This is the Privacy & Cookies Policy (the “Policy”) of Hutch Games Ltd (“Hutch”). This Policy describes the ways in which Hutch collects and uses information about you when you visit Hutch’s website at www.hutch.io (the “Website”) or when you play one of Hutch’s games (each a “Game” and together the “Games”) on a browser, through a social networking site or as an app. It also details how Hutch collects and uses information about you when making a complaint to Hutch by email, as well as if you choose to make a job application.
If you are a resident of the State of California, please see below for detailed information according to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Otherwise, please see our Privacy Policy.
Hutch may change this Policy at any time, please check it from time to time to understand which data we collect and the purposes for which we use it.
Privacy Information for California Residents
If you are a consumer residing in California, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) applies when you use our Services. The CCPA defines personal information and sensitive personal information as follows:
“Personal information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular you as consumer or a household.
“Sensitive personal information” is personal information that reveals:
your social security, driver’s licence, state identification card, or passport number.
your account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an account.
your precise geolocation.
your racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, or union membership.
The contents of your mail, email, and text messages unless we are the intended recipient of the communication.
your genetic data.
Sensitive personal information can also mean:
The processing of biometric information for the purpose of uniquely identifying a consumer.
Personal information collected and analysed concerning a consumer’s health.
Personal information collected and analysed concerning a consumer’s sex life or sexual orientation.
We do not process sensitive personal information of yours.
The information we provide in Section 4 of this Privacy Policy regarding which personal data we process, and for which purposes we process it, apply correspondingly to cases in which we process personal information of yours as resident of California.
“Sell,” “selling,” “sale,” or “sold,” means selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a consumer’s personal information by the business to another business or a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration.
Under the CCPA “sharing” principally means making a consumer’s personal information available to a third party for cross-context behavioural advertising, whether or not for monetary or other valuable consideration, including transactions between a business and a third party for cross-context behavioural advertising for the benefit of a business in which no money is exchanged.
Please view the following chart for information on what personal information of yours we share to which recipients and for how long we intend to store it.
| Category of Personal Information | Third Parties With Whom We Have Shared This Information | Retention Period |
|---|---|---|
| Identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers. | Advertising entities responsible for delivering advertisements within our games (such as ad networks and mediation platforms) | We'll keep your data for as long as needed to deliver our services to you, but no longer than two years after your account becomes inactive. |
| Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. | Advertising entities responsible for delivering advertisements within our games (such as ad networks and mediation platforms) | We'll keep your data for as long as needed to deliver our services to you, but no longer than two years after your account becomes inactive. |
| Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an internet website application, or advertisement. | Advertising entities responsible for delivering advertisements within our games (such as ad networks and mediation platforms) | We'll keep your data for as long as needed to deliver our services to you, but no longer than two years after your account becomes inactive. |
| Geolocation data. | Advertising entities responsible for delivering advertisements within our games (such as ad networks and mediation platforms) | We'll keep your data for as long as needed to deliver our services to you, but no longer than two years after your account becomes inactive. |
According to the CCPA, “business purposes” are:
Auditing: Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance with this specification and other standards.
Security and Integrity: Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of your personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate for these purposes.
Debugging: Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
Short-term, transient use: This includes, but is not limited to, non-personalised advertising shown as part of your current interaction with us, provided that your personal information is not disclosed to another third party and is not used to build a profile about you or otherwise alter your experience outside the current interaction with us.
Performing services on behalf of the business: this includes maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of us.
Advertising and marketing services: Providing advertising and marketing services, except for cross-context behavioural advertising, to you provided that, for the purpose of advertising and marketing, a service provider or contractor shall not combine your personal information if you have opted-out that the service provider or contractor receives from, or on behalf of, us with personal information that the service provider or contractor receives from, or on behalf of, another person or persons or collects from its own interaction with you.
Internal Research: Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration.
Quality or safety of a service or device: Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business.
Please view the following chart for information on what personal information of yours we share to which recipients and for how long we intend to store it.
| Category of Personal Information | Third Parties to Whom We Have Disclosed This Information for a Business Purpose | Retention Period |
|---|---|---|
| Identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s licence number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. | Providers of office tools, social media platforms, customer support tools, hosting services, e-commerce tools, and authentication services. | We'll keep your data for the lifetime of the game plus two years. |
| Any personal information described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80. | Providers of office tools, social media platforms, customer support tools, hosting services, e-commerce tools, and authentication services. | We'll keep your data for the lifetime of the game plus two years. |
| Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. | Providers of office tools, social media platforms, customer support tools, hosting services, e-commerce tools, and authentication services. | We'll keep your data for the lifetime of the game plus two years. |
| Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an internet website application, or advertisement | Providers of office tools, social media platforms, customer support tools, hosting services, e-commerce tools, and authentication services. | We'll keep your data for the lifetime of the game plus two years. |
| Geolocation data. | Providers of office tools, social media platforms, customer support tools, hosting services, e-commerce tools, and authentication services. | We'll keep your data for the lifetime of the game plus two years. |
We value your trust and are committed to safeguarding your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns about the way we share your data with third parties, please don't hesitate to contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section of this Privacy Policy.
Your Rights
If you are a resident of California, you have the following rights:
Right to Delete Personal Information: You have the right to request that we delete your Personal Information. Depending on the specific case, exceptions can apply to this right, e.g., if we have to keep your information to comply with legal obligations or to ensure the freedom of expression (Section 1798.105 CCPA).
Right to Correct Inaccurate Personal Information: You have the right to request the correction of Personal Information we maintain about you (Section 1798.106 CCPA).
Right to Know What Personal Information is Being Collected: You have the right to request the following information from us (Section 1798.110 and 1798.115 CCPA):
The categories of personal information we have collected about you.
The categories of sources from which the personal information is collected.
The business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information.
The categories of third parties to whom we disclose personal information.
The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
The categories of personal information that we sold or shared about you and the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was sold or shared, by category or categories of personal information for each category of third parties to whom the personal information was sold or shared.
The categories of personal information that we disclosed about you for a business purpose and the categories of persons to whom it was disclosed for a business purpose.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale and Sharing: We do not sell your Personal Information. We share your Personal Information with advertising partners to show you ads that might be more interesting to you. You have the right to opt out of any sale or sharing of your Personal Information (Section 1798.120 CCPA). Please see Section 13 of this Privacy Policy on how to do this.
Right to Limit the Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information: Even though we do not process Sensitive Personal Information of yours, we’d like to also inform you that you principally have the right to limit the use or disclosure of your Sensitive Personal Information should we be using such data of yours beyond what is reasonable and proportionate to provide the requested services or other purposes permitted by the CCPA (Section 1798.121 CCPA).
Right of No Retaliation Following Opt Out or Exercise of Other Rights: If you exercise your CCPA rights, you have the right that we do not unlawfully treat you in a detrimental way (Section 1798.152 CCPA). Please note though, that depending on your request, features within our game might not work the same way as they would have without your request (e.g., if you want to see ads that might interest you more).
