Updated October 26, 2026. Curio is built to collect as little as practical. You do not need an account to play games or use Talk. This page explains what we store, why, and how long it lasts.
Curio is the two-player browser game and optional Talk lounge at curioroom.net. For privacy questions, contact hello@curioroom.net or use the feedback form.
To run a private room we temporarily store: a player token tied to your browser session, the nickname and avatar you choose, answers and game state for that room, and chat messages sent in that room. We may store a room or host token in local storage so you can return to an active session.
If you submit feedback or an abuse report, we keep the message content and related metadata (such as room code and time) long enough to investigate.
For security, abuse prevention, rate limiting, matching, and operations, we may store your IP address and derive an approximate country and city from it. Game-player records can carry that network information while the related room is retained. We also record aggregate country-level visit and room stats. We do not use this data to build personal profiles for sale.
Talk is optional 18+ text chat. To show you in the lounge we store a nickname, age, gender, who you prefer to see in the list, IP address, approximate country and city (when available), and a presence token. A cookie may keep that presence for about 7 days so you can return without re-entering every field.
Talk chats are stored as part of the temporary conversation session, similar to game-room chat. Reports you submit from Talk are kept long enough to review. When the lounge is quiet, some listed partners may be practice chat partners (see Terms) — safety rules still apply.
We may use automated checks on chat text to help catch severe abuse. That is not the same as human moderation of every message.
Playing or using Talk does not require an email, phone number, payment method, or social login. We do not ask for your real name. We do not sell personal information. We do not build a public profile directory of your real identity.
Finished and abandoned rooms, including their players and chat messages, are deleted after about 30 days. Waiting lobbies that stay empty are removed sooner. Talk presence profiles are deleted after about 7 inactive days; old terminal matchmaking records are deleted after about 7 days; application error records are deleted after about 30 days. Session tokens expire when the session ends. Feedback and abuse reports may remain longer while we review them or keep records needed to protect the service.
Essential session cookies keep the game working (for example, knowing which player you are in a room). Local storage may hold a room token so you can resume. On first visit you may see a cookie banner: you can keep essential-only use where that control is offered.
If you accept analytics or advertising cookies, third parties listed below may set additional cookies according to their policies.
We use Google Analytics to understand which pages people visit and how the product is used at an aggregate level. That helps us fix broken flows and improve guides. Analytics may use cookies or similar identifiers. See Google’s privacy policy.
We may show ads through Google AdSense on content pages such as the blog, About, and How it works. Ads are not shown inside the active game room interface. Ad partners may use cookies to serve and measure ads. You can manage ad personalization in Google Ads settings.
Our ads.txt file authorizes Google as a seller for this domain.
Google (Analytics and AdSense) may process data under its own terms. Hostinger and our email provider process technical data needed to host and operate Curio. When CDN country headers are unavailable, IP-API may receive an IP address to return an approximate country and city. When automated chat safety or practice partners are enabled, OpenAI may process the text needed to moderate or generate that conversation. These providers act under their own privacy terms. We do not sell chat contents as a data product.
Curio is not directed at children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your country). If you believe a child has used the service in a way that concerns you, contact us and we will take appropriate steps.
You can clear site data in your browser to remove local tokens. You can block non-essential cookies via the banner or browser settings. You can email us to ask questions about data we hold related to feedback or reports you submitted.
We may update this policy as the product changes. The “Updated” date at the top reflects the latest revision. Continued use after a change means you accept the revised policy for future sessions.
Privacy questions: hello@curioroom.net or the feedback form.