GamesBeat is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you visit and use the GamesBeat website, operated by Get Media Group, LLC.
1. Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
- Personal Information: When you register for a subscription (free or paid), we collect your name, email address, and any other information you provide. If you sign up for a paid subscription, we may also collect billing-related details, such as your billing address and payment information. (Note: We do not store full credit card numbers; payments are processed through a secure third-party provider.)
- Business Account Information: For team or enterprise-level subscriptions, we may collect your company name, job title, number of seats, and billing contacts.
- Usage Data: This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, and timestamps. We use cookies and similar technologies to gather this data.
- Location Data: We collect location data such as information about your device’s location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device.
- Data Sources: We may collect limited data from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms, and other outside sources. In order to enhance our ability to provide relevant marketing, offers, and services to you and update our records, we may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, affiliate programs, data providers, social media platforms, and from other third parties. This information includes mailing addresses, job titles, email addresses, phone numbers, intent data (or user behavior data), Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, social media profiles, social media URLs, and custom profiles, for purposes of targeted advertising and event promotion.
- Social Media: If you interact with us on a social media platform using your social media account (e.g., Facebook or X), we receive personal information about you from such platforms such as your name, email address, and gender. You may have the right to withdraw your consent to processing your personal information. Any personal information that we collect from your social media account depends on your social media account’s privacy settings. Please note that their own use of your information is not governed by this Privacy Notice. Information collected when you use our Facebook application(s). We by default access your Facebook basic account information, including your name, email, gender, birthday, current city, and profile picture URL, as well as other information that you choose to make public. We may also request access to other permissions related to your account, such as friends, check-ins, and likes, and you may choose to grant or deny us access to each individual permission. For more information regarding Facebook permissions, refer to the Facebook Permissions Reference page.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide access to content and services tied to your subscription
- Process payments and manage accounts
- Respond to support inquiries
- Communicate updates, offers, and event information
- Analyze usage to improve the website and user experience
- Comply with legal obligations
We may use anonymized or aggregated data for analytics and business insights.
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share data with:
- Service Providers: Companies that help us operate the site (e.g., payment processors, email services, hosting providers).
- Business Subscription Administrators: If you’re part of a business account, limited information such as account usage may be shared with your account admin.
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose data when required by law or to protect our legal rights.
4. Your Rights Under California Law
If you are a California resident, you have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect and how we use it
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Request access to your personal information
- Opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell data)
- Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights
To exercise your rights, contact us at privacy@gamesbeat.com
5. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies, pixels, and other technologies for site performance, analytics, personalization, and advertising. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
6. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect your personal data. However, no system is 100% secure.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal data as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with our legal obligations. You may request deletion of your account and data at any time.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our site is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes are effective when posted. Your continued use of the site means you accept the updated terms.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at privacy@gamesbeat.com