Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2025.10.14
We respect your privacy. Our games collects minimal information necessary
to provide gameplay services.
1. Information We Collect
GWStudio teams create original and memorable
experiences so that players can have fun, interact with others and take
pleasure through our games, applications, websites and online services
(collectively hereinafter referred to as our “Services”).
We collect your
personal data so that you can benefit from our Services and we make it our
duty to adhere to the rules of the game! This privacy policy is designed
to help you understand how your data is used, inform you of your rights
and how to exercise your rights.
1. What is personal data?
“Personal Data”
(or “Data”), is all information that identifies you: either directly, for
example, your last name, first name, email address or telephone number; or
indirectly, for example your account ID, IP address, cookie identifier or
game data. For more information about the Data that GWStudio collects, go
to Section 3 “When does GWStudio collect your Data and for what purpose?”.
2. Can minors access our Services?
The age at which minors can create a
GWStudio account or have access to some of our Services depends on the
personal data protection laws of each country.
GWStudio does not knowingly
collect or store any personal information from children under 13 in the US
or under the relevant age threshold in other jurisdictions where the child
is located. However, we may collect technical information required for
delivering the service and for the support of our internal operations from
all users of our Properties.
For more information, please see the article
on the access and terms specific to minors in our Terms of Useof the
GWStudio Services.
3. When does GWStudio collect your Personal Data and for
what purpose?
We may collect your Data when:
a) You create a GWStudio
account (hereinafter referred to as your “Account”). We collect your user
name, password, email address, date of birth and country.
Some items of
Data, such as your user name, are made public to allow your community to
find you in our Services. When you create your Account, you can manage
your subscription to receive the GWStudio newsletter by email. You can
unsubscribe at any time by: clicking on the unsubscribe link at the end of
each newsletter, or on your Account management page in the “Privacy and
communication” Section. You can rest assured that,
even if you
unsubscribe, you will still receive the necessary emails for the
management of your Account (for example, if you forget your password).
b)
You sign into our Services with a social login or your credentials from a
third party platform (for example, Facebook, Twitch). We collect the Data
that you have agreed to share via the social media site or third party
platform in question.
c) You make a purchase in our games and in our
online services. We collect the Data needed to process your purchase, such
as your last name, first name, mailing and email addresses, country, bank
details and purchase history. This Data is sent to our partner service
providers that are in charge of the payment and the delivery of your
purchase (to learn more, go to Section 5 “How does GWStudio share your
Personal Data?”).
d) You use our games, applications, websites and online
services on a computer or mobile telephone. We collect: Your game data, to
improve your experience and the security of our Services such as: achieved
game levels,
rewards, rankings, completed game missions, statistics
including the game time or the use of the various features as well as the
data associated with any bugs and malfunctions.
Your login and browsing
data, to enable the operation and security of our Services, such as:
visited pages, identifier of your device and the connection (IP address,
MAC address), login dates and times, information concerning the browser
and the operating system you use. We use various types of technologies
such as cookies to collect such Data when you use our Services or visit a
third party site where we and our partners provide content or carry out
content use analysis.
We allow some of our partners to set and access
their Cookies on your device. These partners’ use of Cookies is subject to
their own privacy policies and not this Privacy Policy.
To refuse Cookies
or request their deletion as well as obtain the list of partners who are
permitted to store and/or access these Cookies, please see the Cookies
page. You can also adjust your browser settings to understand when these
Cookies are stored on your device or to disable the Cookies by consulting
your browser’s “Help” menu.
Please note that these settings may affect
your ability to shop online or to access certain features of our Services
whenever these Cookies are needed for the operation of our Services.
GWStudio, may on iOS games, integrate Apple’s TrueDepth API to provide you
with the animoji feature. If you choose to use this feature, the TrueDepth
API allows the game to use the camera of the Iphone to change your face
for a in-game character face. No face data nor any other biometric data is
stored or sent to GWStudio servers or any third party.
If you want to
opt-out please consult https://gwstudio.app/.
e) You play a
GWStudio game on your console. We may collect Data such as your age,
country, user name and email address, which has been provided on your
consoles in order to simplify the creation of your Account.
We also
collect data transmitted by console manufacturers such as your console
identifier, your game data as well as the data associated with any bugs
and malfunctions.
f) You interact with other players (forums, chat rooms,
GWStudio social media pages). We collect Data such as your user name, IP
address, the date, time, and we save the content of your messages to allow
you to interact with other players in a secure environment.
g) You are
exposed to personalised advertisements or content on our Services or those
of our partners. We collect Data such as your age and gender, the
advertisement and the number of times it was watched, its location in the
game and the identifier of your device. We also collect information about
your actions in relation to the advertisement, such as the sites visited
as well as the dates and times of the visits.
We can combine the Data
collected with our partners when you use our Services. We also combine
this Data with demographic, advertising and market studies or with other
analytic surveys. We may also use all of your Data collected to offer you
personalised advertisements, products, services or content (hereinafter
referred to as “Personalised Content”) via our Services or those of our
partners.
If you wish to withdraw your consent or object to the
personalisation of advertisements, please go to Section 6 “What are your
rights and how do you exercise your rights”, then to the paragraph “Give
and withdraw your consent”.
h) You take part in a contest or survey
organised by GWStudio. We collect your last name, first name, date of
birth, mailing and email addresses. We use this Data to administer the
contest or the survey,
to send you promotional offers and/or for internal
statistical purposes.
i) You contact us via the GWStudio Customer Support
portal or social media.
If you contact us via the Customer Support portal,
we collect Data such as your last name, first name, user name, email
address, date of birth, country, console identifier and games registered
on your Account, depending on your questions or requests.
If you contact
us via social media, we collect some of the Data included on your profile.
We only use this Data to appropriately respond to your questions and
requests.
j) You do not comply with the rules of the game. When you use
our Services, we ask that you comply with the Terms of Use of the GWStudio
Services and the codes of conduct associated with our Services which are
intended to protect our users, employees and more generally GWStudio’s
rights.
If you do not abide by these rules,
you may be sanctioned
including in the event of inappropriate conduct, cheating or toxic
behaviour. We will keep your Data for the time needed to apply these
sanctions. This Data may include for example your Account identifier, your
game data, your IP address, the identifier of your device and your chat
history.
k) You create a Quartz account. When you create a Quartz account,
we may collect and process your personal information (such as your
crypto-wallet public address and information relating to the transactions
you operate) to provide the services available to you on GWStudio Quartz.
We may combine this information with other personal data we hold about
you, including information from your GWStudio Connect account, for example
to assess your eligibility to use the GWStudio Quartz services. In the
course of providing you the Services on GWStudio Quartz, we may share your
crypto-wallet public address with independent controllers to process the
transactions you operate.
Some of your personal information (including
your GWStudio username and your crypto-wallet public address) will be
embedded into the Digits. Due to the nature of blockchain, the retention
period of the personal data embedded in the Digits is aligned with the
duration of the blockchain, which means that your rights to rectification
and erasure may not be extended to the data embedded in the Digits. 4. How
long does GWStudio keep your Personal Data? Unless the law specifies a
different retention period, GWStudio will only keep your Data for the time
strictly necessary to carry out the operations for which said Data has
been collected by GWStudio.
For example, we will keep the Data associated
with your Account until the closure of the Account. In some cases, the
Data may be kept for a longer period such as when it is needed for us to
apply a sanction. 5. How does GWStudio share your Personal Data?
We may
share your Data with: GWStudio subsidiaries involved in the administration
of the Services (Ketchapp, Green Panda Games, Kolibri Games, ...).
You can
find more information about the group on our dedicated website:
https://gwstudio.app/
The technical service
providers involved in the supply of the Services (for example, product
delivery, promotion of the Services, to act against inappropriate conduct,
cheating and toxic behaviour).
As subcontractors, these service providers
are under the same obligations as GWStudio to comply with applicable
personal data protection laws. The partners who use your Data to provide
you with personalised advertisements or Personalized Content. To consult a
list of GWStudio’s partners, please see the Cookies page. To opt out of the
sharing of your Data,
please Section 6 “What are your rights and how do
you exercise your rights”, then to the paragraph “Give and withdraw your
consent”. Other companies, only in the event of transfer of GWStudio’s
activities. Administrative or judicial authorities, to verify the proper
use of the Data by GWStudio or for the purposes of an investigation, in
compliance with applicable law.
GWStudio always verifies the legitimacy of
the request. In such cases, your Data may be transferred to countries
located outside of the European Union who provide an equivalent level of
protection. In the event of transfer to other countries, the protection of
your Data is especially ensured by the signature of standard contractual
clauses approved by the European Commission.
6. What are your rights and
how do you exercise your rights?
Obtain a copy of your Data – “Right of
access and data portability”: At any time you can request a copy of the
Data associated with your Account.
You may also consult the Data, use it
yourself or transfer it to another service provider. GWStudio has
established a simple procedure for you to exercise your rights: Please see
the Account management page, in the “Privacy and Communication” Section,
then “Download your information”.
If you have been sanctioned in relation
to our Services, we will not be able to give you access to the Data
regarding your sanction so as to maintain our ability to detect or take
action against such behaviour.
Correct your Data – “Right to
rectification”: You have the right to correct your Data when it is
inaccurate or incomplete (for example, change your delivery address). To
do so, please see the Account management page, in the “Account
information” Section.
Give and withdraw your consent – “Right to object
and withdraw your consent”: At any time, you may withdraw your consent or
object to the receipt of newsletters or advertising emails, the
personalisation of advertisements or the sharing of your Data with our
partners (except for subsidiaries and technical service providers): on the
Account management page, in the “Privacy and Communication” Section, on
the Cookies page, to set the Cookies, for some of our mobile games, in the
privacy settings, on your telephone or your tablet, in the settings, by
activating “Limit Ad Tracking” on Apple telephones, or activating “Opt-out
of Ads Personalisation” on Android telephones.
* Delete your Account –
“Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)”: You can request the closure of
your Account and the deletion of the associated Data.
To do so, please see
the Account management page in the “Account information” Section then
“Close your GWStudio account”.
If you have been sanctioned in relation to
our Services, we cannot delete the Data regarding your sanction as to
allow us to maintain your sanction. Limit the use of your Data – “Right to
restriction of processing”: You also have the right to request that your
Data no longer be used or not be deleted during the time we are processing
your request. To do so, please contact the GWStudio Customer support
department here.
To exercise your rights if you do not have an Account or
for any question regarding the exercise of these rights, you can contact
the GWStudio Customer Supportat any time. If you feel that your rights have
not been respected after having contacted us, you have the right to make a
complaint to the regulatory authority in your country.
For the
Howrse/Equideow Services: You can exercise your rights over your Data at
any time by contacting the dedicated Customer Service:
https://gwstudio.app/
and manage your Account on the dedicated
Account management page: https://gwstudio.app/.
7. When can
GWStudio use your Data?
We can use your Data in one of the following
circumstances: The existence of a contract between you and GWStudio to
provide you with Services.
You enter into this contract with GWStudio by
accepting the Terms of Use of the GWStudio Services. GWStudio’s legitimate
interest (or reasonable expectations of users), to offer you the best
possible user experience, such as to ensure the security of the Services,
moderate the community, respond to your requests and questions or to send
you newsletters.
Your consent to offer you advertisements, products,
services or personalised content depending on your user profile.
GWStudio
is entitled to change this policy at any time.
We will inform you of the
material updates and recommend that you consult this policy on a regular
basis or contact us if you have any questions.
Using our Services
following such a change means that you accept any changes.
8. Contact If
you have any questions about this document, please contact: The Data
Protection Officer and his or her team here.
By mail: GWStudio
ENTERTAINMENT SA (data controller), 2, rue du Chêne Heleuc – 56910
Carentoir (France) For any other questions, including if your question
relates to the hacking of your Account, a problem with online payment or
the use of our products and Services,
please contact GWStudio Customer
Support. Local contacts Canada Attention:
Legal Department Address:
GWStudio:
222-J479, 30, Namdongseo-ro 236beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
, Seoul Email:
gwstudio599@gmail.com Telephone number: 010-5748-6640
United States Attention: GWStudio, Inc., Privacy Rights Administrator c/o
Legal Department Address:
222-J479, 30, Namdongseo-ro 236beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
GWStudio is a valid licensee, and participating member, of the
Entertainment Software Rating Board's Privacy Certified Program
("https://gwstudio.app/").
To help protect your privacy, we have
voluntarily undertaken this privacy initiative. As a licensee in this
privacy certification program, we are subject to audits of our services
and other enforcement accountability mechanisms administered independently
by ESRB Privacy Certified.
Our Services containing the ESRB Privacy
Certified seal have been reviewed and certified by ESRB Privacy Certified
to meet online information collection and use practices. If you believe
that we have not responded to your inquiry or your inquiry has not been
satisfactorily addressed, please contact ESRB at:
https://gwstudio.app/
or by email at: gwstudio599@gmail.com
[ESRB] Privacy Certified[ESRB] Privacy Certified Kids
https://gwstudio.app/
9. Your California privacy rights and
Notice at Collection This privacy notice for California Residents
supplements the information contained in this Privacy Policy and applies
to visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California.
Consumers residing in California have certain rights with respect to their
personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).
This Notice at Collection explains the following: What types of personal
information will be collected The purpose(s) of the collection The
business' sales practices Where the business' Privacy Policy can be found
Your rights under California law and how to exercise them How to contact
us Collection and Use of Personal Data: In the preceding 12 months, we
have collected the following categories of Data: identifiers, personal
information categories listed in the California Civil Code Section
1798.80.
(e), commercial information, internet or other similar network
activity, and geolocation data. For examples of more specific information
we collect and the sources of such collection, please see Section 3 ‘When
does GWStudio collect your Personal Data and for what purpose?’ in the
Privacy Policy.
We collect your Data for the business and commercial
purposes described in Section 3. Disclosure of Personal Data: We may share
your Data with third parties as described in the “How does GWStudio share
your Personal Data?” above.
In the preceding 12 months, we have disclosed
the following categories of your Data for business or commercial purposes:
identifiers, personal information categories listed in the California
Civil Code Section 1798.80.
(e), commercial information, internet or other
similar network activity, and geolocation data. All categories of personal
information listed here may be shared with categories of third parties as
listed in section 5 above.
Sale of Personal Information: California law
requires that we provide transparency about your personal information we
“sell,” which for the purposes of the CCPA, means scenarios in which
personal information is shared with third parties/partners in exchange for
valuable consideration.
In the preceding 12 months, we have “sold” the
following categories of your Data, depending on how the CCPA is
interpreted: identifiers, personal information categories listed in the
California Customer Records statute, commercial information, internet or
other similar network activity, and geolocation data.
Minors between the
ages of 13-16: We will not sell or share your personal information unless
you opt-in to the sale or sharing of your personal information by visiting
this link: Your Rights and Choices: Some US states have enacted laws
(including the CCPA)
that give you the ability to opt out of the sale of
your Data to third parties. In effect, this will disable targeted
advertising provided by GWStudio’s third-party partners, which means that
GWStudio will no longer share your Data with third-party partners to
customize your advertising experience. GWStudio enables you to do so by
using the following privacy controls.
On GWStudio websites: please find on
our Cookies Page the list of third parties that may implement and/or
access cookies on your computer or mobile device. You can opt-out from
third-party cookies at any time by clicking on the link “Set Cookies” at
the bottom of each GWStudio webpage.
Switching the checkbox to “Off” for
all cookies other than “Essential cookies” will prevent third parties from
using cookies to track your activity on GWStudio websites. On your GWStudio
Account: you can opt-out of the sale of your personal data at any time by
logging in to your GWStudio Account Management Page. You can then access
the “Privacy and communication” Section, then click “Manage” in the box
labeled "GWStudio advertising on partner websites” and set it to “No”.
On
mobile games: to opt out of the sale of your personal information on
mobile game, please navigate to the “Privacy Settings” section in the
game's Settings menu, then un-check the box “I accept that GWStudio process
my data for its own use and/or shares it with trusted partners for
marketing purposes.”
You may also opt out of the sale of your personal
information directly in the settings menu of your telephone or tablet by
activating “Limit Ad Tracking” on Apple telephones, or “Opt-out of Ads
Personalization” on Android telephones. GWStudio games also include
mechanism available for players to opt out from the sale of their game
data. Please visit the settings menu of each game to learn more.
Additionally, you have the following rights under CCPA: Right to Know: You
have the right to request more information about the categories and
specific pieces of personal information we have collected, sold, and
disclosed for a business purpose in the last 12 months, Right to Delete:
You have the right to request deletion of your personal information, Right
to Non-Discrimination: You have the right to be free from discrimination
for exercising your rights under the CCPA, Right to Opt-Out: You have the
right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information,
Right to Correct:
You have the right to correct inaccurate personal
information we may have, and Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of
Sensitive Personal Information: You have the right to limit the use and
disclosure of sensitive personal information we may have. To exercise any
one of these rights, please submit a request to us using this customer
support form.
If we need additional information to verify your identity,
we will contact you to request that information. If we are not able to
verify your identity, we will deny your request. If you would like to
designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, you must
(i) provide the agent signed permission to do so, (ii) provide proof of
your identity, and (iii) directly confirm you provided the authorized
agent permission to submit the request.
If we do not receive the above, we
will deny the request. California Consumer Requests – Metrics Reporting
for 2022-2023 Right to Access Requests made in California: 1718 Requests
denied: 0 Average first response time: 0.2 hours Automated requests
processing time: approximately 24 hours.
Right to Deletion Requests made
in
California: 2718 Requests denied: 1 Average first response time: 17.5
hours Automated requests processing time: 30 days Right to Opt-Out from
the Sale of Personal Information Requests made in California: 0 Requests
denied: 0 Average first response time: N/A Right to Correct Requests made
in California: 19867 Requests denied: 550 Average first response time:
40.1 hours Right to Limit Use / Disclosure of Sensitive Personal
Information Requests made in California: 12 Requests denied: 0 Average
first response time: 0.2 hours California Shine the Light Law: California
Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits users of services that are California
residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of
personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
To make such a request, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us
by either: · navigating to
https://gwstudio.app/
· writing to us at
GWStudio, Inc.
Attn: Privacy Rights Administrator c/o Legal Department,
222-J479, 30, Namdongseo-ro 236beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Rights for Minor
Users: California Business and Professions Code Section 22581 permits you,
if you are a California resident under the age of 18, to view, correct, or
remove information provided by you or publicly posted by you. To make such
a request, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either: ·
navigating to https://gwstudio.app/
or · writing
to us at GWStudio, Inc. Attn: Privacy Rights Administrator c/o Legal
Department,
222-J479, 30, Namdongseo-ro 236beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
We may still
retain your information to resolve disputes, enforce our user agreement,
or comply with legal requirements.
California Do Not Track Disclosures:
"Do Not Track" is an internet browser setting regarding tracking and your
browser may allow you to set a DNT signal indicating that you do not wish
your online activity to be tracked.
As there are currently no agreed upon
standards for the DNT signals or how to respond to them, our system does
not support and cannot act on DNT signal headers that we may receive.
However, the choices that we provide you concerning collection and use of
your personal information will continue to operate as described in this
Privacy Policy.
6. Contact
For privacy concerns, contact us at:
gwstudio599@gmail.com
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