Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

         TL;DR: We do not store your email address, IP address, or passwords. Your privacy is our priority.
    

Steam Authentication

We use Steam OpenID for authentication. When you sign in, we only receive your public Steam ID.

We do not have access to your Steam username or password.
We retrieve basic public profile information (Avatar, Persona Name) from the Steam Web API to display your profile on our site.

Data We Collect

To provide our services (Giveaways, Forums, etc.), we store only the minimal data necessary:

Steam ID (64-bit): Used to uniquely identify your account.
Display Name & Avatar URL: Cached locally for performance but updated from Steam public data.
Activity Logs: Actions you take on the site (e.g., entering a giveaway, posting a comment) are linked to your Steam ID.
Game Library IDs: Your owned Steam game IDs are stored during registration for eligibility checks and to filter owned games on giveaways.

Data We Do NOT Collect

We believe in data minimization. We do not collect or store:

Email Addresses: We never ask for or store your email.
IP Addresses: We do not log or store user IP addresses in our database.
Personal Identifiers: No real names, addresses, or phone numbers are ever requested.

Cookies

We use a small number of essential cookies required for the site to function. No third-party tracking cookies or advertising pixels are used.

auth — Maintains your logged-in session. HttpOnly, expires after 1 year.
XSRF-TOKEN — CSRF protection token for form security. Expires after 1 year.
locale — Stores your language preference. Expires after 1 year.
referral — Records referral origin when you arrive via a referral link. HttpOnly, expires after 30 days.

Third-Party Services

We use the following external services:

Steam Web API: To fetch your public profile data and verify game ownership.
Cloudflare: For DDoS protection and CDN delivery. Cloudflare may set its own security cookies.
Cloudflare Turnstile: Used during registration to verify you are human. No data is stored by us from this process.
Web Push: If you opt in to push notifications, your browser subscription endpoint is stored to deliver notifications. You can unsubscribe at any time from Settings.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy or wish to have your account data deleted, please contact our support team via the Support Ticket system or reach out to an administrator directly.