Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Sloppy Stories (SloppyStories.com) is an independent personal project. For privacy questions or data deletion requests, email with the subject line "Data Deletion Request". We will respond within 30 days.

2. What Information Is Collected

Information You Provide

Depending on which game you play, you may provide:

• Character names and descriptions — used to generate personalised story content.
• Custom scenario or story prompts — text you enter to direct the story.
• Player choices and actions — your decisions during gameplay.
• Quest preferences — themes, genres, and content rating selections (Vibe Quest).

Do not enter real personal information, passwords, or sensitive data into any game field. All input fields are designed for fictional content only.

Information Sent to Third-Party AI Services

To generate story text and scene artwork, the following data is transmitted to third-party AI services on each game turn:

• OpenAI (GPT-4o) — your player inputs, character description, and accumulated story history are sent to generate narrative responses. OpenAI Privacy Policy.
• Replicate (Flux Schnell) — a brief scene description is sent to generate background artwork. Replicate Privacy Policy.

We do not control how these providers use data transmitted to them. Please review their respective privacy policies for details.

Server-Side Story Storage

The Butterfly Effect and The Life & Times of Sloppy Steve store generated story content (narrative text, AI-generated image URLs, story state, and NPC data) in files on the server. This allows multiple players to share and explore a persistent story world. Stored story content is not linked to any personal identifier — it is associated only with anonymous session IDs and fictional character names you provide.

Vibe Quest stores all quest and character data exclusively on your own device (browser localStorage and IndexedDB). No quest data is written to our servers.

Session Cookies

All games use a single, strictly-necessary session cookie to maintain your active game session. This cookie:

• Contains only an anonymous random session ID — no personal information.
• Is not shared with any third party.
• Is deleted when your browser session ends or after a period of inactivity.
• Is not a tracking or advertising cookie.

No analytics, advertising, or third-party tracking cookies are set by this site.

Server Logs and IP Addresses

To protect the service from abuse, we apply request rate limits. Your IP address may be recorded in temporary server logs for this purpose. These logs are retained for a maximum of 30 days and are not used for tracking, advertising, or any purpose beyond security and abuse prevention.

Leaderboard Data

The Vibecade leaderboard records player names (as entered by you) and scores. Leaderboard entries contain no other personal information. If you would like your leaderboard entry removed, email with your player name and score and we will delete it.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we rely on the following legal bases:

• Legitimate Interest — processing your inputs to generate story responses is necessary to provide the core game service you have chosen to use.
• Consent — by voluntarily saving character data (Vibe Quest), you consent to that data being stored in your browser. You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing site data from your browser settings.

4. How We Use Your Information

• To generate personalised AI story and dialogue content during gameplay.
• To generate AI scene artwork.
• To maintain continuity of your active game session.
• To build and display the shared story world (Butterfly Effect and Sloppy Steve).

We do not use your information for advertising, profiling, or any purpose unrelated to operating the games.

5. Data Retention

• Session data — deleted from the server when your browser session ends or after a period of inactivity.
• Server-side story data (Butterfly Effect, Sloppy Steve) — story branches and NPC data are retained as part of the shared game world for up to 12 months of inactivity, after which they are automatically deleted. This data contains only fictional content associated with anonymous session IDs. There is no mechanism to link it to a real person.
• Leaderboard data — player names and scores are retained until the player requests deletion (see Section 6). To request deletion, email .
• Server logs — IP addresses in server logs are purged after 30 days.
• localStorage / IndexedDB (Vibe Quest) — stored on your device indefinitely until you clear it. You can remove all saved data at any time via your browser's "Clear site data" option.
• Third-party data — subject to OpenAI's and Replicate's respective data retention policies.

6. Your Rights

Under GDPR and similar laws, you have the right to:

• Access — Vibe Quest character data is in your browser's localStorage/IndexedDB, fully accessible to you. Server-side story data contains no personal identifiers.
• Erasure — clear your browser's localStorage and IndexedDB for this site to remove all locally stored Vibe Quest data. To request deletion of leaderboard data, email . Server-side story data contains no personal information and cannot be linked back to you.
• Portability — Vibe Quest character data is plain JSON in localStorage, exportable via your browser's developer tools.
• Object to processing — simply stop using the service. There is no account to delete.

For questions about third-party data (OpenAI, Replicate), please contact those providers directly.

7. Children's Privacy

This platform is not directed at children under 13. Sloppy Steve is restricted to users 18+. Butterfly Effect is intended for users 16+. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to address it.

8. Security

All game traffic is transmitted over HTTPS. Server-side session data is held in memory and not written to a database. We do not expose API keys in client-side code.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the platform after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.