The full formal language that makes sure your data is handled with care is available in our privacy policy.
As a general rule, you can consider uploading information to IndieBI similar to storing sales reports on Google Drive or any other cloud service.
Your data is 100% yours to manage and control. No other member of IndieBI or the public will ever be given access to your specific numbers without your explicit permission.
Can I exclude even IndieBI analysts from accessing my data?
By default, we’re assuming you are okay with allowing careful use of anonymized slices of your data in big, industry‑wide case studies and research. This allows IndieBI to come up with valuable metrics and to benchmark your games for you against industry averages, e.g. “are you getting above average wishlists for this new game you’ve announced”, “has your revenue uplift this Summer Sale been subpar and you need to consider deeper discounts” etc. That being said, if you require strict controls and requirements on how your data is processed and what it's used for, we do offer an option to opt‑out - just reach out to us by e‑mail and we'll be happy to navigate.
Can I talk openly about my sales numbers with other developers?
IndieBI encourages you to talk about sales numbers as much as possible. We don’t mind if you share your entire sales dashboard if it means you or someone else can make smarter decisions. However, keep in mind that certain platforms still have a confidentiality clause that technically also covers sales numbers in their distribution agreements.
What if I’m a publisher operating IndieBI for my developers?
We will encourage you to share IndieBI dashboards for your games with their developers. We have grown a lot as an industry, publishing is becoming more and more of a leveled playing field for independent devs - people who are risking years of their lives building courageous innovative passion projects. IndieBI wants to contribute to that progressive momentum and to make sure the information imbalance between first time devs and publishers does not swing back in the publishers favor. We will also work with you and provide you with tools that make the most sense for you as a publisher. IndieBI has been built out of personal experience as an independent development studio, but we understand the need of publishers to be able to manage an entire portfolio of games, to be able to track recoups, revshares and ROIs, and most importantly - to be able to honestly tell their developers that they did the best publishing job possible.