PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy for Simracing.GP

At simracing.gp, accessible from our Sites: simracing.gp, www.simracing.gp, app.simracing.gp, shop.simracing.gp, forum.simracing.gp one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by simracing.gp and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collected in SIMRACING.GP. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Information we collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

When you register for an Account, we ask for your contact information, including items such as:

  • First and Last Name,
  • Email,
  • Steam Id,
  • Age,
  • Time zone
  • Country

When you sign in and use our Online Services, we collect following information:

Type of device used;

  • IP address;
  • Geolocation details including region, country, state, city;
  • Type of browser used; and
  • Identifiers associated with your devices.
  • Steam profile.
  • Time zone;

Optional information provided by you when using the online services

If you wish, following registration you may add the following information to your SIMRACING.GP profile, by using your SIMRACING.GP account settings:

  • Discord profile
  • RaceRoom profile

Information collected when using the Online Services

We will collect the following information from you when you participate in races on SIMRACING.GP:

  • Race statistics;
  • Race results;
  • Race replays;
  • Event logs, which relate to your in-game behaviour; and
  • Chat logs from the games.
  • Rank/Skill Level/Elo, which is based on your previous performance in races;
  • Basic profile statistics;
  • Bans information

How we use your information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our website
  • Improve, personalise, and expand our website
  • Understand and analyse how you use our website
  • Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
  • Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
  • Send you emails
  • Find and prevent fraud

Log Files

simracing.gp follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Cookies

Our Sites use "Cookies". These Cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimise the users' experience by customising our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

What are Cookies?

"Cookies" are small text files that are stored by your browser on your computer's or other device’s hard drive. Cookies can be placed on your device directly by one of our Sites (first party Cookies) or by a third party through one of our Sites (third party Cookies).

Cookies can be further categorised into two types:

    Session Cookies are only stored on your device during your browser session. They are deleted when you close your browser.

    Persistent Cookies remain on your device for a set period of time even after your browser session has ended.

What do we use Cookies for?

Our Sites use different categories of Cookies for the purposes described below.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These Cookies are required for the operation of our Sites and use of its features. They include, for example, Cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our Sites. They enable us to remember some of your choices to speed up navigation and provide you with a secure site experience.

Our Sites cannot function without such Cookies and they are therefore automatically set when you visit them. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these Cookies, but some parts of our Sites will not work (please see “Managing Cookies” below for more information).

Company

Domain

Simracing.GP Ltd.

simracing.gp, app.simracing.gp, shop.simracing.gp, forum.simracing.gp

Shopify

shopify.com

Performance and Analytics Cookies

Our Sites may use performance Cookies such as Google Analytics to carry out some analytics on and enhance our Sites. These Cookies allow us to collect information such as how you use our Sites, which pages are the most visited or where people visiting our Sites are located. This enables us to determine what content is of most interest to our users and to ensure that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

If you are an account holder on one of our Sites, we may use Cookies to collect information about your activity on our Sites, such as which pages you viewed or which videos you watched. This helps us to understand what content is of interest to you.

Company

Domain

Simracing.GP Ltd.

simracing.gp, app.simracing.gp, shop.simracing.gp, forum.simracing.gp

Google Inc.

google.com

Managing Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookies are automatically set on your browser when you visit our Sites. These Cookies are required for our Sites to work properly and cannot be disabled using the “Cookie Preferences” window on our Sites.

You have the choice to accept all Cookies by clicking on “Accept all” or manage your Cookie preferences by clicking on “Save Preferences” on our cookie banner. Please note that certain functionalities of our Sites might not work if you choose to disable other Cookies. If you are located in Europe, you can also reject all Cookies (except Strictly Necessary Cookies) by clicking the “Reject All” button.

If you want to modify your Cookie settings later on, you can do so by clicking on the “Cookie Preferences” button at the bottom of this Policy.

You can also use the settings of your Internet browser to prevent your browser from accepting new Cookies (including strictly necessary Cookies), get notified when new Cookies are dropped on your browser and disable or delete Cookies altogether (including strictly necessary Cookies). Please note that deleting existing Cookies will not prevent Cookies from being set during your next visit on our Sites.

You can find more information about how to manage Cookies in the “help” section of your browser.

Use of Social Logins

Our Sites offer the convenience of social login options through Steam and Discord. By utilising these services, you can streamline your registration and login process on our Sites.

Steam Login

When you choose to log in with your Steam account, we collect your public profile information as provided by Steam. This may include your Steam ID, profile name, and avatar. We use this information to create your user profile and personalise your experience.

Discord Account Association

Similarly, linking your Discord account allows us to access your public Discord profile information. This includes your username, avatar, and any other public information you've chosen to share on Discord.

Your Privacy

We only collect the information necessary to enhance your user experience. You have full control over the privacy settings on Steam and Discord, and we encourage you to review them to manage the information shared with our platform.

Advertising Partners Privacy Policies

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of simracing.gp.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on our Sites, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that simracing.gp has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Third Party Privacy Policies

simracing.gp's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:

Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.

Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.

Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We 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 copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Children's Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

simracing.gp does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if we change our business in a way that affects personal data protection.

Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Sites and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Sites following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date. 

Contact information

All questions, comments or enquiries should be directed to SIMRACING.GP at privacy@simracing.gp. We will endeavour to respond to any query or questions within three business days.

Last Updated: March 21, 2024