Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 1, 2026

1. Who we are (Data Controller)

Publisher: VIBEMENOW, operated by Raghavendra Reddy
Address: London Bridge, London, United Kingdom
Contact: privacy@vibemenow.uk
Note: As a UK-based publisher, VIBEMENOW processes data under UK GDPR.

2. What personal data we collect and why

Essential Technical Data: IP address (anonymised), browser type, device type. Legal basis: Legitimate Interests.
Game state: Local storage only, never transmitted to our servers. Legal basis: Contract/Service delivery.
Multiplayer sessions: Temporary room codes and display names via Firebase. Legal basis: Contract (deleted within 24 hours of session end).
Analytics: Page views, session duration via Google Analytics. Legal basis: Consent.
Advertising: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. Legal basis: Consent.

3. Cookies and consent

We use three categories of cookies:

Essential: Required for the site to function.
Analytics: Help us understand how visitors use the site.
Advertising: Used by Google AdSense to serve personalized ads.

Non-essential cookies (Analytics and Advertising) only fire after your explicit consent. You can withdraw or modify your consent at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of any page.

4. Third-party processors

We use the following third-party processors:

Google LLC (AdSense, Analytics, Firebase): Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.
Advertising partners: VIBEMENOW currently uses Google AdSense for advertising. If we add another advertising partner in the future, we will update this policy before enabling that partner on the site.

5. Data retention periods

Session data: Deleted at session end (within 24 hours).
Analytics data: Retained by Google per their standard retention settings (26 months by default).
Local game state: Stored in user's browser, user-controlled.
Log data: Purged within 30 days.

6. Your rights under UK GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to access your data
Right to rectification
Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
Right to restrict processing
Right to data portability
Right to object to processing
Right to withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, please email us at privacy@vibemenow.uk.

7. Supervisory authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

8. Changes to this policy

We will notify users of material changes by updating the 'Last Updated' date at the top of this page.

9. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries, please contact privacy@vibemenow.uk. For general support, contact support@vibemenow.uk.