This policy explains what information gamespass.xyz (“GamesPass”) collects, why, and your rights. We aim to comply with applicable data-protection laws, including India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and where relevant the EU/UK GDPR.
Who we are
GamesPass is an independent gaming publication. For privacy questions or requests, email [email protected].
Information we collect
- Contact form: your name, email and message, used only to reply to you. Messages are delivered to our email inbox.
- Comments: name, email, optional website, comment text, IP address and browser details, for moderation and spam prevention. Emails are never published. An anonymised hash of your email may be sent to Gravatar to show a profile picture.
- Security logs: IP addresses of failed login attempts are kept temporarily to protect the site.
- Server and CDN logs: our hosting provider and Cloudflare may process IP addresses and request details for security and performance.
We do not require accounts, collect payments or ask for sensitive personal information.
Advertising (Google AdSense)
This site uses Google AdSense to show ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You can opt out of personalised advertising in Google Ads Settings, or opt out of some third-party vendors’ cookies at aboutads.info. Learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Readers in the EEA, UK and Switzerland see Google’s certified consent message and can accept or reject advertising cookies.
Cookies
See our Cookie Policy.
Retention
- Contact emails: kept as long as needed to handle your enquiry, or deleted on request.
- Comments: kept while the comment is published.
- Security logs: kept for a limited period.
Sharing
We do not sell personal information. It is shared only with services needed to run the site — hosting, Cloudflare, Google (advertising) and Gravatar (comment avatars) — or when legally required.
Your rights
You can ask to access, correct or delete your information, or withdraw consent, by emailing [email protected].
Children
GamesPass is not directed at children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country), and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
Changes
We may update this policy; the date at the top shows the latest version.