Zuleyha Candan Ltd. | Etagamess.com

Privacy policy

Last updated: September 27, 2023

Zuleyha Candan is an independent game development studio. Our aim is to create fun and innovative casual games for PC and mobile devices.

The purpose of this policy is to provide you with all the important information and explanations about how and why some of your data may be collected and processed by Zuleyha Candan when you use one of our applications or browse on our website. This privacy policy governs and details the main principles that Zuleyha Candan applies to the data we collect and process to:

  • (1) develop and publish mobile apps (“Zuleyha Candan Apps and Games”),

  • (2) serve advertising that are tailored to the interests of users(“Zuleyha Candan Ads”) and

  • (3) run our corporate website (“etagamess.com”).

This policy also aims to remind you about your rights and to provide you with all the elements you need to exercise them.

Should you have any questions related to this policy or our practices around privacy and data protection in general, please don’t hesitate to contact Zuleyha Candan Ltd. as indicated in the contact section of this policy.

Zuleyha Candan apps and games

Why does Zuleyha Candan collect data from its apps and games?

When you install and use Zuleyha Candan mobile applications, we can collect and process some of your data for different legitimate purposes.

You will find below explanations regarding the reasons why Zuleyha Candan maycollect data and the legal bases Zuleyha Candan relies on in each case.

Zuleyha Candancollects data:

  • To provide you with the services you asked for

    (e.g., knowing that you completed the first level to allow access to the second one)

    • Legal basis – such data processing is strictly necessary for the service(s) asked

  • To run analytics and understand how users interact with our product and services in order to continuously improve it

    (e.g. identifying that a feature is annoying for users or that a level is too difficult for most gamers)

    • Legal basis - Express consent. Zuleyha Candan only processes or shares personal data collected through Zuleyha Candan apps for analytics purposes once you express your consent through the pop-up notice included in our apps.

  • To serve advertising tailored to the preference and interests of our users

    and allow Zuleyha Candan to continue to provide free services and products

    • Legal basis – Express consent. Zuleyha Candan only processes or shares personal data collected through Zuleyha Candan apps for personalized advertising purposes once you express your consent through the pop-up notice included in one of our apps.

For all data processing activities that rely on users’ consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time from the “settings” page in our various applications.

Please only note that in the case where you withdraw your consent or where you refuse to consent in the first place, you will still be served with advertising but that may be less relevant to you as it will not be tailored to your interests.

What data does Zuleyha Candan collect from its apps and games?

For all the purposes listed above the data that Zuleyha Candan collect is limited to:

  • The apps you are using

  • Your IP address

  • Your Mobile Advertising ID (Apple IDFA or Google AAID - which are technical identifiers developed by mobile operating systems for advertising purposes which remain under your control and can be reset or erased at any time in through your device settings)

  • Technical information about the device you use and your connection (user agent, type of connection, timestamp)

  • Data pertaining to your activities on our applications and notably theway in which you interact with our applications (for instance, how and when you use our applications) and with the advertising served in our applications (for instance, number of ads served, potential clicks)

With who may your data be shared & why?

Zuleyha Candan does not share your personal data with third parties without your prior consent.

When you consent to the collection of data for advertising and analytics purpose, we may share the data listed above with the following categories of recipients:

  • Authorities: only to the extent we are obliged to by applicable laws and regulations.

Zuleyha Candan ads

Why does Zuleyha Candan collect data for advertising purposes?

Zuleyha Candan Ads services allow Zuleyha Candan and its publisher partners (most of the time Zuleyha Candan Ads partners are third party mobile application providers) to monetize advertising inventory by allowing advertisers to serve personalized advertising to users.

In order to deliver such services for its clients and partners, Zuleyha Candan can receive and process data for different legitimate purposes.

You will find below explanations regarding the reasons why Zuleyha Candan may collect data and the legal bases it relies on in each case.

  • To help our publisher partners monetize their ad inventory

    • Just like Zuleyha Candan rely on advertising to provide free apps and games, our partners can use Zuleyha Candan Ads services to monetize their ad inventory.

  • To help advertiser partners promote their products and services

    • Zuleyha Candan ads services help advertisers promoting their products and services to an audience that has demonstrated interests in similar products and services and allow them to optimize their marketing spends.

  • To improve Zuleyha Candan Ads services

    • Zuleyha Candan is committed to constantly improve the services delivered to its publishers and advertisers. In order to do so, Zuleyha Candan Ads processes the data listed below in a way that notably allows us to better understand how users interact with the ads of our advertiser partners and optimize their user experience.

For all these purposes we contractually oblige our partners to collect the express consent of their users before any data is sent to Zuleyha Candan Ads.

What data does Zuleyha Candan collect for advertising purposes?

For all the purposes listed above the data that Zuleyha Candan collect is limited to:

  • The apps you are using

  • Your IP address

  • Your Mobile Advertising ID (Apple IDFA or Google AAID - which are technical identifiers developed by mobile operating systems for advertising purposes which remain under your control and can be reset or erased at any time in your device settings)

  • Technical information about the device you use and your connection (user agent, type of connection, timestamp)

  • Data pertaining to your interactions with the advertisements served (e.g., number of ads served, potential clicks)

With who is your data shared & why?

Data collected for the purposes of our Zuleyha Candan Ads services are only shared with the following categories of recipients and only to the extent such data is necessary for the purpose they are following: 

  • Advertisers that are using Zuleyha Candan Ads services to serve personalized or non-personalized advertising.

  • Publishers that are using Zuleyha Candan Ads services to monetize their advertising inventory.

Zuleyha Candan website

Why does Zuleyha Candan collect data from its website?

Like on most websites, when you browse on etagamess.com certain information about your connection and device(s) are automatically collected for the website to operate properly.

What data does Zuleyha Candan collect from its website?

For the purposes listed above the data that Zuleyha Candan and its partners collect is limited to:

  • Browsing events and interactions with the website’s contents and services

  • IP address and technical information related to your browser and/or device (user agent)

  • Information you provide us with voluntarily when you contact Zuleyha Candan

Social networks and other communication tools

Our website also offers communication tools allowing users to share content on social networks. When you interact with such social media widgets or “share buttons”, these social network companies may collect information about you and/or your device and connection. your interactions with these services are governed by the respective privacy policies of the companies providing these services. For more information on the data protection and privacy practices of these companies, you can refer to their specific policies listed below:

Security and other important information

How long does Zuleyha Candan keep your data?

Personal data collected, received and processed for the purposes described in this policy is not kept longer than necessary for the purposes described above in this section.

Children data

Zuleyha Candan never knowingly or willingly collect any personal data concerning children under 16 years of age.

International transfers

Some of the partners and processors referred to in this policy are located outside of the European Union.

In such case, we ensure that:

  • the personal data is transferred to countries recognized as offering an equivalent level of protection or,

  • Personal data is transferred to certified entities under the Privacy Shield or,

  • For personal data transferred outside of countries recognized by the European Commission as having a sufficient level of protection, any of the mechanisms offering appropriate guarantees is used, for which provision is made by applicable regulations, and in particular the adoption of the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission.

What rights do you have?

Consent withdrawal and opt-out of sale of information

You can change your consent status at any time from the Privacy Settings available in Zuleyha Candan mobile games and applications.

Please note that if Zuleyha Candan does not sell the personal information of its users , we may share it with third parties such as analytics and advertising companies in order to improve and personalize your experience and adapt the content and ads of our services.

Adjusting your consent settings within Zuleyha Candan apps and games, will allow you to block the collection of data for these purposes and will de facto prevent the sharing of information with our analytics and/or advertising partners.

Access right

Upon request, Zuleyha Candan will provide you with information about whether we hold any of your personal information. You may access or request deletion of your personal information by contacting Zuleyha Candan as indicated in the “Contact” section below. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

Rectification and erasure

You may request Zuleyha Candan the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you, as well as the completion of incomplete personal data. You may also request Zuleyha Candan to erase without undue delay your personal data when it is no longer necessary for Zuleyha Candan to retain such data.

In order for your data to be erased or rendered inaccessible you can either:

  • reset your mobile advertising identifier (IDFA on iOS, GAAID on Androïd) or activate “Limit Ad Tracking” in your device’ settings in order to make previously collected data non linkable to you or your device anymore and limit further data collection if you choose to enable the “Limit Ad Tracking” option

  • contact Zuleyha Candan, as indicated in the “Contact” section below in order to have the data previously collected by Zuleyha Candan on you and/or your device permanently erased or anonymized


Contact

Email : [email protected]