Effective Date: [DATE]
This Privacy Policy explains how Patio Games LLC ("Patio," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you use our websites, applications, games, software, and related services, including playpatiogames.com (collectively, the "Services").
The information we collect depends on how you use Patio.
We may collect information you provide directly, including:
When you participate in or host a game, we may collect information relating to that activity, such as:
Patio does not collect or hold participant funds or prize pools merely because the Services calculate settlement information between participants.
If users independently make payments through Venmo, PayPal, cash, bank transfers, or another method outside the Services, Patio generally does not receive the underlying payment information unless a user separately provides it to us.
When you use the Services, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
We may use cookies, local storage, pixels, software development kits, and similar technologies to:
Where required by law, we will provide choices regarding nonessential cookies or similar technologies.
We may use information to:
We may also use aggregated or de-identified information for analytics, research, product development, and other lawful purposes.
We may share information in the following circumstances.
Certain information is inherently shared with other members of a game or group.
For example, participants may see:
You should assume that information you submit as part of a multiplayer game may be visible to other participants in that game.
We may share information with companies that help us operate the Services, such as providers of:
These providers may use information only as permitted by their agreements with us and applicable law.
We may disclose information if we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:
If Patio is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, sale of assets, or similar transaction, information may be disclosed or transferred as part of that transaction.
We may share information when you direct us to do so or otherwise consent.
Patio does not operate as the custodian of participant entry fees, wagers, or prize pools.
Participant-to-participant payments occurring outside Patio are generally not processed by or stored by Patio.
Current intended practice: Patio does not sell personal information for money.
If our practices change, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any choices required by applicable privacy law.
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We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and why we collected it.
We may retain aggregated or de-identified information for longer periods where permitted by law.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information.
No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Depending on how you use Patio, you may be able to:
You may contact us using the information below to make a privacy-related request.
Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional privacy rights under applicable law.
Depending on where you live and whether applicable legal thresholds are met, those rights may include the right to:
We will respond to qualifying requests in accordance with applicable law.
We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
You may also have the right to appeal certain decisions regarding a privacy request where required by law.
The general Patio Games Services are not intended for children under 13 to create accounts or independently provide personal information.
We do not knowingly collect personal information through the general Patio Games Services from children under 13 without appropriate parental authorization.
If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 in circumstances where parental consent was required, we will take appropriate steps to delete or otherwise handle that information as required by law.
Parents or guardians who believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to Patio may contact us at the address below.
Separate products or experiences specifically designed for children may be subject to a separate children's privacy notice and parental-consent process.
The Services may contain links to or integrations with third-party services.
Those services have their own privacy practices, and this Privacy Policy does not govern information they collect directly from you.
For example, if participants use a third-party payment application to settle among themselves, that payment provider's privacy policy governs the information provided to that service.
Patio is operated from the United States.
If you access the Services from another country, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.
Additional rights or requirements may apply depending on your location.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
If we make material changes, we will provide notice as required by law.
The effective date at the top indicates when the Privacy Policy was last updated.
For questions or requests regarding privacy, contact:
Patio Games LLC
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