harindu.dev

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 04, 2024

1. Introduction

Welcome to the Privacy Policy of Harindu Fonseka's Services. This policy applies to all interactions with our games, mobile apps, websites, and web apps available via harindu.dev, as well as games published on platforms including but not limited to the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, Steam, and Epic Games Store ("Services"). It describes the procedures and practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information when you use our Services and the choices you have associated with that data.

2. Children’s Privacy

Our Services comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and other relevant laws. We do not target or collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian believes that we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us so we can promptly remove it.

3. Information Collection and Use

Personal Data

For users aged 13 and above, we may collect information that can be used to identify you, such as:

  • Name
  • Age
  • Email address
  • Social media account details (used for login purposes)
  • Platform Identifiers (e.g., Steam ID, Apple Game Center ID, Google Play Games ID, Epic Account ID)
Usage Data

We collect information on how our Services, including websites, web apps, mobile apps, and games, are accessed and used. This Usage Data helps us to improve functionality and user experience across all platforms and may include:

  • Device Information: Type of device, operating system, and hardware specifications.
  • Game Data: Game progress, scores, achievements, inventory, and interactions within the game.
  • App Data: App usage patterns and interactions.
  • Browser Data: Type of browser and the version used.
  • Network Data: Internet Protocol (IP) address, your ISP, and network status.
  • Activity Data: Pages of our Services that you visit, the time and date of your visit, time spent on those pages.
  • Location Data: General location data derived from IP address or more precise location if granted permission.
  • Unique Identifiers: Device identifiers (e.g., IDFA, Android Advertising ID), game or app identifiers, and other diagnostic data for troubleshooting and performance enhancement.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, local storage, and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Services and maintain certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

4. Use of Data

The data we collect serves to:

  • Provide and maintain our Services
  • Notify you about changes to our Services
  • Allow participation in interactive features when you choose to do so (e.g., Leaderboards, Multiplayer)
  • Provide customer support
  • Gather analysis or valuable information to improve our Services
  • Monitor the usage of our Services
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • Facilitate cloud saves and cross-platform progression (where applicable)

5. Disclosure of Data

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your Personal Data if required to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of Harindu Fonseka
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Services
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Services or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

6. Service Providers

We employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Services ("Service Providers"), perform Service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Services are used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

7. Data Deletion

You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data. To Request deletion of your account or associated data, please contact us at: [email protected]. For mobile apps/games, you may also be able to request deletion via the in-app settings menu or the platform's data safety request forms.

8. GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) Compliance

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it. We may process your Personal Data because:

  • We need to perform a contract with you (e.g., provide game services).
  • You have given us permission to do so.
  • The processing is in our legitimate interests and it's not overridden by your rights.
  • To comply with the law.
Your Data Protection Rights Under GDPR

If you are a resident of the EEA, you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. You have the right to:

  • Access: The right to access, update or delete the info we have on you.
  • Rectification: The right to have your information rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Objection: The right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
  • Restriction: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
  • Data Portability: The right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
  • Withdraw Consent: The right to withdraw consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information.

9. CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) Compliance

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.
  • Do Not Sell My Personal Information: We do not sell your personal information. However, some third-party advertising partners may collect data that counts as a "sale" under CCPA. You can opt-out of this via device settings (e.g., "Limit Ad Tracking").

10. Links to Other Sites

Our Services may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and via other methods such as email, where appropriate.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected]