Privacy Policy For Titles on Meta and Steam platforms
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ARCH REBELS ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with all relevant privacy laws, including the Australian Privacy Act 1988, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for our players in the European Union, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for our players in the United States, and other applicable data protection regulations in major Western countries. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you play our video game (the "Game") on Meta and Steam platforms. By playing our Game, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect
We only collect data that may identify or be considered personal information when it is necessary to enhance your gameplay experience. The types of data we collect include:

• Gameplay Data: Information about your in-game progress, preferences, and achievements.

• Performance Data: Data related to game performance diagnostics, such as crash reports, error logs, and performance metrics.

• Leaderboard Data: Information related to your scores and rankings in the Game.

• Email Addresses: Occasionally asked for through prompts such as mailing lists or to facilitate customer support services, if you choose to provide it.

• Hardware Information: Information about your device, such as device type, operating system, hardware configurations, and other diagnostic data.

Information We Collect From Other Sources
We may also obtain information from other sources as far as it is necessary to perform our Services, and combine that with information we collect through our Services. For instance, we may collect game ranking and achievement status from your console game centre application. These services are Meta and Steam - who supply privacy controls and restrictions maintained by your personal profile settings.

Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store certain information. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. We use cookies for various purposes, including:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of our website.

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  Performance Cookies: These cookies help us understand how our website and Game are being used and how we can improve them.

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  Functional Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences and settings to enhance your experience.

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  Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements to you and track the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

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  You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

How We Use Your Information
The information we collect is used solely for the following purposes:

• Improving Gameplay Experience: To understand how players interact with the Game and to make improvements based on feedback and usage patterns.

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  Crash and Performance Analysis: To identify and fix bugs, enhance performance, and ensure the Game runs smoothly on all platforms.

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  Leaderboards: To maintain and display player rankings and achievements within the Game.

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  Marketing: To send you promotional materials and updates about our Game and related products, only if you have opted in to receive such communications.

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  Hardware Optimization: To ensure the Game is optimized for different hardware configurations and to improve overall performance.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We process your data based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: By agreeing to this Privacy Policy, you consent to our processing of your data for the purposes outlined herein.

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  Legitimate Interests: We process data to improve the Game, ensure its performance, and maintain leaderboards.

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  Compliance with Legal Obligations: We may process data as necessary to comply with legal obligations.

Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not share, sell, or disclose your personal information to third parties, except as necessary to achieve the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. Specifically, we may share data with:

1. Service Providers: Trusted third-party service providers who assist us in analysing and improving the Game. These providers are bound by confidentiality agreements and are only permitted to use the data for the purposes specified by us. These third parties fall under the following categories:

• Gameplay performance or diagnostics services, including cross-platform game engine services.

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  Gameplay services that support in the backup of progress or facilitate in-game features.

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  In some cases, marketing services related to acquisition, campaign attribution or market performance of our application. Sharing in these marketing contexts will only occur if the player has consented to a mailing list, promotional form or other specific marketing data collection that seeks the players explicit permission.

2. Legal Obligations: When required by law or in response to valid legal requests, we may disclose your information to authorities or regulatory bodies.

Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Our security practices include:

• Encryption: Using industry-standard encryption to protect data during transmission and storage.

• Access Controls: Limiting access to data to authorized personnel who need it to perform their job functions.

• Notification: In the unlikely event that a security incident occurs we will notify users via our website (https://www.archrebels.com/) and also in-game.

Data Retention
We retain your data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. After this period, your data will be securely deleted or anonymized.

Your Rights
As a player, you have certain rights regarding your data, including:

• Access: The right to request access to the data we hold about you.

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  Correction: The right to request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete data.

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  Deletion: The right to request the deletion of your data, subject to legal obligations.

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  Restriction: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your data under certain circumstances.

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  Portability: The right to receive a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

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  Opt-Out: The right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information, where applicable (under CCPA).

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  Marketing Communications: The right to opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time.

Our games will supply you with in-game settings to change your data privacy controls relevant to your rights. In the instance that these controls are not made available to you, you may exercise these rights using the contact details listed under "contact us". In some cases, we may ask you to provide further information to facilitate the honouring of your rights
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International Data Transfers
As our company is based in Australia and the Game is sold globally, your data may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and that appropriate safeguards are in place.

Children's Privacy
These Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do necessary actions.​

Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our website and updating the effective date.

Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
ARCH REBELS
Email: hello+support@archrebels.com