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This page outlines the privacy policy of our website, detailing how we collect, use, and protect user data in accordance with applicable regulations.
Learn about how we handle your data with care and transparency.
How do we handle your privacy?
Explore key details about our data collection, usage, and protection practices to keep your information safe.
What personal data do we collect?
We collect only necessary information like your name and email to improve your experience.
How is my data used?
Your data helps us provide services and enhance site functionality securely.
Do we share your information with third parties?
We never sell your data and only share with trusted partners when required by law.
How do we protect your data?
We implement strict security measures to safeguard your information from unauthorized access.
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Privacy Policy for IndexMen Arcade
Last Updated: September 15, 2025
1. Who We Are
Welcome to IndexMen Arcade. We are a non-commercial blog dedicated to the history, art, and culture of arcade games. Our website address is: https://gameblog.index-men.com. Your privacy is critically important to us, and this document outlines how we collect, handle, and protect your personal information.
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
a) Comments
When you leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form (such as your name and the comment itself), your IP address, and your browser user agent string. This is done to help with spam detection and to maintain a safe and constructive community environment.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if you use Gravatar) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
b) Media
If you upload images to the website (for example, in a user profile or comment), you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
c) Cookies
Cookies are small data files stored on your browser by our website. We use them to enhance your user experience.
- Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
- Essential Cookies: For logged-in users, we use cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year.
- Analytics Cookies: We use services like Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. This data is anonymized and helps us improve our content and user experience.
d) Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos from YouTube, images, articles from other sites, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you have visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
3. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website (like spam detection services or web hosting), so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
4. How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
5. What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you have the right to:
- Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
- Request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
This does not include any data we are obligated to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
6. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to help keep our community safe.
7. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy, please contact us at: privacy@index-men.com