OVERWATCHED Privacy Policy
OVERWATCHED is a game made by Zhao Kunbo, an independent developer ("I", "me"). This policy explains what happens to your information when you play OVERWATCHED as the iOS and iPadOS app, or in a web browser.
The short version
OVERWATCHED does not collect, sell or share personal information. It has no accounts, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking. Your progress is stored only on your own device. Online matches send your callsign and live gameplay data to the game server only while you play, and nothing is kept afterwards.
Information stored on your device
To remember your progress, the game saves the following on your device only:
- your in-game money, unlocked items and equipped loadout;
- your daily quest progress and login streak;
- the callsign (nickname) you type in, and your settings such as sensitivity and volume.
Your progress and settings never leave your device. Your callsign is also shown to other players during online matches (see below). Deleting the app (or, in a browser, clearing the site's data) deletes all of it permanently.
Online matches
When you play an online match, the game connects to its own game server (run on Cloudflare) so you can play with other people. While you are in a match it sends:
- your callsign, which other players in the match can see;
- live gameplay data: where you are, where you aim, your shots, and the weapon and hacks you have equipped.
This is used only to run the match in real time. It is not stored after the match ends, it is not linked to your identity, and the server keeps no logs of it. Like any internet connection, Cloudflare handles your IP address to deliver the data. Callsigns with offensive words are replaced automatically. To play without any connection, turn off "Online matches" in Settings.
Information I collect
None. I do not receive or keep your name, email address, location, device identifiers, contacts, photos or any usage data.
Advertising, analytics and tracking
The iOS and iPadOS app contains no advertising, no analytics and no third-party tracking code, and it does not track you across other companies' apps or websites.
Playing on a game website
OVERWATCHED is also published on web game sites such as CrazyGames, GameDistribution, GamePix and itch.io. When you play there, that site may show advertisements and collect information under its own privacy policy, which I do not control. Please read the privacy policy of the site you are playing on. On GamePix, your saved progress is stored through GamePix's own storage system rather than your browser.
Children
OVERWATCHED is not directed at children under 13, and because the game collects no personal information, it does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
Contact
Questions about this policy or the game: Zhao Kunbo, ryan.zhaokunbo@icloud.com