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1. Privacy at a glance

General information

The following information gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy below.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in the section “Information about the controller” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Some of your data is collected because you provide it to us. On this website, that is the player name you enter, an optional profile picture and your input during the games.

Other data is collected automatically or, after your consent, by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. web browser, operating system or time of the page request). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

The data is collected to ensure that the website and the online games are provided without errors. No user account is required. We do not use analytics tools, tracking or advertising.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding this and any other questions about data protection.

Third-party tools

Optionally, you can sign in with your Google account to use your player profile on several devices. The Google services required for this are only loaded once you consent or click “Sign in with Google”. You can manage your consent at any time via Cookie settings. Details can be found in the section “Sign-in with Google (optional)”.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

External hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is processed on the servers of the host. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, meta and communication data, website access data and the data transmitted during the games (see section 4).

External hosting is used to provide the game you are using (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online service by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its service obligations and will follow our instructions with regard to this data.

We use the following host:

netcup GmbH
Daimlerstraße 25
76185 Karlsruhe
Germany

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law which ensures that the host processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various kinds of personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information about the controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Sebastian Rexhausen
rabbit pt
Pfingstbornstr. 9
61381 Friedrichsdorf
Germany

Phone: +49 170 734 two three five nine
Email: spielelaune [at] sebrex [dot] de

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be deleted once these reasons no longer apply.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of information on your device or to access to such information, the processing is additionally based on Section 25(1) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation, on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal basis in each individual case is explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of personal data

We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary to provide our service (e.g. to our host), if we are legally obliged to do so, if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure. When using processors, we only pass on personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. Within a game lobby, the other players see your player name, your profile picture and your moves; for public lobbies, the host's player name is visible to all visitors (see section 4).

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

If your personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing.

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, correction and deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and any other questions about personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time to do so. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its deletion.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or for reasons of important public interest.

SSL/TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the browser's address bar changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

If SSL/TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to advertising emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published in connection with the legal notice obligation for sending advertising and information material that has not been expressly requested. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information, such as spam emails.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies and storage in your browser (local storage)

This website does not set cookies. Instead, your browser stores the following entries in its so-called local storage on your device. They remain there until you delete them and are not transmitted to third parties:

• spielelaune-player-id: a randomly generated player ID so that you can return to your game after a connection drop or reload,
• spielelaune-lobby: the code of the lobby you are currently playing in,
• spielelaune-recent: the lobbies you visited most recently (at most five, for 24 hours) for the “Continue playing” card,
• spielelaune-filter: your filter settings for the game list,
• spielelaune-profile (plus spielelaune-name, spielelaune-game, spielelaune-muted): player name, profile picture, sound on/off, last selected game and your settings for each game,
• spielelaune-consent: your decision regarding the optional Google services,
• only after signing in with Google: spielelaune-sync (linked email address, first name, address of the Google profile picture, identifier of the profile file) and spielelaune-gtoken (access token from Google, valid for about one hour).

This storage is strictly necessary so that the game works the way you want to use it (Section 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). You can delete these entries at any time via your browser settings (“Clear site data”). Signing out of Google removes the Google-related entries.

Consent management

On your first visit, we ask in our own dialog (“Privacy settings”) whether the optional Google services may be loaded. The dialog is delivered by our own server; no connection to third parties is established. We store your decision together with a timestamp in your browser's local storage (spielelaune-consent). The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 7(1) GDPR (obligation to provide evidence) and Section 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG. You can change or withdraw your decision at any time via Cookie settings in the footer of the start page.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• browser type and browser version
• operating system used
• referrer URL
• host name of the accessing computer
• time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources. The game software itself does not write access logs. The data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR; our legitimate interest is the secure and stable operation of the website.

Playing in a lobby

For a joint game, your browser connects to our server via a WebSocket connection. In doing so, we process:

• the player name you choose and – if you have set one – your profile picture,
• the randomly generated player ID for rejoining after a connection drop,
• your game input (clues, answers, moves, emoji reactions) and the game settings.

The other people in your lobby see your player name, your profile picture and your moves. If you create a public lobby, it appears in the lobby list on the start page – there, all visitors can see the game, your player name as host and the number of players. Private lobbies can only be reached via their code. The server keeps this data exclusively in memory and does not store it permanently. If you leave the lobby, your data is removed after 30 seconds at the latest; if nobody is connected any more, the entire lobby is deleted after 5 minutes. All lobby data is deleted at the latest when the server restarts.

The only thing stored permanently on the server is a list of words that have already been played, so that words are not repeated. This list contains no reference to any person.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (provision of the game you are using).

Sign-in with Google (optional)

Instead of storing your profile on just one device, you can sign in with your Google account. Your player name, profile picture and settings are then available on all your devices. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).

When Google services are loaded

The Google script (accounts.google.com/gsi/client) is only loaded once you

• allow the option “Google sign-in & profile sync” in the privacy settings, or
• click “Sign in with Google”. This click counts as consent and is saved.

Before that, your browser does not connect to Google. As soon as the script has been loaded, Google receives technical data such as your IP address, browser information and the page visited. If you are already signed in to Google in your browser, Google may associate the visit with your account.

What happens when you sign in

• In Google's sign-in window you choose your account and grant access. We never receive your password.
• Your browser receives an access token (valid for about one hour) for the following permissions: name, email address and profile picture (openid, email, profile) as well as access to a separate, hidden app folder in your Google Drive (drive.appdata). We have no access to your other files.
• Your browser stores the file spielelaune-profile.json there, containing your player name, profile picture, sound setting, last selected game and game settings, and reads it again on your other devices.
• If you have not yet set a player name or profile picture, we suggest your first name and your Google profile picture. The picture is copied into your profile in a reduced size, so that your fellow players' browsers do not fetch it from Google.

All of this takes place directly between your browser and Google. Our server receives neither the access token nor your email address nor the profile file. As usual, it only sees your player name and profile picture when you join a lobby (see “Playing in a lobby”).

Legal basis and transfer to third countries

This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Google may also process data on servers of Google LLC in the USA. Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, so an adequacy decision of the European Commission pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR applies to the transfer. Further information can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Withdrawal and deletion

• Via Cookie settings in the footer of the start page: this disconnects from Google immediately. A script that has already been loaded is removed the next time the page is reloaded.
• With “Sign out” on the start page.
• By revoking the app's access at https://myaccount.google.com/connections.

You can delete the profile file in your Google Drive under Settings → Manage apps → Spielelaune → Options → Delete hidden app data.

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