Privacy policy

Last updated: November 17, 2025

This privacy policy explains how Plausible ("we", "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal data.

Contact Information

Data Controller: contact@plausiblegame.com

Location: Belgium

If you have questions about this policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at the email above.

What data we collect

Basic play (soft accounts)

When you play Plausible, we automatically create a soft account and collect:

Account identifier, stored as a cookie on your device
Nickname, when you submit fake definitions
Game data, your submitted definitions, votes, scores, and ELO ratings
E-mail, only if you explicitly sign up for communication

Full accounts (optional)

If you create a full account, we additionally collect:

Email address
Password (encrypted)

Technical Data

Our hosting infrastructure may automatically log:

IP addresses, for security and operational purposes
Browser and device information
Access logs, retained according to standard hosting practices

How we use your data

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

Game functionality

To track your participation and voting in daily games
To calculate and display your performance statistics
To enable the ELO rating system for fair leaderboard rankings
Legal basis: legitimate interest (necessary to provide the game service)

Public leaderboards

To display your nickname and submitted fake definitions on public leaderboards
To show how many players your definitions have fooled
Legal basis: legitimate interest (core game mechanic)

Important: When you submit a fake definition, your nickname and definition become publicly visible on the leaderboard. Consider using a nickname that does not identify your person if you wish to maintain privacy. If you prefer not to appear publicly, play without submitting definitions.

Account management

To enable login across devices
To preserve your game history
To allow password recovery
Legal basis: Contract performance (providing the account service you requested)

Communication and optional emails

We may send you the following types of emails:

Transactional emails (strictly necessary):
- password reset
- account confirmation
- security alerts
- account deletion confirmation
Legal basis: Contract performance / legitimate interest.
Optional game-related emails:
- Daily/weekly performance summaries and statistics
Legal basis: Your explicit consent. You can give or withdraw this consent at any time in your account settings. Even if you opt out, you will still receive strictly necessary transactional emails.

Cookies

We use only strictly necessary cookies and local storage for:

Authentication
Remembering fields beyond navigation

We do not use cookies for analytics, advertising, or tracking. You can delete cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect your ability to use the game.

How we store your data

Data location

Your data is stored on secure servers located in the European Union and the United States (Virginia).

International data transfers

Data transferred to servers in the United States is protected by:

Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) incorporated into our Data Processing Agreement with our hosting provider
Appropriate technical and organizational security measures
ISO 27001 certified data centers

Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. This includes encrypted password storage and secure server infrastructure.

Data retention

Active accounts: We retain your data while your account is active
Inactive accounts: Accounts with no game history may be deleted after a period of inactivity
Deleted accounts: When you delete your account, we remove your email, password, and personal identifiers. However, your submitted definitions remain on the leaderboard with author set to "deleted user" to maintain game integrity and fair competition
Server logs: Retained according to standard hosting practices for security purposes

Sharing your data

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties, except:

Hosting provider: owns the hardware and infrastructure on which the game is hosted (with appropriate data protection agreements)
Legal obligations: If required by law or to protect our legal rights

Your nickname and submitted definitions are publicly visible on leaderboards as part of the core game experience.

Your data protection rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right to access: Request copies of your personal data

Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data

Right to erasure: Request deletion of your data (subject to the retention of anonymized definitions as explained above)

Right to restrict processing: Request limitation of data processing under certain conditions

Right to object: Object to our processing of your data under certain conditions

Right to data portability: Request transfer of your data to another service

Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)

How to exercise your rights

Delete your account: Use the delete account button in the game settings
Access or export your data: Email us at contact@plausiblegame.com
Other requests: Contact us at contact@plausiblegame.com

We will respond to your request within one month.

Right to complain

If you are unsatisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. In Belgium, this is theData Protection Authority (Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit).

Third-party websites

If Plausible contains links to other websites, those sites have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for their practices.

Children's privacy

Plausible is not targeted towards minors, meaning a person under the minimum age required to consent to the processing of their personal information as determined by applicable laws in their state or country of residence.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy at any time.