Privacy Policy

Published on 1/11/2026

This Privacy Policy explains how The Silly Awards (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you use our service.

1. Information We Collect

We collect and process only the minimum data required to operate The Silly Awards:

a. IP Address

Your IP address is temporarily stored for security purposes such as rate limiting requests.
IP addresses are retained for no longer than 10 minutes and are automatically deleted thereafter.

b. Authentication Data

We use Twitch for user authentication.
During the authentication process, we receive only the information necessary to identify you and associate your votes with your account (such as a unique user identifier).
We do not send any of your data to third parties after the authentication process is completed.
All tokens retrieved from these authentication providers are encrypted

c. Voting Data

We store your votes against your unique identifier in order to allow you to submit and change your votes.

2. How We Use Your Data

We use collected data solely for the following purposes:

To authenticate users via Twitch or Google
To allow users to vote and modify their votes
To protect the service from abuse (e.g., rate limiting)
To operate and maintain the service

We do not use/sell your data for advertising, or marketing purposes.

3. Data Storage and Location

All data is stored exclusively within Europe.

4. Data Retention

Any stored user-related data is retained for a maximum of 12 months.
Data is deleted earlier if it is no longer required for the purposes described in this policy.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties.
Twitch and Google act only as authentication providers. No user data is shared with them beyond what is required to complete the login process.

We process personal data under the following legal bases:

Legitimate interests – for security, rate limiting, and service operation

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access your personal data
Request correction of inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data
Object to or restrict processing of your data

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details below.

8. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us:

Email: cryptizism@protonmail.com