Last updated 25 September 2026
Privacy Policy
Grindhold is a game you play in Discord, made by AY Games. This policy explains what we keep about you when you play, why we keep it, who sees it, and what you can do about it. It covers the Grindhold bot and this website, grindhold.aygames.gg.
The short version. We keep your Discord user id and your progress in the game, so the game
works and stays fair. We don't read your messages, we don't use trackers or ads, and we don't sell or share
your data. You can delete everything at any time with /delete-my-data.
Who we are
Grindhold is run by AY Games, which decides what data the game keeps and how it's used. You can reach us at vanguardrealm@gmail.com.
What we keep, and why
When you play
| What | Why |
|---|---|
| Your Discord user id | To know it's you, and keep your progress under it |
| Your progress: coins, items, level, streak, village, army, and what you've unlocked | It's the game |
| The history of what you've done in the game: each action, and every coin and item it moved | To keep the game fair, find cheating, and fix mistakes |
| Battles you fight or defend: the armies, a snapshot of the village each was fought on, and the result | For replays, defense logs and revenge |
| The ids of the Discord servers you play in, and when you last played in each | For what happens between players in a server, such as /rob |
Reports you send with /report, exactly as you wrote them | To look into what you tell us about |
| A command's interaction token, briefly, while a battle's replay is drawn | To post the replay in the right message. It's deleted once the replay is posted, or after 15 minutes |
Discord sends your username, display name and avatar with each command, so the bot can show and mention you. We use them for that reply only, and we don't store them.
Logs
Our servers keep short-lived logs, to keep the game running and find problems. For each command, a log line says which command it was, your Discord user id, the server's id, whether it worked and how long it took. For this website, a log line says which page was asked for and whether it worked, and never includes your IP address. Old log lines are overwritten automatically as new ones come in.
On this website
This website uses no cookies, analytics or trackers, and it loads nothing from other companies: its fonts and pictures come from our own server.
What we don't collect
- Your messages. The bot doesn't have access to message content: it only sees the commands you send it.
- Your email address, real name, location, or payment details. If you email us, we have your address for that conversation only.
- Anything for advertising. There are no ads and no trackers, in the game or on this site.
The bot doesn't send direct messages.
Who sees your data
- Other players see your village, your battles against them, and your name as Discord shows
it, when they look in Discord. For example,
/villagewith your name shows them your village. - Our team sees what's needed to run the game and help players. Reports are posted to a private channel in our team's Discord server, so we can act on them.
- Our service providers handle data only to provide their service to us: Discord, the platform the game runs on (its own privacy policy covers your Discord account), and PebbleHost, whose server in Montreal, Canada, stores the game's data.
We don't sell or rent your data, and we don't share it with anyone for advertising. We'd only hand it over if the law requires us to.
Where it's kept, and how it's protected
The game's data is stored on a server in Montreal, Canada. Only our team can reach the server, the database can't be reached from the internet, and connections to Discord and to this website are encrypted. Backups are kept on the same server for 48 hours.
How long we keep it
- Your progress and history: for as long as you play. If you stop, they stay, so you can pick up where you left off, until you delete them.
- When you use
/delete-my-data: everything tied to you is deleted at once, and it's gone from backups within 48 hours. In other players' battle logs you're shown as "a deleted player". - If you were banned, we keep your Discord user id and the reason for the ban, so deleting your data can't be used to get around it.
- Logs: until they're overwritten, which usually takes days.
- Interaction tokens: until the replay is posted, and never more than 15 minutes.
Your choices and rights
- See your data.
/profile,/inventory,/villageand/armyshow your progress. For a full copy of what we keep about you, email us. - Delete your data. Use
/delete-my-datain Discord, or email us. - Correct your data. If something's wrong, tell us with
/reportor by email. - Object or complain. Write to us first, and we'll do our best to sort it out. You can also complain to the data protection authority where you live.
We answer requests within 30 days. We may ask you to confirm the request from your Discord account, so we know it's really you.
Children
To play, you must meet Discord's minimum age where you live: 13 in most countries, and older in some. We don't knowingly keep data about anyone younger. If you think a child under that age is playing, email us and we'll delete their data.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we'll post the new version on this page with its date at the top.
Contact
AY Games. Email vanguardrealm@gmail.com, ask in our
support server, or use /report in Discord.