Privacy Policy

Last updated: 14 November 2026

This policy explains what personal data the game Silent Lake (the Android app and the browser version at silentlakegame.com) collects, why, and what rights you have. We collect as little as possible: no e-mail address, no real name, no advertising, no analytics and no tracking.

Who is responsible

The controller of your data is WWL-MET, [not set: address], [not set: country]. Contact for all privacy questions: [not set: email].

What we collect and why

Data	Why	Legal basis (GDPR)
Username and password. The password is stored only as a salted scrypt hash; we cannot read it.	To create your account and sign you in.	Contract, Art. 6(1)(b)
Game data: your angler name (your username), level, catches, fish atlas, coins, pearls, items, quests, scores and leaderboard places, account creation time and last activity time.	To run the game and keep your progress.	Contract, Art. 6(1)(b)
Your IP address, in the server's technical logs (sign-up, sign-in, account deletion) and briefly in memory for rate limits.	To keep the service secure and stop abuse, such as password guessing or mass account creation.	Legitimate interest, Art. 6(1)(f)
Purchase records: order number, pack, price, currency, status and time.	To deliver what you bought, handle refunds and meet tax and accounting duties.	Contract and legal obligation, Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)

On your device the game stores only a sign-in token, so you stay signed in. It is not used for tracking. The game does not use cookies, advertising IDs, contacts, location, camera, microphone or files.

What other players see

Your angler name, level and scores appear on the leaderboards and can be seen by other players. Do not use your real name or other personal information as your username.

Payments

When purchases are available, they are processed by Xsolla, our payment provider. You enter your payment details on Xsolla's pages, and Xsolla handles them under its own privacy policy. We never receive your card number or bank details; we only learn the order status, the pack and the amount.

Who processes data for us

OVHcloud (OVH SAS, France) hosts our server. Your data is stored in the European Union (France).
Xsolla processes payments, as described above. Xsolla may process payment data outside the EU under its own safeguards.

We do not sell your data and we do not share it with advertisers or data brokers.

How long we keep it

Account and game data: until you delete your account. Deletion removes it from the live database at once.
Backup copies: kept for up to 14 days, then overwritten.
Server logs with IP addresses: up to 30 days.
Purchase records: as long as tax and accounting law requires.

Deleting your account

You can delete your account in the game: Account → Delete account. Full instructions, including what to do if you cannot sign in, are on the account deletion page.

Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the right to access your data, to correct it, to have it erased, to restrict or object to its processing, and to receive it in a portable format. To use any of these rights, write to [not set: email] from the e-mail address of your choice and include your username. Because we hold no contact details, we may ask you to confirm that the account is yours, for example by signing in or by giving details of a purchase. You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the EU country where you live.

Children

Silent Lake is not directed at children under 13, and children under 13 should not create an account. If we learn that an account belongs to a child under 13, we will delete it.

Security

Connections are encrypted (HTTPS), passwords are stored only as salted hashes, and access to the server is limited to its administrator.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top. If a change matters for how your data is used, we will also tell you in the game.