COOKIE POLICY
Last modified: 27 December 2018
INTRODUCTION
We and our partners use cookies to provide and personalize the user experience, analyze activities, target advertisements well and prevent fraud as in other many platforms. In your browser settings, the cookies can be disabled, but some parts of the Service may then not function properly.
We collect, use and store your Information in accordance with our Privacy Policy that describes how we use such cookies and similar technologies. This Cookie Policy is incorporated into and forms part of our Privacy Policy that you have agreed to in order to use our services. The cookies are being used will not breach your customer privacy.
We may change this Cookie Policy from time to time. Please take a look at the “LAST MODIFIED” legend at the top of this page to see when this Cookie Policy was last revised. Any changes in this Cookie Policy will become effective when we make the modified Cookie Policy available on app or through the Site.
If you do not accept the use of these Cookies, please disable them using the instructions in this Cookies Policy by following the 'opt-out' links provided below or by changing your settings so that Cookies from the Services cannot be placed on your device. Please see section 2 and 5 for more information.
We hope that this policy helps you understand, and feel more confident about, our use of Cookies. If you have any further queries, please contact us at freetimemasterscorp@gmail.com.
CONTENT
1 – About Cookies and Similar Technologies
2 – How and Why the Cookies and Similar Technologies Used
3 – Categories of Cookies Used
4 – What Cookies Do We Use?
5 – Controlling Cookies
6 – Change / Update
1- About
Cookies and Similar Technologies
A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is placed on your computer, mobile phone or other device when you access a website or other web content.
Cookies are not intended to include people's names, or other information that is directly identifiable; rather, they are typically used to quickly identify a user's device and to "remember" things about the user's visit. Cookies are only read by the server that placed them, and are unable to execute any code or virus.
Some are “First-party” cookies,’ i.e. from the website itself, and others are “Third-party” cookies, meaning they belong to advertising and analytics entities or social networks.
Similar technologies can include electronic image files or other technologies that may be embedded within websites or e-mails. They may be used to keep count of visitors, record when and if an e-mail or website is viewed, or access certain cookies.
2- How and Why the Cookies and Similar Technologies Used
Cookies and similar technologies can be used to gather information automatically and store data in logs by us and our third party tracking-utility partners. The aim in cookie usage is to personalize the user experience and give quality service to our customers, also support and improve the gaming experience that our players have.
Examples of cookies usage are like;
● Identify registered users
● Keep the preferences or information that you have previously provided
● Analyze how you use our services
● See how the services are being used and which sections are most popular
● Serve advertisements properly that we believe are relevant to you, based on your Information
Also in some cases use of aggregated Non-Personal Information obtained through these technologies are available to advertisers and other partners to analyze how you and others use our services and to serve advertising.
We also allow advertisers and other partners to place their own cookies and similar technologies into some of our services to analyze how these services are used and to serve advertising. It is important to note that these third party cookies and similar technologies are subject to the relevant third party’s own privacy policies and not our Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for third party cookies or similar technologies. Like mentioned earlier, we will provide instructions to opt out from these cookies.
The information collected may contain the following, without limitation: device unique identity, including MAC address, console, mobile, tablet and console unique identifier or other device identifiers and settings, carrier, operating system, internet provider, hardware information, localization information, date and time spent on the Services, game scores, game metrics, achievements, rankings, time played and statistics, feature usage, advertising conversion rates, monetization rate, purchase history and other similar information.
In internet platform, mainly two types of cookies are used. They are session and persistent cookies. A “session cookie” is a temporary cookie that only remains in the cookie file of your browser or device until you leave a website. A “persistent” cookie is a long-term cookie that will be stored by your browser or device until its set expiry date (unless you delete it before the expiry date).
For more information about targeting and advertising browser Cookies, and how you can opt out, you can visit http://www.youronlinechoices.eu or http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html.
Moreover, further information on rejection and deletion of cookies is provided on www.aboutcookies.org.
For detailed information about how behavioral advertising works, your choices, and how your data will be treated by participating ad networks and your ability to opt out, visit the Network Advertising Initiative (NIA), the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), or Your Online Choices.
Please note that these opt out tools for Third Parties are provided by Third Parties, and we do not operate or control these tools or the choices that advertisers and others provide through these tools.
For mobile devices, you can reset the Advertising Identifier (like an IDFA) from your mobile device’s settings page, which will prevent continued use of existing behavioral data tied to the previous Advertising Identifier. Furthermore, depending on the platform provider (such as Apple or Google), you may be able to download apps, such as the Digital Advertising Alliance’s “AppChoices” app, that provide you with control regarding the collection and use of cross-app data for tailored advertising. Like the opt-out tools mentioned for web, these opt-out tools are provided by Third Parties, and we do not operate or control these tools or the choices that advertisers and others provide through these tools.
For clarification purposes, whether you are using our opt-out or an online industry opt-out, these cookie-based opt-outs must be performed on each device / browser that you wish to have opted out. For example, if you have opted out on your computer browser, that opt-out will not be effective on your mobile device.
3- Categories of Cookies Used
a) Authentication
Authentication cookies notify us when you access our services, to provide you suitable and secure services and experiences. Also to restore data through 3rd party services. For example, Facebook, Google Play Services, Firebase Authentication Services or IOS Game Center Services could be authenticated through sign in process and the user data safely saved in cloud platforms. When the authentication process merged with cloud save will mainly save the user progress.
b) Analysis and Performance
Analysis and Performance cookies are used to evaluate events and understand the user tendencies through the service. The information gathered are used in order to improve our functions (For example, time spent in levels, level completions, and struggled situations, bug collection, crash reports). Mobile performance and analytic tools used to better understand the functionality of our mobile software on your device and gain understanding about how our software is used. The information we have from includes; functionality testing results, performance analysis, networking activity, cpu load and reflect times, resource usage. Especially in this category they are used to give more quality service to customers.
c) Efficiency
Efficiency cookies are used to increase user experience and the quality of our service. For example, some data is being written in user device and some data is being written on the servers or cloud platforms. From time to time, we stabilize the response speed and loading times.
d) Advertising Optimization
Advertising optimization cookies are used for optimizing advertising and ensuring that they are relevant to you.
For example, relevant advertisements are aimed to show you, and track whether you have read certain advertisements on our services and visited such advertisers following such advertisements.
Similarly, our partners may use cookies to ascertain whether we have displayed a particular advertisement and determine such advertisement’s effectiveness, or to provide us with information regarding your interaction with such advertisers.
e) Preferences
Preferences cookies are the information liked layout, appearance and other custom preferences and settings as personalized data are in this category. For example, Player language, music choices are in these category.
f) Security
Security cookies are used to ensure the security of your Information and our services, and to prevent fraudulent, criminal or other suspect activities (For example, preventing theft and other misappropriation of your Information). We could use this category of cookies in some of our games.
We may introduce further types of cookie from time to time to improve your experience of the Services. If we do so, we shall update the list to note any further main cookies used on the Services.
4- What Cookies Do We Use?
Below we list the different types of Cookies we may use on our services.
a) Firebase SDK & Google Analytics SDK
Domain: firebase.com, google.com
Type: Third Party: Analysis and Performance, Preferences, Authentication
Information: Used to measure performance of app and user preferences
Details:
Firebase and Google Analytics, are web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Firebase and Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyse how users use the Services. The information generated by Google’s cookies about your use of the Services (including your IP address) is anonymous and will be sent to Google and held on Google’s servers in accordance with Google’s privacy policy (available at http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/tools and https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en). Please note that Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Also, there is op out for google as; https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
b) Google Play Services SDK
Domain: play.google.com
Type: Third Party: Authentication, Analysis and Performance, Efficiency
Information: Use services like cloud save, achievements and leaderboards.
Details:
The information provided from the software used by Google in its own achievement services, record the process of the player performance by giving him / her related points with the achievement. Leaderboards are the comparison tables the player with the other connected google play service players through highest scores in the software. In addition to this, cloud save feature is also available in google play services that your progress in the game can be saved.
c) Facebook SDK
Domain: graph.facebook.com
Type: Third Party: Advertising, Efficiency
Information: Login social features
Details:
The cookie is used to enable social log in to permit game play on multiple devices and, in some instances, to present targeted advertising. For more information, including how to opt out, please visit https://www.facebook.com/help/562973647153813?helpref=related and see https://www.facebook.com/policy.php. You may also activate your “Limit Ad Tracking” settings or “Opt out of Ads Personalization” or similar feature on your device.
5- Controlling Cookies
In setting of your mobile devices under privacy/advertising/notifications, you may limit the use of Cookies and in internet usage you can reach to setting on your browser which allows you to refuse browser cookies. Further information about privacy settings on Apple mobile devices is available at https://www.apple.com/privacy/manage-your-privacy/. Information about privacy settings on Android devices is available at https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3118621?hl=en .
Further information about the procedure to follow in order to disable cookies on websites can be found on your Internet browser provider’s website via your help screen.
You may wish to refer to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html for information on commonly used browsers. Take into consideration that if Cookies are disabled, not all features of our services may operate as intended.
Most devices allow you to change your Cookie settings. These settings will typically be found in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser. In order to understand these settings, the following links may be helpful, otherwise you should use the "Help" option in your browser for more details.
Cookie settings in Android
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid
Cookie settings in IOS
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042?locale=en_US
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Cookie settings in Firefox
Cookie settings in Chrome
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&&ref_topic=14666
Cookie setting in Safari web and IOS
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=en_US
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265
If you wish to stop the transmission of information generated by Cookies on our Services to Google, you can download and install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add on available here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
If you only want to limit third party advertising Cookies, you can turn such Cookies off and find more information by visiting the following links:
Network Advertising Initiative
http://www.networkadvertising.org/
US Digital Advertising Alliance
http://www.aboutads.info/consumers
Canada Digital Advertising Alliance
European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance
6- Change / Update
We will update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices and services. When we post changes to this Cookie Policy, we will revise the "Last Modified" date at the top of this Cookie Policy. Please also review www.freetimemasters.com/ for the most recent version of this document if any case in the application you have used not that one. We recommend that you check this page from time to time to inform yourself of any changes in this Cookie Policy or any of our other policies.
If you would like to find out more about cookies and their use on the Internet, you may find the following link useful:
All About Cookies
http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
Microsoft Cookies
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/260971/description-of-cookies
Your Online Choices
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Headquarters,
Altunizade
Uskudar / ISTANBULPhone: + 90 533 365 39 36
E-mail: freetimemasterscorp@gmail.com
