Privacy notice

Last updated 13 November 2026

1. Who is responsible for your information

The data controller is reelafterglow.com, the operator of Reel Afterglow, of hello@reelafterglow.com. In the language of Canadian privacy law, the operator is the organization accountable for personal information handled through this site. Questions and requests go to hello@reelafterglow.com.

We handle personal information in line with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and, where they apply, provincial privacy laws such as Quebec's Law 25 and the private-sector privacy acts of Alberta and British Columbia.

2. The short version

• There are no accounts and no sign-up. We never ask for your name, address or payment details.
• Your game data stays in your browser's local storage on your device and is never sent to us.
• Our hosting provider keeps short-lived technical logs to keep the site secure.
• If you email us, we receive what you send.
• Google measurement tags are only used if the operator switches them on, and then only after you agree in a cookie banner.

3. Information stored on your device

To make the games work without accounts, your browser keeps a few values in local storage and session storage: your Dusk Coins balance, the last stake you chose in each game, whether you have confirmed you are 19 or older, your reality-check interval, the end time of any break you have chosen, and how long you have played in the current session.

These values are created and read by the page itself, on your device. They are not transmitted to us or anyone else, and we cannot see them. The “Forget my settings” button on the responsible play page removes your balance, age confirmation and reminder setting (a break you have chosen stays until it ends), and clearing site data in your browser removes everything. Our cookie notice lists each item.

4. Hosting and security logs

Reel Afterglow is delivered through Cloudflare, which acts as our hosting and security provider. When your browser requests a page, Cloudflare necessarily processes technical information such as your IP address, the date and time, the page requested, your browser's user agent and the approximate region derived from your IP address. This is used to deliver pages, protect the site from abuse and attacks, and diagnose faults. These logs are kept for a short period, typically no more than a few days, unless they are needed to investigate a specific security incident. We do not use them to build profiles of visitors.

5. Emails you send us

If you write to hello@reelafterglow.com, we receive your email address, your message and anything you choose to include. We use this only to read and answer your message, to deal with any request you make, and to keep a record of the conversation. Please don't send us sensitive information we haven't asked for.

6. Google measurement tags (only if enabled, only with consent)

By default, Reel Afterglow does not use analytics or advertising cookies. The operator may choose to switch on Google measurement tags (Google Analytics or Google Ads conversion measurement) to understand how visitors find the site. If that happens:

• a cookie banner appears on your first visit, and no Google cookies are set unless you select Accept;
• if you accept, Google may set cookies and receive information such as pages viewed, the fact that a game was started, device and browser details and an approximate location derived from your IP address;
• if you reject, the tags run in a restricted, cookieless mode and the games work exactly the same.

Google processes this information under its own terms; you can read more in Google's privacy policy and how Google uses information from sites that use its services. You can change your mind at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser, which brings the banner back.

7. Why we process information, and on what basis

• Delivering and securing the site (hosting logs): this is necessary to provide the service you asked for and to protect it, a purpose a reasonable person would expect.
• Answering your emails: you provide the information so that we can reply, and we use it for that purpose only.
• Google measurement: only on the basis of your express consent through the cookie banner, which you can take back at any time.

We never sell personal information, and we do not use it for automated decisions about you.

8. How long we keep it

Values in local storage stay on your device until you or your browser remove them. Hosting logs are kept for a short period as described above. Emails are kept for as long as needed to deal with your message and for up to two years afterwards, then deleted. If Google tags are enabled, Google's cookies last for the periods listed in our cookie notice.

9. Who receives it

We share information only with service providers who help us run the site and who act on our instructions: Cloudflare for hosting and security, our email provider for messages you send us, and, only if enabled and accepted, Google for measurement. We may also disclose information if the law requires it.

10. Information processed outside Canada

Our providers operate globally, so information such as hosting logs may be processed in the United States or other countries. When that happens it is subject to the laws of those countries, and may be accessible to their authorities. We choose providers that protect information with contractual and technical safeguards comparable to those required in Canada.

11. Your rights

You can ask us whether we hold personal information about you, request access to it, ask us to correct it, and withdraw consent you have given, for example to Google measurement. Quebec residents also have rights under Law 25, including deletion and portability of their information in some cases. Because we hold so little, most requests can be answered quickly; we will respond within 30 days.

If you are not satisfied with our answer, you can complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at priv.gc.ca, or, in Quebec, to the Commission d'accès à l'information.

12. Children

Reel Afterglow is only for adults aged 19 and over. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 19. If you believe a young person has emailed us, let us know and we will delete their message.

13. Security

The site is served only over encrypted connections, and we keep the information we hold to a minimum. No system is perfectly secure, but holding very little is one of the best protections there is.

14. Changes and contact

We will update this notice if the way we handle information changes; the date at the top shows the latest version. To ask a question or make a request, write to hello@reelafterglow.com or by post to reelafterglow.com, hello@reelafterglow.com.