Who We Are
Welcome to LevelUpGamer.net (the “Site”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our Site.
1. Information We Collect
Personal Information: When you register on our Site, subscribe to our newsletter, or make a purchase, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and payment information.
Non-Personal Information: We may also collect non-personal information such as your browser type, operating system, IP address, and browsing behavior on our Site.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our Site
- Improve, personalize, and expand our Site
- Understand and analyze how you use our Site
- Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the Site, and for marketing and promotional purposes
- Process your transactions and manage your orders
- Send you emails
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when it’s appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
5. Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
6. Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
7. 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.
8. Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
9. How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
10. What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, 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.
11. Third-Party Links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
12. Security
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
13. Compliance with Privacy Regulations
We are committed to complying with privacy regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) to ensure the protection of your personal data. Before we start showing ads to our users, we take the following steps to comply with these regulations:
GDPR Compliance:
- User Consent: We obtain explicit consent from users in the European Economic Area (EEA) before collecting, using, or sharing their personal data for advertising purposes. Users can manage their consent preferences through our consent management platform.
- Data Minimization: We only collect and process the minimum amount of personal data necessary for the purposes of delivering personalized ads.
- Data Subject Rights: Users have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to the processing of their personal data. They can also request data portability. We provide mechanisms for users to exercise these rights.
- Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs): We conduct DPIAs to identify and mitigate risks associated with data processing activities that may impact user privacy.
- Data Processing Agreements (DPAs): We have DPAs in place with our advertising partners to ensure they comply with GDPR requirements.
CPRA Compliance:
- Notice at Collection: We provide clear and concise information about the categories of personal data we collect and the purposes for which it will be used at or before the point of collection.
- Opt-Out Rights: Users in California have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of their personal data.
- Sensitive Personal Information: We do not use sensitive personal information (such as health, race, religion, or sexual orientation) for personalized advertising without explicit user consent.
- Data Retention: We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, after which it is securely deleted or anonymized.
- Service Provider Agreements: We ensure that our service providers comply with CPRA requirements by including specific provisions in our agreements with them.
14. 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. 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.
15. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:
Email: office@levelupgamer.net
Disclaimer: While we strive to comply with all relevant privacy regulations, we cannot guarantee absolute compliance due to the evolving nature of privacy laws. Users are encouraged to review our Privacy Policy periodically for any updates. The owner and LevelUpGamer.net are not liable for any damages or claims arising from the use of this site or the information provided herein.
Disclosure: Amazon Affiliate Links
At Site, we are committed to providing you with the best gaming content and product recommendations. To support our efforts, we participate in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
How It Works:
When you click on an Amazon link on our site and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
These commissions help us maintain and improve our website, ensuring we can continue to offer valuable content and recommendations.
Why We Use Affiliate Links:
Support Our Work: Your purchases through our affiliate links help us fund our operations and keep our content free for all visitors.
Curated Recommendations: We carefully select and recommend products that we believe will enhance your gaming experience.
Transparency: We want to be transparent about how we generate revenue to support our website.
Thank you for your support!
