Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

ChannelRune ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

2. Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Register for an account
• Submit deck lists or tournament results
• Post comments or participate in discussions
• Contact us directly

This information may include: email address, username, and any other information you choose to provide.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Referring website addresses
• Date and time of visits

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website and services
• Improve, personalize, and expand our services
• Understand and analyze how you use our website
• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• Communicate with you for customer service, updates, and promotional purposes
• Process your transactions
• Find and prevent fraud
• Display your username and submitted content (deck lists, tournament results, etc.)

4. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information in the following situations:

• With Other Users: Your username and public content (such as deck lists and comments) are visible to other users of the service.
• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, and email delivery.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
• Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with a merger, sale, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

5. Third-Party Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites and services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any information to them.

We use the following third-party services:

• Authentication services for account management
• Cloud hosting and storage providers
• Analytics services to understand usage patterns

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, please note 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 information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• Access: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Objection: You can object to our processing of your personal information.
• Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.

To exercise these rights, please contact us through the website.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take necessary actions.

10. International Data Transfers

Your 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.

11. 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 and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top 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.

12. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This includes the right to know what personal information is collected, the right to delete personal information, and the right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (note: we do not sell personal information).

13. GDPR Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These include the rights mentioned in Section 8 above, as well as the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the website.