Privacy.

Who we are

Platforms is a video game news site from The 808. Questions about this page go to contact@The808.org.

What stays on your device

If you're not signed in, the 8-bit characters you collect, your platform filter and your practice-arcade quarters are kept in your own browser's storage. They never leave your device until you sign in, and clearing your browser data removes them.

If you join

Membership is free and optional. To make an account we need your email address; a display name is optional. Comments you post are public and show your display name, never your email; you can delete any of them, and deleting your account deletes them all. We also store your newsletter and invite choices with the date and wording you agreed to (Canada's anti-spam law asks us to keep that proof), your Platforms tokens, collectibles, draw entries, RSVPs and comments. Signing in uses a one-time link, so we never store a password. A sign-in cookie keeps you signed in on that device for up to 90 days; we keep only a scrambled copy of it.

We use your email to send sign-in links, plus the newsletter and invites only if you ticked those boxes. Every newsletter and invite has a one-click unsubscribe that takes effect right away. We do not sell, rent, trade or share member data with anyone, and member pages load no ad or analytics tags. The data lives in a database on our own web host. From your account page you can download everything we hold about you, or delete your account and all of it for good.

The Twitch player

The My stream section on the home page doesn't load anything from Twitch until you press play. When you do, Twitch's player loads inside the page; Twitch receives your IP address and may set its own cookies, under Twitch's privacy notice.

The 808 Arcade

If you play Card Fighter while signed in, we store your quarters, Golden Tickets, toys, win record and each match's moves so the server can score it. Quarters are play money: they can't be bought, sold or cashed out. Your arcade data is included in your data download and deleted with your account.

Google Ads measurement

When we run ads on Google, this site loads Google's ad tag so we can count which ads bring readers here and whether they open the mailer. Until you choose Accept in the cookie banner, the tag runs without ad cookies. If you accept, Google may set cookies to measure ad results. You can change your choice any time with Cookie choices in the footer. How Google uses information from sites that use its services · Google's privacy policy

Server logs

Our web host keeps standard server logs, such as IP address, time and page requested, to keep the site running and secure.

Links out

Every story links to its source. Those sites have their own privacy policies.