Privacy Policy - Playduino

Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Ing. Oliver Eybel MSc ("I", "me", or "my") collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information from users of the website www.playduino.com ("the website"). I am committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about my data practices.

Information Collected

• Email address: Provided during sign-up.
• Verification status: Whether you've confirmed your email.
• Country: Your selected country of residence (optional).
• Fields of interest: Areas of interest in relation to the website (optional).
• Password: Stored in a securely hashed format (optional).
• Newsletter subscription preference: Whether you would like to receive the newsletter.
• youtubeConsent: Whether you accepted the youtube privacy policy
• Timestamps: Account creation and update timestamps.
• Session cookie: Temporary data used to enable website functionality.
• youtubeConsent cookie: Whether you already accepted the youtube privacy policy
• Survey responses: Responses to optional surveys, including the content of your answers and your user identification.

How Information is Used

• Product Notifications: To notify you about product availability.
• Newsletters: To send occasional newsletters and updates.
• Account Management: To manage your account on the website.
• Service Improvement: To analyze usage patterns to enhance the website's features.
• Survey Analysis: To analyze and process survey responses for service improvement and research purposes. Survey responses are stored with associated user identification to track response patterns and ensure data accuracy.

Information Sharing

I may share your email address with a third-party email service provider, such as Mailchimp, to facilitate email communication. Additionally, your personal data is stored with my web hosting provider, World4You, to make the website function. I will not share your information with any other third parties for marketing purposes.

Security Measures

• HTTPS: Secure data transmission during submission.
• Password Hashing: Stored passwords are hashed with salt and pepper for added security.
• Access Restrictions: Limited access to data on a need-to-know basis.

Your Rights (GDPR)

• Right to be Informed: About how your data is used (as outlined in this policy).
• Right of Access: To obtain a copy of your personal data.
• Right to Rectification: To correct any inaccurate information.
• Right to Erasure: To request the deletion of your data (under certain circumstances), including your survey responses and associated identification data.
• Right to Restrict Processing: To limit how your data is used.
• Right to Data Portability: To receive your data in a portable format.
• Right to Object: To object to certain processing activities.

Legal Basis for Processing

I process your personal data on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: For newsletter subscriptions, survey participation, and YouTube content viewing.
• Contract: For account management and service provision.
• Legitimate Interest: For service improvement and analysis of usage patterns.
• Legal Obligation: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

• Right to Know: To know what information is collected and how it's used.
• Right to Delete: To request the deletion of your data.
• Right to Opt-Out: To opt-out of the sale of your personal information (not applicable in this scenario).
• Right to Non-Discrimination: To not be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights.

Opting Out

You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link provided at the bottom of each email.

Children's Privacy

This website is not intended for the use of minors. I do not knowingly collect information from individuals under the age of 18.

Embedded Content

The website may embed content from YouTube. When you interact with embedded YouTube videos, YouTube may collect data about your interaction. YouTube's data collection practices are explained in their privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Embedded videos will display an overlay informing you about potential data collection. By clicking "Play" on a video, you consent to YouTube's practices as outlined in their privacy policy.

Data Retention

I will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. When no longer required, your personal data will be securely deleted or anonymized.

Data Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred to and processed on servers located outside of your country or jurisdiction. By using the website, you consent to such transfers and processing. I take appropriate measures to ensure your data is protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws. In the case of data transfers, Standard Contractual Clauses will be applied.

Survey responses and associated user data may be processed and stored on servers located in Austria. These transfers are protected by https encryption.

User Consent

Your use of the website constitutes your consent to the collection and processing of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy. For surveys, explicit consent will be requested before participation. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Data Breach Notification

In the event of a data breach that may affect your personal information, I will notify you as soon as reasonably possible.

Changes to This Policy

15.04.2025: fixed minor errors, changed website provider from Netstorage to World4You.

Contact

For questions or to exercise your rights, please contact:
Ing. Oliver Eybel MSc
Oberhoferstraße 81-83
2130 Mistelbach
Austria
privacy@playduino.com

Policy Version

Last updated: 15.04.2025
Version: 1.2