Privacy Policy

Introduction

At QuestArchives ("we," "us," or "our"), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website questarchives.info (the "Site") or use our services.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Site.

Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Site, including:

Personal Data

When you use our Site, we may collect personally identifiable information such as:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Mailing address
• Research interests related to adventure gaming
• Professional affiliations or academic institutions

This information is collected only when you voluntarily provide it to us, such as when filling out a contact form, subscribing to our newsletter, requesting research access, or contributing materials to our archive.

Usage Data

We may also collect information about how you access and use our Site, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• The pages you visit
• Time and date of your visit
• Time spent on specific pages
• Referring website addresses

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect about you for various purposes, including:

• Providing and Maintaining Our Site: To present our Site and its contents to you and enhance user experience.
• Processing Requests: To respond to your inquiries, process your requests for research access, and manage contributions to our archive.
• Communication: To communicate with you about your account, our services, research opportunities, or upcoming events and exhibitions related to adventure gaming in Canada.
• Analytics: To analyze usage patterns and trends to improve our Site and services.
• Research: To conduct research and analyze the data to improve our understanding of adventure gaming history and development in Canada.
• Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or enforceable governmental requests.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Policy:

• To Service Providers: To trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Site, conducting our business, or servicing you, provided that these parties agree to keep this information confidential.
• For Research Collaboration: With academic institutions and research partners when you have expressly consented to such sharing for collaborative research projects.
• For Legal Reasons: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
• To Protect Our Rights: If we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others, to investigate fraud, or to respond to a government request.
• Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our operations to another company.

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties without your consent.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. Cookies are small files that a site transfers to your computer's hard drive through your web browser that enables the site to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the operation of our Site.
• Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our Site.
• Functionality Cookies: Used to recognize you when you return to our Site.

Managing Cookies:

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites and services. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• Access: The right to request copies of your personal information.
• Rectification: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• Erasure: The right to request that we erase your personal information under certain conditions.
• Restriction: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
• Object: The right to object to our processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
• Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization or directly to you under certain conditions.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section.

Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately. If we discover that a child under 16 has provided us with personal information, we will delete such information from our servers.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes we make to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: