Privacy

Last updated June 14, 2026

This is a small project run by one person. We collect as little as we can, and this page says exactly what that is.

What we collect

• When you buy a tile, your legal name (kept private, never shown on the board) and the display name you choose (public; if you leave it blank it shows as Anonymous).
• Your email address, so we can tell you if you are outbid.
• Server logs with IP addresses, kept for abuse prevention and rate-limiting.

What we don't collect

We never see your card numbers; Stripe handles payment entirely. We use no tracking cookies and no analytics. Your Game of Life simulation lives in your browser's localStorage and never reaches our servers.

How we use it

Your email is used only to notify you when one of your tiles is bought by someone else. Your display name appears on the board and in the public ownership history of the tiles you have owned.

Third parties & overseas transfer

We use Stripe for payments and SendGrid for email. Both process data in the United States, under their own published privacy and security programs (Stripe, SendGrid). Outbid emails are sent through SendGrid; if you unsubscribe, that choice is stored at SendGrid (we hold no opt-out list of our own) and stays in effect until you opt back in.

Retention

Your email is the current owner's email for a tile and is erased when you are outbid. The public ownership history keeps only the display name and the price paid, and it is permanent by design (the board is an append-only record).

Your choices

You can unsubscribe from outbid emails using the link in any such email. To have a display name removed or anonymized, email us at hello@lifeonboard.io.

Contact

Questions about privacy: hello@lifeonboard.io.