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"We may disclose your Personal Information to a third party, such as a service provider or contractor for a business or operational purpose, or with your consent. These service providers and contractors include our: backend service providers such as Epic Games, Inc.; e-commerce and merchandising service providers such as Shopify Inc., Dual Wield Studio LLC, and Penny Arcade, Inc.; parental and legal guardian consent management providers such as Kids Web Services; and player support and moderation service providers such as Keywords Studios Plc and ModSquad, Inc."

Personal information is shared with a wide range of third-party service providers including Epic Games, Shopify, Unity Technologies, Sentry, and multiple game platform operators, each of which may collect data directly from users' devices via cookies and automatic data collection technologies.

"We retain each category of Personal Information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the Personal Information was provided to us or, if longer, to comply with any legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce contracts. For example, we may retain Personal Information collected about you to prevent repeated violations or suspected violations of our Terms of Use if your account has been banned."

There is no concrete retention period specified — data is kept for as long as deemed 'necessary,' which is open-ended and could mean indefinite retention, especially for banned users or dispute-related data.

"We reserve the right to change this Policy from time to time consistent with applicable law. If we make changes to this Policy, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of this Policy and provide you with additional notice such as an in-Game notice or email notification."

The company reserves the right to modify the privacy policy unilaterally, with notification limited to updating the date on the policy or optional in-game/email notice — no explicit user consent is required for changes affecting adult users.

"When you link your account, we may receive your username from Epic Games, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Valve, Sony, or Nintendo, and your platform ID from Itch, Epic Games, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Valve, Sony, or Nintendo. In addition, we may receive your Internet Protocol address from Apple and your email address from Itch."

The service collects and links user identifiers across multiple game platforms (Epic, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Valve, Sony, Nintendo, Itch), creating a unified cross-platform profile tied to your account.

"We may collect different types of information from you depending on how you use our Services, including Personal Information. Geolocation data: Non-precise geolocation — For key purchases, To provide Game analytics. Zip code, City, State or country — To fulfill in-Game purchases, To respond to your inquiries, To improve our Game."

The service collects non-precise geolocation data, zip code, city, and state/country information, some of which is used for analytics purposes beyond what is strictly necessary for core game functionality.

"Device IDs and device information — To provide an account for our Game — To provide Game analytics — To respond to your inquiries — To improve our Game. When you contact us or report a problem with our Services, we may collect your Internet Protocol address and device information."

The service collects device IDs and device information for purposes including analytics and game improvement, which extends beyond what is strictly required for core game functionality.