Last updated: 3 July 2026 · Applies to redacesquadron.com and to Red Ace Squadron: Definitive Edition.
Who we are
Red Ace Squadron: Definitive Edition is an independent community restoration of the 2001 game by Small Rockets, distributed with the permission of one of the original developers. The restoration project operates this website. For anything in this policy, contact privacy@redacesquadron.com.
This website
redacesquadron.com is served by Cloudflare. It sets no cookies, shows no ads, and includes no advertising or social-media trackers.
- Hosting logs. Cloudflare, our hosting and network provider, processes connection data (such as your IP address and the pages you request) transiently to serve the site and protect it from abuse. Cloudflare is certified under the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework. See the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
- Web analytics. We use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is cookieless and does not fingerprint devices or track you across sites. It tells us aggregate things like which pages are read and how fast they load, and nothing about you as a person. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in understanding site performance.
- Newsletter (optional). The dispatches signup is strictly double opt-in: we store your email, signup and confirmation timestamps, and the IP addresses of those two actions (as proof of consent), and nothing is ever sent until you confirm from the email itself. Sending is handled by Resend, Inc. (USA) under Standard Contractual Clauses. Every dispatch has a one-click unsubscribe; unconfirmed signups are deleted after 30 days.
- Bot protection. The signup form uses Cloudflare Turnstile, which evaluates connection signals (IP address, browser characteristics) to tell humans from bots without cookies or CAPTCHAs. Legal basis: legitimate interest in preventing abuse.
- Downloads. When the game installer is released it will be served from this domain over HTTPS. Download requests appear in the same transient hosting logs and nothing else.
The game: online play via Epic Online Services
The Definitive Edition restores online multiplayer using Epic Online Services (EOS), a backend operated by Epic Games. Two things are worth stating plainly:
- You do not need an Epic account. The game signs in anonymously using a device identifier.
- Single-player works fully offline. No connection, no account, no data.
When you play online, the following is processed to make multiplayer work:
| Data | Why | Where |
|---|---|---|
| An anonymous device identifier (Product User ID) | Identifies your game session without a personal account | Epic Online Services |
| IP address | Connecting you to lobbies and other players | Epic Online Services, game servers |
| Lobby and session data (pilot name, chosen plane, side, map, scores) | Running the match you joined | Epic Online Services, game servers |
Epic processes this data as described in the Epic Games Privacy Policy. We do not sell any of it, use it for advertising, or share it beyond what the multiplayer service itself requires. Where data is transferred internationally, Epic and Cloudflare rely on recognized safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses and the Data Privacy Framework.
Deleting your data
Email privacy@redacesquadron.com from any address and ask. The process:
- We confirm the request by reply, then delete the game data linked to your anonymous player ID through Epic's developer tools. Epic applies a short grace period before the deletion becomes permanent.
- The website itself stores nothing about you to delete. Transient hosting logs expire on their own.
- We answer within 30 days, and normally within the week.
Children
The game is a general-audience arcade title and the site is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children; online play uses no accounts and collects no profile information beyond the pilot name you type.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or UK GDPR), you may have rights of access, correction, deletion, and objection, and the right to complain to your local data protection authority. Because the game holds no personal profile about you, most requests end at "there is nothing on file," but we will always check and answer honestly.
Changes
If this policy changes, the date at the top changes with it, and material changes will be called out in the site's news section before they take effect.