Last Updated: January 2025

**Please note that your use of and access to our Services are subject to the following terms. If you do not agree to all of the following, you may not use or access the Services. You have the right to withdraw any consent provided pursuant to this Privacy Policy at any time by emailing us at animagates@animagates.com.

Introduction / General Terms

Animagates and its affiliates ("we", "us", "our") provide game services and features included thereon (the "Services"). Protecting your privacy and personal information is of great importance to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect about you while using the Services, why we collect it, how we use that information, and how we handle it.

Information Collected

When you are using the Services, we may collect information about you based on your user type ("Guest" or "Facebook User") in three ways: information you provide us, information we collect automatically, and information we collect from third parties.

For Guests and Facebook Users:

We collect the following information about all users:

Information you provide us:

• User nickname

Information collected automatically:

• Information about your use of our Services, your interaction with us and with other users

• Device information such as operating system, browser type, and device identifiers

• Computer, mobile device, and connection information such as your IP address, URL accessed, platform type, web log information, and mobile device identifier

• Game state and the date and time of activity in our games

Information from Third Parties:

• Information from third-party sites or apps connected to your account, such as Facebook profile information, including full name, profile picture, email address, gender, user ID, country, and information from advertisers

For Facebook Users:

In addition to the above, if you log in to the Services using Facebook, we also collect and receive the following information:

Information you provide us:

• Profile photo

• Username (first and last name)

• Your user ID number (e.g., your Facebook ID), which may be linked to publicly available information like your name and profile photo

• Gender

• Age or age range

• Location information

• Social network links

• Details about other games you play

Information from Third Parties:

• Information from third-party sites or apps connected to your Facebook account, including Facebook profile information, full name, profile picture, email address, gender, user ID, country, and information from advertisers

Use of Information

We use the information for the following general purposes: to fulfill our contract with you, to fulfill your requests for our products and Services, and to improve our Services, as well as to contact you.

Here are the ways we may use personal information you provide us:

• To allow you to register for the Services and to administer and process the registration.

• To communicate with you about our products, Services, and related issues.

• To evaluate the quality of our products and Services and to enhance your experience on our site/application.

• To maintain and administer our Services and comply with our legal or internal obligations and policies.

• To troubleshoot problems with your account.

• To provide other services requested by you as described when we collect the information.

• To provide you with location-based services (such as advertising and other personalized content), based on your preferences or other data available to us or to our business partners, including for re-targeting purposes.

• To contact our users (via email, Facebook, push notifications, or any other available channels) with general or personalized messages.

• To prevent fraud, misappropriation, infringements, identity thefts, and any other misuse of the Services and any security breaches or other potentially prohibited or illegal activities.

• To enforce our terms of service, this Privacy Policy, or other policies.

• To improve and optimize the Services provided to you, including the development of new tools and features.

• To transfer information to others solely as described in this Privacy Policy or to satisfy our legal, regulatory, compliance, or auditing requirements.

Cookies

We use “cookies” (small text files sent to your device each time you visit our website or enter the Services) to record log data. We use several types of cookies:

• “Session” cookies — temporary cookie files that last until you close your browser or exit the Services.

• “Persistent” cookies — cookies that remain on your device until you or your browser deletes them, or for the period set in the specific cookie.

• Local Shared Objects, commonly known as “Flash” cookies, which are used for application loading and graphics.

Cookies are required for different functions of our Services and may be used for analytics and personalized advertising.

Analytics Tools

We may use standard analytics tools. The privacy practices of these tools are subject to their own privacy policies, and they may use their own cookies to provide their service.

We use standard analytics tools like Google Analytics. You can read the Google Analytics Privacy Policy at: Google Analytics Privacy Policy.

Aggregated Information

We collect and use anonymous, statistical, and aggregated information and share it with third parties for business purposes. This information has no effect on your privacy, as it cannot be reasonably linked to you.

Third-Party Sites / Cookies

Some third-party content or plugins embedded in the Services may use cookies or similar technologies. We do not control the cookies placed by third parties, and the use of these cookies is subject to their own privacy policies.

Sharing Your Information with Third Parties

We do not disclose or share your personal information with other people or companies except to provide the Services, products, or other services you’ve requested, or under the following circumstances:

• We have your explicit consent to share the information.

• We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal processes, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.

• We believe it is necessary to share information to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our Terms of Service, or as otherwise required by law.

• We may transfer information if we are acquired by or merged with another company. If that occurs, user information is typically one of the assets that get transferred.

Legal Bases

In each case where we process your personal information, we do so lawfully under one of the legal bases set out under European data protection law (GDPR). The legal bases we rely upon are the following:

• Performance of a contract — to provide you with services you have requested.

• Legitimate Interests — to improve our Services, understand how they are used, and serve advertisements.

• Consent — in limited cases, such as for direct marketing emails, where you opt-in to receive them.

• Legal Obligation — to comply with a legal obligation.

Retention

We will keep your information for as long as you remain a user, unless you notify us otherwise. We will delete your personal information if you delete your account, but we may retain it for legal and accounting purposes.

Transfer of Information Outside Your Jurisdiction

We may store and process information in different countries, including those outside the EEA, which may have different data protection laws.

Your GDPR Rights

If you are subject to the protections of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

• Right of Access — request a copy of the personal data we store about you.

• Right to Rectify — request corrections to incorrect or incomplete data.

• Right to Erasure — request that we delete your data under certain conditions.

• Right to Restrict Processing — request restrictions on how your data is used.

• Right to Data Portability — request your data in a machine-readable format and transfer it to another entity.

• Right to Object — object to certain types of data processing, including marketing.

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have certain rights with respect to your personal information. Please see our California Privacy Notice for more information about your rights under California law.

Information Regarding Children

We do not knowingly collect identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If we become aware that a child has provided us with such information, we will remove it.

Complaints

You have the right to file complaints with a data protection supervisory authority.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Significant changes will be communicated via email and posted prominently on our website, and we will require your consent where required by law.

Contact Us

If you do not agree to be bound by the new or modified Privacy Policy, you agree to stop using the Services or the application.

For any questions, comments, or concerns about our Privacy Policy or any other issue, please contact us at animagates@animagates.com.