Privacy Policy (Datenschutzerklärung)

1. Data Controller (Art. 4(7) GDPR)

The controller responsible for data processing on https://tekogames.com is:
TekoGames Interactive Media (Provider Template § 5 DDG), Spreeufer 24, 10178 Berlin, Deutschland.
Privacy & Data Protection Contact: kontakt@tekogames.com.

2. Hosting, TLS Encryption & Server Log Files (Vercel)

TekoGames is delivered over encrypted HTTPS/TLS via edge infrastructure operated by Vercel Inc. (440 N Barranca Ave #4133, Covina, CA 91723, USA; EU Data Processing Addendum & EU-US Data Privacy Framework certified). Whenever your browser requests a page or HTML5 game file, technical server log metadata (IP address, request timestamp, requested URL, HTTP status code, user-agent header, and referrer) is processed briefly to ensure DDoS protection, operational stability, and security (legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interest in secure web delivery).

3. Cookies, Local Browser Storage (localStorage) & Consent Management

All 78 browser games on TekoGames run without mandatory registration. To remember your selected UI language (teko_lang), your privacy choice (teko_consent_v1), and isolated per-game personal best scores (teko_best_[slug]), your browser stores strictly necessary keys locally on your device. This storage is technically required to deliver the service explicitly requested by you (§ 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG; Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Non-essential cookies for statistics or advertising are strictly blocked by default (denied) until you grant explicit opt-in consent (§ 25(1) TDDDG; Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

4. Optional Accounts, Per-Game Leaderboards & Room Codes (Supabase EU)

If you voluntarily submit a score to a game’s leaderboard, open a multiplayer room code (TK-XXXX), or register an optional cloud account, data is processed via Supabase on European servers in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (AWS eu-central-1):

• Optional Cloud Account: Email address, encrypted password hash, display name, and per-game cloud progress (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
• Per-Game Leaderboards: Chosen player nickname, achieved score, game slug, and timestamp displayed publicly on that specific game’s leaderboard (Art. 6(1)(b) & (f) GDPR).
• Multiplayer Room Codes: Ephemeral WebSocket presence states synchronize players inside shared TK-XXXX sessions without permanent chat logs.

5. Web Analytics & Google Analytics 4 (Consent-Gated)

Only if you actively enable the “Statistics & Analytics” category in our Cookie Banner (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, § 25(1) TDDDG), TekoGames may activate Google Analytics 4 (provided for EEA/Swiss users by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) with IP anonymization enabled. Before consent is granted, Google Consent Mode v2 keeps analytics_storage strictly set to denied so no analytics cookies are written. You can withdraw your consent at any time via the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer.

6. Google AdSense, DoubleClick DART Cookies & Consent Mode v2

To keep all 78 browser games permanently free to play, TekoGames prepares and uses Google AdSense, an online advertising service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework).

• Third-Party Vendor & DART Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies (such as the DoubleClick DART cookie and AdSense advertising cookies) to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to tekogames.com or other websites on the internet, to cap ad frequency, and to prevent invalid click activity.
• Strict Consent Gate (IAB TCF v2.2 & Google Consent Mode v2): On TekoGames, ad_storage, ad_user_data, and ad_personalization default synchronously to denied (with ads_data_redaction: true). AdSense scripts and advertising cookies are loaded exclusively after your explicit opt-in consent via our consent interface or Google-certified IAB TCF v2.2 CMP (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, § 25(1) TDDDG).
• Opt-Out of Personalized Advertising: Users may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings (adssettings.google.com), by revoking consent via the “Cookie Settings” button in our footer, or by managing third-party vendor cookies at www.aboutads.info/choices and www.youronlinechoices.com. Further details on how Google uses data from partner sites can be found at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

7. Typography & Static Assets

Game cover artwork (WebP) and core UI scripts are hosted directly on tekogames.com. Web fonts loaded from Google Fonts establish a technical connection to Google servers solely to deliver cached font files in a consistent visual layout (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

8. Your Data Subject Rights under GDPR (Art. 15–21 & Art. 77)

Under the GDPR, you have the right at any time to request access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20), to object to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) (Art. 21), and to withdraw any given consent with effect for the future (Art. 7(3)). Simply email kontakt@tekogames.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR).