Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Block Blast on blockblast.tool-mania.com

 

1. Introduction

 

Block Blast, owned and operated by Block Blast B.V. (an entity incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands), is committed to safeguarding the privacy of all visitors who use our site and applications. These visitors include older users above the age of 13 (“General Users”) and younger users under the age of 13 (“Children Users”), collectively referred to as the “Users”. This Privacy Policy is designed to provide transparency regarding our privacy practices and principles for the information we collect from General Users through our Block Blast website (blockblast.tool-mania.com), mobile applications, publishing services, and other general-audience platforms, as well as the information collected from Children Users through our dedicated Kids section on the site.

 

By using our Block Blast General Site, you agree to abide by this Privacy Policy and consent to the processing, collection, use, and disclosure of your information and data as outlined herein. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please refrain from using our site. If you are a parent or legal guardian, by allowing your child(ren) to use the Block Blast Kids Site, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy on your child’s behalf. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [specify the relevant contact email for Block Blast on this domain].

 

2. General Information

 

All features on the Block Blast Site are accessible without the need for user registration. We do not request personal data such as email addresses or phone numbers from users. However, Block Blast may collect certain electronic data, including the User’s IP address, cookies, or device ID. When a User navigates away from the Block Blast Kids Site, we may notify the User that they are leaving the site and that this Privacy Policy will no longer apply. When a User provides personal data on any third-party website or application, the processing of that data will be governed by the privacy statement applicable to that specific site or application. In all cases, Block Blast will not act as the Data Controller or the Processor of such personal data provided on external platforms.

 

3. Data Collection and Its Purposes

 

Our servers automatically recognize visitors’ domain names and IP addresses. The Block Blast Site may gather anonymous “traffic data” that doesn’t personally identify you. This data can be valuable for marketing purposes and for enhancing the services we offer. When your computer or mobile device accesses our web servers (for example, when you visit our site), we automatically collect usage information. This includes details on how users interact with and navigate the site, like the number and frequency of visits to each web page, the length of stays, browser type, and referrer data indicating the web pages visited before and after ours. Traffic information may be shared with business partners and advertisers in an aggregate and anonymous manner. Additionally, advertisers on the Block Blast General Site might receive information gathered by cookies for targeted advertising purposes.

 

4. Data Retention

 

We may retain users’ data for several reasons:

 

  • To develop new features and improve the Block Blast Site.
  • To support subsequent customer service inquiries.
  • To enhance the safety and security of the Block Blast Site.
  • To comply with our legal obligations.
    We will keep your information for as long as it is reasonably necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected.

 

5. Third-Party Games

 

This Privacy Policy does not cover the processing of personal data by data controllers other than Block Blast, such as providers of third-party games available on our site. The relevant providers of these third-party games are responsible for ensuring that any personal data processing within the game complies with applicable data protection laws. Generally, Block Blast does not allow third-party content providers to collect personal data about Users. However, if any personal data is to be collected by a third-party content provider, Block Blast will require them, through contractual agreements, to ensure that the processing complies with applicable data protection laws.

 

6. Cookies

 

Like many online platforms, the Block Blast Site utilizes “cookies,” which are small text files stored on your computer’s hard drive or temporarily in its memory. There are two types of cookies: session-oriented ones that are deleted when you close your browser, and persistent cookies that retain information for later use until they expire. Block Blast and its advertisers may use cookies or similar technologies to improve and personalize your experience on the Block Blast General Site. This includes operations like enhancing offerings, authenticating you, remembering your preferences, measuring and researching the effectiveness of our services, customizing content, and showing targeted ads.

 

Users can refuse the saving of cookies or delete them by adjusting the browser settings on their computer. Instructions for different browsers (such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) are provided below:

 

Internet Explorer:

 

  • Delete existing Tracking Technologies through the “Internet Options” sub-option of the “Tools” menu option of your browser or as directed by your browser’s support feature.
  • Disable future Tracking Technologies using the same browser controls. Additional information may be available through your browser’s support feature. (Refer to the “help” section of your browser for more details.)

 

Google Chrome:

 

  • Delete existing Tracking Technologies through the “Clear Browsing Data…” sub-option of the “Tools” menu option of your browser or as directed by your browser’s support feature.
  • Disable future Tracking Technologies with the same browser controls. More information may be accessible through your browser’s support feature.

 

Mozilla Firefox:

 

  • Delete existing Tracking Technologies through the “Clear Recent History…” sub-option of the “History” menu option of your browser or as directed by your browser’s support feature.
  • Disable future Tracking Technologies using the same browser controls. Additional details may be available through your browser’s support feature.

 

Please note that deleting, rejecting, disabling, or turning off Tracking Technologies through these options will not remove Flash cookies. For information on Flash cookies and how to remove them, visit Adobe’s website. Also, be aware that certain areas and features of the Block Blast Site may only be accessible when Tracking Technologies are enabled, and disabling them might prevent you from accessing such content.

 

7. Links to Third-Party Websites

 

The Block Blast General Site contains links to various third-party websites, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, Twitter, and Kik. These links direct you to the respective privacy policies of those third-party sites. Some of the third-party games published on our site may also link out to other third-party websites. Block Blast uses technology and personnel to monitor these links for inappropriate content, although we do not have full control over the third-party games on our site.

 

8. Sharing Information

 

Block Blast may share your persistent identifiers with third parties like business partners in the following circumstances:

 

Security: We may disclose information about our Users, including IP addresses, when legally required to do so, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, or to verify or enforce compliance with our site’s policies and applicable laws. We may also release user information when we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Block Blast, our business partners, customers, or others.

 

Aggregate Information: We may share non-identifying, aggregated user statistics with third parties for multiple purposes, such as describing our services to potential partners. Examples of such non-personal information include the number of users who visited our site during a specific time period or played a specific game.

 

Advertising: We may share technical information like IP address or device ID with our advertising partners. For the Block Blast General Site, this information may be used to serve behaviorally targeted ads or for profiling. For the Block Blast Kids Site, the information will only be shared for serving contextual advertising and capping the frequency of ads.

 

9. International Data Transfers

 

Block Blast may collaborate with third parties located outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) and may transfer data about you to the countries where these parties are based. Whenever we share personal data originating from the EU with an entity outside of the EEA, we will do so based on the EU standard contractual clauses, with your consent, or when such transfer is necessary for fulfilling a contract. If you have questions regarding our international data transfer policy, please contact us.

 

10. Children Users

 

We understand the significance of protecting the privacy of children and have created separate age-appropriate experiences for Children Users. This includes the Block Blast Kids Site and age-gated games on the Block Blast General Site. When starting a game with an age screen, it’s crucial to provide the correct age. Based on age information and device settings, Block Blast does not process personal data of children under the minimum age limit (as defined by local legislation) for behavioral advertisement purposes.

 

The Children Users’ experience on the Block Blast General Site (with age-gated games) and the Block Blast Kids Site complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). These areas do not request personal information from Children Users, do not require registration, and show only age-appropriate advertising. Behavioral targeted ads and third-party tracking for such purposes are not allowed. However, we may collect and use IP addresses and other persistent identifiers (including cookies) from Children Users for internal operations like determining data protection requirements, maintaining or analyzing site functionality, enabling network communications, authenticating users or personalizing content, and serving contextual advertising while capping its frequency.

 

Children Users should only use the Block Blast Kids Site with the permission of a parent or legal guardian. The main Block Blast site (blockblast.tool-mania.com) is intended for users over 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. For more information about COPPA, you can refer to this simple one-page informational guide from the kidSAFE Seal Program:

 

11. Lawful Bases for Processing Personal Data

 

If you are an individual in the European Union (EU), we collect and process your data only when we have legal bases under applicable EU laws. This occurs when:

 

  • It is necessary for a legitimate interest (which is not overridden by your individual privacy interests), such as preventing fraud, improving the Service, and increasing the security of the Service and network infrastructure.
  • You have consented to the collection and processing for a specific purpose.
  • It is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations.
  • It is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
    Where we rely on legitimate interests to process your personal data, you have the right to object. For more information on exercising this right, refer to the section on Individual Rights.

 

12. Individual Rights

 

Block Blast offers you certain choices regarding your personal data:

 

Access and Update: You have the right to access and update any personal data we have collected. To do so, please submit a request using the contact information provided at the end of this section.

 

Delete Your Data: You can request the deletion of all your personal data (also known as the ‘right to be forgotten’). Submit a request using the contact information below. After deletion, we may not immediately remove residual copies from our active servers or backup systems if there are legitimate reasons, such as fulfilling legal obligations or for fraud prevention and analytics. We may also decline this request in specific situations, like when the data is needed to comply with a legal obligation or for legal claims.

 

Restrict Processing: In certain circumstances, you can request to restrict how we process your personal data instead of deleting it. For example, if you contest the accuracy of your data and we are verifying it, or if you want us to retain the data for a legal claim but stop processing it.

 

Data Portability: You have the right to obtain copies of your information in a structured, commonly used format to move your data between our service and others. We may request additional information to confirm your identity before providing the data.

 

Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes or when our processing is based on legitimate interests. For direct marketing, this is an absolute right. For other cases, you must provide specific reasons based on your situation. Even after an objection, we may continue processing if it’s necessary for legal claims or if we have a compelling legitimate ground.

 

If a request under this section is clearly unfounded or excessive, we may reject it or require a reasonable fee to fulfill it. If we reject your request, we will inform you of the reasons and provide information on other possible remedies. If a fee is required, we will notify you promptly and comply with the request upon receipt of the fee.

 

This Privacy Policy was last updated on [insert the relevant date]. We will make efforts to notify users of any significant changes to this policy in the future.