Joystick Privacy Policy

Joystick values and respects the privacy of all users that access Joystick products and services. The Joystick privacy policy describes the anonymous data and personal information Joystick collects on users that access any Joystick products and services, how Joystick uses, stores, and shares this anonymous data and personal information, and how the user can contact Joystick to access and request deletion of their personal information which is stored by Joystick.

ANONYMOUS DATA COLLECTION

Joystick analytics collects and stores anonymous data on all users that access any Joystick product or service. The anonymous data collected includes the user's IP address, country, city, browser type, version, and language, device type and operating system, timestamp, and referring web page or other entry point. Joystick analytics assigns a unique visitor ID which tracks the user's activity and interactions, the session duration, and total visits the user has made. Joystick analytics also collects user engagement data which includes keywords used for searching, internal entry and exit web pages or points, and outlinks. Joystick server logs collect anonymous data and track any user that accesses the Joystick server regardless of anti-tracking software, Do Not Track (DNT) HTTP headers, or other user attempts to circumvent tracking. The anonymous data collected by Joystick does not contain any personally identifiable information. Joystick stores all anonymous data indefinitely.

PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTION

In order to access any Joystick product or service or play any Joystick game a Google Play account is required for registration, verification, and secure login. When a user registers to play any Joystick game, the user utilizes their Google Play account to register a player account for that particular Joystick game. Joystick does not store any of this personal information and all personal information and login credentials are done through the third party Google Play.

When a user signs up to receive a newsletter the only personal information collected is the email address where the user would like to receive the newsletter. When a user unsubscribes from a newsletter the email address used is permanently deleted and not retained by Joystick.

When a user chooses to give feedback, has requested help, or contacts Joystick for any other reason the user must make this correspondence through email to the appropriate Joystick email address, and as a result the user's email address and other information contained within the email correspondence is shared with Joystick. This correspondence and all the information it contains is permanently collected and stored by Joystick for future reference, research, and training purposes.

All personal information which is stored by Joystick is stored indefinitely or until a user has requested their personal information be deleted. However, even after a deletion request has been made by the user some user personal information may be retained for such additional time for legal, regulatory, or litigation purposes, as may be required under applicable laws and regulations.

DATA DISSEMINATION

The anonymous data collected by Joystick is used for statistical analysis and to help improve Joystick products and services and make them more efficient and useful. The anonymous data collected by Joystick is also used for marketing, advertising, and research purposes in order to help deliver more relevant advertisements and customized content, and to make accurate assessments. Anonymous data collected by Joystick is sometimes shared in aggregate or statistical form with third parties for marketing, advertising, or research purposes. Joystick never shares user IP addresses with any third party, except pursuant to any applicable local, state, federal, or country laws, a subpoena, or by order of any court or government or regulatory agency.

Joystick will never share, sell, rent, disclose, release, disseminate, or transfer user personal information with a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration. User personal information is never disclosed to any third party, except pursuant to any applicable local, state, federal, or country laws, a subpoena, or by order of any court or government or regulatory agency. Joystick reserves the right to disclose user personal information without notice to the user in response to a subpoena, or when legally requested from a governmental or law enforcement agency, regulatory body, or to respond to any emergency situation. Joystick also reserves the right to disclose user personal information in special cases, when Joystick has reason to believe that disclosing user personal information is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against a user that may be causing injury or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) to Joystick's rights or property or anyone else that could be harmed by a user's activities.

COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

There is a separate Cookies Policy which contains detailed information regarding cookies, pixels, local storage, and other similar technologies.

CHILDERN'S PERSONAL DATA

Joystick respects and fully supports the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). Joystick products and services are not directed towards anyone under 13 years of age and are not designed to specifically target anyone under 13 years of age. Joystick does not intentionally collect or use any personal information from anyone under 13 years of age, nor does Joystick have any actual knowledge that personal information is being collected from anyone under 13 years of age. No personal information should be submitted to any Joystick product or service by anyone under 13 years of age.

DATA AND INFORMAITON SECURITY

To prevent unauthorized access and ensure the appropriate use of user personal information and other data, and to help protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of user personal information and other data under Joystick's control, Joystick has implemented reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial protocols to safeguard and secure user personal information and other data. Although Joystick takes reasonable measures to safeguard user personal information against unauthorized access, no assurances can be provided that user personal information will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with the Joystick privacy policy.

Although Joystick provides a secure encrypted connection for logging in to and accessing Joystick products and services, the user is solely responsible for creating and maintaining a complex username and password, and also protecting their username and password from any unauthorized access which could be gained through the user's computer, tablet, smartphone, smartwatch, virtual assistant, flash drive, hard drive, cloud storage, password manager, or other mechanisms, devices, audio recordings, hard copies, text messages, emails, or other records.

ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION AND DELETION REQUESTS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

If the user chooses to update or delete personal information previously provided to Joystick, to the extent allowed by law, Joystick will endeavor to update or delete the personal information being maintained by Joystick. The user can do this by contacting Joystick via the contact points specified below. To help protect user privacy, Joystick may take reasonable steps to verify a user's identity before granting access to the user's personal information or responding to a user request.

Verifiable requests made pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") may be submitted via the contact points specified below. To help protect user privacy and ensure personal information is kept secure, Joystick may take reasonable steps to verify a user's identity before granting access to the user's personal information or responding to a user request.

Verifiable requests made pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) may be submitted via the contact points specified below. To help protect user privacy and ensure personal information is kept secure, Joystick may take reasonable steps to verify a user's identity before granting access to the user's personal information or responding to a user request.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

By registering, logging in to, accessing, or using any Joystick product or service, this constitutes a legal and valid electronic signature and hence, represents evidence that you the user of any Joystick product or service fully understand and recognize the Joystick privacy policy.

Questions about the Joystick privacy policy can be sent to: Joystick Legal Department

The Joystick privacy policy was last updated on July 6, 2024.