Privacy Policy

Who we are

Introduction At Transformative Games (henceforth ‘we’, ‘us’, or ‘our’), we value your privacy and are committed to safeguarding your personal information. We operate the website https://transformative-games.com. We are a gaming studio headquartered in Dunedin, New Zealand. Further details about our company can be obtained from our About Us page.

Comments

When users contribute comments to our website, we record the data provided in the comment form, along with the commentator’s IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection purposes.

In the instance that users employ the Gravatar service, an anonymized string generated from their email address (also known as a hash) may be forwarded to the Gravatar service. Following the approval of your comment, your profile image becomes visible to the public in relation to your comment. The privacy policy of Gravatar can be found at https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Media

We strongly advise against uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) to the website, as site visitors have the capacity to download and extract this data from the website.

Cookies

When users leave comments on our site, they can opt to have their name, email address, and website saved in cookies. This is intended for user convenience so that re-entry of details can be avoided when leaving subsequent comments. These cookies have a lifespan of one year.

A temporary cookie is set when users visit our login page to ascertain if the user’s browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is discarded upon closing the browser.

After logging in, we establish multiple cookies to save your login information and your screen display preferences. Login cookies are valid for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” enables your login to persist for two weeks. Logging out of your account will result in the removal of the login cookies.

In the event that an article is edited or published, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

This site may incorporate embedded content from other websites (e.g., videos, images, articles). This embedded content behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has directly accessed the other website. Such websites might collect data about you, employ cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and supervise your interaction with the embedded content, inclusive of tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged into that website.

Data Sharing

In cases of password reset requests, your IP address will be enclosed in the reset email. Additionally, we share data with Google Analytics to optimize our site performance and enhance the user experience.

Data Retention

Should a user leave a comment, the comment and its corresponding metadata are preserved indefinitely. This is so we can identify and approve any follow-up comments automatically, avoiding the need for moderation queues.

For users that register on our website, we store the personal information they offer in their user profile. All users have the option to view, edit, or delete their personal information at any given time (excluding username changes). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

User Data Rights

If you own an account on this site or have previously left comments, you have the right to request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, inclusive of any data you have provided to us. Additionally, you can request the erasure of any personal data we hold about you. However, this does not encompass data we are mandated to keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Data Transmission

Visitor comments may undergo an automated spam detection service analysis. This is a crucial part of our effort to maintain a spam-free environment for our users.