Privacy Policy
SteamFPS is a small, independent site. We collect as little as possible, we don't run ad cookies or cross-site trackers, and everything below is an accurate description of what the app actually does — not a boilerplate wish-list.
Last updated: June 2026
What we collect, and why
Almost everything here is opt-in: you can read every verdict, FPS figure and guide on the site without an account and without giving us any personal data at all. We only store the items below when you actively use the feature that needs them.
When you choose “Sign in through Steam”, Steam returns your SteamID, public display name and avatar URL via OpenID. We store those to attach your comments and watchlist to an account and, where you allow it, to show a “verified owner” badge. We never receive or store your Steam password — sign-in happens entirely on Valve's servers.
If you post a comment we store its text, the game it's on, and a play-time figure if Steam shares it. If you track (watchlist) a game we store the game slug and device against your account so we can alert you when its verdict changes.
If you ask to be emailed when an unreleased game gets a verdict, we store that one email address against that one game slug — solely to send that single launch email. It is not added to any marketing list.
If you use our Telegram bot or channel alerts, we store your Telegram numeric id and username so the bot can reach you and so the daily digest only fires when a verdict actually changes (no spam).
The Steam library tool — what is not stored
Our library tool takes a SteamID (or public profile), asks Valve's API which games that account owns, and matches them against our rated catalogue so you can see which of your games we cover. The SteamID is used only for that single lookup and is not written to our database— we don't keep a record of which library you checked or what it contained. The lookup only works on profiles whose game details are set to public on Steam.
Analytics — cookieless, no ad tracking
We measure traffic with Cloudflare Web Analytics and a first-party event sink (small {name, props} beacons written to Cloudflare Workers Analytics Engine). Both are cookieless and aggregate: we do not set advertising cookies, we do not build a cross-site profile of you, and we do not sell or share any data with ad networks. The event sink records anonymous interaction counts (e.g. which verdict was viewed), never personal identifiers.
Who processes your data (sub-processors)
- Cloudflare, Inc. — hosting, the D1 database that stores the account/comment/sign-up data above, email delivery for launch notifications, and the cookieless analytics.
- Valve Corporation (Steam) — the OpenID sign-in provider and the source of library/ownership and profile data we look up on your behalf.
- Telegram— only if you use our bot or channel alerts; messages and your Telegram identity are handled through Telegram's infrastructure.
How long we keep it
Account, comment and watchlist data persists for as long as your account exists. A launch-notify email is removed or rendered inert once the launch email has been sent. Cookieless analytics are aggregate and retained on a rolling basis by Cloudflare. We keep no separate logs of Steam library lookups.
Your rights, deletion & contact
Wherever you live, you can ask us to show you, correct, or delete the personal data tied to your account (this covers GDPR access/erasure and CCPA “do not sell” — we don't sell data in the first place). To request deletion of your account, comments, watchlist or a launch-notify email, reach the team via our about page or message our Telegram, and we'll remove it. We'll update the date at the top of this page whenever this policy materially changes.