PRIVACY POLICY

“SHAPE SHOP GAMES”

At Shape Shop Pty Ltd as Trustee for Shape Shop Trust (Australian Business Number: 98 789 445 641) (defined here as ‘Shape Shop’, ‘We’, ‘Us’ or ‘Our’), We recognise the importance of your privacy and understand the concerns surrounding security of personal information.

This Privacy Policy sets out how We collect, use and disclose “personal information” and other “non-personal information” We have gathered about you in relation to your interactions with Us, specifically, by subscribing to Our mailing list or by directly contacting Us.

This policy will let you know:

We will comply with all relevant and applicable legislative requirements, and, in the event of any inconsistency, the legislative requirements will prevail over the provisions of this document.

Who We Are

We are an independent video-game developer that develops, publishes and market video-games for personal computers and other electronic devices, based in Australia.

What data do we collect?

We collect data in two ways:

  1. Data you provide Us; and
  2. Data collected by Our third-party partners.

Age Limits

We do not collect any personally identifiable information to anyone under the age of 13 years.

If you believe that We have inadvertently collected information from a person under the age of 13, please contact Us at support@shapeshop.games and the information will be permanently deleted.

  1. Data you provide us

How do we use the data we collect?

Data collected can be personal to you or non-personal, and sometimes data that does not appear to be personal can become personal if other certain facts are learned. No matter how We come to collect your data, We will always treat it in accordance with this document, and any applicable legislation, including the Privacy Act (Cth) (1988) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). We will retain your data only as necessary for Our legitimate business interests, such as to improve Our products and services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce Our agreements.

What is Personal Information?

‘Personal Information’ is information that identifies you as an individual or information which your identity could be ascertained from. This is only collected by Us if you subscribe to our mailing list on Our website or directly contact Us via email.

What about Sensitive Information?

Sensitive information includes information about such things as an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a professional body, criminal records or health information.

We will not attempt to obtain nor record any sensitive information.

Mailing List, News and Promotional Materials  

When you opt in to join Our mailing list, We will use that to provide you with communications about latest news, updates and activities about Us and Our video-games.  

You may unsubscribe from Our newsletter at any time. To unsubscribe from the mailing list, please let Us know in writing that you want to be removed by emailing Us at: support@shapeshop.games.

If you wish to receive information from Us, you will be asked to provide your email address to Us. This information is gathered by a third-party partner that collects and compiles that information for Us so that We may undertake mail outs to large numbers of people. The third-party partner We us is MailChimp. The MailChimp Privacy policy can be found here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

Can you deal with Us anonymously?

We provide individuals with the opportunity of remaining anonymous in their dealings with us where it is lawful and practicable (for example, when directly contacting us). However, it is generally not practicable for Us to deal with individuals anonymously or pseudonymously on an ongoing basis.

  1. Data collected by our third-party partners.

Collection of other ‘Non-Personal’ Information

Some non-personal information may be gathered while you use Our website. Non-personal information is general, non-identifiable and anonymous information that is gathered for statistical, analytical and research purposes such as the improvement of our video-games (for example, bug fixes).

Our website may contain APIs from other third parties. These are third party services, and we do not control how they interact with you, and you should ensure that you consent to the terms of use and privacy policies offered by the third-party services before providing them with your information.

Our third-party partners, and their privacy policies are as follows:

You may contact these third-party partners via the following:

Access, Deletion and Correction of Your Personal Information.

Regardless of how We come in contact with your data, you have the right to request access to any personal information We hold about you, subject to Australian Privacy Principle (APP) 12.3. You may request access to the information We hold about you by contacting Us via email at support@shapeshop.games. If at any time You believe that personal information about You is incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate, You may request that We amend such information. If We refuse your request, We will provide you a written notice which will outlines the reasons for such refusal and the complaint mechanisms available to you.

You may also request that We delete any personal information We hold about You by contacting Us via email at support@shapeshop.games.

Disclosure, Transfer and Security of Your Personal Information

Disclosure and Security of Your Information

We will not sell, trade, rent or disclose any of the personal information you provide to Us for any reason, without your prior consent. Otherwise, your Personal Information will only be disclosed where required or allowable by law.

We may use Your personal information for the sole purpose of informing You about our services, upcoming products or promotions. If you do not want to receive direct marketing communications, you can opt-out at any time by contacting us via email at support@shapeshop.games.

Your Personal Information is stored offsite in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Technical measures such as data security and firewalls are in place to protect your personal data, with internal transfers of data kept to a minimum.

Transfer of Information outside of Australia

We will not send your personal information outside of Australia, unless:

Policy Updates

This Policy may change from time to time. The most current version of our Privacy Policy can be found at https://shapeshop.games/mfl_privacy.html. We will always keep this Policy up to date so that you know what information We will collect from you, how We may use it, and when We may disclose it.

Complaints

You can lodge a complaint about any breach of this Privacy Policy by Us at the address below.

Privacy Policy Contact Information

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact Shape Shop at: support@shapeshop.games 

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Phone: 1300 363 992 (local call cost, but calls from mobile and pay phones may incur higher charges). If calling from overseas (including Norfolk Island): +61 2 9284 9749

TTY: 1800 620 241 (this number is dedicated to the hearing impaired only, no voice calls)

TIS: Translating and Interpreting Service: 131 450 (If you don’t speak English or English is your second language and you need assistance and ask for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner)

Post: GPO Box 2999 Canberra ACT 2601
Fax: +61 2 9284 9666
Email: enquiries@oaic.gov.au

Privacy policy last updated 13 July 2023