Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 1, 2026

◇  ALCHYMIC CORPORATION

This Privacy Policy explains how Alchymic Corporation (“Alchymic,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information when you visit our websites, sign up for communications, register interest in playtesting, or otherwise interact with us online.

Our privacy position is simple: we collect the minimum information reasonably needed to operate our website, understand basic performance, communicate with people who ask to hear from us, and improve our games. We do not sell personal information. We do not sell, rent, trade, transfer, or make available email addresses, contact details, or signup lists.

1. Contact

For privacy questions, requests, or complaints, contact:

Data Privacy Officer / Privacy Contact
Email: privacy@alchymic.com

To make a privacy request, please email us with the subject line Privacy Request and describe the right you want to exercise. We may need to verify your identity before acting on certain requests.

2. Information We Collect

We collect personal information only where it is reasonably needed for the purposes described in this Policy.

Information you provide directly

Depending on how you use the website, you may choose to provide:

  • Email address, if you sign up for Onkyo updates, announcements, or playtest communications.
  • Name, handle, platform preference, region, device information, or availability, if requested for a playtest signup or similar opt-in program.
  • Messages, feedback, bug reports, or support requests, if you contact us directly or participate in a playtest.
  • Consent preferences, such as newsletter opt-in, cookie choices, or communication preferences.

Information collected automatically

When you visit our website, some technical information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address or approximate location derived from IP address.
  • Browser type, device type, operating system, referring page, pages visited, timestamps, and basic interaction data.
  • Cookie identifiers, consent status, and similar technical identifiers where cookies or similar technologies are used.
  • Security logs used to protect the website from abuse, spam, fraud, or attacks.

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through the website. Please do not send sensitive personal information unless we specifically request it for a lawful and clearly stated purpose.

3. How We Use Information

We use personal information for the following purposes:

Purpose Examples Legal basis, where applicable
Website operation Loading pages, preventing abuse, security logging, troubleshooting Legitimate interests; legal obligations where applicable
Website performance and analytics Understanding visits, traffic sources, page performance, and basic conversion events Consent where required; legitimate interests where permitted
Communications Sending Onkyo news, launch announcements, playtest notices, or product updates you requested Consent; pre-contractual steps where applicable
Playtesting Selecting participants, sending instructions, collecting feedback, improving the game Consent; legitimate interests; pre-contractual steps where applicable
Advertising conversion measurement Measuring whether an ad click led to a basic website action, such as a signup or store click Consent where required; legitimate interests where permitted
Compliance and safety Responding to legal requests, enforcing rights, preventing misuse, protecting systems Legal obligations; legitimate interests

We do not use signup information to send unrelated marketing. Communications from Alchymic are intended to be infrequent and directly related to the product or topic you signed up for.

4. Email Communications

If you sign up for communications from Alchymic, you consent to receive infrequent communications about the product or topic identified at signup, such as Onkyo announcements, release information, playtest news, or major development updates.

We do not sell, rent, trade, transfer, share, or make available subscriber email addresses or contact details. We may use an email service provider to send messages on our behalf, but only as needed to provide the email service and subject to appropriate confidentiality and data protection obligations.

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email or by contacting privacy@alchymic.com. After you unsubscribe, we may retain limited suppression records to make sure we do not email you again unless you later resubscribe.

5. Cookies, Analytics, and Advertising Measurement

We may use cookies, pixels, local storage, tags, or similar technologies for:

  • Essential website functions, such as security, load balancing, consent storage, and basic site operation.
  • Analytics, such as Google Analytics 4, to understand website performance and improve the site.
  • Advertising conversion measurement, such as Google Ads or other ad platform tags, where used, to record whether ad clicks from those platforms resulted in basic website actions.

Where required by law, we request consent before using non-essential analytics or advertising cookies. If you decline, non-essential analytics and advertising cookies should not be used, or the relevant tools should operate in a restricted consent-denied mode.

You can manage cookies through our cookie banner or preference controls where available. You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect website functionality.

6. Third-Party Service Providers

We use third-party service providers only where reasonably needed to operate the website, protect the website, send requested communications, understand basic performance, or measure conversions. These may include:

  • Website hosting, server, CDN, security, and infrastructure providers.
  • Analytics providers.
  • Email delivery and mailing list providers.
  • Advertising and conversion measurement providers, where enabled.
  • Game distribution, social media, or storefront platforms when you click links to those services.

We minimize third-party sharing to the greatest extent practical. Where possible, information is encrypted, pseudonymized, aggregated, or hashed before transfer. Some technical information, such as IP address or browser information, may be required for basic internet functionality, security, analytics, or advertising measurement.

Third-party websites and platforms, such as Steam, Kickstarter, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, Bluesky, Discord, or other external services, have their own privacy policies. This Policy does not control how those third parties process information after you leave our website or interact with their services.

7. No Sale of Personal Information

We do not sell personal information. We do not sell, rent, trade, transfer, or make available email addresses, contact details, signup lists, playtest applications, or other personal information for money or for third-party marketing lists.

Some privacy laws define “sale” or “sharing” broadly to include certain advertising cookies, pixels, or cross-context behavioral advertising. Where such laws apply, we will provide any required consent controls or opt-out mechanisms. Our intent is to use advertising and analytics tools, where used, only for basic website performance measurement and conversion measurement, not to misuse personal information.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information. These may include:

  • Encryption in transit using HTTPS.
  • Encryption at rest where supported by the relevant system or provider.
  • Access controls and need-to-know access.
  • Secure credential handling.
  • Data minimization and retention limits.
  • Hashing, aggregation, or pseudonymization where practical.
  • Monitoring for abuse, spam, fraud, and security threats.

No online service can guarantee absolute security. If we become aware of a data breach affecting personal information, we will take appropriate steps and notify affected individuals or regulators where required by law.

9. Data Retention

We keep personal information only as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described in this Policy, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law.

Typical retention periods or criteria include:

  • Email signup records: retained until you unsubscribe, request deletion, or the list is no longer needed.
  • Consent records: retained as needed to demonstrate consent and comply with legal obligations.
  • Playtest applications and feedback: retained while evaluating, running, and improving the playtest or product, then deleted or anonymized when no longer needed.
  • Server and security logs: retained for a limited period needed for security, debugging, and abuse prevention, unless longer retention is needed for investigation or legal compliance.
  • Analytics data: retained according to the settings of the analytics provider and our internal configuration.
  • Suppression records: retained after unsubscribe where needed to make sure we do not send further communications.

When information is no longer needed, we delete, anonymize, or aggregate it where reasonably possible.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to:

  • Request access to personal information we hold about you.
  • Request correction of inaccurate information.
  • Request deletion of personal information.
  • Request restriction of processing.
  • Object to certain processing.
  • Request a portable copy of your information.
  • Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.
  • Opt out of certain uses of cookies, targeted advertising, sale, or sharing, where applicable.
  • Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.
  • Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority, where applicable.

To exercise these rights, contact privacy@alchymic.com. We will respond within the time required by applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before providing, correcting, or deleting information.

11. GDPR, UK GDPR, and EEA/UK/Swiss Users

If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, the following additional information applies where relevant.

Controller

Alchymic Corporation is the controller of personal information collected through this website, unless otherwise stated.

Legal bases

We process personal information based on one or more of the following legal bases:

  • Consent, such as when you sign up for communications, opt in to a playtest, or accept non-essential cookies.
  • Legitimate interests, such as operating and securing the website, preventing abuse, understanding basic website performance, and improving our products, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
  • Pre-contractual or contractual necessity, such as administering a playtest or requested service.
  • Legal obligations, such as responding to valid legal requests or complying with applicable laws.

International transfers

Your information may be processed in countries other than where you live, including the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards for international transfers, such as contractual protections or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

Supervisory authority

You may have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. We encourage you to contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue directly.

12. California and Other U.S. State Privacy Rights

This section applies where California privacy law or similar U.S. state privacy laws apply to our handling of your personal information.

Categories of personal information collected

In the past 12 months, we may have collected the following categories of personal information:

  • Identifiers, such as email address, IP address, cookie identifiers, or online identifiers.
  • Internet or electronic network activity, such as pages viewed, referral source, browser type, device type, and interaction with the website.
  • Approximate geolocation, such as country, region, or city inferred from IP address.
  • Commercial or preference information, such as interest in Onkyo, playtesting, or specific communications.
  • User-provided content, such as feedback, messages, or support requests.

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through the website.

Sources of personal information

We collect information directly from you, automatically from your browser or device, from our service providers, and from advertising or analytics platforms where enabled and permitted.

Purposes

We use the information for the purposes described in Sections 3 through 6 of this Policy.

Disclosure

We may disclose personal information to service providers or contractors for business purposes, such as hosting, security, analytics, email delivery, and conversion measurement. We do not sell personal information.

Sale, sharing, and targeted advertising

We do not sell personal information. Where applicable law treats certain advertising cookies or similar technologies as “sharing” for targeted advertising, we will provide required consent or opt-out controls. We do not sell or share email addresses or contact details for third-party marketing lists.

Your rights

Where applicable, you may request to know, access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of personal information. You may also opt out of sale, sharing, or targeted advertising where such rights apply. You may use an authorized agent where permitted by law, but we may require proof of authorization and identity verification.

To exercise these rights, contact privacy@alchymic.com.

13. Children

Our website is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not submit personal information through the website.

If you are under the age required to consent to data processing in your jurisdiction, you should use the website only with permission from a parent or legal guardian. If we learn that we collected personal information from a child where parental consent was required, we will delete it or take other steps required by law.

Parents or guardians may contact privacy@alchymic.com to request deletion of a child's personal information.

14. Automated Decision-Making

We do not use personal information collected through the website for automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects about you.

15. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” or similar signals. There is no single industry standard for responding to all such signals. Where required by applicable law, we will honor recognized opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control, for applicable opt-out rights.

16. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date and, where appropriate, provide additional notice.

17. Summary of Our Commitments

  • We collect the minimum personal information reasonably needed.
  • We use personal information only for the purpose stated or another lawful, compatible purpose.
  • Email signup is opt-in and limited to the product or topic of interest.
  • You can unsubscribe from communications at any time.
  • We do not sell personal information.
  • We do not sell, rent, trade, transfer, or make available email addresses or signup lists.
  • We minimize third-party sharing and use service providers only where needed.
  • We protect personal information with reasonable security measures, including encryption where possible.
  • We honor applicable privacy rights and deletion requests.