Privacy Policy

1. Who we are and what this covers

buster.games is operated by Tensor Wave Inc., incorporated in Ontario, Canada. We are responsible for the information we handle to operate this game portal. Our privacy contact is hey@tensorwave.co.

This policy covers the portal, accounts, developer submissions, and platform features. Games can have their own data practices. For games developed by Tensor Wave, including Boat and Fish, also read the Tensor Wave Game Privacy Policy. Other developers are responsible for their games and any additional services they use.

2. Information we collect

• Accounts. When you sign in with Google, we receive your account identifier, name, email address, and profile image where provided. We store account and session records, including sign-in tokens, session expiry, IP address, and browser information as needed for authentication. We do not receive your Google password.
• Platform activity. We record game plays, visible play duration, ratings and rating reasons. These can be associated with your signed-in account or a guest identifier derived from your connection IP address. We use cookies to support guest play and ratings.
• Game saves. Supported games can store progress in your browser and, when you are signed in, upload a save to our database. Save contents depend on the game. A game may also use its own servers for multiplayer or progress.
• Developer submissions. If you submit games, we store your account details, uploads, descriptions, thumbnails, version history, review records, ownership transfers, and API key records. Approved listings and game files are made available to players.
• Website analytics and technical data. Google Analytics 4 records website use, such as page views, interactions, browser or device information, and approximate location. Hosting and other services process IP addresses, request information, and error or security logs. Analytics identifiers are not necessarily anonymous.
• Support. If you email us, we receive your address and the information you choose to send.

3. How we use information

We use information to provide accounts and game discovery, count plays and ratings, save and restore progress, process developer submissions, improve the portal, respond to requests, prevent fraud and abuse, troubleshoot problems, and comply with law.

Where a legal basis is required, we rely on providing requested services, legitimate interests in operating and protecting the portal, consent where required, and legal obligations. These bases depend on the activity and applicable law. Acceptance of the terms does not waive your privacy rights.

4. Providers and game developers

We use Cloudflare for hosting and file delivery, Neon for database storage, Google for sign-in and Google Analytics 4, and Google AdSense code for advertising on eligible portal pages. These services process information needed for their functions. See Cloudflare, Neon, and Google for their privacy information.

When a supported game uses Buster sign-in, it receives your Buster account identifier, display name and profile image where provided, and proof of sign-in issued for that game. A game using cloud saves receives the save it needs to restore progress. We do not give a game developer your Google password or the portal’s Google sign-in tokens.

Playing embedded games connects your browser to game content and, where used, the developer’s servers. Developers may process your connection information, game actions, messages, or analytics under their own notices. Qraft gameplay analytics used inside Tensor Wave games are covered by the game privacy policy; they are separate from portal GA4 measurement.

We may disclose information to meet legal obligations, protect people or the service, resolve disputes, or carry out a business transfer subject to applicable privacy obligations.

5. Cookies, analytics, and advertising

We use cookies and browser storage for sign-in, guest play, ratings, preferences, saves, analytics, and advertising. The current portal loads GA4 on its pages and AdSense code on eligible pages. Google and its partners may use cookies or other identifiers to serve and measure ads, including ads based on prior visits to this or other websites, depending on their settings and applicable restrictions.

We do not sell account records for money. Advertising disclosures may qualify as a sale or sharing under some privacy laws, so we do not claim that advertising always falls outside those definitions.

See our Cookie Policy for the current storage and available controls, including browser settings, Google ad settings, and the Google Analytics opt-out tool. The portal does not currently provide a separate cookie preference panel or automatically apply Global Privacy Control signals. Contact us about applicable opt-out rights.

6. Retention and deletion

Account-linked saves and records are currently retained until a deletion request, rather than being automatically deleted after inactivity. We have not set fixed retention periods for portal logs or backups. Website analytics retention depends on the service configuration; we do not promise that all analytics are anonymous or automatically deleted after a particular period.

Email hey@tensorwave.co to request deletion of your account and linked information. We handle requests manually, verify them where needed, and explain any information that must be retained for legal, security, or dispute reasons. Backup copies may require separate handling and may not disappear immediately. Deleting a portal account does not automatically delete information held on an independent game server or another platform.

Clear browser site data to remove local saves and preferences. That action can erase unsynced progress and does not delete server records. Published developer content may need separate review for removal; include any submitted games in your request.

7. Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you can request access, correction, deletion, portability, restriction, or objection; withdraw consent; or exercise applicable rights about sale, sharing, or targeted advertising. Email hey@tensorwave.co with enough information to identify your account or activity. Do not send passwords or authentication tokens.

We respond within the time required by applicable law and do not penalize you for exercising your rights. Withdrawing information needed for a feature can make that feature unavailable. You may raise concerns with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada or your local privacy regulator, including an EEA authority or the UK Information Commissioner.

8. Younger users

Buster is intended for users aged 13 and older, or any higher minimum age required by local law. If you believe a child below the applicable minimum age has provided information, contact hey@tensorwave.co so we can investigate and take appropriate deletion steps. A parent or guardian should review these policies with users below the age of majority.

9. Security and international processing

We use safeguards designed to protect information, including encrypted connections and restricted administrative access. No online service is completely secure. Providers may process information outside your country, including Canada, the United States, and other service locations where laws differ. Contact us for information about applicable transfer safeguards.

10. Changes and contact

We update this policy when practices change and show the date above. We provide appropriate notice of material changes and obtain consent where required. For privacy questions or requests, contact Tensor Wave Inc. at hey@tensorwave.co.