Privacy Policy
How we handle personal data on fable-gameplay.com.
Scope
This Privacy Policy applies to the Fable Gameplay website ("Fable Gameplay", "we", "us"). We publish Fable-related videos, articles, guides, and wiki-style content for visitors.
Fable Gameplay is an unofficial fan site and is not affiliated with Microsoft, Xbox Game Studios, or Playground Games.
Personal data we collect
We collect limited personal data depending on how you use the site:
Account & authentication (optional)
- If you sign in with Google, we receive basic profile information from Google such as your name, email address, profile image, and an OAuth identifier.
- We store session/authentication tokens and security-related metadata (for example, timestamps) to keep your account secure.
Contact and support
- If you use the contact form, we collect the name, email address, and message you submit in order to reply.
Usage, device, and log data
- We may collect IP address, browser/device information, referring pages, and usage metrics for security, diagnostics, and site analytics.
Embedded media and third parties
- Pages may embed YouTube videos. When you play an embedded video, YouTube may receive data such as your IP address and browser information and may set its own cookies or local storage.
Cookies and local storage
- We use cookies and local storage for essential site functionality (for example, authentication sessions and preferences) and, if you consent where required, analytics. See our Cookie Policy for details.
Sources of data
- Directly from you: when you sign in, submit a contact message, or change your preferences.
- Automatically: via server logs and browser storage when you browse the site.
- From third parties: Google (when you use Google sign-in) and YouTube (when you interact with embedded videos).
Purposes and legal bases
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Operate the website, deliver pages, and keep the service available | Legitimate interests |
| Authenticate users and maintain sessions (when you sign in) | Contractual necessity |
| Respond to your contact requests | Legitimate interests |
| Security, fraud prevention, and abuse detection | Legitimate interests |
| Analytics to understand site usage (only if you consent where required) | Consent |
| Comply with legal obligations or valid legal requests | Legal obligation |
Where consent is the legal basis, you may withdraw consent at any time via your cookie preferences or browser settings.
Sharing and processors
We share personal data only as necessary to operate the site. Typical processors may include:
- Hosting and infrastructure: Vercel (website hosting) and related CDN providers.
- Database: Neon (managed Postgres) for account and application data.
- Email: Resend (to deliver contact form messages).
- Analytics (optional): tools such as Google Analytics, Umami, or PostHog may be enabled depending on configuration and your consent.
- Storage (optional): S3-compatible object storage (for example, AWS S3 or Cloudflare R2) if file upload features are enabled.
We do not sell personal information.
International transfers
Our providers may process data in the United States or other countries. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for international transfers.
Retention
- Account data: retained until you delete your account or we no longer need it to provide the service.
- Contact messages: retained as long as needed to respond and for reasonable record-keeping.
- Security logs: retained for a limited period for debugging and abuse prevention.
- Analytics: retained according to the settings of the analytics provider.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or object to certain processing of your personal data.
- Request access, correction, or deletion of your personal data.
- Opt out of non-essential cookies/analytics where applicable.
Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal data. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure.
Policy updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date above indicates when it was last updated.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy:
Email: support@fable-gameplay.com
Thank you for visiting Fable Gameplay.