Privacy policy

Last updated 4 November 2026

This page explains what happens to your email address when you join the Chimneys waitlist, and what this website does and doesn't collect. We've tried to keep it short and plain.

Who we are

Auspicious ("we") makes Chimneys and runs playchimneys.com. You can reach us at hello@playchimneys.com.

What we collect when you join the waitlist

• Your email address.
• When you joined, and which version of the sign-up wording you agreed to.
• Where you came from, if we can tell: a tag in the link you followed (for example ?src=tiktok), or just the name of the site that sent you (for example "reddit.com"). We use this to learn which videos and posts bring people here.
• Your country, as reported to us by our hosting provider. We don't store your IP address with your email.

To stop automated sign-ups, we also keep a scrambled (hashed) version of your IP address for a short time, so we can limit how many times one connection can submit the form. It is kept apart from your email address and is deleted automatically, in any case within 24 hours.

What we don't do

• We don't set cookies.
• We don't use analytics, advertising trackers, or scripts, fonts or images loaded from other companies. Everything on this site is served from playchimneys.com.
• We don't sell your email address or share it with anyone for their own use.

Why we use it, and our legal basis

We use your email address to write to you about Chimneys: playtest invitations, news about the game, and its launch. We do this because you agreed to it when you joined (consent). You can withdraw that consent at any time, and it won't affect anything we did before.

Who handles your data

Our hosting provider, Cloudflare, Inc., serves this website and stores the waitlist database for us, so it processes your request and your sign-up on our behalf. Your data may be processed in the United States and in other countries where our providers operate.

We haven't sent any emails yet. When we do, we will use an email service, and we'll name it on this page before the first message goes out. Every email will include an unsubscribe link and our postal address.

How long we keep it

We keep your email address until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it. We'll also clear out addresses that bounce or that have gone quiet for about two years.

Your rights

You can ask us at any time to show you what we hold about you, correct it, delete it, or stop using it. If you're in the European Economic Area or the UK, you also have the right to receive your data in a portable format and to complain to your local data protection authority. Email hello@playchimneys.com from the address you signed up with and we'll answer within 30 days.

Age

The waitlist is for people aged 16 and over. If you're younger, please don't join. If we find out that someone under 16 has joined, we'll delete their address.

Changes

If we change how this works, we'll update this page and its date. If a change affects how we use your email address, we'll tell you by email first.