PRIVACY POLICY

Highland Games Studio respects your privacy. This page explains what data we collect, why, and how you can exercise your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

DATA CONTROLLER

The data controller for this website is Mathew Simon, operating under the project name Highland Games Studio. Contact: hello@highlandgamesstudio.com.

DATA WE COLLECT

We only collect data that is strictly necessary to operate this site:

• Newsletter: if you sign up, we store your email address with the sole purpose of sending you devblog updates.
• Contact: when you email us, we receive the contents of your message and your email address.
• Server logs: our hosting provider may keep technical logs (IP address, user agent, requested URL) for security and debugging.

COOKIES & TRACKING

This website does not use advertising or third-party tracking cookies. No analytics tool is currently installed.

LEGAL BASIS & RETENTION

• Newsletter: based on your consent. Stored until you unsubscribe.
• Contact emails: based on our legitimate interest in answering you. Kept for up to 3 years after our last exchange.
• Server logs: kept for a maximum of 12 months by our hosting provider.

YOUR RIGHTS

Under the GDPR, you can request access, rectification, deletion, restriction, or portability of your personal data, and object to its processing. To exercise these rights, email us at hello@highlandgamesstudio.com.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés), the French data protection authority. cnil.fr

THIRD PARTIES

We do not sell or rent your data. The site is hosted by Hetzner Online GmbH (Germany), which acts as a data processor and is bound by appropriate agreements. Server data stays within the European Union.