Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 4th, 2024

Who we are

Borealys Games is an independent video game studio established in Montreal since 2014.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about this privacy notice or our use of personal data, or if you want to exercise your data protection rights please contact us at: pr[@]borealysgames.com

This Privacy Policy outlines Our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service. It also informs You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal Data to provide you with information, special invitations, and proposals.

This Privacy Policy is shared by Borealys’ different divisions. However, Your information will not be shared among them, ensuring that You only receive communications and proposals relevant to the type of projects You are interested in.

By using Our products and services, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Borealys (referred to as either “Borealys”, “the Company”, “We”, “Us”, or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Borealys Games, Inc. and its Borealys Play Services division.
Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
Country refers to: Quebec, Canada.
Device means any device that can access our products and services, such as a computer, a cellphone, or a digital tablet.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Third-party Social Media Service refers to any website or any social network website through which a User can log in or interact with Borealys, its representatives, or its community.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of our products and services or from the products’ and services’ infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
You means the individual accessing or using our products and services, or the company

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our products and services, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Depending on the nature of the product or service You intend to use, the collected information We ask can vary. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

Email address
First name and last name
Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
Telephone number
Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage data is collected automatically when using the service.

Usage data may include information such as your browser type, browser version, Your IP address when you visit our Website, the pages of our products and services that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data. When you access the products and services via a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile operating system, and the type of mobile internet browser you use.

In the case of our games, whether it is the final released version or the playtests, we may collect information about gameplay to enhance our products.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our products and services or when you access the service by or through a mobile device.

You may also have the option to share additional information with Borealys through your third-party social media service account. If you choose to provide such information and personal data, during registration or otherwise, you are giving Borealys permission to use and store it in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on our products and services and store specific information. The tracking technologies utilized include beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to enhance and analyze our products and services. The technologies we use include Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Unless you have adjusted your browser settings so that it will refuse cookies, our products and services may use cookies.

At any time, you can prevent Cookies from being saved on your device by configuring the parameters on your browser. Please note that if you do so, some functions on our website may not work.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about You, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor Your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking Your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Use of Your Personal Data

Borealys may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our products and services, including monitoring the usage of our products and services.

To contact You: To reach you via email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication concerning updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products, or contracted services, including security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.

To provide You with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or inquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.

To manage Your requests: To attend to and manage Your requests to Us.

For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and evaluating and improving our products, services, marketing, and your experience.

With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

Borealys will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We generally implement a 12 month retention period or 7 years where a financial transaction takes place.

Since Our activities are ongoing, the data You provided to Us to be kept informed of Borealys’s activities and/or receive promotions or special invitations will not be deleted unless You asked Us to.

We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Borealys will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes.

Management of Your Personal Data

You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

You have the right to request that We delete the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by contacting us directly by email.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Unless We are obligated by Law to retain them, Borealys will delete Your data if it ceases its activities.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at Borealys’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. This means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Borealys does not disclose or sell Your information to any third parties, except in the following circumstances:

Business Transactions

If Borealys is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, Borealys may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

Other Legal Requirements

Borealys may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation.

Protect and defend the rights or property of Borealys.

Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.

Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public.

Protect against legal liability.

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Borealys will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent’s consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the bottom of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Data Breach Notification

In compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), we are committed to robust data breach notification practices.

Notification Criteria

We will report any data breach involving sensitive data types to the appropriate data protection authorities promptly, regardless of the perceived risk level, as required by GDPR and BDSG.

Notification to Individuals

If a breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals, we will notify affected individuals without undue delay. This notification will detail the nature of the breach, the potential consequences, measures taken to mitigate its effects, and advice on how individuals can further protect themselves, adhering to GDPR guidelines.

Documentation

We will thoroughly document each breach, detailing the breach’s nature, discovery, response actions, and notification process. This documentation supports our commitment to continuous improvement in our security practices and is essential for compliance reviews by data protection authorities. We take the protection of your data seriously and will fulfill all legal obligations to notify and protect our users effectively.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

By email: pr[@]borealysgames.com