Data Privacy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 27.06.2025

Welcome to DBD Comp Academy Group. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit https://dbdcompacademy.com and use services under the DBDCompNet initiative.

1. Who We Are

DBD Comp Academy Group is a non-profit organization based in Hessen, Germany, operating the platform dbdcompacademy.com and associated services. We process your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

2. What Data We Collect

We collect the following types of personal data:

Identity & Contact Information: Full Name, Email Address, Physical Address

Account & Platform Data: Discord Username & Discord ID, Steam Username & Steam ID

Technical Data: IP address, cookies, browser type, and device information

Payment Information: When processing purchases or donations

Special Cases: We may collect data from minors only with parental supervision

3. How We Collect Data

Your data is collected through:

Account Registration on our website or partner platforms

Cookies and similar tracking technologies

4. How We Use Your Data

We process your data for the following purposes:

To fulfill legal obligations

To operate and maintain the DBDCompNet project

To improve our services

To ship goods and process payments for paid services

To investigate violations, including the breach of Behaviour Interactive's Terms of Service or applicable laws

In serious cases of abuse or fraud, we may share relevant data with:

Behaviour Interactive Inc. (Read their Privacy Policy)

Authorized DBDCompNet partners (only Steam and Discord identifiers are shared; sensitive personal data remains restricted)

We do not sell your personal data.

5. Your Rights

You have the following rights under the GDPR:

Access – You may request a full copy of your data

Correction – You may update or correct your data

Deletion – You may request your data to be deleted

Objection – You may opt out of marketing or data processing

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at:
📧 privacy-gdpr@dbdcompacademy.com
(Note: Requests must be made from the email address associated with your account.)

6. Opting Out & Consent Withdrawal

Users may opt out of marketing emails and tracking at any time.
Withdrawal of consent is handled through the Terms of Service. Please read the Terms to understand the implications of disagreement.

7. Data Security

We implement robust measures to safeguard your data, including:

Encrypted storage

Access restrictions (only developers and administration have access)

Secure internal systems

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to:

Provide and manage your account

Fulfill legal or contractual obligations

Your data will be deleted upon account termination, both on our platform and across all DBDCompNet partners.

9. Children’s Privacy

We allow users under the age of 16 to use our services only under verified parental supervision. We do not knowingly collect data from children without such supervision.

10. Legal Basis & Jurisdiction

We process your data based on:

Your consent

Contractual necessity

Legal obligations

Legitimate interests

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of Germany and the GDPR.

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as needed. Any significant changes will be communicated through our website.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data:

📧 privacy-gdpr@dbdcompacademy.com
🌐 https://dbdcompacademy.com