PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated October, 7th 2021
RYOKO is an enterprise specialized in the publishing of video games and applications. The purpose of this policy is to provide you with all the important information and explanations about how and why some of your data may be collected and processed by RYOKO when you use one of our applications. This privacy policy governs and details the main principles that RYOKO applies to the data we collect and process to: (i) develop, publish and monetize mobile games and applications (“RYOKO Apps and Games”), and (iii) run our corporate website (“RYOKOcorp”). This policy also aims to remind you about your rights and to provide you with all the elements you need to exercise them. Should you have any questions related to this policy or our practices around privacy and data protection in general, please don’t hesitate to contact RYOKO Data Protection Officer as indicated in the contact section of this policy.
Apps and games
Why does RYOKO collect data from its apps and games?
When you install and use RYOKO mobile applications, we can collect and process some of your data for different legitimate purposes. You will find below explanations regarding the reasons why RYOKO may collect data and the legal bases RYOKO relies on in each case. RYOKO collects data:
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To provide you with the services you asked for
(e.g., knowing that you completed the first level to allow access to the second one)- Legal basis – such data processing is strictly necessary for the service(s) asked
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To run analytics and understand how users interact with our product and services in order to continuously improve it either directly or through third party partners
(e.g. identifying that a feature is annoying for users or that a level is too difficult for most gamers)
- Legal basis for third party analytics - Express consent. In the countries where collecting users’ consent may be required by applicable laws and regulations, RYOKO only shares personal data collected through RYOKO apps with third party partners that provide RYOKO with analytics services once you express your consent through the pop-up notice included in our apps.
- Legal basis for first party analytics – Legitimate interest. RYOKO collects user data for the purpose of its own internal analytics tools. Data is used for the sole purpose of RYOKO analytics tool and is not shared with any third parties. This data processing is based on the legitimate interest of RYOKO.
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To serve advertising tailored to the preference and interests of our users
and allow RYOKO to continue to provide free services and products.
- Legal basis – Express consent. In the countries where collecting users’ consent may be required by applicable laws and regulations, RYOKO only processes or shares personal data collected through RYOKO apps for personalized advertising purposes once you express your consent through the pop-up notice included in one of our apps. For all data processing activities that rely on users’ consent. Please only note that in the case where you withdraw your consent or where you refuse to consent in the first place, you will still be served with advertising but that may be less relevant to you as it will not be tailored to your interests.
What data does RYOKO collect from its apps and games?
For all the purposes listed above the data that RYOKO collect is limited to:
- The apps you are using
- Your IP address
- Your Mobile Advertising ID (Apple IDFA or Google AAID - which are technical identifiers developed by mobile operating systems for advertising purposes which remain under your control and can be reset or erased at any time in through your device settings)
- Technical information about the device you use and your connection (user agent, type of connection, timestamp)
- Data pertaining to your activities on our applications and notably the way in which you interact with our applications (for instance, how and when you use our applications) and with the advertising served in our applications (for instance, number of ads served, potential clicks)
With who may your data be shared & why?
RYOKO does not share your personal data with third parties without your prior consent in the countries where collecting users’ consent may be required by applicable laws and regulations. When you consent to the collection of data for advertising and analytics purpose, we may share the data listed above with the following categories of recipients:
- Ad Partners: that allow us to monetize the ad inventory of our apps and provide users with free products and services. Those partners usually collect data via their own tools (Software Development Kits or “SDK”). You will find a list of our partners implementing advertising SDKs through our applications and the privacy policies of their services that describe their practices and allow you to exercise your rights directly toward them hereafter:
- Google AdMob - https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
- Ad Colony: https://www.adcolony.com/privacy-policy/
- AppLovin: https://www.applovin.com/privacy/
- Vungle: https://vungle.com/privacy/
- ironSource/Supersonic: http://www.ironsrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ironSource-Privacy-Policy.pdf
- HyprMX: https://www.hyprmx.com/pp
- Analytic companies: that provide us with tools and technologies that allow us to better understand how users interact with our services and will help us improve it. Those partners also usually collect data via their own SDKs. You will find a list of our partners implementing analytical SDKs through our applications hereafter:
- GameAnalytics https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Google Analytics https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Unity Analytics: https://unity3d.com/legal/privacy-policy
- Authorities: only to the extent we are obliged to by applicable laws and regulations.
Ryoko website
Why does RYOKO collect data from its website?
Like on most websites, when you browse on RYOKOcorp some information about your connection and device(s) are automatically collected for the website to operate properly.
What data does RYOKO collect from its website?
For the purposes listed above the data that RYOKO and its partners collect is limited to:
- Browsing events and interactions with the website’s contents and services
- Anonymized IP address and technical information related to your browser and/or device (user agent)
- Information you provide us with voluntarily when you contact RYOKO
Analytics and third party cookies
RYOKO don't uses analytic to collect information related to the web traffic on our website.
Security and other important information
How long does RYOKO keep your data?
Personal data collected, received and processed for the purposes described in this policy is not kept longer than necessary by RYOKO.
International transfers
Some of the partners and processors referred to in this policy are located outside of the European Union. In such case, we ensure that:
- the personal data is transferred to countries recognized as offering an equivalent level of protection or,
- For personal data transferred outside of countries recognized by the European Commission as having a sufficient level of protection, any of the mechanisms offering appropriate guarantees is used, for which provision is made by applicable regulations, and notably the adoption of the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission.
What rights do you have?
Rectification and erasure
You may request RYOKO the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you, as well as the completion of incomplete personal data. You may also request RYOKO to erase without undue delay your personal data when it is no longer necessary for RYOKO to retain such data. In order for your data to be erased or rendered inaccessible you can either:
- reset your mobile advertising identifier (IDFA on iOS, GAAID on Android) or activate “Limit Ad Tracking” in your device’ settings in order to make previously collected data non linkable to you or your device anymore and limit further data collection if you choose to enable the “Limit Ad Tracking” option
Portability
Upon request, RYOKO will provide you with the personal data that you provided to us and, if possible, will communicate this information directly to another data controller of your choice in a portable format when the processing is based on consent or contract.
Right to lodge a complaint
You may lodge a complaint with a Data Protection Authority. RYOKO is a French company, our supervisory authority is in France:CNIL
