Sylvan Tactics - Digital Edition - Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Sylvan Tactics ("the Game," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects information from players. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about the limited data we collect.

Sylvan Tactics is developed and published by Random Seed Games ("the Developer").

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Gameplay Telemetry (Online Multiplayer Only)

When you play online multiplayer matches, the match host's game client automatically collects and transmits anonymous gameplay statistics at the end of each match. This data includes:

  • Match metadata: match duration, turn count, number of commands executed, match outcome (win/loss/draw), and the reason the match ended.

  • Player statistics: king and queen health values, total moves, attacks, and cards played, sigil economy data (sigils awakened, spent, and how they were spent), damage dealt and received (direct and morale), and pawn promotion and mercenary deployment counts.

  • Card usage statistics: which cards were drawn, played, discarded, or attached, and aggregated performance metrics per card (kills caused, damage dealt).

  • Piece type statistics: how often each piece type was deployed, moved, attacked, killed, wounded, or promoted.

2.2 What We Do NOT Collect

  • No personal information: We do not collect your name, email address, physical address, phone number, or any other personally identifiable information.

  • No chat or communications: We do not collect, store, or transmit any in-game chat messages or voice communications.

  • No IP addresses: We do not log or store your IP address in our analytics database.

  • No raw Steam IDs: Your Steam ID is cryptographically hashed using a one-way HMAC-SHA256 algorithm with a secret key before being stored. The original Steam ID cannot be recovered from the stored hash. The hash is used solely to associate match records with a pseudonymous player identity for statistical analysis.

  • No data from local or single-player games: Telemetry is only collected during online multiplayer matches and only by the match host.

2.3 Steam Platform Data

Sylvan Tactics uses Steam's authentication services to verify that telemetry submissions come from legitimate game owners. This verification is performed server-side using Steam's Web API. We do not access or store your Steam profile information, friends list, or any other Steam account data beyond the verification check and the pseudonymous hash described above.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use gameplay telemetry exclusively for:

  • Game balance analysis: Understanding which cards, strategies, and mechanics are over- or under-performing.

  • Game improvement: Identifying pacing issues, economy problems, and areas where the game experience can be improved.

  • Statistical reporting: Generating aggregated, non-identifying reports about gameplay patterns.

We do not use telemetry data for:

  • Advertising or marketing.

  • Profiling individual players.

  • Selling or sharing with third parties.

  • Any purpose other than improving Sylvan Tactics.

4. How We Protect Your Information

  • Pseudonymization: Steam IDs are irreversibly hashed before storage. No stored data can identify you personally.

  • Secure transmission: All telemetry data is transmitted over HTTPS (TLS encryption).

  • Authenticated uploads: Only verified Steam game owners can submit telemetry data. Each submission is authenticated using a Steam Web API ticket.

  • Idempotent storage: Each match produces exactly one summary record. Duplicate submissions are rejected.

  • Infrastructure security: Telemetry data is stored on Cloudflare's infrastructure (Workers and D1), which provides encryption at rest and in transit.

5. Data Retention

  • Analytics data (match summaries, player statistics, card statistics): Retained indefinitely for ongoing balance analysis.

  • Raw telemetry payloads: Retained for 30 to 90 days for debugging and reprocessing purposes, then deleted.

  • No data accumulation of personal information: Since no personally identifiable information is stored, there is no PII to retain or delete.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise share your data with any third party.

Telemetry data is processed by:

  • Cloudflare, Inc. — Provides the serverless compute (Workers) and database (D1) infrastructure where telemetry is received and stored. Cloudflare processes data as a service provider under their own privacy commitments. See Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

  • Valve Corporation (Steam) — Steam's Web API is used to authenticate telemetry submissions. No gameplay data is sent to Valve as part of this process. See Steam's Privacy Policy.

7. Your Rights and Choices

7.1 No Opt-In Required

Because the data we collect is pseudonymized (your identity cannot be determined from the stored data), gameplay telemetry does not constitute personal data under most privacy frameworks. However, we believe in transparency and have documented our practices fully in this policy.

7.2 Limiting Data Collection

  • Play local games: No telemetry is collected during local or single-player games.

  • Play as guest: Only the match host transmits telemetry. If you join a match as a guest, your client does not upload any data.

7.3 Data Access and Deletion

Because we do not store identifiable information, we cannot locate records associated with a specific individual. If you have concerns, contact us and we will work with you to address them.

8. Children's Privacy

Sylvan Tactics does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or the applicable age in your jurisdiction). The game does not collect any personal information from any player of any age.

9. International Data Transfers

Telemetry data is processed on Cloudflare's global network. By playing online multiplayer, you acknowledge that anonymized gameplay statistics may be processed in data centers outside your country of residence. Because the data is pseudonymized and contains no personal information, standard cross-border data transfer concerns do not apply.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted at this URL with an updated "Last Updated" date. Significant changes (such as collecting new categories of data) will be communicated through Steam update announcements.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at:

Email: support@randomseedgames.com Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4254510/Sylvan_Tactics/

This Privacy Policy applies to Sylvan Tactics (Steam App ID: 4254510).