Privacy Policy

1. About this notice

This notice describes how information is handled when you visit the Sonic-Prism website at sonic-prism.com (the "Site") or contact us about it. It covers the Site only. The Sonic-Prism Windows software comes with its own privacy information, and the store you get it from, such as Steam, handles purchases under its own privacy policy.

2. Who we are

The Site is operated for Sonic-Prism by Max-Axiom. Use of the Site is covered by our Website Terms. For privacy questions, contact us as described in Section 11.

3. Information handled

Browser storage. The Site uses your browser’s local storage to remember display settings and keep cached copies of published posts: the header hover sound volume and mute setting, the background Motion switch, and (on the home page) news-feed display options and cached posts. These items are saved under names beginning with sonicPrism., stay on your device, and are not sent to us. They remain until the Site replaces them or you clear site data in your browser. The cached posts are copies of content published on the Site. The Site does not set cookies of its own.

Hosting. The Site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Hosting services process connection information, such as IP address, browser information, requested pages, and request times, to deliver and secure the Site. See Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy. We do not use advertising or behavioral tracking on the Site.

Visitor statistics. We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to see how the Site is used, such as page views, referring sites, browser and device type, country, and page loading speed. Cloudflare adds a small script to each page that sends this information to Cloudflare when the page loads. It does not use cookies or browser storage, does not fingerprint your browser, and does not follow you across other websites. We see only combined statistics, not individual visitors. See Cloudflare Web Analytics and Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy linked above.

Third-party images. Some pages load decorative placeholder images from an external image host. That host receives standard connection information from your browser when the images load.

Embedded videos and images. Posts may embed videos, such as players from Bunny Stream (bunny.net), YouTube, or Google Drive, and may show images hosted by other websites. When an embedded player or image loads, or you play a video, your browser connects to that service, which receives information such as your IP address and request details and may use cookies or similar storage under its own privacy policy, such as bunny.net’s Privacy Policy or the Google Privacy Policy for YouTube and Google Drive. YouTube videos are embedded in privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). Bunny Stream may make video delivery and playback statistics available to us.

Communications. If you contact us through Discord or by email at support@sonic-prism.com, we receive the information you choose to send, such as your Discord username or email address, messages, and support attachments. Discord handles its platform and account data under its own Privacy Policy. Email sent to support@sonic-prism.com is forwarded by Cloudflare Email Routing (see Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy) to a mailbox hosted by Google, which handles it under the Google Privacy Policy.

Do Not Track. The Site does not change its behavior in response to "Do Not Track" (DNT) or Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals. Because we do not sell or share personal information as defined under applicable privacy laws (see Section 8), these signals do not trigger a separate opt-out.

4. Use and sharing

We use information to operate and secure the Site, respond to inquiries, and comply with applicable law. We do not sell or rent personal information. We disclose information only as needed for these purposes, such as to hosting and analytics providers that process requests on our behalf, to protect our rights, or where legally required.

Following an external link, such as to Discord or our other project sites, takes you to a separate service with its own privacy practices. That service may receive connection information from your browser. The Site does not provide an account signup or product checkout.

5. Retention

We keep support communications for as long as needed to resolve the inquiry and maintain relevant records, including any legal requirements or open disputes. Hosting and community services retain their own records according to their policies. Browser storage stays on your device until replaced or cleared.

6. Your choices and rights

You can clear locally stored Site data through your browser or device settings without contacting us. Laws in your country or state may also give you rights over personal information about you. Sections 7 and 8 describe rights for residents of the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and California. Where another law applies to you, you may have similar rights; contact us and we will respond in line with applicable law.

How to submit a request. Contact us as described in Section 11 and include enough detail to identify your interaction so we can verify and fulfill your request. We will not discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights.

7. EEA, United Kingdom, and Switzerland (GDPR)

This section applies if you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), or Switzerland and the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") or substantially similar UK or Swiss law applies to our processing of your personal data.

Controller. For personal data we process in connection with the Site and support communications about it, the controller is Max-Axiom (operating the Site for Sonic-Prism). Contact us as described in Section 11.

Purposes and legal bases (GDPR Article 6).

• Responding to your inquiries and providing support — legitimate interests in communicating with people who contact us.
• Delivering and securing the Site, including technical logs kept by our hosting provider — legitimate interests in network and information security and reliable service, where those interests are not overridden by your rights.
• Measuring how the Site is used with Cloudflare Web Analytics — legitimate interests in understanding which pages are useful and keeping the Site fast.
• Storing display settings in your browser — legitimate interests in providing Site features you choose to use and, where local law requires consent for similar technologies, consent, which you may withdraw by clearing site data.
• Complying with law and defending legal claims — legal obligation or legitimate interests, as applicable.

Your GDPR rights. Subject to applicable conditions and exemptions, you have the right to access your personal data, rectify inaccurate data, erase data, restrict processing, receive data you provided in a portable form where applicable, object to processing based on legitimate interests, and withdraw consent where processing relies on it, without affecting processing before withdrawal. We do not use solely automated decision-making with legal or similarly significant effects.

Complaints. You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority in your country of residence, place of work, or where an alleged infringement occurred.

International transfers. Your personal data may be processed in the United States and other countries. Where required, transfers rely on appropriate safeguards, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, the UK International Data Transfer Addendum, or Swiss equivalents, or on another lawful transfer mechanism.

Retention. We retain personal data only as long as described in Section 5.

8. California residents (CCPA / CPRA)

This section applies to California residents and supplements the rest of this notice, as required by the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act.

Categories collected. In connection with the Site and support communications about it, we may receive identifiers (such as a Discord username, email address, or IP address), internet or other electronic network activity information (such as routine hosting logs of requests to the Site, page-view statistics, or video playback information), and approximate geolocation derived from IP address. We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through the Site.

Sources and purposes. This information comes from you when you contact us, and automatically when you load the Site through our hosting provider. We use it for the purposes described in Section 4.

Disclosure, "sale," and "sharing." We may disclose personal information to service providers, such as Cloudflare for hosting and visitor statistics, under contractual restrictions. We do not sell personal information and do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, including that of minors under 16.

Your California rights. Subject to verification and applicable exceptions, you may request to know and access the personal information we have collected about you, to delete it, and to correct it. The rights to opt out of sale or sharing and to limit use of sensitive personal information do not apply to our current practices. We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.

Submitting requests. Contact us as described in Section 11. We will verify your request in a way that fits the information involved, such as confirming control of the Discord account or email address used for the interaction. You may use an authorized agent; we may require written authorization or proof of agency.

"Shine the Light." We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes under California Civil Code § 1798.83.

9. Children

The Site is not directed at children under 13 (or the minimum age in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

10. Changes

The date above identifies the latest update. We will provide notice of material changes where applicable law requires it. Continued use of the Site does not by itself provide consent to new processing that requires consent; we will request that consent separately where needed.

11. Contact

For privacy questions or requests about this Site, contact Max-Axiom through the Sonic-Prism Discord community (ask for a private support conversation) or by email at support@sonic-prism.com. Do not post identity documents, payment credentials, or other sensitive information publicly, and never send payment credentials by email.