Data privacy

We take care about the protection of your personal data. The following statement informs you about which personal data we collect and how we process and use it.

This is a translated version of our german privacy document. In the case of questions of interpretation, the german version remains authoritative as a rule.


Subject of this privacy policy

This privacy policy applies to all services associated with HiddenEmpire. This includes all websites under the domain hiddenempire.de, hidden-empire.de and hiddenempire.wiki, as well as the use of the app HiddenEmpire, which is obtained via the Google Play Store. This privacy policy exclusively governs how HiddenEmpire handles your data. In the event that you use third-party services, the privacy terms of those third parties will apply exclusively. HiddenEmpire does not review the data protection conditions of third parties.


Access data without personal reference

As soon as you access our websites and via the app, we only collect data that your browser and mobile device transmits to our server (so-called server log files). This data includes in the following:

  • IP address
  • Date and time of the request
  • Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • Content of the request (specific page)
  • access status/HTTP status code
  • Amount of data transferred in each case
  • Website from which the request comes
  • Browser
  • Operating system and its interface
  • Language and version of the browser software.

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO (german data protection law) on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data is not passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively should concrete indications point to illegal use.


Collection and processing of personal data

Personal data is only collected by us if you provide it to us voluntarily. In the course of registration on our websites and via the app, the following personal data is collected: Email address and year of birth. These are linked to a personal account consisting of user name and password. The personal data you provide will be stored lawfully and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act and the Telemedia Act. It goes without saying that your data will be treated confidentially.


Use and disclosure of personal data

Personal data that we collect is necessary for the use of our services. We do not pass on personal data to third parties.


Data security

We process the information we collect from you in accordance with German data protection law. All employees are bound to data secrecy and data protection regulations and have been instructed in this respect. All data on our websites and in the app are transmitted in encrypted form using the SSL process.


Cookies

Our websites uses cookies to enable the function and operation of the website. Cookies are small text files that your Internet browser stores on your computer. A cookie can only contain information that we ourselves send to your computer - private data cannot be read out with it. The cookies require only a minimal amount of storage space, do not impair the function of your computer in any way and do not contain any personal data. If you call up the corresponding page again, the cookies enable your computer to be recognized. This ensures, among other things, that the game session can be assigned to you. We use cookies that are automatically deleted from your hard drive after you exit the Internet browser or after 7 days at the latest. You can choose yourself whether the cookie should be written persistently (Auto-Login function).

You can change the saving of cookies in your browser settings at any time by selecting the "do not accept cookies" function. However, we would like to point out that in this case, you may no longer be able to use our websites and the app to their full extent.


Use of web statistics Matomo

This website uses Matomo (formerly Piwik), an open source software for statistical analysis of visitor access. Matomo uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is stored on the provider's server in Germany. The IP address is anonymized immediately after processing and before it is stored. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.


Information, correction, blocking and deletion

The user has the right to obtain information about his stored personal data at any time. In addition, the user has the right to have the stored data corrected or deleted. If a deletion conflicts with legal or contractual retention obligations, we will block the data.


Contact

For further questions on the subject of data protection, requests for information or changes, please contact us at datenschutz at hiddenempire.de.