Privacy Policy

Your rights as the data subject

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details of our privacy contact:

• Information on your data stored by us and the processing thereof (Art. 15 GDPR),
• Rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
• Deletion of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
• Restriction of the data processing, provided that we may not delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
• Objection to the processing of your data with us (Art. 21 GDPR), and
• Data portability, provided that you have consented to the data processing or have entered into a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us consent, you may withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.

You can contact a supervisory authority with a complaint at any time. If you are located in the European Union, you may contact your local EU Member State supervisory authority. A list of EU data protection authorities is available at: edpb.europa.eu. If you are located in Hong Kong, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data at: pcpd.org.hk.

Collecting general information during a visit to our website

Type and purpose of the processing

When you access our website – i.e. if you do not register or submit information – information of a general nature will be collected automatically. This information (server log files) contains the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and the like.

It is processed in particular for the following purposes:

• Ensuring an unproblematic website connection,
• Ensuring seamless use of our website,
• Analysis of system security and stability, as well as
• For additional administrative purposes.

We will not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. This type of information will be statistically analysed by us if necessary to optimise our website and its underlying technology.

Legal basis

The processing occurs according to Art. 6 Para. 1 (f) GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipients

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who work on the operation and maintenance of our website as processors.

Retention period

Server log files are retained for 14 days and then deleted.

Mandatory or required provision

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually mandatory. Without the IP address however, the service and functionality of our website are not guaranteed. Furthermore, individual services can be unavailable or limited. For this reason, an objection is excluded.

Cookies

Type and purpose of the processing

Like many other websites, we use so-called 'cookies'. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Cookies help us facilitate navigation and properly display our webpages. Some cookies are also set by third-party services embedded on our site (see the Google AdSense and YouTube sections below).

Retention period and cookies used

The following first-party cookies may be set on our web pages:

• Login token cookie — retained for 6 months or until you log out
• Cookie consent cookie — retained for 6 months

Third-party cookies are also set by Google via AdSense and YouTube embeds. For a full list of cookies set by Google, please refer to Google's Cookie Policy.

Managing cookies

You can delete individual cookies or the entire set of cookies via your browser settings. The following links provide instructions for common browsers:

• Mozilla Firefox: support.mozilla.org
• Microsoft Edge: support.microsoft.com
• Google Chrome: support.google.com
• Opera: help.opera.com
• Safari: support.apple.com

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this website.

Registration on our website

Type and purpose of the processing

When registering to use our personalised services, the following personal data are collected: username, email address, and country of residence. If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we only offer to registered users. Registered users also have the ability to change or delete the data entered during registration at any time.

To facilitate account creation and the logon process, you may choose to link your account with us to a third-party account (such as your Google or Apple account). We will use the information you allow us to collect from those providers — typically your name and email address — solely to facilitate account creation and login.

We will use the information we receive only for the purposes described in this privacy policy or that are otherwise made clear to you on the site. Please note that we do not control, and are not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by your third-party account provider. We recommend that you review their privacy policy to understand how they collect, use and share your personal information.

Legal basis

Registration data is processed on the basis of the performance of a contract or in order to take pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 Para. 1 (b) GDPR).

Recipients

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who work on the operation and maintenance of our website as processors.

Retention period

Account data is retained for the duration of the account. Following account deletion, personal data is purged within 30 days, except where statutory retention obligations require otherwise.

Mandatory or required provision

Provision of a username, email address, and country of residence is required to create an account. Without this data we cannot provide you access to our registered-user services.

Commentary function

Type and purpose of the processing

When users leave comments on our website, the time of their creation and the username of the commenter are saved. This is based on our legitimate interest in maintaining a lawful, safe, and accountable community environment.

Legal basis

The processing of comment data occurs on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 (f) GDPR) in operating a safe and accountable platform.

Recipients

Recipients of the data may be processors working on the operation and maintenance of our website.

Retention period

Comment data is retained until the comment is deleted by the user or by us. Where comments are removed for policy or legal reasons, associated metadata may be retained for up to 3 years.

Mandatory or required provision

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without it, we cannot guarantee you access to our commentary function.

Submission function

Type and purpose of the processing

Our website allows the uploading of pictures, videos, and other media as a way to express yourself to other members of the community. Media submitted to our website may be accessed by anyone with access to our website, including other members and third parties. A full explanation of how uploaded media is treated is covered in our Copyright Policy.

Legal basis

The processing of submitted media occurs on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 (a) GDPR), given when you actively upload content to the platform.

Recipients

Submitted media may be accessed by any visitor to the website. Recipients of associated metadata may be processors working on the operation and maintenance of our website.

Retention period

Submitted media is retained until deleted by the user or by us. Please note that we cannot control whether media has already been accessed or saved by third parties prior to deletion, and we cannot be responsible for removing such content from third parties who have obtained it.

Mandatory or required provision

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without it, we cannot guarantee you access to our submission function.

Contests and polls

Type and purpose of the processing

When participating in certain contests and polls, some personal data such as your username, email address, and country are collected. We may also save your IP address and a specific cookie for the duration of the contest or poll to ensure singular participation. Where a physical prize is awarded, we will additionally collect your full name and postal address solely for the purpose of prize delivery.

Legal basis

Contest and poll data is processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 (a) GDPR) and, where required to fulfil prize delivery obligations, on the basis of contract performance (Art. 6 Para. 1 (b) GDPR). Retention for legal and accounting purposes is based on our legal obligations (Art. 6 Para. 1 (c) GDPR).

Recipients

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who work on the operation and maintenance of our website. Where physical prizes are awarded, courier companies (such as DHL or FedEx) and third-party hardware sponsors may also receive the data necessary to distribute prizes.

Retention period

Contest and poll participation data is retained for up to 10 years for legal and accounting purposes, after which it is deleted.

Mandatory or required provision

Participation in contests and polls is voluntary. Provision of a postal address is only required where you have won a physical prize and wish to receive it.

Newsletter

Type and purpose of the processing

Your data will be used exclusively to send you the newsletter you subscribed to via e-mail. When you subscribe to our newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers can also be notified by e-mail about circumstances that are relevant to the service or registration (such as changes to the newsletter offer or technical matters).

We need a valid e-mail address to complete your registration. In order to verify that a registration is actually made by the owner of an e-mail address, we utilise the 'double opt-in' procedure. To this end, we log the newsletter subscription request, when a confirmation e-mail is sent and the receipt of the requested reply. The data will be used exclusively for sending the newsletter and will not be shared with third parties.

Legal basis

Based on your express consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 (a) GDPR), we will send you our newsletter on a regular basis or comparable information via e-mail to your specified e-mail address.

You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. Every newsletter contains an unsubscribe link, and you can also unsubscribe on this website at any time or inform us of your cancellation via the contact details at the end of this privacy policy.

Recipients

Recipients of the data may be processors working on the delivery of our newsletter.

Retention period

Newsletter subscriber data is deleted within 30 days of unsubscription.

Mandatory or required provision

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. Without it, we cannot send you our newsletter.

Contact/Support form

Type and purpose of the processing

The data you enter are used for individual communication with you. A valid e-mail address and your name are required for this communication, which serves to organise your inquiry and the respective subsequent reply. Providing additional information is optional.

Legal basis

The processing of the data entered in the contact form occurs on the basis of our legitimate interest in handling support and service inquiries (Art. 6 Para. 1 (f) GDPR). If you contact us to request an offer, the processing will occur in order to implement pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 Para. 1 (b) GDPR).

Recipients

Recipients of the data may be processors working on the operation and maintenance of our website.

Retention period

Contact and support inquiry data is retained for up to 3 years from the date the inquiry is resolved, after which it is deleted.

Mandatory or required provision

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your inquiry if you provide us with your name, e-mail address and the reason for your inquiry.

Using Google AdSense

Type and purpose of the processing

This website uses Google AdSense, an advertising service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: 'Google'). Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons (invisible graphics) to display interest-based advertisements and to compile reports on advertising performance. Information about your use of this website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats are transmitted to and stored on Google's servers in the United States.

Google acts as an independent controller in respect of this processing, not as a processor on our behalf.

Legal basis

The processing of the data occurs on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 (a) GDPR).

Recipients

The recipient of the data is Google LLC, acting as an independent controller. You can review Google's privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.

Retention period

The retention period for data processed by Google is governed by Google's own data retention policies.

Third country transfers

Google processes your data in the United States of America. This transfer is carried out on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (adequacy decision of the European Commission, July 2023) and/or Standard Contractual Clauses.

Profiling and automated decision-making

Google AdSense analyses browsing behaviour to create a pseudonymous user profile and to display relevant advertising. This constitutes profiling within the meaning of Art. 4(4) GDPR. You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces significant legal or similarly significant effects on you (Art. 22 GDPR). You may opt out of personalised advertising at any time by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

Revocation of consent

You can prevent the storage of cookies via your browser settings. You may also opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or by using the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out tool.

Embedded YouTube videos

Type and purpose of the processing

We embed YouTube videos on our website. The operator is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter 'YouTube'), a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter 'Google'). When you visit a page with an embedded YouTube video, a connection to YouTube's servers is created, informing YouTube which pages you visit. When you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can associate your browsing behaviour with you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

If a YouTube video is started, YouTube uses cookies that collect information about user behaviour.

Legal basis

The legal basis for embedding YouTube videos and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 (a) GDPR).

Recipients

Visiting a page containing an embedded YouTube video automatically triggers a connection to Google, which acts as an independent controller in respect of this processing. You can review Google's privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.

Third country transfers

Google processes your data in the United States of America. This transfer is carried out on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (adequacy decision of the European Commission, July 2023) and/or Standard Contractual Clauses.

Retention period and revocation of consent

You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser settings. Additional information on data protection at YouTube is available in Google's privacy policy at: policies.google.com/privacy.

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (such as SSL) via HTTPS.

Third Party Disclosure

We do not sell or trade your personal data to third parties. We may share your personal data with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, where those parties have agreed to keep this information confidential and to process it only on our instructions. We may also disclose your personal data where required by law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our organisation, our users, or others.

Third Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a resident of California, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

• Right to Know: You may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources, the business or commercial purpose for collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
• Right to Delete: You may request deletion of personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Correct: You may request correction of inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: We do not sell your personal information. However, our use of Google AdSense may constitute "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising purposes under the CPRA. You may opt out at any time by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
• Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: We do not use sensitive personal information beyond what is necessary to provide our services.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights.

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details at the end of this privacy policy. We will respond to verified requests within 45 days.

CalOPPA

In accordance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), we agree to the following:

• Users can visit our site anonymously.
• A link to this privacy policy is accessible from our home page.
• Users will be notified of any material privacy policy changes on this Privacy Policy page.
• Users are able to update their personal information via their account settings or by contacting us.

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under 13, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children's privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under 13.

Data breaches

In the event of a personal data breach, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority without undue delay and, where feasible, within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach, in accordance with Art. 33 GDPR. Where the breach is likely to result in a high risk to your rights and freedoms, we will also notify you directly without undue delay, in accordance with Art. 34 GDPR.

CAN-SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out penalties for violations.

We collect your email address in order to:

• Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
• Send newsletters or marketing communications to users who have subscribed to receive them.

In accordance with CAN-SPAM, we agree to the following:

• Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
• Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
• Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests promptly.
• Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can follow the instructions at the bottom of each email.

Questions for our privacy contact

If you have any questions pertaining to data protection, please send us an e-mail or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organisation:

Trekade Media Limited
Contact email: privacy@builds.gg
Contact name: James McLane

Revision of our privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. Your next visit will be subject to the new privacy policy.

Effective April 2026