Privacy Policy

Last modified on: October 12, 2024

This privacy policy clarifies how Banyan LLC (also referred as "Data Controller", "we", "us", "our" in this document) treats personal information that we collected when our users ("you", "your") register and use our game Gin Rummy. Your privacy is extremely vital to us and this privacy policy is designed to prevent your personal information and provide a safe gaming environment. By accepting our Privacy Policy, you consent to our collecting, using, sharing of your information as described.

Information We Collect

Please rest assured that any information provided by you is well protected according to this Privacy Policy and applicable laws.

When you register Gin Rummy and use the Service, we may collect the information you provide to us, whether through the game or through social network or other third party services ("Account Information").

The categories of information may include: 

Personal information: including your name, location, contacts (such as email address), third party (such as Facebook) user identification number; 

Device information: including device type, device ID, device software platform/OS and firmware, mobile carrier, and preferred languages.

Technical information: including your IP address, Ad ID, cookies, software development kits, and other similar technologies.

Usage Information: We collect information about your interactions with our app, such as in-game purchase information, the game features you use, your game preferences, the types of games you play, how long you use our Services, and how you use our Services.

Permissions and Files: Read/Write Permissions: We may request access to read and write files within the app's directory on your device, such as player log files, to ensure proper functionality and performance of the app.

Other Personal Data: Although our game does not directly require access to the following types of personal data, some integrated third-party services (SDKs) may need to collect and utilize this data for proper functionality. This data collection is essential for specific features provided by these third-party services, rather than for the core game itself. Here's what you should be aware of regarding potential data involvement:

lFiles and Docs: Various document types, including text files, PDFs, and others that you upload, store, or access through integrated third-party services within the game.

lMusic Files: Audio files, such as music tracks or playlists, that you might upload or access through certain game features.

lOther Audio Files: Non-music audio recordings, like sound effects or voice memos, that you create or interact with via third-party services within the game.

lPhotos: Images or photos that you upload or capture using game features provided by third-party services, including profile pictures or shared media.

lVideos: Video files that you upload, record, or engage with through third-party services in the game, encompassing videos you create or receive.

lVoice or Sound Recordings: Audio recordings of your voice or other sounds generated through third-party features in the game, such as voice messages or recorded notes.

How We Collect Your Information

We collect your information in various ways, depending on how you interact with our services. The types of information we collect and the methods by which we collect them include:

1. Information You Provide Directly:

We collect information that you voluntarily provide when using our services. This may include:

lAccount Registration: When you create an account, we may collect your name, email address, etc,.

lCommunication with Us: If you contact us for support or other inquiries, we may collect your contact information and the details of your communication.

lSurveys and Feedback: When you participate in surveys, questionnaires, or provide feedback, we collect any responses or comments you provide.

2. Information Collected Automatically

We collect certain information automatically when you interact with our services, including:

lDevice and Usage Information: We collect details about your device, such as your IP address, device type, browser type, and operating system, as well as usage data.

lCookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your interaction with our services. This helps us personalize your experience and improve the functionality of our services.

3. Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third parties, such as:

lSocial Media Platforms: If you connect or log in to our services using a third-party service (such as Google or Facebook), we may receive information from that service, such as your name, email address, and profile picture.

lAdvertising Partners: We may collect information from our advertising partners to understand the performance of our marketing campaigns and personalize advertisements.

4. In-App Purchases

When you make in-app purchases, we collect information related to the transaction, including purchase details, payment method, and other relevant information provided by the payment processor.

How We Use Your Information

We use the personal information we collect from you for a variety of purposes related to our services. These purposes include:

1. To Provide and Improve Our Services

We use your information to operate, maintain, and improve the functionality and user experience of our services, including:

lCreating and managing your account.

lProviding customer support and responding to your inquiries.

lProcessing transactions and completing in-app purchases.

lPersonalizing your experience, including recommending content or features based on your preferences and interactions.

2. To Communicate with You

We use your contact information to communicate with you, such as:

lSending you service-related messages, including confirmations, updates, and security alerts.

lSending you marketing and promotional content, such as newsletters or offers, if you have opted in to receive them (with the option to unsubscribe at any time).

3. To Ensure Security and Prevent Fraud

We use your information to monitor and enhance the security of our services, including:

lDetecting, investigating, and preventing fraudulent transactions, unauthorized access, or other illegal activities.

lEnsuring compliance with our terms of service and other legal obligations.

4. To Personalize Advertising and Marketing

We use your information to show personalized ads and marketing messages, both within our services and on third-party platforms, including:

lUsing data collected through cookies and other tracking technologies to deliver targeted ads based on your interests.

lMeasuring the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and improving our advertising strategies.

5. To Analyze and Improve Performance

We use analytics tools to understand how users interact with our services, helping us:

lIdentify trends and usage patterns.

lImprove our app's performance and the overall user experience.

lDevelop new features and services based on your feedback and behavior.

6. To Comply with Legal Obligations

We may use your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes, including:

lResponding to lawful requests from government authorities or other legal entities.

lMaintaining records and documentation for legal, audit, and compliance purposes.

7. To Enable Social Features

If you choose to connect with social media platforms through our services, we use your information to:

lFacilitate sharing content, achievements, or game progress.

lConnect you with friends or other users through social features integrated with our services.

How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with service providers who assist us in delivering our products and services, processing your purchases, and communicating with you. Additionally, we share information with companies that manage our websites and third-party analytics firms that conduct market research for us. These service providers are only permitted to use or disclose your information as necessary to perform their tasks or to comply with legal obligations.

Third-Party Ad Servers: We collaborate with third-party ad servers to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you. These partners may collect information about your interactions with our services and other websites to serve personalized ads. We ensure that these ad servers comply with applicable privacy laws and maintain high security standards.

Endpoints: Your data may be shared through various endpoints in our systems, which are designed to facilitate the collection and processing of information. These endpoints include but not limited to appsfliersdk, doubleclick, facebook, googleapis, googleusercontent, isprog, jquery, mintergral, supersonicads, unity3d. We limit the sharing of this data to what is necessary for our operational purposes and in accordance with relevant legal requirements.

Data Types Shared: The types of information we may share include: Personal identification information (e.g., names, email addresses); Device information (e.g., IP addresses, device ID), Usage data (e.g., browsing behavior, interaction with our services); Ad ids (Device or Other IDs) ; Write External Storage (Files and Docs, Music Files, Other Audio Files, photos, videos, voice or sound recordings).

SDKs: When using third-party Software Development Kits (SDKs), we may share your information with these providers as part of their functionality. These SDKs may collect and transmit data to the third parties for functionality such as analytics, advertising, or payment processing. We evaluate the privacy practices of these SDKs to ensure they align with our commitment to protecting your data.

Monetization Partners: We may partner with monetization services to enhance our offerings. In this context, we share information necessary for them to provide their services effectively. We ensure that these partners adhere to strict privacy and security protocols. We may share your Personal Data to the following Monetization partners: Facebook; Adnroid; Google; Google Admob; Applovin; Unity3D; Ironsource; Pangle; Tapjoy; Appsflyer; Vungle.

You have full rights to know and be informed if your personal data is shared or sold. We will share or sell your information when you give us explicit consent to do so.

If you wish to exercise your right to opt out of allowing sale, sharing or selling of your personal data, you can contact us by ginrummy.contact@gmail.com or any available in-game support entrance. Once we receive your request, we will ensure that your data is no longer sold or shared in ways you have opted out of.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These rights include:

lRight to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose to you : (1) the categories and/or specific pieces of personal information they have collected about you, (2) the categories of sources for that personal information, (3) the purposes for which we use that information, (4) the categories of third parties with whom we disclose or share the information, and (5) the categories of information that we sell, share or disclose to third parties.

lRight to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information that we have collected, subject to certain exceptions.

lRight to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: You have the right to request that we stop selling or sharing your personal information ("opt-out") .

Note that the CCPA defines "sell" and "personal information" very broadly, and some of our data sharing described in this Privacy Policy may be considered a "sale" under those definitions. To opt-out from sales or sharing of personal information, please email your request to ginrummy.contact@gmail.com.

lRight to Correct: You have the right to ask us to correct inaccurate information that we have about you.

lRight to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information: You can direct us to only use your sensitive personal information for limited purposes, such as providing you with the services you requested.

lRight to Non-Discrimination: You have the right to not be discriminated against for exercising any of your CCPA rights. This means we will not deny you services, charge you different prices, or provide a different quality of service if you choose to exercise your rights under the CCPA.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at ginrummy.contact@gmail.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with the CCPA requirements.

Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) Rights

If you are a resident of Virginia, you are entitled to certain rights under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) :

lRight to Access: You have the right to confirm whether we are processing your personal data and to access such data.

lRight to Correct: You have the right to request that we correct inaccuracies in your personal data.

lRight to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or if you withdraw your consent.

lRight to Data Portability: You have the right to request a copy of your personal data in a portable and readily usable format.

lRight to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal data or the processing of your data for targeted advertising purposes.

lRight to Appeal: If we deny your request to exercise any of these rights, you have the right to appeal our decision.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at ginrummy.contact@gmail.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with the VCDPA requirements.

GDPR Rights for EU Residents

If you are a resident of the European Union (EU), you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

lRight to be Informed: You have to the right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data.

lRight to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you and to obtain a copy of that data.

lRight to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.

lRight to Erasure: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or if you withdraw your consent on which the processing is based.

lRight to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances, such as when you contest the accuracy of the data or when you object to the processing.

lRight to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another data controller.

lRight to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds related to your particular situation, including processing for direct marketing purposes.

lRights in Relation to Automated Decision-Making: You have the right not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you.

lRight to Complain: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority about our collection and use of your personal data. For more information, please contact your local supervisory authority. Certain supervisory authorities require that you exhaust our own internal complaints process before looking into your complaint.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at ginrummy.contact@gmail.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with the GDPR requirements.

Brazil's LGPD Compliance

If you are a resident of Brazil, your personal data will be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD), which grants you the following rights:

lRight to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you and to obtain a copy of that data.

lRight to Rectification: You have the right to request the correction or update of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

lRight to Erasure: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or if you withdraw your consent on which the processing is based.

lRight to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances, such as when you contest the accuracy of the data or when you object to the processing.

lRight to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that information to another data controller.

lRight to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds related to your particular situation, including processing for direct marketing purposes.

lRight to Review Automated Decisions: You have the right not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at ginrummy.contact@gmail.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with the LGPD requirements.

Data Security

We take appropriate precautions to protect our your personal information. We have put in place reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration or disclosure. And these measures vary based upon the sensitivity of your information. These measures include internal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, including appropriate encryption and physical security to guard against unauthorized access to database systems where we store user data.

Data Protection Officer (DPO): Banyan LLC's IT team is responsible for data protection. For any questions or concerns regarding your personal information and how it is handled, you can contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) at: ginrummy.contact@gmail.com.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The retention period may vary depending on the specific type of data and the purposes for which it is processed.

When your personal data is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymize it in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Data Deletion

You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data. We will delete your personal data upon your request, provided that:

1. It is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

2. You withdraw your consent on which the processing is based and there are no other legal grounds for processing.

3. You object to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for processing.

4. We are required to delete your personal data to comply with a legal obligation.

To request the deletion of your personal data, please contact us at ginrummy.contact@gmail.com. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and other applicable laws concerning the collection of information from children. Our game is intended for general audiences and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under 13. And we do not knowingly use personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verified parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information promptly.

Parental Rights

Access and Review: Parents or guardians who believe that your child has provided personal information may contact us at ginrummy.contact@gmail.com to review and request the deletion of such information. Parents or guardians have the right to contact us at any time to stop collection/use of child's personal information.

Request to Delete: Parents or guardians have right to request the deletion of your child's personal information by contacting us at ginrummy.contact@gmail.com. We will take reasonable steps to delete the information from our systems.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

1. Consent: We may process your personal data if you have given us explicit consent to do so for a specific purpose. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

2. Contractual Necessity: We may process your personal data when it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.

3. Legal Obligation: We may process your personal data if we need to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject.

4. Legitimate Interests: We may process your personal data when it is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party, provided that your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

5. Public Interest: In some cases, we may process your personal data in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us.

Updates to the Privacy Policy

The outline and content of this privacy policy may change after some time. We will update this page if any terms are rewritten. Your continued use of our Services constitutes your acceptance of these changes. You can visit our site periodically to ensure you are aware of the recent adjustment.

This privacy policy is last modified on October 12, 2024.

Contact US

If you have any problem in regards to this privacy policy, including to practice any of your rights, please contact us via ginrummy.contact@gmail.com.