1. Scope
This notice covers the public BanaBuzz web game and the separate offline mobile app. It does not cover the project’s research demos. Neither version has account registration, ads, in-app purchases or analytics/tracking SDKs. Neither requests camera, microphone, location or contacts access.
2. Online web game data
When you use an invitation code/link or quick matchmaking for 1v1 or 2v2, the server stores a temporary guest identifier, a hash of its authentication token, your chosen nickname, queue and room membership, connection-check timestamps, fruit/tactic processing results and duplicate-input identifiers, and the match state, score and time. This supports joining, reconnecting, consistent match progression and duplicate-input prevention. Placed fruit positions are part of the match state. The raw authentication token is not stored in the game database.
Other people in your room can see your nickname, team and the match screen and scores. Do not use your real name, email address, phone number or other personal details as a nickname. Anyone with the invitation code/link can join an empty seat, so share it with people you want to play with. Authentication tokens are not included in invitation links.
To limit excessive temporary-session creation, the service briefly stores a hash combining the connection IP address with a random daily value, plus request counts. Guest request counts are also limited. It does not store the raw IP address in the game database. The hosting provider’s operational logs are separate.
Your tab’s sessionStorage holds its guest identifier and authentication credentials, plus room/matchmaking information for reconnecting. Refreshing the same tab can restore a valid session; closing it or clearing site data can remove that ability. AI and one-device practice matches run in browser memory and do not use online match storage.
3. Retention and your choices
Temporary guest sessions are valid for about 24 hours and rooms for about two hours. A matchmaking entry loses its waiting eligibility after roughly 20 seconds without a fresh connection check. Temporary cancelled/matched queue records are removed when the guest is cleaned up. Fruit/tactic processing results are removed when their room is cleaned up.
IP-hash and guest request-count records become eligible for cleanup about 24 hours after their last update. Daily random values expire at the next UTC date. Expired data cannot be used to continue the service. Database cleanup is performed in limited batches when later requests arrive, rather than by a timed deletion job. If the site is idle, expired records may remain until cleanup runs. Expiry and physical deletion are different.
You can cancel matchmaking or leave a room. We do not save your results as a long-term personal game history or publish a leaderboard. Clear this site’s local data to remove credentials and language preferences from your device. For deletion requests concerning remaining server data, email support with only the nickname, room code and approximate time needed to identify it. Do not send authentication tokens.
4. Language preferences
The browser version uses your browser language and explicit choice to display Korean or English. It does not look up your location or infer your nationality. Your choice may be saved in localStorage on this device; clearing this website’s local data removes it. Language-specific URLs and a lang query parameter, if used, are visible to the hosting service as part of the request.
5. The submitted offline app
The submitted 향기리그 iOS app 1.0 (build 1) is a separate offline version without online multiplayer or game-server transmission. The developer has not added a feature that sends personal information or gameplay records from that app to a server.
Its match state exists only in device memory. Closing the app or an operating-system termination can lose the match. It has no cloud save, cross-device sync or developer-held personal gameplay database. Later app branding, language and online updates will be announced separately according to their actual release status.
6. Email support
If you choose to email us, your address, message and attachments are provided to the operator to handle and answer the inquiry. A report template on this website only opens your email application; it does not send the report automatically.
Do not include passwords, verification codes, identity documents or payment information. Contact the same address if you want your inquiry or attachments deleted. Information no longer needed after handling the inquiry is deleted, except where retention is legally required.
7. The website and external services
The web game needs an internet connection to load and throughout online matches. Offline reopening is not guaranteed. The game and support pages have no visitor analytics or advertising trackers. The hosting service may process IP addresses and request information in operational logs.
Apple, Google and operating-system providers may process account, download or diagnostic information under their own privacy policies. Opening the game on itch.io is subject to that platform’s policies; its online option directs you to this public site to play.
BanaBuzz Playroom is hosted on Discord. Community membership is optional. Following its invitation link is subject to Discord’s own policies. Do not post personal details in public channels.
8. Changes and contact
This notice and relevant store disclosures will be updated if actual features and data handling change. We do not currently provide advertising-related data sales, sharing or tracking.
Privacy and support: lingerlow@naver.com