Privacy Policy
Last modified on: November 4, 2024
Welcome to Rummy! We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your information. This Privacy Policy explains how Banyan LLC ("Data Controller", "we", "our", "us") collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you play our game.
Please note that the scope of this Privacy Policy is limited only to information collected by us through your use of Rummy. By using the Service, you consent to our collection, usage and storage of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to change these terms from time to time as it sees fit and your continued use of Rummy will signify your acceptance of any adjustment to this Privacy Policy. You are therefore advised to re-read this statement on a regular basis.
Information We Collect
When you register for Rummy game, we may collect and record 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 we collect 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 information in the following ways:
1. Directly Interactions: When you create an account, make in-game purchases, or contact us for support, you provide us with personal information such as your name, email address, and payment details.
2. Automated Technologies: As you use our game, we may automatically collect certain information through cookies, log files, and analytics tools. This includes data about your device, IP address, game usage patterns, and interactions within the app.
3. Third-Party Services: We may receive information about you from third parties, such as social media platforms, if you choose to connect your account to those services. This can include profile information, friends lists, and other data based on your privacy settings on those platforms.
4. Surveys and Feedback: We may collect information through surveys or feedback forms to understand your preferences and improve our services.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
1. To Provide and Maintain the Game: We use your information to ensure the game functions properly, including facilitating gameplay and providing customer support.
2. To Personalize Your Experience: We may use your data to tailor content and gameplay features to your preferences and interests, enhancing your overall experience.
3. To Analyze Usage Trends: We analyze gameplay data and user interactions to understand how our game is used, identify areas for improvement, and develop new features.
4. To Communicate With You: We may send you updates, newsletters, promotional materials, and other information related to the game. You can opt out of these communications at any time.
5. To Ensure Security: Your information may be used to detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraudulent activity to maintain a safe gaming environment.
6. To Comply with Legal Obligations: We may use your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal requests.
How We Share Your Information
We may share your information with third parties in the following ways::
1. With Service Providers: We work with trusted third-party partners who assist us in operating the game and providing services such as analytics, payment processing, customer support, and marketing. These partners may have access to certain types of information (e.g., gameplay data, device information) but only as needed to perform their functions and in compliance with our privacy practices.
2. Third-Party SDKs: Our game may include third-party Software Development Kits (SDKs) that help us provide essential features such as analytics, advertising, or social media integration. These SDKs may collect data like your device identifiers, interaction data, or location. Some of the SDKs we use include:
lAnalytics SDKs: Used to track gameplay behavior, session duration, and user engagement.
lAd Networks SDKs: For serving personalized ads based on user interests and activity.
3. Advertising Partners: We may share information, such as your device ID, game interactions, or geographic location, with our advertising partners to serve relevant ads. These partners may combine this data with other information they have collected about you across their services to deliver more personalized advertising.
4. Endpoints and Data Types: We may use secure endpoints to transmit data such as:
lPlayer Profiles and Game Progress: Stored on our servers or with cloud providers to synchronize gameplay across devices.
lIn-Game Purchases and Payment Details: Shared with third-party payment processors to facilitate transactions.
lCrash Reports and Bug Fixes: Sent to our development teams or external analytics providers to improve game stability.
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).
5. Legal Requirements and Protection: In some cases, we may disclose information when required by law, or if we believe such action is necessary to prevent fraud, protect user safety, or respond to a government request.
6. Merger or Acquisition: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, user information may be transferred to the new owner.
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 rummy.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:
Right 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.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information that we have collected, subject to certain exceptions.
Right 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 rummy.contact@gmail.com.
Right to Correct: You have the right to ask us to correct inaccurate information that we have about you.
Right 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.
Right 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 rummy.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) :
Right to Access: You have the right to confirm whether we are processing your personal data and to access such data.
Right to Correct: You have the right to request that we correct inaccuracies in your personal data.
Right 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.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request a copy of your personal data in a portable and readily usable format.
Right 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.
Right 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 rummy.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):
Right to be Informed: You have to the right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data.
Right 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.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
Right 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.
Right 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.
Right 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.
Right 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.
Right 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.
Right 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 rummy.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:
Right 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.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request the correction or update of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Right 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.
Right 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.
Right 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.
Right 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.
Right 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 rummy.contact@gmail.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with the LGPD requirements.
Data Security
We take your data security seriously and employ a variety of measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Our security protocols include:
1. Encryption: We use industry-standard encryption technologies to secure your data during transmission and storage.
2. Access Control: Access to personal data is restricted to authorized personnel only, who are bound by strict confidentiality agreements.
3. Regular Audits: We regularly review and update our security practices to ensure they are up-to-date and effective in addressing emerging threats.
4. Data Minimization: We only collect and retain the minimum amount of personal information necessary to provide our services.
Data Protection Officer (DPO)
In compliance with applicable data protection laws, Banyan LLC's IT team is responsible for overseeing our data protection strategy and ensuring compliance with regulations. If you have any questions or concerns about how we handle your personal information, you can contact our DPO at: rummy.contact@gmail.com.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. The length of time we retain your information depends on various factors, including:
Service Provision: We retain your data for as long as you have an active account or continue to use our services.
Legal Obligations: We may retain certain information to comply with legal, regulatory, or contractual obligations.
Dispute Resolution: If there are ongoing disputes, we may retain your data until the issues are fully resolved.
Business Purposes: Certain data may be retained for legitimate business purposes, such as improving our services, conducting audits, or ensuring security.
Once your data is no longer needed for the purposes mentioned above, we will securely delete or anonymize it in accordance with applicable data protection regulations.
Data Deletion
You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Upon receiving such a request, we will:
1. Review Your Request: We will confirm your identity and assess your request to ensure it complies with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
2. Deletion Process: If no legal or business reason prevents the deletion, we will securely erase your data from our systems. This includes data stored in backups, which will be deleted in the next scheduled cycle.
3. Exceptions to Deletion: In certain circumstances, we may retain your data if it is necessary to:
comply with legal obligations; resolve disputes or enforce our agreements; and protect against fraudulent or abusive activity.
Once your data is deleted, it cannot be recovered. To request data deletion, please contact us at rummy.contact@gmail.com.
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 and share 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 rummy.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 rummy.contact@gmail.com. We will take reasonable steps to delete the information from our systems.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws and rely on the following legal bases to do so:
1. Consent: In certain cases, we process your personal data based on your explicit consent. This applies when you agree to receive marketing communications, participate in surveys, or use specific features of our services that require the collection of personal information.
2. Contractual Necessity: We process your data when it is necessary to perform a contract you are a party to, such as providing you with our services or responding to your inquiries.
3. Legitimate Interests: We may process your data for purposes that are in our legitimate interests, such as improving our services, securing our platform, preventing fraud, and conducting business analysis, provided such interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
4. Legal Obligations: In some cases, we are required to process your personal data to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, such as tax reporting or responding to lawful requests from public authorities.
5. Vital Interests: We may process your personal data where it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the interests of others, such as in emergency situations involving potential harm to safety.
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 November 4, 2024.
Contact US
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please do not hesitate to contact us via support email rummy.contact@gmail.com.