Privacy
Last updated Thu 12 Nov 2026.
This page covers the Demolition Mode playtest signup at playtesting.playshatterrush.com. It is run by Tetra Studios, the studio in Australia that makes Shatter Rush. For anything about your data, write to playtesting@playshatterrush.com.
What we hold and why
| What | Where it comes from | What we use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Email address | You type it and confirm it with a code | Signing you in, and telling you if you're picked |
| Steam ID | Steam, when you sign in through it | Tying access to one Steam account. The game checks this ID to let you in |
| That you confirmed you're 16 or older, and the terms you agreed to | You | A record that you were allowed to sign up |
| Who invited you, and who you invited | Invite links | Counting entries and keeping squads together in the draw |
| Whether and when you were picked, and when the game first and last checked your access | This site and the game | Running the playtest and seeing how many picked players turn up |
| Your choice about news emails | You | Sending Shatter Rush news only if you asked for it |
We never receive your passwords, friends lists, messages, purchases or payment details from any of these services. Linked accounts are checked once at the moment you connect them and the access token is thrown away straight after.
To slow down abuse we keep a scrambled fingerprint of the internet address and the email address behind each signup attempt for up to two days. Neither can be turned back into the address. We also count page views and signups per day; those counts aren't tied to anyone.
Cookies
One cookie, __Host-pt, keeps you signed in for up to 14 days. The site doesn't work without it. There are no advertising or analytics cookies and nothing is loaded from other companies.
Who sees it
- The people at Tetra Studios who run the playtest.
- Cloudflare, which hosts this site and its database and delivers our email.
- The friend whose invite link you used, and friends who use yours, see your profile name. Nothing else.
We don't sell your data or use it for advertising.
Where it's kept
On Cloudflare's network, which has data centres in many countries, so your data may be processed outside the country you live in. Cloudflare is bound by a data processing agreement that includes the European Commission's standard contractual clauses. Email addresses are encrypted in our database.
How long we keep it
- Your entry: until you delete it. Whatever is left 30 days after the playtest ends is deleted automatically.
- A signup you started but didn't finish: 7 days.
- Sign-in codes: 1 day. Sign-in sessions: 14 days.
- Our host keeps database backups for up to 30 days, so a deleted entry can linger there that long.
- Two things outlast a deleted entry, both as scrambled markers that can't be turned back into an account: one for a Steam account we removed from the playtest for breaking the rules, so the removal holds. They are deleted with everything else 30 days after the playtest ends.
Your choices
- See it. "Download my data" on your entry page gives you everything we hold on you.
- Delete it. "Delete my entry" on the same page removes it all at once.
- Change your mind. Turn news emails off, or unlink any optional account, from your entry page.
- Fix it or ask about it. Write to playtesting@playshatterrush.com and we'll answer within 30 days.
If you're in the EU or UK, we rely on these grounds: taking the steps you asked for when you signed up (your entry, the draw and access), your consent (news emails and optional linked accounts, which you can withdraw at any time), and our legitimate interest in keeping the draw fair and the site secure. You can object to that last one by writing to us.
If you think we've got something wrong you can complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, or to the data protection authority where you live.
Age
The playtest signup is for people aged 16 and over. If we learn an entry belongs to someone younger, we delete it.
If something goes wrong
If your data is ever exposed in a way that puts you at risk, we'll tell you and the relevant regulator without undue delay.