Beatably Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 19, 2026

Beatably is a multiplayer music timeline game. We designed it to collect as little information as possible. This policy explains what data the Beatably app and website handle, and why. We do not use advertising, we do not use third-party analytics services, and we never sell or rent your information.

What we collect

• Display name: the nickname you type when creating or joining a game. It does not need to be your real name and is used only to identify you to other players during a game.
• Game and session identifiers: room codes and a session ID used to connect you to the right game and to let you rejoin if your connection drops. The session ID is stored on your device.
• Gameplay data: basic information about how games are played — such as the number of players, the difficulty setting, rounds played, and results — used to understand how the game is used and to improve it.
• Diagnostic data: error and crash reports (for example, a connection problem, a page that failed to render, or a song preview that would not play), together with the page or game they happened in. We use these only to find and fix bugs, and we keep them whether or not you accept analytics, because without them we cannot keep the game working.
• Visit analytics — only if you agree: see the next section.

We do not collect your email, phone number, precise location, contacts, or any real-world identity, and we do not require you to create an account.

Visit analytics, and your choice

We run our own simple visitor counter. No third party is involved and no advertising company ever sees your data. The first time you open the site we ask whether you agree. Nothing below is recorded unless you say yes, and you can change your mind at any time.

• A random visitor ID stored on your device. It is a random string, not linked to your name or any account. It lets us tell a returning visitor from a new one, so we can see whether people come back.
• Pages you open on our site, and the site that linked you to us.
• Campaign tags (the utm_… parts of a link) when you arrive from one of our own posts or ads, so we can see which post worked.
• A rough country, worked out from your device's time zone setting. We do not store your IP address for analytics and we do not use IP-based geolocation.
• Device type, browser and operating system in broad categories, for example "mobile / Safari / iOS".

Change your choice: open the game with your privacy choice or the home page with your privacy choice, and the question will be shown again. Choosing "No thanks" stops the counter and removes the visitor ID from your device, on both addresses. Clearing your browser data also clears it.

What we store on your device

Some items are needed to run the game you asked for, so they are always present: your game session and reconnect data, your solo best score, a flag for tutorial hints you have already seen, and your answer to the analytics question above. The analytics visitor ID is the only item that depends on your consent.

Our website and the game live on two addresses — beatably.app and play.beatably.app. So that we do not have to ask you the same question twice, your answer and, if you agreed, your visitor ID are stored both in your browser's local storage and in a cookie set on beatably.app, which both addresses can read. These are the only cookies we set. There are no third-party cookies, no advertising cookies, and nothing that follows you to other websites.

Third parties

• Apple Music serves the 30-second song previews and the album artwork. When a song plays, your device requests that media directly from Apple, so Apple receives your IP address as part of that request. Apple's own privacy policy applies to it.
• Our hosting providers (Netlify for the website, Render for the game server) process requests on our behalf and keep short-lived technical logs, which can include IP addresses, to deliver the service and prevent abuse.
• We load our fonts from our own servers, so no font provider sees your visit.

How we use it

The information above is used to run multiplayer games (matching players into rooms, keeping game state in sync, and reconnecting you after a dropped connection), to understand how the game is played so we can improve it, and to diagnose and fix problems. Your display name and game data are sent to the Beatably game server for these purposes.

What we do not do

• We do not track you across other apps or websites.
• We do not use advertising, and we do not use third-party analytics or advertising SDKs.
• We do not sell or rent your information to anyone.
• We do not make automated decisions about you.

Data retention

Live game state is temporary and is discarded after a game ends. The session ID stored on your device is removed when you leave a game, or when you delete the app. Gameplay, visit and diagnostic records are deleted after 90 days at the latest.

Your rights

If you are in the EU or UK you have the right to ask what we hold about you, to have it corrected or deleted, to object to our use of it, and to complain to your data protection authority — in Sweden that is IMY. Because we hold no account and no real-world identity, the fastest way to remove your analytics record is to choose "No thanks" and clear your browser data. For anything else, email us and we will help.

Children

Beatably is intended for a general audience and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date above.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email hello@beatably.app.