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Privacy Policy

Last updated 5 November 2026

This explains what ShelfASteam collects about you, why, and what you can do about it. For anything in this policy, write to contact@shelfasteam.com.

Who runs this site

ShelfASteam is run by one person, not a company. I am the one responsible for the data described in this policy. You can reach me at contact@shelfasteam.com.

What we collect

You sign in with Steam. Steam tells us who you are, and we then read what your Steam privacy settings make public:

  • Your SteamID, display name and avatar
  • Your game library, playtime and achievement progress
  • Your wishlist
  • Your friends list and your friends’ public libraries, when you use friend comparison

And what you create on the site:

  • Shelves, shared shelves you create or join, and your ratings
  • The games you track
  • Your chosen region and currency

We never see your Steam password. Signing in happens on Steam’s own page.

Why we use it

To run the features you ask for: the game picker, stats, shelves, friend comparison and deals. We use your data for nothing else, and we do not sell it.

Cookies

We set one cookie: a login session cookie that keeps you signed in. It is needed for the site to work, so we do not ask for consent for it. We do not use analytics, advertising or tracking cookies. Steam sets its own cookies on its sign-in page, and the stores you open from a buy button set theirs, under their own policies.

Services we use

  • Steam (Valve) for sign-in and your Steam data
  • Supabase to store our database
  • Vercel to host the site
  • GG.deals for game prices. We send game IDs and your selected region, not who you are.

These services process data on our behalf and have their own privacy policies. Some of them are based outside the EU or EEA.

Prices, links and tips

Buy buttons use links supplied by GG.deals, and a purchase through them may earn GG.deals a commission. ShelfASteam does not receive a share of it. If a tip link to Ko-fi is shown, tips are voluntary and handled by Ko-fi, and Ko-fi’s own policy applies to them.

How long we keep it

We keep your data while you use ShelfASteam. You can delete your account yourself at any time with the delete button on the site. This removes your profile, shelves, ratings, tracked games and settings from our database. Cached game and price data does not identify you.

Your rights

You can delete your account and data yourself with the delete button. If you are unhappy with how we handled your data, you can complain to your local data protection authority.

Children

ShelfASteam is for people aged 13 and over, the same as Steam. If we learn that someone younger has an account, we delete it.

Changes

If this policy changes in a way that matters, we update the date at the top.