Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 21, 2025

Introduction

WWZ ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our service.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Account Information: When you sign up through Auth0, we receive your name, email address, and profile picture from your chosen provider (Discord, Twitter/X, or Google).
• Profile Customization: Any changes you make to your name, email, or uploaded avatar.
• Social Verifications: If you verify Discord or Twitter accounts, we store your username and user ID from those platforms.
• Game Data: Games you create, join, and your gameplay actions within those games.

Automatically Collected Information

• Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our service (pages visited, features used).
• Device Information: IP address, browser type, device type.
• Cookies: We use session cookies to keep you logged in.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide and maintain the service
• Authenticate your account and keep it secure
• Display your profile to other players in games
• Process subscription payments (via Stripe)
• Send you service-related notifications
• Improve and optimize our service
• Prevent fraud and abuse

How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with:

• Other Players: Your username, avatar, and gameplay actions are visible to other players in games you join.
• Service Providers: Auth0 (authentication), Stripe (payments), Heroku (hosting), Redis (caching).
• Legal Requirements: If required by law or to protect our rights.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

Your Privacy Rights

All Users

• Access: You can view your profile data at any time in your profile settings.
• Correction: You can update your name, email, and avatar in your profile settings.
• Deletion: You can delete your account at any time from your profile settings. This will permanently remove your data from our systems.
• Export: Contact us at privacy@wwz.gg to request a copy of your data.

California Residents (CCPA)

California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right to know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose
• Right to request deletion of your personal information
• Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we don't sell your data)
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise these rights, email privacy@wwz.gg or delete your account directly from your profile settings.

European Users (GDPR)

If you're in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate data
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data
• Right to Restriction: Limit how we use your data
• Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a portable format
• Right to Object: Object to certain processing activities
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time

Legal Basis for Processing: We process your data based on your consent when you create an account, and for our legitimate interests in providing the service.

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@wwz.gg. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as your account is active. When you delete your account:

• Your profile data is immediately deleted from our database
• Anonymized game participation history may be retained for game integrity and historical records
• Backups may retain your data for up to 30 days before being overwritten

Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information:

• HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
• Secure authentication through Auth0
• Payment processing through Stripe (we never store credit card information)
• Regular security updates and monitoring

However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's Privacy

WWZ is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at privacy@wwz.gg.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and stored on servers in the United States. By using our service, you consent to this transfer. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for international transfers.

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies for:

• Essential Cookies: Required for authentication and keeping you logged in (cannot be disabled)
• Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics to understand how you use our service (optional - you can decline via cookie banner)

You can manage your cookie preferences using the banner that appears on your first visit. You can change your preferences by clearing your browser's local storage and refreshing the page.

Analytics Disclosure

When you consent to analytics cookies, we use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. This helps us improve the user experience.

What Google Analytics collects:

• Pages you visit and features you use
• How long you spend on each page
• Your browser type and device information
• Your general location (country/city level, not precise location)
• How you arrived at our site (referral source)

What Google Analytics does NOT collect:

• Your name or email address (we do not send personally identifiable information to Google)
• Your passwords or payment information
• The content of your games or private messages

Google Analytics uses cookies that remain on your device for up to 2 years. Google may use this data for its own purposes as described in their Privacy Policy and How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.

Opting out: You can decline analytics cookies using our cookie consent banner. You can also opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Auth0: Authentication (Privacy Policy)
• Stripe: Payment processing (Privacy Policy)
• Heroku: Hosting (Privacy Policy)
• Google Analytics: Usage analytics (only if you consent via cookie banner) (Privacy Policy)

These services have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review them.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We'll notify you of significant changes by email or through a notice on our service. Your continued use after changes means you accept the updated policy.

Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data?

Email: privacy@wwz.gg