Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy notice for Inception ('we', 'us', or 'our'), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share ('process') your information when you use our services ('Services'), such as when you:
Visit our website or any website of ours that links to this privacy notice
Download and use our mobile application (www.inceptiongame.fun) or any other application of ours that links to this privacy notice
Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events
Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at info@chaingegames.com
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
This summary provides key points from our privacy notice, but you can find
out more details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each
key point or by using our table of contents below to find the section you are
looking for.
What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.
Learn more about the personal information you disclose to us.
Do we process any sensitive personal information?
We do not process sensitive personal information.
Do we receive any information from third parties?
We do not receive any information from third parties.
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide,
improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more about how we process your information.
In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information?
We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties. Learn more about when and with whom we share your personal information.
How do we keep your information safe?
We have organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.
Learn moreabout how we keep your information safe.
What are your rights?
Depending on where you are located geographically, theapplicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more about your privacy rights.
How do you exercise your rights?
The easiest way to exercise your rights is by submitting a data subject access request, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Want to learn more about what we do with any information we collect?
Review the privacy notice in full.
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.
Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:
Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.
Social Media Login Data. We may provide you with the option to register with us using your existing social media account details, like your Twitter, Twitter, or other social media account. If you choose to register in this way, we will collect the
information described in the section called 'HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?' below.
Application Data. If you use our application(s), we also may collect the following information if you choose to provide us with access or permission:
This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our application(s), for troubleshooting, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on
how you interact with our Services, including:
user accounts. We may process your information so you can create and log
in to your account, as well as keep your account in working order.
information when necessary to save or protect an individualâs vital interest,
such as to prevent harm.
COLLECTION AND USE OF YOUR DATA
On the one hand, your Data is collected by you communicating it to us. This may be Data that you enter in a contact form or if you connect our Services to third-party accounts, such as Twitter or Google. Other Data is automatically collected when you download and use our Services. If you watch advertisements within our Services or those of your partners, we may also collect information about the advertisements served and how often you have viewed them, their location in the game and the identifier of your device. We and our partners may also collect information about your actions in relation to the advertisements, such as the page views, the time and the duration of the view.
In order to fully use our Services, it is necessary to provide the data listed below. Without this Data, we are not able to provide our Services in its full extent to you.
We may collect and use your Data when you:
a) Download our games and create an Account
When you download our games, we collect the time, date and install source of your download. When you first play our games, we may automatically generate a user ID (âPlayer IDâ).
b) Use of Sevices
When you use our Services, we may automatically collect your:
game data such as achieved game levels, rewards, completed events, virtual currency and statistics including the playtime or the use of the various features as well as the data associated with any bugs and malfunctions.
IP address and approximate location data (derived from your IP address) mobile device identifiers such as your device ID advertising ID with your consent device data and technical data such as device type and operating system, network connection type and mobile carrier, screen resolution, device language user preferences and settings, such as game language, settings regarding push-notifications and in-game sound and music.
We collect this Data to provide you with access to our games, for example to your saved game and unlocked or purchased content and to improve your experience and the security of our Services.
c) Make purchases in our Services
We do not collect or store any payment information such as your credit card number. When you make purchases within our Services, we only collect Data about purchase transaction types and spend you have made using virtual items in the Services.
d) Connect our Services via social link to your friends or connect to our Services with your credentials from a third-party platform
In some of our Services you may also connect your player to third-party accounts such as your Twitter or Google account to participate in social features and highscores. You may also connect our Services to your Game Center account.
If you connect your Twitter account with our Services, the following Data is shared with us:
Name
Profile picture
Friends list (optional)
If you connect your account to your Game Center account or other third-party accounts such as Google or Twitter, we may collect your user ID for the third-party services and a login token that allows you to verify your identity without re-entering your credentials for third-party platforms as long as the token remains active.
Some of our Services allow you to create an invitation link that you may send to your friends to connect directly via the Social Feature. If you share your invitation link and participate in the social features, you may choose that your friends and contacts see that you use our Services and you will also be displayed in the highscores of your friends. You can only see your friends that followed your invitation link or participate in the social feature of the same Service and also share this information with their friends and contacts.
You can cancel the connection with your Twitter account at any time by logging into Twitter and selecting the âSettingsâ option. The connection between Twitter and the app can be deleted under âApps and Websitesâ. You can cancel the connection with your Game Center account via the settings menu in our services. To cancel the connection of our Services with your third-party accounts, you can also send a message to our Player Support Team via in-game chat
e) View personalized advertisements or content within our Services or those of our partners
When you watch ads within our Services or those of our partners we may collect information such as the ad provider, the advertisement watched, the number of times it was watched, its location in the Service and the identifier of your device if you have opted in to personalized advertising. We may also collect information about your actions in relation to the advertisement. Our trusted marketing partners may collect your Data as explained in Section 4 below.
We can combine the Data collected with our partners when you use our Services. We may also use all your Data collected to offer you personalized advertisements, products, services or content via our Services or those of our partners.
If you access our Services on an iOS device, you can opt-in to personalized advertisements by allowing tracking upon first launch of our Services. If you want to opt-out to personalized advertising, you can do this via âPrivacyâ settings on your iOS device and âAdsâ settings on your Android device. If you want to opt-out of personalized advertising, you may also consult Section 9 âYour Rightsâ under the paragraph âGive and withdraw your consentâ.
f) Contact our Player Support team
If you send support requests to our Player Support team by email, via integrated chat within our Services or via messages within social media platforms, we collect and process the Data from your request and Data from your account, such as your Player ID, game data, device data and technical data. We collect this Data to appropriately respond to your requests.
When you send support requests directly via the chat system integrated into our Services, your provided Personal Data will be transmitted to our help desk. By sending support requests via the chat system, you understand and agree with the transmission of the Personal Data required to process your support request.
The Data sent by you to us via contact requests remains with us until you request us to delete, revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the Data storage lapses. Mandatory statutory provisions in particular statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS
YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e. legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like
with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfil our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfil our legitimate business interests.
If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:
Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e. consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Learn more about withdrawing your consent.
In legal terms, we are generally the 'data controller' under European data protection laws of the personal information described in this privacy notice, since we determine the means and/or purposes of the data processing we perform. This privacy notice does not apply to the personal information we process as a 'data processor' on behalf of our customers. In those situations, the customer that we provide services to and with whom we have entered into a data processing agreement is the 'data controller' responsible for your personal information, and we merely process your information on their behalf in accordance with your instructions. If you want to know more about our customers' privacy practices, you should read their privacy policies and direct any questions you have to them.
If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.
We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (i.e.
express consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in
situations where your permission can be inferred (i.e. implied consent). You
can withdraw your consent at any time.
In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable law to process your information without your consent, including, for example:
If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be
obtained in a timely way
For investigations and fraud detection and prevention
For business, transactions provided certain conditions are met
For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and of kind communicating
with next. If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or may be victims of financial abuse
reasonable for purposes related to investigating a breach of an agreement or a
contravention of the laws of Canada or a province
4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION?
In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section
and/or with the following third parties.
We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
Such an offer wall allows third-party advertisers to offer virtual currency, gifts,
or other items to users in return for the acceptance and completion of an
advertisement offer. Such an offer wall may appear in our application(s) and be displayed to you based on certain data, such as your geographic area or
demographic information. When you click on an offer wall, you will be brought
to an external website belonging to other persons and will leave our
application(s). A unique identifier, such as your user ID, will be shared with the
offer wall provider in order to prevent fraud and properly credit your account
with the relevant reward.
7. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
In Short: Ifyou choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media
account, we may have access to certain information about you.
Our Services offer you the ability to register and log in using your third-party social media account details (like your Twitter or Twitter logins). Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information about you from your social media provider. The profile information we receive may vary depending on the social media provider concerned, but will often include your name, email address, friends list, and profile picture, as well as other information you choose to make public on such a social media platform.
We will use the information we receive only for the purposes that are described in this privacy notice or that are otherwise made clear to you on the relevant Services.
Please note that we do not control, and are not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by your third-party social media provider. We recommend that you review their privacy notice to understand how they collect, use, and share your personal information, and how you can set your privacy preferences on their sites and apps.
8. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). No purpos in this notice will require us keeping your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal
information, we will either delete or anonymise such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
9. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of
organisational and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organisational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorised third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the
Services within a secure environment.
10. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 yearsof age.
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependentâs use of the Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at info@chaingegames.com or 'UNSUBSCRIBE' to the SMS messages that we send, or by contacting us using the details provided in the section 'HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?' below. You will then be removed from the marketing lists. However, we may still communicate with you â for example, to send you service-related messages that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes.
Account Information
If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:
Log in to your account settings and update your user account.
Contact us using the contact information provided.
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your
account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.
Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Services. You may also opt out of interest-based advertising by advertisers on our Services.
11. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United
Kingdom (UK), and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.
In some regions (like the EEA, UK, and Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section 'HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?' below.
We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State data protection authority or .
If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and
Information Commissioner.
Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your
personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section 'HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?' below.
However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal nor when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
Opting out of marketing and promotional communications: You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by replying 'STOP'
12. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ('DNT') feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognising and implementing DNT signals has been finalised. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.
13. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws. We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated 'Revised' date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
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