Updated on: 13th October, 2022
Thank you for playing our games! This Privacy Policy describes:
This Privacy Policy applies to Elfshocks's games, websites and related services, which we here collectively call the Service. We may periodically update this Privacy Policy by posting a new version on https://elfshock.com/games/privacy-policy.html .If we make any material changes, we will notify you by posting a notice in the Service prior to the change becoming effective. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date will be subject to the new Privacy Policy.
If you have questions about data protection, or if you have any requests for resolving issues with your personal data, we encourage you to primarily contact us through the game so we can reply to you more quickly.
Name of the controller: ELFSHOCK LLC.
Name of the responsible: Nikolay Hristov
Contact: datasecurity@elfshock.com
Address: Pop Bomogil 1, Sofia, Bulgaria
email: office@elfshock.com
In most cases, we also create a Elfshock-specific ID for you when you use the Service.
We retain your personal information for the duration of our service to you and will delete it after the purpose of the collection is achieved. Personal information stored in physical form will be shredded or incinerated, and personal information stored electronically will be removed using commercially reasonable technical measures in a way that the data cannot be reproduced.
To perform the contract, we process data necessary to
To provide a great Service to our players, we have a legitimate interest to collect and process necessary data to
To show you personalized advertisements in the Service as well as in other websites and services (including email) we have a legitimate interest to process necessary data to
For information on how to opt-out from personalized advertisements, see section 'Your rights and options' below.
Ensuring a level playing field in the Service is a top priority for us. For more information on our acceptable use policy, see the Elfshock Terms of Service.
In order to keep the Service and its social features safe and fair, to fight fraud and ensure acceptable use otherwise, we have a legitimate interest to process necessary data to
In all of the above cases and purposes, we may analyze, profile and segment all collected data.
With your consent, we may process your data for additional purposes, such as using your GPS location to show you local events.
Apart from Elfshock, your data can be accessed by others in the following situations:
Social features are a core component of our games. Other players and users may, for example, see your profile data, in-game activities and read the messages you have posted.
Elfshock has partners to perform services for us. These partners process your data only at and according to Elfshock's instructions to provide the Service, such as hosting, player support, advertising, analytics and fraud prevention.
In order to combat fraud and illegal activity, we may exchange data with other companies and organizations and provide it to public authorities in response to lawful requests.
We may also disclose your data based on your consent, to comply with the law or to protect the rights, property or safety of us, our players or others.
The Service includes features from our partners, such as social media interaction tools and in-game advertising. A list of these partners is available at https://elfshock.com/games/partner-opt-out.html. These partners may access your data and operate under their own privacy policies. We encourage you to check their privacy policies to learn more about their data processing practices.
Our Service is global by nature and your data can therefore be transferred to anywhere in the world. Because different countries may have different data protection laws than your own country, we take steps to ensure adequate safeguards are in place to protect your data as explained in this Policy. Adequate safeguards that our partners may use include standard contractual clauses approved by Bulgarian laws.
The current status of transferring personal information to overseas companies for service use is as follows.
Company Name | Country | Purpose | Concerned Data | Date & Method | Period of Use |
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ELFSHOCK LLC. datasecurity@elfshock.com |
Bulgaria | Data storage according to service usage | All items of personal information specified for the purpose of various service within this Privacy Policy | Data is transferred over the network when the service is used | Except as specifically agreed hereby, data will be permanently erased 1 year after the support request is concluded. |
You may opt-out of receiving promotional communications, such as marketing emails from us by following the instructions in such communications.
You can opt-out of interest-based advertising on mobile applications by checking the privacy settings of your Android or iOS device and selecting "limit ad tracking" (Apple iOS) or "opt-out of interest based ads" (Android). For more information, see also: https://www.elfshock.com/games/partner-opt-out.html.
For personalized in-game offers opt-out, you can use the options provided in the game settings.
If there is a change to your personal information, or you no longer desire our Service, you may edit, update, or delete the data by making the change within your account settings in the game, by contacting the Support team’s email (can also be found in our products) or by contacting us at datasecurity@elfshock.com. We will provide you a copy of your personal information in an electronic format upon request.
Pursuant to your local law, you may have the following rights:
You also have the right to correct your data, have your data deleted, object how we use or share your data, and restrict how we use or share your data. You can always withdraw your consent, for example by turning off GPS location sharing in your mobile device settings.
We will respond to all requests within a reasonable timeframe. If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please contact our U.S.-based third-party dispute resolution provider (free of charge). You may also contact your local data protection authority within the European Economic Area for unresolved complaints.
Like most online services, we and our partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide and personalize the Service, analyse use, target advertisements and prevent fraud. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some parts of the Service may then not function properly.
In order to help ensure a secure and safe player experience, we are continuously developing and implementing administrative, technical and physical security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access or against loss, misuse or alteration.
We retain your data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you the Service. We will for example periodically de-identify unused game accounts and we regularly review and de-identify unnecessary data. Note that if you ask us to remove your personal data, we will retain your data as necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal data about or direct or target interest based advertising to anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to use our Services. If you are under 13, please do not send any data about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under the age of 13 may provide any personal data. If we learn that we have collected personal data about a child under age 13, we will delete that data as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any data from or about a child under the age of 13, please contact us.
Under the GDPR regulations, should you wish for your data to be deleted, please send out a request to the relevant emails in the following list:
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Swordero | swordero@elfshock.com |