Privacy Policy

Effective October 11, 2026 · Last updated October 11, 2026

This policy explains what information Brains collects, why, and what choices you have. Brains is operated by [[OPERATOR_LEGAL_NAME]] ("we", "us"). We keep this short and only collect what the Game needs to run and stay fair.

1. What we collect

Account details: your username, email address, and your password (stored only as a secure one-way hash, never in readable form). If someone referred you, which player referred you.
Gameplay data: your progress, stats, items, currencies, achievements, clan and faction membership, and a history of your currency changes (kept for 90 days) used to fix problems and catch abuse.
Messages: what you write in global, clan and private chat, clan messages, and bug reports.
Messages to the Keeper: the weekly message you can send from the Farm. These aren't shown to other players. Game staff read them, along with weekly game statistics, to plan the Game's story and updates.
Technical and security data: your IP address, a random device ID stored in your browser, when you were last active, and counts of requests. We use these to keep you logged in, limit abuse, spot bots, and detect accounts used to move value between themselves.
Purchases: when you buy Brain Chunks, we keep the package, amount, date and Stripe's reference numbers. Your card details go directly to Stripe; we never receive or store your full card number.
Linked game IDs: if you choose to add player IDs from other games in Settings.

2. Browser storage

Brains doesn't use advertising or tracking cookies. It stores a few things in your browser's local storage so the Game works: your login session, a random device ID, the last page you were on, your settings (like sound and text size), and a few layout choices such as chat size. Clearing your browser storage logs you out and resets those settings.

3. How we use it

To run the Game and your account, including showing your username, stats and messages to other players where the Game does that (leaderboards, chat, profiles).
To send account emails, like password resets. We don't send marketing email.
To process purchases and handle refunds or disputes.
To keep the Game fair and safe: moderation, bot and abuse detection, and investigating reports.
To fix bugs and understand how the Game is played, using our own records.

4. Who we share it with

We don't sell your information and we don't share it for advertising. We share it only with:

Service providers that run Brains for us: our web and database host, our email delivery provider, and Stripe for payments. They may only use it to provide their service.
Other players, only what the Game shows publicly (username, public stats, chat messages you post publicly).
Authorities, if the law requires it, or to protect players or the Game from fraud or harm.

5. How long we keep it

Account and gameplay data: while your account exists.
Currency history: 90 days. Login-attempt records: about a day.
Purchase records: as long as needed for accounting, tax and fraud-prevention, even after an account is deleted.
Chat and messages: while the account exists, unless removed earlier.
Messages to the Keeper and the weekly statistics reports that include them: kept as a record of the Game's history while the Game runs, unless you ask us to delete yours.

6. Your choices and rights

You can view most of your data in the Game, and reset your password from the login screen.
You can ask us for a copy of your data, to correct it, or to delete your account and its data by emailing [[CONTACT_EMAIL]] from the address on the account. Depending on where you live (for example the EU, UK or California), you may have further rights under local law, and you can contact us to use them.
We'll answer within 30 days.

7. Children

Brains is not for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child under 13 has an account, contact us and we'll delete it.

8. Security

We use reasonable safeguards, such as hashed passwords, encrypted connections (HTTPS) and limits on login attempts. No system is perfectly secure, so please use a password you don't use anywhere else.

9. International players

Brains is run from the United States. If you play from elsewhere, your information is processed in the United States.

10. Changes

We may update this policy. If the changes are important, we'll announce them in game.

11. Contact

Privacy questions or requests: [[CONTACT_EMAIL]].