HORRORTEL collects no personal data

Effective 2 November 2026

HORRORTEL is made by Sword's Mind. This policy covers the game wherever you play it: on iPhone and iPad, on a Mac, on Android, on Windows and Linux, and in the browser.

The short version

The game has no accounts, no ads, no analytics and no tracking. It never sends anything to us, or to any server. We do not collect, sell or share personal data, because the game does not gather any.

What stays on your device

The game saves your settings, your progress and the name and look you choose for your survivor. It keeps them on your device, or in your browser's storage for this site when you play in the browser. They never reach us. Uninstalling the game, or clearing the site's data in your browser, deletes them.

Playing co-op

When you host or join a co-op game, your device talks directly to the other players' devices on the same local network, such as your home Wi-Fi. They exchange the name and look you chose and what happens in the game. A hosted game announces itself on the local network, under the host's name, so that nearby players can find it, and a join code contains the host's address on that network. All of it stays on your local network (UDP ports 24601 and 24602), and none of it reaches us.

The app stores

If you got HORRORTEL from the App Store, the Mac App Store or Google Play, that store handles the download under its own privacy policy. If you have allowed your device to share diagnostics with app developers, Apple or Google may pass us crash and performance reports under their policies. That is controlled in your device's settings, not by the game.

Children

HORRORTEL is a horror game made for teens and adults, aged 13 and up. It collects no personal data from anyone, whatever their age: there are no accounts, no ads, no analytics and no chat. The name a player picks for co-op is seen only by the other players on the same local network, and never reaches us. Parents with questions can write to the address below.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions about this policy: [email protected].