Privacy Policy


If you have any general questions about this Privacy Policy or other aspects of the Site please contact us at:

Holger Tewis, Hoffmeyerstr.1, 21073 Hamburg, Germany

Email: contact@piratesnails.com

See also Impressum/Legal disclosure and Cookie Policy (original page unavailable).

 

Facebook Instant Games

Games hosted on the Facebook Instant Games Platform use your Facebook user data to analyze user behavior and serve advertisements to the user.

Leadbolt Ad Integration

Non-Facebook Games are integrated with Leadbolt advertising platform to serve advertisments to the user.


Website Analytics with Google Analytics

This website utilises Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, after obtaining user consent. The relevant controllers are Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland, for users from the EU/EEA and Switzerland. Google Analytics 4 practices IP anonymisation by default, meaning your IP address is instantly shortened when interacting with this website. Only under rare circumstances will your full IP be transferred to a US-based Google server and shortened there. Google maintains that the IP transferred via Google Analytics will never be combined with other Google data. Google Analytics 4 only activates upon your approval via the cookie banner, and can be undone anytime through the cookie settings.

Data processed includes: usage data such as page views, website interaction, general location, and visit duration; and communication data like shortened IP addresses, user agent, language preference and screen resolution. The purpose of this data processing is for Google to evaluate your website use on behalf of the website operator, compile reports on activity and analyze site performance. This data processing is legal, based on your consent under Art. 6 para.1 p.1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 p.1 TDDDG.

Google Ireland Limited, Google LLC and Alphabet Inc are the recipients of this data. Your website usage information is typically sent to a Google server in the U.S., an action legitimized by the European Commission's recent adequacy decision from July 10th, 2023, which recognizes Google LLC's certification under the EU-US Privacy Framework. In terms of data storage, any data linked to cookies is automatically deleted after a certain period of time, which is monthly for data that has reached its retention period, and a maximum of 2 years for Google Analytics cookies.

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Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies" — text files stored on the website visitor's computer that make it possible to analyze the visitor's use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about the visitor's use of this website (including the shortened IP address) is usually transmitted to and stored on a server operated by Google.

Google Analytics is used on this website exclusively with the "_anonymizeIp()" extension activated. This extension ensures that the IP address is anonymized through truncation, ruling out any direct link to an identifiable person. Because of this extension, the IP address is shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by the respective browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data held by Google.

On behalf of the website operator, Google will use this information to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide the website operator with further services relating to website and internet usage (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The legitimate interest in this data processing lies in optimizing this website, analyzing its use, and adapting its content. The interests of users are sufficiently safeguarded through pseudonymization.

Google LLC. is certified under the so-called Privacy Shield (registry entry here) and, on this basis, guarantees an adequate level of data protection. Data sent and linked with cookies, user IDs (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs is automatically deleted after 50 months. Deletion of data that has reached the end of its retention period takes place automatically once a month.

Data collection by Google Analytics can be prevented by adjusting the cookie settings for this website. Collection and storage of the IP address and of the data generated by cookies can also be objected to at any time with future effect. The corresponding browser plugin can be downloaded and installed via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

The website visitor can prevent data collection via Google Analytics on this website by clicking here. An "Opt-out Cookie" shall then be applied which shall prevent any future collection of the site visitors data when visiting this website.

Further information on Google's use of data, as well as settings and objection options, can be found in Google's privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy) and in the settings for the display of advertisements by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated).


Spam Protection with Google reCAPTCHA

We have implemented Google reCAPTCHA in forms on our website to check whether the data entered in the forms comes from human visitors or from machines or automated programs, also known as “bots”. This tool automatically analyzes the behavior of website visitors as soon as they interact with the website using various information like IP address, length of stay, and mouse movements. The data processed includes usage data such as the website accessed, date and time of access, and mouse movements, as well as communication data like IP addresses, browser type, and operating system. This processing is targeted at website visitors and users of online services. The primary purpose of this processing is to prevent the misuse of our contact form, thereby enhancing security. The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f. GDPR. The data recipients include Google Ireland Ltd, based at Google Building Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland, (https://policies.google.com/privacy) and our website hosting provider. While your personal data is processed within the EU, the retention time for the processed data is determined by Google Ireland Limited. Additional information can be found in the Google reCAPTCHA privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy