Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Harth Games. This Privacy Policy explains how Harth Games Ltd ("we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, and protects your information across our digital platforms, including harthgames.com and brunchgame.com (the "Services").

We are registered in England and Wales (Company No: 17124263) and are registered as a Data Controller with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

2. The Data We Collect & How We Use It

We operate on a "Privacy by Design" principle, meaning we only collect what is strictly necessary.

The Waitlist

If you sign up to our waitlist, we collect your email address. We use this solely to send you updates about the launch of the Harth Games platform and the Brunch Game.

Lawful Basis: Consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking "Unsubscribe" or emailing support@harthgames.com.

User Accounts

If you create an account on our app, we collect your email address and password to authenticate your login, save your game settings, and track your progress.

Lawful Basis: Contract (to provide the app services you signed up for).

Technical Data

We automatically process your IP address and device metadata to maintain site security.

Lawful Basis: Legitimate Interests (ensuring platform stability).

3. Data Retention (How long we keep it)

Waitlist Emails: Kept until the platform launches, or until you choose to unsubscribe.

App Accounts: Kept for as long as your account remains active. You can request the complete deletion of your account and data at any time inside the app or via email.

4. Third-Party Service Providers

We do not sell your data. We use trusted infrastructure partners to host and run our Services:

• Lovable / Vercel / Supabase: For web hosting, application deployment, and secure database management.
• Kit: For managing our waitlist emails.

5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, we do not display intrusive cookie banners for low-risk tracking. We use:

Essential Cookies

Strictly necessary to keep you logged into the app or to make the score tracker function.

Statistical Analytics

We use basic, non-identifying analytics to see how many people visit our sites so we can improve the game. You can opt-out of these freely via your browser settings.

6. Children's Higher Protection Duty

In alignment with UK data protection laws regarding services accessible by children, our platforms are built to be entirely safe for all ages. We do not profile, track, or knowingly market to children under the age of 13. Our score-tracking features remain anonymous by default.

7. Your Rights and Mandatory Complaints Procedure

You have the right to access, update, or erase any personal data we hold about you.

If you have a query or wish to lodge a complaint regarding your data, you must contact us directly first:

Email: support@harthgames.com

Our Commitment: Under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, we will formally acknowledge your complaint within 30 days and work to resolve it swiftly.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to escalate your complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk.