Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we gather the data entered in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect spam.

We may provide an anonymized string derived from your email address (known as a hash) to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can read the Gravatar service privacy policy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Media
If you upload images to the website, we recommend avoiding images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract any location data from images available on the site.

Contact Forms & Cookies
When you leave a comment on Amplified Gaming Store, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This helps to make the commenting process more convenient, as you won’t need to fill in your details each time you leave a comment. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we’ll set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie doesn’t contain personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

Once logged in, we will set several cookies to remember your login information and display preferences. The login cookies will last for two days, while screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies are removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie doesn’t contain any personal data but indicates the post ID of the article you just edited, and it expires in one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from external websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and track your interaction with that embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged into that website.

Analytics
We may use analytics tools to collect data regarding site traffic, user behavior, and other patterns.

Who We Share Your Data With
Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service.

Data Retention
If you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are kept indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments rather than holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on Amplified Gaming Store (if applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users have the ability to view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except for changing their username). Website administrators also have access to edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments on Amplified Gaming Store, you can request an exported file containing the personal data we hold about you, including the data you’ve provided. You may also request that we erase any personal data we have stored about you. This excludes data we need to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked using an automated spam detection service.

Your Contact Information
For inquiries about your data, please reach out to our support team.

Additional Information
We take the protection of your data seriously and use appropriate measures to ensure its security.

Data Breach Procedures
In case of a data breach, we will follow established protocols to notify affected parties and rectify the situation.

Third-Party Data
We may receive data from third-party sources, including those involved in tracking, advertising, and site analytics.

Automated Decision Making and Profiling
We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling based on user data.

Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements
We comply with relevant industry regulations to ensure the protection of user data.