Privacy Policy
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1. About Goose & Steel
Goose & Steel is an independent game development project operated by James Gosling in the United Kingdom.
This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is handled when you visit gooseandsteel.com or contact Goose & Steel.
This policy applies to the studio website. Individual games and their associated online services may have separate privacy policies.
For privacy enquiries, please contact privacy@gooseandsteel.com.
2. Information We Collect
You can browse our website without creating an account or providing personal information directly.
We may process the following information:
- Email correspondence: When you contact us, we receive your email address, your name if provided, and any information included in your message.
- Technical information: Our website hosting and security provider, Cloudflare, may process technical information such as IP addresses, browser information and website requests to deliver and protect the website.
We do not currently provide website user accounts, contact forms, newsletter subscriptions or advertising tracking.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use personal information to:
- Respond to enquiries, feedback and support requests.
- Communicate with people who contact Goose & Steel.
- Maintain the security and operation of our website.
- Comply with applicable legal obligations where necessary.
Our lawful basis for responding to correspondence and protecting the website is generally our legitimate interests in communicating with visitors and maintaining a secure website.
Where necessary, we may also process information to comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell personal information or use contact details for unsolicited marketing.
4. Cookies and Tracking
We do not currently use advertising cookies, analytics cookies or marketing trackers on this website.
Our hosting provider, Cloudflare, may use essential security technologies, including strictly necessary cookies where applicable, to protect and deliver the website.
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following services:
- Cloudflare: Website hosting, DNS, website security and incoming email forwarding.
- Google Gmail: Receiving, storing and managing email correspondence.
These service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom under their applicable data protection arrangements and safeguards.
We do not otherwise share personal information except where necessary to provide these services or comply with applicable law.
6. Data Retention
We retain email correspondence only for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to enquiries, maintain appropriate records or comply with legal obligations.
We periodically review correspondence and delete information that is no longer required.
Technical information processed by our hosting provider is retained according to the relevant service settings and policies.
7. Your Rights
Under applicable UK data protection law, you may have the right to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Request deletion of your personal information.
- Request restriction of or object to certain processing.
- Request transfer of your information where applicable.
These rights may be subject to legal exceptions.
To make a privacy-related request, email privacy@gooseandsteel.com.
You can also raise concerns with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at https://ico.org.uk.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy if our website, services or data-handling practices change.
Any updates will be published on this page with a revised date.
9. Contact
Goose & Steel
Operated by James Gosling
United Kingdom