Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 2025

Orbeats ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect when you play Orbeats, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information when you use Orbeats:

• Player name — the name you enter voluntarily before joining a game session. This name is visible to other players in the same session.
• Gameplay data — your score, session activity, time played, and in-game actions (such as eating pellets or other players). This data is used to calculate leaderboard rankings.
• Technical data — your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, screen resolution, and approximate geographic region (country level). This is collected automatically when you connect to the game server.
• Session identifiers — temporary session IDs used to maintain your connection to the game room. These are not persistent and are discarded when your session ends.
• Local storage — we store your best score and daily top scores in your browser's local storage so they persist between visits. This data never leaves your device unless you share it manually.

How We Use Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To run and maintain the real-time multiplayer game and matchmaking.
• To calculate scores and maintain daily leaderboards.
• To detect and prevent cheating, exploitation of bugs, and abuse of the service.
• To monitor server performance, diagnose technical issues, and improve gameplay.
• To display personalised or contextual advertisements via third-party ad networks such as Google AdSense.

Cookies and Third-Party Services

Orbeats may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to deliver advertising and analytics. These may include:

• Google AdSense — to display advertisements. Google may use cookies to show ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites.
• Vercel Analytics — to collect anonymous page view and performance data to help us improve the site.

You can opt out of personalised Google advertising by visiting google.com/settings/ads. For more information on how Google uses data from sites that use their services, visit policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with trusted third-party service providers solely to operate the game, including:

• Hosting and infrastructure providers (e.g. Vercel)
• Analytics services (e.g. Vercel Analytics)
• Advertising networks (e.g. Google AdSense)

These providers are required to handle data in accordance with applicable privacy law and are not permitted to use your data for their own marketing purposes.

Data Retention

Server-side leaderboard entries are retained for a limited period and are automatically purged on a rolling basis. IP addresses used for rate limiting and abuse prevention are not stored beyond the active connection. Your local storage data (best score, daily leaderboard) remains on your device until you clear your browser data.

Children's Privacy

Orbeats is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

Data Security

We take reasonable technical measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, including encrypted connections (HTTPS/WSS) and server-side rate limiting. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete personal data we hold about you. To make a request, contact us at the email below. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date. Continued use of Orbeats after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please email us at: hello@orbeats.online