BAD TOUCH GAMES PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: October 28, 2024

Welcome to Bad Touch Games!

This privacy policy describes the different ways we may collect, use, and share information on, through, or in connection with our games.

When we refer to “Bad Touch” (or any similar terms like “we” or “us”) in this privacy policy, we mean the Bad Touch Games entity that controls and is responsible for your information, including Bad Touch Games, Inc. and its subsidiaries that help provide and support the Bad Touch Services.

Additionally, Bad Touch Games uses the following distribution services with the following links available for their policies and services.  Please note that the majority of customer data will be flowing through these aggregators.

Steam:

Epic Games:

1. WHAT ARE THE BAD TOUCH SERVICES?

We use the term “Bad Touch Services” to describe any Bad Touch products or services that directly link to this privacy policy. These include, for example:

Please read this entire privacy policy. You should also carefully review any other agreements that apply to the Bad Touch Services you use, and confirm you understand and agree to them, before using those products or services.

2. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

The types of information we collect depend on how you interact with us. Generally speaking, we collect information in three main ways: A) when you provide it to us, B) automatically when you use the Bad Touch Services, and C) from service providers and third parties, such as Steam, Epic Games, etc...

A. Information You Provide

You can provide us with different kinds of information depending on how you interact with the Bad Touch Services. Sometimes we’ll ask you to provide specific pieces of information, such as when we require it to provide parts of the Bad Touch Services to you.  If we ask you to provide us with information in these cases and you choose not to, you may not be able to access the relevant Bad Touch Services and/or some features may not operate as intended.

We also collect the information you voluntarily provide to sign up for email alerts, use social features like forums or chat, register for early access to our games, or contact us through Player Support requests or customer service. If you enter a contest or competitive event, we’ll collect your application information and other information we may need to help confirm your eligibility and process payouts. We collect whatever information you choose to provide to us in those or other similar cases.

B. Information We Collect Automatically

We collect some information automatically when you visit, access, or use the Bad Touch Services. This includes information about your gameplay or application usage, purchases, entitlements, and other activity in the Bad Touch Services, typically associated with your account (if you are logged into your Bad Touch account or use a third-party account to access the Bad Touch Services) or with an identifier we have assigned to your device or profile. While the specific types of information that we automatically collect may vary, they generally include:

Please note that if certain features on the Bad Touch Services are provided by third parties, such as Steam or Epic Games, those third parties may also use automated means of data collection and may record information about your use of the Bad Touch Services, their services, or others’ websites over time. For example, when you use Bad Touch Services that include third party software (like Unreal Engine), those third party providers may collect information through their technology. These features are subject to those third parties’ privacy notices and policies.

C. Information We Collect from Other Sources

In some cases, we may also receive information about you from service providers and third parties in connection with your use of the Bad Touch Services or your interactions with us on other platforms.

For example, some other developers allow you to use your Bad Touch account to log in to their service. And if you choose to link your Bad Touch account with your account on a third-party social media (like Facebook), gaming (like Steam), or other similar website or service, or if you interact with an ad for one of the Bad Touch Services on an external website or service, the company that operates that website or service may share some information with Bad Touch in accordance with their own privacy practices. Your privacy settings on the other company’s website or service typically control the specific types of information they can share with Bad Touch, so please be sure to review and update them regularly. Common examples for linked accounts might include your third-party account display name and user ID, as well as associated device information, name, and email address.

You can also buy, download, or access some Bad Touch Services on or through services operated by third parties. If you do, they may provide us with information to facilitate your access to and use of the Bad Touch Services. This typically includes information like your display name, user ID, and device and region information. For example, you can choose to download and play games like The Hunt  on services (like Steam or Epic Games) through your gaming account. When you do, the company operating that platform or service may share some information with us, which helps us do things like facilitate your gameplay and track your progression and entitlements.

3. HOW DO WE USE INFORMATION?

As a general matter, we use the information we collect (either individually or in combination with other information collected as described in this policy) to help us provide, improve, customize, analyze, and promote the Bad Touch Services.

This includes using it for purposes such as:

We may also process information that does not identify you individually, including aggregate or de-identified information that we create or collect from other sources. This information helps us better understand larger groups of users. If we combine this information with information that identifies you, we will treat it as described in this privacy policy. But please note that this privacy policy does not restrict our ability to process information that does not individually identify you, and we may use and disclose aggregated or de-identified information for any reason permitted by law.

4. HOW DO WE SHARE INFORMATION?

We may share some of the information we collect to help operate and improve the Bad Touch Services. Depending on how you interact with us, common examples might include sharing:

No mobile phone numbers provided to Bad Touch for security purposes will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes.To the extent that we share your data with these third parties, we endeavor to ensure that these third parties provide the same or substantially similar protections as those that Bad Touch describes in this privacy policy. Third parties you interact with through Bad Touch Services may have different privacy practices than Bad Touch, so we encourage you to review their privacy policies before sharing your information with them.

5. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Bad Touch Games uses our partners Steam and Epic Games as our primary method of establishing accounts and launching the game.  Please refer to their Privacy Policies regarding children’s accounts and parental controls:

Steam:

Epic Games:

6. YOUR CHOICES AND CONTROLS

We seek to provide you with meaningful choices about the personal information we collect. The specific choices available to you often vary depending on the exact nature of our relationship with you, such as the Bad Touch Services you use. Common examples include:

Some parts of the world provide individuals with specific choices related to their personal information by right under local law.

7. SPECIFIC JURISDICTION OPERATIONS

California Residents

The California Consumer Privacy Act or “CCPA” provides consumers residing in California certain rights with respect to their personal information. If you are a California resident, you may have the right to: (1) request to know more about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we collect, use, and disclose; (2) request deletion of your personal information; (3) opt out of sale of your personal information (if any); and (4) not be discriminated against for exercising these rights.

You or your authorized agent may make these requests by contacting us as described in “Contact Us” below. Note that we may ask you for additional information to help us verify who you are before completing your request. If we receive your request from an authorized agent, we may ask for evidence that you gave that person authority to submit requests to exercise rights on your behalf. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your rights under the CCPA.

We collect the following categories of personal information, as described in the CCPA:

For details about the precise data points we collect and the categories of sources where we got that information, please see “What Information Do We Collect?” above. We collect personal information for the business and commercial purposes described in “How Do We Use Information?” above.

Bad Touch does not sell or share (as those are defined in the CCPA) the personal information we collect. We do, however, disclose personal information as described in this policy (see “How Do We Share Information?” above).  We disclose personal information to the following categories of recipients:

Basis for Processing

The legal bases we rely on to process your personal data depend on the Bad Touch Services you use and how you interact with them. They primarily include:

Retention

Because the specific personal data we process and our reasons for doing so often vary depending on how you use the Bad Touch Services, how long we retain it can also vary. We generally store personal data for as long as we reasonably need it for the purposes described in this policy (like complying with our legal obligations, managing internal records, enforcing our terms, and resolving disputes), unless a long retention period is required or permitted by law.

The main criteria we consider in determining specific retention periods often include minimum requirements under applicable law, relevant industry standards, the types of data in question (such as its level of sensitivity), relevance to potential litigation or similar proceedings (like defending ourselves against legal claims), and whether the data is required to prevent fraud or similar abuse of the Bad Touch Services (including to enforce prohibitions against cheating and other unauthorized behavior). For example, if you create an Bad Touch account, we will generally store the personal data associated with your Bad Touch account for as long as needed to maintain your account, provide the Bad Touch Services you requested, enforce any terms that apply and govern your use of the Bad Touch Services, and maintain appropriate records to reflect how we deliver the Bad Touch Services to you.

To learn more about requesting that Bad Touch delete your personal data, please see “Your Choices and Controls” and “Data Subject Rights” above.

8. SECURITY

We maintain appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from accidental, unlawful, or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure, or use and other unlawful forms of processing. In some cases, your information is accessible when you log into a feature we offer, and in those cases you need to keep your user credentials and password confidential and secure so that your information is protected. If we become aware of unauthorized disclosure of your personal information, we will notify you as required by law and take steps to help secure your information.

9. UPDATES

We’ll update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or relevant laws. When we do, we’ll change the date noted at the top of the policy. In some cases we may also notify you of the relevant changes by email or within the Bad Touch Services. Please review this policy regularly to make sure that you understand your relationship with Bad Touch and the ways we may collect, use, and share information in connection with the Bad Touch Services.

10. CONTACT US

If you have questions or concerns about the Bad Touch Services (such as game-related issues, trouble accessing your Bad Touch account, bugs or other technical problems, payment matters, or content and entitlement issues), please contact us at the URL below: