Who I am
Goats Going Faster Than Light is the landing page for hobby projects by Nikolai Shkurkin. I make apps and music and I don’t want to take any user data.
Any data that is accessed is the absolute minimum needed for a basic functional experience. See the different sections for what data is specifically stored and used.
Play Jigoku
By default this app does not send or receive any data and is wholly private to your device.
On Apple and Android devices, if you elect to send crash reports or usage information to developers, this information will reach me through the respective Developer Portal as anonymized data. If you use cloud-based backup services, then your save files may be uploaded to that service independently of the app.
FTL Paint
For only certain functionality (image import and export) does this app need access to any of the data on your device. Files are stored locally in the app’s container area and does not attempt to access files anywhere else on your device.
On Apple and Android devices, if you elect to send crash reports or usage information to developers, this information will reach me through the respective Developer Portal as anonymized data. If you use cloud-based backup services, then your save files may be uploaded to that service independently of the app.
This Website
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment on this website, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Who we share your data with
I do not knowingly share or sell your personal information with anybody.
My contact information
If you’d like to reach me, please send an email to nshkurkin AT gmail DOT com.