Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 9 October 2026
This policy explains what Beacon Light Investments, LLC ("we", "us") collects when you play Fugari Wars, why, and what you can do about it. Contact: support@fugariwars.com.
What we collect
| What | Where it comes from | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Callsign and a password hash (never the password itself) | You, when you register on the web | To run your account |
| Steam ID | Steam, when you sign in through Steam | To sign you in and link your account |
| Phone number | You, if you sign in by text message | To send login codes and to limit duplicate accounts |
| Gameplay records: trades, moves, combat, planets, ranks, scores, timestamps | Playing | To run the Game, show leaderboards and records, balance the Game, and detect cheating |
| What you write: syndicate chat, gossip, ship names, notes | You | To show it to the players it is meant for, and to moderate it |
| Technical data: IP address, browser or device type, error reports, server logs | Your device, automatically | Security, abuse prevention, and fixing bugs |
| Subscription status | Steam | To turn paid features on and off |
The web registration form also asks for an email address. We currently check its format and do not store it.
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use advertising trackers.
Who we share it with
Only the services that help us run the Game, and only what each needs:
- Valve (Steam) — sign-in, purchases and subscriptions.
- Twilio — sending text-message login codes to your phone number.
- Anthropic — some in-game text (such as Fugari envoy messages) is written by Anthropic's Claude AI model. To write it, we send it game details such as your callsign, trades, and the nodes you visit. We do not send your phone number, password, or IP address.
- Our hosting providers — the servers and database the Game runs on, in the United States.
Other players see your callsign, ship, location in the galaxy (subject to the Game's fog-of-war), rank, records, and what you post in chat and gossip.
We may also disclose information if the law requires it, to protect players or the Game, or as part of a sale or merger of the business.
How long we keep it
Account data is kept while your account exists. Gameplay records may be kept after a cycle ends for records, leaderboards and balancing. Logs are kept for a limited time and then deleted. When you delete your account, we delete or anonymise your personal information, except what we must keep by law or to prevent abuse.
Your choices and rights
- Access, correction, deletion: email support@fugariwars.com from the account details we can verify (for example, tell us your callsign and sign-in method). We answer within 30 days.
- EU, UK and California residents have additional rights, including to know what we hold, to delete it, to object to or restrict processing, to take a copy, and to complain to a data-protection authority. Our legal bases are: performing our agreement with you (running your account and the Game), our legitimate interests (security, anti-cheat, improving the Game), and consent where we ask for it.
- We will not treat you differently for exercising these rights.
Children
The Game is not for children under 13 (under 16 in the EU and UK without a parent's permission). We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you believe a child has given us information, email us and we will delete it.
Security
Passwords are stored only as hashes, connections are encrypted (HTTPS), and access to our systems is restricted. No system is perfectly secure, so use a password you do not use elsewhere.
International players
We are based in, and store data in, the United States. By playing from elsewhere, you understand that your information is processed in the United States.
Changes
If this policy changes significantly, we will tell you in the Game or on the site before the change takes effect.