Privacy · Legal View
The formal version. Still readable, just more careful.
The controller of your personal data is Paul Buttle (an individual, United Kingdom), trading as VGDB. Contact: privacy@vgdb.co.
We process the following categories of personal data:
eu.i.posthog.com), routed through our same-origin /ingestreverse proxy. Purpose: understand which features are used, diagnose errors, and improve the Service. Lawful basis: (a) consent under UK GDPR Article 6(1)(a) and PECR Regulation 6 for browser-side capture, gated by the cookie banner's Analytics toggle; (b) legitimate interest under UK GDPR Article 6(1)(f) for server-side capture of authenticated actions (signup, login, content creation), with opt-out available via privacy@vgdb.co. Retention: subject to PostHog's default retention windows (events: 7 years; session metadata: 1 year) [TODO(posthog-retention): confirm and tighten for this project].Directly from you. For Steam integration data, from the Steam Web API as an authenticated third-party call made on your behalf.
We share personal data only with processors that run infrastructure on our behalf:
eu.i.posthog.com). Receives the events described in §2 via our same-origin /ingest reverse proxy. Acts as our processor under a Data Processing Addendum.No data brokers, no advertising networks, no sale of personal data.
[TODO(infrastructure-region): confirm the regions of our Supabase project and our hosting provider, and the applicable transfer safeguard. Where infrastructure is hosted outside the UK or EEA, transfers are covered by the EU Standard Contractual Clauses together with the UK International Data Transfer Addendum. To be resolved before VGDB leaves Beta.]
We use the following browser storage:
_ga, _ga_*). Set only with your explicit consent via the cookie banner. Used for aggregate page-view counts.ph_* keys, stored in local storage and a first-party cookie; opt-in/out flag stored under __ph_opt_in_out_<token>). Set only with your explicit consent via the cookie banner. Used for product analytics as described in §2.Manage your consent at any time via the Cookie Preferences link in the footer.
You have the right to: access your personal data; have inaccurate data rectified; have data erased; restrict processing; port your data to another service; object to processing; and withdraw any consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing. To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@vgdb.co.
We do not use solely automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects or similarly significantly affects you.
If we fail to handle your personal data properly, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk). We would rather you write to us first so we can fix it.
This site uses YouTube API Services to display gaming-channel metadata (channel name, description, avatar, banner, subscriber count, video count, view count) and a channel's recent public uploads (title, thumbnail, duration, view count, publish date) on the Resources section. These requests are made server-side using our API key. No personal data about you is sent to YouTube through our use of the API.
By using this site you also agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service and acknowledge the Google Privacy Policy. You can revoke YouTube API Services' access to your data via the Google security permissions page, though note that VGDB does not request access to your YouTube account, so there is typically nothing for you to revoke.
If you are a channel owner and would like your channel removed from the VGDB catalogue, email paul@vgdb.co. We will remove the listing within 7 days.
Material changes are announced in the changelog and reflected in the "Last updated" date at the foot of this page.
Last updated: 28 April 2026