What we keep, and what we don't
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Bhootrush works without signing up. We take the least we need to put your ghost in other people's caves.
What we keep
- An anonymous ID for this device, made on your first visit and kept in a cookie and in your browser's storage.
- Your runs: the moments you held and let go, and how far you got. Other players race these as ghosts.
- Your ghost's name and death cry, if you choose them, and your settings.
- Your friends list, made when named players fly each other's challenge links.
- Anonymous game events, so we can see whether caves are too hard or too easy and whether the game runs smoothly: things like how far runs go, which screens you tap, how long the game took to load, and the kind of device (for example "Android phone" or "Mac computer", never the exact model).
What we never ask for
- Your age, name, email or phone number
- Your contacts or location
- Advertising IDs, or third-party ad trackers
We don't keep your IP address or your browser's identity string with your game data. Bhootrush has no ads and nothing to buy.
Who sees what
Other players see your ghost, its name and its cry while they race. Named ghosts appear on today's leaderboard and in their friends' lists. A challenge link carries only your ghost's name and the run you sent.
Names and cries pass word filters, and we remove or reset ones that are abusive. There is no chat anywhere in Bhootrush.
On this device
Your device ID, settings and any runs waiting to upload live in this browser. If you clear site data before naming your ghost, that progress is gone. If you add Bhootrush to your home screen, the game and today's cave are stored so it can start without a connection.
Deleting your data
Email hello@bhootrush.com with your ghost ID (shown at the bottom of My ghostie, for example ab12cd34) and ask us to delete your data. Your name, cry, friends, runs and game events are removed within 7 days, and your ghost leaves the shared crowd. [LEGAL REVIEW: a self-serve "Delete my data" button is planned; confirm the email route and its timing]
Anonymous game events are kept for up to 90 days; after that only daily totals remain, with nothing that points to you. [LEGAL REVIEW: retention periods and backups]
Children
We don't collect age. [LEGAL REVIEW: DPDP Act position on children's data and any parental-consent wording]
Cookies and storage
We store your device ID and game progress in your browser so the game works. We don't use them for advertising or share them with anyone. Where the law asks for consent first, we ask. [LEGAL REVIEW: regions and consent text]
Who runs Bhootrush
[LEGAL REVIEW: data fiduciary name, grievance officer, contact address] · hello@bhootrush.com
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