out removes it. It is strictly necessary for the closed beta and used for nothing else.
Browser storage: the Game keeps your settings, saved games, scenario and Brain library, achievements, tutorial progress and similar on your own device so it works offline and loads quickly. This stays on your device; it only reaches us when you're signed in and it syncs.
No advertising, analytics or tracking cookies, and no third-party trackers.

You can clear all of it at any time in your browser's settings (site data for this site). You'll be signed out, and anything not synced to an account will be lost.

7. How long we keep it

Your account and what goes with it: until you delete your account.
Support tickets, with their replies and the screenshots you attach: until you delete your account, or we delete the ticket.
Sign-in sessions: until you sign out, or 90 days after last use.
A guest's play counts: the scrambled code for a guest is kept for 30 days.
Invite requests (closed beta: name, email, message): kept only to answer them, then deleted 14 days after we answer, and after 90 days at most.
Online game results: kept as part of every player's history. Replays, with the chat sent during the game: a rated game's replay is kept; an unrated game's is kept while it's among the newest 100 unrated games of any account that played in it, and then removed (the result stays). A casual game the server checks later (marked “Checking”) keeps its replay at least until it has been checked, since the check plays it again. When you delete your account, your entries in games with other accounts stay with the name "Deleted player" and no link to your account, but their replays still show the name you played under and the chat you sent during those games; games no other account played in are deleted, replays and all.
Your inbox: up to 200 notes; a note you have read is removed after 60 days (or when you clear it), and all of them with your account.
Moderation records: kept after account deletion, as a record of what happened and to stop abuse coming back.
Payment records: Stripe and we keep what tax and accounting law requires, usually several years.

See Your Data for exactly what deleting your account removes.

8. Security

The Game uses HTTPS. Passwords are stored only as salted, slow hashes; sign-in tokens are stored only as hashes; two-step sign-in is available to everyone and required for staff. Code that players share runs in a sandbox. No system is perfectly secure, so please use a unique password and turn on two-step sign-in. If we learn of a breach that affects you, we'll tell you as the law requires.

9. Your rights and choices

Wherever you live, you can:

See and download what we keep about you: Account settings, then Your data, then Download my data.
Correct it: change your name, profile and email in the Game, or ask us.
Delete it: Account settings, then Your data, then Delete my account.
Limit what others see with your profile's privacy settings.
Ask questions or object to how we use your information, by contacting us.

If you're in the EU, the UK or a similar place, you also have the rights to access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability and objection, and to complain to your data protection authority. If you're in California or another US state with a privacy law, you have the rights to know, delete and correct, and not to be discriminated against for using them; we don't sell or share personal information as those laws define it. We'll answer requests within the time the law sets, and may need to confirm it's really you first.

10. Children

The Game can be played without an account, and then nothing personal reaches us. Accounts are for people aged 13 or over (or the higher age your country sets for agreeing to online services). We don't knowingly keep personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has made an account, contact us and we'll delete it.

11. Where your information is processed

Cosmic Ventures is based in the United States, and our servers and providers may process your information in the United States and other countries. Where the law requires it, we rely on appropriate safeguards for these transfers, such as the standard contractual clauses our providers offer.

12. Changes to this policy

We'll update this policy when the Game or the law changes, and change the date at the top. For important changes, we'll tell you in the Game before they apply.

13. Contact

For anything about your information, email support@cosmic-ventures-llc.com, or open the account menu in the Game and choose Contact the team. Moderators read in-game messages; questions about personal data are passed to Cosmic Ventures.