Privacy Policy
Effective Date: December 27, 2025 | Last Updated: December 27, 2025
Gooning.Games ("Gooning.Games," "we," "us," "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you use our website and services (the "Service").
18+ Only: The Service is intended for adults only. Do not use the Service if you are under 18.
1Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide
- Account Information: username, email address, password (stored in hashed form)
- Profile Information: bio, avatar, and other profile details you choose to provide
- User Content (UGC):
- Uploaded media (images/videos)
- Games you create and associated metadata (e.g., title, tags you assign, captions)
- Comments you post
- Messages you send via DMs or in-game chat
- Reports/Moderation Submissions: reports you submit about profiles, games, or media
1.2 Information We Collect Automatically
- Device/Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system
- Usage & Activity Data: interactions such as logins, games played, start/finish times, and in-game actions
- Cookies & Similar Technologies: HTTP-only session cookies for authentication and session management
1.3 AI-Generated Metadata
When you publicly upload media, we automatically generate AI-based tags and categorization metadata ("AI Tags"). These may be inaccurate and are used for categorization, filters, and retrieval logic.
2How We Use Your Information
- Provide the Service: create/manage accounts, enforce verification, enable uploads/games, provide chat/messaging
- Operate & Improve: monitor performance, troubleshoot, develop new features, optimize UX
- Personalize & Organize: store privacy settings, process media, generate AI tags
- Safety, Security & Moderation: detect fraud/abuse, investigate reports, enforce Terms
- Communications: send account-related messages (verification, security, updates)
- Legal Compliance: comply with laws and lawful requests
3How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information.
3.1 Service Providers
We use third-party providers for object storage, CDN delivery, and email services. They process information on our behalf.
3.2 Legal and Safety
We may disclose info to comply with law, respond to requests, protect rights/safety, or investigate illegal content.
3.3 Business Transfers
Information may be transferred as part of a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets.
3.4 With Your Direction
We share information when you instruct us to (Example: making a profile public).
4Public and Social Features
- Public: Other users can view your profile/games.
- Friends Only: Content viewable by mutual followers.
- Private: Others may not view your profile content.
Important: Even with privacy settings, we cannot guarantee other users will not screenshot, record, or re-share content they can access.
5Cookies and Session Technology
We use HTTP-only session cookies and similar technologies to:
- Keep you logged in (session management)
- Support security features
- Maintain core functionality
6Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect information. However, no system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
7Data Retention
We retain information as long as necessary to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. If you delete content or your account, we may retain certain information for a limited period for legal compliance, moderation, and backup purposes.
8Your Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, such as:
- Requesting access to data we hold about you
- Requesting correction of inaccurate data
- Requesting deletion of data
- Withdrawing consent
9California Privacy Notice (CPRA/CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you may have rights under California privacy laws regarding access, deletion, and correction of personal information. We do not sell personal information.
To submit a request, contact us at: support@gooning.games
10International Users
If you access the Service from outside the United States, your information may be processed and stored in the United States or other jurisdictions where our service providers operate.
11Children's Privacy
The Service is not intended for anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors.
12Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version and revise the "Last Updated" date.