Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Multiplayer Gameplay World

Last Updated: 13/12/2024

This Privacy Policy describes how PS Adi Codes (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information when you use our Multiplayer Gameplay World game (the “Game”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience when using our Game.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

• Account Information: When you create an account or use third-party sign-in (Google Sign-In, Play Games Sign-In, email/password), we collect usernames, email addresses (if applicable), passwords (if applicable), Google Sign-In IDs, and Play Games IDs.
• Profile Information: We collect information related to your in-game character, including character names, customizations, and profile pictures (if you choose to provide them).
• Location Data: We collect your precise GPS location and IP address.
• In-Game Activity: We collect data about your game progress, scores, achievements, chat logs, and voice chat recordings.
• Device Information: We collect device IDs, operating system information, hardware models, and network information for app optimization and push notification delivery.
• Payment Information: We collect transaction history related to your in-app purchases, but we do not directly collect your payment details; these are handled through Google Play Services.
• User-Generated Content: We collect and store your chat messages, voice recordings, game replays, and screenshots that you choose to share with other players.
• Contacts: (If the friend-finding feature is enabled) We may collect your contacts information.
• Third-Party Data: We collect data through Google Analytics and Unity Gaming Services, which includes aggregated data about user behavior, device information, and game events.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• Account Management: To create, manage, and secure your account.
• Personalization: To personalize your in-game experience, display your character information, and enable interaction with other players.
• Gameplay: To connect you to the nearest multiplayer game server, determine your local time for time-based events, track your progress, enable leaderboards, and offer competitive gameplay.
• Communication: To enable in-game communication via chat and voice, monitor and moderate content, and send you push notifications.
• App Optimization: To optimize app performance, troubleshoot bugs, and provide customer support.
• Payment Processing: To process in-app purchases through Google Play Services and maintain transaction history.
• Data Analysis: To analyze user behavior, track game performance, identify areas for improvement, and understand player demographics via Google Analytics and Unity Gaming Services.
• Anti-Cheat: To detect and mitigate instances of cheating.
• Other purposes: To enforce our terms of service, and ensure proper functioning of the game.

3. Sharing of Your Information

We may share your information with the following third parties:

• Google Play Games: We share your User IDs, game progress, scores, achievements, and possibly profile information to provide Google Play Games features like achievements, leaderboards, and cloud saves.
• Google Analytics: We share aggregated user data, including device information, location data (generally anonymized), in-game activity, and user behavior patterns for data analysis.
• Unity Gaming Services: We share your game progress, game events, custom game analytics data, and device information for purposes such as cloud saves and in-game economy management.
• Google Play Services: We share transaction information and device information related to payment processing for in-app purchase functionality.
• Hosting and Infrastructure Providers: We share game state information, chat logs, voice recordings, and potentially player location for server connections. This is done to provide the multiplayer functionality of the game.
• Crash Reporting Services: We share device information, crash logs, and app usage data when the app encounters an error.

We only share the minimum amount of information necessary with these third parties to perform their specific functions. We have contractual agreements with these parties to protect your data, wherever applicable.

4. Data Security

We take appropriate measures to protect your data, including:

• Access Controls: Access to user data is restricted to authorized personnel only. We grant access on a need-to-know basis, and we ensure our internal systems have secure login methods.
• Data Encryption: We encrypt data in transit using secure protocols such as HTTPS. Sensitive data, like passwords, are also encrypted at rest.
• Secure Storage: User data is stored on secure servers and databases.
• Regular Security Audits: We conduct regular security assessments, which may include audits and penetration testing, to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
• Third-Party Security: We require our third-party service providers to maintain appropriate data protection standards.
• Data Retention: We retain your data as long as your account remains active and for a reasonable period after account closure to comply with legal obligations and internal business processes.

5. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of your personal information that we hold.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of any inaccuracies in your personal information.
• Right to Erasure: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., if we have a legal obligation to retain it).
• Right to Object: We do not process data in ways that can be objected to.
• Right to Data Portability: We do not currently support data portability.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at psadithyan793@gmail.com. We will verify your identity before fulfilling your request, which may take some time. We will inform you on the progress of your request.

6. Children’s Privacy

Our Game is intended for users aged 13 and older. We comply with all applicable laws related to user privacy, and we encourage parents to monitor their children’s online activity. If you are a parent and become aware that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us immediately so we can delete the information.

7. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We will inform you about changes to our privacy policy through an in-app notification. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy indicates when the policy was last modified. We encourage you to periodically review this policy to stay informed about how we protect your data.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at psadithyan793@gmail.com.