eFPS Integrity

eFPS Integrity — Privacy Policy & Use Agreement

Effective date: June 1st, 2026 Last updated: June 16th, 2026 Applies to: the eFPS Integrity client software ("the Client"), and the related verification and review services operated at everythingfps.com and ac.everythingfps.com (together, "the Service").

Operator / Data Controller: everythingFPS.com ("eFPS", "we", "us", "our") Contact: [email protected]

By installing, running, or using the Client, you agree to this Privacy Policy and the Use Agreement below. If you do not agree, do not install or run the Client and do not participate in ranked play that requires it.

PART A — PRIVACY POLICY

1. Overview

The Client is an anti-cheat and game-integrity tool for ranked Half-Life 2: Deathmatch play organized by eFPS. It verifies your game files and performs periodic screen monitoring during ranked sessions so that league administrators can manually review play for fairness. This policy explains what information we collect, why, how long we keep it, how it is protected, and the rights you have over it.

We have tried to collect as little as is necessary to run a fair competition, and to be transparent: the Client's source code is publicly available so anyone can verify what it does.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information when you use the Client:

a. Steam account information. When you sign in through Steam, we receive your public Steam identifier (SteamID64), your Steam display name, and your Steam avatar image/URL. We do not receive your Steam password or payment information.

b. Technical and session information. Each time the Client runs, we record your IP address, the Client version, a cryptographic hash (SHA-256) of the Client executable, and timestamps for session start, periodic check-ins, and end.

c. Game-integrity information. The Client reads certain Half-Life 2: Deathmatch game files and records file paths, file hashes, and — where a file matches a review rule — limited excerpts of that file's contents, together with the resulting detection outcome (e.g., "clean," "needs review," "flagged").

d. Screen-monitoring images. During ranked sessions, the Client captures a small number of still images per scan cycle, at random times, cropped to the Half-Life 2: Deathmatch game window, and uploads them to the Service for manual review. These images may incidentally include anything displayed within the game window at the moment of capture.

e. Information you provide. Any information you submit to us directly (for example, in a dispute, appeal, or support request).

The Client does not capture audio, does not record your keystrokes, does not access your webcam or microphone, and does not read the memory of the game or any other running program.

3. How We Use Information, and Our Legal Bases

We use the information above to:

verify the integrity of game files and detect prohibited modifications;
conduct manual anti-cheat review of ranked play;
operate, secure, and troubleshoot the Service (including the version/integrity gate that restricts ranked play to the official Client build);
administer the league, resolve disputes, and enforce these terms; and
comply with legal obligations.

Where the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies, our lawful bases are:

Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) — for screen monitoring and game-file inspection, which you agree to by choosing to install and run the Client for ranked play. You may withdraw consent at any time by uninstalling the Client and ceasing ranked participation (withdrawal does not affect processing already carried out, and means you can no longer participate in ranked play that requires the Client).
Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) — our interest in maintaining a fair, cheat-free competition and the security of the Service, balanced against your rights.

4. Screen Monitoring — Specific Disclosure

Because screen monitoring is the most privacy-sensitive feature, we want it to be unambiguous:

It runs only while you are signed in and playing ranked, not continuously and not when the game is closed.
It captures still images only, cropped to the game window. It does not record video, audio, or your wider desktop.
Capture timing is randomized within each scan cycle; a small, capped number of images is taken per cycle.
Limitation you should understand: if you run the game in a windowed (non-fullscreen) mode, or if other applications draw content on top of the game window, content other than the game may appear in a captured image. The Client crops to the game window to minimize this, but cannot guarantee that no other on-screen content is ever captured. We recommend closing sensitive content while playing ranked.

5. No Automated Decisions

Detection results are advisory inputs for human review only. The Service does not automatically ban, penalize, or take any final action against you based solely on automated processing. All disciplinary decisions involve review by a human league administrator. (This addresses GDPR Art. 22.)

6. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

We disclose information only as follows:

League administrators — authorized eFPS administrators may view your account information, integrity results, session data, and screen-monitoring images for the purpose of anti-cheat review and league administration.
Service providers — our hosting and infrastructure providers process data on our behalf under their terms (e.g., our web host). GoDaddy, Cloudflare & Race Communications
Legal — where required by law, legal process, or to protect the rights, safety, or property of eFPS, our players, or others.

7. Data Retention

Screen-monitoring images are retained for 30 days by default and then automatically deleted, unless they are attached to an active dispute or investigation, in which case they are retained until it is resolved.
Integrity and session records are retained for 30 days plus 90 days for review and dispute purposes, then deleted or anonymized.
We may retain information longer where required to comply with law or to resolve disputes.

8. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information, including access-restricted administrative interfaces, storage of screen-monitoring images outside the public web root, and transport over encrypted connections (HTTPS). No method of storage or transmission is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. In the event of a data breach affecting your personal information, we will notify affected users and any required authorities as required by applicable law.

9. International Transfers

The Service is operated and hosted in the United States. If you access the Service from outside that region (including the EU/UK), your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States, which may not provide the same level of data protection as your home jurisdiction. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for such transfers.

10. Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights regarding your personal information:

Under the GDPR (EU/UK): access; rectification; erasure ("right to be forgotten"); restriction of processing; objection to processing (including processing based on legitimate interests); data portability; and the right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act / CPRA (California residents): the right to know what personal information we collect and how it is used and disclosed; the right to access and to delete your personal information; the right to correct inaccurate information; the right to opt out of "sale" or "sharing" (note: we do not sell or share); and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your rights.

To exercise any right, contact us at [email protected]. We will verify your request (for example, by confirming control of the associated Steam account) and respond within the timeframe required by applicable law. Because accounts are identified by SteamID, we may ask you to verify ownership of the Steam account in question.

11. Children and Minimum Age

The Service is not directed to children under 18 years old, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

If you believe a child under the applicable minimum age has provided us information, contact [email protected] and we will delete it.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page https://ac.everythingfps.com/download/legal.html with an updated effective date, and where required we will seek renewed consent. Your continued use of the Client after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact

Questions or requests: [email protected]

PART B — USE AGREEMENT (TERMS OF USE)

1. Acceptance

This Use Agreement is a binding agreement between you and everythingFPS.com. By installing, running, or using the Client or participating in ranked play that requires it, you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, do not use the Client.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old (or have verifiable parental/guardian consent where permitted) and capable of forming a binding agreement to use the Client. By using it, you represent that you meet these requirements.

3. The Software and License

The Client's source code is made available under the MIT License (see the LICENSE file in the public repository). That license governs your right to inspect, copy, and modify the source code. This Use Agreement separately governs your use of the Service — that is, connecting a Client to eFPS's servers and participating in ranked play.

Nothing in the open-source license entitles you to use a modified, altered, or unofficial build of the Client to connect to the Service or participate in ranked play (see Sections 5 and 6).

4. Consent to Integrity Checking and Screen Monitoring

You acknowledge and agree that, while running, the Client will:

read and verify Half-Life 2: Deathmatch game files as described in the Privacy Policy; and
perform periodic screen monitoring of the game window during ranked play, uploading still images to eFPS for manual anti-cheat review.

You consent to this collection and processing as a condition of ranked participation. You may withdraw consent at any time by uninstalling the Client; doing so means you may no longer participate in ranked play that requires it.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree that you will not:

use cheats, hacks, exploits, injectors, or any unauthorized third-party software or hardware that provides an unfair advantage;
tamper with, disable, circumvent, falsify, or interfere with the Client, its data, or its reporting to the Service;
run a modified, repackaged, or unofficial build of the Client against the Service;
attempt to feed false, replayed, or fabricated data (including game files or screen-monitoring images) to the Service;
interfere with, overload, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or other users' data; or
use the Client for any unlawful purpose.

6. Official Builds Only

Ranked participation requires the official Client build as published by eFPS. The Service verifies the Client's version and integrity and may refuse connections from builds it does not recognize. Studying or modifying the source for legitimate, non-competitive purposes is permitted by the open-source license; using any non-official build to participate in ranked play is not.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE CLIENT AND THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT THE CLIENT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU INSTALL AND RUN THE CLIENT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

8. Third-Party Services and Anti-Cheat Systems

The Client is designed to operate without reading or modifying game memory and to be compatible with Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC). However, eFPS does not control Valve, Steam, VAC, or any other third party, and makes no guarantee regarding the actions of any third party, including any account action taken by Valve or Steam. eFPS is not responsible or liable for third-party services or for any action taken by them.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EVERYTHINGFPS.COM AND ITS ADMINISTRATORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND CONTRIBUTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE CLIENT OR THE SERVICE. OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THE CLIENT OR THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED USD $100. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, SO SOME OF THESE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless everythingFPS.com and its administrators, volunteers, and contributors from any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your misuse of the Client or the Service, your violation of this Agreement, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.

11. Suspension and Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service or to ranked play, with or without notice, for any violation of this Agreement, suspected cheating, or to protect the integrity of the competition. You may stop using the Client at any time by uninstalling it.

12. Governing Law and Disputes

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules.

13. Changes to This Agreement

We may modify this Agreement from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page https://ac.everythingfps.com/download/legal.html with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the Client after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

14. Entire Agreement; Severability

This Agreement and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and eFPS regarding the Client and the Service. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force.

15. Contact

everythingFPS.com — [email protected]