Privacy Policy

Our privacy policy was posted on 19.01.2023, and updated the same day.

Glossary

Usage data - Data collected by accessing the website

Cloud - Metsillian.com server

Us, We - People creating or working on content uploaded on metsillian.com or under the name "Metsillian", with information about it on metsillian.com

Types of data collected

User data

We collect logins and passwords of every user (a pearson who made an account on metsillian.com) on our website, because without them we could not have an account creation option. While login is stored as a plain-text (for account recovery), password is hashed. Login can also be hashed, to ensure total anonimity - disabling some of the account recovery options.

We also collect information about game data, linked to an account - save states, achievements and similar.

Data such like account login date, account creation date and similar are not collected.

Usage data

Usage data we collect:
- Screen width
- IP address

Those data is not linked with user data in any way. IP addresses are hashed, to ensure anonimity.

Tracking data

We do not collect any tracking data, besides those already mentioned (IP addresses).

Usage of collected data

Data collected from account on metsillian.com is used only in things valid to their minimum use case. For example:

- Login and password are used only in the login process
- Internal game info, such as save data, achievements and other things which are described as being in "cloud" are only stored on metsillian.com server, used exactly as its local counterpart
- External game info, such as congregated achievements (achievements from all games at once) and statistics that are not available without an account, are only displayed privately to their account user, not used in any other way.

Data collected by accessing the website are used purely informational:

- Screen width is used to better prioritise our design and game choices (mobile first vs desktop first)
- IP address is used in website traffic statistics, and in that case it is used only as a filter - after being hashed, it will add one view to the unique site views for that day, and its hash will be saved for the next 24 hours, to remove any additional view from that IP (to ensure unique site views). After that time, it will be permanently deleted. IP address hash can also be used to block unwanted traffic, to prevent DDoS attacks and web flooding. In that case, hash is stored permanently and it is not used in any statistics.

While account data is visible or known only to that account owner, data collected by accessing the website is visible only for us, merged together in daily intervals (for example "Screen width: 1920x1080" is visible only as a number of people who had that screen width while accessing the website on particular day).

Data collecting reason

Collecting usage data help us in developing new games and upgrading our site. Information about website traffic on the other hand is a simple morale boost.

Collecting basic data about accounts is essential, for accounts to exist. For example, without storing logins and passwords we couldn't have accounts. Additional data, such as game saves or achievements are stored for the convienence of the user - it removes the need for copying entire local storage, if they want to play game from metsillian.com on another device with the same save state, and can give summary of current game information from across every game.

Exporting the data

While export of the usage data is impossible (because of the modifications that happen between accessing the website and its final form), user can export data about its account, by clicking the "Export" button in the "Settings" subpage (or here).

Deleting the data

User can request removal of its account data, including - but not limited to:

- Singular or multiple game saves, achievements and other cloud game data
- Account login and / or password

Removal of information required to access the account is possible but not recommended, unless if a part of entire account removal.

Removal of information/entire account can be requested by clicking the "Remove information" / "Delete account" button in the "Settings" subpage or here (remove information) / here (delete account), or directly by contacting Metsillian (admin@metsillian.com)