Privacy Policy

This privacy policy (Policy) informs you of your choices and our practices in relation to your information (as defined below). For the purposes of this policy, we, us, and our refers to Metacade, a branding style of Luxe Media LLC, 3301 Chetumal Street, Belize City, Belize. Registration IFSC/200LLC 1470/22)

Children

Our services are not available for use by children and are intended for persons over the age of 18 years old and 21 years old in some jurisdictions. Please refer to your countrys laws in accordance with age-appropriate guidance.

To comply with the current UK Data Protection Act for Children, specifically the Age Appropriate Design Code (also known as the Childrens Act), risks have been assessed. More information can be found at https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/childrens-code-hub/.

This policy will explain areas of our app or website that may affect your privacy and personal details, how we process, collect, manage and store those details, and how your rights.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect and use the following information about you:

• Information you provide to us directly: This includes personal details you provide when you register for our service, update your profile, respond to surveys, post comments, or otherwise communicate with us. Examples include your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide.
• Information collected automatically: When you access our app or website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and your use of our service. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, device information, pages visited, location data, and other technical information.
• Information from cookies and similar technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your activity on our site, preferences, and to provide a personalized experience. This may include analytics data or information about how you interact with our website and advertisements.
• Information from third parties: We may receive information about you from third parties, such as social media platforms, if you choose to connect your social media account with our service. We also may receive information from marketing partners and other sources that help us improve our service.

It is important to note that providing personal information is voluntary, but in some cases, it may be required to use certain features of our app or website. We respect your privacy and are committed to using your personal information responsibly and in accordance with this policy.

We use the information collected for various purposes, including to provide and improve our service, to communicate with you, to offer personalized experiences, and to understand how our app or website is being used. We may also use your information to send you promotional messages and updates, subject to your preferences and applicable law.

YOUR CHOICES ABOUT HOW INFORMATION ABOUT YOU IS USED AND SHARED

Your privacy is important to us, and we believe you should have control over your personal information. Below are the choices available to you regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your information:

• Account Information: You can review and update your account information at any time by logging into your account settings and profile.
• Communication Preferences: You have the option to opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe link included in such emails. Please note that even if you opt out of receiving promotional messages, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our services.
• Advertising Preferences: Some of our advertising partners may participate in interest-based advertising. To learn more about this type of advertising or to opt out of this type of advertising by advertisers that participate in self-regulatory programs, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or the Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.
• Information Sharing with Third Parties: We share information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this Privacy Policy. You may have options available to you through the device or software you use to access our services to control or limit how we, along with our partners, use or share your information. For example, you may be able to control sharing through privacy settings on your mobile device.

Its important to us that you understand your rights and choices regarding your personal information. If you have questions about how we use or share your information, please contact us. Additionally, depending on where you reside, you may have legal rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict the use of certain personal information we have about you. If you wish to exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in our contact section. For more information see our Cookie Policy below.

ADDENDUM 1 – CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have certain rights regarding their personal information. This addendum outlines those rights and explains how California residents can exercise them:

• Right to Know and Access: You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you the categories of personal information we collected about you, the categories of sources for the personal information, our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling that personal information, the categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information we collected about you.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. If you are 16 years of age or older, you have the right to direct us not to sell your personal information at any time (the right to opt-out). We do not sell the personal information of consumers we actually know are less than 16 years old, unless we receive affirmative authorization (the right to opt-in) from either the consumer who is between 13 and 16 years of age, or the parent or guardian of a consumer less than 13 years old. Consumers who opt-in to personal information sales may opt-out of future sales at any time.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not deny you goods or services, charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, provide you with a different level or quality of goods or services, or suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.

To exercise the California privacy rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by:

• Emailing us at [email protected]

Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable consumer request must:

• Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative.
• Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.

We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you. Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestors identity or authority to make the request.

ADDENDUM 1 – CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have certain rights regarding their personal information. This addendum outlines those rights and explains how California residents can exercise them:

• Right to Know and Access: You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you the categories of personal information we collected about you, the categories of sources for the personal information, our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling that personal information, the categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information we collected about you.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. If you are 16 years of age or older, you have the right to direct us not to sell your personal information at any time (the right to opt-out). We do not sell the personal information of consumers we actually know are less than 16 years old, unless we receive affirmative authorization (the right to opt-in) from either the consumer who is between 13 and 16 years of age, or the parent or guardian of a consumer less than 13 years old. Consumers who opt-in to personal information sales may opt-out of future sales at any time.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not deny you goods or services, charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, provide you with a different level or quality of goods or services, or suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.

Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable consumer request must:

• Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative.
• Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.

We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you. Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestors identity or authority to make the request.

ADDENDUM 2 - BRAZIL PRIVACY RIGHTS

Under Brazils General Data Protection Law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados, or LGPD), Brazil residents have certain rights regarding their personal information. This addendum outlines those rights and explains how Brazil residents can exercise them:

• Confirmation of Processing: You have the right to confirm whether we process your personal data.
• Access to Data: You have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, including detailed information regarding the nature of the data and the criteria used for processing.
• Correction of Incomplete, Inaccurate, or Out-of-Date Data: You have the right to request the correction of your personal data if it is incomplete, inaccurate, or out of date.
• Anonymization, Blocking, or Deletion: You may request the anonymization, blocking, or deletion of unnecessary or excessive data, or data processed in noncompliance with the LGPD.
• Data Portability: You have the right to request data portability to another service or product provider, by means of an express request, in accordance with the national authoritys regulations, and observing commercial and industrial secrets.
• Deletion of Personal Data: You have the right to have your data deleted if the processing of the data was based upon your consent, except in situations where we have a legal right or obligation to retain the data.
• Information About Sharing: You have the right to know the public and private entities with which we have shared your data.
• Information About the Possibility of Denying Consent: You have the right to be informed about the possibility of denying consent and the consequences of such denial.
• Revocation of Consent: If you have given consent for specific data processing activities, you have the right to revoke that consent at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the legality of any data processing carried out prior to revocation.

To exercise these rights, you can contact us at [email protected]. Please note that to protect your privacy and security, we may take steps to verify your identity before complying with the request. We are committed to responding to requests to exercise data subject rights in accordance with the requirements of the LGPD.

CONTACT & COMPLAINTS

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or if you have a complaint about our privacy practices, please contact us using one of the following methods:

• Email: [email protected]]

We take your privacy concerns seriously. If you believe that we have not adhered to this Privacy Policy or your data protection rights have been infringed, please let us know. Our team will investigate and attempt to resolve any complaints promptly.

Additionally, if you are not satisfied with the resolution of your complaint, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority or supervisory authority. We are committed to cooperating with the appropriate regulatory authorities to resolve any complaints regarding the transfer of personal data that we cannot resolve with our users directly.

CHANGES

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect.

If we make significant changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, by posting a prominent notice on our website, or through other relevant communication channels. This notice will be provided well in advance of the changes taking effect.

Your continued use of our services after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy become effective indicates your agreement with the terms of the revised Privacy Policy. We will also keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive for your review.

If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, please contact us as provided in the Contact & Complaints section.

Use of Google User Data

Access and Use of Google User Data Our application offers users the option to log in using their Google account to streamline the login process. When you log in through Google OAuth, we only request access to the basic standard scopes required for authentication. This includes your Google accounts public profile information, such as your name and email address. We use this information exclusively to facilitate the account creation and login process within our application.

Storage of Google User Data The Google user data we access is limited to what is strictly necessary to support your login to our application. We do not store any Google user data on our servers except for the minimal information required to maintain your accounts link to Google. This means that only your Google accounts basic profile information is stored, and only for as long as your account remains connected to our application.

Sharing of Google User Data We do not share, sell, rent, or trade any information obtained from Google with third parties for their commercial purposes. The use of Google user data is strictly confined to the purposes outlined above—namely, to streamline your login process and ensure the proper functioning of our application.

Data Security We are committed to ensuring the security of your data. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information within our application.

Changes to Our Use of Google User Data We will update this section of our privacy policy if there are any changes to how we access, use, store, or share Google user data. We encourage users to periodically review this section for the latest information on our privacy practices.

Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy serves to clarify how we utilize cookies and similar technologies on our website, https://tournaments.metacade.co (referred to as Metacade, we, us, or our). We urge you to thoroughly review this policy to comprehend the information we gather using cookies and its subsequent utilization. If you have inquiries or require clarification regarding our cookie usage, feel free to contact us at [email protected].

Cookies are small text files containing minimal data that are deposited on your device when you visit a website. They fulfill diverse functions, including optimizing website performance, providing insights to website owners, and enhancing user experiences. Additionally, cookies encompass analogous technologies such as log files, pixel tags, web beacons, clear GIFs, and device IDs, collectively referred to as Cookies in this policy.

At Metacade, we deploy Cookies for the following purposes: Verification and Authentication: Cookies are employed to authenticate log-in credentials and facilitate users in locating friends who utilize our services. Traffic Analysis: Cookies aid in monitoring traffic flow and navigation patterns on our website, enabling us to gauge the total user count and the variety of devices accessing our services. Performance Monitoring: We utilize Cookies to continuously monitor and evaluate the performance of our website, analyze usage trends, and identify areas necessitating enhancement. Customization: Cookies enable us to customize and enrich your online experience by retaining your preferences and delivering personalized content. Advertising: Cookies may be utilized to display third-party advertisements within our services, based on data collected through Cookies.

The cookies employed on our website are categorized as follows: Essential Cookies: These are indispensable for the fundamental functionality of our website, encompassing security, network management, and accessibility. Functional Cookies: Functional Cookies record preferences and choices, allowing us to tailor our services to suit your needs. Analytics Cookies: These Cookies analyze the accessibility, usage, and performance of our website to furnish you with an enhanced user experience and facilitate continuous improvement. Advertising and Targeting Cookies: Deployed by our advertising partners, these Cookies aid in creating user interest profiles and displaying relevant advertisements on external sites.

You retain the right to control our utilization of cookies and similar technologies at any juncture by adjusting your browser settings or utilizing the Privacy Settings available on our website. Nonetheless, please be advised that disabling Cookies may impede the functionality of our services. Most browsers provide options to modify Cookie preferences through their settings. For detailed guidance on managing Cookies in specific browsers, kindly refer to the following resources:

• Chrome
• Safari
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer

We commit to updating this Cookie Policy to reflect modifications in our practices and services. Any alterations will be indicated by revising the Last Updated date at the inception of this policy.

Should you desire additional insights into cookies and their utilization on the Internet, you may find valuable resources at aboutcookies.org and Your Online Choices.

Even if you opt to disable one or more Cookies, we may still utilize information gathered from Cookies prior to your preference modification. However, we undertake to discontinue utilizing disabled Cookies for any future data collection.

For inquiries or clarifications concerning this Cookie Policy or the usage of cookies within our services, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected].