Information this website asks you to provide
The current website does not have user accounts, payments, comments, or a contact form. Its source does not include a server-side account database or a form that asks you to submit personal information.
Google Analytics and cookies
HeartSoulGame.com uses Google Analytics 4 to understand general site usage, such as page visits, session activity, approximate location, and browser or device information. The Google Analytics tag can set first-party cookies, including _ga cookies, to distinguish users and sessions.
Analytics requests are sent to Google. Google states that Analytics may use an IP address during collection for purposes such as approximate location and service delivery, but raw IP addresses are not logged or stored in Google Analytics reporting. You can block or delete analytics cookies and scripts using your browser or privacy tools; doing so is not required for the browser patcher to work.
Browser patcher and ROM files
When you choose a compatible Pokemon Emerald ROM, the patcher reads that file through your browser on your device. The selected ROM is not uploaded to this site's servers, stored in a site database, written to site cookies, or saved to local storage by the patcher.
The Heart & Soul patch file is fetched into your browser, the patch is applied locally, and the resulting .gba file is downloaded to your device. The website does not receive a copy of your original or patched ROM through this process.
Hosting and technical requests
HeartSoulGame.com is a static website hosted on a web server. As with normal website delivery, the hosting provider may process basic request information such as IP address, browser details, requested URLs, timestamps, and security logs in order to serve and protect the site.
The patcher includes its Rom Patcher JS libraries locally. If those local files fail to load, the current implementation can request the same library files from the jsDelivr CDN as a technical fallback. That fallback request does not include your ROM file.
Images, videos and embedded media
The current Heart & Soul screenshots, images, and videos used on the website are served as site files rather than embedded from YouTube, Reddit, or another social platform. Viewing those local media files does not require you to load a social-media embed.
External links
The site links to the Pokemon Heart & Soul GitHub repository and Discord community, and the Emulator Guide links to official emulator websites or app-store pages. When you follow an external link, that destination receives the normal web request and its own privacy policy applies.
Changes to this policy
This page will be updated when the site's data handling materially changes, for example, if new analytics, forms, account features, or other third-party services are added.