Pixel Play Journal
Privacy policy
Effective date
Scope
This policy explains how Pixel Play Journal handles personal information when you read our editorial publication about new releases, player communities and contemporary play culture, or use this site’s reader enquiry form.
Pixel Play Journal is the controller for the personal information described here. Pixel Play Journal is located at 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester, England, M15 4FN.
Information we collect
If you use the reader enquiry form, it asks for:
- Name, which is required.
- Email, which is required.
- What would you like to share?, with the choices Reader question, Article response or Community note. This is required.
- Your question or message, which is required.
- I agree to the privacy policy, which is a required consent confirmation.
The form also contains a hidden anti-spam field named Website. It is not a visible question and is not required.
We may also receive information you choose to provide when you contact Pixel Play Journal by email or telephone. The site uses necessary and functional browser storage, including the preference saved when you make a cookie choice. It does not use analytics or advertising cookies.
How we use information
Pixel Play Journal uses enquiry details to respond to and manage an enquiry you submit. This may include identifying whether your message is a reader question, an article response or a community note, then replying to the email address you provide.
For this enquiry purpose, the stated lawful basis is legitimate interests, subject to the controller’s assessment. The required privacy-policy agreement field records that you have acknowledged this policy when using the form; it does not change the stated purpose of handling the enquiry.
Form submissions
The form collects the fields listed in this policy only when you complete and submit it. It does not ask for payment, account or newsletter information.
No external submission endpoint is configured for this static site. If you need to make sure Pixel Play Journal receives an enquiry, use [email protected] or call +44 161 200 1500. Please include your name, a reply address and identify the information or enquiry your request concerns.
Your choices and rights
You can contact Pixel Play Journal to ask about the personal information linked to your enquiry, request a correction or raise a concern about how it is handled.
To make a privacy request, email [email protected] or call +44 161 200 1500. Please identify the information or enquiry your request concerns.
Retention
Pixel Play Journal keeps enquiry information only for as long as needed to understand, manage and respond to the enquiry, including any relevant follow-up. The appropriate period depends on the nature and context of the message; this policy does not set a fixed retention period.
For a current question about information connected with a particular enquiry, contact Pixel Play Journal using the route in the Contact section.
Security
Pixel Play Journal takes reasonable care with information provided through this publication and limits collection to the fields described in this policy. No method of transmission or storage can be guaranteed completely secure, so please avoid including sensitive information in a reader message.
UK data protection information
For the enquiry purpose described above, Pixel Play Journal is the controller of the personal information you choose to provide. The collection is limited to the form fields and contact details described in this policy. The applicable framework stated for this notice is the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
This notice gives a general description of the site practices described here. Whether a particular legal requirement applies to a specific situation may depend on the circumstances.
Lawful basis
Pixel Play Journal’s stated lawful basis for responding to and managing an enquiry is legitimate interests, subject to the controller’s assessment. The purpose is to understand the message, communicate with the person who sent it and manage any relevant follow-up.
Your choices and rights
You can choose not to complete the reader enquiry form. You can also contact Pixel Play Journal directly using the details below and identify the information or enquiry your request concerns.
Subject to the conditions and limits under data-protection law, you may ask for access to your personal information, correction of inaccurate information, erasure, restriction of processing or data portability where applicable. You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests; this is particularly relevant to the enquiry purpose described in this policy. You may also withdraw a consent choice where consent is the applicable basis.
To make a request, write to [email protected] or call +44 161 200 1500. Please identify the information or enquiry your request concerns so Pixel Play Journal can understand and respond to it.
Complaints
Please contact Pixel Play Journal first using [email protected] or +44 161 200 1500, identifying the information or enquiry your complaint concerns.
You can also raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection matters.
Children
This publication is not directed at children, and the enquiry form should not be used to submit information about another person. If you believe information has been sent to Pixel Play Journal inappropriately, use the contact route below and identify the information or enquiry involved.
Changes to this policy
Pixel Play Journal may update this policy when the site practices or the information in this notice changes. The effective date at the top of the page shows which version is current.
Contact
For a privacy request, question or complaint, contact Pixel Play Journal by either route below. Please identify the information or enquiry your request concerns.
Email:[email protected]
Telephone:+44 161 200 1500
Postal address: Pixel Play Journal, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester, England, M15 4FN.
For privacy requests, email [email protected] or call +44 161 200 1500. Please identify the information or enquiry your request concerns.