HumaNature Studios Privacy Policy

HumaNature Studios built the Kimono Cats game as a Commercial game. This SERVICE is provided by HumaNature Studios and is intended for use as is.

This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our Service.

If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

The terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which is accessible at Kimono Cats unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy.

This policy is effective as of 25 May 2022.

Last Update: 12 September 2022

Overview of Online Services

We will not collect any personally identifiable information without your express consent. If you agree to use our online services, we use your Game Center account to authenticate with our servers to ensure that your game data is always attached to your Game Center account. Your Village data also enters into the pool of Villages that can be visited with the “Visit Village Bubble” in-game. Other players will be able to see your Game Center Nickname displayed at the top of your village when they visit and can rate your Village by leaving a stamp in your Guest Book. You can visit your Game Center Friends’ Villages at any time by going to “Friends’ Villages” found in the Main Menu, this lets you spend the Tickets that you earn in-game on the Spinner Minigame which grants you either Coins or a Collectible Item for your Village. The last online feature is the ability to send Darts, Collectibles and Message Cards to your Game Center Friends; within this we allow you to send free Darts to your Friends once per day.

Information Collection and Use

For a better experience, while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to:

  • Game Center Account DataTo ensure everyone’s safety and the fidelity of our data, we use your Game Center account to authenticate with our backend service hosted by brainCloud.
  • Game Center NicknameYour Game Center nickname will be used for the social aspects of our game.
  • The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy.

    The game does use third party services that may collect information used to identify you.

    Link to privacy policy of third party service providers used by the game:

    Log Data

    When you access our servers via our app, we may automatically log the standard data provided by your device. It may include your device type and version, your activity within the app, time and date, and other details about your usage. We strictly collect game data, i.e., our logs do not collect any information that could be used to identify individual persons.

    Device Data

    Our app may access and collect data via your device's in-built tools, such as:

  • Background data refresh
  • Mobile data
  • When you install the app or use your device’s tools within the app, we request permission to access this information. The specific data we collect can depend on the individual settings of your device and the permissions you grant when you install and use the app.

    Service Providers

    We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:

  • To provide the Service on our behalf;
  • To perform Service-related services; or
  • To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
  • We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties have access to your Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

    Security

    When we collect and process personal information, and while we retain this information, we will protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification.

    Although we will do our best to protect the personal information you provide to us, we advise that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and no one can guarantee absolute data security.

    Children’s Privacy

    These Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do necessary actions.

    Your Rights and Controlling Your Personal Information

    Your choice: By providing personal information to us, you understand we will collect, hold, use, and disclose your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy. You do not have to provide personal information to us, however, if you do not, it may affect your use of our app or the products and/or services offered on or through it.

    Information from third parties: If we receive personal information about you from a third party, we will protect it as set out in this privacy policy. If you are a third party providing personal information about somebody else, you represent and warrant that you have such person’s consent to provide the personal information to us.

    Access: You may request details of the personal information that we hold about you.

    Correction: If you believe that any information we hold about you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant, or misleading, please contact us using the details provided in this privacy policy. We will take reasonable steps to correct any information found to be inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or out of date.

    Non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights over your personal information. Unless your personal information is required to provide you with a particular service or offer (for example serving particular content to your device), we will not deny you goods or services and/or charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties, or provide you with a different level or quality of goods or services.

    Notification of data breaches: We will comply with laws applicable to us in respect of any data breach.

    Complaints: If you believe that we have breached a relevant data protection law and wish to make a complaint, please contact us using the details below and provide us with full details of the alleged breach. We will promptly investigate your complaint and respond to you, in writing, setting out the outcome of our investigation and the steps we will take to deal with your complaint. You also have the right to contact a regulatory body or data protection authority in relation to your complaint.Additional Disclosures for Australian Privacy Act Compliance (AU)

    International Transfers of Personal Information

    Where the disclosure of your personal information is solely subject to Australian privacy laws, you acknowledge that some third parties may not be regulated by the Privacy Act and the Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act. You acknowledge that if any such third party engages in any act or practice that contravenes the Australian Privacy Principles, it would not be accountable under the Privacy Act, and you will not be able to seek redress under the Privacy Act.

    Additional Disclosures for California Compliance (US)

    Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, if you live in California and your business relationship with us is mainly for personal, family, or household purposes, you may ask us about the information we release to other organizations for their marketing purposes.

    To make such a request, please contact us using the details provided in this privacy policy with “Request for California privacy information” in the subject line. You may make this type of request once every calendar year. We will email you a list of categories of personal information we revealed to other organizations for their marketing purposes in the last calendar year, along with their names and addresses. Not all personal information shared in this way is covered by Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code.

    California Notice of Collection

    In the past 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information enumerated in the California Consumer Privacy Act:

    For more information on information we collect, including the sources we receive information from, review the “Information We Collect” section. We collect and use these categories of personal information for the business purposes described in the “Collection and Use of Information” section, including to provide and manage our Service.

    Right to Know and Delete

    If you are a California resident, you have rights to delete your personal information we collected and know certain information about our data practices in the preceding 12 months. In particular, you have the right to request the following from us:

  • The categories of sources from which the personal information was collected;
  • The categories of personal information about you we disclosed for a business purpose or sold;
  • The categories of third parties to whom the personal information was disclosed for a business purpose or sold;
  • The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling the personal information; and
  • The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
  • To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in this privacy policy.

    Shine the Light

    If you are a California resident, in addition to the rights discussed above, you have the right to request information from us regarding the manner in which we share certain personal information as defined by California’s “Shine the Light” with third parties and affiliates for their own direct marketing purposes.

    To receive this information, send us a request using the contact details provided in this privacy policy. Requests must include “California Privacy Rights Request” in the first line of the description and include your name, street address, city, state, and ZIP code.

    Changes to This Privacy Policy

    At our discretion, we may change our privacy policy to reflect updates to our business processes, current acceptable practices, or legislative or regulatory changes. If we decide to change this privacy policy, we will post the changes here and on our website.

    If the changes are significant, or if required by applicable law, we will contact you (based on your selected preferences for communications from us) and all our registered users with the new details and links to the updated or changed policy.

    If required by law, we will get your permission or give you the opportunity to opt in to or opt out of, as applicable, any new uses of your personal information.

    Contact Us

    For any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, you may contact us using the following details:

    Greg Johnsongreg@humanaturestudios.com