VDSAGA Game Studio

VDSAGA Game Studio Privacy Policy

    VDSAGA Game Studio (“we”, “us”) places the highest priority on your privacy. This policy explains what we collect, how we use it, when it’s shared, and your rights—including our use of Google services and compliance with recent updates.

1. What We Collect 🧾

1.1. Data You Provide

• Name, email, social media IDs, survey feedback, contest entries.

1.2. Automatically Collected Data

• Game usage logs, IP, device info, age (via user input), advertising identifiers (IDFA/GAID), approximate location (city-level), device tokens, consumption (purchases), cookies & web-beacons, third-party-sourced data (e.g., via Facebook, app stores).

2. Google Services & Third‑Party Data

• By using Google Ads, Analytics, and AdMob:

  • We send Google your advertising IDs, IP address, and collected device info for interest-based ads.

  • We also integrate their analytics and SDKs, subject to Google's updated privacy rules mediapost.com+6policies.google.com+6myaccount.google.com+6.

• Important: Google’s privacy policy emphasizes use of user data across Google products to build features, including AI models like Bard and Cloud AI medium.com.

• Google recently confirmed it will retain third‑party cookies by default, managing tracking via Chrome’s Privacy & Security settings washingtonpost.com+7reuters.com+7theverge.com+7.

3. Why We Collect & Use Your Data

We process data to:

• Provide/improve our games;

• Communicate updates, support, offers;

• Personalize content & ads;

• Measure campaign effectiveness via Google Analytics/AdMob;

• Meet legal and security obligations;

• Detect abuse, maintain fraud prevention;

• Fulfill contest prizes or request-based actions.

Legal basis: Explicit consent (GDPR Art 6(1)(a)), and legitimate business interest (Art 6(1)(f)). For children, we only profile where permitted by law.

4. Data Sharing & International Transfers

• We share data with:

  • Advertising/analytics partners (e.g., Google) to tailor ads.

  • Payment processors, social networks for integrated features.

  • In legal situations or in a sale/merger.

• Transfers may be made globally with GDPR-compliant safeguards (e.g. SCCs).

5. Retention & Security

• We retain personal data for only what’s needed to deliver services or meet our legal needs.

• Data is secured via encryption, pseudonymization, and access controls.

6. Children’s Privacy

• Our apps are age-gated; children under 13 (or 16 in some EU countries) cannot be tracked through profiling, targeted ads, or location-based tools—we only serve contextual, age-appropriate ads.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Under GDPR & similar laws, you may:

• Access, correct, delete, or export your data;

• Withdraw consent and opt out of profiling;

• Object to automated processing;

• Request data portability;

• Exercise rights via your account or by contacting vdsagagamestudio@gmail.com (identity verification required).

8. Consent Withdrawal

• You can disable tracking or targeted ads anytime in your game settings or device’s system-level settings (IDFA on iOS; Ads settings on Android).

• Consent for profiling, geolocation, or ads can also be withdrawn via these settings.

9. Policy Changes

• We will update this policy when new legal or technical changes occur, including new Google requirements.

• When updates are material, the “Effective Date” will be revised and users will be notified (e.g. through the app or email).

10. Contact & Data Controller

• VDSAGA Game Studio is the data controller.

• Email questions or data requests to vdsagagamestudio@gmail.com.