Privacy Policy
Last updated: December 2025
1. Introduction
SideQuestCrafting Studios LLC (“SideQuestCrafting,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the rights you may have. This policy applies to our website at sidequestcrafting.store and any additional pages we operate on this domain (the “Site”).
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide to Us
Patreon Login: If you choose to log in using Patreon, we receive limited account information from Patreon, such as your display name, profile image URL, membership status, and email address (if shared by Patreon). We never receive your Patreon password.
Contact Information: If you email us, we receive the information you include in your message.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
Heart Counter: When you press the “Send a Heart” button, our service stores your IP address, the number of hearts you send, and a timestamp. This is used only for rate-limiting and abuse prevention.
Netlify Hosting, Analytics, and Performance Monitoring: Our hosting provider, Netlify, may automatically collect limited technical and usage data to help us operate, secure, and improve the Site. This includes aggregated information such as page views, referrer information, browser type, device type, general geographic region (country or region), performance timing metrics, and timestamps. We use Netlify Web Analytics and Netlify Real User Monitoring (RUM) to understand overall site usage and real-world performance. These tools do not use advertising cookies, do not track users across sites, and do not collect personally identifiable information.
Cookies: We only use a small session cookie for Patreon authentication. We do not use advertising cookies or tracking cookies.
No Advertising Analytics: We do not use Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or any other advertising trackers.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide Patreon login access to member-only content
- Maintain and protect the heart counter
- Improve the performance, stability, and usability of our Site through aggregated analytics and real-user performance monitoring
- Respond to emails and inquiries
- Comply with legal obligations
4. How We Share Information
We share data only with trusted service providers who help operate our Site:
- Patreon – for OAuth login
- Netlify – for hosting, analytics, and performance monitoring
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) – for DynamoDB storage
5. Data Retention
Heart counter rate-limit data is stored only temporarily. Patreon session data is stored only while you are logged in. Email correspondence is stored as long as needed to respond. Netlify maintains hosting logs according to their own retention policies.
6. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict the use of your information. These rights vary under GDPR (EU), CCPA (California), and other regional laws. To make a request, email: contact@sidequestcrafting.store.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
8. Security
We use reasonable security measures including HTTPS, AWS managed security, and rate-limiting protections. No system is 100% secure, but we take privacy seriously and continually improve our safeguards.
9. External Links
Our Site contains links to YouTube, Instagram, and Patreon. These websites have their own privacy policies which we do not control and are not responsible for.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, the “Last updated” date at the top of this page will be revised.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions, contact us at:
contact@sidequestcrafting.store
SideQuestCrafting Studios LLC
Dallas, Texas, USA