Privacy policy

Effective: 20 October 2026. This policy covers Captain Barbarossa on the web and in its iOS and Android apps. The service operator and data controller is Ali Şahin Akbaba. Contact: alisahinakbaba1@gmail.com.

Information we process

We process your nickname, player ID, email address and verification status, salted password hash, login sessions, and any optional Google sign-in identifier used on the website. We store your game progress, ships, inventory, currency, rankings, fleet membership, event activity, referrals and purchase records.

Chat, private messages, support requests and reports are stored to deliver communication and moderation. Administrators may review messages and reports when needed for support, abuse prevention or investigations. Security records include IP addresses, approximate location derived from IP/network headers, a random browser/device identifier and connection times. We do not request GPS location.

Optional fleet voice chat uses your microphone only after you grant permission and join voice chat. Audio is transmitted to participants in real time through our voice infrastructure. Do not share sensitive information in chat or voice channels.

Purposes and legal grounds

We use information to create and secure accounts, operate multiplayer gameplay and purchases, save progress, provide support and moderate abuse. Processing necessary to provide the game relies on performance of our agreement with you. Security and abuse prevention rely on legitimate interests, subject to your rights. Financial retention may be required by law. Optional microphone access relies on your permission, which you can revoke in device settings.

Purchases and service providers

On iOS, Apple processes in-app payments. We receive product and transaction identifiers, verification information and the purchased currency amount; we do not receive your payment card details. Our hosting, email and voice infrastructure process data as necessary to provide the service. Optional Google sign-in on the website is also subject to Google's privacy policy. We may disclose information when legally required or necessary to protect users and the service.

We do not sell personal data, use advertising identifiers, or track you across other companies' apps and websites for advertising. Security device identifiers are used for account protection and abuse prevention. Infrastructure providers may process data outside your country; applicable data protection requirements and safeguards apply.

Retention and deletion

Account and gameplay information is retained while your account is active. Ordinary private messages are subject to a 10-day retention window and mailbox capacity limits. Voyage log entries have a 24-hour display window. Security, support, moderation and payment records may be retained longer when necessary to resolve disputes, prevent fraud or comply with law. Backups are access-restricted and are not used to restore a deleted account into active service.

You can initiate permanent deletion from Settings → Account and privacy → Permanently delete my account, or this page. Ownership is confirmed using your verified email, or your current password for a legacy account without a verified email. After your final confirmation, sessions are revoked and deletion completes after a short processing period. Your game profile, progress and associated communication are removed. Necessary financial and fraud-prevention records may remain with restricted access; deleting an account does not cancel an Apple purchase or automatically issue a refund.

Your choices and rights

You can change settings, revoke microphone permission, report abusive chat messages and block players. Contact us to request access, correction, deletion or restriction of your information, or raise a privacy concern. We may verify account ownership before acting. Where applicable, you may complain to your data protection authority. The game is not intended for children under 13. If we learn that an underage child supplied personal data without appropriate authorization, we will take appropriate steps to remove it.

Updates

We publish policy changes here with an updated effective date. Material changes will be communicated through the service where appropriate.