Privacy Policy

At Vortex, accessible from playvortex.in, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Vortex and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us through email at support@playvortex.in. This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Vortex. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

1. Information We Collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

Vortex does not require account creation, registration, or login profiles to play games on our platform. Therefore, we do not collect usernames, passwords, or personal profile details during your standard gameplay sessions.

2. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, Vortex uses 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to store data that can be recalled by a web server in the domain that placed the cookie. We use cookies and similar technologies for storing and respecting your preferences and settings, combating fraud, analyzing how our services perform, and fulfilling other legitimate purposes.

3. Google DoubleClick DART Cookie & Ad Preferences

Google is one of the third-party vendors on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to playvortex.in and other sites on the internet.

However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at the following URL:

4. Payments, Subscriptions, and Security

5. Third-Party Ad Networks & Partners

Some of the advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners include Google AdSense and third-party game distribution platforms (such as GamePix). Each of our advertising partners has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Vortex, which are sent directly to users' browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that Vortex has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

6. Third-Party Privacy Policies

Vortex's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

7. GDPR Data Protection Rights (EEA Users)

We want to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user in the European Economic Area (EEA) is entitled to the following:

• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

8. CCPA Privacy Rights (California Consumers)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), among other rights, California consumers have the right to:

• Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
• Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
• Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data. Vortex does not sell any personal identifiers, and we support the right of users to restrict data sharing.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

9. Children's Privacy Information (COPPA)

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Vortex does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will make our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Our platform lists free HTML5 games suitable for broad age groups, and we ensure ads served follow COPPA rules and compliance limits where identified.

10. Consent Agreement

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms and conditions.