Does Tank Avenger Record My Room? Privacy Explained

It is a fair question: a mixed reality game needs to see your living room, so where does that information go? For Tank Avenger: Mixed Reality, the developers' privacy policy gives a clear answer. The short version in their words: they do not collect personal data, and camera images of your room never leave your headset. Here is the longer version of that mixed reality game privacy story, taken straight from the policy.

What the game uses to place the battlefield

To put the arena on your floor, table and walls, the game uses mixed reality features of your headset: the passthrough camera view and the room layout (floor, walls and furniture) that you capture in your headset's own room setup.

What happens to that data

Per the privacy policy, the room information is handled on the headset by its own runtime. The game does not record, store or transmit passthrough camera images, and the developers say they never receive images of your surroundings or the layout of your room.

That is worth separating into pieces:

Camera images: not recorded, not stored, not transmitted by the game.
Room layout: captured through your headset's setup and handled by the headset's system.
Developer access: the policy states they never receive either.

How the headset system itself handles data is governed by Meta's policies, not by this game, so check Meta's privacy information if you want the full picture.

Accounts, ads and tracking

The policy also says:

There is no account system and no sign-in beyond the platform you run the game on.
The game does not show third-party advertising.
It does not contain third-party tracking or advertising SDKs.
The developers do not collect, transmit or sell personal data.

Your progress and custom levels

Levels, coins, weapon upgrades, settings and Level Builder creations are stored locally on your headset and not uploaded to the developers. The policy notes your headset platform may include this data in its own device backups according to its own privacy policy.

What Meta does see

Purchases and license checks are Meta's job: the store confirms you own the game, and Meta's privacy policy governs what it keeps. The developers say your payment details never reach them.

Your rights

Because they hold no personal data about you, there is nothing for the developers to access, correct or delete. You can still ask questions: the policy lists a contact email on the Tank Avenger page support section.

Practical privacy habits anyway

Scan your room when nobody sensitive, such as private documents, is lying around.
Remember passthrough streams and screenshots shared from your headset are your choice; think before casting.
Review the permissions your headset asks for in its settings.

How to read privacy claims critically

It's smart to be a little sceptical of any privacy claim, including this one. The useful habit is to read the primary source: the privacy policy on the game's own site, the store listing's data information and your headset's permission settings. This article summarises the first of those, and nothing more.

Notice also what is specific in this policy: no account system, no ads, no tracking SDKs, and a clear statement that camera images are not recorded, stored or transmitted. Specific statements are easier to check and hold the publisher to account than vague promises. If you ever have doubts, the policy lists a contact address for questions.

Using the headset around guests

Even if the game does not record or send your room, other people in the room deserve to know the headset can see them in passthrough. A quick word to guests costs nothing and respects their comfort. Likewise, think about what is visible in your room when you cast or record play for sharing.

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