Privacy Policy
Things People Love, LLC
Things People Love, LLC (“Things People Love,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, sign up for our newsletter, contact us, apply for a role, interact with our community, or use any games, apps, websites, or online services that link to this Privacy Policy, collectively, the “Services”.
By using our Services, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information directly from you, automatically through your use of the Services, and from third-party services.
Information You Provide to Us
We may collect information you choose to provide, including:
- Name
- Email address
- Message content submitted through contact forms
- Newsletter signup information
- Résumé, portfolio, cover letter, website, or professional information if you apply for a role
- Social media handles or community profile information if you interact with us
- Any other information you choose to send to us
Information Collected Automatically
When you use our website or Services, we may automatically collect certain information, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type
- Operating system
- Referring pages
- Pages viewed
- Time spent on pages
- Approximate location based on IP address
- Cookie and similar tracking information
- Interaction data, such as clicks, navigation paths, and form events
Game and App Information
If we offer games, apps, demos, playtests, or interactive experiences, we may collect information such as:
- Gameplay progress
- Device identifiers
- Crash logs
- Performance data
- Session length
- Feature usage
- In-game settings or preferences
- Bug reports or feedback you submit
We use this information to improve performance, fix bugs, understand how players interact with our experiences, and make better games.
2. How We Use Information
We may use information for the following purposes:
- To provide, operate, and maintain our Services
- To respond to messages, questions, and support requests
- To send newsletters, updates, announcements, or marketing communications
- To manage playtests, demos, or community opportunities
- To review job applications and communicate with applicants
- To improve our website, games, and user experience
- To analyze usage trends and understand what people enjoy
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, abuse, fraud, or security problems
- To comply with legal obligations
- To protect our rights, property, users, and community
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We may use cookies, pixels, local storage, analytics tools, and similar technologies to operate our Services and understand how visitors use them.
These technologies may help us:
- Remember preferences
- Measure website performance
- Understand traffic and engagement
- Improve page content and navigation
- Support newsletter, form, analytics, or embedded media functionality
You can usually control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some parts of the Services.
4. Analytics and Third-Party Services
We may use third-party service providers to help operate our Services, including providers for:
- Website hosting
- Analytics
- Newsletter management
- Contact forms
- Email delivery
- Security and spam prevention
- Job application review
- Game analytics or crash reporting
- Community platforms
- Embedded content or media
These providers may process information on our behalf according to their own terms and privacy practices.
5. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information in the traditional sense.
We may share information in the following situations:
Service Providers
We may share information with vendors and service providers who help us operate our website, games, communications, analytics, hosting, forms, newsletters, hiring, or security.
Business Transfers
If Things People Love is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
Legal and Safety Reasons
We may disclose information if we believe it is necessary to:
- Comply with applicable law or legal process
- Protect our rights or property
- Prevent fraud, abuse, or security issues
- Protect the safety of users, employees, partners, or the public
- Enforce our terms, policies, or agreements
With Your Consent
We may share information when you ask us to or give us permission.
6. Marketing Communications
If you sign up for our newsletter or updates, we may send you emails about our games, studio news, playtests, releases, events, or other Things People Love updates.
You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us directly.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the website.
If we later release games, apps, or online services intended for children or mixed-age audiences, we will update this Privacy Policy and implement any additional notices, parental-consent processes, and safeguards required by applicable law.
If you believe a child under 13 has provided us personal information, please contact us at privacy@thingspeople.love, and we will take appropriate steps to delete the information.
8. Data Retention
We keep personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
For example:
- Contact messages may be retained to respond to you and maintain business records.
- Newsletter information may be retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
- Applicant information may be retained for hiring, legal, or recordkeeping purposes.
- Analytics data may be retained in aggregated or de-identified form.
9. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to help protect information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have certain privacy rights regarding your personal information.
These rights may include the ability to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of personal information
- Request a copy of your information
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Opt out of marketing communications
- Opt out of certain sharing or targeted advertising, where applicable
To make a privacy request, contact us at:
Email: privacy@thingspeople.love
We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
11. California Privacy Notice
This section applies to California residents to the extent the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, applies to Things People Love.
Categories of Personal Information We May Collect
In the past 12 months, we may have collected the following categories of personal information:
- Identifiers, such as name, email address, IP address, or online identifiers
- Internet or electronic network activity, such as website usage and analytics data
- Professional or employment-related information, such as résumés or portfolio links
- Inferences, such as preferences based on interactions with our Services
- Commercial or interaction information, such as newsletter signups, playtest interest, or support requests
Sources of Personal Information
We may collect information from:
- You directly
- Your device or browser
- Service providers
- Analytics tools
- Community or social platforms
- Job application materials you provide
Purposes for Collection
We use this information for the purposes described in Section 2, including operating the Services, communicating with you, improving our games and website, handling job applications, and protecting our Services.
Sale or Sharing of Personal Information
We do not sell personal information for money. If we use analytics, advertising, or similar technologies that may be considered “sharing” or “selling” under applicable California law, we will provide any required opt-out mechanism.
Sensitive Personal Information
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information unless you voluntarily provide it, such as in a job application. Please do not send sensitive personal information unless necessary.
Your California Rights
California residents may have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, sell, or share
- Request deletion
- Request correction
- Opt out of sale or sharing, where applicable
- Limit use of sensitive personal information, where applicable
- Not be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights
To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@thingspeople.love.
12. International Users
If you access our Services from outside the United States, your information may be processed in the United States or other countries where we or our service providers operate.
Privacy laws in these countries may differ from those in your location.
For users in the UK or European Economic Area, privacy notices should generally explain what personal data is collected, why it is used, the lawful basis for processing, retention, sharing, and individual rights.
13. Links to Other Websites
Our Services may link to third-party websites, platforms, stores, social networks, or community services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. Please review their privacy policies before providing information to them.
14. Job Applicants
If you apply for a role with us, we may collect and process information such as your résumé, portfolio, work history, references, contact information, and communications with us.
We use applicant information to:
- Evaluate candidates
- Communicate about opportunities
- Manage recruiting
- Comply with legal obligations
- Maintain hiring records
We may share applicant information with service providers who help us manage recruiting or review applications.
15. Community and Social Features
If you interact with us on social media, Discord, forums, livestreams, or other community platforms, your information may be visible to other users depending on the platform settings. Those platforms are governed by their own privacy policies.
Please avoid sharing personal information publicly.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date above and may provide additional notice where appropriate.
Your continued use of the Services after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.
17. Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, contact us at:
Things People Love, LLC
Email: privacy@thingspeople.love
Website: https://thingspeople.love