Privacy Notice

1. Information Pebbleship Processes

Pebbleship may process information including:

• username and account information;
• email address;
• account authentication and security information;
• gameplay progress, credits, XP, inventory and faction activity;
• chat messages and message timestamps;
• moderation reports and account actions;
• password-reset requests and related security information;
• technical server and security logs, which may include IP addresses and browser or request information;
• session and security-cookie information.

2. Why This Information Is Used

Information is used to:

• create and operate player accounts;
• provide gameplay and save player progress;
• operate the shared economy and game systems;
• provide chat and multiplayer features;
• protect accounts and the service from abuse or attack;
• moderate player communication;
• investigate faults, exploits and security incidents;
• send requested account-security or password-reset messages;
• maintain and improve Pebbleship.

3. Lawful Bases

Depending on the activity, personal information may be processed because it is necessary to provide the service requested by the player, because Pebbleship has legitimate interests in operating and securing the game, or because processing is necessary to meet a legal obligation.

Legitimate interests include maintaining game integrity, preventing fraud and abuse, securing accounts and systems, moderating user-to-user communication and diagnosing technical problems.

4. Chat and Moderation

Chat messages may be stored so recent room conversation remains available when players re-enter a room.

Pebbleship currently retains a maximum of 500 recent messages per room through the game application and displays the most recent messages when a player joins.

Automated language filtering may censor selected terms. Repeated or severe filtered messages may generate moderation records for review.

5. Sharing and Service Providers

Information may be processed by service providers needed to operate Pebbleship, such as hosting, email delivery, anti-abuse/security services and infrastructure providers.

6. Retention

Personal information is kept only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it is held, including account operation, security, moderation, dispute handling and legal requirements.

Different types of information may therefore have different retention periods.

7. Security

Pebbleship uses technical and organisational measures intended to protect accounts and service data, including access controls, encrypted web connections, server security measures, anti-bot protection and request-security protections.

No internet service can guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law may give you rights including access to your personal information, correction, deletion, restriction, objection and data portability.

You may also complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office.

Information Commissioner's Office

9. Changes to This Notice

This Privacy Notice may be updated when Pebbleship's features, service providers or data-processing activities change.