Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information when you use ReviewForge:

• Information you provide through sign-in, such as your name, email address, profile image, and provider account identifier when you choose Google or GitHub login.
• Authentication and session information, such as session identifiers, linked account records, token-related metadata needed for authentication, and IP address or user agent data when available.
• Information created while using ReviewForge account features, such as favorite games, saved review filters, API keys you create, and points wallet or related point-event history.
• Technical information required to operate the site, such as cookie data, browser information, request metadata, and basic error logs.

2. How We Use Information

• Create and maintain your account.
• Authenticate you and keep you signed in.
• Provide account features such as favorites, saved filters, API keys, and wallet balance.
• Operate, secure, maintain, and improve ReviewForge.
• Detect abuse, misuse, fraud, and security issues.
• Comply with legal obligations.

3. Google Sign-In

If you choose to sign in with Google, ReviewForge uses Google only for authentication and access to basic profile information made available by Google for sign-in.

ReviewForge does not request access to Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google Photos, or other restricted Google user data.

Our use of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements, where applicable.

4. Cookies

ReviewForge uses cookies and similar session technologies to keep you signed in, remember language or session preferences, and support security and core site functionality.

If you disable cookies, some features may not work correctly.

5. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information only in the following limited situations:

• With service providers and infrastructure providers that help us operate the service.
• With authentication providers when you choose to sign in through them.
• When required by law, legal process, or to protect rights, security, and property.
• In connection with a merger, acquisition, or asset transfer, if that ever occurs.

6. Third-Party Services and Data Sources

ReviewForge may rely on third-party services and data sources, including Google for optional sign-in, GitHub for optional sign-in, Steam and related Steam data sources for game and review data, and hosting, database, caching, or infrastructure providers used to operate the service.

Steam-related game and review content displayed through ReviewForge may originate from third-party sources and remain subject to the rights and policies of their respective owners.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the service, maintain account functionality, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of data and operational needs.

8. Your Choices

You may contact us to request access, correction, or deletion of your personal information, subject to legal and operational limitations.

You may also stop using ReviewForge at any time.

9. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children's Privacy

ReviewForge is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

11. International Users

If you access ReviewForge from outside the country where our infrastructure is operated, your information may be transferred to and processed in other jurisdictions.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised last updated date.