Download the policy privacy’s original document PDF here (french only).
1. WHO ARE WE?
Nebule Games is a video game and multimedia product development and publishing company based in France, with its headquarters located at 132 Impasse de Beaucaire, 30650 Rochefort-du-Gard, registered under the identification number 893 577 171 (“Nebule Games” or “We”). This privacy policy applies to our products and services, including but not limited to, our websites and video games (hereinafter referred to as the “Services”).
2. OUR COMMITMENT
We are committed to respecting your privacy (“You,” the “User,” or the “Users”) when using our products or services, such as our video games or websites, including https://nebulegames.com and https://beyondastra.com, and to comply with applicable privacy protection laws, notably but not limited to, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the French Data Protection Act (“Informatique et Libertés”).
Nebule Games collects and processes Personal Data on the principle of data minimization, which means reducing it to what is strictly necessary. We use the data only for the initial purpose for which it was collected.
Our company aims to be ethical and considerate, whether in social, environmental, or commercial matters. Therefore, we do not engage in any marketing tracking. Furthermore, we do not sell any personal data to third parties—ever.
3. THE DATA WE COLLECT
Personal Data (“Personal Data” or “Data”) is any information that can identify the User, either directly (such as name, first name, email or postal address, phone number, etc.) or indirectly (such as IP address, cookies, etc.).
We collect data when you use our Services, including:
- When you subscribe to or interact with our newsletters;
- When you contact us via email or postal mail;
- When you purchase a product from our online store;
- When you join our community servers;
- When you respond to our surveys;
- When you play our video games;
We process your data in order to:
- Communicate with you;
- Process transactions;
- Fulfill our contractual obligations with you;
- Comply with our legal obligations in general;
- Conduct statistical tracking on anonymous and/or aggregated data;
- Ensure data security, protect our services and users, investigate, study, and prevent fraud;
- Generally, pursue our legitimate interests without interfering with your fundamental interests or rights;
3.1. What Data Do We Collect?
We collect Data that the User has explicitly provided, as well as information generated by the User’s platform (computer, web browser, etc.), such as:
- Email address;
- Name, First Name;
- Username (in-game or on our community servers);
- Address (shipping and billing);
- Phone number (shipping and billing);
- IP address;
- Country;
- Age and/or date of birth;
- Platform type, devices, and components;
- Preferred language;
- In-game activity, including but not limited to achievements, play style, and playtime;
- Bug reports;
- Reviews;
- Multiplayer sessions;
- Friends list;
3.2. Sharing Data with Third Parties
Nebule Games only shares Data with a third party if it is strictly necessary and the third party is capable of maintaining the same level of security while committing to comply with applicable laws. We may exchange information with the following partners:
- Online payment provider or bank (for online purchases);
- Developer(s) working on our games (bug reporting);
- Host provider that supports our website and online store;
- Anti-bot tools for online form validation;
3.3. List of Third-Party Partners
All or part of the aforementioned Data may have been transmitted to us or may be destined for a third-party partner. Here is a list of the relevant third parties and their respective privacy policies:
- Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/privacy_agreement;
- O2Switch: https://www.o2switch.fr/du-rgpd.pdf;
- Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/fr-fr/privacypolicy;
3.4 Data Retention Period
Data is retained as long as the User uses the Services and/or is a customer of Nebule Games. We automatically delete any Data that is not strictly necessary for maintaining and improving our Services within a reasonable period of thirteen (13) months.
4. USER RIGHTS AND CONTROL MECHANISMS
The User can exercise the right to access, modify, or delete the collected Data concerning them by simply requesting it via mail to the headquarters of Nebule Games or through our support form: https://beyondastra.com/support.
To exercise the right to access, modify, or delete this Data, the User must provide their name, first name, date of birth, and a copy of their identity document to be properly identified and to ensure that they are indeed the owner of the Data concerned.
You understand that we are obliged to process certain personal information about you to provide our Services. Therefore, you cannot object to all the uses we make of your Personal Data while continuing to ask us to provide our Services.
However, it is possible to unsubscribe at any time via a link provided in our Newsletters, resulting in the deletion of your email address from our marketing database within 48 hours.
You acknowledge that we may collect data derived from our video games and/or the use of our Services, notably from your devices (computer, web browser, IP address, operating system, etc.). This Data does not allow us to identify an individual and is useful to us to maintain and improve our Services.
5. DATA PROTECTION
We use all available means to protect the Data we collect. This Data is stored on private and secure servers, in compliance with applicable privacy regulations. If transactions occur to or from our website, the transmitted information is encrypted using TLS (Transport Layer Security) connections.
Moreover, data access is strictly limited to a very small number of personnel.
We also implement backup methods to minimize the loss, misuse, and alteration of the data we process.
We encourage you to remain vigilant when sharing Data with other Users of our website or our products and services. Malicious people may impersonate us or our team. Please note that Nebule Games will never ask you for sensitive data, such as a password.
6. USE OF COOKIES
A cookie? Unfortunately, it’s not a sweet treat! A cookie is a small text file that can be placed on your device when you visit a website. A cookie file allows its issuer to identify the device in which it is stored during its validity or storage period. Some cookies are essential for the use of the site, while others allow for the optimization and customization of the displayed content.
All web browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc.) allow you to limit the behavior of cookies or disable them in the browser settings or options. The steps to follow are different for each browser; you can find instructions in the “Help” menu of your browser. Through your browser, you can also view cookies stored on your computer and delete them. Cookies are retained for a maximum of 13 months on your browser.
Rest assured, our websites only use cookies that are strictly essential to their functioning, particularly to allow you to use our online store and its shopping cart. These cookies serve to preserve information between sessions. These cookies do not contain any personal information and can be disabled by your web browser; however, we do not guarantee the normal operation of our sites if you do so.
7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All images, texts, photographs, music, audio elements, content, animated or otherwise visual elements, or any other elements comprising the website are the exclusive property of Nebule Games or their respective owners. The registered trademarks Nebule Games® and Beyond Astra® are the exclusive property of Nebule Games SAS.
8. MODIFICATION OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy policy may change without notice. Any modification will be published on our website at the page https://beyondastra.com/privacypolicy and may be sent by email to our customers or via a pop-up in our games.
9. CONTACT INFORMATION
For any additional information, do not hesitate to contact us via our contact form: https://beyondastra.com/contact/support.
Last revised on 01/09/2024.