Privacy Policy for Damp Gnat LTD

This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of our Website and mobile Apps. The majority of the data is anonymised and we have no intention of storing identifiable data expected to save player progress. Please read this privacy policy carefully. The Damp Gnat Website respects the privacy of its users and therefore treats personal information with the appropriate level of discretion and security. This policy outlines frequently asked questions relating to the information we gather and how we use it.  This is the website of Damp Gnat. We can be contacted here

What information do you store?

We use cookies to record past activity at a site in order to provide better service when visitors return to our site.  For each visitor to our Web pages, our Web server automatically records the page requests when users visit our Website. These ‘Server Logs’ typically include your web request, internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser language, date and time of your request and one or more cookies.

What do you do with the information you collect?

The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web pages, used to customise the content and/or layout of our page for each individual visitor, used to notify consumers about updates to our website, used by us to contact our site visitors for marketing purposes and to notify of any future events or information we feel may be of interest to the consumer.

What other information do you keep track of, about me?

We collect the domain name and e-mail address (via a subscription service) of visitors to our web pages, the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail, aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit, user-specific information on what pages consumers access or visit, information volunteered by the visitor, such as survey information and/or site registrations, name and address, telephone number, fax number.

Do you sell my information to anyone?

Information received will NOT be passed, bought or sold on to any third party under any circumstances.

How can I stop receiving e-mails from you?

If you do not want to receive e-mails from us in the future, please let us know by sending us an e-mail by visiting the Contact page. Please provide us with your exact name and address. We will be sure your details are removed from the list.

Do you share my information with other companies?

We do NOT share your information with other individuals/companies ‘outside’ of Damp Gnat without prior consent.

Why do you want to know my name and e-mail address?

If you supply us with your email address on-line you may receive periodic emails from us with information on our activities and upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please let us know by contacting us here.

Why do you want to know my postal address?

If you supply us with your postal address on-line you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please let us know by contacting us here.

Why do you want to know my telephone number?

Persons who supply us with their telephone numbers on-line may receive telephone contact from us. You can, however, have your name put on our do-not-share list by contacting us here.

Changes to our Policy

Damp Gnat Ltd reserves the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. We may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future we will post the policy changes to our Website to notify you of these changes and we will use for these new purposes only data collected from the time of the policy change forward. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our Website periodically.  Customers may prevent their information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected by contacting us here.

Who can I talk to if I have a question about my privacy?

If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us here.

Links to Third Party Websites

This website contains links to other Websites. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies solely to us and we are not responsible for the privacy practices of any other website. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of every website that collects personal information.

ACCESSING YOUR OWN DATA

You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal Data held by Damp Gnat Ltd (where such Data is held) for no charge.

TRANSFERS OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

Data which we collect from you may be stored and processed in and transferred to countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). For example, this could occur if our servers are located in a country outside the EEA or one of our service providers is situated in a country outside the EEA.

These countries may not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the EEA.

If we transfer Data outside the EEA in this way, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this privacy policy. You expressly agree to such transfers of Data.

GENERAL

You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.

If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.

Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.

This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.

 

SECURITY

Data security is of great importance to Damp Gnat Ltd. We endeavour to do our best to protect your personal Data. However, transmission of information over the internet is not entirely secure and is done at your own risk. We cannot ensure the security of your Data transmitted to the Website or App.

 

MOBILE APPS PRIVACY & DATA

This privacy policy applies between you, the User of our mobile apps and Damp Gnat Ltd, the owner and provider of Damp Gnat mobile apps. Damp Gnat Ltd takes the privacy of your information very seriously.

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS:

In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:

Data:  collectively all information that you submit to Damp Gnat Ltd via the Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Act 1998
Damp Gnat Ltd, we or us: Damp Gnat Ltd, a company incorporated in England and Wales whose registered office is in Brighton, East Sussex, UK
User, Player or you: any third party that accesses our apps and is not either
(i) employed by Damp Gnat Ltd and acting in the course of their employment or
(ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Damp Gnat Ltd and accessing the app in connection with the provision of such services
App or Application: Damp Gnat Ltd games, on any and all platforms, including but not limited to the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:

  1. The singular includes the plural and vice versa
  2. References to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy
  3. A reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships
  4. “including” is understood to mean “including without limitation”
  5. Reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it
  6. The headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy.

SCOPE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY:

This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Damp Gnat Ltd and Users with respect to our mobile apps. It does not extend to any apps that can be accessed from our apps including, but not limited to, any links travelled to from inside the app.

 

DATA COLLECTED:

We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you:

  • Device Type (automatically collected)
  • Operating system (automatically collected)
  • Actions inside the app

OUR USE OF DATA:

  1. For purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, Damp Gnat Ltd is the “data controller”.
  2. Only data associated with player session saving is identifiable. All other data intended for improvement of products is anonymised.
  3. Unless we are obliged or permitted by law to do so, and subject to any third party disclosures specifically set out in this policy, your Data will not be disclosed to third parties. This includes our affiliates and / or other companies within our group.
  4. All personal Data is stored securely in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998. For more details on security please refer to our Security section.
  5. Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our apps.

Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:

  1. internal record keeping
  2. improvement of our products / services
  3. to promote the game through first or third party channels in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES:

Mobile Apps may, from time to time, provide links to other apps / websites. We have no control over such apps / websites and are not responsible for the content of these. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such apps / websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other apps / websites prior to using them.

Version 0.5 April 2020