Privacy Policy
Pixel Reviews (“we”, “our”, or “the Platform”) is a community video game review platform. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use and protect it, and how you can manage or delete your account and data.
Information We Collect
We collect only the information needed to operate your profile, publish your game reviews, and maintain account security:
- Account & Profile Information: When you register with email and password or via Google Sign-In, we collect your email address, username, optional biography, and profile picture URL. Passwords for credentials-based accounts are cryptographically hashed before storage.
- User-Generated Content: Reviews, star ratings, comments, likes, favorite games, and wishlists you create on Pixel Reviews. Because Pixel Reviews is a public social platform, your profile, reviews, ratings, and comments are publicly visible.
- Authentication & Session Data: Encrypted JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and session cookies required to keep you signed in securely.
- Performance & Diagnostic Metrics: Aggregated, anonymized page-load and web-vitals metrics collected via Vercel Analytics and Vercel Speed Insights to keep the site fast and reliable.
How We Access, Use, Store, and Share Google User Data
If you choose to sign in or create an account using Google Sign-In, Pixel Reviews requests access only to basic OpenID Connect profile scopes (openid, email, and profile).
Data Accessed
Your Google account email address, display name, unique Google identifier, and profile picture URL provided in the Google ID token.
How Data Is Used
Solely to authenticate your identity, create or link your Pixel Reviews account, and populate your initial username and avatar.
How Data Is Stored
Your email, username, and profile photo URL are stored in our secured database over encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS). We do not store access to your Google Drive, Gmail, Contacts, or any other Google service.
Sharing & Limited Use
We never sell, rent, or transfer Google user data to third parties, ad networks, or data brokers, nor do we use Google user data for advertising or AI model training.
Pixel Reviews' use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
How We Use Your Information
- To create, maintain, and authenticate your Pixel Reviews account.
- To display your public profile, game ratings, written reviews, comments, favorite games, and wishlists to the community.
- To send essential transactional emails, such as password-reset links when you request them.
- To protect the platform against abuse, spam, unauthorized access, and violations of our Terms of Service.
External Providers & Game Metadata
Pixel Reviews integrates with trusted third-party services to deliver core functionality:
- IGDB (Internet Game Database): Video game metadata, cover art, screenshots, release dates, and aggregated critic scores are provided by IGDB.com (operated by Twitch Interactive, Inc.). Searching or viewing games does not share your personal account data with IGDB.
- Google Identity Services: Used for optional OAuth 2.0 authentication when you click “Sign in with Google”.
- YouTube Embeds: Game pages may embed official game trailers hosted on YouTube.
- Vercel Analytics & Speed Insights: Used for anonymous, cookie-free performance and traffic measurement.
Managing and Deleting Your Data
We retain your account information and reviews for as long as your account remains active. You have full control over your content and personal data:
- Editing & Removing Content: You can update your username, bio, profile picture, reviews, comments, and wishlist items at any time directly from the platform.
- Full Account Deletion: You may delete your account and permanently erase all associated personal data, reviews, ratings, comments, likes, and wishlists from your account settings (or by contacting us directly at yisusocanto1984@gmail.com). Account deletion requests are processed permanently and cannot be undone.
- Revoking Google Access: If you signed in with Google, you can also revoke Pixel Reviews' access at any time from your Google Account Permissions page.
Questions or Data Requests
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, how your Google user data is handled, or if you wish to request account and data deletion, reach out directly: