Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to the GDPR Knowledge Challenge ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you play our GDPR educational game.

As an educational game about GDPR, we strive to exemplify best practices in data protection and privacy. This policy is designed to be clear, concise, and easily understandable, in accordance with GDPR requirements.

By using our game, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our game.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

2.1 Information You Provide to Us

• Player Name: The name you enter when starting the game.
• Country Selection: The country you select from the dropdown menu.
• Difficulty Level: Your selected game difficulty (easy, medium, hard, or mixed).

2.2 Information Automatically Collected

• Game Performance Data: Your score, time taken to complete the quiz, and answers to questions.
• Game Session Data: Start and end times of your game sessions.
• Local Storage Data: Information stored locally on your device to remember your preferences and game progress.

We do not collect any special categories of personal data (such as data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, etc.).

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases:

• Consent: We collect and process your data based on the specific consent you provide through our consent banner. You can withdraw this consent at any time.
• Legitimate Interests: For certain data that is necessary for the functioning of the game, we process it based on our legitimate interest in providing a functional educational game experience.
• Contract Performance: Some data processing is necessary to provide you with the game service you have requested.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Game Functionality: To operate and provide the features of our game, including displaying your name on leaderboards if you consent.
• Game Improvement: To understand how players interact with our game and improve the educational experience.
• Personalization: To remember your preferences and customize your experience.
• Analytics: To analyze usage patterns and improve our educational content (only if you consent to analytics).

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties. Your information is only shared in the following limited circumstances:

• Public Leaderboards: If you consent, your player name and score may be visible to other players on the game's leaderboards.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
• Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your data may be transferred as part of that transaction.

We do not use any third-party analytics services or advertising networks in this educational game.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal requirements.

• Game performance data and preferences are stored in your browser's local storage and remain there until you clear your browser data or withdraw consent.
• Leaderboard data is retained for a maximum of 12 months.

You can request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us using the information in the Contact section.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Right to Data Portability: You can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the Contact section below.

8. Cookies and Local Storage

Our game uses browser local storage to store and retrieve information on your device. This is not the same as traditional cookies but serves a similar purpose.

8.1 Types of Storage We Use

• Necessary Storage: Essential for the game to function properly. This includes storing your current game state and consent preferences.
• Preference Storage: Remembers your settings and preferences for future visits (e.g., player name, country, difficulty level).
• Analytics Storage: Helps us understand how you interact with the game so we can improve it (only used with your consent).

8.2 Managing Your Storage Preferences

You can control your storage preferences through our consent banner, which appears when you first visit the game. You can change these preferences at any time by clicking the "Privacy Settings" link in the footer.

You can also clear all local storage data by clearing your browser's cache and local storage through your browser settings.

9. Children's Privacy

Our game is designed for general audiences and does not specifically target children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete such information.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

GDPR Knowledge Challenge
Email: privacy@gdprknowledgechallenge.example
Address: 123 Data Protection Avenue, Brussels, Belgium

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe our processing of your personal data violates applicable law.