🔒 Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2026  ·  Last Updated: June 24, 2026
Table of Contents
  1. Information We Collect
  2. How We Use Your Information
  3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
  4. Google AdSense and Advertising
  5. Third-Party Services
  6. Data Retention
  7. Your Rights and Choices
  8. Children's Privacy
  9. Data Security
  10. Contact Us

1. Information We Collect

PixelArena ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website at pixelarena.gg. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our site.

1.1 Information You Provide

When you create a PixelArena account or contact us, we may collect:

  • Email address (if provided for account creation or newsletter)
  • Username and display name
  • Game high scores and preferences you choose to save
  • Comments or reviews you post on game pages

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit PixelArena, we automatically collect certain technical information including:

  • IP address and approximate geographic location (country/region)
  • Browser type, version, and operating system
  • Device type (desktop, tablet, mobile)
  • Pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs
  • Game play sessions (which games played, duration)

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Operate and improve the PixelArena website and game catalogue
  • Maintain global leaderboards and save your high scores
  • Send newsletters and game updates (only if you subscribed)
  • Respond to support requests and user feedback
  • Detect and prevent fraud or abuse
  • Analyse site traffic and usage patterns to improve our service
  • Serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense

We never sell your personal information to third parties. We do not share individual user data with advertisers.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

PixelArena uses cookies and similar technologies. Here's what we use:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the site to function. They remember your session, saved preferences, and game progress.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with our site. This data is aggregated and anonymised.

Advertising Cookies

Google AdSense uses cookies to serve personalised advertisements based on your interests. You can manage ad personalisation at Google Ads Settings.

Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality.

4. Google AdSense and Advertising

PixelArena uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site or other sites on the internet.

You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

All advertisements on PixelArena are clearly labelled with "Advertisement" to distinguish them from editorial content.

5. Third-Party Services

PixelArena embeds and links to third-party services. Each has their own privacy policy:

  • Google Analytics — Website analytics.
  • Google AdSense — Advertising.
  • Google Fonts — Typography. Fonts may be loaded from Google's servers.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party services.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal data within 30 days, except where required for legal compliance.

Anonymous analytics data may be retained for up to 26 months for trend analysis.

Browser-stored data (local storage, cookies) is managed by your browser and can be cleared at any time.

7. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Correction — Request correction of inaccurate personal data
  • Deletion — Request deletion of your personal data
  • Portability — Request your data in a portable format
  • Opt-out of marketing — Unsubscribe from emails at any time
  • Withdraw consent — Withdraw consent for optional data processing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@pixelarena.gg. We will respond within 30 days.

EU/EEA Residents (GDPR): You have additional rights, including the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

California Residents (CCPA): You have the right to know, delete, and opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information.

8. Children's Privacy

PixelArena is a general-audience gaming site. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or 16 in the EU) without verifiable parental consent.

If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, contact us at privacy@pixelarena.gg.

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information, including:

  • HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted
  • Secure password hashing for user accounts
  • Regular security assessments
  • Access controls limiting internal data access

No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We encourage you to review this page periodically.