**You can also access a children’s version of our privacy policy [here](/children-privacy-policy).**
You can find a plain-text version of this privacy policy here.
_Last updated on June 10, 2024_
Please review this Privacy Policy. When using our products or services the terms of our [Code of Conduct](/code-of-conduct), [Acceptable Use Policy](/acceptable-use-policy) and [Terms of Service](/terms) also apply.
Table of Contents
1. [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
2. [Introduction](#introduction)
3. [Personal Information](#personal-information)
4. [Information We Collect From Children](#information-we-collect-from-children)
5. [Use in Schools and Museums](#use-in-schools-and-museums)
6. [Cached Data](#cached-data)
7. [Data Retention](#data-retention)
8. [A Note to EU & UK Citizens](#a-note-to-eu--uk-citizens)
9. [Links From Our Services](#links-from-our-services)
10. [Security](#security)
11. [COPPA Safe Harbor Certification](#coppa-certification)
12. [Contact Us](#contact-us)
Introduction
Casual Simulation offers tools for authoring open source experiences. We at Casual Simulation Inc. strive to respect the privacy of everyone to the best of Our ability. This document describes how We collect, process, and store personal data.
To that end, We provide You with this Privacy Policy to advise You of how Your data may be collected or used when You access the following websites:
- ab1.bot
- publicos.link
- docs.casualos.com
- alpha.ab1.bot
- ab1.link
- publicos.com
- auxplayer.org
This Privacy Policy further relates to access points, endpoints, webhooks, or any other services provided by this or the above listed websites (“Services”). This Privacy Policy is on behalf of Casual Simulation, Inc, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit company registered in Michigan whose address is 1740 44th ST SW STE 5 Wyoming, MI 49519 (“Casual Simulation,” “We,” “us,” or “our”).
If You are using the Services on behalf of You personally, “You” or “Your” means You individually; if You represent an organization, “You” or “Your” means Your organization.
Please review this privacy policy from time to time as We may make changes. If We make a change, We will post a notice at the top of the policy and update the last updated date. If We make a material change to the way We collect or process Your personal data, We will post notice and contact You if We have Your contact details prior to making the change.
WE DO NOT SHARE OR SELL YOUR DATA OR LICENSED USER CONTENT INCLUDING ANONYMOUS DATA OR USER CONTENT.
If You wish to use the Services anonymously and free of charge simply launch any instance at ab1.bot (a new instance is automatically created when You visit the website), create any User Content, and then download Your User Content.
If You access the Services at all We reserve the collect anonymous usage data regarding Your use of the Services for debugging purposes and to improve the Services. We post publicly available analytics of Our website traffic at [https://simpleanalytics.com/ab1.bot](https://simpleanalytics.com/ab1.bot). We DO NOT SHARE OR SELL THIS DATA other than described in this paragraph.
After creating an account and logging in, Your User Content You publish via aux bundles are stored “as is” by use of public CasualOS Records as Licensed User Content. This means any unencrypted data You publish is publically available and can be accessed by anyone who discovers it. ANY ENCRYPTED DATA YOU PUBLISH IS STORED “AS IS” AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO UNENCRYPT IT NOR WILL WE ATTEMPT TO.
We reserve the right to provide any of Your data or Licensed User Content to a government or government’s lawful authorities only when mandated or compelled by law, and We may or may not notify You of this as may be required by law.
Our services are intended for users of all ages.
All users are able to access the static version of the services. If you access Our services, You will be able to create an Experience Generation Gizmo or ‘egg’ for short. This is similar to creating a document in Microsoft Word and anything you create will only be saved locally to Your device.
If You would like to create an Instance or “inst”, which is a collaborative version of the egg and works more similarly to a Google Doc in which many users can be invited to participate, We will ask You to create an account on Our services.
Before creating an account, We will ask You to provide Your date of birth. If You are under the age of 18 years old We will require full verifiable parental consent. We will collect a parent email address to seek consent.
We work with PRIVO to obtain consent and verify parents. PRIVO is a leading privacy solutions expert as well as an FTC approved COPPA Safe Harbor. All information collected for verification is stored securely and not used for any other purpose. For more information on PRIVO please see [here](https://www.privo.com/platform-privacy-policy).
Parents can choose to allow children to publish eggs or create collaborative insts.
There are infinite options for what anyone can do with their egg or inst, and this includes sharing or processing all types of personal information. For example, if a user decides to create or add sound or voice sampling, a user’s voice and anything they say will be publicly available. Some insts may also include a map that collects and processes location based on an IP address.
Use In Schools And Museums
From time to time, We at Casual Simulation may demo Our services in a school or at a museum to a group of students. If You are accessing Our services via a live demo, We will ask You, a parent/guardian or a school to provide consent for participation in the services. The school will provide consent through a signed agreement. Any eggs or insts created in live sessions will either only be static versions as described above, or any insts will only be open to other students participating in the same session.
Cached Data
We sometimes create and utilize cached data on Your device as may be necessary, at times, to use Our Services or otherwise make Our Services easier to use. Cached data is similar to Cookies in that data is stored locally on Your device depending upon what portions of the Services You use.
We will NOT use cached data or similar technologies to:
- identify Your IP address or track You
- store any personally identifiable information except as may be temporarily necessary to facilitate a transaction.
We or those who use are Services may use cached data and similar technologies:
- to provide You with a better experience via reduced loading times and allow for offline capability
- to store local data on Your device related to a specific experience contained within Our Services
- to allow Our Services to interact with a third party social network or platform;
- to allow a payment processor to process Your payment instructions;
- to provide You with more customized Services, for example to provide Our Services in the correct language;
- to obtain data which will allow Us to understand how people are using Our Services so that We can improve them.
You can clear cached data by deleting it from Your device.
YOU ACCESS USER CREATED CONTENT AT YOUR OWN RISK AND USER CREATED CONTENT MAY TRACK YOU, PUT ANY KIND OF CACHED DATA ON YOUR DEVICE (INCLUDING MALICIOUS CODE) OR USE YOUR DATA IN OTHER WAYS We CANNOT FORESEE OR PREVENT.
Data Retention
If you do not create an account, we will not collect or store any data from your egg and it will only be saved locally to your device. If you have created an account in order to save your eggs and insts, we will store these for as long as necessary to provide the service. If your account is inactive for 12 months (i.e. you have not logged in during that period), we will flag the account and delete all collected information, including records, data, files, insts and other directly associated data, within 30 days of setting the flag.
If you would like to request to access, view, modify or delete your or your child’s information, please contact us at [hello@casualsimulation.org](mailto:hello@casualsimulation.org). We will collect your name and email address to validate who you are and whose information you should have access to before acting on your request.
A Note to EU & UK Citizens
Where applicable Casual Simulation complies with the rights given to EU and UK Citizens under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); These Rights are as follows:
- Right to be Informed - Companies must tell You what information they collect from You and why. This allows You or Your parent(s) to make the appropriate choice.
- Right of Access - You have the right to know how Your personal information is being used, and if it is shared with another company and how it is kept safe.
- Right to Rectification - This means that You have the right to correct Your personal information if something is wrong.
- Right to Erasure - This allows You to request that a company deletes all information they have about You and really forgets who You are.
- Right to Restrict Processing - You are in control and You might agree to Your personal information being used for one thing but not for another.
- Right to Data Portability - You can ask for Your personal information to be sent to another service if You want to use that instead.
- Right to Object - You can request that a company stops processing Your personal information at any time. You can always just say no.
To find out more or if you wish to take action on these rights you can contact us at [hello@casualsimulation.com](mailto:hello@casualsimulation.com).
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with Your local supervisory authority if You are unsatisfied with how We have handled Your request, but please do contact Us first and We will work to resolve any issues.
Data Transfer
If You are an EU or UK citizen, Your data may be transferred to a country that does not afford the same level of protection as the laws of certain other countries. In those cases, Casual Simulation will put in place appropriate safeguards to protect Your personal information in connection with the transfer. You can contact us for more information on data transfers using the contact information at [hello@casualsimulation.com](mailto:hello@casualsimulation.com).
Links From Our Services
We may provide links to third party websites or services from Our Services. You understand that when You click on these links any data which You provide thereafter is subject to such a third party's privacy policy and not ours.
Security
We use generally accepted security measures and safeguards in an attempt to keep the data we collect secure and we require that the service providers we work with agree to do the same.
These measures and safeguards include limiting access to the data to those persons who need it to complete their work, using a fire-wall protected environment, and storing personal information in secure operating environments. However, no security measure is foolproof.
Kids Privacy Assured by PRIVO: COPPA Safe Harbor Certification
Casual Simulation Inc is a member of the PRIVO Kids Privacy Assured COPPA safe harbor certification Program (“the Program”). The Program certification applies to the digital properties listed on the certification page that is viewable by clicking on the PRIVO Seal. PRIVO is an independent, third-party organization committed to supporting online services to safeguard children’s personal information collected online. The PRIVO COPPA safe harbor certification Seal posted on this page indicates Casual Simulation Inc has established COPPA compliant privacy practices and has agreed to submit to PRIVO’s oversight and consumer dispute resolution process. If you have questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us at +1 (616) 209-4439 or [hello@casualsimulation.com](mailto:hello@casualsimulation.com). If you have further concerns after you have contacted us, you can contact PRIVO directly at .
If you, a parent or school have any questions about how we collect, use or process your personal data, your child’s or your student’s personal data please contact us using the details below:
- Email: [hello@casualsimulation.com](mailto:hello@casualsimulation.com)
- Address: 1300 Michigan ST NE Grand Rapids, MI, 49503
- Phone: +1 (616) 209-4439