Short version: we don't run ads, don't sell anything to data brokers, and don't have a Google Analytics on the site. If you email us, we read it. If you subscribe to the newsletter, Beehiiv holds your email. That's about it.
Who "we" are
Indieformer Pty Ltd is a small Australian indie game publisher based in Melbourne, run by Josh Chiodo and Clem (in collaboration with Moravian Games on Feed the Scorchpot). We can be reached at support@indieformer.com. When this page says we, it means Indieformer Pty Ltd.
What we collect
- If you email us (via the Let's chat button or directly to support@indieformer.com) — your email address, your name if you give it, and whatever you wrote. Standard Gmail-style stuff.
- If you subscribe to the newsletter — your email goes into Beehiiv. We see your email, your subscribe date, and aggregate engagement (opens, clicks). We don't track which specific links you click in a way we'd ever look at individually; we just look at totals.
- If you visit the site — GitHub Pages (our host) keeps standard server logs: IP address, browser, what page you asked for, and when. We don't run our own analytics on top of that. No Google Analytics. No Meta Pixel. No fingerprinting scripts.
What we don't collect
- We don't have user accounts, so no passwords, no profiles.
- We don't take payments on this site, so no card or bank info ever touches us.
- We don't run third-party advertising trackers.
- We don't sell, rent, or trade any of the above to anyone. Ever.
Who sees what we collect
Three services help us run this thing, and they see different pieces of it:
- Beehiiv stores the newsletter list and sends the issues. Their privacy policy: beehiiv.com/privacy.
- GitHub Pages hosts the site you're reading. Their privacy: GitHub's privacy statement.
- Google Fonts & cdnjs serve the fonts and one animation library this page loads. Your browser makes a request to them. We don't share anything proactively; that's just how the web works.
Cookies
The site itself doesn't set any cookies. If you subscribe to the newsletter, Beehiiv may set its own. That's the only one on the whole property. No banner because there's nothing to consent to that isn't already covered by you choosing to subscribe.
Your rights
If we have something on you, you can ask for it, ask us to delete it, or ask us to stop using it. Email support@indieformer.com and we'll handle it within 30 days. The newsletter has an unsubscribe link in every issue if all you want is to stop hearing from us.
If you're in the EU, UK, or California, you have a longer list of named rights under the GDPR, UK GDPR, and CCPA respectively. Same email works for any of them.
Kids
The site isn't aimed at anyone under 16, and we don't knowingly collect anything from anyone under that age. If you think we have, email us and we'll delete it.
Changes
If we change anything material here, the date at the top moves and we'll mention it in a newsletter. If we change something minor (typo, clarification), we just update it quietly.
How to get hold of us
support@indieformer.com. We read everything.