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Privacy Notice for
Midnight Stories: Choice Games Website / Game

The terms have been published: December 6, 2023
Current edition: December 6, 2023

Intro

Midnight Stories: Choice Games (“Company” or “we”) welcomes you. This Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”) applies to our website (“Website”) and mobile application (“Game”) available in App Store / Google Play

The Privacy Notice describes which of your personal data the Game collects, how stores, processes, and uses it, and what happens when you use the Game.

Content

About Us

We are the controller of your personal data processed through the Website / Game. This means that we determine the purposes and means of personal data processing. Pay attention that you can fall into several categories depending on your actions.

Name ILARK LTD
Registration number 850349636
Address Florini, 7, Greg Tower, Floor 2, 1065, Nicosia, Cyprus
Email [email protected] – for general and privacy inquiries

About You

When you visit the Website / Game, you become our user (“User”). We divide the Users into categories so you can easily find details about the processing of your personal data.

Type of User Description
Visitor User who visits the Website
Support Requester User who messages to the Game support service
Player User User who has registered on the Website / Game
Please note! We do not knowingly process the personal data of Users under the age of 13. If you are such a User or the legal representative of such a User, please contact us.

Personal data

Sources of data

We receive your data when you visit the Website / Game and interact with it, depending on your actions on the Website / Game.

You can change your personal data by exercising your right to rectification or by the Website / Game Functionality. Please note that the same lawful basis and storage terms apply to the changed data.

We may also (although we do not necessarily do so) receive data from third parties.

It depends on your settings and the features you use.

Lawful bases for processing

To process your personal data, we rely on the following lawful bases:

Visitor’s data

When you use the Website as the Visitor, we collect some data automatically. We need technical data to operate, support, and improve the Website’s functionality.

Data Description Reasons for processing Lawful basis
Necessary technical data Information about your operating system, device type, browser name and version The smooth operation of the Website Performance of the contract
Necessary cookies Information that is necessary for the operation of the Website Improving your experience of using the Website Performance of the contract
Marketing cookies Marketing information used to match relevant advertising to you Marketing Consent
Preference cookies Information necessary for operating some services on the Website The operation of some services on the Website Consent
Statistics cookies Information that helps us to understand how you interact with the Website by collecting and reporting information Improvement of the Website and analysis of the statistic for other purposes Consent
Data storage
Necessary technical data Stored during the use of the Website and for 3 years from the last visit.
Cookies Stored during the expiry period.

Player’s data

When you register an account and start to play, we collect the data to enable your access and correct work of our Game.

Data Reasons for processing Lawful basis
Name, email address and password Create an account Performance of the contract
Data about the gameplay To provide the smooth operation of the Game. Performance of the contract
Data on the device (device name and operating system)
IP address and mobile device identifiers (device ID, MAC address, IMEI);
General location data (country and city) To understand the regions our users are from. Legitimate interest
Payment data To handle in-app purchases Performance of the contract
Data storage
Data that is processed based on performance of the contract Stored for 3 years from the last interaction.
Data that is processed based on legitimate interest Stored for 3 years from the last interaction or until you object to the processing.

Support Requestor’s Data

When you address your request to support in the Game, we collect some information to help you.
We may collect your detailed log files to help you with your problem. These log files may contain personal information and are connected to you

Data Reasons for Processing Lawful Basis
Email To fulfil your support request Performance of the contract
Name
Type of device
Text of the request
Attached files
Logs
Data Storage
We store the data during your use of the Game and 3 years after the termination of the agreement between us and you

Data received from third parties

We may receive some personal data from third parties.
The amount of data collected, the purposes, and the lawful basis for processing is determined by the respective privacy documents of these third parties.

Data sharing with third parties

We can share your personal data with third parties without any harm to you and in full compliance with applicable law. In addition, we have implemented organizational and technical measures to ensure the security of personal data during data transfer to third-party.

Third parties Description
Analytics tools We use analytics tools to understand and promote our business.
Messengers We use messengers to communicate with you in ways that are convenient for you.
Contractors, services providers on Website / Game We cooperate with service providers and contractors to provide you with their services, operate, develop and improve the features and functionality of the Website / Game, fulfil your support requests, complete payment transactions, etс.
Providers of the services our team use We use CRM systems, messengers, and other services in our organization to provide you with our services.
State authorities, courts, law enforcement agencies, etc We may be obliged to transfer some of your data to tax authorities, courts, law enforcement agencies, and other governmental bodies:
  • to comply with a government request, court order, or applicable law;
  • to prevent unlawful use of the Website / Game;
  • to protect against claims of third parties;
  • to help prevent or investigate fraud.
To get a detailed list of the third-party recipients of your personal data, contact us.

To share your data, we rely on the following lawful bases, depending on the case: consent, compliance with the law, and performance of a contract.

Data transfer outside the European Economic Area

The personal data we collect is stored on Playfab servers.

If there is no adequate decision by the European Commission regarding the country we transfer data to, we use adopted Standard Contractual Clauses based on legislation assessments for data protection during transfer and storage.

If there is an adequate decision by the European Commission regarding the country we transfer data to, we can transfer personal data to that third country without any further safeguard being necessary.

You can read more detailed measures to protect your personal data here.

Data protection

We are building our product in accordance with ISO 27001 Standard.

We apply a variety of security measures appropriate to the possible risks.

Organizational measures
Staff training
Non-disclosure agreements (NDA) Transfer protection
Technical measures
Two-factor authentication Backups
Firewalls Encryption technologies

Data subjects rights

You, as a data subject (individual), have the right to interact with your data directly or through a request to us. This section describes these rights and how you can exercise them depending on your residency.

European Economic Area residents

You, as a data subject, have the right to interact with its data directly or through a request to us. This section describes these rights and how you can exercise them:

Right Description
Right to access You can request an explanation of the processing of your personal data.
Right to rectification You can change the data if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
Right to erasure You can send us a request to delete your personal data from our systems. We will remove them unless otherwise provided by law.
Right to restrict the processing You may partially or completely prohibit us from processing your personal data.
Right to data portability You can request all the data you provided to us and request to transfer data to another controller.
Right to object You may object to the processing of your personal data.
Right to withdraw consent You can withdraw your consent at any time.
Right to file a complaint If your request was not satisfied, you could file a complaint to the regulatory body.

To exercise your rights, contact us.

If your request was not satisfied, you can submit a complaint to your local Data Protection Authority. You may find it here.

UK residents enjoy the same rights, but may lodge a complaint at the other Authority in the UK – Information Commissioner’s Office.

You can contact them at 0303 123 1113 or go online at www.ico.org.uk/concerns.

United States residents

You, as data subjects, have some special privacy rights. To use them, please contact us.

Please note! Depending on the state and legislative requirements, we have from 30 to 60 days to exercise your request, with the right to postpone it for 30 days more.

If your complaint is not satisfied, you can file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.

Your rights vary depending on the laws that apply to you, but may include:

Right Description Area
Right to access You can request an explanation of the processing of your personal data.
  • California
  • Montana
  • Colorado
  • Tennessee
  • Connecticut
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Indiana
  • Virginia
  • Iowa
Right to correct You can change the data if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • California
  • Montana
  • Colorado
  • Tennessee
  • Connecticut
  • Texas
  • Virginia
  • Indiana
Right to delete You can send us a request to delete your personal data from our systems.
  • California
  • Montana
  • Colorado
  • Tennessee
  • Connecticut
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Indiana
  • Virginia
  • Iowa
Right to portability You can request all the data you provided to us and request to transfer data to another controller.
  • California
  • Montana
  • Colorado
  • Tennessee
  • Connecticut
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Indiana
  • Virginia
  • Iowa
Right to opt out of sales The right to opt out of the sale of personal data to third parties.
  • California;
  • Montana;
  • Colorado;
  • Tennessee;
  • Connecticut;
  • Texas;
  • Utah;
  • Indiana;
  • Virginia;
  • Iowa.
Right to opt out of certain purposes The right to opt-out of processing for profiling/targeted advertising purposes.
  • Colorado;
  • Tennessee;
  • Connecticut;
  • Texas;
  • Indiana;
  • Utah;
  • Montana;
  • Virginia.
Right to opt out of processing of sensitive data The right to opt-out of processing of sensitive data.
  • California.
Right to opt in for sensitive data processing The right to opt in before processing of sensitive data.
  • Colorado;
  • Tennessee;
  • Connecticut;
  • Texas;
  • Indiana;
  • Montana;
  • Virginia.
Right against automated decision-making A prohibition against a business making decisions about a consumer based solely on an automated process without human input
  • California;
  • Montana;
  • Colorado;
  • Tennessee;
  • Connecticut;
  • Texas;
  • Indiana;
  • Iowa;
  • Virginia.
Private right of action The right to seek civil damages from a controller for violations of a statute.
  • California.

Please note! Some states do not have privacy laws. The rights of residents of such states are governed by U.S. federal law. If your state is not on the list, please contact us.

Do not sell my personal information

California residents have the right under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) to opt out of the “sale” of their personal information by a company governed by CCPA.

We do not sell your personal information to anyone nor use your data as a business model.

However, we support CCPA by allowing California residents to opt out of any future sale of their personal information. If you would like to record your preference that we will not sell your data in the future, please contact us via [email protected].

Do-not-track requests

California residents visiting the Website / Game may request that we do not automatically gather and track information about their online browsing movements across the Internet.

Such requests are typically made through web browser settings that control signals or other mechanisms that allow consumers to exercise choice regarding collecting personal data about an individual consumer’s online activities over time and across third-party websites or online services.

We currently do not have the ability to honor these requests. We may modify this Privacy Notice as our abilities change.

Canada residents

You, as a data subject (individuals), under The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Personal Information Protection Act of British Columbia, Personal Information Protection Act of Alberta, and Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector of Quebec have the right to interact with its data directly or through a request to us regarding privacy issues.

This section describes the privacy rights of Canadian residents and how they can exercise them:

Right Description
Right to access You can request an explanation of the processing of your personal data.
Right to rectification You can change the data if it is inaccurate or incomplete via request or profile settings on the Website / Game.
Right to delete You can send us a request to delete your personal data from our systems or delete your account via Website / Game settings. We will remove all data unless some of them we have to store in compliance with the law requirements.
Right to data portability You can request all the data you provided to us and request to transfer data to another controller.
Right to object opt-out You may object to the processing of your personal data.
Right to withdraw consent You can withdraw your consent at any time.
Right not to be subject to automated decision-making You can object to being subject to automated-based processing to know if there are consequences concerning them due to such processing.
Right to lodge a complaint If your request is not satisfied, you can file a complaint to the regulatory body.

To exercise your rights, contact us. We have 30 days to exercise your request from the moment it is received on our contact email. If your complaint is not satisfied, you can file a complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

Cookies

We use cookies that are needed for the Website’s operation. By using cookies, we receive automatically collected data. You can read more in the Cookie Policy. If you want to turn off cookies, you can find instructions for managing your browser settings at these links:

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Privacy Notice updates

This Privacy Notice is developed according to the General Data Protection Regulation, other applicable privacy laws, and best privacy practices.

Existing laws and requirements for the processing of personal data are subject to change. In this case, we will publish a new version of the Privacy Notice on the Website / Game.

If there are material changes to the Privacy Notice or the Website / Game that affect your data privacy rights, we will notify you by displaying information on the Website / Game and, if necessary, ask for your consent.