Vanguard Privacy Policy
Last updated: 13 October 2026
This policy explains what information Vanguard ("the game") collects, how it is used, and how you can ask for it to be deleted. Vanguard is developed by Joshua Anderson ("we", "us"), who is responsible for your information.
What we collect
When you play Vanguard, we collect:
- Your Meta user ID and an organisation-wide ID that Meta provides, used to identify you across our apps.
- A one-time proof from Meta that confirms your identity, which is checked once and then discarded.
- Whether you own Vanguard, as confirmed by Meta.
- Your IP address and basic connection information (such as connection times and network quality) when you connect to our game servers.
- Gameplay data needed to run a match, such as your in-game movement and actions.
- In future, a record of any in-game items you purchase.
We do not collect your name, email address, contacts, voice recordings, camera data, or precise location.
How we use it
We use this information only to:
- Verify that you are a genuine Meta user who owns the game before you join a match.
- Run multiplayer matches and keep them fair, including protecting our servers from abuse.
- Grant and verify in-game items you have purchased.
- Diagnose technical problems with the game and our servers.
We do not sell your information, use it for advertising, or share it with third parties, except our cloud hosting provider, which runs our game servers in the European Union and processes this information only on our behalf.
How long we keep it
Gameplay and connection data is used during a match and is not kept afterwards. Server logs, which may include connection details, are deleted after 30 days. If purchases are introduced, records of the items you own are kept for as long as you have them.
Your rights and deleting your data
You can ask us to access, correct or delete the information we hold about you. To request deletion, email joshua.anderson@area42.app from any address, include your Meta username, and say that you would like your Vanguard data deleted. We will confirm and complete the deletion within 30 days. If you live in the UK or EU, you also have the right to complain to your data protection authority, such as the Information Commissioner's Office in the UK.
Children
Vanguard is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them.
Changes
If we change how we handle your information, we will update this page and the date above.