This policy explains what information is collected, used, and stored across the NyxVN visual novel Intertwined and our community Discord bot. We take a privacy-first approach: we collect as little as possible, we do not sell your data, and we never collect data that personally identifies you.
1. Who we are
The game and bot are operated by NyxVN. For any privacy question or request, contact us at [email protected].
2. Game analytics (Intertwined)
To understand how players experience the game and to fix crashes, the game can send
anonymous gameplay data to our server at analytics.valerianyx.com/collect. This is
enabled by default and can be turned off at any time (see Your choices).
What we collect
- Scenes and story labels viewed, and time spent in them.
- Choices and menu selections made during play.
- Episode progress and gallery unlock progress.
- In-game points and stats per character.
- Crash reports: an error summary and technical traceback when the game errors.
- Basic system information: operating system, Ren'Py engine version, screen resolution, and language.
- A random, anonymous install identifier and a per-session identifier, used only to group events.
What we do NOT collect
- Your real name, email, or any account information.
- Any name you type into the game (for example a main-character name). This is explicitly excluded before sending.
- Precise location, contact lists, or device identifiers that track you across apps.
- Save file contents or screenshots.
How it is sent and stored
Events are queued on your device and sent in small batches. If you are offline they are stored locally and sent later. On our server, events are written to dated log files. The random install identifier is not linked to any real-world identity, so the data is effectively anonymous.
3. Discord bot
Our Discord bot provides automated moderation and related community features. It is designed to process data in real time and to store as little as possible.
- Auto-moderation: the bot reads message content as messages are posted so it can check them against moderation rules. Offending messages may be deleted. Message content may also appear in short-lived operational logs on our own server, used for debugging and abuse investigation, and is deleted within 30 days. Messages flagged as likely spam or scams may be analysed by an automated classification model hosted on our own hardware. This is inference only: message content is never used to train models and is never sent to third-party AI services.
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Slash command usage: when you use the bot's
/commands, it processes the command and its parameters to respond. -
Community features: for commands like
/profileand/marry, we store your Discord user ID together with small feature records (interaction counters, marriage/divorce records and their dates) in our database. These are kept while the feature is in use and are deleted on request. - Presence: the bot reads presence status transiently only to display an aggregate count of online members. Per-user presence is never stored or tracked.
- Identifiers: Discord user IDs and server IDs may be processed operationally (for example to apply a moderation action to the right message).
The bot does not maintain a long-term archive of your messages. Discord itself is governed by Discord's Privacy Policy.
4. Server logs and abuse prevention
Like most web services, our collection endpoint may briefly process your IP address to apply rate limits and prevent abuse. We do not store raw IP addresses with analytics data. Where an IP value is needed for rate limiting, it is converted into a non-reversible, daily-rotating hash.
5. Legal basis and your rights
We handle personal information in line with the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Where the EU/UK GDPR applies, our legal basis for analytics is legitimate interest in improving and maintaining the game, balanced against your right to opt out, which you can exercise at any time.
Because game analytics are anonymous and not tied to your identity, we generally cannot locate a specific person's records. Discord bot data is different: it is stored against your Discord user ID, so we can locate and delete it. To request deletion of your bot data (interaction counters, marriage records), email [email protected] or contact staff in our Discord server. If you have any other request or concern, contact us at the same address and we will help where we can.
6. Your choices
- Game analytics: open Preferences in the game and toggle off "Share Anonymous Analytics" at any time. When off, nothing is collected or sent.
- Discord bot: you can leave a server where the bot operates to stop interacting with it.
7. Data retention
Analytics logs are kept only as long as needed to analyse gameplay and fix issues, then removed or aggregated. For the Discord bot: feature records tied to your Discord user ID (interaction counters, marriage records) are kept until you request deletion or the feature is discontinued; operational logs that may contain message content are deleted within 30 days; presence data is never stored.
8. Children
Intertwined is an adult visual novel intended for users 18 and over. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect data from children.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date above reflects the most recent change. Material changes will be noted here.
10. Contact
Questions or requests: [email protected]. Governing jurisdiction: Australia.