Privacy

Last updated October 13, 2026

Astronomo is a math and typing game played in classrooms and at home. This page explains what Astronomo collects, why, who can see it, and how to have it deleted. It’s written for players, families, teachers and schools alike.

The short version

No ads. Astronomo doesn’t show advertising and has no advertising trackers.
We never sell or rent anyone’s information.
We collect only what the game needs: an account, game results, and simple counts of which parts of Astronomo get used.
Teachers can see their own players’ progress. Nobody else outside Astronomo can.

Who this covers

Everyone who uses Astronomo: players (kids and adults), teachers who run classes, and the schools those classes belong to. You can also play as a guest without an account; guests are covered too.

What Astronomo collects

What	Why	Who can see it
Account details	A username and a display name. Players who join a class give their first and last name so their teacher can recognize them. Teachers give their full name and an email address.	The player, their teachers, and Astronomo’s administrator. The display name: also the player’s friends and classmates.
Birth month and year	Asked only when someone makes an account on their own, without a class code, so Astronomo can check their age. Never the day of the month.	Astronomo’s administrator.
Password	Stored scrambled (hashed), so it can be checked but not read. For players in a class, Astronomo also keeps a readable copy so their teacher can help them sign in. Teachers’ passwords are never stored readably.	Readable copies: only that player’s teachers.
Class and school	Which class and school an account belongs to, so teachers see the right players.	The class’s teachers and Astronomo’s administrator.
Game results	Math answers, accuracy and speed; which number sets were practiced; typing speed, accuracy and how well each key is known; missions finished; how a player has decorated their ship. This powers the fuel cells, stats and missions.	The player and their teachers.
Time and activity	Minutes of active play each day, and whether a player is online and which screen they’re on. Teachers use this to see who’s playing; races use it to find opponents.	The player’s teachers, and players in the same race.
Usage counts	Daily counts of which parts of Astronomo get used (for example, “opened a galaxy” or “launched a mission”), so we know what’s working and what to improve. Guests are counted with a random ID kept on their device, never their name.	Astronomo’s administrator, mostly as totals.
Title	A name made of one or two words from the game’s own word lists (like “Cosmic Comet”). It’s what players who aren’t your friends or classmates see instead of your name. Everyone gets one to start, and more words are earned by playing.	Everyone who plays with you.
Feedback box messages	What a player writes when they send feedback, a feature idea or a glitch report from the game’s header, with where they were in the game and the version. Signed-in players can add a picture of the game screen, with every name on screen covered before it’s sent. Guests send words only, tied to their random guest ID.	Astronomo’s administrator only.
Stored on your device	Your sign-in, your game settings, and the random guest ID, kept in your browser’s storage. So Astronomo can open and keep working without the internet, it also keeps its own game files and a copy of the signed-in player’s menu, and any games or changes made while offline wait there until they’re sent to the account (then they’re removed). They’re only ever sent with that player’s own sign-in. Astronomo doesn’t use advertising cookies.	Only your browser.

What Astronomo doesn’t collect

No full birth dates, home addresses, phone numbers, photos of anyone, voice, precise location or contact lists. Players who join a class are never asked their age or an email address.

Players under 13 without a class

Children under 13 who aren’t joining through a teacher need a parent’s approval. The child picks a username, a password and a title for a name, made from the game’s own word lists (like “Cosmic Comet”), and gives a parent’s email. Nothing else: no real name, no email of their own.

We email the parent explaining what Astronomo keeps. The account is only created if the parent approves, and a second email confirms it.
If the parent doesn’t answer within 7 days, the request and the parent’s email are deleted.
Every email to the parent has a link to set a new password or delete the account and everything in it, at any time.
Other players only ever see that title, even friends. The child can change it, but only to another title made from the same word lists.
The child can share drawings and designs. An adult reviewer checks each one first, and anything with personal information (names, faces, schools, addresses) is never approved.
The parent’s email is used only for approval, password resets and account notices.

Email

Teachers give an email when they sign up. Players who sign up on their own (13 and older) can add one if they want. Players in a class are never asked for an email.

An email is only used for signing in: confirming the address, and sending a link to choose a new password. We don’t send newsletters or share it with anyone. Emails are sent for us by our email provider, Resend. You can change your email in Settings, and it’s deleted with your account.

Getting back into an account

Players in a class ask their teacher, who can see their username and set a new password. Anyone with a confirmed email can use “Forgot your username or password?” on the sign-in screen to get a reset link. Otherwise, email info@starcade.click.

Designs and drawings players make

Ship parts drawn in the Workshop and pictures made on the Pixel Canvas are private to the player until they choose to share them.

A player can share a ship part or a drawing. Their teacher checks it before their class can see it (or, if the teacher has turned on automatic approval, it shows for the class right away). An adult Astronomo reviewer checks it before anyone else can.
Shared ship parts appear on the player’s ship in races. Shared drawings appear in the Pixel Canvas Gallery, and approved ones may later appear in the game itself.
Shared designs show only the creator’s first name, never their username.
Changing a shared design makes it private again until the new version is approved.
A ship part or drawing goes in the Shop, where other players can save a copy, only if its creator said yes. Copies always credit the creator. Any drawing can be used as a decal on a player’s ship; others only see it once it’s approved.
Anyone can report a shared design. It’s hidden until an adult checks it again.
If a creator deletes their account, their designs and drawings are deleted. Copies other players already saved from the Shop stay with them, credited to “a former pilot”.

The feedback box

Players can tell the Astronomo team what they think, suggest a feature, or report a glitch, from a button in the game’s header.

Messages go only to Astronomo’s administrator. Other players never see them.
The only picture that can be sent is a picture of the Astronomo screen, taken by the game itself. There’s no way to upload a photo or any other file. Names on the screen are covered before the picture leaves the device, and guests can’t send pictures at all.
Players are asked not to write their name or anything private. Email addresses and phone numbers are removed automatically before a message is saved.
Teachers can turn the feedback box off for their class (Class settings, Access).
Pictures are deleted after 90 days and messages after one year.

How the information is used

To run the game and remember each player’s progress.
To show players and their teachers how they’re doing.
To keep accounts secure and help people sign back in.
To improve Astronomo, using usage counts and totals, and the feedback players send.

It is never used for advertising, sold, or used to build profiles for anyone outside Astronomo.

Who else is involved

Astronomo runs on a few service providers. They handle data only to keep Astronomo working, not for their own purposes:

Supabase stores accounts and game data.
Neocities hosts the website itself.
Google Fonts and jsDelivr deliver the fonts and one piece of code the game uses.

Like any website, these providers can see standard technical details when your browser connects, such as your IP address, and may keep short-term logs for security. Astronomo doesn’t share information with anyone else unless the law requires it.

Schools, children and the law

Astronomo is built to be used by schools, under the school’s direction.

FERPA. When a school uses Astronomo, players’ records remain under the school’s control. Astronomo uses them only to provide the game to that school, and doesn’t share them with anyone else.
COPPA. For players under 13 who join through a school class, Astronomo relies on the school’s permission, as the law allows for school use, and collects only what the school needs for learning.
Players outside a school. Anyone making an account on their own is asked their birth month and year. Players under 13 can’t make an account on their own: they can join through a teacher’s class, or play as a guest without an account.

Schools that need a signed data privacy agreement can ask at the address below.

Keeping and deleting information

Astronomo keeps information while an account is in use. Feedback box pictures are deleted after 90 days and feedback messages after a year. A teacher, school, parent or player can ask for an account and all of its game data to be deleted, and it will be removed within 30 days. Schools can also ask for a copy of their players’ data.

Keeping it safe

Every connection to Astronomo is encrypted (HTTPS).
Passwords are stored scrambled; readable copies exist only for class players, and only their teachers can see them.
Only a player’s own teachers and Astronomo’s administrator can view their information.

Changes to this page

If this page changes, the date at the top will change too. Schools will be told about any important change before it takes effect.

Questions or requests

Astronomo is run by REAL ONES KNOW. For questions, deletion requests or school agreements, email info@starcade.click.