Privacy Policy
SWARM · last updated 21 August 2026
SWARM is a multiplayer strategy game. This policy describes exactly what
the game's server stores, why, and how to get rid of it. It describes the
program as it is built, not a category of app.
What is stored when you play as a guest
- A player id generated on your device, plus the name and team you choose.
- Your rating, wins, losses and achievement counters.
- Records of matches you play, used to balance the game and train its bots.
What is added if you sign in with Google
- Your Google account identifier (the
sub claim), which is how
your progress follows you to a new phone.
- Your Play Games player id and display name.
- A refresh token, so scores and achievements can be recorded while you
are not playing.
- A SHA-256 hash of your device identifier — never the
identifier itself. It lets the server tell that two sign-ins came from
the same phone without ever knowing which phone.
What is never collected
- Your email address. The server never asks Google for it and never stores it.
- Your contacts, files, photos, location or messages. SWARM requests no
sensitive or restricted Google permissions of any kind.
- Advertising identifiers. There are no ads and no third-party
analytics or tracking SDKs in the game.
Who it is shared with
Nobody. Your data is not sold, rented, traded or handed to advertisers or
data brokers. It is sent to Google only in the one direction sign-in requires:
to verify that you are who you signed in as, and to record your scores and
achievements to your own Play Games profile.
Your player name, team, rating and standing are visible to other players
in leaderboards, guilds and matches — that is the game being a game.
Getting your data, or deleting it
- Export — the account screen in the game gives you a copy
of everything the server holds about you.
- Delete — the same screen erases your account: the Google
link, your session, the device record and your player record. It is
immediate and irreversible, which is why the game makes you type the
word out in full. You can also ask by email and it will be done for you.
Where it lives
On the SWARM game server, reachable only over HTTPS. Records are kept while
your account exists and are removed when you delete it.
Children
SWARM is not directed at children under 13, and accounts are not knowingly
created for them. If you believe a child has created one, email the address
below and it will be deleted.
Changes
If what the server stores changes, this page changes with it, and the date
at the top moves.
Contact
ash29eg@gmail.com