Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Before You Game ("Before You Game", "we", "us" or "our") handles information when you visit and use beforeyougame.com.

Information you may provide

You can browse the site without creating an account. If you contact us, submit feedback, or use a feature that asks for information, we may receive the details you choose to provide and the content of your message. We do not ask for sensitive personal information as part of ordinary site use.

Technical information

Our hosting and security providers may process ordinary technical information needed to deliver, secure and troubleshoot the site, such as IP address, browser and device details, requested URLs, timestamps, referring pages and security logs. This information is used for operation and protection of the service, not to identify you personally from the game pages you read.

Cookies and consent

The site stores your analytics choice in your browser so that your preference can be remembered. With your permission, analytics services may use measurement cookies or similar technologies. You can decline analytics, delete cookies, or change your browser settings at any time. Declining analytics does not prevent access to the public site.

Analytics

When you opt in, we use Google Analytics 4 and Metricool to understand visits, page use and site interactions, including outbound clicks to external destinations. Microsoft Clarity is also loaded only after you accept analytics, to understand usability through session recordings, scrolling and interactions. Advertising consent remains denied. Declining keeps the analytics scripts unloaded. Withdrawing consent through Privacy choices stops further tracking, clears accessible analytics cookies and reloads the page to unload the tracking scripts; it does not erase data previously collected. These tools may process pseudonymous device and usage information under their own terms and privacy policies. We do not use analytics to make decisions about your eligibility for services.

Affiliate links

Some product and retailer links are affiliate links. Where applicable, Before You Game participates in the Amazon Associates Program and may earn a commission when a visitor makes an eligible purchase after following an Amazon link. Affiliate parameters help attribute a visit to Before You Game; the retailer controls its own checkout, account, order and privacy processes. We do not receive your payment details or a complete record of what you purchase through an affiliate link.

Third-party services and external links

The site may link to Amazon, game publishers, sources, social platforms, Pinterest and other third-party services. Those services operate independently and may collect information under their own privacy notices. Before You Game is not responsible for the privacy, security or content practices of an external service after you leave our site.

Internal publishing application and Pinterest API

Before You Game may use an internal publishing application with Pinterest API access to manage content for the authenticated Before You Game Pinterest account. That access is used for the account owner’s publishing workflow, such as preparing or scheduling Pins, and is not used to collect visitors’ Pinterest passwords or to sell personal information. Pinterest handles information in accordance with its own terms and privacy policy. Access can be revoked through Pinterest account settings or by disconnecting the application.

Security and retention

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures appropriate to a small public website to protect information we control. No internet transmission or storage system is guaranteed to be completely secure. Technical logs and analytics records are retained for as long as reasonably needed for security, measurement and site operation, and may then be deleted or aggregated. Messages are retained only as long as needed to respond, keep appropriate records, or resolve disputes.

Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or information about personal data we hold, and to object to or restrict certain processing. You can also withdraw analytics consent at any time. We may need enough information to verify a request and may retain limited information where the law allows or requires it.

Children’s privacy

Before You Game is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us so that we can review and delete it where appropriate.

Policy updates

We may update this Privacy Policy when the site, services or legal requirements change. The effective date at the top of this page indicates when the current version was published. Material changes will be reflected on this page.

Contact

For privacy questions or requests, use the contact method made available on the Before You Game website or the platform where you reached us. Please do not send passwords, payment details or other sensitive information in an initial message.