Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to Dark Line Games, DarkLineGames.com, our websites, browser-based games, Trusted Web Activity Android apps, and Android apps published on Google Play.

We can be reached by email at dark.line.games.website@gmail.com.

By using Dark Line Games websites, games, or apps, you agree to the collection and use of information described in this Privacy Policy.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Dark Line Games collects a limited amount of information needed to operate our websites, games, user accounts, security systems, advertising, analytics, and app services.

Information you provide voluntarily:
When you create or manage a Dark Line Games account, participate in site features, submit forms, or use account-based game features, we may collect information you provide, including but not limited to:

• Username
• Email address
• Password or authentication information
• Profile information
• Game account information
• Survey responses or other information you voluntarily submit

You have control over the account information you provide and may change, update, or delete most profile information from your account settings where those tools are available.

Google sign-in:
If you choose to sign in with Google, we may receive limited information from your Google account, such as your email address, profile name, and other information Google provides as part of the sign-in process. We use this information to create, authenticate, and manage your Dark Line Games account.

Automatically collected information:
When you visit DarkLineGames.com, use our games, or use our Android apps, our systems may automatically collect certain technical and activity information, including but not limited to:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• App version
• Pages viewed
• Game activity
• Login activity
• Date and time of access
• Referring pages
• Crash, diagnostic, and performance information

We use this information to operate our services, maintain security, prevent abuse, troubleshoot technical issues, improve performance, understand how users interact with our services, and improve our websites, games, and apps.

Game activity and account activity:
Depending on the game or feature used, we may collect gameplay-related information, including scores, match history, game progress, achievements, rankings, friend-list activity, multiplayer activity, profile activity, account login activity, and other information needed to provide game functionality.

Android apps and Trusted Web Activity apps:
Some of our Android apps may operate as Trusted Web Activity apps that display DarkLineGames.com content inside an Android app experience. In those cases, the app may collect and transmit the same types of information collected by our website and services. The app may also interact with Google Play, Google Play Services, Google AdMob, Google Analytics, and other Google services as described in this Privacy Policy.

COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

We use cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are pieces of data that websites and services can store on your browser or device and read on future visits.

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Keep users logged in
• Manage account sessions
• Remember settings and preferences
• Support security and fraud prevention
• Understand site and app usage
• Support advertising and analytics

We have a separate Cookie Statement you can read here: https://www.darklinegames.com/Cookie-Statement/6.

You can disable or limit cookies through your browser settings. Some features may not work correctly if cookies are disabled.

ADVERTISING, ANALYTICS, AND THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Dark Line Games may use third-party services for advertising, analytics, app distribution, app performance, and service improvement. These services may collect or receive information from our websites, games, and apps.

Third-party services we may use include:

• Google AdSense
• Google AdMob
• Google Analytics
• Google Play Services
• Google Play Console services

These services may collect information such as:

• IP address
• Device information
• Browser information
• App activity
• Advertising identifiers
• Approximate location inferred from IP address
• Crash logs and diagnostics
• Pages or screens viewed
• Ad views, ad clicks, and advertising interaction data
• Other usage and performance information

We use advertising and analytics services to show ads, support free content, measure app and website performance, understand how users interact with our services, detect abuse, improve our games, and maintain reliable service.

Third-party advertising providers may use cookies, advertising identifiers, or similar technologies to provide, measure, and personalize advertising. These third parties process information according to their own privacy policies and settings.

You may be able to control personalized advertising through your browser, device settings, Google account settings, or third-party opt-out tools. Our services may not respond to "Do Not Track" signals because there is no consistent industry standard for how those signals should be handled.

HOW WE USE INFORMATION

We use collected information for the following purposes:

• To operate Dark Line Games websites, games, and Android apps
• To create and manage user accounts
• To authenticate users and keep accounts secure
• To provide gameplay features, profiles, match history, scores, rankings, and related features
• To personalize user experience and remember settings
• To provide customer support
• To detect, prevent, and investigate fraud, abuse, cheating, unauthorized access, and security issues
• To analyze usage and improve our services
• To show advertising and measure advertising performance
• To comply with legal obligations
• To enforce our terms, policies, and rules

OUR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

Dark Line Games is not in the business of selling your personal information.

We do not sell user email addresses to third parties.

We may share information in the following limited situations:

Service providers:
We may share information with companies that help us operate our services, including hosting providers, analytics providers, advertising providers, payment or app platform providers, security providers, and technical service providers.

Google services:
When our websites, games, or apps use Google AdSense, Google AdMob, Google Analytics, Google Play Services, Google sign-in, or Google Play distribution services, certain information may be collected or processed by Google according to Google's policies and user settings.

Business transfers:
If we sell or buy business assets, or if there is a company sale, merger, acquisition, dissolution, reorganization, or similar event, user information may be part of the assets that are transferred.

Legal requirements:
We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend the rights or property of Dark Line Games, protect the safety of users or the public, investigate fraud or abuse, or protect against legal liability.

Aggregated or non-identifiable data:
We may share aggregated, anonymized, or non-personally identifiable information for business, analytics, research, advertising, or service improvement purposes.

DATA RETENTION

We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Server logs, IP addresses, page visit data, and similar technical logs are generally retained for a maximum of 30 days, unless needed longer for security, fraud prevention, abuse investigation, legal compliance, or technical troubleshooting.

Account information, profile information, login information, game activity, scores, match history, rankings, and other account-related information may be retained for as long as your account remains active or as long as needed to provide our services.

If you delete your account or request account deletion, we will delete or de-identify personal account information unless we are required or permitted to retain certain information for legal, security, fraud prevention, abuse prevention, dispute resolution, backup, or legitimate business purposes.

Backup copies may remain for a limited time as part of our normal backup and disaster recovery systems before being overwritten or deleted.

ACCOUNT DELETION AND DATA DELETION

You have control over your collected account data.

If account deletion tools are available in your account settings, you may use those tools to delete your account.

You may also request account deletion by emailing dark.line.games.website@gmail.com with "ACCOUNT DELETE REQUEST" in the subject line.

To help verify your identity, please include your Dark Line Games username and send the request from the same email address associated with your Dark Line Games account.

When your account is deleted, we will delete or de-identify personal account information associated with your account, subject to the retention exceptions described in this Privacy Policy.

Deleting your account may permanently remove access to your profile, game progress, scores, rankings, match history, purchases or entitlements where applicable, and other account-based features.

YOUR DATA RIGHTS AND CHOICES

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information associated with your account.

To submit a data access request, email dark.line.games.website@gmail.com with "DATA ACCESS REQUEST" in the subject line.

Please include your Dark Line Games username and send the request from the same email address associated with your Dark Line Games account so we can verify your identity.

We will respond to verified requests within a reasonable period of time and, where required by applicable law, within the time required by that law.

Depending on your location, you may have additional rights under privacy laws that apply to you, such as the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to, or receive a copy of certain personal information.

You can opt out of certain cookie-related processing by changing your browser settings. You can also control certain advertising and analytics settings through your device settings, browser settings, Google account settings, and available third-party opt-out tools.

Dark Line Games does not currently send email marketing. If this changes in the future, we will provide a way to opt out of marketing emails.

APP PERMISSIONS

Our Android apps request only the permissions needed to provide app functionality, operate the app, support advertising or analytics, maintain security, and improve performance.

If a specific app requests access to sensitive device features or data, such as location, camera, microphone, contacts, storage, or similar permissions, the app listing, in-app prompts, or related disclosures will describe why the permission is needed.

You can manage Android app permissions through your device settings.

CHILDREN

Dark Line Games websites, games, and apps are intended only for users age 13 and over.

Dark Line Games does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

If you are the parent or legal guardian of a child under the age of 13 and believe that the child has provided personal information to us, please contact us at dark.line.games.website@gmail.com.

If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

If a specific app or game is directed to children or made available to younger audiences, we will provide additional disclosures and comply with applicable child privacy and family policy requirements.

SECURITY

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures designed to protect information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no Internet, email, website, app, or electronic transmission is ever fully secure or error free. You should take care when deciding what information to send to us electronically.

You are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and for using a strong, unique password where password login is available.

WHERE INFORMATION IS PROCESSED

Dark Line Games is based in Clark County, Nevada, in the United States.

No matter where you are located, you understand that your information may be processed and transferred in and to the United States and other locations where we or our service providers operate.

The laws of the United States and other locations may not provide the same level of data protection as the laws of the country where you live or are located.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This Privacy Policy applies only to Dark Line Games websites, games, and apps.

Dark Line Games may contain links to websites, apps, services, or content not operated or controlled by us. These third-party websites and services have their own privacy policies and practices.

Links to third-party websites or services do not mean that we endorse or have reviewed those websites or services.

We suggest contacting third-party websites and services directly for information about their privacy practices.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When we update this Privacy Policy, we will change the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

Your continued use of Dark Line Games websites, games, or apps after any changes to this Privacy Policy means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

CONTACTING US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to submit a data request, want to request account deletion, or believe Dark Line Games is not following this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at:

dark.line.games.website@gmail.com