privacy policy

introduction

Who are we?

This website is hosted and maintained by DUBIOUS DESIGN LTD, whose company number is 15468775, and whose registered address is at C/O Buzzacott LLP, 130 Wood Street, London, United Kingdom, EC2V 6DL (“we”, “our” or “us”).

Where we decide the means of, or purposes for, processing your personal data, we are the “controller."

What’s this notice about?

This notice explains how we process personal data, as a controller, in relation to individuals (“you” or “your”) who visit our website: https://www.dubious.design/ (“website”).

We update this notice from time to time, so you should check back in on a regular basis. Where appropriate, we will actively notify you of changes.

Please note that other websites or services mentioned on our website may not be operated by us. You should refer to the privacy notices on those websites to understand how they process personal data.

What are your rights?

You have the following rights, although these rights may be limited in some circumstances:

• Ask us to send a copy of your personal data to you or someone else
• Ask us to restrict, stop processing, or delete your personal data
• Object to our processing of your personal data
• Object to use of your personal data for direct marketing purposes
• Ask us to correct inaccuracies in your personal data

How do you contact us?

If you have any questions concerning this notice, including how you can exercise your rights, please contact us at: contact@dubious.design.

If we cannot resolve your issue, you can contact the relevant regulator or supervisory authority in your country. For example, if you are based in the UK, you can get in touch with the Information Commissioner’s Office: https://ico.org.uk/concerns.

YOUR PERSONAL DATA AND HOW WE USE IT

1. Feedback

What information?

We may collect your name, email address and any other information that you submit as part of your enquiries, complaints, questions or other feedback which you send to us at contact@dubious.design or to our social media channels.

Why are we using this information?

We process certain information relating to you to: (i) review and respond to your enquiries, complaints or questions about the Website, our products and our services; (ii) provide customer care services; (iii) improve, test and monitor the quality and delivery of the website, games or related products and services; and (iv) receive feedback on your experience when using our website, games or related products and services.

How are we using this information / what is our legal basis for doing so?

We process this personal data in order to pursue our legitimate interests, being to: (i) understand how you use the website, games or related products and services; (ii) promote the success of our business; and (iii) provide responsive customer care services. Such interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.

Who are we sharing this information with?

We may share this information with the Rocket Science Group, when we use their marketing automation and email marketing platform “Mailchimp” to respond to and resolve your feedback.

How long do we keep hold of this information for?

We retain this information for three years following the date on which the relevant enquiry, complaint, question or feedback has been resolved or otherwise closed.

2. analytics

What information?

We may collect:

• Certain “identifiers” which we use to identify when you visit the website, for how long and what pages you visit on the website.
• Information relating to the device and technology which you use to visit the website.
• Information about errors which you encounter when using the website.

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how you interact with the website, by storing cookies on your device. For further information on how we use this technology, please refer to Section 4 (“Cookies, analytics and similar technologies”) below.

Why are we using this information?

We process certain information relating to you to: (i) identify you; (ii) understand how you use our website; (iii) improve, test and monitor the quality and delivery of the website; (iv) identify and correct any problems on the website; and (v) perform essential business operations.

How are we using this information / what is our legal basis for doing so?

We only process this data where we have your consent to do so. You can withdraw your consent for us collecting this information by contacting us at contact@dubious.design.

Who are we sharing this information with?

We will not be sharing this information with any third-parties.

How long do we keep hold of this information for?

We retain this information for as long as necessary in order to achieve the purposes set out above.

3. job applications

What information?

We normally collect your name and email address from you when you submit job applications via our website. Depending on the nature of the vacancy, we may also collect further personal data relating to you in your CV, cover letter, or any additional files or videos submitted by you as part of your application.

Why are we using this information?

We process certain information relating to you to: (i) assess whether you are suitable for a role with us by considering your skills and qualifications when you submit a job application via our website; (ii) communicate with you about the role and the recruitment process; and (iii) keep appropriate records relating to our recruitment processes.

How are we using this information / what is our legal basis for doing so?

We process this personal data in order to pursue our legitimate interests, being to: (i) hire suitably qualified individuals; and (ii) operate our business and promote its success. Such interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.

Who are we sharing this information with?

We will not be sharing this information with any third-parties.

How long do we keep hold of this information for?

Where you are:

1. successful with your application, your data will be retained in accordance with our internal retention policy, taking into account factors such as how long you are employed with us, your role and the nature of the information; or
2. not successful with your application, your data will be retained for 2 years following the date on which a decision was made on your application.

4. marketing

What information?

We collect your name and email address when you opt-in to receive our newsletter or marketing communications, via our website.

Why are we using this information?

We process certain information relating to you to: (i) send you our newsletters; and (ii) contact you about our games, related products and services, and business updates.

How are we using this information / what is our legal basis for doing so?

In some cases, we process this personal data where you have given your consent to us doing so. In other cases, we process this personal data in order to pursue our legitimate interests, being to: (i) promote the success of our games, related products and services, and business; and (ii) further our commercial interests. Such interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.

Who are we sharing this information with?

We may share this information with the Rocket Science Group, when we use their marketing automation and email marketing platform “Mailchimp” to send you newsletters and marketing communications.

How long do we keep hold of this information for?

We retain this data until you withdraw your consent for receiving our marketing communications.

storage, transfers and disclosure

storage & transfers

We are based in the United Kingdom, regularly collaborate with an international network of partners and may from time-to-time use subcontractors based in other countries. Where we transfer personal data internationally, we implement certain contractual measures in order to safeguard such transfers, where required by applicable data protection laws to do so. For more information, please contact us using the contact details at the start of this notice.

disclosure

Other than as set out above, we may disclose your personal data:

• Where required by law, government, competent authorities or the courts or to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights, and for the purposes of preventing crime and fraud. Legal basis: our legal basis for this processing is likely to be: compliance with legal obligation, or in order to pursue our legitimate interests in: (i) obtaining advice in relation to legal and similar proceedings; (ii) communicating with relevant third parties in relation to legal and similar proceedings; and/or (iii) protecting and defending ourselves from legal and similar proceedings.

• With members of our corporate group, suppliers and subcontractors, as necessary for the purposes (and on the legal basis) set out in this notice.

• If involved in an investment, merger, acquisition, or sale of our organisation or assets, personal data we hold may be shared in order to pursue the legitimate interests of us, our shareholders, customers and other parties to a transaction, unless those interests are outweighed by prejudicial impacts upon you. Legal basis: our legal basis for this processing is likely to be: in order to pursue our legitimate interests, which would typically include our interest (and that of our shareholders) in negotiating and concluding the relevant transaction, and our interest (and that of our users) in financing the business and ensuring the development and continuity of our products and services.

COOKIES, ANALYTICS AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Cookies, pixels and other technologies store and access data on devices to help websites and apps work. This table explains their purpose, how long they last, and who else can access their data. We get consent to use them unless they’re essential to the website.

Most browsers allow control over cookies, for more information: Google Chrome | Microsoft Edge | Mozilla Firefox | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Opera | Apple Safari.