Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2025
1. Who are we?
GAME-scanner (game-scanner.com) is an independent gaming news platform. We collect, aggregate and publish gaming news from public sources. For questions about this privacy policy, please use the contact form on the website.
2. What data do we collect?
We only collect data necessary for the operation of the website:
• Newsletter: email address (only if you voluntarily subscribe).
• Analytics cookies: anonymous visitor statistics via a privacy-friendly service (no personally identifiable information).
• Technical logs: IP addresses in server logs, retained for a maximum of 30 days for security and debugging.
3. How do we use your data?
• Sending the newsletter (only with your consent).
• Improving the website based on anonymous statistics.
• Protecting the website from abuse.
4. Do we share data with third parties?
We do not sell or rent your data. Data is only shared with processors required to provide the service (such as the email provider for the newsletter), and only under a data processing agreement that complies with the GDPR.
5. Retention periods
• Newsletter subscribers: until unsubscription + 30 days.
• Server logs: maximum 30 days.
• Other analytics data: maximum 12 months in aggregated form.
6. Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the right to access, rectify, delete, restrict processing of and object to your data. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the unsubscribe link in the email. For other requests, please use the contact form on the website.
7. Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss, misuse and unauthorised access. The website uses an encrypted connection (HTTPS).
8. Changes
This privacy policy may be updated. For material changes, we will notify subscribers via the newsletter. The most current version is always available on this page.