Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Overview

This Privacy Policy explains how Lorewright Studios (“Lorewright,” “we,” “us”) handles information in connection with our games, applications, and services, including Echoes on Meta Quest. It describes what data we collect, how and why we use it, and how you can request that your data be deleted.

We collect as little as possible. We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use it for advertising.

What data we collect

When you play Echoes, we process the following limited information:

1. Meta account entitlement information

When you launch Echoes, we perform an entitlement check through the Meta platform to confirm that you are authorized to use the app. This may involve a Meta-provided user identifier used solely to verify ownership and access.

2. Game progress and settings

We store your in-game progress, choices, and settings — for example, which stories and levels you have played and your saved preferences — so that you can continue where you left off.

3. Community Story Hub submissions

If you choose to create and submit a story to the community story hub, we store the content you submit. Content you publish to the hub may be shared with and played by other users of Echoes.

4. Author display name

When you publish a community story, the display name you chose appears next to it and is visible to other players. Aside from the stories you choose to publish, your display name is the only piece of your data that other players can see — everything else we collect stays private.

5. Ratings, likes, and reports

If you rate, like, or report a community story, we store that action connected to an internal user identifier. This lets us prevent duplicate ratings and reports, and lets you change your rating later.

6. Beta feedback

If you choose to send us feedback through the in-game feedback option — typed or dictated — we store the text of your message.

7. Text created from voice dictation

When you dictate a story or feedback with your voice, we keep only the finished text — never the audio recording. The “Voice and microphone” section below explains how dictation works.

We do not collect analytics, advertising identifiers, or tracking data beyond what is described here.

Voice and microphone

Echoes is designed to be fully playable by blind and low-vision players, so voice is a first-class way to interact with the game. When you use voice dictation — to write a community story or leave beta feedback — your speech is sent to Meta's voice services, which convert it to text. Echoes keeps only the finished text; the audio itself is not stored by us. The game's spoken narration works the same way in reverse: text is sent to Meta's voice service, which reads it aloud. Voice data handled by Meta is subject to Meta's own privacy policies. The microphone is used only while you are actively dictating.

How and why we use your data

We use the information above only to:

• Confirm that you are entitled to use Echoes.
• Save your progress and settings, and deliver the core features of the game.
• Operate the community story hub, including hosting the stories you choose to publish and showing your display name next to them.
• Convert your speech to text when you dictate, and read the game's text aloud through spoken narration.
• Prevent duplicate ratings and reports, and let you change your rating.
• Read and act on the beta feedback you choose to send us.
• Maintain the safety, integrity, and proper functioning of the game, including reviewing reported content.

We process this data to provide the service you have requested and to keep the experience working as intended.

How your data is shared

We do not sell your personal data. Content you publish to the community story hub — along with your display name — is, by design, shared with other Echoes players.

Community stories, ratings, likes, reports, and feedback are stored using Google Firebase, a cloud database service that processes this data on our behalf. Firebase's handling of data is governed by Google's privacy and security terms. Data processed through the Meta platform (the account entitlement check and voice services) is handled in accordance with Meta's own policies. We may disclose information if required by law.

How long we keep your data

We keep community content and feedback for as long as it is live in the game or until you ask us to delete it. Deletion requests are honored within 30 days.

How to request deletion of your data

You can request that we delete the data we hold about you — including your saved game progress, community stories, display name, ratings, likes, reports, beta feedback, and any text created from your voice dictation.

To make a request, email contact@lorewrightstudios.com with the subject line “Data deletion request.” Please tell us enough to identify your data (for example, the username or account associated with your submissions). We will process verified requests within 30 days.

Children's privacy

Echoes is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us at contact@lorewrightstudios.com and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Significant changes will be reflected here, and we encourage you to review this page periodically.

Contact us

Questions about this Privacy Policy? Email contact@lorewrightstudios.com.