Privacy Policy | Thunder The Great Studios

1. About Thunder The Great Studios

Thunder The Great Studios is an independent game development studio based in Greece.

For questions about this Privacy Policy or the way personal data is handled, you can contact us at:

2. Personal Data We May Process

The amount of personal data we process depends on how you interact with the website.

The website does not currently contain a contact form, user account system, online store, payment system, or analytics service.

Personal data may nevertheless be processed in the following situations:

If you contact us by email, we may receive information such as your name, email address, and any information you choose to include in your message.
If a newsletter or email subscription feature is introduced and you choose to subscribe, we may collect your email address and any other information clearly requested at the time of subscription.
Certain technical information may be processed automatically by our website hosting provider when you visit the website, such as your IP address, request information, device or browser information, and server log data.

3. How We Use Personal Data

Where personal data is processed, it may be used for purposes including:

Responding to emails or enquiries you send to us.
Sending studio news or game-related updates where you have voluntarily subscribed to receive them.
Managing newsletter subscriptions and unsubscribe requests.
Maintaining the security, reliability, and operation of the website.
Complying with applicable legal or regulatory obligations.

We do not sell personal data.

4. Legal Bases for Processing

Where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies, we process personal data only where there is an appropriate legal basis.

Depending on the circumstances, these legal bases may include:

Consent: for example, when you voluntarily subscribe to receive email updates.
Legitimate interests: where processing is reasonably necessary to operate, secure, and maintain the website or to respond appropriately to communications.
Legal obligations: where we are required to process or retain information under applicable law.

5. Email Communications and Mailchimp

Thunder The Great Studios may use Mailchimp to manage optional newsletter subscriptions and email communications in the future.

If you voluntarily subscribe to receive studio updates, your email address and related subscription information may be processed through Mailchimp for the purpose of delivering those communications and managing your subscription.

Mailchimp is operated by The Rocket Science Group LLC, an Intuit company, and is based in the United States. Personal data processed through Mailchimp may therefore be transferred to or processed in the United States.

Mailchimp states that its Data Processing Addendum incorporates safeguards for transfers of European personal data, including the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and Standard Contractual Clauses where applicable.

You may unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter emails at any time using the unsubscribe option included in those emails.

6. Website Hosting

This website is hosted using Vercel.

As part of providing website hosting and infrastructure services, Vercel may process technical information relating to website visitors, including IP addresses, request information, server logs, device information, and information about website traffic.

This technical processing may be necessary for purposes such as delivering the website, maintaining security, detecting abuse, troubleshooting, and ensuring service reliability.

7. Cookies and Analytics

Thunder The Great Studios does not currently use analytics, advertising, or marketing cookies on this website.

We also do not currently use services such as Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or similar visitor-tracking technologies.

If this changes in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated and, where required by applicable law, appropriate consent controls will be introduced.

8. Third-Party Links

The website may contain links to third-party websites or services, including social media platforms such as Instagram and YouTube.

When you follow an external link, you leave our website and the privacy practices of that third party will apply. Thunder The Great Studios is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.

9. Data Retention

Personal data is kept only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or for as long as required by applicable law.

Email correspondence may be retained where reasonably necessary to respond to enquiries, maintain business records, resolve issues, or comply with legal obligations.

Where newsletter subscriptions are introduced, subscription information may be retained while you remain subscribed and for any additional period reasonably required to maintain records of consent or unsubscribe requests.

10. Your Data Protection Rights

If the GDPR applies to the processing of your personal data, you may have rights including:

The right to be informed about how your data is processed.
The right to access personal data held about you.
The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
The right to request deletion of personal data in certain circumstances.
The right to request restriction of processing in certain circumstances.
The right to receive certain personal data in a portable format where applicable.
The right to object to certain types of processing.
The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

To exercise a data protection right, contact: info@thunderthegreat.com .

11. Complaints

If you believe your personal data has been processed in a way that does not comply with applicable data protection law, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

If you are located in Greece, the relevant supervisory authority is the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.

12. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Children's Privacy

This website is intended to provide general information about Thunder The Great Studios and its games.

We do not knowingly use the website to request personal information from children.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services, or legal obligations change.

When changes are made, the updated version will be published on this page and the "Last updated" date will be revised.

15. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how personal data is handled, contact Thunder The Great Studios at:

info@thunderthegreat.com