Privacy Policy

1. Personal Data We May Process

The following categories of information may be processed when you use our website.

Technical and access information

• IP address
• Browser and operating system information
• Visit dates and times
• Request and error logs
• Security and connection records

This information may be processed by our hosting and security infrastructure.

Analytics data

If you consent to analytics cookies, Google Analytics 4 may process:

• Pages visited
• Session and interaction information
• Traffic sources
• Device and browser characteristics
• Approximate geographic location
• Aggregated website usage statistics

Google Analytics may also process online identifiers and technical information as part of its operation.

Contact form information

When you submit our contact form, we process:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your message
• The date and time of submission
• Technical records necessary for security

Any additional information you voluntarily include in your message may also be processed.

Preference information

Our website may use browser storage technologies to remember your language, light or dark theme, and cookie preferences.

2. Purposes and Legal Bases of Processing

Personal data may be processed to:

• Maintain website security and functionality.
• Detect and resolve technical issues.
• Prevent unauthorized access and spam.
• Remember language and theme preferences.
• Receive, review, and respond to contact requests.
• Retain relevant communication records where necessary.
• Analyze website usage through Google Analytics with your consent.
• Comply with legal obligations and protect legal rights.

Processing activities rely on appropriate legal grounds under Article 5 of Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK), depending on their nature.

These may include compliance with legal obligations, legitimate interests, establishment or protection of legal rights, and explicit consent where required.

Analytics processing through Google Analytics is carried out subject to obtaining the relevant consent.

Contact form data is processed on an appropriate legal basis depending on the nature of your request.

3. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use our website and to improve the user experience.

Google Analytics helps us review statistics such as visited pages, website interactions, traffic sources, and technical performance.

Analytics cookies and related Google Analytics measurement technologies are not activated without your consent.

You may continue using the website if you decline analytics cookies.

Analytics data is used to evaluate website performance and improve our content.

We do not send names, email addresses, or contact form message contents to Google Analytics as analytics event parameters.

For more information about Google's data practices, please visit:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

4. Cookies and Browser Storage

Our website may use cookies and similar browser storage technologies.

These technologies may fall into the following categories:

Essential technologies

Technologies necessary for website security, core functionality, and managing visitor preferences.

Preference storage

Browser storage used to remember language, theme, and cookie preferences.

Analytics cookies

Consent-based cookies used to analyze website usage through Google Analytics.

Non-essential analytics cookies are disabled by default.

Visitors may accept, reject, or later change their cookie preferences.

Further information about cookie types, providers, and retention periods is available in our Cookie Policy.

5. Contact Form

Our website provides a contact form through which visitors can submit questions, suggestions, and support requests.

Information submitted through the form is used to review and respond to your message.

Messages may be stored on secure server infrastructure, and email notifications may be generated for incoming submissions.

Contact form information is not used to send marketing emails.

We recommend that you avoid including unnecessary sensitive personal information in your messages.

Limited technical security records may be retained to prevent spam and abuse.

6. Third-Party Services

Our website may use the following categories of services:

• Google Analytics 4: Website statistics and usage analysis.
• Hosting providers: Website hosting.
• Security and content delivery services: Website security and availability.
• Email service providers: Delivery of contact form notifications.

These providers may process certain personal data depending on the services they deliver.

The use of third-party services is assessed in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

7. Sharing of Personal Data

DDM Games does not sell visitors' personal data.

Where necessary and legally permitted, personal data may be shared with technical service providers, communication service providers, and authorized public authorities.

Contact form messages may be accessed by the developer operating DDM Games for the purpose of reviewing and responding to requests.

8. International Data Transfers

The use of Google Analytics and other technical service providers may involve the processing or transfer of certain personal data outside Türkiye.

Such transfers are subject to the applicable requirements and safeguards under Article 9 of the KVKK and other relevant data protection laws.

The specific legal mechanisms governing international transfers are determined based on the services used and the relevant data processing arrangements.

9. Data Retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes of processing or as required by applicable law.

Contact form messages are retained for the period necessary to review and respond to requests and, where appropriate, protect legal rights.

Analytics data retention depends on the Google Analytics configuration and the relevant data type.

When the applicable retention period ends and no other lawful basis requires continued processing, personal data is deleted, destroyed, or anonymized in accordance with applicable law.

10. Data Security

DDM Games aims to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data.

These measures may include HTTPS connections, server access controls, form validation, spam prevention, and secure data storage practices.

However, no electronic system can be guaranteed to be completely risk-free.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Under Article 11 of the KVKK, subject to applicable conditions, you may have the right to:

• Learn whether your personal data is processed.
• Request information about processed data.
• Learn the purposes of processing.
• Learn the third parties to whom your data has been transferred.
• Request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data.
• Request deletion or destruction where legally applicable.
• Request notification of corrections or deletions to relevant third parties.
• Object to decisions resulting exclusively from automated analysis that negatively affect you.
• Seek compensation for damages arising from unlawful processing.

You may submit requests through our contact channels. Requests will be evaluated in accordance with applicable legal procedures and time limits.

12. Children's Privacy

The DDM Games website is intended for general information and game promotion.

We do not intentionally seek to collect personal data from children through this website.

If we become aware that children's personal data has been processed, appropriate measures will be taken in accordance with applicable law.

Separate privacy rules may apply to our games.

13. Your Privacy Choices

Visitors may change their analytics cookie preferences or withdraw previously given consent through the website's cookie preferences interface.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing performed before withdrawal.

Declining analytics cookies or withdrawing consent does not prevent access to the website's essential functionality.

14. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect changes in our website infrastructure, services, or legal requirements.

Updated versions will be published on the website with a revised last-updated date.

15. Contact

For questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us.

Website: https://ddmgames.com

Contact: Contact page on the website

Data controller: The individual developer operating the DDM Games brand (identity and contact details must be completed before publication).

DDM Games — Independent Game Development