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THE RED ECLIPSE PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy explains how the Red Eclipse project ("Red Eclipse", "Red Eclipse Team", "we", "us") collects, uses, and protects information when you use the Red Eclipse game client, connect to the play.redeclipse.net master server or connected game servers, interact with our Discord integration or bot, or visit https://www.redeclipse.net.

Red Eclipse is an open-source, non-profit hobby project operated by Quinton Reeves and the Red Eclipse Team. We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data, and we do not use your information for advertising or commercial profiling.

Offline and Local Play

When you run Red Eclipse offline or on private servers not connected to the Red Eclipse master server, the game stores your configuration, logs, demos, and screenshots locally on your device. No gameplay or personal data is sent to the Red Eclipse Team during offline play.

Discord Integration

Red Eclipse integrates with Discord in two ways:

  • Game Client Rich Presence (Application ID 506825464946360321):

    • When Discord support (discordenabled) and presence (presence) are enabled in the game client, Red Eclipse communicates locally with the Discord client running on your computer using the Discord RPC library.
    • Depending on your presence setting (0 = off, 1 = activity, 2 = activity and Join button), the game sends your current activity (such as game mode, map, server description, player count, and match timer) and, while on a listed, open server with room, party and Join link information (the server's address is never shown as text) to your local Discord client so it can be displayed on your Discord profile according to your Discord privacy settings.
    • The game client receives your Discord username and user ID locally from your Discord client to log connection status and handle join requests. It never sends them, or your Discord credentials, to game servers or the master server.
    • You can disable Discord Rich Presence at any time in the game settings (presence 0 or discordenabled 0).

  • Official Discord Server and Chat Bridge (Redroid):

    • In the official Red Eclipse Discord server, our bot (Redroid) processes slash and context-menu commands, user IDs, display names, roles, and server events (joins, leaves, bans) for community features (such as FAQs, quotes, and dictionary entries) and moderation logs.
    • On game servers that enable chat bridging (httpbridge 1) through the master server relay, in-game chat messages are posted to a public thread in the Red Eclipse Discord server under the player's in-game display name, and messages sent in that Discord thread are relayed into the game server with the sender's Discord display name and role badge.

Steam Integration

  • When running Red Eclipse with Steam enabled (steamclient 1), the game uses the Steamworks SDK to read your Steam persona name and Steam ID locally, show your current match status to Steam friends (presence), and generate a session authentication ticket when connecting to a Steam-authenticated game server (steamserver) so the server can verify your Steam ID.
  • You can disable Steam presence or client integration via presence 0 or steamclient 0.

Online Play, Master Server, and Web API

When you connect to the play.redeclipse.net master server or any game server connected to it, certain information is processed for server operation, authentication, public server listings, and moderation in accordance with our Multiplayer Guidelines (https://www.redeclipse.net/guidelines):

  • Connection and Moderation Data:

    • In-game username, authentication handle (if you use a master server account), Steam ID and handle (if using Steam authentication), Discord handle (if bridged or provided), IP address, client version, operating system, and hardware configuration.
    • IP addresses and account identifiers are used to route game traffic, enforce bans and trusts, and assist moderators and administrators in maintaining fair play.

  • Public Server Browser and Web API:

    • Listed game servers publish their status (server name, address, map, mode, match time, and active players' display names, scores, pings, teams, and privilege badges) to the master server (play.redeclipse.net:28888), where it is viewable in the in-game server browser and on the web server browser at https://www.redeclipse.net/servers.
    • The master server Web API relay logs only the target server, request path, HTTP status, response size, and viewer IP address; it never logs headers, bodies, query strings, authentication tokens, or challenge answers, and writes no relayed payloads to disk.

  • Matchmaking Queue:

    • The Matchmaking Queue lets you wait for enough players for a match from the game, the website or Discord, and needs an account (see below). Each entry holds your account's handle, how many players you want, when it was made and when it ends, and where you queued from (the game, the website or Discord).
    • The queue is public: anyone can see the handle, display name and standing of each account in it, with how many players it wants and whether it's on a server. Only moderators and above see where each queued from, and only our Discord bot sees the Discord user ID linked to an account, to mention you.
    • So that the master server can tell when you've joined a server, game servers linked to it report the handles of the players the master signed in there, as they already do for the server list.
    • The master server saves the queue to disk so it survives a restart. An entry is removed when it ends: when you leave the queue, join the match you were sent to, delete your account, or its time runs out.

  • Accounts:

    • You can register an account in the game or at https://www.redeclipse.net/account. An account holds its handle, your email address, its public key, its standing, and, if you add them, a display name and the Steam ID and Discord user ID you link to it. The master server keeps these in its account file, and never keeps your private key: it's shown to you once, or saved by your game, and only you hold it.
    • Your email address is used only to send you the links that activate your account, reset its key, confirm a new address, and tell you when it's deleted. It's never shown to other players. Mail is sent from contact@redeclipse.net through Google's Gmail.
    • Registering or resetting a key on the website is protected by Cloudflare Turnstile, which checks that you're a person; Cloudflare receives your IP address and what its widget observes in your browser for that check (see https://www.cloudflare.com/turnstile-privacy-policy/).
    • A registration waiting to be activated holds its handle, email address, the IP address it came from, and hashes of its links. It's removed when you activate it, follow the "this wasn't me" link, or after seven days.
    • Your display name is shown with your handle on the website. If you don't choose one, it's taken from the first name you're seen playing under while signed in, or else your Discord name.
    • Linked Steam and Discord accounts are shown only to you, the master's administrators and the Discord bot, which uses the link to show your handle on Discord.
    • You can change your email address, unlink Steam or Discord, or delete your account at any time from the account page. Deleting it removes it from the account file at once, along with its links and sign-ins; dated backups of the file are kept for up to 14 days.

  • Game Statistics:

    • On servers with statistics reporting enabled (sv_serverstats), completed match results and timed race laps are sent to the master server's statistics database and displayed at https://www.redeclipse.net/stats.
    • Statistics records store only players' in-game nicknames, authentication handles (for authenticated users), and match performance metrics. IP addresses are not stored in the statistics database.

Website

  • Our website at https://www.redeclipse.net is hosted via GitHub Pages. Standard web server access logs (such as IP address and browser user-agent) are handled by GitHub in accordance with the GitHub Privacy Statement.
  • When you open the Server Browser page (https://www.redeclipse.net/servers), your browser connects directly to play.redeclipse.net:28888 to retrieve live server and match status.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

  • We do not sell or share your personal information with third-party marketers or advertisers.
  • Public match information (active player names and scores on listed servers, bridged chat messages, and match statistics) is publicly accessible as part of the multiplayer service.
  • Administrative data (such as IP addresses, server logs, and moderation records) is restricted to authorized Red Eclipse Team members and server operators for legitimate administration, security, and moderation purposes, or when required by law.

Data Retention and Deletion

  • Server and relay logs are rotated and pruned automatically on a regular schedule.
  • Matchmaking Queue entries are kept only while they last, and removed from the saved queue as soon as they end.
  • Registrations that aren't activated are removed after seven days, and key reset and email change links stop working after 24 hours.
  • Account authentication entries, moderation records (such as global bans), match statistics, and community database entries (such as Discord quotes or FAQs) are retained for as long as needed to operate the service and maintain historical records.
  • You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal data associated with your Red Eclipse authentication handle, Steam ID, or Discord User ID at any time by contacting us.

Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to make a data request, please contact the Red Eclipse Team:

Attribution

This text is Copyright (C) 2011-2026, the Red Eclipse Team and is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/