Star Garden

Privacy policy

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GAME GARAGE LLC ("we," "us," or "our") operates stargardengame.com, including its main website and all blog pages. We are based in Georgia, United States.

This policy explains how personal information is handled when you browse these pages or contact us. It covers the informational website and blog. Our Shopify store has a separate privacy policy covering store visits and purchases. This policy does not cover information collected through the game itself.

What happens when you browse

The main website presents information about Star Garden, artwork, screenshots, videos, and links to other services. The blog publishes game news and updates.

You can browse these pages without creating an account. The main website and blog do not provide account registration, public comments, contact forms, or checkout.

The blog's search, sorting, and category filters run in your browser. Our website does not send the text you type into the blog search to us or to a search provider.

We do not install a separate analytics service, advertising pixels, or session-recording tools on these pages. Our own website scripts do not set cookies or save information in your browser's local storage. External services used to display content have their own data practices, described below.

Website hosting and technical information

Namecheap hosts our website. When you request a page or file, your browser sends technical information to the server delivering it. This includes your IP address and information about the request, such as the requested address and browser details.

The hosting service may record this information in server logs for operation, troubleshooting, and security. These requests occur when you browse, even if you do not contact us or enter information on the site.

Images, fonts, and videos

The main website and blog load some content directly from servers operated by other companies.

The main website and blog use Google Fonts and images hosted on external websites. The main website and some individual blog articles also include embedded YouTube videos.

When your browser loads this content, the provider receives your IP address and the request for the content. Depending on your browser and its settings, the request may also include browser details, referring-page information, and cookies associated with that provider.

Images and fonts can load automatically. Embedded YouTube players can also connect to YouTube before you press play. Some content loads as you approach it while scrolling.

YouTube and other external services may use cookies or similar technologies under their own policies. Their handling of information can also depend on whether you are signed in to an account with them. Google's Privacy Policy explains its handling of information for services including YouTube.

You can use browser settings or content-blocking tools to limit cookies and external connections. Blocking these requests may prevent images, fonts, or videos from displaying.

Information you send by email

If you email us, we receive your email address, the contents of your message, and any name, attachments, or other information you include. Our contact address uses Google's Gmail service, which processes and stores the correspondence.

We use this information to respond to your message and handle the matter you contacted us about. Please include only the personal information needed for your inquiry.

How information is used and disclosed

We use information to communicate with you, deliver the website, and address technical or security problems. Relevant records may also be needed to comply with legal obligations or handle a legal claim.

We do not sell personal information.

Namecheap processes information as our hosting provider, and Google processes email sent to our Gmail address. External content providers receive technical information directly from your browser when their content loads.

Personal information may also be disclosed when legally required, such as in response to a valid court order. Disclosure may also occur where permitted by law and reasonably necessary to address fraud, abuse, a legal claim, or a threat to someone's safety.

Where applicable law requires a legal basis for processing, we rely on our legitimate interests in delivering and securing the website and responding to inquiries, provided those interests do not override your rights. Processing necessary to comply with a legal obligation relies on that obligation.

Keeping and deleting information

Our retention policy is to keep personal information only for as long as it is needed for the purpose for which it was collected.

For email correspondence, the relevant factors are whether the inquiry is resolved, whether further correspondence is needed, and whether a legal obligation or claim requires us to retain the record. Under this policy, information that is no longer needed is to be deleted or permanently anonymized.

Hosting-log retention depends on the hosting service's configuration and applicable requirements. Information that external content providers collect for their own purposes is subject to their retention policies.

To request deletion of personal information we hold about you, email gamegaragellc@gmail.com. Legal obligations and other applicable exceptions may limit what can be deleted.

Visitors outside the United States

GAME GARAGE LLC is based in the United States. Visiting the website or emailing us involves processing information in the United States and potentially other countries where our providers operate.

Those countries may have privacy laws that differ from the laws where you live. This policy does not waive any rights or protections available to you under applicable law.

Your privacy rights

Depending on your location and the law that applies, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or receive a portable copy of your personal information. You may also have the right to restrict its use.

Where applicable law gives you this right, you can object to processing based on our legitimate interests.

Send requests to gamegaragellc@gmail.com. Describe your request and provide enough information for us to locate the relevant records. We may need to verify your identity before providing or deleting personal information.

We handle requests within the time required by applicable law, subject to any applicable exceptions. You may also have the right to complain to a data protection authority where you live or work.

Children's privacy

The website and blog are intended for a general audience and are not specifically directed to children under 13. They do not provide accounts or forms for children to submit personal information.

Browsing still involves the hosting and external-content connections described in this policy.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has sent us personal information without consent required by law, contact gamegaragellc@gmail.com. We will investigate and take appropriate steps, including deleting information where required.

Links to other websites

Our website and blog link to services operated by other companies. Those services have their own privacy policies covering the information they collect. Our Shopify store also has a separate privacy policy.

About this policy

The date at the top identifies the latest revision. This policy describes the website and blog's current practices.

Contact us

For questions about this policy or requests concerning your personal information, contact:

GAME GARAGE LLC
Georgia, United States
Email: gamegaragellc@gmail.com