Golden State Game Crafters - Craft Your Game, Shape Your Future

This Privacy Policy describes how Golden State Game Crafters ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares personal information of users of our site. We are located at 410 S 72nd Ave, Yakima, WA 98908, US. Golden State Game Crafters is dedicated to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. This policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable privacy laws.

Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

Information You Provide Directly: This includes information you provide when you register for an account, enroll in our online game design courses, participate in workshops, contact us with inquiries, or post content on our site. This information may include your name, email address, postal address, phone number, username, password, payment information (processed by a secure third-party payment processor), and any other information you choose to provide.
Information We Collect Automatically: When you use our online platform, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage. This information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and the dates/times of your visits. We may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect this information.
Information from Third Parties: We may receive information about you from third parties, such as social media platforms if you connect to our service through those platforms. We will only collect such information if you have authorized the third party to share it with us.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

To Provide and Improve Our Services: We use your information to provide you with access to our online game design courses, workshops, tutorials, and other services. We also use your information to improve our site, personalize your experience, and develop new features.
To Communicate with You: We use your information to communicate with you about your account, our services, updates, and promotional offers. You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time.
To Process Payments: We use your payment information to process your payments for our services. Note that all payment processing is handled by a secure third-party processor, and we do not directly store your credit card details.
To Protect Our Rights and Interests: We may use your information to protect our rights and interests, such as to enforce our terms of service, prevent fraud, and comply with legal obligations.
Research and Analysis: We may use aggregated and anonymized data for research and analysis purposes to better understand user behavior and improve our services.

Legal Basis for Processing

Our legal basis for processing your personal information depends on the specific context in which we collect it. Generally, we rely on the following legal bases:

Contractual Necessity: Processing is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, such as providing you with access to our online game design courses.
Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our services, personalizing your experience, and marketing our products.
Consent: We may rely on your consent to process your information for specific purposes, such as sending you marketing communications. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with legal obligations, such as responding to a subpoena or court order.

Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with the following categories of recipients:

Service Providers: We share your information with third-party service providers who assist us with providing our services, such as payment processors, hosting providers, email marketing providers, and analytics providers. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes we specify.
Business Partners: We may share your information with business partners who offer products or services that may be of interest to you. We will only share your information with business partners if you have consented to such sharing.
Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process.
Other Users: If you participate in interactive features of our site, such as online forums or chat rooms, your information may be visible to other users.
Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, subsidiaries, or parent company for business purposes.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When we no longer need your personal information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to have inaccurate or incomplete personal information corrected.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to have your personal information erased under certain circumstances.
Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at 410 S 72nd Ave, Yakima, WA 98908, US. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that we have violated your privacy rights.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include encryption, firewalls, and secure server rooms. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

Children's Privacy

Our online platform is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at 410 S 72nd Ave, Yakima, WA 98908, US. We will take steps to delete the information from our systems.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our site and update the date accordingly. Your continued use of our services after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Golden State Game Crafters 410 S 72nd Ave, Yakima, WA 98908, US