Privacy Policy
Royal Playhouse ("we", "us") is a multiplayer party game hub at https://royalplayhouse.fun, available on the web and as an app. This policy explains what we collect when you use it, why, who else handles it, and the choices you have. We have tried to keep it plain and accurate to what the service actually does.
1. What we collect
| Information | Why we need it |
|---|---|
| Account details. If you sign in with Google: the email address, name and profile identifier Google shares with us. If you sign up with email: your email address and a password (stored only as a salted hash by our authentication provider; we never see it). | To create and secure your account and let you sign back in. |
| Anonymous accounts. If you start without signing up, we create an account with a random identifier and no personal details. | So you can play immediately and later keep your progress by linking an email or Google account. |
| Profile. Your display name, avatar and colour, level, XP, coin balance, badges, items you own, and whether your profile is private. | To show you and other players who is who, and to run progression and the marketplace. |
| Gameplay data. Games and rooms you join, your answers, guesses, votes, reactions and scores, match results and history. | To run the games, calculate results and rewards, and show leaderboards and your history. |
| Messages. Chat messages you send in a room, and reports you file about other players' messages. | To deliver chat to the other people in your room, and to moderate abuse. |
| Friends and invites. Friend requests, friend lists, and game invites you send or receive. | To connect you with people you choose to play with. |
| Presence. Whether you are online, when you were last seen, and which room you are currently in. | To show friends when you are online, keep lobbies accurate, and stop rounds waiting on players who have left. |
| Notification details. If you turn on notifications: a push token or web-push subscription for your device. | To send the notifications you asked for. |
| Device and technical data. Standard request information such as IP address, browser or device type, and error information, handled by our hosting and database providers. | To deliver the service, keep it secure, and prevent abuse. |
| On-device storage. Your session and settings (sound, vibration, music, and similar) are stored on your device using local storage. | To keep you signed in and remember your preferences. We do not use advertising cookies. |
We do not currently run third-party analytics or advertising trackers. If we add rewarded ads in future, we will update this policy first and tell you what changes.
2. What other players can see
Other players in your rooms and on leaderboards can see your display name, avatar, level and game results. Your chat messages are visible to people in the same room. Answers in games such as Who Said That? are shown anonymously until the reveal, then attributed to you. Turning on a private profile limits how your profile appears to others. Do not put personal information you want kept private in your display name or in chat.
3. How we use information
- To provide, operate and improve the games, matchmaking, chat, friends and marketplace;
- To calculate scores, coins, XP and leaderboards, and to prevent cheating;
- To keep the service secure, enforce our Terms, and respond to reports;
- To send notifications you have enabled, and service messages such as password resets.
We do not sell your personal information.
4. Who handles your data
We use these service providers, who process data only to help us run Royal Playhouse:
- Supabase - authentication, database and realtime messaging.
- Google - "Sign in with Google", if you choose it.
- Vercel - hosting for the website.
- Expo - app updates and push notification delivery on mobile.
These providers may process data in countries other than your own. We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect the safety of our users and the service.
5. How long we keep it
We keep your account and gameplay data while your account exists. Chat messages belong to a room and are removed when the room is cleaned up after it goes inactive. Reports and moderation records may be kept longer where needed to protect other players. Anonymous accounts that are never used again may be removed after a period of inactivity.
6. Your choices and rights
- You can change your display name, avatar, privacy setting and notification setting in Settings at any time.
- You can turn off notifications in the app or in your device or browser settings.
- You can ask us to access, correct or delete your account and the data connected to it by emailing us at the address below from the email on your account. We will confirm your request and act on it within a reasonable time, and within any period the law requires.
- Depending on where you live (for example the EEA, UK, or Nigeria under the NDPA), you may have additional rights such as objecting to processing or asking for a copy of your data. Contact us to use them.
7. Children
Royal Playhouse is not directed to children under 13, and you must be at least 13 (or the minimum age of digital consent where you live, if higher) to use it. We do not knowingly collect information from younger children. If you believe a child has given us information, contact us and we will delete it.
8. Security
We use industry-standard protections including encrypted connections and access controls on our database. No online service can promise perfect security, so please choose a strong, unique password.
9. Changes to this policy
If we change this policy in a meaningful way we will update the date above and, where appropriate, notify you in the app. Continuing to use Royal Playhouse after a change means you accept the updated policy.
10. Contact
Questions or requests about privacy: the support contact shown on our sign-in consent screen