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🛡️ PRIVACY POLICY — GamerLinkz
Effective Date: July, 1st, 2025
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At GamerLinkz, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your data. This policy outlines what we collect, why we collect it, how it’s stored, and your rights as a user.

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📌 Types of Information We Collect
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- Account data: usernames, display names, and platform IDs (Epic Games, Xbox, PlayStation, Steam, Discord).
- Profile links: connected social media handles (YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, etc).
- Activity logs: optional engagement stats, sync events, and app usage metadata.
- Technical info: browser type, IP address, and device identifiers.
- Cookies and analytics data.

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🎯 Why We Collect This Data
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- To link and display your gaming/social profiles in one place.
- To let other users find your connected accounts.
- To support friend syncing, cross-platform lookup, and discovery features.
- To improve GamerLinkz functionality, security, and performance.
- To comply with legal obligations and prevent abuse or fraud.

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🔒 Storage, Security, & Access
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- All data is securely stored on encrypted cloud infrastructure.
- Access is strictly limited to authorized team members for service operations only.
- We do not sell or rent user data to third parties.

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🌍 International Data Transfers
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- Data may be processed in the United States or other countries where our infrastructure or third-party services operate.
- We implement safeguards to maintain data protection standards across regions.

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🤝 Affiliated & Third-Party Services
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We integrate with the following services:
- Epic Games, Xbox, PlayStation, Discord, Steam — to link and sync account data.
- Analytics tools — for traffic insights and feature usage tracking.
- Cloud hosting platforms — to maintain service availability and security.

All partners must adhere to strict data protection practices.

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🍪 Use of Cookies
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- We use cookies to maintain sessions, track user preferences, and collect usage analytics.
- You can adjust cookie preferences through your browser settings at any time.

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📬 Contact Us
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### Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your data protection rights (such as access, correction, deletion, or objection), please contact us at:

**Email:** akh@gamerlinkzapp.fun
**Mailing Address:**
GamerLinkz Privacy