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Privacy Policy!

Last updated: 23 September 2024

1. Introduction

At Hall Of Play, the trust and confidence of our gaming community are paramount. We understand the significance of safeguarding your personal data and are committed to transparency in our practices. This Privacy Policy serves as a guide to inform you about how we handle, use, and potentially share the personal data you provide us, emphasizing our unwavering commitment to maintaining the highest standards of data privacy and protection.

By engaging with our games, you entrust us with your information, and we take this responsibility seriously. We encourage you to read this policy carefully to understand our approach to data privacy and your rights related to it.

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW

While using our Services, we may ask you to provide us with certain personal data or personal information that can be used to identify you (“Personal Data”, or “data” or “information” or “Personal Information”). We may also collect Personal Data automatically, or from third-party partners or services. The Personal Data we collect includes.

  1. Basic Identifier and Contact Information: We collect some information from you when you provide it to us directly, such as via an email or online form, through the support feature embedded in our Services, or through another form of inquiry. This information may include your name, email, and phone number. If you apply for a job on our website, information you submit may also include a cover letter and any details included in your resume or curriculum vitae (CV).
  2. Device Information: When you download and use our Services, we automatically collect information on the type of device you use, operating system, resolution, application version, mobile device identifiers (such as your device ID or advertising ID), language, time zone and IP address.
  3. Usage Information: We collect information automatically about your activity through our Services (Usage Information), such as the date and time you used a service, features you have used, your in-app purchase history, subscriptions, your interaction with advertisements, and data generated when you use our Services (for example your game progress which may be stored with your Apple ID on iCloud for iOS Devices, with your Google Play Games profile for Android Devices and with Facebook, in some of our Services).
  4. Location: When you download and use our Services, we automatically detect your general location, namely country and state through your IP address. We may collect, with your consent if applicable, other location information through your IP address, such as the city you are in.
  5. Media and other files: We may ask for access to your camera in case you want to use certain features of our Services. In case you contact us through our in-app support feature and you need to upload any media or files as attachments, we shall ask for access to such files.
  6. Information we obtain from third parties: We may receive information about you from our third-party service providers, who collect this information through our Services in accordance with their own privacy policies.
  7. Information we obtain when you connect with third parties: In cases we provide the option, and you decide, to connect our Services to your account with third parties like Apple, Facebook or Google, we may receive certain publicly available information about you, as well as any information that you allow or your settings enable to be accessed, including your Apple ID, Facebook user ID, Android Gamer Name, name and email subject to your permission. If you would like to manage your use of “Sign in with Apple” please go to Apple’s website to find out more. If you would like to edit the privacy and settings on Facebook, please go to Facebook’s website to find out more. If you would like to manage your use of “Sign in with Google Play Games” please go to Google’s website to find out more.
  8. User generated content we obtain from you:We may collect content from posts or uploads on social networks or platforms or direct contact, subject to your consent if applicable. Such content may include, your name, social media username, image, likeness, voice, other identifiable information available in such user generated content.
  9. Cookies and similar data collection technologies:We and our third-party advertising networks and their partners may use cookies and similar technologies, such as mobile “SDK”, to provide and personalize our Services and to provide targeted advertisements. Some of these technologies can synchronize behavior across different mobile apps, devices and websites so that advertisements can be tailored to your interests. This process is called personalized advertising. In addition, we and certain advertising networks may access your inventory of installed apps to avoid advertising already installed apps.

3. HOW WE USE INFORMATION AND OUR LEGAL GROUNDS

We use the information we collect within Hall Of Play as follows, pursuant to various legal bases:

4. USE OF DATA

  1. Provide Services:This indicates that the collected data is used to deliver the main services of the game. For example, if a user encounters an error or needs assistance, the game's customer support can reference the data to understand the issue and provide help. This category also includes general game services like syncing progress, allowing multiplayer matches, or saving user settings.
  2. Improvements:Data is used to enhance the game's features and content. By understanding how users interact with the game, developers can identify areas for improvement or expansion. For instance, if analytics show that a particular level has a high failure rate, the developers might use this data to adjust its difficulty.
  3. Personalized Experience:This indicates that the game will use the data to offer tailored content. For example, if a user frequently plays certain types of levels or uses specific characters, the game might suggest similar content or offer customizations that align with those preferences. This aims to make the gameplay more engaging and relevant to individual players.
  4. Marketing and Advertising:Data is employed to send marketing materials to users, which might include newsletters, promotional offers, or news about upcoming games or in-game events. This ensures that the marketing content is relevant to the user. For instance, if a user often makes in-game purchases, they might receive special offers or discounts.

In summary, this "Use of Data" policy outlines how a game collects and uses player data to enhance the gaming experience, support its functionalities, and provide targeted marketing and advertising to its users. It's essential for players to understand and consent to these uses, ensuring they have a clear idea of how their data is being utilized.

5.SOURCES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT

How we obtain information depends on how you use the Services. For example, we collect information:

6. INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE

You provide us with information when you use the Services, such as when you:

Depending on the Service or your activity, we collect information such as your name, email address, phone number, photo, mailing address / zip code, payment or purchase information, age, gender, password, platform ID, software products played, survey data, geolocation, and the systems or platforms you play on. We combine this information across devices that you use.

  1. Gameplay Information:When you use the Services, we automatically receive information about your gameplay. Gameplay information includes your platform ID or gaming service ID, game achievements, game scores and performance, IP address, MAC address or other device IDs, other platform / device information, and other information and statistics regarding your use of the Services. We collect gameplay information even if you do not register for the Services. We may combine gameplay information with other information we have about you. We also may use internal and third-party anti-cheat technologies to detect and prevent cheating within our Services.

7. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Children’s Privacy in a Privacy Policy refers to special provisions and protections given to the data of children, usually under the age of 13 in the U.S. This is largely because children may not fully understand what it means to provide personal information online, and are considered a vulnerable group.

Under laws such as the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in the U.S., websites and online services (including mobile apps and games) that are either directed at children or knowingly collect personal information from children must include certain disclosures in their Privacy Policies and obtain parental consent before collecting this information.

Typically, this section of a Privacy Policy will:

  1. Specify Age Limitations:Explicitly state the age limit, e.g., "Our games are not intended for children under 13."
  2. Address Data Collection Practices:Mention that the company doesn't knowingly collect data from children under this age without parental consent.
  3. Parental Control and Access:Describe how parents can review or delete information about their children, and refuse any further collection or use of their child's information.

8. CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA)

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a data protection law that came into effect on January 1, 2020, in the state of California, USA. It provides California residents with certain rights over their personal information.

Under the CCPA, consumers have:

  1. The Right to Know: They can request businesses to disclose what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold.
  2. The Right to Delete: They can request the deletion of personal information a business has collected from them, though this is subject to certain exceptions.
  3. The Right to Opt-Out: They can direct a business to stop selling their personal information.
  4. The Right to Non-Discrimination: They have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising their CCPA rights.

Businesses that are subject to CCPA need to provide notices to consumers at or before data collection. Many companies incorporate these requirements into their Privacy Policies to ensure they're easily accessible.

For both COPPA and CCPA, non-compliance can lead to heavy penalties. Therefore, if you believe either of these regulations (or any other data protection laws) applies to your company, it's essential to consult with a legal professional to ensure compliance.

9. WHEN WE SHARE INFORMATION

As detailed below, we share your information with:

Hall Of Play has shared unique identifiers, IP address, as well as Internet/Electronic Activity and Profile Inferences with third-party advertising providers to enable us to provide personalized advertising to you and others like you. We do not sell or share personal information about persons that we know are under the age of 16 without their (or depending on age, their parent's) consent.

10. ADVERTISING

We use Hall Of Play and third-party advertising to support our Services, such as ad networks, data exchanges, traffic management service providers, social networks, and marketing analytics service providers. These providers use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your device and your Service use. This information, along with information that we share with them, enables us or our providers to recognize you or your device and to serve ads to you or your device and measure the effectiveness of those ads. This includes Identifiers / Contact Information, Internet / Games Activity, Device and Usage Data, and Profile Inferences.

  1. We collect or share this information when you use our Services, click on a site or an ad, or launch one of our games or other mobile applications.
  2. This information allows us to accurately and properly pay for ads placed on our behalf (e.g., an ad that led you to purchase or download one of our games) and get paid when you see an ad on our Services.
  3. This helps prevent you from repeatedly seeing the same ads.
  4. This helps select and display targeted ads or other content on your device (such as on a site or social networking service you are visiting or a mobile application you are using) that may be of particular interest to you.
  5. This helps with measuring and analyzing the effectiveness of our ads, popularity of content, and traffic on our Services.
  6. This helps us improve our Services.

You can learn more about managing how we and our providers use your information in the Manage Your Account, Communications, and Data section; and, as applicable for the Service, by using our cookie preference tool, where available, or visiting the Cookie Policy posted on the Service.

11. AD NETWORKS

We may feature advertising in our Services via showing third-party advertisements in our Services, as well as advertise our own Services via third parties.

Hall Of Play may disclose your personal information to advertising networks for the purpose of their direct marketing. Thus, we may send your advertising ID and IP address to ad networks to enable our partners to serve appropriate ads in accordance with GDPR article 6(1)(f). "Advertising ID" means the Apple Identifier for Advertisers (“IDFA”) on Apple, and Google Advertising Identity (“GAID”). These are unique identifiers for mobile devices that Hall Of Play and our advertising network partners use for interest-based advertising (targeted). They are consistent across all apps and thus allow cross-app tracking. These identifiers are used by ad networks for a number of purposes, in addition to targeted advertisement, so we encourage you to check the Privacy Policies of our partners. These advertising networks may be located in countries outside the EU/EEA that have less restrictive data protection legislation. For such advertising networks in countries outside the EU/EEA, the legal basis for the transfer is always in accordance with one of the lawful instruments set forth in GDPR article 44-50. If you use an Android device, navigate to the Google Settings page, select Ads and then choose to reset your Android Ad ID or opt-out of targeted ads.

12. THIRD PARTIES

We share your information with third parties as described in this Privacy Policy, including as follows:

  1. Collaborative Relationships: When we offer services or promotions in collaboration with a third party who will receive your information for its own use, we will inform you of that at the time of collection, and you may choose whether to participate in the offering.
  2. Legal & Safety: We may share your information to protect the security of our Services, servers, network systems, databases, users, and business, and in connection with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringements, interference with our rights, property or users, or other activity that is illegal or may expose you or us to legal liability, including as required or requested by law enforcement or other government officials. We also may share your information with third parties when we have reason to believe that a disclosure is necessary to address potential or actual injury or interference with our rights, property, operations, users, or others who may be harmed or may suffer loss or damage, or when we believe that it is necessary to protect our rights, investigate, or enforce our policies, terms, combat fraud, or comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on Hall Of Play. We also may share your information when we have reason to believe it is necessary to investigate or enforce our policies, terms, or other legal documents or contracts related to the Services or rights of a third party.
  3. Sale or Transfer of Business or Assets: We may sell or purchase assets during the normal course of our business. We may disclose information about you and transfer that information to another entity as part of a potential or actual acquisition or merger of Hall Of Play or any of our assets. If we bring or are defending a reorganization, bankruptcy, or similar event, such information may be considered our asset and sold or transferred to third parties.
  4. As Disclosed to You: We may share your information as disclosed to you at the time of collection.
  5. Other Users: If you participate in open communities, such as online gaming sessions and social networking services, we automatically post certain information, such as your username or ID and gameplay statistics, within the game, on social networking services, on our Services, or on specialized game sites. If you participate in tournaments or other online game events, we must publicly post your information.

We publish gameplay boards and multiplayer match records that contain information based on your use of the Services, such as your username or ID, when they are essential components of the Services that we offer you and others. Like other gameplay statistic services, your game activity, leaderboards, and multiplayer match information may appear nested in the Services or on third-party webpages.

Some third-party services also let you post information about your game activity to their sites to share with others. If you use these features, those third-party services' privacy policies and terms govern your actions on those sites and the information that those services collect.

We combine information collected through various Services and display it publicly, including on our Services, in our games, or in multiplayer game lobbies. For example, if you link your game platform account with us, we may display your in-game achievements along with your account name.

13. DATA RIGHTS

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights over your personal information, including the right to:

14. SUPPLEMENTAL PRIVACY NOTICE AND RIGHTS FOR USA RESIDENTS

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws in the United States, including the California Consumer Privacy Act, Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, the Colorado Privacy Act, and the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (“US Privacy Laws”). For more information about specific states, please visit their relevant section below.

We aim to respond to your request for access or deletion within 45 days of receiving that request. If we require more time, we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing. If we cannot satisfy your request, we will respond to you with our justification for declining to take action. If you wish to appeal this decision, you can contact us through email at info.hallofplay@gmail.com.

15. THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT

This Supplemental California Privacy Notice only applies to our processing of personal information that is subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), as amended and expanded by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), provides California residents with the additional rights listed here. To exercise these rights, see the section on privacy rights.