Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Account & Sign-In Information

PlayStump offers several ways to play:

• Google Sign-In: We receive your email address and Google account identifier to create and recognize your account. We do not use this information for marketing.
• Email Sign-In: Your email address is used to deliver secure sign-in codes and maintain your account.
• Solana Wallet: We store your public wallet address to authenticate and recognize your account. We never request your private keys or recovery phrase.
• Guest Play: Guests receive a random player identifier stored in their browser, without needing to register.

Gameplay Information

To operate the game and preserve your progress, we store:

• Player ID and optional username.
• Virtual credit balance and restock history.
• Experience points (XP).
• Host and guesser titles.
• Game participation, questions, answers, and hints, and the avatar you choose for each game.
• Game results, statistics, and rankings.
• Matchmaking and verification records.

This information allows PlayStump to maintain game integrity and restore your progress across visits.

2. Guest Accounts

You can enjoy PlayStump without creating an account.

Guest progress is associated with the random player identifier stored in your browser. Guest winnings and XP are preserved and can be claimed when you sign in.

Clearing browser data, changing devices, or losing access to your guest identifier may prevent recovery of unclaimed progress.

Registered accounts allow you to preserve your eligible progress across devices.

3. Notifications

If you enable game notifications, we store a push subscription associated with your device.

This allows us to notify you about relevant game events, including when your games settle.

Notifications are optional and can be disabled through the game or your browser settings.

4. Cookies, Local Storage & Analytics

PlayStump uses browser storage and similar essential technologies to:

• Maintain your sign-in session.
• Remember your player identity.
• Preserve gameplay preferences.
• Support account security and game functionality.

You can clear stored information through your browser settings, although doing so may affect your session or guest progress.

We also use a privacy-respecting analytics service (Cloudflare Web Analytics) that counts visits and page views in aggregate. It uses no cookies, does not fingerprint your device, and does not track you as an individual or across other websites.

5. Play Credits

PlayStump is free to play.

All credits are virtual gameplay points with no monetary value.

Credits are never sold and cannot be purchased, transferred for value, or redeemed for money, cryptocurrency, goods, services, or anything else of monetary value.

6. Game Verification & Public Records

PlayStump uses cryptographic verification to keep gameplay transparent and provably fair.

When a host locks in an answer, we store a cryptographic fingerprint (a one-way hash) of it in our database. When the game settles, the answer and its fingerprint are revealed to the players at the table, so anyone can confirm the answer was never changed.

Seating at each table is assigned by a random draw. The draw is seeded from a public Solana blockhash, and the draw record is published on the game so players can verify the seating was fair.

Game records — including draw information, fingerprints, and revealed results — are stored on our servers and are visible to the players they concern. PlayStump does not record gameplay, questions, answers, or credits on a public blockchain.

Your private account credentials are never published as part of gameplay verification.

7. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

• Authenticate players and maintain accounts.
• Operate games and manage virtual credits.
• Save progress, XP, achievements, and rankings.
• Match players and verify game outcomes.
• Deliver requested game notifications.
• Detect cheating, collusion, and platform abuse.
• Maintain website security and reliability.
• Respond to support requests and comply with applicable laws.

We do not use Google sign-in information for advertising or marketing.

8. Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information.

We share information only as necessary to operate PlayStump, including with authentication, email delivery, hosting, database, and other essential infrastructure providers. Our providers include Google (sign-in), Resend (email delivery), and Cloudflare (hosting and analytics).

Google Sign-In is provided through Google and is subject to Google's applicable privacy practices.

Public gameplay information, such as usernames, achievements, rankings, and verification records, may be visible to other players.

9. Data Security

We use reasonable safeguards designed to protect player information against unauthorized access, misuse, and disclosure.

However, no online service can guarantee absolute security.

Never share your sign-in codes, wallet recovery phrase, or private keys with anyone.

10. Data Retention & Account Deletion

We retain account and gameplay information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate PlayStump, maintain game integrity, prevent abuse, and comply with applicable legal obligations.

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information by contacting us.

Certain records may be retained where necessary for security, legal compliance, or verification of completed games.

11. Children's Privacy

PlayStump is not intended for users below the minimum age permitted under our Terms of Service.

We do not knowingly collect children's personal information in violation of applicable law.

If you believe a child has provided personal information improperly, please contact us so we can investigate and take appropriate action.

12. International Players

PlayStump may be accessed internationally.

Your information may be processed in the United States or other countries where our infrastructure providers operate, subject to applicable privacy laws and safeguards.

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have additional rights regarding your personal information.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as PlayStump evolves.

Any updates will be reflected by a revised date at the top of this page. Where required, we will provide additional notice of material changes.

14. Contact

For privacy questions, account deletion requests, or concerns about your information, contact:

PlayStump
Email: playstumpnow@gmail.com
Website: https://playstump.com

Last updated: October 25, 2026.

PlayStump — Keep the mystery in the game. Not in your privacy.