Your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be processed when you visit The Play Manual, why we use it, and what rights you have.
Data Controller:
The Play Manual
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.theplaymanual.com
1. Information Collected When You Visit
When you visit our website, certain technical information is exchanged between your browser and our web server.
This may include:
- Your IP address
- Date and time of access
- Pages and files requested
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Technical information about requests and server responses
This information is needed to keep the website running, maintain its functionality, and identify technical problems or security issues.
We process this information based on our legitimate interest in operating a secure and reliable website.
2. Contacting Us by Email
If you contact us by email, we process the information you provide. This may include your email address, the content of your message, and any additional details you choose to share.
We use this information to handle your enquiry and respond to you.
This processing is generally based on our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries. Where necessary, it may also be related to contractual or pre-contractual matters.
We keep your information only for as long as necessary to handle your enquiry or meet applicable legal obligations.
3. Newsletter
If newsletter subscriptions are available on our website, we use your email address to send you the updates you’ve signed up for.
We send these emails based on your consent.
You can withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time. This will not affect processing carried out before your withdrawal.
4. Cookies and Local Storage
The Play Manual may use cookies and similar technologies to support certain website features.
Some technologies are necessary for the website to function properly. For example, they may help remember settings or enable specific features.
Other technologies, such as those used for analytics or advertising, are only used where the applicable legal requirements are met.
Where your consent is required, we ask for it before the relevant technology is used.
For more information about the technologies we use, their purposes, and how long information is stored, please see our Cookie Policy.
5. Saved Games and Website Features
The Play Manual offers features that allow visitors to search for games, make selections, and save games for later.
Games you save for later are stored locally in your browser. Your saved games list stays on your device and is not sent to our servers.
6. Third-Party Services and Content
We may use external service providers to operate and maintain our website. These may include hosting providers, security services, and other tools that support website functionality.
Where personal information is shared with third parties, we do so only under the applicable legal requirements.
If personal information is transferred outside the European Economic Area, we provide information about the relevant recipients, transfers, and safeguards.
7. How Long Do We Keep Your Data?
We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or as required by law.
Specific retention periods, or the criteria used to determine them, depend on the type of information and how it is processed.
8. Your Rights
You have several rights regarding your personal information under the applicable data protection rules.
These include:
- Access: You can request information about the personal data we process about you.
- Correction: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Deletion: Under certain circumstances, you can request the deletion of your personal data.
- Restriction: You can request that certain processing activities be limited.
- Data portability: In certain cases, you can receive your data in a format that allows it to be transferred.
- Objection: You can object to certain types of data processing.
- Withdrawal of consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time, with effect for the future.
If you’d like to exercise any of these rights or have questions about how we handle your data, contact us at [email protected].
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, the services we use, or applicable legal requirements change.
The latest version will always be available on this page.
Last updated: October 2026