Green Parrot Studio

Privacy Policy — Green Parrot Studio

Last updated: 26 September 2026 This policy lives at https://greenparrotstudio.com/privacy Green Parrot Studio makes games in India. This policy covers our website, greenparrotstudio.com, and our games, starting with Cutting Chai — a single-player visual novel for Android, the web and desktop. Games that are still in development follow the same rules; if one ever needs to handle anything more, it will be added here first.

Cutting Chai (the game)

What follows, down to "This website", is the only data the game handles.

What we collect

Nothing automatically. The game has no analytics, no advertising, no third-party SDKs, no accounts and no login. We do not collect your device ID, advertising ID, location, contacts or any usage data. One optional feature. The game includes a feedback form on the credits screen. If — and only if — you choose to fill it in and press send, it transmits:

Nothing is sent unless you submit the form. There is no hidden or background transmission.

How it is used

Feedback goes to a private spreadsheet that only the developer can see (in the browser version it passes through, and is kept on, our own server). It is used to improve the game. It is never sold, never shared with third parties, and never used for advertising.

Your saved game

Your progress, choices and settings are stored on your device only. They are never uploaded. Uninstalling the app deletes them.

Children

The game is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect data from them.

Data deletion

To have feedback you submitted deleted, email the address below with the name you used and we will remove it.

Security

Feedback is transmitted over an encrypted HTTPS connection.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new date.

This website

This section covers greenparrotstudio.com itself. Visit counts, without cookies. When you open a page, the site records which page it was, the website you came from (for example google.com), a campaign tag if the link had one, and whether the screen was phone-sized. It sets no cookies and stores no IP address. To count each visitor once a day, your IP address and browser name are combined with a random value that changes daily and is never saved, and only that scrambled result is kept, in memory, for that day. None of this can be traced back to you. Browsers that send "Do Not Track" are not counted at all. Rough location and device. For each visit we also count the country (and, in India, the state) your internet provider is registered in, the kind of device and browser, and your browser's language setting. The location is looked up from your IP address on our own server using DB-IP's database, and the address itself is not kept. Visits from cloud servers are counted only as "bots". Browser demos. When you play a game's demo on this website, the page reports, anonymously: that it was opened; whether the game was downloaded for the first time or started from the copy your browser already stored, and how long loading took; which chapters you reached; the choices you made at story decisions and the ending you reached; how long you played and the last line you saw when you left; and technical error messages if something broke. Your browser keeps a running total of your play time and visits on your device and sends only those numbers. The name you type in the game is never sent; we only count whether a name was typed or the default was kept. There are no cookies and no ID, and none of it identifies you or your device. Browser demos. When you open a game's demo on this website, the page reports that it was opened, and whether the game files were downloaded for the first time or loaded from the copy your browser already stored. That is how we count new players without cookies or any ID. It stores nothing that identifies you or your device. Email sign-ups. If you leave your email to hear when a game is out, we store that address, which game you asked about, and the date. It is used only to tell you about our games. A one-time confirmation email is sent through Resend, an email delivery service, which handles your address only to deliver that message. It is never sold or shared, and there is no advertising. To be removed, email the address below and we will delete it. Payments. If you unlock a game on the website, the payment is handled by PayU on their secure payment page. We don't ask for your name or phone number; if you choose to give an email, it goes to PayU only so they can send your receipt. We never see or store your card, UPI or bank details. We keep only the transaction reference, amount and date, so we can restore your purchase. PayU's own privacy policy applies to the payment. If you tick "Email me when Green Parrot Studio releases a new game" on the payment form, your email is added to our sign-up list (see Email sign-ups above); if you don't, it isn't. All of this is stored on our own server, not with an analytics company.

Contact

Green Parrot Studio — hello@greenparrotstudio.com