PRIVACY POLICY
Updated on: 26th June, 2023
Thank you for playing our games! This Privacy Policy describes:
.The ways we collect personal data about you and why we do so
.How we use your personal data, and the choices you have about your personal data.
This Privacy Policy applies to Naughty Shark's games, websites and related services, which
we here collectively call the Service. We may periodically update this Privacy Policy by posting a new
version on https://www.naughtyshark.games. If we make any material changes, we will notify you by posting a
notice in the Service prior to the change becoming effective. Your continued use of the Service after the
effective date will be subject to the new Privacy Policy.
CONTACT US
If you have questions about data protection, or if you have any requests for resolving
issues with your personal data, we encourage you to primarily contact us through the game so we can reply to
you more quickly.
Name of the controller: Naughty Shark
Contact: [email protected]
THE DATA WE COLLECT
Data you provide us.
.Contact information (such as name and email address)
.Player name and password
.Profile information (such as profile photo)
.Your messages to the Service (such as chat logs and player support tickets)
.Other data you choose to give us (such as data to identify a lost account)
Data we collect automatically.
.Data about your account and game progress
.Your IP address and mobile device identifiers (such as your device ID, advertising ID, MAC
address, IMEI)
.Data about your device, such as device name and operating system, browser type and language
.Data we collect with cookies and similar technologies (see more below)
.General location data
.Precise geo-location data (GPS, with your consent)
.Data about your use of the Service, such as gameplay data and your interactions with other
players inside the Service
In most cases, we also create a Naughty Shark-specific ID for you when you use the Service.
Data we collect from our partners.
.Data we receive if you link a third party tool with the Service (such as Facebook, WeChat
or Google)
.Demographic data (such as to determine the coarse location of your IP address)
.Data to fight fraud (such as refund abuse in games or click fraud in advertising)
.Data from platforms that the games run on (such as to verify payment)
.Data for advertising and analytics purposes, so we can provide you a better Service
WHY DO WE COLLECT YOUR DATA
To make the Service work.
To perform the contract, we process data necessary to
.Create accounts and allow you to play our games and use our Service
.Operate the Service
.Verify and confirm payments
.Provide and deliver products and services you request
.Send you Service-related communications
To make the Service more suitable for our players.
To provide a great Service to our players, we have a legitimate interest to collect and
process necessary data to
.Update and develop player profiles
.Develop and improve the Service and player experience
.Manage our relationship with you
.Provide social features as part of the Service
.Customize your Service experience
.Respond to your comments and questions and provide player support
.Provide you Naughty Shark offers in the Service as well as in other websites and services,
and by email
.Send you related information, such as updates, security alerts, and support messages
.Enable you to communicate with other players
To show personalized advertisements.
To show you personalized advertisements in the Service as well as in other websites and
services (including email) we have a legitimate interest to process necessary data to
.Track the content you access in connection with the Service and your online behavior
.Deliver, target and improve our advertising and the Service
For information on how to opt-out from personalized advertisements, see section 'Your rights
and options' below.
To keep the Service safe and fair.
Ensuring a level playing field in the Service is a top priority for us. For more information
on our acceptable use policy, see the Naughty Shark Terms of Service.
In order to keep the Service and its social features safe and fair, to fight fraud and
ensure acceptable use otherwise, we have a legitimate interest to process necessary data to
.Analyze and monitor use of the Service and its social features
.Moderate chats either automatically or manually
.Take action against fraudulent or misbehaving players
To analyze, profile, and segment.
In all of the above cases and purposes, we may analyze, profile and segment all collected
data.
With your consent.
With your consent, we may process your data for additional purposes, such as using your GPS
location to show you local events.
WHO CAN SEE YOUR DATA
Apart from Naughty Shark, your data can be accessed by others in the following situations:
OTHER PLAYERS AND USERS.
Social features are a core component of our games. Other players and users may, for example,
see your profile data, in-game activities and read the messages you have posted.
PARTNERS WORKING FOR NAUGHTY SHARK.
Naughty Shark has partners to perform services for us. These partners process your data only
at and according to Naughty Shark´s instructions to provide the Service, such as hosting, player support,
advertising, analytics and fraud prevention.
Other companies and public authorities.
In order to combat fraud and illegal activity, we may exchange data with other companies and
organizations and provide it to public authorities in response to lawful requests.
We may also disclose your data based on your consent, to comply with the law or to protect
the rights, property or safety of us, our players or others.
Advertising and Social Media partners.
The Service includes features from our partners, such as social media interaction tools and
in-game advertising. A list of these partners is available at Naughty Shark.fun/partner-opt-out. These
partners may access your data and operate under their own privacy policies. We encourage you to check their
privacy policies to learn more about their data processing practices.
INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
Our Service is global by nature and your data can therefore be transferred to anywhere in
the world. Because different countries may have different data protection laws than your own country, we
take steps to ensure adequate safeguards are in place to protect your data as explained in this Policy.
Adequate safeguards that our partners may use include standard contractual clauses approved by Singaporean
laws.
YOUR RIGHTS AND OPTIONS
Opt-out of marketing emails and other direct marketing.
You may opt-out of receiving promotional communications, such as marketing emails from us by
following the instructions in such communications.
Opt-out of targeted advertising.
You can opt-out of interest-based advertising on mobile applications by checking the privacy
settings of your Android or iOS device and selecting "limit ad tracking" (Apple iOS) or "opt-out of interest
based ads" (Android).
For personalized in-game offers opt-out, you can use the options provided in the game
settings.
Access the personal data we hold about you.
If there is a change to your personal information, or you no longer desire our Service, you
may edit, update, or delete the data by making the change within your account settings in the game, by
contacting the Support team’s email (can also be found in our products) or by contacting us at
[email protected]. We will provide you a copy of your personal information in an electronic format
upon request.
Your other rights.
You also have the right to correct your data, have your data deleted, object how we use or
share your data, and restrict how we use or share your data. You can always withdraw your consent, for
example by turning off GPS location sharing in your mobile device settings.
We will respond to all requests within a reasonable timeframe. If you have an unresolved
privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please contact our U.S.-based
third-party dispute resolution provider (free of charge). You may also contact your local data protection
authority within the European Economic Area for unresolved complaints.
COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
Like most online services, we and our partners use cookies and similar technologies to
provide and personalize the Service, analyse use, target advertisements and prevent fraud. You can disable
cookies in your browser settings, but some parts of the Service may then not function properly.
HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR DATA
Security Safeguards.
In order to help ensure a secure and safe player experience, we are continuously developing
and implementing administrative, technical and physical security measures to protect your data from
unauthorized access or against loss, misuse or alteration.
Data retention.
We retain your data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you the
Service. We will for example periodically de-identify unused game accounts and we regularly review and
de-identify unnecessary data. Note that if you ask us to remove your personal data, we will retain your data
as necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as to comply with our legal obligations, resolve
disputes, and enforce our agreements.
AGE LIMITS
We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal data about or direct or target interest
based advertising to anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to use our Services. If you
are under 13, please do not send any data about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone
number, or email address. No one under the age of 13 may provide any personal data. If we learn that we have
collected personal data about a child under age 13, we will delete that data as quickly as possible. If you
believe that we might have any data from or about a child under the age of 13, please contact us.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Under the GDPR regulations, should you wish for your data to be deleted, please send out a
request to the relevant emails in the following list: