This is the Privacy Policy as set out by Glinkie Games Inc. (hereafter referred to as “Glinkie Games Inc.”, “Glinkie Games”, “us”, “our”, or “we”). Glinkie Games is a small game company located in the province of Ontario, Canada.
Application of this Policy:
This policy applies to any specific website, game, app, product, or service, including online services (collectively hereafter referred to as the “product”) offered by Glinkie Games Inc.
Acceptance of this Policy:
Your use of any Glinkie Games Inc. product implies acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree with this policy, you are expressly prohibited from using any Glinkie Games Inc. product.
Legality of this Policy:
If this policy does not meet the legal requirements of the governing body of the place in which you reside (state, province, country, or other), you are prohibited from using any product of Glinkie Games Inc. You agree that your use of the product in that scenario constitutes a legal infraction on your part alone.
As we intend to be compliant with privacy rules in all regions globally, we humbly request that any missing legal requirements be brought to our attention as soon as possible so we can update our policy accordingly.
Personal Data:
For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “personal data” means information that specifically identifies you as an individual.
Plain English:
Glinkie Games does not collect personal information from you, except to the extent that is necessary to render services to you or enhance your product experience when requested explicitly and voluntarily by you.
We will not sell your personal information to any 3rd party (a practice which we find distasteful and unacceptable).
Cookies:
The product may utilize cookies where applicable, and in such cases any data stored in said cookies does not contain any personal data. Information in cookies, if present, is only used to enhance your experience of using the product.
Leaderboard Data Collection:
Some of our products (and potentially some 3rd party products) utilize our online leaderboard product to enhance the user experience. The online leaderboard receives 4 pieces of information with each score submission:
1) universally unique identifier (a “UUID”). This data is not shared or displayed to other users.
This identifier serves as an anonymized account number. It is randomly generated and assigned to your product installation (typically a game) automatically by the leaderboard product, usually the first time you run a game that uses it. Your UUID is secret, and should not be shared with anyone except as explicitly directed by Glinkie Games. The purpose of collecting this data with each score submission is to allow the update of a specific score record, and to allow you to be ranked anonymously against all other players of the same game. It can not be used to identify you personally.
The product may give you the option to voluntarily link an email address to your UUID. The purpose for that would be: a) to allow you to be contacted by Glinkie Games Inc. regarding rewards or prizes for high score achievement where applicable b) to give you the ability to use the same UUID in multiple games or in multiple installations of the same game c) for your benefit with respect to the leaderboard product in some other as yet unidentified way.
Glinkie Games will not sell or share an email address collected for the leaderboard product with any third party, nor will we use it for anything other than functions specifically relating to the leaderboard product, or extensions thereof (such as multiplayer match-making services), and possibly to arrange reward or prize distribution for promotional contests for high scores in specific games.
2) a score value (the “score”, which is numeric and is typically the points obtained and indicative of the user’s performance in the game). This data is displayed to other users.
Since this data indicates your performance in a game or other product, the purpose of collecting this data is to anonymously rank you against all of the other players of the same game. This data can not be used to identify you personally.
3) a name (the “name”, user defined, typically just 3 characters, but can potentially be longer if the product allows it). This data is displayed to other users.
We can not control what name you or other users provide to the leaderboard product. Since you are in control of the data that you provide, you accept responsibility for any such data entered, and any harm to yourself or others that may result from the display of that data to other users of the leaderboard product. We encourage you to use a non-offensive name that can not be used to identify you personally. In some instances we may automatically censor names if we determine that they are inappropriate, and may automatically reject all future scores attributed to your UUID at our sole discretion.
4) a platform name (“win”, “osx”, “ios”, “lnx”, “tos”, etc. which is intended to identify the platform that the user was using the product on). This data is displayed to other users.
The purpose of collecting this data is to enhance the experience of using the leaderboard product by allowing users to see which platforms players are using to achieve their scores. The intention is to create a friendly sense of rivalry across the various platforms that the game is offered on.
Ad Serving Technology:
Glinkie Games does not utilize ads or ad serving technology in its products.
Disclosure and Transfer of Personal Data:
Glinkie Games will not sell or share your personal data with third parties for any reason, unless directly or implicitly instructed to do so by you (e.g. to integrate with some other service that is integrated into the product).
Data Retention:
Any data collected pursuant to this Privacy Policy is retained for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined herein, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Third Party Terms and Conditions:
Access and use of products may be subject to certain third-party terms and conditions and privacy policies, including but not limited to app stores, mobile software platforms, on-line gaming platforms, social networking services and payment providers.
Safeguards:
We use industry standard https with all of our online products and maintain reasonable safeguards to attempt to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of the information collected.
Other:
Data that you choose to disclose by email, forums, blogs, chats, social media or the like is public information, and there is no expectation of privacy or confidentiality.
Privacy Policy Changes:
The terms of our Privacy Policy may be updated as necessary to account for new products or product changes, or to adhere to rules or regulations as they evolve, and also to correct any errors brought to our attention. As such the latest version of our Privacy Policy is always the one that is in effect. Your continued use of the product implies your acceptance of the latest Privacy Policy. You can find the latest version our Privacy Policy at https://www.glinkiegames.com/privacy.html
GLINKIE GAMES INC.