Privacy Policy

OVERVIEW
We’ve done our best to cut through the legal jargon and explain in simple terms what information we collect, what we use it for, and the few situations in which we may share it with others. Please read this privacy policy carefully. It applies to all interactions you make with our games.

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We receive some information automatically when you use our Apps. This includes data about your device, software, operating system, the language you’ve set for your Device, advertising IDs for advertisement tracking (“Advertising IDs”) and your IP address.
In order to try to improve your experience with our games, occasionally we can collect information about how you interact with content and advertisements throughout the application.
We do not collect personally identifiable information about you or your children through our apps. In other words, we do not collect information such as your name, address, phone number or email address.
Occasionally we collect the personal information that you voluntarily provide to us (e.g. email addresses you give us when you submit a request to a support via our web or email).
Cookies
When you visit our website, occasionally we may send cookies to your computer that uniquely identify your browser. We use cookies to improve the quality of our service by storing user preferences and tracking usage information. Most browsers allow you to disable cookies or set your browser to alert you when cookies are being sent to your computer.

Does HOPES GAME STUDIOS Collect My Financial Information When I Make In-App Purchases?
When you make in-app purchases in the our Games, we do not collect or have any access to your name and billing information. This information is collected and stored by your platform (Android’s Google Play) or your platform’s payment processor.
Social media features and tools.
Our Games may include integrated social media features and tools, such as button “Share”. Social media features and tools are hosted by a third-party, and your interactions with these integrated social media features and tools are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Our products respect the privacy of children. We don’t collect personal Information from children with our mobile applications. Our apps for children’s do not show Interest-based Advertising.

HOW WE USE AND DISCLOSE THE INFORMATION COLLECTED
We use the information collected to better understand how you use our Games, customize your experience (including the content, marketing materials, and advertisements you see), prevent abuse and improve the application.

TRACKING POLICY
Ad companies may use and collect anonymous data about your interests to customize content and advertising here and in other sites and applications. Interest and location data may be linked to your device, but is not linked to your identity. Our Games may share your Advertising ID with advertising partners in an anonymous fashion that is not tied to your name or email address.
You can opt out by discontinuing your use our Games.

HOW LONG DO WE KEEP THE INFORMATION
How long we store the information we collected will depend on the purpose that we originally collected it. We will not retain information for longer than is necessary for our business or for legal requirements. SUPPORT Our users can send us an email if they need support or help with any of our products. If you submit a support request, we will receive your email address and possibly other personal and non-personal information that you provide related to your support request (“Support Information”). We use Support Information only.
CONTACT We’d love to hear your questions, concerns and feedback about this privacy policy. If you have suggestions for us, let us know at: machopesgames@thomashopes.de

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. Use of information we collect is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is collected. As a result, we encourage you to review this privacy statement periodically to track changes.

Who we are

Our website address is: http://kuroobi.thomashopes.de and the Android App Kuro Obi Karate.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

Who we share your data with

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.