This privacy policy will explain how the MotorNation game, website and related services use the personal
data I collect from you when you use the relevant services.
The references below, relating to MotorNation, MotorNation.net, game, website, site and services relate
to each other and in any combination.
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I, the game and site owner, endeavour to do the following:
- Record the bare minimum personal data required to operate the site.
- Endeavour to keep the site's data secure.
I have no desire to harvest or re-sell personal information, I simply want to create products and services that people love to use. It is through those means that I wish to be financially sustainable.
Any changes to this ethos, for any reason, will be reflected accordingly here.
MotorNation.net collects the following personal data:
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Personal identification information:
- Game \ Website \ Related Services: Username, email address, encrypted password.
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Memberships:
Additional information is recorded for the purposes of managing and providing membership services.
These include:
- Payment and Provider Email addresses: To assign membership to in-game player accounts. These typically come from the payment and / or membership provider used to pay for membership.
- Discord username: For managing Discord privileges. For example, role and channel access.
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Standard details provided by your web browser, for example:
- IP Addresses: Both what you use to access the game / website and any proxy server IP address as relevant.
- The User Agent so I can tailor the website to your device.
- The pages or content that you request to visit, so that I can provide the relevant content.
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Where you came from so that I can ascertain how traffic makes its way to the website and how people
navigate it.
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All the above may also be used for abuse prevention as covered in the
Terms & Conditions.
You directly provide MotorNation.net with most of the data I collect. I collect data and process data when you:
- Register or manage an account.
- Place an order for any of our memberships, products or services.
- Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards, email or similar.
- Use or view our website, game or other related services via your browser’s cookies.
- Send me a message via any of the contact forms, for example, our contact me and bug report forms.
I may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:
- Membership Payment Providers. For example, Ko-fi, Patreon.
- Payment Providers: For example: PayPal, Stripe.
- Discord, for recording your Discord username against your account.
MotorNation.net collects your data so that I can:
- Manage your account.
- Contact you regarding your account.
- Improve the game, website or other related services to provide a better user experience.
- Monitor for abuse in the game, website and the services it provides.
- Uphold and maintain the Terms & Conditions. to provide services.
MotorNation.net would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
- The right to access – You have the right to request MotorNation.net for copies of your personal data. I may charge you a small fee for this service.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that MotorNation.net correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request MotorNation.net to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
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The right to erasure – You have the right to request that MotorNation.net erase your personal data under certain conditions. If you request for your personal data to be deleted, if accepted and once processed, you will be unable to recover access to your account. You may also be unable to re-register with the same username and e-mail address. A one-way encrypted form of these may be recorded for impersonation prevention, security and abuse purposes.
- The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that MotorNation.net restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to MotorNation.net’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
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The right to data portability – You have the right to request that MotorNation.net transfer the data that I have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please get in touch via our Contact Me form.
I will confirm your ownership of the data by comparing the email address provided in the Contact Me form with the email address of the relevant account.
I will email the relevant account asking for confirmation of the request. Once confirmation is received, I will respond within a month.
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information.
When you visit our websites, I may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
MotorNation.net uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
- Keeping you signed in.
- Tailoring the website to your needs.
- Understanding how you use our website.
There are different types of cookies; however, our website uses:
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Functionality – MotorNation.net uses these cookies so that I recognise you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences.
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website
(allaboutcookies.org) tells you how to remove cookies from your browser.
However, some of our website features may not function as a result.
The MotorNation.net website may contain links to other websites.
Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
MotorNation.net keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page.
This privacy policy was last updated on 4th April 2024.
If you have any questions about MotorNation.net’s privacy policy, the data I hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights,
please Contact Me.
