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Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 2026 • Your privacy is respected and protected by design.

1. Overview & Local-First Architecture

Hordes of Azeroth is built on the principle of local-first computing. The entire game environment—including the client, server daemon, and MariaDB database—runs strictly on your local PC via loopback network interfaces (127.0.0.1).

We do not require you to create an account, provide an email address, or maintain an active connection to an external master server to play.

2. Launcher Telemetry (Strictly Opt-In)

Upon launching HoALauncher for the first time, you will be prompted once with a clear choice asking whether you wish to contribute anonymous combat and run statistics.

If you consent, the launcher transmits only the following non-personal data upon the completion of a run:

  • Class played
  • Spells learned, evolved, and their respective ranks
  • Equipped gear tiers and trinkets
  • Damage dealt and taken during the run
  • Highest floor reached and difficulty mode
  • Hordes of Azeroth game version and operating system type (e.g. Windows 11, Linux)

Purpose: This data is aggregated and used exclusively by developers to balance class abilities, tune boss encounters, and fix gameplay disparities.

Revocation: You can disable telemetry at any time by opening the ··· menu in the launcher and turning off "Send run data".

3. Crash Logs & Bug Reporting

When you experience an issue or crash, you can use the launcher's built-in "Report a bug" feature:

  • The launcher packages recent server and client logs into a .zip file and saves it directly onto your desktop.
  • You are in full control of this file. You may inspect its contents before choosing to attach it to a report on GitHub Issues or post it on our Discord server.
  • Server logs automatically trim when they exceed 32 MB to prevent disk bloat.

4. Local Storage & Data Retention

All character saves, unlocked talent trees, Vault items, and settings are saved locally inside your dedicated game folder.

The only files placed outside your game directory is a small temporary font cache stored in:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\HordesOfAzeroth (on Windows) or ~/.local/share/HordesOfAzeroth (on Linux).

Deleting your game directory and this folder completely removes all traces of the project from your computer.

5. Website Privacy & Cookies

This official website (hordes-of-azeroth.com) is a static informational hub:

  • We do not utilize tracking cookies, marketing pixels, or advertising beacons.
  • We do not sell, rent, or share visitor data with any third parties.
  • Standard web server access logs (IP address, user agent, requested resource) may be logged temporarily by hosting infrastructure solely for security and DDoS mitigation.

6. Third-Party Links

Our website and launcher contain links to external platforms including GitHub and Discord. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or terms of those independent third-party services.

7. Contact

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to inspect the telemetry implementation, review the full launcher source code on our GitHub repository or contact the team via our official Discord server.