Privacy Policy | Stringify

We value your privacy. Please read the following carefully to understand our Privacy Policy (“Policy”) regarding use of our websites and applications (collectively, the “Sites”) and the services provided through our Sites (“Services”).

This Policy describes the personal information we collect from users of the Sites and Services and how we use and share such information. If you use our Sites and Services, you agree to the use of your personal information under this Policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, please do not use our Sites or Services.

The Sites and Services are operated by Stringify.gg (“we”, “us” or “our”).

Effective Date and Changes to this Policy

This Policy is current as of the Effective Date set forth above. It is subject to change and such changes to this Policy will be posted on the Sites and be effective immediately upon posting. However, in the case of significant changes, a period of 30 days will be provided before the changes take effect. If we make any changes to this Policy that materially affect our practices, we will provide you with notice of such change by highlighting the change on our Sites or, if you have an account with us, by providing notice to the email address associated with your account.

Information Collected

Information We Collect Directly From You

Our Sites and Services do not collect personally identifiable information about you unless you expressly provide such information. We may collect personal information in the following instances:

If you register as a user of our Services, we will collect your email address and authentication information. If you register using a third-party platform (such as Discord), we collect the unique identifiers linking your account. We use this information to identify you as a user and to communicate to you regarding the Services.
There may be a profile established on the Sites relating to your game play for the particular game for which you have searched or registered. Please see the section entitled “Information We Collect About Gameplay” for more details.
Our Sites and Services may allow users to post or upload information. Please note any information you post will be accessible to the public and to other users.
If you contact us, we will collect your email address and the information you provide in order to respond to your inquiry.

Information We Collect About Gameplay

We collect information from your game sessions, such as kills, deaths, assists, damage dealt, and other performance metrics from your profile. Such in-game data is obtained from user provided replays. We may reprocess this data and provide additional information such as most played characters and their performance.

Information We Collect Automatically

We may automatically collect the following information about your use of our Sites or Services through cookies and other technologies: your browser type and operating system; web pages you view; links you click; your IP address; the length of time you visit our Sites or Services; and the referring URL or the webpage that led you to our Sites (collectively, “Automatically Collected Information”). We may combine this information with other information that we have collected about you.

Purpose of Use of Personal Information

We use your information, including your personal information, for the following purposes:

To provide our Sites and Services to you, to communicate with you about your use of our Sites and Services, to authenticate users, to respond to your inquiries, and for other customer service purposes.
To process and transmit the content that you elect to share through the Sites and Services.
To tailor the content and information that we may send or display to you, to offer personalized help, and to otherwise personalize your experiences while using our Sites or Services.
To better understand how users access and use our Sites and Services, both on an aggregated and individualized basis, in order to improve our Sites and Services and respond to user preferences, and for other research and analytical purposes.

Sharing of Your Information

We may share your information, including personal information, as follows:

Other Users. Any information that you post on our Services and any gameplay statistics through the Services will be made available to other users for purposes of evaluating performance.
Service Providers. We may disclose the information we collect from you to third-party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform functions on our behalf (e.g., hosting, analytics, authentication).
Business Transfers. If we are acquired by or merged with another company, or if substantially all of our assets are transferred, we may transfer the information we have collected from you.
In Response to Legal Process. We may disclose information to comply with the law, a judicial proceeding, court order, or other legal process.
To Protect Us and Others. We may disclose information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, or violations of our Terms of Service.
Aggregate and De-Identified Information. We may share aggregate or de-identified information about users with third parties for research or similar purposes.

Retention of Your Information

We retain information for only as long as it is necessary and relevant for our operations. Unless we are actively using your personal information, we will delete your personal information after 1 year. We may retain information from closed accounts to comply with the law, prevent fraud, resolve disputes, and take other actions permitted by law.

You may access, update, alter, or delete your user profile and account information by logging into your account and updating your profile settings.

Cookies and Other Tracking Mechanisms

We and our third-party service providers use cookies and other tracking mechanisms to track information about your use of our Sites and Services. You may disable certain tracking (e.g., by disabling cookies), but such disabling may impair use of the Sites and Services.

Session Cookies. Session cookies exist only during an online session. They disappear from your device when you close your browser. We use session cookies to uniquely identify you during a session.
Persistent Cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device after you have closed your browser. We use persistent cookies to track aggregate and statistical information about user activity.

Do Not Track

We do not currently respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals. Some third-party websites may track your browsing activity. You can enable or disable DNT by visiting your web browser's preferences or settings page.

Third Party Analytics

We may use third-party analytics services (such as Sentry) on our Sites and Services. These services use cookies or other tracking technologies to help us analyze how users interact with and use the Sites, compile reports on activity, and provide other services related to usage. The technologies used may collect information such as your IP address, time of visit, whether you are a return visitor, and any referring URL. The information generated will be transmitted to and stored by the third-party provider and will be subject to their privacy policies.

Third Party Advertising

We may partner with third-party advertising companies to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you. These third-party advertisers may use cookies and other technologies to collect information about you when you use the Sites. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based advertising or other targeted content.

These advertising partners do not have access to your name, address, email address, telephone number or other personally identifiable information from us without your consent.

No Use by Children

The Sites are not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction). We will never knowingly collect information directly from children without verifiable parental consent. If you are a child under the applicable age, you may not use the Sites or Services. If we become aware that a user is a child and has submitted information without parental consent, we will remove their information and deactivate their account. If you have reason to believe that we may have received personal information from a child, please contact us immediately at support@strinova.gg.

Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures, including encryption, to prevent your personal information from being accidentally leaked, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. We limit access to your personal information to those who have a business need to know. However, no data transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and complete security of any information we collect cannot be guaranteed.

Your Rights and Choices

Subject to limitations in applicable law, you are entitled to the following rights regarding your personal information:

You have the right to information as to whether and to what extent we process your personal information.
You have the right to rectification of any inaccurate personal information about you.
You have the right to the erasure of your personal information without undue delay, unless we have a legitimate interest to keep it.
You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal information.
You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format (data portability).
You have the right to object to the processing of your data at any time.
You have the right to withdraw your previously given consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@strinova.gg.

Links to Other Sites

Occasionally we provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites operate independently from our website and are not under our control. These sites may have their own privacy notices or terms of use, which we strongly suggest you review if you visit any linked sites. We are not responsible for the content of these sites.

Notice of Privacy Rights to California Residents

If you are a California resident, you may exercise the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

Right to Access: You have the right to request information about the categories of personal information we have collected, the sources, the purposes, and the third parties with whom we share it.
Right to Request Deletion: You have the right to request that personal information collected from you be deleted.
Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. However, we do not sell personal information.
Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right to not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, please email us at support@strinova.gg. We will verify your identity and respond within 45 calendar days.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us at support@strinova.gg.