Goose Byte Studios Inc. (“Goose Byte”) values your privacy and the protection of your personal information.
When you provide us with personal information through our website or when playing our games, we presume that you consent to your information being handled as described in this policy.
This policy applies to our website at https://goosebyte.games/ and to our games. This policy also contains information about how you can exercise your rights, such as accessing your personal information or having it corrected.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or resources. When you click these links, you will be redirected to a website or resource that may collect personal information about you. Goose Byte does not control or assume responsibility for these websites and resources.
If you are under the age of majority under applicable laws where you live, please do not provide us personal information without the explicit consent of a parent or guardian. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child provided us with personal information, please contact us using the details provided in the How to contact us? section below.
We collect your personal information when you:
| What categories? | Why? |
|---|---|
| When browsing our website IP address Browser type Operating system Usage data (e.g., dates and times of connection, pages visited, site interactions) |
To enable our website to function properly To remember your preferences when interacting with our website To gather and analyze statistics about visitor interactions with our website (only if you accept analytics cookies) |
| When playing or playtesting our games Username Player behaviour |
To improve and enhance our games To troubleshoot and fix bugs To provide in-game rewards |
| When communicating with us or participating in our online communities First and last name Contact information, such as name, username, email address, and mailing address Contents of your message or post |
To engage and interact with our community To consider player recommendations and feedback To respond to your message or request |
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These categories of personal information are not exhaustive. They are examples to help you understand how we use personal information.
How we obtain consent depends on the circumstances. Sometimes we ask for your explicit consent. Other times, we rely on implied consent (inferred from your inaction or the circumstances). If we want to use your personal information for a purpose not disclosed at the time of collection or not provided for by law, we will obtain consent again.
For non-essential cookies (such as analytics), we ask for your explicit choice through our cookie banner. Non-essential cookies are deactivated by default until you accept them.
We may share your personal information with other organizations, including service providers, for the purposes listed in the What categories of personal information do we collect and why? section.
In this case, we will endeavour to protect the personal information disclosed through written agreements, requiring these organizations to adopt privacy practices and safeguards that meet our expectations.
| Third party category | What they do for us |
|---|---|
| Service providers (and their own service providers) | To operate our website and provide our games, we engage service providers who act on our behalf. In particular, we conduct business with service providers to host our website and to help us run playtests for our games. If you accept analytics cookies, we also use Google Analytics (Google LLC) to analyze website traffic. |
| Partners | From time to time, we may provide personal information to certain organizations that do not act on our behalf, but that are authorized to receive it. For example, we work with publishers to help distribute, operate, support, market, and improve our games. |
| Courts, law enforcement and other public bodies | We may share your personal information where required or permitted by law, regulation, court order, subpoena, valid demand or search warrant, or in response to an investigation or other lawful request. |
We store your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless the law or exceptional circumstances require us to store it longer. This could be the case, for example, in the event of litigation.
Goose Byte does not operate a separate customer database for website visitors. Personal information associated with this website is stored as follows:
goosebyte.games domain.Your personal information could be communicated outside Quebec or Canada, where privacy laws may differ. In this case, we will endeavour to ensure that your personal information benefits from an equal level of protection, for example, using contractual measures. It is possible that law enforcement or national security agencies in those countries may access your personal information.
We have procedures and security measures to protect your personal information, whether stored on our servers or with one of our service providers.
However, no safety measures are absolute. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please contact us immediately using the details provided in the How to contact us? section.
Depending on applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
Access, correct or delete your information
You may request access to and obtain a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Withdraw your consent
You may request to withdraw your consent to our use or transfer of your personal information.
If any personal information about you is inaccurate, incomplete or equivocal, or if its collection, disclosure or retention is not authorized by law, you may request that it be rectified.
If any personal information is expired or obsolete or if the law permits it, you can ask us to delete it.
In most cases, the withdrawal of your consent means that we will no longer be able to respond to your request or provide you with the requested service. Alternatively, we will inform you of the consequences of your request in our response.
To exercise your rights, please send a written request to our Privacy Officer using the details provided in the How to contact us? section. We may ask you for proof of identity before completing your request. This information will only be used for this purpose.
For inquiries, questions, complaints or comments regarding this policy, please contact our Privacy Officer at contact@goosebyte.games.
This policy is effective as of the date indicated at the top of this page.
If we make any significant changes to this policy, we will notify you on our website. The amendments then take effect when the policy is published.