Privacy Policy

Effective date: September 18, 2025

Introduction

We at Winter Cats Studios (“Winter Cats Studios,” “we,” “our,” “us”) respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect and process when you visit our website or subscribe to our newsletter. “Personal data” means any information that can directly or indirectly identify you (e.g., email address, IP address).

Who is responsible

  • Data controller: Winter Cats Studios
  • Contact: contact@thewintercats.com
  • Company: Winter Cats Studios, a company registered in Serbia with the identification number 68110459

What we collect and how we use it

Visiting our website

Our site is delivered and protected by Cloudflare. To provide the site and block bots, Cloudflare may process your IP address, request details (URL, headers, timestamp), and set strictly necessary security cookies (e.g., to distinguish real users from bots). We use this data to keep the site functional and secure.

Analytics (Google Analytics 4)

We show a consent banner and load Google Analytics 4 (GA4) only after you accept analytics. GA4 helps us understand visits in aggregate (e.g., page views, device/browser type, approximate location, and events like button clicks). You can change your choice any time via Cookie Preferences.

Newsletter

If you subscribe, we collect your email address to send you updates about our games (for example, when our Steam page goes live). Each email includes an unsubscribe link. We may record basic engagement signals (opens, link clicks, bounces) to measure deliverability and keep our list healthy.

Legal basis (EU/UK)

  • Website security/hosting: Legitimate interests (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)).
  • Analytics (GA4): Consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)); analytics runs only after you accept it.
  • Newsletter: Consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)); engagement metrics may rely on legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)).

Who we share data with

We don’t sell your personal information. We use service providers (processors) to operate the site and email:

  • Cloudflare, Inc. - hosting/CDN, security, bot protection (and storage for subscriber data if we use Cloudflare storage).
  • Google LLC - Google Analytics 4 (analytics).
  • Resend - email delivery to send newsletters.

These providers may process data outside your country (including the United States). Where required, we use appropriate safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses).

Data retention

  • Security/logs: kept only as long as needed for security and troubleshooting.
  • Analytics: retained in GA4 per our settings (e.g., up to 14 months).
  • Newsletter: kept until you unsubscribe or we remove inactive subscribers.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object, or port your data, and to withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior processing). To make a request, contact contact@thewintercats.com.

Children

Our site and newsletter are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child provided personal data, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes

We may update this Policy from time to time. We will update the Effective date above and, where appropriate, provide additional notice.

Contact

Questions or requests: contact@thewintercats.com