Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 4, 2026

Crosswinds ("the Game") is developed and published by OCTETO STUDIOS SpA ("Octeto Studios", "we", "our", or "us").

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you play Crosswinds, how that information is used, and your rights regarding your personal information.

1. Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to Crosswinds when distributed through Steam and any related services operated by Octeto Studios.

Please note that the Steam platform is operated by Valve Corporation, which has its own Privacy Policy governing information collected through Steam. We encourage you to review Valve's Privacy Policy separately.

2. Information We Collect

Crosswinds is primarily an offline single-player experience. We do not require you to create an account with Octeto Studios and we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from players.

However, certain technical information may be collected automatically through third-party services used to improve the Game.

This may include:

  • Device and hardware information

  • Operating system version

  • Game version

  • Language and region settings

  • Gameplay events and anonymous usage statistics

  • Session duration

  • Performance metrics

  • Crash reports and diagnostic information (when enabled)

We do not intentionally collect your name, email address, postal address, payment information, or other directly identifying personal information through the Game itself.

3. Unity Analytics

Crosswinds uses Unity Analytics to better understand how players interact with the Game.

Unity Analytics may collect anonymous or pseudonymous information such as:

  • gameplay progression

  • feature usage

  • session statistics

  • device information

  • technical performance metrics

This information helps us improve gameplay balance, stability, performance, and future updates.

For additional information, please refer to Unity's Privacy Policy.

4. Crash Reporting

Crosswinds may use Unity Cloud Diagnostics (or a comparable diagnostic service) to automatically receive crash reports and technical error information.

Crash reports may include:

  • stack traces

  • hardware specifications

  • operating system version

  • graphics device information

  • memory usage

  • technical logs related to the crash

These reports are used exclusively for debugging and improving the stability of the Game.

5. Steam Services

When you purchase or play Crosswinds through Steam, Valve may process information including:

  • your Steam account

  • achievements

  • playtime

  • cloud save synchronization

  • friends features

  • platform services

These services are provided solely by Valve and are governed by Valve's own Privacy Policy.

6. How We Use Information

Any information available to Octeto Studios is used solely to:

  • improve gameplay

  • identify and fix software bugs

  • monitor game performance

  • analyze anonymous gameplay trends

  • develop future updates and improvements

We do not sell personal information.

We do not use collected information for advertising or behavioral profiling.

7. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or rent player information.

Information may be processed by trusted service providers acting on our behalf, including:

  • Unity Technologies (Analytics and Cloud Diagnostics)

  • Valve Corporation (Steam platform services)

These providers process data under their own privacy policies and applicable legal obligations.

8. Data Retention

We retain analytics and diagnostic information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • improve the Game

  • investigate technical issues

  • comply with legal obligations

Anonymous statistical information may be retained for longer periods for analytical purposes.

9. International Data Transfers

Because our service providers operate internationally, information may be processed in countries other than your country of residence.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate safeguards are implemented for international transfers.

10. Children's Privacy

Crosswinds is not directed toward children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Game, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to remove such information where applicable.

11. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, including under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), or other applicable privacy laws, you may have rights including:

  • access to your personal information

  • correction of inaccurate information

  • deletion of personal information

  • restriction of processing

  • objection to processing

  • data portability

Requests may be submitted using the contact information below.

Please note that some information is processed directly by Valve or Unity, in which case you may also need to contact those providers.

12. Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When material changes are made, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this document.

Your continued use of Crosswinds after any update constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

14. Contact

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at:

OCTETO STUDIOS SpA

Email: contact@octetostudios.com