Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to MapleStory Classic World ("we," "us," or "our"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website maplestory-classic.com (the "Site").

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site.

Information We Collect

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and your visit, including:

• Your IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring website addresses
• Pages you view on our Site
• Time and date of your visit
• Time spent on pages
• Device identifiers
• Geographic location (country/region level)

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. These technologies help us analyze trends, administer the Site, track users' movements around the Site, and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.

Types of cookies we use include:

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the Site to function properly
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Site
• Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track ad campaign performance
• Functionality Cookies: Remember your preferences and settings

Third-Party Services

We use several third-party services that may collect information about you:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our Site. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about the use of our Site. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Ezoic

We use Ezoic to provide personalized advertising and optimize ad placements on our Site. Ezoic may collect and use data about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

Ezoic's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet. You can learn more about Ezoic's privacy practices at: https://www.ezoic.com/privacy-policy/

Google AdSense

We may display advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

Amazon Associates

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Amazon may use cookies to track referrals.

How We Use Your Information

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

• To provide, operate, and maintain our Site
• To improve, personalize, and expand our Site
• To understand and analyze how you use our Site
• To develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• To display advertisements that may be of interest to you
• To find and prevent fraud
• To comply with legal obligations

Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, advertising services, and website hosting.
• Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
• Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

Your Privacy Rights

Cookie Preferences

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually modify your browser settings to remove or reject cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Site.

Opting Out of Interest-Based Advertising

You can opt out of interest-based advertising by:

• Visiting Digital Advertising Alliance
• Visiting Network Advertising Initiative
• For EU users: Your Online Choices

Do Not Track

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. Our Site does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" signals.

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to:

• Know what personal information is being collected about you
• Know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
• Say no to the sale of personal information
• Access your personal information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights

European Privacy Rights (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:

• The right to access, update, or delete your personal information
• The right of rectification
• The right to object to processing
• The right of restriction
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent

Data Retention

We will retain your information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the information you provide to us, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against interception or misuse.

Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information as soon as possible.

Third-Party Websites

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites and services, including affiliate links. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

Contact Us

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

Website: maplestory-classic.com