1. Introduction

focal.games is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have control over your personal data. Under GDPR (for EU/UK users) and CCPA (for California residents), you have specific rights regarding your personal information.

This page explains these rights and how to exercise them. We process your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.

2. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of Access: Know what personal data we hold about you
Right of Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Right of Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
Right of Portability: Receive your data in a portable format
Right to Object: Object to certain types of processing
Right to Restriction: Limit how we process your data
Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent where applicable

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to certain limitations based on legal requirements.

3. Right of Access

You have the right to know what personal data we hold about you and how we use it. You can request:

Confirmation that we process your personal data
Access to your personal data
Information about the purposes of processing
Details about data recipients and retention periods
Information about your rights

We will respond to access requests within one month, though this may be extended in complex cases.

4. Right of Rectification

You have the right to have inaccurate or incomplete personal data corrected. This includes:

Correcting factual errors in your data
Updating outdated information
Completing incomplete data
Adding supplementary statements

You can update most of your information directly through your account settings on focal.games.

5. Right of Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)

You have the right to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances:

When the data is no longer necessary for the original purpose
When you withdraw consent and no other legal basis exists
When you object to processing and no overriding legitimate interests exist
When the data was processed unlawfully
When required by legal obligation

Note: We may retain certain data where required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

6. Right of Portability

You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. This includes:

Your account information
Your game preferences and settings
Your challenge data and progress
Your custom challenges and comments

We will provide your data in a standard format (typically JSON or CSV) within one month of your request.

7. Right to Object

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances:

Direct marketing communications
Processing based on legitimate interests
Processing for research or statistical purposes

We will stop processing your data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds that override your interests.

8. Right to Restriction

You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data when:

You contest the accuracy of the data
The processing is unlawful and you oppose erasure
We no longer need the data but you require it for legal claims
You have objected to processing pending verification

When processing is restricted, we will only store the data and process it with your consent or for legal purposes.

9. Automated Decision Making

focal.games does not make automated decisions that significantly affect you without human intervention. However, if such processing occurs, you have the right to:

Request human review of automated decisions
Express your point of view
Contest automated decisions

10. Complaints

If you believe we have not handled your data rights properly, you have the right to lodge a complaint:

UK Users: Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
EU Users: Your local data protection authority
California Users: California Attorney General

We encourage you to contact us first to resolve any issues before filing a complaint.

11. Contact Us

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us:

Email: privacy@focal.games
Discord: Join our community

We will respond to your request within one month. If we need more time, we will inform you of the reason and the expected timeframe.

For complex requests, we may ask for additional information to verify your identity and ensure the security of your data.

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