Privacy Policy

RUNECHAIN · operated by 49th Parallel
Last updated: June 23, 2026 · Effective: June 23, 2026

The Chainwell remembers what you do in the game; this policy is about what we remember about you. RUNECHAIN is a research prototype. Some features described here — wallets, real-money purchases, and character sales — are specified but not yet live with real funds. Where that matters, we say so.

1. Who we are

RUNECHAIN (the "Game", the "Service", "we", "us") is a browser-native game published and operated by 49thparallel.io LTD ("49th Parallel"), [registered business address], located in British Columbia, Canada. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard personal information when you visit runechaingame.com, play.runechaingame.com, and related properties (together, the "Sites"). It is written to align with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).

2. The short version

• We collect only what we need: your email if you join the mailing list, basic account and security data if you create an account, your wallet's public address if you connect one, and ordinary server logs.
• We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use third-party advertising or tracking pixels.
• Gameplay activity is recorded on the Chainwell, our in-game proof-of-work ledger, and any blockchain transactions are public and permanent — we cannot edit or delete them.
• You can unsubscribe, request access to your data, ask for corrections, or withdraw consent at any time by emailing runechaingame@49thparallel.io.

3. Information we collect

3.1 Information you give us

• Mailing list. Your email address and the page you subscribed from, stored in a simple local ledger. We do not use a third-party email-marketing platform beyond what is needed to send the messages you signed up for.
• Account & identity. If you create an account, we collect the identifiers required to authenticate you — which may include a single sign-on (SSO) identifier, a passkey/WebAuthn credential, and a device identifier used to enforce our one-account-per-device limit. We store authentication credentials, not your raw biometrics or passkey private key (those never leave your device).
• Wallet. If you connect a Solana wallet, we receive your wallet's public address. We never receive, request, or store your private keys or seed phrase.
• Support & correspondence. Anything you send us — emails, bug reports, support requests — and our replies.

3.2 Information collected automatically

• Server logs. Like most web services, our servers log IP address, browser/user-agent, request paths, and timestamps for security, abuse-prevention, and diagnostics.
• Local storage & cookies. We use browser storage and strictly necessary cookies to keep you signed in and to hold game state (settings, session). We do not use advertising cookies.

3.3 Gameplay & on-chain data

• Chainwell ledger. Your in-game economy activity — RUNE earned and spent, levels, relics, Boss Sigils — is recorded on the Chainwell, a SHA-256 proof-of-work ledger that is our authoritative record of the gameplay economy. Entries are tied to your account/character, not to your real-world identity.
• Server-authoritative balances. RUNE and Gold balances, character progress, and season completion are held on our servers, which are authoritative for all value.
• Public blockchain. When real-money settlement or character sales go live, the associated Solana transactions and your wallet's public address are recorded on the public Solana blockchain. Blockchain data is public, pseudonymous, and effectively permanent. Anyone can read it, and we cannot alter or erase it.

4. How we use information

We use personal information only for purposes a reasonable person would consider appropriate, including to:

• operate, maintain, and secure the Game and Sites;
• create and authenticate your account and enforce fair-play limits (e.g. one-account-per-device, Sybil resistance);
• record and reconcile the in-game economy and, where live, process purchases and character sales;
• send the mailing-list messages you asked for (playtest invites, season news, Work Grid dispatches);
• respond to your requests and provide support;
• detect, prevent, and investigate fraud, cheating, money laundering, and abuse; and
• comply with legal obligations.

Our legal basis is your consent (which you may withdraw) and our legitimate business purposes as permitted by PIPEDA and BC PIPA. We will obtain fresh consent if we ever wish to use your information for a materially new purpose.

5. How we share information

We do not sell personal information. We share it only as follows:

• Service providers. Infrastructure and processors that run the Service on our behalf — currently including Amazon Web Services (hosting; Canada (Calgary) region) and Vercel (front-end hosting) — bound to use the data only to provide their service to us.
• Payment & blockchain networks. When real-money features are live, transaction data is processed by, and recorded on, public blockchain networks (Solana) outside our control.
• Legal & safety. Where required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, safety, and property of users, the public, or us.
• Business transfers. In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, subject to this policy.

6. Blockchain & crypto — special notice

Because the Game uses public-ledger technology, some processing is fundamentally different from ordinary databases:

• On-chain records (Solana transactions, wallet public addresses) are public and immutable. We cannot delete, anonymize, or correct them, and your right to erasure does not extend to data on a public blockchain.
• A wallet address is pseudonymous, not anonymous. Activity may be linked over time and, if combined with other data, may be traceable to you.
• We do not custody your crypto assets and cannot reverse blockchain transactions.

7. Data retention

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes above or as required by law. Mailing-list entries are kept until you unsubscribe. Account and economy data are kept while your account is active and for a reasonable period afterward for fraud-prevention and legal compliance. Server logs are retained for a limited period. On-chain data persists independently of us on the public blockchain.

8. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. The Service is built buildless with minimal dependencies, the server is authoritative for all value, and forged economy credits are rejected at the server. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security — particularly for anything you place on a public blockchain.

9. Where your data is processed

We primarily process data in Canada (AWS Canada (Calgary) region). Some service providers may process data in other countries; where they do, the information may be subject to the laws of those jurisdictions, including lawful access by their authorities. By using the Service you consent to this processing.

10. Your rights and choices

• Access & correction. You may request access to the personal information we hold about you and ask us to correct it.
• Withdraw consent. You may withdraw consent to our use of your information, subject to legal or contractual limits; this may affect your ability to use parts of the Service.
• Unsubscribe. Every mailing-list message can be stopped by replying to unsubscribe or emailing us; we honour opt-outs promptly.
• Complaints. If we cannot resolve a concern, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada or the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia.

To exercise any right, email runechaingame@49thparallel.io. We may need to verify your identity before responding and will reply within the timelines required by law.

11. Children

The Game involves crypto-related and (when live) real-money features and is intended for adults. The Service is not directed to anyone under the age of majority in their jurisdiction (19 in British Columbia), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If you believe a minor has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.

12. Third-party links and services

The Sites link to third parties we do not control — including 49thparallel.io, pump.fun, the Solana network, and wallet providers. Their privacy practices are their own; review their policies before using them.

13. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the Game evolves — particularly as the wallet, purchase, and character-sale features move from prototype to live. We will post the revised version here with a new "Last updated" date, and for material changes we will take reasonable steps to notify you.

14. Contact us

Questions, requests, or complaints about privacy can be sent to our Privacy Officer at runechaingame@49thparallel.io, or by mail to 49thparallel.io LTD [registered business address, British Columbia, Canada].

Prototype-stage notice. RUNECHAIN is in a prototype stage, and this policy describes the Service as it exists today. Further information, disclosures, and details will be published as those features become available. Everything here is subject to change; the current version is the one posted on this page, indicated by the "Last updated" date above.