Honos — Privacy Policy

Effective date: 1 July 2026 Last updated: 1 July 2026

1. Introduction

Honos ("Honos", "we", "us", or "our") is a performance tracker for the game Valorant. Honos links a player's daily sleep, warm-up time, and game volume to their match performance, so serious players can learn when they play their best.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how and why we use it, who we share it with, and the rights you have over it. It applies to the Honos website, application, and related services (together, the "Service").

Who we are (data controller): Milan Girard, operating as a sole proprietor (entrepreneur individuel) in France. Full postal address available on request. Contact: honos@honos.click. Data Protection Officer / EU representative: Not applicable — as a sole proprietor, Milan Girard acts as the data controller and point of contact for all data-protection matters (honos@honos.click).

Honos isn't endorsed by Riot Games and doesn't reflect the views or opinions of Riot Games or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Riot Games properties. Riot Games, and all associated properties are trademarks or registered trademarks of Riot Games, Inc. "Valorant" is a trademark or registered trademark of Riot Games, Inc. Honos accesses Riot game data through Riot's API in accordance with Riot's developer policies.

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information.

2.1 Account and identity information

• Honos login credentials: the email address and password you use to register for Honos. Passwords are stored only in hashed form (see Section 9).
• Riot identity: your Riot ID / game name and tag, and associated platform and region. Today you provide your Riot ID by typing it in; in the future we plan to support Riot Sign-On (RSO) for authenticated login.

2.2 Riot game data (fetched via the Riot API)

When you connect a Riot ID, we fetch game data associated with that account through Riot's API. This may include:

• Current rank, RR (rank rating), peak rank, and account level.
• Match history, scoreboard statistics, agents played, maps played, roles, and party/premade data from your matches.

This data is fetched server-side over HTTP and cached in our database (SQLite during the prototype phase; PostgreSQL/Supabase planned for production) so we can display your stats and compute your trends without re-fetching constantly.

Self-only analysis: Honos analyzes your own performance. We do not evaluate, grade, rank, or shame other players. Data about other players that appears in a shared match (e.g. a scoreboard) is used only to present that match to you, never to profile or judge those players. We do not attempt to de-anonymize players who are not reasonably identifiable from information already visible in-game.

2.3 User-logged personal data (the core of Honos)

Honos's distinctive value comes from data you choose to log about yourself, tied to your account:

• Sleep hours per day (self-reported).
• Warm-up time per day (self-reported).

We treat this self-reported wellbeing/lifestyle data as sensitive and handle it with particular care. It is used to compute your correlations between rest, preparation, and performance — and for nothing else without your consent. We do not sell this data (see Section 5).

2.4 AI Coach inputs (premium)

If you use the premium AI Coach or per-match debrief, Honos computes the underlying numbers itself (all statistics, averages, and correlations are calculated by Honos code) and sends only the resulting derived/aggregate figures to a third-party AI provider (Anthropic — Claude) to turn those numbers into readable coaching text. The AI provider does not fetch your data and does not perform the math; it only rephrases figures we supply. See Section 5.

2.5 Payment information (premium)

If you subscribe to the premium tier, payment is handled by a third-party payment processor (e.g. Stripe). We receive limited confirmation and subscription-status information (for example, that a payment succeeded and when the plan renews). Honos does not collect or store your full card details.

2.6 Advertising and usage data (free tier)

The free tier is ad-supported. Advertising partners and their technologies may collect data such as cookies, device identifiers, and interaction data through the Service, subject to their own privacy policies. We may also collect basic technical and usage data (such as log data and general interaction events) to operate and improve the Service. See Section 8.

We do not collect precise GPS/location data, and we do not knowingly collect any categories of data beyond those listed above.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Deliver your stats: display your rank, matches, agents, maps, roles, and other Riot game data.
• Compute your insights: calculate correlations between your logged sleep and warm-up time and your match performance.
• Generate AI coaching (premium): send derived/aggregate stats to our AI provider to produce coaching text and per-match debriefs.
• Serve advertising (free tier): show ads that keep the free tier free.
• Process payments (premium): manage subscriptions through our payment processor.
• Operate, secure, and improve the Service: authenticate logins, prevent abuse, debug, and enhance features. To improve the Service, we may use aggregated or de-identified data that no longer identifies you.
• Communicate with you: send service-related messages (for example, about your account or important changes).

4. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)

Where the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation applies, we rely on the following legal bases:

• Contract: to provide the Service you sign up for — account management, fetching and displaying your Riot stats, and delivering premium features you pay for.
• Consent: for processing your self-reported sleep and warm-up data, for using the AI Coach, and for advertising/analytics cookies where consent is required. You may withdraw consent at any time (see Section 7).
• Legitimate interests: to secure the Service, prevent fraud and abuse, and improve our product — balanced against your rights and freedoms.
• Legal obligation: where we must retain or disclose information to comply with applicable law.

5. How We Share Data and Third Parties

We share data only as needed to run the Service, with the following categories of recipients:

• Riot Games API: we request your game data from Riot's official API. Our Riot API key is kept server-side and never exposed to your browser or device.
• AI provider (Anthropic — Claude): receives derived/aggregate statistics to generate coaching text for premium users. It does not receive your login credentials or raw account database.
• Advertising partners: on the free tier, ad partners may collect data via cookies/identifiers under their own privacy policies.
• Payment processor (e.g. Stripe): processes premium payments; handles card data directly under its own policy.
• Hosting and infrastructure providers: host our application and database (currently Render; providers may change as the Service scales).

We never sell your self-reported sleep or warm-up data, and we do not sell personal data for money. However, our use of advertising partners on the free tier may qualify as "selling" or "sharing" personal information — such as cookies and device identifiers — under laws like the California CCPA/CPRA. You can opt out of this: see Section 7 and Section 8. We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect our rights, or in connection with a business transfer (e.g. merger or acquisition), in which case we will notify you as required.

6. Data Retention

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:

• Account data is retained while your account is active.
• Cached Riot game data is retained to display history and trends, and refreshed or pruned over time.
• Sleep and warm-up logs are retained while your account is active so we can compute your long-term trends, unless you delete them.
• Payment/subscription records are retained as required for accounting and legal obligations.

When you delete your account, we delete or anonymize your personal data within 30 days, except where we must retain it to meet legal obligations (for example, payment and invoicing records, which French and EU law generally require us to keep for up to 10 years).

Riot game data. In line with Riot Games' API Terms, we delete the Riot-sourced game data we hold about you (a) when you delete your account, (b) when Riot Games notifies us that you have requested deletion of your data, and (c) if our access to the Riot Games API ends. We use Riot game data only to provide the Service to you, in accordance with Riot's developer policies.

7. Your Rights

Depending on where you live (e.g. under GDPR or CCPA/CPRA), you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectify inaccurate data.
• Delete your data ("right to be forgotten").
• Export/port your data in a portable format.
• Object to or restrict certain processing.
• Withdraw consent at any time (including for sleep/warm-up processing, the AI Coach, and advertising cookies) — this does not affect processing already carried out.
• Opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information and of targeted advertising, where applicable under CCPA/CPRA. (Note: we do not sell your sleep/warm-up data.)
• Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at honos@honos.click. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

8. Cookies and Tracking

We and our partners use cookies and similar technologies to:

• keep you logged in and remember preferences (necessary/functional), and
• serve and measure advertising on the free tier (advertising cookies/identifiers set by our ad partners under their own policies).

Where required by law, we will request your consent for non-essential (e.g. advertising) cookies through a consent mechanism, and you can change your choices at any time. You can also control cookies through your browser settings.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including:

• storing passwords only in hashed form (never in plain text),
• keeping the Riot API key and other secrets server-side,
• restricting access to personal data on a need-to-know basis, and
• using reputable hosting and infrastructure providers.

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. If a breach affects your data, we will notify you and the relevant authorities as required by law.

10. Children's Privacy

The Service is intended for players who meet Riot Games' and applicable law's minimum age requirements. Honos is not directed to children under 15 in France (or the minimum age required in your country or region — for example, 13 to 16 elsewhere in the European Economic Area), and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under that age. If you believe a child has provided us personal data, contact us at honos@honos.click and we will delete it.

11. International Data Transfers

Honos may process and store data in countries other than the one you live in, including where our hosting, AI, advertising, and payment providers operate. Where we transfer personal data out of the EU/EEA, UK, or other regulated regions, we rely on appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses or an adequacy decision). Our hosting (Render) and some providers may process data in the United States and other countries; where they do, we rely on Standard Contractual Clauses or an equivalent mechanism.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as the Service evolves (for example, when we migrate from the prototype data source to the official Riot API, launch new features, or change data practices). We will update the "Last updated" date above and, for material changes, provide additional notice as required. We update this policy when our practices change — not only on a fixed schedule.

13. Contact

Questions or requests about this policy or your data:

• Email: honos@honos.click
• Entity: Milan Girard (sole proprietor / entrepreneur individuel), France
• Address: France — full postal address available on request
• Governing law / jurisdiction: France

Honos — Privacy Policy. Last updated 1 July 2026.