At SomeAwesome, your privacy is a priority. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and share your data across our website, reward programs, and hosted gaming environments.
1. Data Collection & Steam Scraping
When you authenticate via Steam Single Sign-On (SSO), you explicitly consent to SomeAwesome "scraping" and monitoring data from the Steam API, including but not limited to:
- Inventory & Playtime: We track your game library and exact hours played to verify review eligibility.
- System Gaming Metrics: To ensure platform integrity, we monitor background metrics such as Steam profile sync errors, achievement pacing (to detect unlock-cheating), and historical gameplay patterns.
- Public Profile Data: We store your SteamID, avatar, and vanity URL to build your SomeAwesome profile.
2. Automated Processing & AI Scanning
To maintain a high-quality community, SomeAwesome utilizes automated decision-making processes:
Author Quality Value (AQV)
Your reviews and account behavior are processed by a custom algorithm that assigns an "Author Quality Value." This score determines your reward eligibility and is based on historical data, the variety of genres reviewed, and your level of community participation.
AI Content Detection
All user-submitted text is subject to automated scanning to prevent plagiarism and AI-generated spam. We utilize a multi-model verification process that shares anonymized review text with third-party Large Language Model providers (specifically ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Grok) to verify human authorship.
3. Ecosystem & Third-Party Integrations
We share and receive data through several platform integrations to provide seamless rewards:
- Twitch & Discord: Linking these accounts allows us to pull your subscriber status, roles, and server membership to award bonus Points or exclusive access.
- Patreon: We verify your subscription tier to synchronize your VIP benefits across our game servers.
- Social Media: Integrating Facebook or YouTube accounts may share basic profile identifiers used for cross-platform identity verification.
4. Advertising & Analytics Disclosures
Unlike previous versions of our policy, we wish to be transparent about our use of third-party networks for monetization and optimization:
- Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense to serve advertisements. These networks use cookies and web beacons to collect data on your browsing behavior to serve personalized ads.
- Analytics: We utilize the Matomo API and Google Analytics to track user journeys. This data helps us tie user behavior directly into our reward algorithms to optimize platform performance.
5. Cookies Policy
SomeAwesome uses cookies to enhance your experience:
- Essential Cookies: Required for account authentication and maintaining your session. These cannot be disabled.
- Tracking & Advertising Cookies: Used by our partners (like Google AdSense) to track your interests across different websites. You may opt-out of these through your browser settings or industry-standard opt-out tools.
6. Your Rights & Data Retention
In compliance with modern privacy standards (GDPR/CCPA), you have the following rights:
- Access & Export: You may request a full export of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate data.
- The Right to be Forgotten: You may request the deletion of your account. Please note that deleting your account results in the permanent forfeiture of all Points and virtual currency.