PRIVACY_POLICY

THIS PRIVACY POLICY ("POLICY") DESCRIBES HOW HIDDEN POOL ("WE," "US," OR "PLATFORM") COLLECTS, USES, STORES, AND PROTECTS INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM USERS ("YOU") OF THE PLATFORM.

BY ACCESSING OR USING THE PLATFORM, YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION AND USE OF YOUR INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED IN THIS POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS POLICY, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE USE OF THE PLATFORM.

WE COLLECT THE FOLLOWING GAME-RELATED DATA:

• • RIOT IDs AND TAGS: PUBLICLY AVAILABLE IDENTIFIERS USED TO ASSOCIATE REPORTS AND COMMENDS WITH SPECIFIC GAME PROFILES. THESE IDENTIFIERS ARE PROVIDED BY USERS AND ARE NOT CONSIDERED PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII).
• • USER-SUBMITTED CONTENT: REPORTS, COMMENDS, DESCRIPTIONS, AND PROOF URLS (YOUTUBE, IMGUR, OR OTHER EXTERNAL PLATFORMS).
• • REPUTATION SCORES AND RANKS: CALCULATED BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND DISPLAYED ON GAME PROFILES.

THIS DATA IS VOLUNTARILY PROVIDED BY USERS AND IS STORED TO MAINTAIN THE PLATFORM'S CORE FUNCTIONALITY. WE DO NOT VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF USER-SUBMITTED DATA.

WE COLLECT THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL DATA:

• • ACCOUNT INFORMATION: EMAIL ADDRESS, USERNAME, AND ENCRYPTED PASSWORD WHEN YOU REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT.
• • IP ADDRESSES: LOGGED SOLELY FOR SECURITY PURPOSES, INCLUDING RATE-LIMITING AND PREVENTION OF MULTI-ACCOUNT ABUSE.
• • COOKIES AND LOCAL STORAGE: USED TO MANAGE SESSION AUTHENTICATION, LANGUAGE PREFERENCES, AND USER INTERFACE SETTINGS.

WE DO NOT COLLECT SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS FINANCIAL DATA, BIOMETRIC DATA, OR GOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFIERS.

WE USE COLLECTED DATA FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:

• • TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE PLATFORM'S CORE FUNCTIONALITY;
• • TO DISPLAY GAME PROFILES, REPUTATION SCORES, AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK;
• • TO AUTHENTICATE USER ACCOUNTS AND MANAGE ACCESS;
• • TO PREVENT FRAUD, ABUSE, AND UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS;
• • TO COMPLY WITH LEGAL OBLIGATIONS AND ENFORCE OUR TERMS OF SERVICE;
• • TO IMPROVE THE PLATFORM'S PERFORMANCE AND USER EXPERIENCE.

WE DO NOT USE YOUR DATA FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING OR SELL YOUR INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES.

ALL DATA IS STORED SECURELY VIA SUPABASE, A POSTGRESQL-BASED DATABASE PLATFORM. WE EMPLOY INDUSTRY-STANDARD SECURITY MEASURES, INCLUDING ENCRYPTION IN TRANSIT (TLS/SSL) AND ENCRYPTION AT REST.

HOWEVER, NO METHOD OF ELECTRONIC STORAGE OR TRANSMISSION IS 100% SECURE. WHILE WE STRIVE TO PROTECT YOUR DATA, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE ABSOLUTE SECURITY. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU PROVIDE YOUR INFORMATION AT YOUR OWN RISK.

ACCESS TO PERSONAL DATA IS RESTRICTED TO AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL WHO REQUIRE ACCESS TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES. WE DO NOT SHARE YOUR DATA WITH THIRD PARTIES EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW OR AS NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE PLATFORM (E.G., HOSTING SERVICES).

WE RETAIN YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR AS LONG AS YOUR ACCOUNT IS ACTIVE OR AS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE PLATFORM SERVICES. IF YOU REQUEST ACCOUNT DELETION, WE WILL DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME.

HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE:

• • REPORTS AND COMMENDS YOU HAVE SUBMITTED MAY REMAIN AS PART OF THE PUBLIC GAME PROFILE RECORD TO MAINTAIN PLATFORM INTEGRITY.
• • ANONYMIZED OR AGGREGATED DATA MAY BE RETAINED INDEFINITELY FOR ANALYTICAL PURPOSES.
• • WE MAY RETAIN CERTAIN DATA AS REQUIRED BY LAW OR TO COMPLY WITH LEGAL OBLIGATIONS.

THE PLATFORM UTILIZES THE FOLLOWING THIRD-PARTY SERVICES:

• • SUPABASE: DATABASE HOSTING AND AUTHENTICATION SERVICES. SUPABASE'S PRIVACY POLICY APPLIES TO DATA STORED ON THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE.
• • EXTERNAL PROOF LINKS: USERS MAY SUBMIT PROOF URLS HOSTED ON YOUTUBE, IMGUR, OR OTHER EXTERNAL PLATFORMS. WE DO NOT CONTROL OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRIVACY PRACTICES OF THESE THIRD PARTIES.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW THE PRIVACY POLICIES OF ANY THIRD-PARTY SERVICES YOU INTERACT WITH THROUGH THE PLATFORM.

WE USE COOKIES AND LOCAL STORAGE TO ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE ON THE PLATFORM. THESE TECHNOLOGIES ALLOW US TO:

• • MAINTAIN USER SESSIONS AND AUTHENTICATION;
• • STORE LANGUAGE PREFERENCES (ENGLISH / RUSSIAN);
• • REMEMBER USER INTERFACE SETTINGS;
• • ANALYZE PLATFORM USAGE FOR PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION.

YOU MAY DISABLE COOKIES THROUGH YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS. HOWEVER, DOING SO MAY LIMIT YOUR ABILITY TO USE CERTAIN FEATURES OF THE PLATFORM.

IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) OR CALIFORNIA, YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNDER THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR) OR THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA).

YOUR RIGHTS INCLUDE:

• • RIGHT TO ACCESS: REQUEST A COPY OF THE PERSONAL DATA WE HOLD ABOUT YOU.
• • RIGHT TO RECTIFICATION: REQUEST CORRECTION OF INACCURATE OR INCOMPLETE DATA.
• • RIGHT TO ERASURE: REQUEST DELETION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA, SUBJECT TO LEGAL RETENTION REQUIREMENTS.
• • RIGHT TO RESTRICT PROCESSING: REQUEST LIMITATION OF HOW WE PROCESS YOUR DATA.
• • RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY: REQUEST A MACHINE-READABLE COPY OF YOUR DATA.
• • RIGHT TO OBJECT: OBJECT TO PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.

TO EXERCISE THESE RIGHTS, PLEASE CONTACT US THROUGH THE PLATFORM'S OFFICIAL CHANNELS. WE WILL RESPOND TO YOUR REQUEST WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS.

THE PLATFORM IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE BY INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF THIRTEEN (13). WE DO NOT KNOWINGLY COLLECT PERSONAL DATA FROM CHILDREN UNDER 13.

IF WE BECOME AWARE THAT WE HAVE INADVERTENTLY COLLECTED DATA FROM A CHILD UNDER 13, WE WILL TAKE STEPS TO DELETE SUCH INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU BELIEVE WE HAVE COLLECTED DATA FROM A CHILD, PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY.

YOUR DATA MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO, STORED, OR PROCESSED IN COUNTRIES OTHER THAN YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE. THESE COUNTRIES MAY HAVE DATA PROTECTION LAWS THAT DIFFER FROM THOSE IN YOUR JURISDICTION.

BY USING THE PLATFORM, YOU CONSENT TO THE TRANSFER OF YOUR DATA TO SUCH COUNTRIES. WE WILL TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT YOUR DATA IS TREATED SECURELY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POLICY.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THIS POLICY AT ANY TIME WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. ANY CHANGES WILL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING TO THE PLATFORM. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE PLATFORM FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF A REVISED POLICY CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGES.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW THIS POLICY PERIODICALLY TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT HOW WE PROTECT YOUR DATA.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR REQUESTS REGARDING THIS PRIVACY POLICY OR YOUR PERSONAL DATA, PLEASE CONTACT US THROUGH THE PLATFORM'S OFFICIAL CHANNELS.

FOR GDPR-RELATED INQUIRIES, YOU MAY ALSO CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY.