Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Kiwi Play (operated through selbstfahrend.com). We're committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how we handle your information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you use our FREE social gaming platform.

2. Information We Collect

Since Kiwi Play is a free social gaming platform, we collect minimal information necessary to provide our services:

2.1 Information You Provide

• Account Information: When you create a free account, we may collect your name, email address, and a password (stored securely and hashed)
• Contact Information: If you contact us, we collect the information you provide in your message
• Age Verification: We verify that you are 18 years or older

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Device Information: Browser type, device type, operating system
• Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, games played
• Technical Data: IP address (anonymized), referral source

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on Kiwi Play. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us remember your preferences and improve our services.

3.1 Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly (age verification, login status)
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site (anonymized data)
• Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences

3.2 Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling essential cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of Kiwi Play. You can manage cookie preferences through the cookie banner on our website.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our free gaming services
• To verify your age (18+ requirement)
• To communicate with you about your account or inquiries
• To improve our website and gaming experience
• To ensure platform security and prevent fraud
• To comply with legal obligations
• To analyze usage patterns and improve our services (anonymized data)

We do NOT: Sell your personal information, share it with third parties for marketing purposes, or use it for any commercial exploitation beyond providing our free services.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

Your passwords are stored using industry-standard hashing algorithms and are never stored in plain text.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes described in this policy. If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information, except where we're required to retain it by law.

7. Your Rights

As a user of Kiwi Play, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal information
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
• Objection: Object to processing of your personal information
• Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

8. Third-Party Services

Kiwi Play may use third-party services for analytics, hosting, and other operational purposes. These services have their own privacy policies and may collect information about you. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

We use services like Google Analytics (anonymized) to understand how users interact with our platform. This helps us improve our services.

9. Children's Privacy

Kiwi Play is strictly for users who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18. If we become aware that we have collected information from someone under 18, we will delete that information immediately.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

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

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

12. New Zealand Privacy Act

Kiwi Play operates in compliance with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020. This policy is designed to meet our obligations under New Zealand privacy law. If you believe we have breached the Privacy Act, you can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.