Privacy Policy

Newspaper Tycoon — Privacy Policy Last updated: 26 September 2026 Newspaper Tycoon is a game played through Discord, made by PixLabs (run by rhodzy, based in England). This policy explains what the game stores about you, why, and what you can do about it. It's written to be read, so if anything is unclear, just ask. Contact: rhodzy@rhodzy.com, or our Discord server: https://discord.gg/CwX7B9RxXZ WHAT WE STORE Your Discord user ID This is how the game knows which save is yours. We don't store your username, display name or avatar. Those are fetched from Discord when a panel or post needs them. Your game progress Everything the game needs to work: cash, XP, level, business tier, upgrades, prestige, perks and shares, Empire outlets, achievements (and when you unlocked them), daily streak, deliveries, weekly competition results, run history and personal records. Things you choose • Your newspaper's name, tagline and masthead • Your character and display currency • Your country, if you set one. It's optional and only used for seasons, local holidays and the flag shown next to your name • Your team, team invites you've sent or received, and team names you create • Your reminder preferences, if you're a Supporter Votes When you vote for Newspaper Tycoon on DiscordNest or DiscordForge, those sites tell us your Discord user ID. We record which site you voted on, when, the reward you received and your vote streak. Purchases When you buy something, we record your Discord user ID, the item, the amount and currency, and Stripe's reference numbers for the payment. Payments are handled entirely by Stripe: we never see or store your card details. For purchases, Stripe may act as the seller of record and handle tax, so Stripe's own privacy policy also applies to your payment (https://stripe.com/privacy). Moderation records Newspaper and team names are checked by a filter. When a name is blocked, and when names are changed, we log your Discord user ID, the text, and the server you were in, in a private channel only the game's staff can see. This is how we keep names friendly and deal with abuse. Technical logs Our server keeps activity logs (for example, "a vote was received for user ID …") to find and fix problems. They're deleted automatically as the logs rotate, usually within a few weeks. WHAT WE DON'T DO • We don't read your messages. The bot only sees the commands and buttons you use with it. • We don't sell your data or share it with advertisers. There are no ads. • We don't track you outside Newspaper Tycoon. WHAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN SEE Some of the game is public by design: • Leaderboards show your Discord name, flag, newspaper and progress. • In the PixLabs Discord server, some achievements, weekly results, votes and team adverts are posted with your name and avatar. Some of these posts are also shared to servers that follow those channels. • Your team can see your deliveries for the week. • Game panels you open are visible in the channel where you open them. MESSAGES WE SEND YOU The bot may send you Discord direct messages: thanks for votes and purchases, team invites and changes, and, if you're a Supporter, the reminders you've switched on. You can turn reminders off in /supporter, or block DMs from the bot in Discord. WHO WE SHARE DATA WITH Only the services needed to run the game: • Discord, where the game runs. • Stripe, for payments. • DiscordNest and DiscordForge, which send us your vote. We send them only totals (how many servers use the bot, total member counts and uptime), never anything about you. • Our hosting provider (Contabo). The game's data is stored on a server in France, in the EU. WHY WE USE YOUR DATA (UK GDPR) • To run the game you've chosen to play: your ID, progress, choices, votes and purchases. • Our legitimate interests: keeping the game fair and friendly (moderation and anti-abuse), fixing problems (logs) and showing leaderboards and community posts. • Legal obligations: keeping purchase records for tax and accounting. • Your choice: your country and reminders, which you can change or remove at any time. HOW LONG WE KEEP IT • Game data: as long as you play. If you ask us to delete it, we will. • Backups: nightly copies of the game's database are kept for 14 days, then deleted. • Purchase records: kept for as long as tax and accounting law requires (usually 6 years), even if the rest of your data is deleted. • Logs: deleted automatically as they rotate, usually within a few weeks. YOUR RIGHTS You can ask us to show you the data we hold about you, correct it, delete it, or stop using it for a particular purpose. Contact us (details above) from the Discord account concerned. Deleting your data resets your game completely and can't be undone. If you're unhappy with how we've handled your data, you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk). CHILDREN You must be old enough to use Discord in your country (at least 13) to play. If you're under 18, please get a parent or guardian's permission before buying anything. CHANGES If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top. For significant changes, we'll also let players know in the PixLabs Discord server.