Privacy Policy

Information we collect

Account data: when you sign up we store your email address, username and, optionally, an avatar, bio and display preferences.

Content you create: game ratings, reviews, lists, tier lists, rankings, comments, reactions and feedback messages. Public content can be seen by other visitors.

Technical data: basic information such as browser type, device, approximate region and pages visited, used to keep the service secure and working.

How we use your information

To provide and improve GGVaulted, show your profile and collections, calculate community scores such as Top Games, send in-app notifications, prevent abuse and answer support requests. We do not sell your personal data.

Cookies and advertising (Google AdSense)

We use cookies and local storage to keep you signed in and remember preferences like language.

Free users may see ads served by Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this and/or other sites on the Internet.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings (https://adssettings.google.com) or www.aboutads.info. For more information see https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

Visitors in the EEA and UK are asked for consent before personalized ads or analytics cookies are used; by default consent is denied.

Third-party services

Game information and artwork are provided by IGDB (Twitch). Payments for GG+ memberships may be processed by Patreon. Our hosting and database providers store data on our behalf under appropriate safeguards.

Your rights

You can access, edit or delete your content at any time from your profile and settings. You may request full account deletion or a copy of your data by emailing us. If you are in the EU you have rights under the GDPR, including the right to lodge a complaint with your data protection authority.

Children

GGVaulted is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their data.

Changes

We may update this policy. Significant changes will be announced on the site.