Privacy policy

1. 1.What we never collect

   We never collect, see, proxy, log or store your AI tool login. You sign in inside your own workspace, the stream hides that step, and we wipe login folders at the buzzer.

   We never see your card details. Payouts and sponsor payments go through our payment provider.

   Glitch, the host, only speaks from verified platform events. We never send your code, your prompts or your login screen to the commentary model.

2. 2.What we collect

   To run Build Wars we keep:

   • Your account: name, handle, email, avatar and your GitHub profile.
   • Your battles: the code you commit, your preview, the recording of your screen, and your mic and camera if you turn them on, and your scores with their evidence.
   • What you do as a fan: follows, reminders, cheers, predictions, Fan Favorite votes and chat messages, and the minutes you watch live in the arena while signed in, for fan points.
   • Linked channels: your YouTube or Twitch channel id, with read-only access.
   • For prizes: the result of an ID and tax check from our payment provider, never the documents.
   • Basic logs: device, browser and IP address, to keep the service secure.

3. 3.Recording and streaming

   Before each live battle your invite asks you to tick separate boxes for recording and for streaming. You can see what you agreed to in privacy settings.

   Withdrawing consent means you can't join live battles. Practice still works and stays private.

4. 4.How long we keep it

   • Battle workspaces: deleted after scoring. Login folders are wiped at the buzzer and left out of backups.
   • Your screen share during a Battle Night: each few seconds of it is held only until it airs on the stream, at least 15 seconds after it happens, then deleted within 5 minutes. Staff watch it live so they can cut a login or anything private before it airs. The broadcast recording keeps only what aired.
   • Replays: 30 days. Then only the scorecard and evidence stay.
   • Chat messages and the moderation log: 90 days.
   • Your account: until you delete it. Public results from ranked battles and Battle Nights stay under “Deleted player” so other players' results still add up.

5. 5.Who we share it with

   • Viewers: whatever is public on your profile and in live battles.
   • Sponsors: your profile and entry for challenges you enter. Your email only reaches a sponsor if you accept their intro request.
   • AI judges: your code and every hidden check result (passed, failed or couldn't run), with your name, handle and repo owner removed. They never see your preview.
   • Service providers: cloud workspaces, video streaming, email and payments, under contract.

6. 6.Your choices

   Change what's public, turn intros off and manage notifications in settings. Delete your account from settings. For a copy of your data, email privacy@buildwars.ai or pick "Privacy or my data" on the help page.

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