Privacy Policy

Effective October 13, 2026

This policy covers both the website at gameofhumanity.com and the game at play.gameofhumanity.com. They are operated by The Game of Humanity, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We have no interest in monetizing your data. We collect only what is needed to make the game work.

The Website (gameofhumanity.com)

The website is static. It does not set cookies, run analytics, or collect any personal information. The only third-party service loaded is Google Fonts, which may log your IP address per Google’s own privacy policy.

The Game (play.gameofhumanity.com)

Account information

To start a game, solo or multiplayer, one person (the host) creates a free account. We collect:

• Your email address
• Your first name
• A password (stored as a one-way hash — we cannot read it)

An avatar is randomly assigned to your account. Other players can join a multiplayer game through the host’s join link without an account; they play under a temporary guest name that we do not save.

Location data

The game shows your local sunrise time. To calculate it:

• When you open the sign-in page, your IP address is sent to a geolocation service (ip-api.com) to suggest your city and time zone.
• The city you confirm is sent to OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim service to find its coordinates.
• Those coordinates are sent to TimezoneDB and to sunrise-sunset.org to look up the time zone and sunrise time.

Each service receives this information under its own terms. We do not save your IP address, city or coordinates in our database; only the resulting sunrise time is kept, for your login session. Your IP address is also checked during your login session to protect it from being taken over, and is not saved after that.

Game data

While you play, we store:

• Your game moves and actions (in multiplayer mode)
• Win/loss record and number of games played
• Quiz scores and answers (if you take the optional quizzes)
• Any feedback you voluntarily submit

Saved games are kept until the host deletes them in the game or you ask us to delete your data (see Your Rights below). Games started more than two months ago can no longer be resumed. Game data is not shared with anyone.

Browser storage

The game uses session cookies to keep you logged in and browser local storage to save your solo game progress. No tracking cookies are used.

Third-party services

The game uses the following third-party services:

• ip-api.com, OpenStreetMap Nominatim, TimezoneDB and sunrise-sunset.org — for the sunrise time, as described above.
• Google Fonts — for typeface delivery.
• cdnjs (Cloudflare) and the Socket.IO CDN — to deliver icon and networking code to your browser. Like any website, they may log your IP address.

Registration is protected from automated sign-ups by a hidden form field; no third-party service is involved.

We do not use advertising networks, analytics services, or tracking pixels.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with anyone. Data is stored on servers hosted by SiteGround and Railway and is accessible only to the game’s development team.

Children

The game is designed for ages 13 and up. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account, please contact us and we will delete it.

Your Rights

You can request that we delete your account and all associated data at any time by emailing info@gameofhumanity.com. We will process your request within 30 days.

Changes

If we make material changes to this policy, we will update this page and the effective date above.

Contact

Questions or concerns: info@gameofhumanity.com