​Information We Collect

For Ryder:

Ryder does not directly collect, store, or transmit any personal information from players. We may receive anonymous, aggregated data provided by the platforms where the game is distributed (such as Steam or Epic Games Store), which includes basic technical information (e.g., operating system version), gameplay analytics, and crash reports. This data is not linked to any personal identifiers.

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For Hue Factory:

To support global leaderboards and allow us to actively balance the game's economy, Hue Factory utilizes cloud backend services to collect specific gameplay metrics.

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Gameplay Telemetry: When you complete a level, the game sends performance data to our servers. This includes metrics such as time elapsed, boxes shipped, drop rates, and total money earned.

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Account Linking: To authenticate your scores and prevent leaderboard manipulation, your distribution platform ID (e.g., your Steam ID) is securely passed to our backend provider to generate an anonymous player account ID. We do not have access to your real name, email, or billing information.

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Opting Out (Data Sharing Toggle): We believe you should own your data. Hue Factory includes an in-game "Data Sharing" toggle. If you turn this off, the game enters a strict offline mode. No telemetry or gameplay data will be sent to our servers, though you will not be able to post scores to the global leaderboards.

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How We Use Your Data

• Any data we do collect is used exclusively to:

• Validate high scores and maintain the integrity of global leaderboards.

• Analyze factory performance and player progression to improve game balancing.

• Identify and fix crashes, bugs, and technical issues.

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Third-Party Services
Our games utilize third-party platforms for distribution and backend infrastructure. These platforms collect and process data in accordance with their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing them for more information:

Microsoft PlayFab / Azure: Powers the cloud backend, telemetry tracking, and leaderboards for Hue Factory. (Microsoft Privacy Statement)

Steam (Valve Corporation): Game distribution and player authentication. (Steam Privacy Policy)

Epic Games Store: Game distribution. (Epic Games Privacy Policy)

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Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights under local privacy laws (such as GDPR or CCPA) to access, correct, or delete your data. Because we only hold anonymous gameplay telemetry tied to an obfuscated player ID, locating specific records requires that you provide your associated Steam ID or PlayFab ID. We are happy to delete your leaderboard scores and telemetry history upon request manually.

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Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as Yellow Tree Games grows or if our data practices change. Any updates will be posted here with a revised date.

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Contact Us
If you have any questions about this policy, your data, or would like to request a data deletion, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at:
team@yellowtreegames.com