Privacy policy
Driftsong is a small game made by Arnold. This page says, in plain words, what the game keeps about you and why.
The short version
- We keep only what the game needs to work: your account, your character, and your progress.
- If you send feedback or the game crashes, we keep that message or the end of the game's log, to fix problems.
- Chat isn't saved. If you report a message, we see that message and who said it, to keep the game friendly.
- We count how long and how often people play, to make the game better. We don't follow you outside the game.
- No ads, no trackers, no selling or sharing your data. It stays on our own server.
What we keep
| What | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Your username and password (the password is stored scrambled, so nobody can read it) | So you can log in | Until you delete your account |
| For guest accounts made before 11 October 2026 (new players make an account): a random code made by the game on your computer or browser | So that player came back as the same character | Until the account is deleted |
| Your character: look, level, experience, health, where you stand, your Shells, Notes and potions, and a list of every change to them | To save your progress, and to stop cheating and duplication | Until you delete your account |
| Feedback you send from the game (with your username, the game version and the map) | To read it and improve the game | 180 days |
| Crash reports: if the game closed by accident, the end of its log file (it can include your computer's system name and graphics card), your username and the game version | To find and fix the crash | 30 days |
| Play-time records: how many minutes and sessions you played each day, and your level | To see if the game is fun (do people come back? how long do they play?) | 400 days |
| Chat: what you say on a map passes through our server to the players there; private messages go to one player. Neither is saved; the server only remembers a map's last 60 messages while the map is open, so a report can be checked | So people can talk, and so reports are fair | Until the map closes (minutes) |
| Reports: when someone reports a chat message, the message, both usernames and the map go to the Driftsong team's private Discord channel and our server log | To deal with bad behaviour | Discord: until we've handled it; server log: a few days |
| Friends, blocks and parties: who you added as a friend or blocked, the party you're in (its members' usernames), and the map and channel you last joined (your friends and party see whether you're online and where) | So you can play with friends, keep away people you don't want to hear from, and find each other | Until you remove them, leave the party, or delete your account |
| Class choice records: when you reached level 10, which class trials you tried (and if you cleared them), the class you chose, how long after level 10 you chose it, and if you used the free class change | To see if choosing a class works well for players | Until you delete your account |
| Server logs, including your IP address | To keep the server running and safe | A few days (logs are capped and replaced as they fill up) |
| Backups of all of the above | So nothing is lost if something breaks | 14 days |
We never ask for your real name, your email address, your age, or payment details.
Where it's kept
On our own game server, rented from Linode (Akamai), in a data center in Amsterdam, in the European Union. Only Arnold has access. No other company receives your data, except chat reports, which go to the Driftsong team's private channel on Discord.
Your choices
- You can delete your account yourself, right in the game: press F1, choose "Delete my account..." and type DELETE. Your account and everything linked to it are deleted at once (backups roll over within 14 days). You don't need to ask anyone.
- You can ask us to show you what we keep about you: write to us on the Driftsong Discord server, https://discord.gg/vFUWys9Tzc, with your username.
Children
Driftsong is made to be friendly for everyone. We don't ask for personal information, and we don't knowingly keep any from children under 13. If you believe a child has shared personal information with us (for example in a feedback message), delete the account in the game (F1), or tell us on the Driftsong Discord server, https://discord.gg/vFUWys9Tzc, and we'll delete it.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be on this page with its date. Big changes will also be announced in the game or on the website.
Contact: the Driftsong Discord server, https://discord.gg/vFUWys9Tzc.