The short version
- We don't run ads and we don't sell your data.
- We don't use third-party analytics or tracking scripts.
- Our servers keep standard access logs for about two weeks, for security.
- Your theme choice is saved in your own browser, not on our servers.
Who we are
Desert Glass Media is run by Bond Enterprises LLC in Alamogordo, New Mexico. This policy covers desertglass.media and the Desert Glass services linked from it: Airwaves, Chat, the Library, Search, the Arcade and our game servers.
What we collect
What you send us. When you use the contact form, submit an event or sign up for news by email, we store what you typed (such as your name, email and message) so we can respond or publish your event.
What our servers log. Like almost every website, our web servers keep access logs: your IP address, the time, the page you asked for and your browser's name. We use them only to keep things running and secure. We don't combine them with anything else or use them to build profiles.
We don't use third-party analytics, advertising networks or tracking pixels, and this site loads its fonts from our own server.
Each service
- Airwaves: the radio software counts listeners and keeps basic connection details (IP address and player name) for listener statistics.
- Chat: accounts store a username and a hashed password, and messages are stored on our server so you can read them later. If you join rooms shared with other Matrix servers, copies of those messages are kept by those servers too.
- Library: pages you read are served from our server. Beyond the standard access logs, we don't keep a reading history.
- Search: your searches are passed to other search engines on your behalf, without your IP address or cookies. We don't keep a search history tied to you.
- Arcade and Minecraft: browser games save progress in your own browser. Multiplayer rooms pass moves through our server while a game is running. On Minecraft, your player name and position appear on the public live map, and the server keeps standard game logs.
Cookies and storage
This site doesn't set tracking cookies. It uses your browser's local storage to remember preferences like your color theme, tooltip setting and weather location. That information stays in your browser and never reaches us.
Sharing
We don't sell or rent your information. Our traffic passes through a server we rent from Hetzner, which provides our public network connection. We'll share information only if the law requires it, and only as much as required.
How long we keep it
Web server logs rotate automatically and are deleted after about two weeks. Messages from forms are kept until we've dealt with them, and email sign-ups until you unsubscribe. Chat messages stay until you or a room moderator delete them.
Your choices
You can ask us what we have about you, ask us to correct it or ask us to delete it. Email spencer@desertglass.media and we'll take care of it.
Children
Our services aren't directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their information. If you believe a child has given us information, contact us and we'll delete it.
Changes
If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top and post a note on the News page.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email spencer@desertglass.media.