Privacy Policy

When you create an Account or use certain features of the Platform, you may provide us with the following information:

We do NOT collect: real names (unless voluntarily provided in bio), physical addresses, phone numbers, government-issued IDs, Social Security numbers, financial information, payment card details, bank account information, or any other financial data. The Platform does not process any real-money transactions and therefore has no need for financial data of any kind.

When you access or use the Platform, we automatically collect certain technical and usage information:

We do not currently purchase or otherwise obtain personal information from third-party data brokers, social media platforms, or other external sources. If this changes in the future, we will update this Policy accordingly.

We do NOT knowingly collect or process any sensitive personal information, including but not limited to: racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, genetic data, biometric data, health data, sex life or sexual orientation data, criminal conviction data, or financial account information.

To create and manage your Account; to authenticate your identity and maintain session security; to process gameplay actions, calculate game outcomes, and maintain Virtual Currency balances; to operate leaderboards, achievement systems, lottery features, and other Platform functionality; to maintain and display your user profile and game statistics.

To detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, and violations of our Terms of Service; to enforce our one-account-per-person policy; to identify and block malicious automated access (bots, scrapers); to monitor for exploitation of bugs or vulnerabilities; to protect the security and integrity of the Platform and its Users.

To send you transactional emails, including email verification, password reset confirmations, and Account-related notifications; to respond to your inquiries, support requests, and feedback; to send you important notices about changes to the Platform, Terms, or this Policy. We will NOT send you marketing emails or promotional communications unless you have explicitly opted in to receive them.

To analyze usage patterns and trends to improve the Platform; to identify and fix bugs, errors, and performance issues; to develop new features and functionality; to understand how Users interact with the Platform to improve user experience.

To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or government requests; to enforce our Terms of Service and other policies; to protect our rights, property, or safety, and the rights, property, or safety of our Users or others; to respond to lawful requests from law enforcement or other government authorities.

We do NOT use your personal information for: targeted advertising or behavioral advertising; selling or renting your data to third parties; building advertising profiles; credit scoring or financial assessments; employment screening or background checks; automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects; political profiling or targeting; or any purpose unrelated to the operation and improvement of the Platform.

We do NOT sell, rent, lease, or trade your personal information to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration. We have not sold personal information in the preceding twelve (12) months and have no intention of doing so.

Certain information you provide is displayed publicly on the Platform by design, including: your username, avatar, banner, bio, game statistics, achievement progress, leaderboard rankings, and lottery participation. You should not include any sensitive personal information in your public profile.

We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating the Platform, including but not limited to:

These service providers are contractually obligated to use your information only for the specific purposes for which it was shared and are required to maintain the confidentiality and security of your information. We carefully vet all service providers and enter into data processing agreements where required by law.

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to: comply with a legal obligation, court order, subpoena, or other legal process; protect and defend the rights or property of Fake Casino; prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Platform; protect the personal safety of Users of the Platform or the public; or protect against legal liability.

In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Fake Casino's assets, your personal information may be among the assets transferred. We will provide notice before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

We may share aggregated, de-identified, or anonymized data that cannot reasonably be used to identify you for any purpose, including research, analytics, and platform improvement. Such data is not considered personal information under this Policy or applicable law.

The Platform uses the following technologies:

We do NOT use: third-party advertising cookies; social media tracking pixels; analytics services that track users across websites (such as Google Analytics with cross-site tracking); browser fingerprinting for advertising purposes; invisible tracking pixels in emails (beyond basic open/delivery tracking for transactional emails); or any other tracking technology designed to follow your activity across other websites or services.

Essential cookies and storage mechanisms are necessary for the Platform to function. If you disable them through your browser settings, certain features of the Platform (such as staying logged in) may not work properly. Since we do not use non-essential tracking cookies, there is no cookie consent banner to manage.

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and to comply with our legal obligations:

When your data is no longer needed for the purposes described in this Policy, or when you request deletion of your Account, we will securely delete or anonymize your personal information within a reasonable timeframe (typically within 30 days), except where retention is required by law or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Your data may persist in encrypted backup systems for a limited additional period after deletion from primary systems. We will ensure that data in backups is not actively used and will be permanently deleted when the backup rotation cycle completes.

We implement and maintain commercially reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include but are not limited to:

Encryption of data in transit using TLS/SSL protocols; encryption of data at rest in our databases; secure password hashing using industry-standard algorithms (bcrypt); token-based authentication with expiring JSON Web Tokens; input validation and parameterized queries to prevent injection attacks; regular security assessments and updates; access controls limiting employee and contractor access to personal data on a need-to-know basis; secure cloud infrastructure with managed security services.

While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information. You acknowledge and accept this inherent risk when using the Platform. In the event of a security breach, we will take appropriate remedial action and notify affected Users and authorities as required by applicable law.

You are responsible for maintaining the security of your Account credentials (username and password), using a strong, unique password, not sharing your Account credentials with anyone, logging out of shared or public devices, and promptly reporting any suspected unauthorized access to your Account.

You have the right to request confirmation of whether we process your personal data and to access a copy of the personal data we hold about you. Much of this data is already available directly through your Account (profile, game history, achievements, statistics).

You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data. You can update your profile information (username, bio, avatar, banner) directly through the Platform. For other data corrections, please contact us.

You have the right to request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten"), subject to certain exceptions (legal obligations, defense of legal claims, etc.). Upon Account deletion, we will delete or anonymize all personal data associated with your Account within 30 days.

You have the right to request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format (such as JSON or CSV).

You have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as when you contest the accuracy of the data or when the processing is unlawful.

Where we process your personal data based on legitimate interests, you have the right to object to such processing. We will cease processing unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds that override your interests, rights, and freedoms.

Where we process your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 21. We will respond to your request within 30 days (or such shorter period as required by applicable law). We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.

The Platform is not intended for children under the age of thirteen (13). We do not knowingly collect, store, or process personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will promptly delete such information from our servers and terminate the associated Account.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately so we can take appropriate action to remove such information.

Users between 13 and 18 (or the age of majority in their jurisdiction) may use the Platform with parental consent and supervision. Parents or guardians of teen users should review this Policy and supervise their teen's use of the Platform. We encourage parents and guardians to instruct their children to never provide personal information on the Platform without permission.

We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and similar laws in other jurisdictions. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of these laws.

If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, "CCPA/CPRA"). This section applies only to California residents and supplements the information contained in the rest of this Policy.

In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have collected the following categories of personal information: Identifiers (username, email address, IP address); Internet or electronic network activity (browsing history within the Platform, gameplay data, interaction history); and other information that you voluntarily provide (profile information, uploaded images).

As a California resident, you have the right to: know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell; request deletion of your personal information; opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information (note: we do NOT sell or share personal information as defined under CCPA/CPRA); not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights; and correct inaccurate personal information.

We do NOT sell your personal information. We do NOT share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. Therefore, there is no need to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. However, if California law changes or if our practices change in the future, we will update this Policy and provide an opt-out mechanism as required.

We do NOT collect or process sensitive personal information as defined under CCPA/CPRA, including Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, financial account information, precise geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, biometric information, health information, or sex life/sexual orientation information.

You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. To verify an authorized agent, we may require a signed authorization letter or power of attorney, and we may directly confirm with you that you authorized the agent to act on your behalf.

We do not offer any financial incentives or price or service differences in exchange for the retention or sale of personal information.

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides you with specific rights regarding your personal data. This section supplements the information in the rest of this Policy.

For the purposes of the GDPR, Fake Casino is the data controller of your personal data processed through the Platform. As data controller, we determine the purposes and means of processing your personal data.

In addition to the general rights described in Section 9, EEA residents have the right to: lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (your local Data Protection Authority) if you believe our processing of your personal data violates the GDPR; request restriction of processing in specific circumstances; object to processing based on legitimate interests; receive your personal data in a portable format; and not be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

Given the nature and scale of our data processing activities (minimal personal data, no sensitive data, no real-money transactions), we have not appointed a formal Data Protection Officer. However, all privacy inquiries can be directed to the contact information in Section 21, and we will respond within the timeframes required by the GDPR (typically 30 days).

We conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) when required by the GDPR, particularly when introducing new processing activities that may result in a high risk to individuals' rights and freedoms.

If you are located in Australia, you have rights under the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). You may request access to and correction of your personal information. If you believe we have breached the APPs, you may file a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

If you are located in Canada, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial privacy laws provide you with rights regarding your personal information, including access, correction, and complaint rights. You may file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

If you are located in Brazil, the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) provides you with rights regarding your personal data, including access, correction, anonymization, deletion, portability, and objection rights. You may file a complaint with the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD).

If you are located in any other jurisdiction with applicable data protection laws, we will comply with such laws to the extent they apply to our processing of your personal data. Please contact us if you have questions about your specific rights under your local laws.