Effective Date: January 1, 2026
AlbionEveningGathering.com ("we," "us," or "our") operates the AlbionEveningGathering.com social gaming platform. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.
Your privacy is important to us. We are committed to transparency about data practices and compliance with applicable privacy regulations including GDPR.
Information You Provide Directly
Account Registration: When you create an account, we collect your username, email address, and password. You may optionally provide your age, display name, and profile information.
Profile Data: Any information you choose to display publicly on your profile, including profile picture, bio, or gaming achievements.
Communication: Messages, chat, and any content you post within our games or community features. We also collect information when you contact us for support.
Preference Settings: Your game preferences, notification settings, display language, and other customization choices.
Automatically Collected Information
Device Information: Device type, operating system, browser type and version, device identifiers, and mobile network information.
Usage Data: Pages visited, games played, gameplay duration, features used, Gold Mark transactions, and in-game actions. This includes clickstream data and interaction patterns.
Location Information: Your approximate location derived from IP address (city/country level), timezone, and language settings. We do not collect precise GPS location.
Cookies and Tracking: Information collected through cookies, local storage, and similar technologies (see our Cookie Policy for details).
IP Address: Your IP address is collected for security, fraud prevention, and system administration purposes.
Third-Party Information
Analytics Providers: We may receive aggregated, anonymized analytics data from third-party services.
Moderation: We may collect reports and information about violations or disputes involving other users.
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- Service Delivery: Creating and maintaining your account, delivering games and features, processing transactions (Gold Mark allocations), and providing customer support.
- Communication: Sending service announcements, updates, support responses, and community communications. You can manage email preferences in your account settings.
- Personalization: Tailoring your gaming experience, remembering preferences, and providing customized game recommendations.
- Security and Fraud Prevention: Detecting and preventing cheating, unauthorized access, account abuse, and violations of our Terms of Service. This includes analyzing gameplay patterns for anomalies.
- Legal Compliance: Complying with laws, regulations, legal requests, and enforcing our Terms of Service and other agreements.
- Analytics and Improvement: Analyzing usage patterns, improving game features, website performance, and user experience. All analysis is conducted on anonymized, aggregated data.
- Community Management: Enforcing Community Guidelines, investigating violations, moderating content, and maintaining a safe community.
- Age Verification: Confirming that you meet the 18+ age requirement for our platform.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us remember information about you and improve your experience. We use both session-based and persistent cookies.
Types of Cookies We Use
- Essential Cookies: Required for site functionality, account login, age verification, security, and game state persistence. These cannot be disabled without affecting service functionality.
- Performance Cookies: Collect anonymous data about site performance, server response times, and user interactions to help us identify and fix issues.
- Preference Cookies: Remember your settings, display preferences, and player configurations across sessions.
Managing Cookies
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through settings. However, disabling essential cookies may prevent you from using the Service. For details on cookie management and our specific cookie list, see our Cookie Policy.
Local Storage
We use browser local storage to store game progress, settings, and gameplay state locally on your device. This data is not transmitted to our servers unless you explicitly sync your profile.
We Do Not Sell Your Data
We do not sell, trade, rent, or disclose your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. Your privacy is not a commodity.
Limited Sharing
We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who process data on our behalf to provide essential services (cloud hosting, email delivery, payment processing). All service providers are contractually bound to maintain confidentiality and use data only as necessary to provide services.
- Legal Requirements: If required by law, court order, subpoena, or government agency request. We will provide notice when legally permissible.
- Protect Rights and Safety: To enforce our Terms of Service, protect against fraud or security threats, or protect the rights and safety of our users or the public.
- Aggregated Data: We may share anonymized, aggregated data that cannot identify you for research, analytics, or business purposes.
- Business Transfers: In the event of merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will provide notice of any such change and any choices you may have.
Public Information
Information you choose to display publicly on your profile or in community areas may be visible to other users and is not covered by this privacy policy.
We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide the Service and comply with legal obligations:
- Active Accounts: We retain all account information and gameplay data while your account is active.
- Deleted Accounts: Upon account deletion, personally identifiable information (email, username, profile data) is deleted within 30 days. Some aggregated data may be retained for analytics and legal compliance.
- Chat and Messages: Stored for moderation purposes. Deleted messages are purged within 90 days.
- Legal Holds: If required by law or if we reasonably believe there is potential legal liability, we may retain data beyond our standard retention periods.
- Backup Data: For security and disaster recovery, we maintain backups for up to 180 days.
You may request deletion of your data at any time (subject to legal retention requirements) by contacting support@albionevening-gathering.com.
GDPR Rights (EU/EEA Residents)
If you are located in the EU or EEA, you have the following rights:
- Right of Access: You have the right to request and receive a copy of your personal data we hold.
- Right to Rectification: You may request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Right to Erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal exceptions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You may request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
- Right to Data Portability: You may request your data in a portable, machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: You may object to certain types of data processing.
- Right to Lodge a Complaint: You may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
To exercise any of these rights, contact support@albionevening-gathering.com.
Communication Preferences
You can manage your email preferences, notification settings, and communication choices through your account settings or by contacting us. Note that some communications (like security alerts) are essential and cannot be disabled.
Do Not Track
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature. Our Service does not respond to Do Not Track signals at this time. We maintain consistent privacy and cookie practices regardless of Do Not Track status.
We implement comprehensive security measures to protect your personal information:
- Encryption: Data in transit is encrypted using SSL/TLS protocols. Sensitive data at rest is encrypted.
- Access Controls: Access to personal data is restricted to authorized personnel who need it to perform their duties. All staff sign confidentiality agreements.
- Password Security: Passwords are hashed using strong algorithms and never stored in plain text.
- Infrastructure Security: Our servers use firewalls, intrusion detection, and regular security monitoring.
- Regular Audits: We conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing.
Important: While we employ industry-standard security practices, no system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.
Our Service is designed for and intended only for individuals 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will promptly delete such information and terminate the associated account.
Parents or guardians who believe their child has provided information to our Service should contact us immediately at support@albionevening-gathering.com.
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Effective Date" and posting the revised policy here. Your continued use of the Service following such notification constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
If we make changes that materially reduce your privacy protections, we will provide additional notice (such as email notification or prominent on-site notice) and obtain your consent if required by applicable law.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
Email: support@albionevening-gathering.com
Phone: +44 77936395186
Address: 5 Gayville Rd SW, London SW11 6JW, UK
Service: AlbionEveningGathering.com
Type: Free-to-Play Social Entertainment Platform
We will respond to privacy inquiries within 30 days. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.