Privacy Policy
Codebase Surreal (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the Somnia VR game (“VR game”) and the https://somniavr.com website (the “Site”).
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you play our VR game and use our Site and the choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the VR game and the Site. By using these services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Who we are
Our studio name is Codebase Surreal and our website address is https://somniavr.com. We are the developer of the virtual reality game Somnia.
What personal data we collect and why
VR Game Data
When you play our VR game, we may collect certain information about your gameplay, such as your actions, movements, interactions, preferences, and performance in the game. We use this information to provide and improve the game, to analyze the game usage and trends, to personalize your game experience, to provide customer support, and to enforce our terms of service.
Site Data
When you visit our Site, we collect certain information about your device and your interaction with the Site. We may also collect additional information if you contact us for customer support. See the list below for more information about what Personal Information we collect and why.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
This section explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to control the cookie preferences.
You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.
What are cookies
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies
As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
What types of cookies do we use
Comment, Login and Publish:
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Essential:
Some cookies are essential for you to be able to experience the full functionality of our site. They allow us to maintain user sessions and prevent any security threats. They do not collect or store any personal information. For example, these cookies allow you to log-in to your account and add products to your basket, and checkout securely.
Statistics:
These cookies store information like the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit, etc. These data help us understand and analyze how well the website performs and where it needs improvement.
Marketing:
Our website might display advertisements. These cookies are used to personalize the advertisements that we show to you so that they are meaningful to you. These cookies also help us keep track of the efficiency of these ad campaigns.
The information stored in these cookies may also be used by the third-party ad providers to show you ads on other websites on the browser as well.
Functional:
These are the cookies that help certain non-essential functionalities on our website. These functionalities include embedding content like videos or sharing content of the website on social media platforms.
Preferences:
These cookies help us store your settings and browsing preferences like language preferences so that you have a better and efficient experience on future visits to the website.
How can I control the cookie preferences?
Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the “Privacy & Cookie Policy” tab on your screen. This will display the consent notice again enabling you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit wikipedia.org, www.allaboutcookies.org.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics on our website to improve the user experience. If you do not consent to the use of cookies on our site, your information will not be collected and shared with Google. Google has its own privacy policy on how they use the data. You can read Google’s privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
Google Analytics Advertising Features
On top of basic Google Analytics features, we also use Google Advertising features to better understand our website visitors in order to provide a better experience for them and to improve our offering. These features collect information such as demographics and interests.
Newsletter
If you subscribe to our newsletter we add your name and email address to our newsletter mailing list. We do not send this data to any third party. We use tracking in our newsletter to identify how many or which subscribers have opened mailouts or followed links.
Subscribers receive general newsletter about the VR game, news and the studio, news about events or occasionally promotional emails. We send out newsletters occasionally (few times per year) to prevent spamming our subscribers.
You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” button at the bottom of each newsletter email we send out.
If you contact us via email Your email address and message will be accessible to our small team of support staff and may be forwarded to the person or people in the organization best equipped to respond. We adhere to strict internal privacy policies which comply with the GDPR.
Who we share your data with
VR game data
We may also share your gameplay data with third-party service providers that help us operate, maintain, and enhance the game, such as cloud hosting providers, analytics providers, and bug reporting tools. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and only use it for the purposes we specify.
We do not sell or rent your gameplay data to any third parties for their own marketing purposes. We may disclose your gameplay data if required by law or in response to a valid legal request.
Site data
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We also share your Personal Information with service providers to help us provide our services and fulfill our contracts with you. For example:
- As described above, we use Google Analytics to understand user behavior on our site to provide the best possible experience. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
- We may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
We will retain analytics records unless and until you ask us to erase this information. For more information on your right of erasure, please see the ‘What rights you have over your data’ section below.
What rights you have over your data
You can access, update, or delete your gameplay data at any time by contacting us at info@somniavr.com. You can also opt out of certain data collection or sharing practices by adjusting your game settings or device permissions.
By playing our VR game, you consent to the collection and use of your gameplay data as described in this section. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not play our VR game.
GDPR & CCPA
If you are a resident of the EEA or California, you have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you, to port it to a new service, and to ask that your Personal Information be corrected, updated, or erased. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
Contact
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at info@somniavr.com
Last updated: 28 July 2023