At Gaming Pattern, we take your privacy seriously. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website, gamingpattern.com.
Who we are
Gaming Pattern is a website that provides gaming-related content, guides, and information. Our website address is Gaming Pattern – One Stop Gaming Solution.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments form and the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Please note that any comments you leave on our website may be publicly visible to other users, so please do not include any personal information in your comments. We reserve the right to moderate, edit, or remove inappropriate comments that are offensive or violate our policies.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
We use cookies on our website to improve your experience, understand how you use our website, and personalize content and ads. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you access our website.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, please note that disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website. For more information on how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.
GDPR Privacy Rights
If you are located in the European Union, the following additional information applies to the processing of your personal information under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal information on the basis of your consent, which you provide when you sign up for our newsletter or contact us through our website. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us using the information provided below.
Data Subject Rights
You have the following rights under the GDPR:
- The right to access, correct, or delete your personal information.
- The right to object to the processing of your personal information.
- The right to restrict the processing of your personal information.
- The right to data portability.
- The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
CCPA Privacy Rights
If you are located in California, the following additional information applies to the processing of your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
Categories of Personal Information
We collect the following categories of personal information:
- Identifiers, such as your name and email address.
- Commercial information, such as your purchase history.
- Internets or other electronic network activity information, such as your browsing history and interactions with our website.
- Geolocation data.
Purposes of Processing
We process your personal information for the following purposes:
- To communicate with you, such as sending you newsletters or responding to your inquiries.
- To improve our website and services.
- To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Your Rights
You have the following rights under the CCPA:
- The right to know what personal information we have collected about you.
- The right to request that we delete your personal information.
- The right to opt out of the sale of your personal information.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on our website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Please note that we have no control over these third-party websites and their privacy policies. We are not responsible for any linked websites’ content or privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
If you have any concerns about embedded content from other websites, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not share your personal data with third parties except as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, or enforce our policies. We may share your data with service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you as long as they agree to keep your information confidential.
How long we retain your data
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide you with our services and to comply with our legal obligations.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
If you have any concerns about your data retention, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
What rights do you have over your data?
You have the right to access, update, correct, or delete the personal data that we hold about you. You may also have the right to object to, restrict, or withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data. To exercise your rights, please contact us using the information below.
Where Your Data Is Sent
We may transfer your personal data to our service providers located in different countries to provide our services. We ensure that appropriate safeguards, such as contractual clauses or certifications, protect your personal data.
Security Measures
We take the security of your personal data seriously. We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. Suppose we make material changes to this policy. In that case, we will notify you here that it has been updated so that you know what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we use and/or disclose it.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the contact form on our website, gamingpattern.com.