PRIVACY POLICY

Zinora Studio Company Limited ("we," "our," or "us") is dedicated to delivering an outstanding gaming experience. To achieve this, we process, store, utilize, distribute, and safeguard your details when you access our mobile applications, web pages, and associated features (referred to collectively as the "Services"). This Privacy Policy ("Policy") outlines how and why we gather, store, handle, and disclose your personal details.

We prioritize the confidentiality of your data. This document explains the objectives and processes behind our management of the personal details you submit, along with the precautions we implement to keep it secure. By accessing or engaging with any of our Services, you accept the practices regarding data collection, usage, and sharing detailed herein. If these terms are not acceptable to you, please refrain from installing or engaging with our Services.

Collection and Usage of Information

As you engage with our Services, we accumulate diverse forms of data to optimize your gameplay experience and uphold the standard of our offerings.

Game Play Data

When you access our Services, we capture details regarding your activities within the application and your engagement with other players. The information we collect may include Player ID, your progress in the game, IP address, device ID, and/or other information we deem essential to refine your experience and preserve the integrity of our Services.

For products that incorporate competitive leaderboards and ranking functions, we record and publish your game scores, accomplishments, and username on public charts. This facilitates performance comparisons among users and enriches the competitive nature of the game. Other participants within the same game will be able to view your scores, standing, and username. Engaging in leaderboards and score systems is fundamental to these Services, and by utilizing them, you recognize and agree to the compilation and public display of your gameplay data.

User Device and Location

We might access details about your device or location to resolve technical issues and analyze general user patterns. The information we collect may include nicknames, Player ID, unique device ID, OS, device model, advertising ID, location, IP, and/or other location-based information.

We may utilize the aforementioned details to monitor the materials you view within our Services and your general digital activities, or to display, customize, and refine our promotional campaigns and Services. To understand how to disable personalized promotions, please review the "Opt-out of Targeted Advertising" section below.

Subject to your explicit permission, we may gather and handle details regarding your exact geographical position. This data is exclusively utilized to enrich your active gameplay through features such as player matchmaking or similar functions.

Third-Party Login Services

If you sign in to our Services via external authentication providers ("Login Services"), like Apple's Game Center or Google+, these systems will allow you to authorize the transfer of your personal details to us. The data we obtain through these platforms might encompass your user ID, city, state, or nation of residence. We record and process this information in alignment with the guidelines and conditions established by the respective Login Services.

We use the gathered details to establish your profile, confirm your identity upon signing in, and enable you to participate in our games and utilize our Services. These external services might also allow you to share updates about your gameplay achievements on their networks. To request the erasure of data acquired through Game Center or Google+, please reach out to us at contact@zinora.io.

Customer Support

When you reach out to our support staff, we may compile details concerning your device (including your OS version and device model), location-based information, nicknames, Player ID or unique device ID, NAME, E-mail, alongside the specifics of your inquiry to diagnose and resolve issues effectively.

Payment Information

During transactions for our products or Services, we may gather specific billing details on behalf of our transaction processors. However, this data is cached only momentarily in an encrypted format that we cannot access. We do not retain or record any financial or billing information.

Forum and Private Conversations

We may record details you submit in public discussion boards and direct messaging channels to enhance overall user satisfaction. Direct communication refers to the transmission of text or concepts within our Services, such as in-game messaging or direct messages on our community board. Be aware that any details shared in these areas can be viewed, compiled, and utilized by other participants. If you wish to have your details removed from our public boards, please notify us at contact@zinora.io.

To enrich your experience, we might log your email address during the forum registration process. This address will be primarily used to send updates regarding significant structural updates or community rules. We might also use it to query you about your feedback on our products or to share news and marketing updates. You can unsubscribe from these updates at any point by sending a request to contact@zinora.io.

Websites and Social Media Features

When browsing our websites, we may gather personal data to refine the site experience. This data can encompass details such as your device OS, location, browser version, language preference, originating URL, site interactions, and preferences.

Our web pages may integrate social platforms or interactive tools, such as the Facebook Like button and share components. These elements might record your IP address and the specific page you visit, and they may store a cookie to operate correctly. These social functions are either powered by external entities or served directly from our domains. Your engagement with these utilities is managed under the privacy terms of the respective providers.

Disclosure of Your Information

We do not distribute your personal details to external parties without your permission, except under the following circumstances:

  • If you authorize us to share your details with external businesses for their promotional activities.
  • When required by regulations, or if we deem it necessary to satisfy legal processes, such as responding to public authority demands, defending our legal claims, or safeguarding the security, assets, and rights of our organization and our players.
  • If we employ external service providers or contractors to perform tasks for us, such as delivering customer support.
  • We may provide aggregated or de-identified datasets to advertising partners, business associates, content publishers, and other groups.
  • During structural changes like corporate mergers, asset sales, funding rounds, or when our business is acquired by another entity. You will receive notification through email or a prompt on our website outlining any transfer of ownership or updates on who handles your data.

Transfer of Information Overseas

In order to ensure stable and reliable global operation of our Services, your details may be transmitted and stored outside your home nation. Regulations surrounding data protection differ by jurisdiction and might not match the standards of your home country. We ensure that your personal details remain safeguarded in accordance with this Policy. We apply appropriate data handling safeguards required by regional laws, though the destination territory might not possess protection measures matching the European Commission's adequacy rulings.

Our applications employ global cloud infrastructure. Consequently, your details may be routed to servers situated in the United States (managed by Google Inc.) to save nicknames, Player ID, unique device ID, OS, device model, advertising ID, location, IP, and/or other location-based information. Your personal details will be kept until you request the removal of your account.

Our cloud provider is Google Inc. Because our Services rely on real-time database replication to synchronize data internationally, agreement to this Policy is a requirement to access and use our Services.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We might compile anonymous, collective metrics utilizing cookies and equivalent tracking systems. Cookies are small text records transmitted by a web host to your device storage. We use these systems to evaluate performance, enhance features, and customize your interactions to deliver a superior experience.

Essential Cookies

These are security-oriented cookies deployed to keep our platform protected. We use data from these cookies to discover suspicious behavior, enforce our Terms of Use, and secure our users. Since they are crucial for functionality, they cannot be disabled if you access our Services.

Analytical and Functional Cookies

These cookies help us compile data on user interactions, such as total site visitors and the types of hardware they use. We use these insights to generate anonymous reports and optimize our platform. Additionally, functional tracking cookies monitor performance indicators to help us refine our systems.

Marketing Cookies

We utilize these cookies to deliver personalized advertising on our Services and across external web assets.

Certain aspects of our Services are supported by external suppliers, who might record information regarding your activity on our platforms. Furthermore, advertising companies placing promotions in our products or websites may gather information via cookies when you interact with their ads. We do not direct the operations of these external groups and cannot ensure they follow identical privacy standards as our own. We recommend consulting their privacy documentation for queries about their data handling.

Ad Partners

We collaborate with the following ad networks and partners:

Security of User Information

We adhere to recognized industry practices and maintain protective protocols to safeguard the confidentiality and integrity of the data we hold. To prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of player data, we employ the following administrative and technical protections:

Network Security Enhancements

We deploy defensive technologies to shield our network from hacking, malicious software, and unauthorized intrusions, keeping a constant watch on traffic. Moreover, data transmission between our servers and database is protected with robust encryption protocols.

Staff Instruction and Data Protection Representative

We provide regular privacy workshops for our team members to reinforce secure data practices. We have also appointed a dedicated data protection officer to oversee our compliance and mitigate data exposure risks.

Controlled Storage and Access

Data storage and processing locations are secured, limiting entry only to personnel with authorized clearance. Physical files, storage hardware, and digital directories containing personal details are kept in locked facilities or on computers with strict authentication systems.

Information Retention

We keep your personal details as long as your profile remains active or as required to deliver the Services to you. Competitive scores and leaderboard logs may be preserved for historical records after account closure, though they can be anonymized or removed upon your query. If you wish to revoke our permission to handle your data or request account termination, please contact us at contact@zinora.io.

When engaging with Customer Support, details such as nicknames, Player ID, unique device ID, OS, game version, and gameplay statistics (including scores and standings) will be sent to the United States (Google Inc.). We compile these details strictly to resolve your query, and they are permanently discarded 3 years following the resolution of the support ticket.

Opt-out of Targeted Advertising

Users can decline personalized marketing in mobile applications by modifying the system preferences on their iOS or Android hardware and turning on "Limit Ad Tracking" (on iOS) or "Opt-out of Interest-Based Ads" (on Android).

Access to Personal Information

If your personal details change or if you choose to stop using our platform, you can modify, refresh, or delete your profile details inside the application options or by reaching out to contact@zinora.io. We will deliver a digital copy of your personal records upon valid request.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may possess the following data privileges:

Right to Access

You can request confirmation on whether we handle your personal data and obtain a copy of the records we maintain. You can request this by messaging contact@zinora.io or viewing your settings.

Right to Correction

We aim to ensure your records are precise and current. If you find any data is outdated or wrong, you have the right to update it. To request corrections, message contact@zinora.io or update it directly in the application settings.

Right to Deletion

You are entitled to ask for the removal of your personal files or place restrictions on how we handle them. To initiate this, write to contact@zinora.io.

Right to Revoke Consent

If you previously approved the use of your details, you can cancel this permission at any point, which will not invalidate any processing performed prior to revocation. Contact contact@zinora.io to exercise this.

Right to Data Portability

You may request to receive the personal information you provided to us in a structured, digital, and widely-used format, or ask us to transfer it to another service provider. Contact contact@zinora.io for assistance.

Right to Object

You have the right to oppose the processing of your personal details as described in this Policy.

Right to File a Complaint

You are entitled to register grievances with a relevant Data Protection Authority. Residents of the EU can file complaints with their regional supervisory authorities.

We do not utilize automated systems for individual decision-making or user profiling.

Collection and Use of Children's Personal Information

We do not intentionally compile details from children under 17 years of age (or under 16 within the European Economic Area), unless authorized by a parent or legal guardian. If you fall below these age thresholds, please do not submit any personal details or attempt to register for our Services. Certain products may have distinct age gates based on location, operating system, or platform rules. If you do not meet these age thresholds, do not provide data to us or utilize the Services.

If we discover that we have unintentionally collected personal files from a minor under 17 (or 16 in Europe), we will take appropriate steps to purge this data from our systems promptly and securely. If you suspect we hold details regarding a minor under these age limits, please alert us at contact@zinora.io.

Users who have not reached the legal age of majority in their jurisdiction must have a parent or legal guardian review and agree to this Policy and our Terms of Service on their behalf. We advise parents to monitor their children's digital activities, become familiar with the content offered, and guide their communications online.

American Data Privacy Rights

This section is specifically for residents of the United States. Under US regional regulations, players have the right to request access to the categories of personal data collected, request deletion of such data, opt-out of the sharing of their data, and remain free from discrimination for exercising these privileges. We do not sell personal data, nor do we discriminate against any user who submits a privacy request.

Right to Opt-Out

We process and distribute personal details solely as described in this Policy. You preserve the right to opt-out of data distribution.

Do Not Track

California statutes require us to declare our response to web browser Do Not Track (DNT) indicators. Currently, we do not respond to DNT signals as there is no uniform industry standard.

Exercising your rights

To exercise your US state privacy rights or raise questions, write to us at contact@zinora.io.

Changes to the Policy

We may modify this Policy periodically to adapt to service updates or business adjustments. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of major revisions that could impact your rights. If you disagree with any modified terms, you must terminate your use of our Services and close any profiles you have registered.

Contact Us

If you have questions concerning the security of your personal details, or if you need assistance resolving any data privacy concerns, please contact us using the details below:

Zinora Studio Company Limited

contact@zinora.io