Privacy and rules

Gibstorm, the side-on shooter. Last updated 2026-11-11.

Who runs it

Gibstorm is run by Magnus Persson, Sweden. The server is in Sweden.

Contact: magnus@nergal.se. Use it for questions, data requests, and reports of illegal or abusive content. In a report, include the time and the nickname.

Age

The game contains violence and blood. It is intended for players 16 and over.

What is stored and why

• Nickname and password. The password is stored only as a scrypt hash.
• A random player id. It is made in your browser. It ties your stats to you.
• Game data: stats, level, XP, looks and settings. Kept while the account exists.
• When you played and visited, and from which IP address and country. Used for security, bans, anti-cheat and abuse limits. The IP address is removed after 10 days. The one exception is an address under an active IP ban: it is kept until the ban ends. The country is kept for statistics.
• Server log. What players do on the server (logins, joins, bans). It can contain IP addresses. Kept for 10 days.
• Chat lines. Shown in the lobby for 2 hours. Stored for moderation for 2 days, then deleted. Chat inside a game is shown only to that game.
• Feedback you send from the ABOUT tab. Kept for up to 90 days.

The country is looked up on our own server from a local copy of the free DB-IP country database (IP Geolocation by DB-IP, CC BY 4.0). Nothing is sent to anyone else. There are no ads and no third-party trackers. No data is sold or shared.

Browser storage

The game keeps your player id, login name and settings in your browser's local storage. They are needed for the game to work. There are no cookies for tracking.

Legal basis

Running the game and your account (contract). Security and abuse prevention (legitimate interest).

Your rights

You can ask for access to your data, ask for corrections, and have it deleted.

To delete everything yourself, use DELETE MY ACCOUNT on the PLAYER tab. You can also send an email. Banned IP addresses are not deleted while the ban lasts.

You may complain to the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY, imy.se).

Rules for chat and names

Do not post or use:

• threats or harassment
• hate speech
• sexual content
• other people's personal information
• illegal content
• spam
• cheating

Messages are filtered automatically. The operator reads reported and stored chat, deletes messages, and may mute or ban. Chat is visible to everyone in the lobby, or in that game.