Website Privacy Policy

1. Scope & Distinction From Mobile App Policies

This Privacy Policy strictly applies to visitors, clients, and partners accessing the website https://www.hangoverstudios.com.

2. Who We Are (Data Controller)

The data controller responsible for the personal data collected through this website is:

3. Information We Collect on This Website

We collect personal information through two main channels:

A. Information You Provide Voluntarily

When you contact us via our Contact Us form, send us an email, or submit a partnership inquiry, you may provide:

• Contact Details: Your full name, email address, and phone number.
• Message Details: The inquiry subject and message content provided by you.
• Business Information: Company name, project requirements, or publishing inquiries.

B. Information Collected Automatically

When you browse our website, our web servers and authorized analytics tools automatically collect standard technical diagnostic information:

• Device & Browser Information: Browser type and version, operating system, device model, and screen resolution.
• Log Data & Network Information: IP address (anonymized where required), internet service provider, time stamp, and referring URL.
• Usage Data: Pages visited, duration of visit, navigation paths, and interactions with buttons or links.

4. How We Use Your Website Information

We process information collected on this website for the following lawful business purposes:

• Responding to Inquiries: Answering questions, providing client consultations, and following up on studio collaborations.
• Website Operation & Maintenance: Monitoring system health, preventing denial-of-service attacks, and ensuring fast load times.
• Analytics & Performance Optimization: Understanding aggregate website traffic to optimize layout, navigation, and content.
• Legal & Compliance Obligations: Enforcing our Terms of Service, responding to lawful requests from authorities, and maintaining audit records.

We never sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties for monetary consideration.

5. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR, UK GDPR & India DPDP)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or India, we process your information under the following legal bases:

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): For optional cookies (analytics and advertising) and when you voluntarily submit queries consenting to follow-up communications.
• Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): For securing our website infrastructure, preventing fraud, and analyzing anonymous aggregated usage to improve our web offerings.
• Contractual Necessity: For preparing or executing commercial agreements, publisher deals, or software service contracts.
• Legal Obligations: Compliance with statutory accounting, regulatory, or reporting requirements.

6. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to ensure website functionality, save user preferences, and help us analyze site traffic.

7. Third-Party Services & Embeds

We work with trusted third-party providers who process data strictly under confidentiality agreements:

• Google Analytics (Google LLC / Google Ireland Ltd): We use Google Analytics (measurement ID G-W8KZ12FNCD) to monitor site traffic. We implement IP anonymization and Google Consent Mode v2 so data collection aligns with your consented choices.
• Google Fonts & CDNs: Used for fast, consistent visual typography and asset caching.
• Hosting & Server Infrastructure: Cloud hosting providers that maintain rigorous physical and network cybersecurity safeguards.
• External Links & Social Networks: Our website contains links to Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Google Play Store. Clicking on external links subjects you to those respective platforms' privacy policies.

8. Google Ads & Consent Mode v2 Compliance

In compliance with Google's EU User Consent Policy and digital regulations (including GDPR and DMA), our website is integrated with Google Consent Mode v2.

Before any analytics or personalized advertisement tags are triggered for users in regulated jurisdictions:

• analytics_storage, ad_storage, ad_user_data, and ad_personalization default to denied.
• Google tags operate in restricted, cookieless ping mode until you explicitly grant consent through our Cookie Preference Manager.
• If you decline or revoke consent, ad personalization parameters are immediately blocked and stored cookies are not read or written for advertising purposes.

9. Data Retention & Security

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was gathered, including responding to client inquiries, complying with statutory legal and accounting obligations, or resolving disputes. Contact form inquiries are kept for customer support records and deleted periodically when no longer needed.

We implement industry-standard administrative, physical, and technical security practices (including HTTPS encryption, firewall protection, and restricted administrative access) to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or loss.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location (such as under GDPR, UK GDPR, California CCPA/CPRA, or India DPDP Act), you possess specific rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal records.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request deletion of your personal data where no overriding legal retention obligation applies.
• Right to Restrict or Object: Object to our processing of your personal data based on legitimate interest or direct marketing.
• Right to Data Portability: Request transmission of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies or communications at any time.
• Non-Discrimination: We do not discriminate against you in pricing or services for exercising any of your privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact our data team at info@hangoverstudios.com with the subject line "Privacy Rights Request". We verify identity and respond within 30 days.

11. Children's Privacy Notice

This website (hangoverstudios.com) is an informational corporate and gaming studio website designed for a general audience and is not targeted to children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through this website.

If a parent or guardian discovers that a child has provided us with personal information via our contact form, please email us at info@hangoverstudios.com and we will promptly delete such information.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Website Privacy Policy, please reach out to us: