Privacy Policy (effective May 3, 2024)

At Share Some Games ("us", "we") we value your privacy. We make it a goal to collect as little data from you as possible. This policy outlines how we collect, store, process, and access your data.

This policy only applies to this website and its services. This policy does not apply to third-party applications, websites, products, or services. Websites accessible through third-party links on this website are operated independently from Share Some Games and have their own policies and practices. We are not affiliated with these sites, and we are not liable for their actions or practices.

We reserve the right to update this policy at any time. After doing so, you will be notified of the agreement change via email and the updated version of this policy will be posted to this website.

What We Collect

When you create a Share Some Games account, we collect:

• Your email
• Username
• Password

This data is used to authenticate you and verify your identity on this website


When you use your Share Some Games account, we collect:

• Posts you boost
• Posts you vote on
• Accounts you follow

This data is used to sort posts when browsing this website

Services

The services we use which collect your data are:

• Cloudinary
• Google Cloud
• Google AdSense

• Google Analytics

To see what these services collect from you and who these services are meant to collect data from, visit their privacy policies:
cloudinary.com/privacy
policies.google.com/privacy

Cookies

Cookies are a small piece of data stored by your browser on your device. They can be used for this site's functionality or to enhance this site's user experience. They can also be sent to third-parties.


How we use cookies:

• We only use cookies for the strictly necessary purpose of maintaining user sessions
• These cookies are not sent to third-parties


Google AdSense:

• Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites
• These cookies enable Google and its partners to personalize their ads for viewers

If you would like to opt-out of or opt-into Google's personalized advertising, visit their Ad Settings page:
myadcenter.google.com

Google's advertising partners also store cookies for personalized advertising. To opt-out of or opt-into this, visit their WebChoices page:
optout.aboutads.info

Retention

We only collect and process your data for its intended purpose. When your data is no longer required by this website, it will be deleted from our database and storage.

Merger or Acquisition

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy. Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

How We Keep Your Data Safe

We have appropriate organizational safeguards and security measures in place to protect your data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed.

The communication between your browser and our website uses a secure encrypted connection wherever your data is involved.

We require any third party who is contracted to process your data on our behalf to have security measures in place to protect your data and to treat such data in accordance with the law.

In the unfortunate event of a data breach, we will notify you and any applicable regulator when we are legally required to do so.

Children's Data

We do not knowingly collect data from children who are under 18.

Personal Data Rights

Depending on your geographical location and citizenship, your rights are subject to local data privacy regulations. These rights may include:

• Right to Access (PIPEDA, GDPR Article 15, CCPA/CPRA, CPA, VCDPA, CTDPA, UCPA, LGPD, POPIA)
You have the right to learn whether we are processing your data and to request a copy of the data we are processing about you.
• Right to Rectification (PIPEDA, GDPR Article 16, CPRA, CPA, VCDPA, CTDPA, LGPD, POPIA)
You have the right to have incomplete or inaccurate data that we process about you rectified.
• Right to be Forgotten (right to erasure) (GDPR Article 17, CCPA/CPRA, CPA, VCDPA, CTDPA, UCPA, LGPD, POPIA)
You have the right to request that we delete data that we process about you, unless we need to retain such information in order to comply with a legal obligation or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
• Right to Restriction of Processing (GDPR Article 18, LGPD)
You have the right to restrict our processing of your data under certain circumstances. In this case, we will not process your information for any purpose other than storing it.
• Right to Portability (PIPEDA, GDPR Article 20, LGPD)
You have the right to obtain data we hold about you, in a structured, electronic format, and to transmit such data to another information controller, where this is (a) data which you have provided to us, and (b) if we are processing that information on the basis of your consent or to perform a contract with you or the third party that subscribes to services.
• Right to Opt Out (CPRA, CPA, VCDPA, CTDPA, UCPA)
You have the right to opt out of the processing of your data for purposes of: (1) Targeted advertising; (2) The sale of data; and/or (3) Profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you. Under CPRA, you have the right to opt out of the sharing of your data to third parties and our use and disclosure of your data to uses necessary to provide the products and services reasonably expected by you.
• Right to Objection (GDPR Article 21, LGPD, POPIA)
Where the legal justification for our processing of your data is our legitimate interest, you have the right to object to such processing on grounds relating to your particular situation. We will abide by your request unless we have compelling legitimate grounds for processing which override your interests and rights, or if we need to continue to process the data for the establishment, exercise or defense of a legal claim.
• Nondiscrimination and nonretaliation (CCPA/CPRA, CPA, VCDPA, CTDPA, UCPA)
You have the right not to be denied service or have an altered experience for exercising your rights.
• File an Appeal (CPA, VCDPA, CTDPA)
You have the right to file an appeal based on our response to you exercising any of these rights. In the event you disagree with how we resolved the appeal, you have the right to contact the attorney general located here:

If you are based in Colorado, please visit this website to file a complaint.
If you are based in Virginia, please visit this website to file a complaint.
If you are based in Connecticut, please visit this website to file a complaint.

• File a Complaint (GDPR Article 77, LGPD, POPIA)
You have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.

If you are based in the EEA, please visit http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/article29/document.cfm?action=display&doc_id=50061
for a list of local data protection authorities.


Withdrawing Consent:
If you have consented to our processing of your data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, free of charge, such as where you wish to opt out from marketing messages that you receive from us. If you wish to withdraw your consent, please contact us using the information found at the bottom of this page.

How to Exercise Your Rights:
You can make a request to exercise any of these rights in relation to your data by sending the request to our privacy team by using the form below.