Privacy Policy

Overview

Hytale Character Recipes is a fan-run archive for Hytale avatar recipes, screenshots, and community-submitted variations. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, how long we keep it, and what third-party services are involved when you use the site.

This policy is written for the actual way the site works today. It is not a generic template. If the archive changes how it stores screenshots, submissions, analytics, or account data, we will update this page.

Who controls the data

The site is operated under the Hytale Character Recipes brand. If you need to ask a privacy question, request removal, or report a problem with a published page, use the contact method listed on the Contact page.

Data we collect

We may collect the following categories of data:

• Account data if you create an account, such as your email address, display name, profile image, authentication identifiers, and session information.
• Submission data when you submit or edit a preset, such as the character name, source, category, avatar JSON, screenshot URL, submitter credit name, and status history.
• Contact data when you use the contact form, such as your name, email address, and message content.
• Usage data such as which public pages are viewed, which preset pages are opened, and which site actions are performed for analytics or product maintenance.
• Technical data such as IP address, browser type, device information, and cookies that help the site function and reduce abuse.

Why we collect the data

We use data for a small number of concrete reasons:

1. To run accounts and keep users signed in.
2. To receive, review, approve, reject, and revise preset submissions.
3. To host and display screenshots connected to recipes and submissions.
4. To respond to contact requests, corrections, and takedown reports.
5. To understand how readers use the archive so we can improve navigation, page quality, and recipe coverage.
6. To protect the site against spam, abuse, and unauthorized access.

We do not sell your personal information as a data broker. We also do not claim ownership over your underlying character concept just because you submitted a recipe or screenshot.

Account and authentication data

If you create an account, we store the information required to authenticate you and keep your session active. That can include your email address, hashed or provider-managed credentials, session tokens, and basic account profile fields. We use this data to:

• let you sign in,
• associate submissions with your account,
• and reduce spam by making public submissions traceable to a real site account.

If you delete your account, related records may be removed or retained where necessary for fraud prevention, moderation history, or legal compliance.

Preset submissions and screenshots

If you submit a preset, the site stores the JSON, screenshot reference, and editorial status needed to review the submission. Approved submissions may become public recipe pages or public variations tied to an existing recipe.

We may retain moderation history so the archive can keep track of what was submitted, reviewed, edited, approved, or rejected. If a submission becomes public, some of the information you provided may become visible on the public page, including:

• the character name,
• source attribution,
• screenshot,
• and optional submitter credit name.

If you later request removal, we review that request case by case, especially where copyright, trademark, impersonation, or image-use issues are involved.

Contact form messages

If you contact us through the public form, your message is sent to the archive operator through our email provider. We keep the contents of that message for the time needed to respond, investigate the report, and maintain moderation context. Messages involving takedown, copyright, or safety issues may be retained longer where necessary to document what happened and how it was resolved.

Analytics and usage measurement

We use analytics and related event tracking to understand how the archive is used. That can include page views, recipe opens, submission success events, and similar product signals. We use this information to improve content quality, discover weak pages, and measure whether the public archive is actually helping visitors.

Analytics data is used in aggregated or operational form. It is not used to build or sell personal advertising profiles outside the normal behavior of the analytics and advertising systems already running on the site.

Cookies and local storage

The site may use cookies or similar storage for:

• login sessions,
• language preference,
• abuse prevention,
• view and save tracking,
• and analytics or advertising behavior measurement.

You can read more about site-side cookie categories on the Cookie Policy page.

Third-party services

Depending on how the site is configured, third-party services may process limited data on our behalf. These can include:

• authentication providers,
• hosting and infrastructure vendors,
• screenshot or file storage providers,
• email delivery providers,
• analytics providers,
• and advertising providers.

Those services receive only the data needed to perform their role. They also operate under their own privacy and security commitments.

Retention

We keep data for as long as it is reasonably needed to operate the archive, review submissions, investigate reports, and maintain security or moderation history. Different data types may be kept for different periods:

• active account and session data while an account is in use,
• submission history while the archive needs moderation context,
• contact records while a report or support thread is still relevant,
• and analytics data for operational review and site improvement.

Where deletion is requested, we will remove or anonymize data when feasible unless we need to retain part of the record for legal, security, or moderation reasons.

Your choices

You can contact us if you want to:

• ask what personal data we hold about you,
• request correction of inaccurate information,
• request deletion of personal data where appropriate,
• or report a published screenshot, preset, or submission that should be reviewed.

To help us process the request faster, include the exact page URL and enough context to identify the account or submission involved.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect the archive and its data, including authentication controls, hosted infrastructure protections, and moderation workflows. No website can promise perfect security, but we try to limit access to the people and systems that actually need it.

Changes to this policy

If the site changes how it handles accounts, submissions, screenshots, analytics, or advertising, we may update this Privacy Policy. The published date at the top of the page shows the latest effective version.