Bin There Games — Legal

Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 1, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Bin There Games LLC (“Bin There Games”, “we”, “us”) handles information in connection with our game SEVER // ctrl (the “Game”), the Game’s Steam and Discord features, and this website (legal.binthere.games).

The short version

• We don’t run servers, accounts, analytics, advertising or crash reporting. The Game does not send information about you to us.
• The Game uses Steam (run by Valve) and, if it is running on your computer, the Discord app. They show what you are doing in the Game and let you play online with other people. Valve and Discord handle that information under their own privacy policies.
• Some information is stored only on your own computer (settings, saves, log files). We never see it unless you choose to send it to us.
• We do not sell your personal information or use it for advertising.
• Questions or requests: hello@binthere.games.

Who we are

Bin There Games LLC, a Florida limited liability company, is responsible for the personal information described in this policy (under European law, we are the “controller”). You can reach us at hello@binthere.games.

What information is involved, and where it goes

Steam

The Game runs on Steam and uses Valve’s Steamworks services.

• Your Steam identity. The Game reads your SteamID (your account number) and your Steam display name from the Steam app on your computer. It uses them for multiplayer lobbies, invites and Steam Remote Play Together, and they appear in log files on your computer (see On your computer). The Game does not send them to us.
• What you’re doing in the Game. The Game tells Steam your status, such as “In the menu”, “In a multiplayer lobby” or “In a match” with the level name. While you are in a lobby, it also gives Steam what your friends need to join you. Steam shows this to your Steam friends, depending on your Steam privacy settings.
• Multiplayer lobbies. When you host an online game, the Game creates a Steam lobby that other players of the Game anywhere in the world can find. The lobby shows:
  • its name (if you leave the name blank, the Game uses your Steam display name);
  • the selected level;
  • the number of teams;
  • the Game’s version.

  Players in a lobby can see the Steam identities of the other players in it.

• Steam Workshop. If you publish something you made, such as a custom level or unit, to the Steam Workshop, the Game uploads it to Steam with its title, description, preview image and some technical details, such as the content format and the Game version. New items are private when first published; you choose whether friends or the public can see them. Published items are also covered by Steam’s Workshop Legal Agreement. If you subscribe to Workshop items, Steam downloads them to your computer.

Valve handles this information as an independent company under the Steam Privacy Policy. Valve also makes some information available to us as the Game’s developer, such as sales and usage reports and whether an account owns the Game. We use it only to run, support and improve the Game.

Discord

If the Discord app is running on your computer, the Game sends it a short note about what you are doing: the Game’s name plus text such as “Main menu”, “Campaign” or the name of the level you are playing. Discord calls this “Rich Presence”. Discord may show it on your profile to other Discord users, depending on your Discord settings.

• The Game does not read anything from your Discord account: not your user ID, username, avatar, friends, servers or messages. It never asks you to sign in to Discord.
• We do not receive what the Game sends to Discord.
• To stop sharing it, open Discord’s User Settings, go to Activity Privacy and turn off sharing your activity. Or close Discord while you play.

Discord handles this information under the Discord Privacy Policy.

Online multiplayer

In online matches, players’ computers connect directly to each other (“peer-to-peer”). We do not run a server in between.

• Connecting through Steam uses Steam’s networking, set up with Steam IDs.
• Connecting directly by IP address: if you host or join a game by IP address, the players in that match can see one another’s IP addresses, because their computers connect directly. Only connect directly with people you trust.
• During a match, the players’ copies of the Game exchange gameplay information: moves, the state of the match, a check that everyone has the same version of the Game, and a temporary random code that lets you rejoin if you get disconnected. None of this is kept after the match.
• The Game has no text or voice chat.

On your computer

The Game keeps these files on your computer:

• your settings and key bindings;
• your campaign progress and saved games;
• designs you create in the Game, including text you type into them, plus Workshop items you are preparing or have downloaded;
• log files of what the Game is doing, which can include:
  • your SteamID and Steam display name;
  • the names of Remote Play guests;
  • IP addresses you typed in to join a game.

Saved games also contain a coded copy of your SteamID. It is there to identify where a saved game came from if a copy is leaked or shared without permission and reaches us. The Game never sends it anywhere.

The Game does not upload any of these files. If Steam Cloud saving is turned on for the Game, Steam may keep a copy of your saved games in your Steam account, under Valve’s privacy policy.

They are in the Game’s own folder inside:

• Windows: %APPDATA%\Godot\app_userdata\
• Linux: ~/.local/share/godot/app_userdata/
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Godot/app_userdata/

You can delete them at any time; doing so resets your settings and progress.

When you contact us

If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you send, including any attachments (for example, a log file attached to a bug report). We use it only to reply to you and fix the problem.

Our community spaces

If you join a community space we run on another service, such as a Discord server or a Steam discussion board, what you post there can be seen by its other members. That service handles it under its own privacy policy, and our moderators can see and remove what you post.

This website

GitHub hosts this website through GitHub Pages. We don’t use cookies, analytics or tracking on it. GitHub may record visitors’ IP addresses to keep the service secure and running; see the GitHub General Privacy Statement.

Why we use information (legal bases)

If you live in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, the law requires us to tell you the legal basis for each use of your information:

Use	Legal basis
Providing the features you choose to use: online play, invites, Steam and Discord status, Steam Workshop	Performing our agreement with you (the Terms of Service)
Coding your SteamID into saved games so a leaked save can be traced	Our legitimate interest in protecting the Game from unauthorized copying. The file stays on your computer.
Keeping log files on your computer, and reading logs you send us	Our legitimate interest in fixing bugs and helping you
Replying to your emails	Our legitimate interest in answering you, or performing our agreement with you if it’s a support request
Meeting legal obligations	Legal obligation

Who receives information

• Valve (Steam) and Discord, which are independent companies, as described above.
• Other players: lobby names, Steam identities of players in a lobby, IP addresses in direct connections, and Workshop items you make visible.
• Our service providers: GitHub hosts this website and Google Workspace hosts our email.
• Authorities or others when the law requires it, or when needed to protect someone’s rights or safety.
• A buyer or successor, if Bin There Games or the Game is sold or merged. This policy will continue to apply to your information.

We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it for targeted advertising.

International transfers

We are based in the United States. Valve, Discord, GitHub and Google process information in the United States and other countries. Where European or UK law applies, they use recognized legal mechanisms for international transfers, such as the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses. Information you email us is handled in the United States.

How long information is kept

• Emails are kept as long as we need them to deal with your message, and no longer than two years after the conversation ends, unless the law requires us to keep them longer.
• Files on your computer stay until you delete them or uninstall the Game.
• Information held by Steam or Discord is kept under their own policies.

Your choices and rights

• Discord: turn off activity sharing in Discord’s Activity Privacy settings.
• Steam: change your Steam privacy settings, or appear offline or invisible, to hide your status from friends.
• Steam Workshop: change who can see your items, or delete them, on Steam.
• Files on your computer: delete them at any time (see On your computer).

Depending on where you live, for example in the EEA, the UK or California, you may have the right to:

• ask what personal information we have about you, and get a copy;
• have it corrected or deleted;
• object to or restrict how we use it;
• take back any consent you gave;
• not be treated differently for using these rights.

To make a request, email hello@binthere.games. We will reply within one month, or sooner if the law requires. Because the Game does not send us information about you, we usually hold nothing beyond our emails with you. Information held by Steam or Discord is controlled through their own privacy tools, and we’re glad to point you to the right place. You can also complain to your local data protection authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office).

Children

The Game is not directed at children under 13, and Steam and Discord require their users to be at least 13 (or older in some countries). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you think a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect the little information we hold, such as limiting who can access our email. No system is completely secure. If a security incident affects your personal information, we will tell you and the authorities when the law requires it.

Do Not Track

Neither the Game nor this website tracks you across other websites or services, so they behave the same whether or not your browser sends a “Do Not Track” signal.

Changes to this policy

We will post any changes on this page and update the effective date. If a change is significant, we will also announce it on the Game’s Steam page or in the Game.

Contact

Bin There Games LLC — hello@binthere.games