Privacy Policy

Welcome to SteamDeckMachine.

Your privacy is extremely important to us. It is the policy of SteamDeckMachine to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect on the website steamdeckmachine.com and other websites we own and operate.

We only ask for personal information when we really need it to provide you with a service (such as responding to a contact or sending a newsletter). We do this by fair and legal means, with your knowledge and consent. We also inform you why we are collecting it and how it will be used.

1. Information We Collect

1.1. Personal Data Provided by the User

• Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor's IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
• Contact Forms/Newsletter: If you subscribe to receive our updates or contact us, we will collect your name and email address.

1.2. Data Collected Automatically (Cookies and Logs)

Like most website operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our site:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address;
• Browser type and version;
• The pages of our site that you visit;
• The time and date of your visit;
• The time spent on those pages.

2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies to improve the browsing experience. A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site.

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function (e.g., remembering that you are logged in).
• Third-Party and Advertising Cookies: We use third-party services that may create cookies in your browser for analysis and advertising purposes.

Google AdSense and DoubleClick

SteamDeckMachine may use Google AdSense to serve ads. Google uses cookies (such as the DART cookie) to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites on the internet.

• Users can opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting Google's Content Network and Ads Privacy Policy.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with the site (which articles are most read, traffic source, etc.). Information is collected anonymously and in aggregate form.

3. Embedded Content from Other Sites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., Steam Store widgets, YouTube videos, tweets, images, etc.). Embedded content from other sites behaves exactly as if the visitor were visiting the other site.

These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with this embedded content, including your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged into the site (e.g., if you are logged into your Steam or Google account).

4. Affiliate Disclosure

SteamDeckMachine participates in affiliate programs. This means that some of the links on our site (to stores like Amazon, Nuuvem, Steam, etc.) may be "affiliate links".

If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps keep the site running and producing free content. Tracking is done through cookies that identify that the visit came from our site.

5. Data Sharing

We do not publicly share or share your personally identifiable information with third parties, except:

1. When required by law;
2. For analytical data processing (Google Analytics - anonymized);
3. For automatic comment spam checking (services like Akismet).

6. Your Rights (LGPD)

As the data subject, and in accordance with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD - Law No. 13,709/2018), you have the right to:

• Confirmation and Access: To know if we process your data and request a copy of it.
• Correction: To request the correction of incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated data.
• Anonymization, Blocking, or Deletion: To request the deletion of unnecessary data or data processed in non-compliance with the law.
• Revocation of Consent: To withdraw permission for the use of data that depends on consent (such as sending newsletters).

To exercise your rights, please contact us via the email provided at the end of this policy.

7. Data Retention

We only retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide the requested service.

• If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely (to recognize future approvals).
• Server log information is rotated periodically.

8. Security

We take precautions to protect your information. We adopt appropriate security practices to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your data (such as the use of SSL/HTTPS certificate throughout the site).

9. External Links

Our site has links to external sites that are not operated by us (e.g., Valve/Steam, game developers). Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites and cannot accept responsibility for their respective privacy policies.

10. Changes to This Policy

SteamDeckMachine reserves the right to update this privacy policy at any time. We recommend that you review this page periodically for any changes. Changes take effect immediately after being posted on this page.

11. Contact

If you have questions about how we handle user data and personal information, or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:

• Email: [email protected]

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