Original Date of Policy: December 15, 2019
Who we are
Our website address is: https://gamingentertainment.org.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
When visitors fill out our contact forms we collect data shown on our contact form. This data will only be used for the purpose to respond to the visitor who has made an inquiry, suggestion, express concerns, etc.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. By selecting “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
For the purpose of understanding from where our visitors are entering gamingentertainment.org to provide better content based on demographics. No personal data is collected and would not be collected for this purpose.
Who we share your data with
We do not share your data with any third party outside of Gaming Entertainment and the companies mentioned in this privacy policy. For companies that we represent as affiliate marketers such as Amazon, Best Buy, GameFly, GameStop, and Walmart. The details of how they collect and share data is available on their respective Privacy Policies.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
Have a question on something that was not addressed or have a complaint? Please use the our contact us form by using the Let’s Talk link in the menu on top of this page.
Additional information
How we protect your data
Please review the sections “What rights you have over your data” and “How long we retrain your data”
What data breach procedures we have in place
We do not collect sensitive information that would lead to a breach of data. For all of our companies we are affiliate marketers of, please review their respective Privacy Policies or Privacy Notices.
What third parties we receive data from
We do not receive any data from third parties.
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
We do not use automated decision making and/or profiling.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
As an affiliate marketer of Amazon, Best Buy, GameFly, GameStop and Walmart. We ensure our visitors that we disclose within in our blogs and pages if links within the pages and/or images are affiliate links.
Privacy Policy Updates
Our Privacy Policies may be subject to change due to changes within the business processes, added components to Gaming Entertainment, and/or added regulations provided by specific geographic region.