Privacy & Cookies Policy

Data Collection in the Arena

At Round By Round Play, operating entirely as a free-to-play social casino, protecting your personal information is paramount. When you enter our virtual arena, we collect explicit details on Personally Identifiable Information (PII) versus Non-PII gathered during your simulated sessions. PII may include the email address provided during optional account registration to claim your Contender Credits (CTC) rewards, while Non-PII includes browser type, device specifications, and generalized geographical data to ensure compliance with CA geo limitations. This data ensures seamless interaction with our high-stakes Combat Sports Arena world without compromising your security. We guarantee that all data is handled transparently, reinforcing that no real money transactions ever occur.

Furthermore, the collection of this data is strictly tied to enhancing your virtual experience. We do not solicit financial information because our platform relies on zero cashout potential. Your data serves only to maintain your progression, such as earning Championship Belts and managing your virtual wallet. We employ industry-standard encryption protocols during data transit and at rest, aligning with top-tier security requirements for social gaming platforms.

Cookies and Local Storage Usage

To provide the immersive 'home-highlight-plus-rail' layout and seamless transitions between games like Knockout Reels and Ringside Roulette, we utilize cookies and local storage mechanisms. Session cookies are deployed to maintain your active state during gameplay, preventing the need to re-authenticate repeatedly. Authentication tokens, securely stored in local storage, manage your access to the 'auth-rewards-claim-gate' flow, ensuring your virtual balance updates correctly after every spin without server lag.

Additionally, preference flags are saved locally to remember your settings, such as audio toggles for the heavy leather impact sounds and UI layout choices. These small text files are essential for delivering the premium athletic textures and cinematic spotlighting characteristic of our brand. They do not track your activity outside of the Round By Round Play domain and are strictly confined to optimizing your purely entertainment-focused session.

Third-Party Integrations & Security

While our core mechanics run internally, we occasionally partner with trusted third-party analytics vendors to monitor platform health and performance. These integrations are heavily vetted to ensure they adhere to our strict privacy standards and CA geo compliance. All telemetry data transmitted to these vendors is aggregated and anonymized, stripping away any PII before analysis. We enforce encrypted transmission channels (HTTPS/TLS) across all platform communications to thwart unauthorized interception.

We actively audit these third-party security frameworks to maintain our 'Security Operations Center' promise. No data is sold to external marketing agencies or data brokers. The sole purpose of these integrations is to refine the graphical delivery of the Title Bout Wheel and Southpaw Spin, ensuring smooth frame rates and rapid load times for all contenders.

User Analytics for Game Balancing

The balance of our virtual economy, centered around Contender Credits, relies on understanding how contenders interact with our games. We collect telemetry data strictly to improve social game mechanics. By analyzing spin frequencies, average bet sizes, and feature trigger rates (like the Corner Coach boost or Championship Brackets), our design team can fine-tune volatility and payout frequencies to maximize entertainment value.

This analytical approach ensures that games remain exciting without crossing into real-money risk patterns. We review aggregated RTP (Return to Player) insights internally to verify that the simulated environment performs exactly as advertised—a fair, randomized, purely free experience that respects the player's time and engagement.

Device Identifiers & Fraud Prevention

To protect the integrity of our leaderboards and the progression system anchored in earning Championship Belts, we implement multi-account prevention protocols. We collect unique device identifiers and IP hashes to detect and mitigate fraudulent activities, such as automated bot farming of Contender Credits. This is critical for maintaining a fair arena where genuine players compete solely on their strategic pacing and luck within the simulation.

These identifiers are temporarily stored and routinely purged in accordance with our retention policies. If anomalous behavior is detected, our system may issue temporary cooling-off periods or require additional verification to ensure the platform remains a secure, purely recreational social casino.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

We believe in giving you control over your virtual environment. Players can manage their cookie preferences directly through their browser settings. While disabling certain functional cookies may impact the performance of saving your virtual Contender Credits locally between sessions if not logged in, we provide clear opt-out instructions for any non-essential analytical tracking. Navigating the 'Promoter's Suite' support interface provides detailed guides on how to clear local storage safely without losing synced profile data.

By continuing to utilize the Round By Round Play platform, you consent to our baseline operational cookies necessary for delivering the social casino experience. We remain committed to CA privacy standards, ensuring your rights to transparency and control are fully respected at all times.

Data Retention Rules

Our data retention timelines are strictly defined. We hold onto account-related information only as long as your profile remains active in the arena. If an account is inactive for a continuous period of 24 months, we automatically initiate a secure purge of associated PII. Telemetry and analytical data used for game balancing are aggregated and the raw, user-linked data points are deleted within 90 days. This minimalist approach limits our data footprint and emphasizes our focus on real-time, zero-risk entertainment.

Local storage data, such as immediate session balances and preference flags, remains on your device until manually cleared or until browser policies dictate their removal. We encourage regular review of your stored data to maintain optimal performance.

Data Deletion Requests

Exercising your 'Right to be Forgotten' is a straightforward process within our platform. If you wish to permanently delete your profile, progression, and associated email from our servers, you may submit a request through the Ticketing System Form located on our Contact page or directly email support@roundbyroundplay.com with the subject line 'Data Deletion Request'.

Upon verification of the request, our team will execute a complete erasure of your PII within 30 days. Please note that deleting your account will irreversibly forfeit all accumulated Contender Credits, Championship Belts, and leaderboard standings. As a strictly simulated environment, no financial compensation or real-world value is attached to these deleted virtual assets.