Game Jolt
- The documents do not say whether your data trains AI.
- Your data is used for personalized ads, including by third-party ad companies.
- Data is shared with partners and affiliates; you can opt out.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
A game site that collects lots of profile and ad data, shares it with advertisers, takes a broad content license.
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Collected
Account, billing, payout IDs, profile, IP, activity, and sometimes social friends and ads data.
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Privacy policy
“Your IP address, browser type, and information about your activities on the Service are collected automatically while you use the Service (your “Automatic Information”).”
Training
They run the site, process money, and share info so ads can match your interests.
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Privacy policy
“We share your Account Information and Profile Information with advertisers to display advertisements on the Service that are relevant to your interests.”
Sharing
Advertisers, Stripe, PayPal, Google Analytics, contest partners, and the public see your profile.
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Privacy policy
“Be aware that your profile and your communications and activities on the Service are publicly viewable once posted.”
Kept
They keep it while you use the service, then delete it in a “reasonable” time.
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Privacy policy
“We will keep your Personal Information for the length of time required to provide you with the Service, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.”
Controls
Email them to ask for a copy or deletion; ad opt-outs are on outside industry sites.
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Privacy policy
“If you would like to exercise any of those rights, please email us at contact@gamejolt.com.”
Fine print
U.S. they can close you anytime; most fees are non-refundable.
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What you can turn off
The controls and opt-outs their own documents describe, and where they say to find them.
Email to request a copy or deletion of your data
contact@gamejolt.com
Opt out of interest-based ads via NAI
http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/optout.asp
Opt out of Google Analytics
Privacy policy Google Analytics opt-out link (“please click here”)
Ask them to delete your account
contact@gamejolt.com
If a switch is not where they say, the deletion request above still applies.
Line by line
The lines that matter most, worst first.
They can reuse your posts, photos, and games in many ways, including to promote the site.
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Terms of service
“You also give us permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and display that User Content, in any form or type of media, whether it exists now or is invented later, for both commercial and non-commercial uses.”
For example, they could put your game screenshot in an ad without paying you extra.
Advertisers get your account and profile details so they can target ads.
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Privacy policy
“We share your Account Information and Profile Information with advertisers to display advertisements on the Service that are relevant to your interests.”
For example, an ad network could use your profile interests to show game ads just for you.
They can shut your account whenever they decide, without promising a warning.
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Terms of service
“If we think that you’re not abiding by these Terms, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your Account at any time at our sole discretion.”
For example, they could lock you out and you would lose access to your library with little notice.
Money you spend on games or features usually is not given back.
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Terms of service
“As a general rule, any Fees you pay are non-refundable. All sales on the Service are final.”
For example, if you buy a game and dislike it, they say they will not refund you.
If someone sues them because of something you posted or did, you may have to pay their legal costs.
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Terms of service
“You will also and hold the Parties harmless from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the Service.”
For example, if a comment you made caused a lawsuit, you could be on the hook for their lawyer bills.
Connecting social login can hand over friends and contacts, not just your own name.
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Privacy policy
“If you link a social media account to Game Jolt, or sign up with one, we’ll receive information from that social media profile, including Profile Information defined above and information about your friends and contacts that you share with us.”
For example, signing up with a social account could send them a list of people you follow.
They say they do not sell your personal information.
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Privacy policy
“Right to Opt Out: Game Jolt does not sell any of your personal information for any purposes.”
For example, they claim they would not sell a list of emails to a random buyer.
If you ask to be erased, it can take up to 30 days and some records may stay for legal reasons.
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Privacy policy
“This process may take as much as 30 days for full of your data, and in some cases, we may be required to retain some of your data for the purposes of stopping fraud or other legal and contractual requirements.”
For example, after you email a delete request, billing records might still be kept to stop fraud.
They say they encrypt data in transit and storage and limit who can see it.
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Privacy policy
“We use SSL encryption and other technologies to keep data safe when we transfer and store it.”
For example, your password should be sent over HTTPS rather than plain text.
Kids under 13 are banned; teens under 18 need a parent to make the account.
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Terms of service
“Children under the age of 13 are not allowed to use the Service or to create an Account.”
For example, a 12-year-old is not supposed to sign up even with a fake birthday.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- personal data
- Any information that is about you or can be linked to you, from your name to your phone's ID. For example, your email, your IP address and the list of apps on your phone are all personal data.
- retention
- How long a company keeps your data before deleting it. For example, a policy might keep your messages for 30 days after you delete them, or for as long as it likes.
- indemnify
- You promise to pay the company's legal costs and losses if your use of the service gets it sued. For example, if you post a song you do not own and the label sues the app, you owe the app's lawyer bills.
- third parties
- Any company or person other than you and the app, such as advertisers, partners or analytics firms. For example, an analytics company that receives a record of every screen you tap is a third party.
- opt out
- Something is on by default and stays on until you find the setting and turn it off. For example, your chats may be used for training unless you go into settings and switch it off.
- sell or share
- Under California law, selling means passing your data to others for money or other value; sharing means passing it on for targeted ads. For example, letting an ad network use your browsing history in return for ad space counts as a sale.
- right to erasure
- Your right to have a company delete the personal data it holds about you, with some exceptions. For example, you can ask a social app to wipe your old posts and profile and it must, unless a law says otherwise.
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What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They collect account, billing, tax IDs, profile (including location and gender), IP and activity, plus social friends/contacts and advertiser data.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
Not stated in the documents.
Are your chats and uploads used to train AI models, and is that off by default?
Not stated in the documents.
Can employees or contractors read your conversations, and when?
Not stated in the documents.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
They share account and profile data with advertisers and use cookies like Common ID and Google Analytics for ads.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They say they do not sell data, but they share with advertisers; ad opt-outs are offered via industry links.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You grant a broad license to use, copy, modify, and display your posts and games for commercial and non-commercial uses, including other users sharing them.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
Deletion is by emailing them; they keep data while you use the service and EU erasure may take 30 days.
Does it build a lasting memory or profile of you, and can you see, edit or turn it off?
Not stated in the documents.
Do they commit to basic security, and have they leaked data?
They describe SSL, limited access, confidentiality duties, and breach notification when required.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
No one under 13 may use it; under 18 needs a parent to create the account. There is no described age-check beyond that.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
Policies are dated. Privacy changes are emailed or messaged; terms say continued use means you accept, and retention is only “reasonable.”
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They may suspend or terminate your account at any time at their sole discretion and are not responsible for refunds.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The service is as-is with broad damage waivers, and you must indemnify them for claims from your use.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
There can be ongoing fees; they notify before fee changes, but fees are generally non-refundable and sales are final.
The privacy policy is 3,755 words at a college level (Flesch reading ease 41.1); the terms are 5,323 words at a fairly hard level.
