PRIVACY STATEMENT

Colossus Games respects the privacy of its website visitors, in particular their rights regarding the automatic processing of personal data. We have therefore formulated and implemented a policy on complete transparency with our customers regarding the processing of personal data, its purpose(s) and the possibilities to exercise your legal rights in the best possible way. This statement explains what personal data Colossus Games processes, for what purpose, how Colossus Games subsequently handles this data and how long this data is retained according to the Dutch Law and regulations on privacy and data protection as well as the EU Data Protection Directive no. 95/46/EC. You are advised to read this privacy statement carefully.

If you require any additional information about the protection of personal data, please visit the website of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl).

Until you accept the use of cookies and other tracking devices, we will not place any non-anonymised analytical cookies and/or tracking cookies on your computer, mobile phone or tablet. With the continued visit of this website you accept these terms of use and you accept the use of cookies and other tracking systems, unless we have provided for another method of accepting cookies on our website. The current available version of this privacy policy is the only version that applies while visiting our website until a new version replaces the current version.

Contents

1. Definitions
2. Access to the website
3. Website content
4. Management of the website
5. Responsibilities
6. Collection of data
7. Contact Form
8. Newsletter
9. Your rights regarding information
10. Legal obligations
11. Collected data and commercial offers
12. Data retention
13. Commercial website linkage and sales
14. Cookies
15. Imagery and products offered
16. Security
17. Applicable Law
18. Changes in this privacy policy
19. Contact

Article 1 – Definitions
Website (hereinafter: “Website”): mega-empires.com.
Party responsible for processing personal data (hereinafter: “the controller”): Colossus Games, established at Hendrik Zwaardecroonstraat 144, 2593 XW Den Haag, The Netherlands, Chamber of Commerce number: NL92418465. The legal representatives are Mr. F. de Haan and Mr. G.J. de Haan.

Article 2 – Access to the website
Access to and use of the website are strictly personal. You will refrain from using the data and information of this website for your own commercial, political or advertising purposes, as well as for any commercial offers, in particular unsolicited electronic offers.

Article 3 – Website content
All brands, images, texts, comments, illustrations (animated) images, video images, sounds and all the technical applications that can be used to operate this website and more generally all the components used on this website, are protected by the laws on intellectual property. Any reproduction, repetition, use or modification, by any means whatsoever, of all or just part of it, including technical applications, without the prior written permission of the controller, is strictly prohibited. The fact that the controller may not take immediate action against any infringement, cannot be considered as a tacit consent, nor of a waiver of any right to prosecute the infringing party. All content is © 2024 Colossus Games.

Article 4 – Management of the website
For the purpose of proper management of the site, the controller may at any time suspend, interrupt, reduce or decline the access to the website for a particular category of visitors, delete all information that may disrupt the functioning of the website or conflicts with national or international laws or is contrary to internet etiquette or make the website temporarily unavailable in order to perform updates.

Article 5 – Responsibilities
The controller is not liable for any failure, disturbances, difficulties or interruptions in the functioning of the website, causing the (temporary) inaccessibility of the website or of any of its functionalities. You, yourself, are responsible for the way you seek connection to our website. You need to take all appropriate steps to protect your equipment and data against hazards such as virus attacks on the Internet. Furthermore, you are responsible for which websites you visit and what information you seek.

The controller is not liable for any legal proceedings taken against you because of the use of the website or services accessible via the Internet or for violating the terms of this privacy policy. The controller is not liable for any damages that incur to you or third parties or your equipment, as a result of your connection to or use of the website and you will refrain from any subsequent (legal) action against the controller. If the controller is involved in a dispute because of your (ab)use of this website, he is entitled to (re)claim all subsequent damages from you.

Article 6 – Collection of data
Your personal data will be collected by Colossus Games. Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. The personal data that are collected on the website are used mainly by the collector in order to maintain a (commercial) relationship with you and if applicable in order to process your orders. They are recorded in an (electronic) register.

Article 7 – Contact Form
If you use the contact form on our website, we collect your name, email address, and message. This information is sent directly to our email address and is not stored elsewhere. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiries and do not save it after responding.

Article 8 – Newsletter
You can register for the Colossus Games newsletters. When you register, your name and email address will be processed. This data is processed because you actively provide it to Colossus Games yourself (legal basis: consent). Your data will be deleted immediately as soon as you decide that you no longer wish to receive newsletters.

Article 9 – Your rights regarding information
You have the following rights regarding your personal data (in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679:
– the right to be informed (article 15 GDPR);
– the right to access (article 15 GDPR);
– the right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR);
– the right to erasure (Article 17 GDPR);
– the right to restrict processing (Article 18 GDPR);
– the right to data portability (Article 20, first paragraph under a GDPR);
– the right to object (Article 21 GDPR);
– rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling (Article 18 GDPR).

To exercise said rights, please send your request to Colossus Games. We will evaluate your request as soon as possible and at the latest within 30 days. If we cannot fulfill your request, we will always let you know why your request has been rejected. We are entitled to verify your identity, by requesting the presentation of a valid identification document, driver’s license or passport, when you make such a request. In this copy, black out your passport photo, MRZ (machine readable zone, the strip of numbers at the bottom of the passport), passport number and Citizen Service Number (BSN). This is to protect your privacy.

Article 10 – Legal obligations
In case of infringement of any law or regulation, of which a visitor is suspected and for which the authorities require the personal data collected by the collector, they will be provided to them after an explicit and reasoned request of those authorities, after which these personal data do not fall anymore under the protection of the provisions of this Privacy policy. If any information is necessary in order to obtain access to certain features of the website, the controller will indicate the mandatory nature of this information when requesting these data.

Article 11 – Collected data and commercial offers
You may receive commercial offers from the collector. If you do not wish to receive them (anymore), please send us an email. Your personal data may be used by our partners for commercial purposes. If you do not wish this to happen, please send us an email. If you encounter any personal data from other data subjects while visiting our website, you are to refrain from collection, any unauthorized use or any other act that constitutes an infringement of the privacy of the data subject(s) in question. The collector is not responsible in these circumstances.

Article 12 – Data retention
The collected data are used and retained for the duration determined by law. Order data (invoices and financial administration) for the purpose of the legal administration obligation of the tax authorities – for at least 7 years. After this period the data will be deleted or anonymized.

Article 13 – Commercial website linkage and sales
Our website contains affliate links to the commercial website aresgames.eu, which handles all sales transactions. Colossus Games does not sell products directly and is not responsible for any damages or undelivered products or additional costs resulting from purchases made on aresgames.eu. Any inquiries or issues regarding sales should be directed to Ares Games.

Article 14 – Cookies
A cookie is a small text file placed on the hard drive of your electronic device upon visiting our website. A cookie contains data so you can be recognized as a visitor when you are visiting our website. It enables us to adjust to your needs and it facilitates you to log in on our website. When you visit our website, we inform you about the use of cookies. By continuing to use our website you accept its use, unless we ask permission by other means. Your consent is valid for a period of thirteen months.

We use the following types of cookies on our website:
Functional cookies: such as session and login cookies, which collect session and login information. Functional cookies are cookies that store the preferences of website visitors with the aim of significantly increasing usage. The cookies that the website uses do not story any personal data.

Cookies that are not extremely necessary will only be placed after permission has been given by clicking on ‘agree’ in the cookie notification. If you use all cookies, you give us permission to use all cookies. You can register for cookies through your internet browser so that you can no longer store cookies. You can also delete all information previously stored via the settings of your browser. This must be done per browser and per device. When deleting cookies, functions on the website may work less well.

Article 15 – Imagery and products offered
You cannot derive any rights from the imagery that accompanies any offered product on our website.

Article 16 – Security
Colossus Games takes the protection of your personal data seriously and takes appropriate technical and organizational measures to prevent abuse, loss, unauthorized access, unwanted disclosure and unauthorized changes. Do you still feel that your personal information is not properly secured or there are indications of abuse? Please contact us.

Article 17 – Applicable Law
These conditions are governed by Dutch law. The court in the district where the collector has its legal seat of business has the sole jurisdiction if any dispute regarding these conditions may arise, save when a legal exception applies. You agree that any dispute(s) exclusively dealt with by the Courts of the Netherlands, in the district where Colossus Games is located.

Article 18 – Changes in this privacy policy
This privacy policy was last amended on August, 28, 2024. Colossus Games has the right to change this statement at any time. You can find the most recent version on the website. If an amended statement affects the way Colossus Games processes your personal data, you will be notified by e-mail.

Article 19 – Contact
For questions, product information or information about the website itself, please contact: Colossus Games, contact@colossus-games.com.