Privacy policy

1. Introduction

At Vital Monster, we take the protection of your personal data very seriously. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your data when you use our app and website. We comply with the legal provisions of the Austrian Data Protection Act (DSG) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Controller

The data controller is:

Vital Monster 
Schönburgstraße 50
support@vitalmonster.com

3. Collection and Storage of Personal Data

We collect and store only the data necessary to provide our services:

- **User Account:** Nickname, avatar, game progress, and login data (email, Google, Facebook, or Apple ID)
- **App Usage:** Game activities and interactions to improve the user experience

4. Purpose of Data Processing

The collected data is used for the following purposes:

- Providing and improving our app and services
- Ensuring the functionality of PvP battles and other app features
- Communicating with users regarding support and updates

5. Data Disclosure

We do not disclose your personal data to third parties unless it is required by law or necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations.

6. Data Security

We implement technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against loss, misuse, and unauthorized access. Your data is securely stored on our servers and is accessible only to authorized personnel.

7. Retention Period

Your data is retained only as long as necessary for the purposes mentioned above or as required by legal retention periods.

8. Rights of Data Subjects

You have the right to:

- **Access:** Learn what data we store about you.
- **Rectification:** Correct inaccurate data.
- **Erasure:** Request the deletion of your data unless legal retention periods prevent it.
- **Restriction of Processing:** Request the restriction of processing your data under certain conditions.
- **Data Portability:** Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- **Objection:** Object to the processing of your data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided above.

9. Children

Protecting children's privacy is particularly important to us. Our app is directed at children, so we only collect and process minimal and necessary data. Parents or guardians can request the deletion of their children's data at any time.

10. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy occasionally. The current version is always available on our website.

11. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact:

Vital Monster
Schönburgstraße 50
support@vitalmonster.com

12. Use of YouTube

Our website and app may contain embedded YouTube videos. When you visit a page with an embedded YouTube video, a connection to YouTube's servers is established. This informs the YouTube server about which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

For more information on YouTube's privacy practices, please visit their privacy policy at: [YouTube Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy).

13. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to analyze website usage and improve the user experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that save information about your website usage. 

Cookie Policy

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and provide personalized services. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site owners.

Types of Cookies We Use:

- **Technically Necessary Cookies:** These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. Without these cookies, certain functionalities would not be possible.
- **Performance and Analytics Cookies:** These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often, and if visitors get error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit [www.aboutcookies.org](https://www.aboutcookies.org) or [www.allaboutcookies.org](https://www.allaboutcookies.org).

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Changes to Our Cookie Policy

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes we may make to our Cookie Policy in the future will be posted on this page. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our Cookie Policy.

For more information about our use of cookies, please contact us at:

Vital Monster 
Schönburgstrasse 50, 1040 Vienna 
support@vitalmonster.com