Aether Chronicles

Privacy Policy

Effective July 15, 2026

The short version: Aether Chronicles stores your game progress on your device first. If you create an account, we keep your email, username, and synced game progress on our servers so you can play across devices and with friends. We don't run ads, we don't use third-party analytics or tracking, and we never sell your data. You can delete your account — and the data that goes with it — from inside the game at any time.

1. Who we are

Aether Chronicles ("the game", "we", "us") is an independently developed collectible card game with a story campaign, available on the web at aetherchronicles.com and as a mobile app. Questions about this policy can be sent to [email protected].

2. What we collect

Account information. When you create an account we collect your email address, a username you choose, and a password. Passwords are stored only in hashed form — we cannot read them.

Game progress. Your collection, decks, campaign progress, achievements, currencies, and cosmetic unlocks are saved on your device. With an account, this progress is also synced to our servers so it follows you across devices.

Social activity. If you use social features, we store your friend connections, direct messages and reactions, match invitations, and any blocks or reports you make, so those features can work.

Purchase records. Purchases made on the web are processed by Stripe. We receive and keep a record of what was bought and when, but we never see or store your card number. The mobile app currently offers no purchases.

Technical basics. Like nearly every online service, our infrastructure provider processes standard connection logs (such as IP address and browser type) to serve and secure the game.

3. What we don't do

4. How we use your information

We use the data above to sign you in, sync your progress, run multiplayer matches and social features, deliver purchases, prevent fraud and abuse, and respond when you contact support. That's it.

5. Where your data lives

Our servers run on Cloudflare (hosting, application logic, and databases). Web payments are processed by Stripe. Transactional emails — such as password resets — are delivered through Resend from [email protected]. Each of these providers processes data only as needed to provide their service to us. If you install the mobile app through Apple's App Store or TestFlight, Apple's own privacy practices apply to that distribution.

6. Direct messages and moderation

Direct messages are stored so they can be delivered to the person you sent them to. We don't read your messages in the normal course of running the game. If a message is reported by its recipient, the reported content may be reviewed to enforce our community rules. You can block other players at any time, and blocking is immediate.

7. Data retention and deletion

You can delete your account from inside the game at Settings ▸ Account ▸ Delete Account (you'll be asked to confirm your password). Deleting your account removes your account record and synced game data from our servers. Records of purchases and of moderation reports may be retained after deletion where needed for legal, accounting, or safety reasons. Game data saved locally on your own device stays on your device until you remove the app or clear its data.

8. Children

Aether Chronicles is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.

9. Your rights

You can access most of your data directly in the game, and you can delete it via the in-app account deletion described above. For anything else — a copy of your data, a correction, or a question — email [email protected] and we'll help.

10. Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we'll update this page and its effective date. Material changes will be announced in the game.