Privacy Policy

Rick Lagnese Communications LLC (RLC), based in the United States, operates the RLC Creator Network and is responsible for the information described in this policy. This policy describes this isolated review copy, not the original RLC website. Contact rick@ricklags.com with privacy questions or requests.

This copy supports sign-in for pre-created accounts and restricted platform connection testing, with password recovery emails for allowlisted pre-created accounts, sent through managed Lovable Cloud authentication. Public signup, Google and TikTok first-step signup or login, app notification emails, Google Sheets delivery, key distribution and optional analytics are disabled. Reviewer connection and private member access are not enabled unless separately configured; connecting a platform does not grant membership.

Sign-in for pre-created accounts uses your email address and authentication details. Your Network profile can include your display name, biography, social or website links you provide, and country for campaign eligibility.

Creator applications include your contact email, display name, optional Discord handle, geographic region, games or genres, and selected content categories. Geographic region is separate from country-based campaign eligibility. Previously submitted free-text answers may remain in older application records. Saved drafts can contain the partial answers you enter before submission.

IGA applications include name, email, Discord handle (N/A is accepted), the social profile links and paired audience counts you supply, your statement about supporting independent games, an optional biography and an optional other link. These submitted counts are not automatically verified platform metrics.

Member activity can include game or key requests, request notes and decisions, assigned-key records, coverage URLs and notes, competition video-proof links and notes, reviewed scores, and Ask RLC messages and replies. We also store membership status, review decisions, timestamps and operational records needed to manage these activities.

The original website's developer and publisher inquiry forms and historical Google Sheets records are outside this review copy. This copy does not send inquiries or applications to Sheets or automatically import or link those historical records to accounts.

You choose whether to authorize a platform connection. We use information from that platform to identify the account or channel you authorize, connect it to your Network profile and check continued access when needed.

YouTube connections use read-only access to your channel ID, title, handle, thumbnail and channel link. A connection confirms authorized access, not exclusive ownership. Connecting a YouTube channel is not Google sign-in; Google sign-in is disabled in this copy.

TikTok connections use your platform ID, display name, avatar, username and profile link, not TikTok signup or login. Instagram connections use the account ID, username, name and profile image of the one Instagram Professional Creator or Business account you choose to share, plus a profile link built from the username. Twitch and Kick connections are disabled in this copy.

We do not collect platform follower, subscriber or view totals, videos, private messages or posted content through these connections. Audience counts you enter in applications are separate from connected account information. These connections do not give RLC permission to publish through your account.

We use submitted and authorized information to provide sign-in and profile features, review each membership independently, verify connected account access, assess campaign eligibility, administer requests and assigned keys, review coverage and competition entries, respond to support messages and protect the service from misuse.

RLC administrators can review applications and relevant member activity. Other members do not have access to your private account, keys or support tickets. A reviewed competition leaderboard can show the display name and score included in an administrator-approved result.

Providing a coverage or proof link allows RLC to review the linked material. A link may lead to a public third-party page governed by that site's own privacy practices.

This copy uses Lovable hosting and Lovable Cloud for account authentication, application data and server-side processing. Apart from password recovery emails for allowlisted pre-created accounts, sent through managed Lovable Cloud authentication, it does not send email, deliver data to Google Sheets or distribute keys. Google, TikTok and Meta process authorized connection and API requests under their own policies when a permitted account connects. Profile images may load from platform hosts.

Platform access and refresh tokens are encrypted and stored on the server, not displayed in member pages. We also store platform identifiers, connection status, permissions granted and connection dates. Required browser storage keeps you signed in, and short-lived cookies help secure platform connections.

Access controls restrict private records to authorized users and RLC administrators. No system or communication is entirely risk-free. Hosting and service providers may also process technical request and diagnostic information to operate and protect the service.

The Network uses YouTube API Services for the read-only channel connection described above. Use of that connection is subject to the YouTube Terms of Service. Google's handling of information is described in the Google Privacy Policy.

YouTube Disconnect in this copy requests Google token revocation before removing the local connection. You can also withdraw RLC's Google or YouTube authorization through Google account permissions. Neither action erases all retained RLC records. For deletion requests, contact rick@ricklags.com.

For YouTube and TikTok, Disconnect requests provider revocation before removing local connection information and encrypted tokens. Confirmed revocation or a confirmed already-invalid authorization allows local removal. If revocation fails or cannot be confirmed, we retain retryable information, pause further access and show an error so you can retry or contact RLC. TikTok policy agreement records remain.

For Instagram, Disconnect removes local connection information and encrypted tokens but does not revoke Meta's permission. Withdraw that permission separately in Meta's connected-app or business-integration settings. Disconnect does not delete your platform account or erase earlier application information, membership decisions, support messages, campaign records or backup copies.

You can also withdraw YouTube or Google permission through the Google account permissions link above. If access has expired or been revoked, you may be asked to reconnect when access is checked.

You can update available profile fields yourself and request correction or deletion of other RLC-held personal information by emailing rick@ricklags.com. We may need to verify that the request relates to your account. Account deletion is handled by request, not an automatic account-erasure button.

We keep information to operate accounts and memberships, review applications, manage campaigns and support, maintain security and resolve outstanding requests. How long it is kept depends on the record and its purpose; we have not set a fixed deletion period for all records.

Records and backups are not automatically erased when you stop using the Network or disconnect a platform. Deletion requests require review of any continuing need for the records and the service providers' backup retention. Contact RLC to discuss information connected to your account.

This isolated copy does not send account confirmation, application receipt or owner-notification emails. Password sign-in and password recovery are available only for allowlisted pre-created accounts; recovery emails are sent through managed Lovable Cloud authentication. You can contact RLC directly using the email address in this policy.

Connecting a platform or applying does not subscribe you to a mailing list or count as consent to marketing. Membership approval remains separate from account sign-in and platform connections.

Google Analytics 4 and Microsoft Clarity do not run in this isolated review copy. The original website's optional analytics are outside this policy's review-copy scope. Storage needed for sign-in and secure platform connections remains separate from optional analytics.

Contact rick@ricklags.com for access, correction, deletion or privacy questions. This policy may change when the service or its data flows change. The date at the top identifies the current version.