Privacy Policy for StreetTycoon
Effective Date: September 30, 2025

This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which StreetTycoon (referred to as "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information collected from users (each, a "User" or "you") of the streettycoon.io website ("Site") and the StreetTycoon online game (the "Game"). This policy applies to the Site, the Game, and all related products and services offered by us.

1. Information We Collect
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you.

A. Information You Provide to Us Directly:

Account Information: When you register for an account, we collect your username, email address, and password. This information is used for account creation, security, and communication.
Communications: If you contact us directly for support or feedback, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, the contents of the message, and any other information you may choose to provide.

B. Information We Collect Automatically:

Game Data: We collect data related to your game progress, in-game activities, achievements, virtual items, and interactions with other players. This is essential for the operation of the Game.
Log and Usage Data: We collect non-personal identification information whenever you interact with our Site or Game. This may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
Device Information: We may collect information about the computer or device you use to access our services, such as the hardware model, operating system, and unique device identifiers.

2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our Site uses "cookies" to enhance User experience. A cookie is a small file placed on your device. We use cookies for:

Essential Operations: To keep you logged in and remember your game state and preferences.
Analytics: To understand how our services are being used, which helps us improve them.
Advertising: To deliver relevant advertisements to you (see Section 8).
You may instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some parts of our Site or Game may not function properly.

3. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes:

To Provide and Maintain the Game: To create your account, operate the multiplayer features, and save your progress.
To Improve Our Services: To understand player behavior, fix bugs, balance game mechanics, and use feedback to enhance the player experience.
To Communicate With You: To respond to your support requests, send important service announcements, and provide updates about the Game.
For Security and Safety: To protect against fraud, enforce our Terms of Service, and prevent cheating or other unauthorized activities.
To Comply with Legal Obligations: To fulfill any legal or regulatory requirements.

4. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it. We may process your Personal Data because:

It is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (i.e., to provide you with the Game as described in our Terms of Service).
You have given us consent to do so.
The processing is in our legitimate interests (e.g., to improve the Game) and it is not overridden by your rights.
To comply with the law.

5. How We Protect Your Information
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information, username, password, and data stored on our Site. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

6. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share information with third parties in the following situations:

Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (e.g., cloud hosting providers, analytics companies). These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Business Partners & Advertisers: We may share generic, aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information with our business partners and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

7. Your Data Protection Rights
We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you. This can often be done within your account settings page.
The right of rectification: You have the right to have your information corrected if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
The right to object: You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
The right of portability: You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable, and commonly used format.
The right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at lan.prijatelj@gmail.com.

8. Advertising
Ads appearing on our site may be delivered to Users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile non-personal identification information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy policy does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

9. Children's Privacy
Our Service is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions in the EEA). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

10. Data Retention
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, such as maintaining your account and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We have the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. For material changes, we may also notify you through a notice on our Site or via email. We encourage Users to frequently check this page to stay informed.

12. Your Acceptance of These Terms
By using this Site and/or the Game, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our services. Your continued use of the services following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
lan.prijatelj@gmail.com