1. Introduction

Welcome to PlayGames ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services (collectively, the "Service"). Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Service includes:

A. Personal Data You Provide to Us

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register for an account using a third-party service like Google. This information includes your name, email address, and profile picture URL as provided by your Google account. We also collect data you generate while using our services, such as creating a list of favorite games or submitting a report about a game.

B. Data We Collect Automatically

When you access the Service, our servers automatically collect certain information, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, device ID, and the pages you have viewed. This is done through server logs and tracking technologies like cookies.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Your Consent: Where you have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
• Our Legitimate Interests: To operate our website and provide you with our services, such as for administrative purposes, fraud detection, and improving our services, provided these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights.
• Contractual Necessity: To perform a contract with you, for example, to provide the service of maintaining your account and favorites list.

4. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Service to:

• Create and manage your account and user profile.
• Personalize your user experience, for example, by showing you your favorite games.
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve the Service's functionality and user interface.
• Respond to your comments, questions, and provide customer service.
• Process reports you submit and take appropriate action.
• Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
• Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. We may, however, share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law.
• Third-Party Service Providers: We use third-party services that help us operate our Service, such as Firebase (for hosting, database, and authentication) and Google Analytics (for website traffic analysis). These providers have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

6. Third-Party Games and Advertisers

Many games on our platform are provided by third-party distributors (e.g., GameDistribution, GamePix, GameMonetize) and are loaded within an iframe. Similarly, we use third-party advertising companies like Google AdSense to serve ads. When you play these games or interact with these ads, you are interacting directly with the third party, and their own privacy policies and data collection practices apply. We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before engaging with their content.

7. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. We leverage Firebase's robust security infrastructure to safeguard your data. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. You can access and view your basic profile information on your profile page. To request the deletion of your account and associated data, please use the functionality provided on your profile page or contact us using the contact information below.

9. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information as quickly as possible. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us.

10. Cookies and Web Beacons

We use cookies, local storage (to save a unique device identifier), and other tracking technologies to help customize the Service and improve your experience. For more information on how we use cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@playgames.nu