Privacy Policy
Soft Grain operates as a digital archive and editorial platform. Our commitment to the indie gaming fringe includes a radical transparency regarding how we handle your digital footprint. This document details our data processing standards as of May 11, 2026.
Data Collection & Use
We collect only what is necessary to maintain the integrity of our reviews and user bookmarks.
Personal Information
When you interact with Soft Grain—whether subscribing to our watchlist or reaching out via our contact channels—we process contact details such as your email address. This is performed solely to provide the services requested. We do not engage in automated profiling or sell user lists to aggregate marketing firms.
Technical Telemetry
Our servers automatically log basic structural data: IP addresses, browser types, and timestamped access logs. This "signal noise" is used for security monitoring and ensuring our high-contrast visual archive loads correctly across different hardware configurations.
Zero-Leak Philosophy
Unlike mainstream storefronts, Soft Grain does not track your cursor movement or pixel-level engagement. We believe your reading habits are part of your private digital interior.
Global Rights & Standards
Right to Rectify
Users within the EU (GDPR) and other jurisdictions have the legal right to request a full dump of their personal data or its immediate erasure from our Berlin servers.
Third Party Exclusions
We use select technical partners for hosting (located in Germany). These entities are contractually bound to process data only under our strict editorial instructions.
Retention Limits
We do not store signal data indefinitely. Access logs are purged after 90 days. User account data is held only as long as the account remains active in our system.
Cookies & Content
Soft Grain utilizes minimal cookies strictly for functional purposes—remembering your login state and watchlist preferences. For details on how we manage localized storage, please refer to our Cookie Policy.
Note on External Nodes:
Our reviews may contain embedded media from platforms like YouTube or Steam. Interaction with these embeds is subject to the privacy policies of the respective external providers.
Controller Information
Soft Grain Editorial Lab
Friedrichstraße 12
10117 Berlin, Germany
info@softgrain.space
+49 30 2096920
If you believe your data has been handled in violation of applicable laws, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit).
We reserve the right to modify this privacy protocol to reflect changes in our curation methodology or legal requirements. Updated signals will be posted on this page with a revised date stamp.