Privacy Policy – Beacon Patrol Video Game on Steam

It is generally possible to use the Beacon Patrol video game without providing personal data. However, we ask for your voluntary consent to the processing of your personal data in order to improve our offer.

This notice informs you about what data we collect from you, how we use it and how you can object to the use of your data.

Who is responsible for data collection and processing?

Shapes and Dreams – Torben Ratzlaff
Glindweg 27
22303 Hamburg
Germany

collects and processes your data as the data controller.

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding data protection in the Beacon Patrol video game, please contact: contact@shapesanddreams.net

What data do we collect and why?

We collect and process your data only with your consent and only for specific purposes. These purposes include analyzing your usage data in order to gain insights for improving our offer.

The analysis tools we use also collect the following data to allocate the usage data:

  • IP address
  • Unique installation-specific ID

Legal basis for data processing

Insofar as we obtain your consent for the processing of personal data, this serves as the legal basis in accordance with Article 6 (1) a) GDPR.

For how long is your data stored?

We only store your data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected or if this is required by law.

Are analysis tools used?

In order to continuously improve your user experience, we collect statistics on the use of the Beacon Patrol video game. We use analysis tools for this purpose.

The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure a needs-based design and the continuous optimization of the Beacon Patrol video game. On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of the Beacon Patrol video game and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you. These interests are to be regarded as legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.

Your ability to object 

You can object to the collection of your data for analysis purposes by going to the “Analytics settings” button in the Beacon Patrol video game settings and then selecting “I do not agree”. This will deactivate the following analysis tools.

Unity Analytics

The Beacon Patrol video game uses Unity Analytics, provided by Unity Technologies (Unity Technologies, 30 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94103) to process (collect, store and prepare) usage data. Unity Analytics collects the following personal data in order to be able to assign the collected usage data:

  • IP address – The address assigned to your end device on the Internet or your network.
  • Unique installation-specific ID – Allows the linking of different events or processes to a single user.

This data does not constitute personally identifiable information for us, nor do we make any effort to personalize it retrospectively. We process this aggregated data to analyze user behavior and optimize our offer.

You can find the current Unity Analytics privacy policy at https://unity.com/legal/game-player-and-app-user-privacy-policy.

Use of third parties as service providers and processing in countries outside the European Economic Area

The servers of some of the service providers we use are located in the US and in other countries outside the European Union. Companies in these countries are subject to privacy laws that do not protect personal data to the same extent as is the case in the Member States of the European Union. If your data is processed in a country that does not have a data privacy level that is recognized as being congruent to the European Union, we will ensure that your personal data is appropriately protected by implementing contractual regulations or other recognized tools.

What rights do users of the Beacon Patrol video game have?

  • You can request information about the data that is saved about you.
  • You can request correction, deletion and restriction of the processing (blocking) of your personal data, provided that this is permitted by law and possible within the framework of the existing contractual relationship.
  • You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The supervisory authority responsible for Shapes and Dreams –  Torben Ratzlaff is: The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Ludwig-Erhard-Str. 22, 20459 Hamburg, Tel.: +49 (0)40428544040, E-Mail: mailbox@datenschutz.hamburg.de
  • You have the right to portability of the data that you have provided us with on the basis of an agreement or a contract (data portability).
  • If you have given us your agreement to data processing, you can withdraw this agreement at any time, in the same way as you give the agreement. Withdrawal of the agreement does not affect the legitimacy of processing that has been done on the basis of the agreement prior to its withdrawal.
  • You can object to data processing for reasons that arise from your particular situation if data processing is done on the basis of a legitimate interest.

Sending a letter by post or sending an e-mail is all that is required to exercise your rights:

Shapes and Dreams – Torben Ratzlaff
Glindweg 27
22303 Hamburg

contact@shapesanddreams.net

Status: January 2025