Noodle Cat Games Privacy Policy

Updated June 25, 2024

Introduction

Last Updated: June 25, 2024

Noodle Cat Games Company (“Noodle Cat Games”, “Noodle Cat”, or “We”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.


This privacy policy describes the different ways we may collect, use, and share information on, through, or in connection with the Noodle Cat Services (see "What are the Noodle Cat Services?" below). If you have any questions, you can always reach out to us as described in "Contact Us" below.

What are the Noodle Cat Services?

We use the term “Noodle Cat Services” to describe any Noodle Cat products or services that directly link to this privacy policy. These include, for example:

  • Games like ProtoCat (working title); and

  • Websites such as noodlecatgames.com


Please read this entire privacy policy. You should also carefully review any other agreements that apply to the Noodle Cat Services you use, and confirm you understand and agree to them, before using those products or services.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from people under the age of 13 or the age of digital consent in the user’s region, whichever is higher (a “Child”).   If a Child has provided us with personal information without verification of parental or guardian consent, the parent or guardian may reach out to us as described in “Contact Us” and we will delete that information.

Information We Collect and How We Collect It

We collect several types of information from and about users of the Noodle Cat Services, from three sources: A) when you provide it to us, B) automatically when you use Noodle Cat Services, or C) from service providers and third parties.

A) Information You Provide

When using the Noodle Cat Services, you may provide us with certain types of information which may include information by which you may be personally identified, such as name, email address, account ID, Discord name or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline.


This information includes: 

  • Information that you provide when you communicate through the Noodle Cat Services.

  • Information that you provide when you provide us with feedback.

  • Information that you provide when you sign up to receive a newsletter or other communications from us.

  • Information that you include in any content that you generate through the Noodle Cat Services.

  • Information that you provide if you contact us directly, for example, when reporting a problem or requesting support.

  • Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete.

  • Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses and phone numbers) if you contact us.

B) Information We Collect Automatically

We collect some information automatically when you visit, access, or use the Noodle Cat Services.  The specific types of information may vary, but it generally includes:

  • Usage details about how you interact with the Noodle Cat Services, such as the game you played, progression and gameplay statistics, preferences, logs, page views; and

  • Device or computer information, such as your IP address, your device's unique device identifier and other hardware details, your operating system and information about the software installed on your device, including drivers, driver versions and application versions.


Certain features of the Noodle Cat Services may be provided by third parties.  Information collected by third parties is governed by those third parties’ privacy policies. We encourage you to read those before providing information on or through them.

C) Information We Collect from Other Sources

We may also receive information about you from third parties in connection with your use of Noodle Cat services or interactions with us on other platforms.


You can also buy, download, or access some Noodle Cat Services on or through services operated by third parties (“Platforms”). If you do, they may provide us with information to facilitate your access to and use of the Noodle Cat Services. This typically includes information like your display name, user ID, and device and region information.

How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information, to:

  • Provide you with the Noodle Cat Services, and any other information, products or services that you specifically request from us.

  • Test, improve and optimize our services and our users’ experiences.

  • Resolve service errors and maintain and enhance service stability.

  • Provide you with support.

  • Fulfill any purpose for which you provide it.

  • Carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.

  • Comply with our legal obligations.

  • Notify you when updates are available, and of changes to any products or services we offer or provide though it.

  • Fulfill your purchases and send you rewards.

  • Communicate with you about our offerings.

  • Prevent or investigate user complaints, possible fraud or other violations of our agreements or for other security purposes.


The usage information we collect helps us to improve the Noodle Cat Services and to deliver a better and more personalized experience by enabling us to:

  • Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.

  • Monitor system errors, report crashes and enhance game stability.


If you’ve subscribed to our email list, we may also use your information to contact you about Noodle Cat news and new games or services that may be of interest to you. You can unsubscribe from these emails at any time.  (For more information, see “Your Rights and Choices” below.)


We may also process information that does not identify you individually, such as aggregate information that we create or collect from other sources. Please note that this policy does not restrict our ability to process information that does not individually identify you, and we may use and disclose aggregated or de-identified information for any reason permitted by law.

How We Share Information

We may share some of the information we collect in order to help provide or improve the Noodle Cat Services.  Common examples might include sharing:

  • With Platform partners (for example to facilitate gameplay when you access Noodle Cat Services through them).

  • With other users (when you use social features such as chat).

  • With service providers that operate on our behalf to help support the Noodle Cat Services (such as cloud storage providers or marketing and advertising partners).

  • With our subsidiaries and affiliates.

  • In connection with corporate transactions such as a restructuring or the sale of all or a significant part of our business.

  • With your consent.

  • When we believe we must in order to comply with any court order, law, or legal process.

  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of you, Noodle Cat Games, or others.

  • Information that does not identify you with third parties, including aggregate information.


Third parties you interact with through Noodle Cat Services may have different privacy practices than Noodle Cat, so we encourage you to review their privacy policies before sharing your information with them.

Where, How, and How Long We Store Your Information 

Noodle Cat Games is based in the United States. As such the information you provide is collected and stored in the U.S. We store your information securely using third-party vendors and hosting partners who implement industry standard security measures. By using the Noodle Cat Services, you authorize us to transfer, store and process your information in the United States and any other country where we operate.


We generally store your personal information only for the length of time necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected. For example, we generally keep crash reports for up to 30 days since the last occurrence, while we will keep your contact information for as long as we have an ongoing relationship with you and for a reasonable period thereafter (unless you ask us to remove that information). If applicable laws require us to store your personal information for a longer period, then we will keep your information for the period of time required by law.

Your Rights and Choices 

Data Controller

Noodle Cat Games Company will be the entity responsible for your data.

Data Protection Rights

The laws of the European Economic Area and other territories provide their residents with certain data protection rights. If you are resident of the European Economic Area, these are your rights:

  • The right to access - You have the right to request Noodle Cat Games provide you with 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 Noodle Cat Games correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Noodle Cat Games to complete information you believe is incomplete.

  • The right to be forgotten - You have the right to request that Noodle Cat Games erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

  • The right to restrict processing - You have the right to request that Noodle Cat Games restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

  • The right to object to processing - You have the right to object to Noodle Cat Games' processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

  • The right to data portability - You have the right to request that Noodle Cat Games transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.


Please submit requests to access, update, or delete personal information associated with Noodle Cat Services by reaching out to us as described in “Contact Us” below. Note that we may ask you for additional information to help us verify who you are before completing your request.

Additional Data Choices

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. This section describes mechanisms we provide for you to control certain uses and disclosures of your information.

  • Promotion by Noodle Cat Games. If you do not want us to use your email address to promote our products or services, you can opt-out by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails and following the instructions provided. 

We do not control third parties' collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way.

Third-Party Information Collection

Some content or applications in the Noodle Cat Services are served by third parties, for example the Platforms. When you use the Noodle Cat Services or its content, certain third parties may use automatic information collection technologies to collect information about you or your device.

  • Our Social Accounts – when you interact with us on our Discord server or our social accounts, the information collected is governed by the privacy policies of the relevant platform.


These third parties may use tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use the Noodle Cat Services. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites, apps, and other online services websites. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.


We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

Updates

We may update our privacy policy from time to time. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will post the new privacy policy on this page with a notice that the privacy policy has been updated.


The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for periodically visiting this privacy policy to check for any changes.

Contact Us

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at privacy@noodlecatgames.com