Privacy policy

Effective Date and Last Updated: May 25, 2024

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) is provided by ThunderDay Games (“ThunderDay Games” “we,” “us,” or “our”) to describe the personal information we collect, how we use it, with whom we share it, and the choices available regarding our use of the information. We also describe the measures we take to protect the security of the information and how to contact us about our privacy practices. This Policy applies to our website playperiodparty.com (the “Site”). If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use the Site. By accessing or using the Site, you acknowledge this Privacy Policy.

This Policy is part of and incorporated into the Terms of Service governing your use of the Site. Parts of the Terms of Service affect this Policy, so please be sure to review the Terms of Service prior to using the Site. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the definitions set forth in the Terms of Service.

1. Changes to this Policy

We reserve the right to change this Policy at any time, in our sole discretion. We will post changes to the Policy on this page and encourage you to review it each time you visit the Site to stay informed. If we make changes that materially alter your privacy rights, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. The updated Policy will govern your use of the Site as of the Effective Date indicated at the top of this Policy. If you do not agree to the updated Policy, you should stop using the Site. Your use of the Site after the Effective Date of the updated version of this Policy will constitute your acceptance of the updated Policy.

2. Information Collection

A. Personal Information You May Provide

Based on your use of the Site, we may collect information from you directly or indirectly. For example, in order to sign up for our newsletter, sign up for our playtests, participate our surveys, or otherwise participate in certain functionalities or promotions, you may be asked to provide personal information. Personal information is information that can identify you. It will always be your choice, or the choice of anyone acting for you, to provide personal information. We may collect your first and last name, email address, and any other applicable personal information that you may provide when interacting with us.

B. Personal Information We Collect

We collect some information automatically and store it in log files. This collection may include, but is not limited to: your domain name and host for Internet access, the Internet address of the site from which you came, the date and time of your access, your computer’s IP address and information about its operating system, browser, and host, the date and time you access the Site and the pages you visit. We collect this information in order to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer the Site. We also use it to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information.

We may automatically collect information using cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a computer for record-keeping purposes. Our third-party analytics providers use cookies to record information about your activities on the Site and to “remember” you when you return to the Site. Some cookies remain on your computer until you delete them. Others, like session ID cookies, expire when you close your browser. You may set your browser setting to attempt to reject cookies and you may still use the Site, however certain features of the Site may not be available if your browser does not accept cookies. See the “Do-Not Track Settings” Section below for more information on how the Services may respond to your browser settings. We do not control the use of cookies by third parties. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit https://www.allaboutcookies.org.

C. Third Party Analytics Providers

We use third parties to help us operate and improve the Site. We may provide these third parties with information we collect and they may collect information from you about your use of the Site. If we provide information to third parties, it will, unless specifically noted otherwise in this Policy, be governed by this Policy and may only be used by those third parties to help us operate or improve our business or the Site and to provide services to us. We do not control information collected by third parties and are not responsible for their use of that information.

We may use Google Analytics, which uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about use of the Site and report on activities and trends. This service may also collect information regarding the use of other websites, apps and online resources. You can learn about Google’s practices by going to https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, and exercise the opt-out provided by Google by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

3. Use of Personal Information

We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To provide our content, services, and to fulfill a contract with you, including to provide user support and related communications;
  • To manage our relationship with you, including responding to your comments and questions, or coordinating a playtest with your party;
  • To personalize and improve our content and your overall experience, including improving our game design, improving our existing content and developing new content;
  • To operate our business, including account verification, audits, security, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
  • To conduct business analytics, including research to assess the effectiveness of our services, marketing, and advertising, and to analyze market trends and (future) user interests as well as analyze your interactions with our Site;
  • To ensure the security of our services, including the detection, prevention, and investigation of attacks and to protect against, identify and prevent fraud and other crime, claims and other liabilities; and
  • To comply with legal obligations and our internal policies, including to defend or protect us, you, our customers, or third parties, from harm or in legal proceedings; enforce our Terms of Service; and respond to court orders, lawsuits, subpoenas, and government requests; address legal and regulatory compliance.

We may use the information we collect about you in other ways, which we will tell you about at the time we collect it or before we begin using it for those other purposes.

We may use aggregated or anonymized information for any lawful purpose, including, but not limited to analyzing trends, administering the Site, tracking users’ movements on the Site, and for management and improvement of the Site and the Content. We may also use this information to store information about your device so that you will not have to re-enter it the next time you visit the Site; to monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors or pages viewed; or to track submissions in any interactive portion of the Site. We may also combine anonymized information with personal information collected from other sources.

4. Information Retention

We retain your information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purposes for which it was obtained and consistent with applicable law. We do not undertake any retention obligations through this statement.

5. How we Share Personal Information

A. Affiliated Entities or Service Providers

We will not sell any of your personal information to third parties. However, we may disclose your information to any affiliated entities, agents, promotion partners, and service providers. These third parties may include various business service providers or providers that supply support for the Site or otherwise are working directly with us. Use of information by affiliated entities and service providers will be subject to this Policy or an agreement that is at least as restrictive as this Policy. For information on the use of information by agents and service providers, also see the “Third Party Analytics Providers” Section above.

B. Analytics Providers

We use third parties to help us operate and improve the Site. We may provide these third parties with information we collect and they may collect information from you about your use of the Site. If we provide information to third parties, it will, unless specifically noted otherwise in this Policy, be governed by this Policy and may only be used by those third parties to help us operate or improve our business or the Site and to provide services to us. We do not control information collected by third parties and are not responsible for their use of that information.

C. Legal Requirements

In some cases, we may share your information (1) as required by any applicable law or legal regulation; (2) if we believe disclosure is needed to protect our rights, property, or safety; (3) to government regulators or law enforcement authorities in connection with any judicial proceeding, court order, subpoena, or legal process served on us or the Site; and (4) to respond to a physical threat to you or another person.

6. Information Security Measures

Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee “perfect security.” In addition, any information you send to us may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use insecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us.

7. “Do not Track” Settings

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” privacy preference. Generally, when a user turns on the “Do Not Track” signal, their browser sends a message to websites requesting that the user not be tracked. Our Site currently does not respond to “Do Not Track” signals. Cookies can be controlled, blocked, or restricted through your web browser settings. Please note: If you restrict, disable, or block any or all Cookies from your web browser or mobile or other device, the Site may not operate properly, and you may not have access to our content available through the Site. We shall not be liable for any impossibility to use the Site or degraded functioning thereof, where such are caused by your settings and choices regarding Cookies.

8. Children’s Privacy

The Services are not intended to be used by children, and we do not knowingly collect any personal information about children. If you are the parent or guardian of a child who has provided us with their personal information, you may contact us using the contact details set out below to request that it be deleted.

As of the Effective Date of this Privacy Policy, we do not have actual knowledge that we “share” or “sell” (as those terms are defined in applicable law) personal information of individuals under 16 years of age.

9. Linked Sites

The Site contains links to other sites (“Linked Sites”). We have no control over, and are not liable or responsible for the privacy practices, terms of service, or content of Linked Sites. The Linked Sites may collect personal information from you that is not subject to our control. The data collection practices of Linked Sites will be governed by that site’s privacy policy. Please review the privacy policies of any Linked Sites you may access.

10. Accessing, Updating, or Deleting your Personal Information

If personal information that you have submitted to us changes or if you would like to remove your personal information, please contact us as specified in the “Contact Information” Section below. We will make good faith efforts to resolve requests to remove information or correct inaccurate information except where the request is unreasonable, requires disproportionate technical effort or expense, jeopardizes the privacy of others, or would be impractical.

11. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Policy or other matters that relate to it, you may contact us via the email listed below.