astragon Privacy Policy for MAC APP STORE
Thank you for your interest in our products and welcome to our Privacy Policy! Our company is
astragon Entertainment GmbH, Limitenstr. 64- 78, 41236 Mönchengladbach,
hereinafter called astragon.
1. What is this all about?
In the following we would like to explain you briefly astragon´s attitude towards data protection, how we protect your data and what consequences derive from using our programs. We understand the importance of protecting your privacy. Therefore, it´s common practice for us to comply with statutory provisions for data protection. Additionally it is also important to us that you always know when we collect data, store and how we process them.
You may always retrieve this declaration under URL www.industry-games.com/oe-dse-mac-en.
By accepting this Privacy Policy it becomes part of the EULA.
To make sure that we are all talking about the same issues we like to define a few terms and to inform you that astragon complies with the German Federal Data Protection Act.
Personal data includes items of information about the personal or material circumstances of a specific or specifiable individual.
In other “non-legal” words: Personal data is all and any information which makes you personally identifiable, such as address, name, phone numbers, etc.. All other data which cannot be used for identifying you are NOT personal data!
Collection of data is the acquisition of data in respect to this specific person.
Storage of data is gathering, recording and storing of personal data on a medium for the purpose of further processing or use.
Data processing includes storing, changing, transferring, blocking and deleting of personal data.
2. When, how and why is data collected?
astragon itself does not store and process any data which might identify you as an individual customer! The only exception, however, may apply for the management of rights. For this purpose it is possible to collect, store and process data. This is the only way for us to verify that your installed software is a legal version. We do not want to disturb your privacy.
Having downloaded our product from a Download Platform, such as Steam, uPlay or Origin, personal data is being stored and processed in connection with the purchase and installation by the respective providers. To find out, which platform applies to you, please see item 3. We have no influence on this data collection.
3. I have purchased this software as Download Version. Does the provider of the Download Platform collect data?
Depending on which platform you have purchased the software, data are collected by the provider of the platform. astragon has no influence and no access to the data.
You have purchased the software via the platform Mac App Store. Mac App Store is a service of Apple Inc., Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA. During the download, data will be collected, stored and processed by Apple. astragon does not have any influence on the data collected by Apple. astragon refers to the following privacy statement by Apple: http://www.apple.com/de/privacy/
4. What information is collected during the installation?
Your new game uses a so-called DRM system. DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. This system is intended to ensure that only legal copies are installed.
For this purpose astragon uses the Mac App Store System from Apple. Mac App Store is a service of Apple Inc., Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA. During the download, data will be collected, stored and processed by Apple. Apple processes the data on behalf of astragon for the aforementioned purposes on servers in the United States and Ireland. You agree that your data will be processed for the designated purposes.
The following data will be collected, stored and processed by Mac App Store for the duration of the distribution of the game:
IP address of the user, MAC address and product key.
We refer to the following privacy statement: http://www.apple.com/de/privacy/.
5. Multiplayer Mode
For the usage of the multiplayer mode, it is necessary to collect data to ensure the online communication between the different players and to be able to create “savegames”. For the data exchange, astragon uses a service of the game developer.
For this purpose, astragon uses the service of Crafty Studios Game Development GmbH, Lichtenwörthergasse 112a, A-7033 Pöttsching, Österreich. While playing the multiplayer game, data will be collected by “Crafty Studios”. The game developer stores the data on its own servers. astragon has no influence on the data collected by “Crafty Studios”.
The following data are collected and stored:
- Public IP-Adress: Webserver-Logfile used in case of query for possible parties
- Only in case of entering a “public” party and when the host entered the lobby:
- Used host-port while in lobby
- Used host-multiplayer-party-name while in lobby
- Actual number of players of a multiplayer-party while in lobby
The data will exclusively be collected, used and stored for this purpose.
You agree to the processing of your data for the specified purposes.
6. Can I delete the data and/or find out which personal data are stored about me?
The consent granted herein is voluntary and may be revoked with effect for the future if astragon collects data for its own usage. Please keep in mind, for example, that you cannot use your program without activating the product key and astragon will not retrieve any personal data. The revocation can be sent by email to Datenschutz@astragon.de. In case of revocation the data will be deleted by the relevant company without undue delay. If astragon cannot arrange the deletion, astragon is obliged to forward the request to the relevant companies.
7. What are the consequences of accepting this privacy policy?
By installing the software you agree to the usage of the aforementioned data according to the foregoing provisions.
This declaration of consent can always be viewed under URL www.industry-games.com/oe-dse-mac-en.