Last updated: July 18, 2022
Virbox.net is a project specialized on developing and publishing IT solutions — web tools, applications, and games.
The purpose of this Privacy Policy document is to provide you with all the important information and explanations about why and how some of your data may be collected and processed by Virbox.net when you use one of our applications or web services. This privacy policy governs and details the primary principles that Virbox.net applies to the data we collect and process to:
(i) develop and maintain web services ("Virbox.net web services", "website", https://virbox.net/), and
(ii) develop, publish and monetize applications and games ("Virbox.net apps and games").
When you download, install and use Virbox.net applications, we can collect and process some of your data for various legitimate purposes.
Below you will find explanations on why Virbox.net may collect data and the legal bases Virbox.net relies on in each case.
Virbox.net collects data:
To provide you with the services you asked for
(for example, knowing that you completed a level to allow access to the next level
Legal basis — such data processing is strictly necessary for the service(s) asked
To run analytics and understand how users interact with our web services, apps, and games in order to continuously improve our products
(e.g. ensuring that an interface is intuitive for users or that an achievement is too difficult to accomplish for most players)
Legal basis for third party analytics — Express consent. Virbox.net only shares personal data collected through Virbox.net apps and games with third party partners that provide Virbox.net with analytics services once you express your consent through the pop-up confirmation included in our apps and games.
Legal basis for first party analytics — Legitimate interest. Virbox.net collects user data for the purpose of its own internal analytics. Collected data is only used for Virbox.net internal analytics and is not shared with any third parties. Processing this data is based on the legitimate interest of Virbox.net.
To show advertising tailored to the interests of our users
and allow Virbox.net to continue to provide free services and products
Legal basis — Express consent. Virbox.net only processes or shares personal data collected through Virbox.net apps and games for personalized advertising purposes once you express your consent using the pop-up confirmation included in our apps and games.
For all data processing activities that require a user's consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time from the "settings" page in our apps and games.
Please note that if you withdraw your consent or if you refuse to consent in the first place, you will still be served with advertising but that may be less relevant to you as it will not be personalized.
For the purposes listed above the data that Virbox.net collect is limited to:
Apps and games you are using
Your IP address
Your Mobile Advertising ID (Google AAID or Apple IDFA) - the technical identifiers developed by operating systems for advertising purposes which remain under your control and can be erased or reset at any time using your operating system settings)
Technical details about the device you use and your connection (user agent, timestamp, type of connection)
Data related to your activities on our apps and games and notably the way in which you interact with our apps and games (for example, how and when you use our apps) and with the advertising served in our apps and games (for example, number of ads showed, potential clicks)
Virbox.net does not share your personal data with third parties without your prior consent.
When you consent to the collection of data for advertising and analytics purposes, we may share the data listed above with the following categories of recipients
Ad Partners: that allow us to monetize the advertising inventory of our apps and games to provide users with free products and services.
Ad partners usually collect data through their own tools (Software Development Kits or SDKs). You will find a list of our partners implementing advertising SDKs through our products and the privacy policies of their services which describe their practices and allow you to exercise your rights directly toward them hereafter:
Google AdMob - https://policies.google.com/privacy
Authorities: only to the extent we are obliged to by applicable regulations and laws.
Like on most other websites, when you browse on https://virbox.net certain information about your connection and device is collected automatically for the website to run properly.
Virbox.net and its partners also use cookie files and similar technologies to analyze how our users interact with our web services and administrate the website.
You can control the cookies in your web browser configuration but if you choose to disable cookies it may affect certain websites' functionalities.
For the purposes listed above the data that Virbox.net and its partners collect is limited to:
Browsing interactions and events with the website's services and contents
IP address and technical details related to your browser and/or device (user agent)
Information you provide us with willingly when you contact Virbox.net
Virbox.net uses Google Analytics to collect information related to the web traffic on our website. Google Analytics allows us to measure the performance and to provide you with a better website experience.
To learn more about data protection and privacy aspects of Google Analytics, you can refer to their privacy policy accessible here: https://policies.google.com/privacy and opt-out from Google Analytics data collection here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Personal data collected and processed for the purposes described in this policy is not kept longer than necessary by Virbox.net.
Virbox.net does not keep user level data for more than 12 months except for the data collected by first-party analytics tools which can be stored for up to 24 months.
Virbox.net never knowingly or willingly collects any personal data concerning children under the age of 16 years.
Use of our apps and games is limited to users aged 13 years and above, except in European Union, where our apps and games are limited to users aged 16 years and above. If you are accepting this Privacy Policy and using our apps and games, you guarantee that you are 13 (or 16, if applicable) or more years old.
Some of our partners and data processors referred to in this Privacy Policy are located outside the European Union.
In such case, we ensure that:
the personal data is transferred to the countries offering the same level of data protection or,
For personal data transferred outside countries recognized by the European Commission as having a sufficient level of protection, any of the mechanisms offering appropriate security is used.
You have the right to change your consent status at any time from the settings page available in Virbox.net apps and games.
Note that while Virbox.net does not sell the personal information of its users, we may share it with third parties like advertising and analytics companies to improve and personalize your user experience and adjust the content and ads of our products.
Changing your consent status within Virbox.net apps and games will allow you to block the data collection for these purposes and will, in fact, prevent the information sharing with our analytics and/or advertising partners.
On request, Virbox.net will report if we hold any of your personal information. You may access or request deletion of your personal information directly in Virbox.net apps and games or by contacting Virbox.net as indicated in the "Contact us" section below. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
You may request Virbox.net the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you, as well as the completion of incomplete personal data. You may also request Virbox.net to erase your personal data without undue delay when it is no longer necessary for Virbox.net to retain such data.
To erase your data or to make it inaccessible you can either:
reset your mobile advertising identifier (GAAID on Android, IDFA on iOS) or activate "Limit Ad Tracking" in your device settings in order to make previously collected data non-linkable to you or your device anymore or limit further collection of data if you enable the "Limit Ad Tracking" option
contact Virbox.net directly, as indicated in the "Contact us" section below to have the data previously collected by Virbox.net on you and/or your device permanently erased or anonymized
On request, Virbox.net will provide you with the personal data you provided to us and, if possible, will send this information to another data controller of your choice in a portable format when the processing is based on your consent.
You may lodge a complaint against Virbox.net by contacting us directly, as indicated in the "Contact us" section below.
You may contact Virbox.net on the questions regarding this Privacy Policy by sending an email to the address privacy@virbox.net