Beyond Earth privacy policy
The short version
Beyond Earth saves your voyage so it is there when you come back. That saved game is the only data the skill stores. We do not sell or share your data, the skill has no ads, and it currently offers no purchases.
What the skill saves
To run the game, the skill stores your game progress, linked to your Amazon account so Alexa can find your voyage on your devices. That includes:
- Your captain’s name and your ship’s name — the names you choose to play under, kept only as part of your saved voyage.
- Your position, fuel, oxygen, hull, cargo, credits, experience, and rank.
- Your ship’s upgrades, technologies, weapons, shields, drones, and tools, and your crew.
- The star systems you have charted, the peoples you have met, your reputation and contacts, and your contracts.
- Your artefacts and research, your colonies and fleet, and your captain’s log — the story the game keeps of your voyage.
This is game data created by playing. It is stored in Amazon’s cloud services as part of how Alexa skills save progress.
What the skill does not collect
- We do not ask for or store your real name, email address, phone number, payment details, or location. Your captain’s name is whatever name you choose in the game.
- The skill does not record or store your voice. (See “Your voice and Amazon Alexa” below.)
- We do not use analytics or advertising trackers in the skill.
Your voice and Amazon Alexa
When you play, Alexa hears your commands and turns them into text the skill can act on. Voice recordings and their handling are managed by Amazon under Amazon’s own Alexa privacy settings and policies, which you control in the Alexa app — including reviewing and deleting your voice recordings. Earshot Worlds does not receive or store your voice recordings.
Sharing
We do not sell your data. We do not share your saved game or any personal information with third parties for marketing or any other purpose. Your saved game is used only to run your game.
Ads and purchases
Beyond Earth contains no advertising. It currently offers no in-skill purchases. If that ever changes, this policy will be updated before purchases are offered.
Children
Beyond Earth is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. The saved data described above is game progress only.
Deleting your saved game
You can delete your saved voyage in two ways:
- In the game: say “new voyage” and confirm to retire the current voyage and begin again. The game always asks you to confirm first.
- By email: write to privacy@earshotworlds.com and ask us to delete your Beyond Earth data. We will confirm when it is done.
Disabling the skill in the Alexa app stops the skill from accessing your saved game.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted at this address with a new effective date, and material changes will be reflected in the skill’s store listing.
Contact
Questions about this policy or your data: privacy@earshotworlds.com. General contact: earshotworlds.com/contact.