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Privacy Policy of the HERO WARS: DOMINION ERA project (the “Project”)

(Revised as of August 3, 2021)

Thank you for choosing NEXTERS GLOBAL LIMITED Project.

Please review our Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Policy”) to understand what type of data, for what purposes, and in which ways we can process. This Privacy Policy is designed in such to make its content as clear as possible. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our Policy, please contact us through the Help and Support section of the Project so we can reply to you more quickly.

The Controller for the purposes of the GDPR and other applicable data protection or data privacy laws of the EU Member States, as well as other data protection requirements in respect of the Project, is:

NEXTERS GLOBAL LIMITED
107 Faneromenis Avenue
6031, Larnaca, Cyprus
Email: info@nextersglobal.com

Data processing is carried out by us solely for the purposes defined by this Policy. Please note that you have the right to withdraw consent at any time, in the manner specified by this Policy.

By accepting this Policy, you also accept the Terms of Service. You acknowledge and agree that you have reached the age allowing you to enter into such binding agreement in the country of your residence or domicile, or that you have your parent or legal guardian’s permission (if required by applicable law). Child is a person that has not reached the minimum age required to provide the consent for Data collection and processing in accordance with applicable laws of the resident country.

We may update this Privacy Policy by posting a notice in the Project before such changes take effect.

This Policy describes:

  • What data we process;
  • Whom we may share your data with;
  • Purpose of data processing;
  • How long do we store data;
  • How we protect your data;
  • How you can manage the data.

1. PROCESSED DATA

In general, by “Data” we mean any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is reasonably capable of being associated with a particular individual. By the “Data”, we also refer to any information that relates to you and usage of the Services. All information of your activity in the Project and (or) Service processed by us where it is necessary for providing access to the Project and (or) Services, is hereinafter referred to as the “Account”.

Despite the fact that the data processed by us may not include data of the “personal data” category, we treat all information associated with your Account as personal data. We collect following personal data related to users of our Services:

  • Your IP address and unique mobile device identification numbers (such as your device ID, advertising ID, android Id);
  • Broad location data (e.g. countryCode);
  • Data for advertising and analytics purposes (gpsAdid, Idfv / Idfa);
  • Data about your device (Name, RAM, Resolution, OS, OS version, device language);
  • Details of orders (transaction currency, amount spent, date, time, vouchers or offers used);
  • Timezone;
  • Data about your account and game progress, we create a specific ID for you when you use the Services. We store your actions inside the Project, including waste of resources, behavioral activity, time entering the game;
  • Contact information (such as name or nickname or email or other identification information);
  • Data from platforms that the games run on (such as to verify payment);
  • Your messages to the Services (such as chat logs and player support tickets) any feedback you submitted about your experience with us; and/or
  • Other data you choose to give us.

We collect your personal data on the following lawful basis:

  • the data necessary to provide you with access to the Project or the provision of our Services on the basis of the Contract;
  • the data necessary for marketing or analytical purposes on the basis of your consent.

Methods of collecting information (categories of sources used in the collection).

1.1. Data you provide by yourself.

We include the following information that you provide to this type of data:

  • date of creating an Account;
  • your use of social functions and channels for communicating with other people in the Project;
  • purchases or financial transactions, such as in-house purchases and / or received prizes;
  • technical and support services.

WARNING! We are not responsible for the relevance, correctness, completeness or quality of the information you provide. When you place the data indicated independently, we proceed from the presumption of your good faith, accept the specified information as relevant, correct, complete and reliable. If you indicate inaccurate and (or) irrelevant information, access to a number of Services may be limited for you, and a technical support and support services regarding the processing of personal data is suspended until the confirmation of your ownership of the specified information. These measures are necessary to ensure the protection of your data.

1.2. Information we receive or generate as a result of your use of the Project.

We may collect data related to your use of the Project and your in-game activity, to your use of our services and the nature of this use and to your devices. The collection of such information is necessary for the analysis of possible technical errors in the Project and their timely elimination. The processing of information about your in-game activity is related to the social nature of our Project, the results of your in-game actions are reflected throughout the in-game world.

1.3. Information collected from external sources.

We may receive information about you and your actions from third parties when you connect external accounts; from advertisers or service providers about your contacts and interactions with them.

1.4. COOKIES

Cookies are text files with small pieces of data — like a username and password — that are used to identify your device as you use a network. Specific cookies known as HTTP cookies are used to identify specific users and improve your web browsing experience. Data stored in a cookie is created by the server upon your connection. This data is labeled with an ID unique to you and your device. For more information, please see the Cookies Policy.

2. PROVISION OF DATA TO THIRD PARTIES

We may share your information with the following types of third parties:

  • technical and customer support providers who assist us in the provision of the Services,
  • third party software providers, including ‘software as a service’ solution providers, where the provider hosts the relevant personal data on our behalf;
  • analytical services that help us develop and improve the Project;
  • providers that help us generate and collate reviews in relation to our goods and services;
  • advertising and promotional agencies and those organisations or online platforms selected by us to carry out marketing campaigns on our behalf and to advertise their own products or services that may be of interest to you; and/or
  • professional advisers such as solicitors, accountants, tax advisors, auditors, and insurance brokers;
  • service providers that assist us in providing our services.

You can get a list of such companies here: ANNEX to the Privacy Policy.

We may share your personal data with our affiliates and partners in the EU / EEA and outside the EU / EEA. If the transfer of data outside the EU / EEA is not regulated by an EU Commission sufficiency decision, we base on the legal guarantees set out in Article 46 et al. Seqq. GDPR. This mainly includes EU Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses, which we have strengthened with additional security measures such as additional individual risk assessment, additional contractual guarantees, and technical guarantees, including additional encryption or pseudonymization, to enable international transfers with NEXTERS affiliates and partners outside the EU/EEA.

Learn more about the EU Commission’s approved Standard Contractual Clauses.

We may share personal data with external providers or service providers or providers whom we engage to perform services or functions on our behalf and in accordance with our instructions.

If these providers are established within the EU, we ensure that they are contractually bound to comply with EU data protection regulations. We also guarantee in our contracts with these organizations that they only Process Personal Data in accordance with our instructions and provide consistent services and protect the integrity and confidentiality of your personal data entrusted to them. We may also disclose personal information to our advisers, consultants, law enforcement and other government agencies (such as tax and social security authorities), police, prosecutors, and courts. All these recipients are themselves responsible for complying with EU data protection regulations. Some of the suppliers we work with are located outside the European Economic Area. If the EU Commission has not recognized them as providing adequate protection of personal data, we rely on the legal guarantees described above.

These companies may access and process your data in accordance with their own privacy policies, being an equivalent Data Controller. We encourage you to review their privacy policies to learn more about how they process data.

We may disclose your personal data as permitted by law to investigate, prevent, or act regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, violation of our intellectual property rights, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violation of our Terms and Conditions or other agreements, or as required by law.

Please feel free to contact us for additional information on third country data transfers as well as our safeguards and supplementary security measures.

3. REASONS FOR DATA PROCESSING

We process your Data only when necessary to provide access to the Project and (or) Services, while taking reasonable security measures to protect your Data from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, modification or destruction.

With respect to the users covered by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (hereinafter — the “GDPR”), we use the Data collected through the Project and (or) Services for the purposes of our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR as well as for the purposes stipulated in the Terms of Service and this Policy. E.g., we may use information we collect:

  • to provide our Services or information you request as well as to process and complete any transactions;
  • to respond to your submissions, questions, comments, requests and complaints as well as to provide customer service;
  • to monitor and analyze the Project’s use and trends or to personalize and improve the Project or user experience on our web sites, such as providing ads, Content or features that match their profiles or interests as well as to increase the Project’s functionality and user friendliness;
  • to provide gifts and rewards that you may have to win in the Project etc.;
  • to send you confirmations, updates, security alerts as well as support and administrative messages and otherwise;
  • to facilitate your use of and our administration and operation of our web sites; and
  • any other purpose for which the information is collected.

Data is collected when you provide it within the Project and (or) Service. Indirect collection shall be allowed only on anonymous basis.

4. TERM OF PROCESSING AND STORAGE

We process and store Data during the Project period and within thirty (30) days from the confirmation of the request for deletion, except for the information that is necessary to fulfill the requirements of applicable law (for example, in the field of taxation and accounting) and anonymous information. We do not control the data published by you or copied by other users, as well as the data published in the chat of the Project (if applicable) or on thematic groups and forums. After deleting your data, your anonymized account can be saved in the Project if it is used in conjunction with other users.

Information contains personal data of users (if applicable), collected or created by providing of technical support to users, is stored during the period of the User Account that has applied for support in order to provide an optimal solution to issues and problems. Information that does not contain personal data can be stored for the entire duration of the Project.

5. DATA SECURITY AND PROTECTION

NEXTERS GLOBAL LIMITED respects the confidentiality of your data and strives to ensure the highest level of protection. Despite the measures we are taking to protect your information, any measures that we apply will not have any effect if you neglect the data security.

The project implemented reliable means of protection to ensure the security of your data. We do everything possible for your safety when using the Project and are constantly improving our information protection methods. As some means of protecting information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction, we use the following methods:

  • data encryption during storage and transmission;
  • we carry out two-stage user authentication when requesting an action with the Data;
  • we improve the techniques and methods of collecting, storing and processing the Data;
  • access to the Data, in encrypted and impersonal form, have only authorized employees, consultants or interested groups of people who need access to this information to perform their duties;
  • all persons having access to the Data are briefed on working with data, their knowledge and skills are systematically being checked.

In spite of all measures taken by us, your careful attitude to the Account and access to it has a great importance in the safety of your Data. To prevent unauthorized access to your Data and Account, we strongly recommend you not to share access to the account to any third parties and to comply with the rules of the project and use of the Services. In case of your violation of the Terms of Use of the Services, we will not be able to guarantee the security of your Data.

WARNING! The following actions are prohibited by this Policy and the Terms, and may also violate the confidentiality of your data:

  • transfer of information about the Account and (or) access rights to third parties. Please note that our official representative will never request access to your Account;
  • the use of unauthorized third-party programs, the use of robot programs and (or) programs that change the game process, including assistance in the game process. In addition to the fact that the use of such programs is expressly prohibited by the Terms, they may contain malicious software that could harm the security of your data;
  • the acquisition of in-game values from third parties. By acquiring in-game values bypassing the Terms of Use, you can become a victim of fraudsters.

6. DATA MANAGEMENT

You have all the technical capabilities to determine how the Data shall be used. We are constantly improving the data management methods available to you. You can form a request within the Project by sending a request in the Help section. You are entitled to obtain information from us on how we handle your personal data, to see copies of all personal data held by us and to request that your personal data is amended, corrected or deleted from our systems. You can also limit, restrict or object to the processing of your data.

For exercising your rights, you can:

  • at any time withdraw your consent for Data Processing given in full or in part;
  • access to your Data received by us;
  • require limitation of Data processing for the time required to verify the reliability of the information provided;
  • change the Data. You may discretionary determine the Data, which shall be associated with your Account.
  • object to the processing of your Data. If you believe that we have no legitimate reason for processing your Data, please contact us using the contacts provided below. You may also file a complaint with the local supervisory authority;
  • delete your Account and Data related therewith.

The procedure for withdrawing consent to the processing and deletion of Data:

PLEASE NOTE that the Data is used by us solely for the purpose of providing you access to the Project and improving the quality of the Services. By deleting of Account Data, you will lose access to the Project and your Data will be permanently deleted.

The order of execution of the request:

  1. An initial request that meets the requirements of this Policy can be sent through the contact form in the Project in the section “Support” / “Privacy protection request”.
  2. Confirmation of the request — carried out by you through the specified and verified email address.
  3. Execution of the request — usually carried out within 30 days from the date of confirmation of the request. This period is necessary for organizational and technical measures to fulfill your request and, if necessary, may require more time.

PAY ATTENTION, We reserve the right to refuse to fulfill the request if the ownership of the Data is not confirmed by the User and (or) the request affects the rights and freedoms of others.

If you have lost access to the Project and do not have the technical ability to perform actions to confirm ownership of the Data, you can send a letter to the address:
107 Faneromenis Avenue
6031, Larnaca, Cyprus
Recipient: NEXTERS GLOBAL LIMITED

In the letter you must provide information by which we can uniquely identify you and the ownership of the Account Data.

FULL NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS OF THE AUTHORIZED DATA PROTECTION MANAGER FROM NEXTERS GLOBAL LIMITED:

NEXTERS GLOBAL User Data Protection Manager:
Personal Data Specialist
107 Faneromenis Avenue
6031, Larnaca, Cyprus
Email: privacy@nextersglobal.com

7. LOCAL LEGISLATION

We provide you with access to international projects and strive to comply with applicable local laws. Please note that our Services are provided “as is” and you should get to know with applicable laws. By continuing your use of the Project, you are warrant that your use of the Project is not contrary to the applicable law and Terms of Service.

Please note we do not sell users’ Personal Data in California. Data transfer is carried out in order to provide the Services legally.

8. FINAL PROVISIONS

We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time, so please review it on a periodic basis.

This Policy is made in English language. We can provide you with a translation in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese languages. In case of any inconsistency or discrepancies between a non-English translation of this Policy and the English version, the English version shall prevail.

ANNEX to the Privacy Policy of the Hero Wars: Dominion Era (the “Project”)

This Notice provides additional information about how we collect, use, disclose and otherwise process personal information of individual residents of the State of California and State of Nevada, either online or offline, within the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA") and Nevada law (NRS 603A.340).

The CPRA, effective as of January 1, 2023, further enhances the privacy rights and protections for California residents, building upon the CCPA. It introduces additional requirements related to the processing of personal information, including but not limited to the right to correct inaccuracies in personal data, increased obligations for businesses regarding sensitive data, and more stringent data retention and protection standards.

This ANNEX outlines our practices in compliance with both the CCPA and CPRA, ensuring that we respect your privacy rights and legal protections under both California and Nevada laws.

We may collect personal data from the following sources:

  • directly from you;
  • social networks;
  • operating systems and platforms;
  • entities conducting networking events;
  • publicly available sources;
  • advertising networks;
  • data analytics providers.

We collect following personal data related to users of our Services:

  • Your IP address and unique mobile device identification numbers (such as your device ID, advertising ID, android Id);
  • Broad location data (e.g. countryCode);
  • Data for advertising and analytics purposes (gpsAdid, Idfv / Idfa);
  • Data about your device (Name, RAM, Resolution, OS, OS version, device language);
  • details of orders (transaction currency, amount spent, date, time, vouchers or offers used);
  • Timezone;
  • Data about your account and game progress, we create a specific ID for you when you use the Services. We store your actions inside the Project, including waste of resources, behavioral activity, time entering the game;
  • Contact information (such as name or nickname or email or other identification information);
  • Data from platforms that the games run on (such as to verify payment);
  • Other data you choose to give us.

Use of Your Email Provided During Registration

When you register for our Project and provide your email, we use that email in accordance with your consent and applicable laws, as well as our privacy policy. Here's how we may use your email:

Verification and Security: Your email may also be used for user verification and protection against malicious activities. This helps ensure the security and authenticity of user accounts, protecting both you and our Project from unauthorized access and fraudulent actions.

Email Communications with Your Consent: We use your email to send informational newsletters, product or service notifications, and other related information if you have consented to such communications during registration or at a later time.

Sharing Email with Partners: We may share your email with our partners, provided that you have given additional consent for such sharing. This may be done for marketing, analytics, or other purposes, about which you will be duly informed and for which you will provide your consent.

Compliance with Legislation: We commit to complying with all applicable data protection and privacy laws when using your email

You can always manage your preferences regarding email communications and data sharing with partners through our privacy settings. We value your data privacy and consistently adhere to high standards of protection and compliance with your rights.

Lawful bases for data processing

We process your Data only when necessary to provide access to the Project and (or) Services, while taking reasonable security measures to protect your Data from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, modification or destruction. We may use your personal Data on the following lawful bases:

  • the data necessary to provide you with access to the Project or the provision of our Services on the basis of the Contract;
  • the data necessary for marketing or analytical purposes on the basis of your consent.

NEXTERS does not "sell" personal information about our users as most people would typically understand that term. According to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the sale of personal data means the transfer, exchange, provision, rental, or any other means of exchanging personal data of the user to third parties in exchange for money, goods, services, or other value. This also includes disclosing personal data to third parties for marketing, advertising, or other commercial purposes.

It is important to emphasize that we do not engage in the exchange of personal data of the user to third parties in exchange for money or goods. However, with the user's consent, we may share your information with other players (your in-game nickname and avatar only), our business partners, service providers, affiliates and subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies and networks, consultants, and those organizations or online platforms selected by us to carry out marketing campaigns on our behalf and to advertise their own products or services that may be of interest to you.

To Whom We Disclose Personal Information

In addition to the categories of recipients identified in the PROVISION OF DATA TO THIRD PARTIES section of the Privacy Policy, we disclose personal information to, or allow access to personal information by, the following categories of recipients:

  • Customer Service Vendors;
  • Quality Assurance Vendors
  • Cloud Storage Providers
  • Payment and Auditing Processors
  • Security Safety Vendors and Service Providers
  • Social Media Services
  • Advertising and Marketing Partners

You can get a list of such companies here:

We allow certain third-party advertising partners to collect the categories of personal information identified above for online advertising purposes. These ad networks, social media companies and other third-party businesses in the ad ecosystem to collect personal information directly from a browser or device through cookies or similar tracking technologies. These third parties use your data to:

  • serve relevant ads on our site, on other websites or mobile apps, or on other devices a consumer may use;
  • to personalize content; and
  • to perform other advertising-related services such as reporting, attribution, analytics and market research.

YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

NEXTERS respects the confidentiality of your data and strives to ensure the highest level of protection. You may be able to exercise the following rights in relation to the Personal Information about you that we have collected

  1. The Right to Know

    You have the right to request any or all of the following information relating to the personal information we have collected about you or disclosed in the last 12 months, upon verification of your identity.

  2. The Right to Request Deletion

    You have the right to request the deletion of personal information that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions

  3. The Right to Opt-Out of Personal Information Sales

    You have the right to direct us not to sell personal information we have collected about you to third parties now or in the future. If you are under the age of 16, you have the right to opt in, or to have a parent or guardian opt in on your behalf, to such sales

  4. The Right to Non-Discrimination

    You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of the rights described above. However, please note that if the exercise of the rights described above limits our ability to process personal information (such as in the case of a deletion request), we may no longer be able to provide you our products or services or engage with you in the same manner.

  5. "Shine the Light"

    California residents that have an established business relationship with us have rights to know how their information is disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes under California’s "Shine the Light" law (Civ. Code § 1798.83).

  6. Right to Correct Data

    CPRA provides consumers with the right to correct inaccurate personal data that we process. If you have reason to believe that your personal data we store contains inaccuracies or outdated information, you may request their correction.

Retention Periods for Personal Data and Their Purpose

In accordance with the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), we are obligated to provide information about the retention periods for your personal data and the purposes for which they are stored. We retain your personal data only for the necessary duration to achieve the purposes for which they were collected, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the specific purpose of data processing. We establish these periods taking into account the need to ensure the quality delivery of our services, compliance with legal obligations, and the necessity of data analysis to enhance our project. After the expiration of the retention period for personal data, they will be deleted or anonymized in a secure manner. Please refer to the full version of our Privacy Policy for more details on retention periods.

Child Protection in accordance with the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

We adhere to the principles of child data protection in accordance with the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). CPRA establishes stringent requirements for the processing of children's data and the protection of their personal information.

We do not collect or process personal data of children under the age of 16 without obtaining explicit consent from their parents or legal guardians. If we become aware that we have unintentionally collected a child's personal data without parental consent, we will take immediate steps to remove this data from our systems.

Parents or legal guardians may contact us at any time to inquire, delete, or make changes to their child's personal data, as well as to revoke their consent for the processing of the child's data.

We strive to ensure the utmost protection of children's data and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations related to their privacy and safety on the internet.

You have all the technical capabilities to determine how the Data shall be used. We are constantly improving the data management methods available to you. Please, read more in the DATA MANAGEMENT section.

We regularly update our policies and refine our data protection approaches. These provisions undergo annual updates to align with the most advanced data protection methods and applicable laws.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy and privacy practices, please send an e-mail to privacy@nextersglobal.com.

FAITHFULLY YOURS,

NEXTERS GLOBAL LIMITED

107 Faneromenis Avenue 6031, Larnaca, Cyprus. Email: info@nextersglobal.com