Privacy Policy — RomX

Welcome to RomX ("we," "our," or "us"). We operate the website rom-x.vercel.app (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our platform. Please read it carefully.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Account information: When you register, we collect your email address, display name, and profile picture.
Usage data: Pages visited, features used, device type, browser type, IP address, and referring URLs.
User-generated content: ROMs, comments, reviews, and other content you submit to the platform.
Communications: Messages you send us via contact forms or support channels.

2. How We Use Your Information

To provide, operate, and maintain our Service
To improve and personalize your experience
To send you notifications about activity relevant to your account
To detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity
To comply with legal obligations
To display relevant advertisements through third-party ad networks

3. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.

We use the following types of cookies:

Essential cookies: Required for the Service to function properly (authentication, preferences).
Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Service (e.g., Google Analytics).
Advertising cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track ad performance.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of our Service may not function properly.

4. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Service. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

For more information about how Google uses data from sites that use Google products, visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data with:

Service providers: Third-party vendors who assist in operating our platform (e.g., Firebase, Supabase, Cloudinary).
Advertising partners: Google AdSense and other networks as described in Section 4.
Legal compliance: When required by law or to protect our rights and users' safety.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

7. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

Access the personal information we hold about you
Request correction or deletion of your personal information
Object to or restrict processing of your data
Data portability
Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)

To exercise these rights, please contact us at the details below.

10. Third-Party Links

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites (such as ROM download sources or developer profiles on external platforms). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Via our Contact Page
By visiting rom-x.vercel.app/contact