Privacy Policy

This privacy policy aims to inform users of the WARDOGS Nexus website about how their personal data is collected, processed, and protected in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR - EU Regulation 2016/679) and the amended French Data Protection Act of January 6, 1978.

The data controller is an individual who can be reached at: contact@wardogsnexus.com.

We only collect data strictly necessary for the proper operation of the services offered:

• Account and profile creation: username, email address, encrypted password, game/Steam ID (if linked), avatar.
• Site activity: published comments, written guides, shared clips, reports, and reactions.
• Technical connection data: IP address, connection date and time, browser user agent (for security and abuse prevention purposes).

The collected data is used to:

• Manage your registration and access to your user account.
• Enable community interaction (comments, guide creation, clip sharing, leaderboards).
• Ensure platform security, prevent fraud, and combat abuse (spam, toxic behavior).
• Send you essential transactional emails (registration confirmation, password reset).

* No data is sold, transferred, or rented to third parties for advertising or commercial purposes.

Data processing is based on the following legal grounds:

• Performance of a contract or terms of service: for the creation and management of your account.
• Consent: for the use of certain cookies or optional features.
• Legitimate interest: for securing the infrastructure, preventing attacks, and moderation.

• Active account: Data is kept as long as your account remains active.
• Account deletion: Upon account deletion, associated personal data is erased or anonymized within 30 days (public contributions such as guides or comments may be anonymized).
• Connection logs: Kept for a maximum of 12 months in accordance with legal security obligations.

In accordance with European regulations, you have the following rights:

• Right of access and rectification: you can view and edit most of your data from your profile area.
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): you can request the deletion of your account and personal data.
• Right to restriction and objection: you can object to certain processing or request its restriction.
• Right to data portability: you can request a copy of your data in a structured format.

To exercise these rights, you may contact us at any time at: contact@wardogsnexus.com. If you believe your rights are not being respected, you may file a complaint with the CNIL (French data protection authority - www.cnil.fr).

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures (salted password encryption, secure HTTPS protocols, firewalls, restricted access control) to protect your data against any destruction, loss, alteration, or unauthorized disclosure.