Our Company is “Mechanyx Codeworks Incorporated” which includes “Mechanyx.gg”. This Article 12 GDPR Privacy Policy exists In addition to our normal Privacy Policy and exists to clarify a number of points for the purposes of GDPR and will explain how our organization uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.
Topics:
- What data do we collect?
- How do we collect your data?
- How will we use your data?
- How do we store your data?
- Marketing
- What are your data protection rights?
- What are cookies?
- How do we use cookies?
- What types of cookies do we use?
- How to manage your cookies
- Privacy policies of other websites
- Changes to our privacy policy
- How to contact us
- How to contact the appropriate authorities
- How to delete your information
What data do we collect?
Our Company collects the following data:
1. Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number, etc.)
2. Log and Performance Data such as IP addresses, what browser you used to access Mechanyx.gg, the time you accessed it, and what page you accessed
3. Transaction data for donations, subscriptions, and other eCommerce/money-related interactions you have on the site. This data includes the transaction amount, the name you put on the donation, the email address you use to make the donation (for the purposes of sending you a receipt and updates about your transaction). We retain this information as a means to mitigate fraud and as a measure to ensure that Mechanyx.gg is not used for any wrongful or illegitimate purposes.
4. Chat logs and transcripts of information you send between users and within communities on Mechanyx.gg. It’s worth noting that since this information is viewable by other users of the site (Whether it’s just one person or many people) that this information is public. Mechanyx.gg and it's parent company Mechanyx Codeworks Incoroporated reserves the right to keep these logs indefinitely for the purposes of mitigating and preventing cyber-bullying, abuse, and otherwise harmful behavior that may arise from these types of chat and community interactions.
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide Our Company with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
1. Register for a free Mechanyx.gg account.
2. Sign up for the various features and services offered through Mechanyx.gg
3. When you sign in using a social media account such as Google or Facebook
4. When information is passed to us by one of our vendors during an interaction that involves both features of Mechanyx.gg and the vendor's platform.
How will we use your data?
Our Company collects your data so that we can:
1. Allow you to interact with the various services and features of Mechanyx.gg
2. Allow you to safely and securely process donation, subscription, and other eCommerce/money-related transactions relating to your use of Mechanyx.gg
3. Allow you to communicate with the wider user-base and communities available on Mechanyx.gg
Marketing
Mechanyx.gg does not share any user or user-generated information with any other third party for the purposes of marketing, advertising, or for profit/financial gain (selling user data).
Information shared with 3rd Party Vendors
When Our Company processes a donation, subscription, or other type of transaction, it may send your data to, and also use the resulting information from, our third party payment-processing platform Stripe to allow the transaction to continue an to prevent fraud. We encourage yo to review Stripe's Privacy Policy and relevant GDPR materials for a better understanding of how they process your data.
When you sign into Mechanyx.gg information is sent to our authentication vendor Auth0 for the purposes of verifying your identity and signing you in securely. We encourage yo to review Auth0's Privacy Policy and relevant GDPR materials for a better understanding of how they process your data.
How do we store your data?
Our Company securely stores your data using cloud hosting technology provided by Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.
Both companies have in place industry-standard security practices in their various data centers and data storage locations.
In addition all information, databases, traffic, and data sent to-and-from Mechanyx.gg is encrypted using industry-standard measures and methods.
Our Company will keep your general/user account data until you delete your account. Once you initiate an account deletion request we will delete your user account and all related data except information detailed below:
Our Company will keep all transaction, donation, and other eCommerce/money-related interactions data indefinitely for the purposes of preventing fraud and as a measure to ensure that Mechanyx.gg is not used for any wrongful or illegitimate purposes.
Our Company will keep all chat logs and transcripts of information you send between users and within communities on Mechanyx.gg for a period of ten (10) years for the purposes of mitigating and preventing cyber-bullying, abuse, and otherwise harmful behavior that may arise from these types of chat and community interactions.
Once this time period has expired, we will delete your data using an automated system that detects log data age and deleting data above the 10 year threshold.
What are your data protection rights?
Our Company would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request Our Company for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Our Company correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Our Company to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Our Company erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Our Company restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Our Company’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Our Company transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email:
Call us at: +1 682 288 8322
Or email us at: contactus@mxcw.us
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
How do we use cookies?
Our Company uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
1. Keeping you signed in
2. Understanding how you use our website
3. Allowing Mechanyx.gg and its various features to function properly
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:
1. Functionality – Our Company uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
How to manage cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
The Our Company website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
Our Company keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 23 August 2021.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about Our Company’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email us at: contactus@mxcw.us
Call us: +1 682 288 8322
How to contact the appropriate authority
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Our Company has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office found at https://www.dataprotection.ie/
How to delete your information
Should you wish to delete your information you can do so using the "Delete your Account" section under account settings. Because Mechanyx.gg deals with money and people's livelihood in some cases we want to be extra cautious when deleting accounts. Ergo there is a small process to getting your account deleted securely and safely.
First things first you'll need to enter your username in the form to confirm. We will then send an email to the email that is registered with your social sign-in (i.e. the email you use to get into FaceBook or Google) to confirm.
You will have 30 days to respond to this email and confirm your account needs deleting. If after 30 days you don't respond we will close the case and you'll have to submit the request again using the form below. Bear in mind you might have to do some account recovery/reset your password for the email on file if its an old account. You may also need to check your spam folder.