GameMakers

Effective Date: September 30, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Gamemakers, a sole proprietorship doing business as “Gamemakers” (”we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit our website gamemakers.com (the “Site”), subscribe to our newsletter, and use our services.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is:

https://gamemakers.com

. We are a Substack newsletter dedicated to [briefly describe your newsletter’s topic].

2. Information We Collect

We collect information about you in the following ways:

• Information You Provide to Us:

  • Email Address: When you subscribe to our free or paid newsletter, we collect your email address through Substack.

  • Payment Information: If you subscribe to a paid tier, you will provide your payment information (such as a credit or debit card number) directly to our payment processor, Stripe. We do not have direct access to your full payment card details. Stripe uses and processes your complete payment information in accordance with their privacy policy.

  • Comments and Communications: If you comment on posts or communicate with us directly, we may collect your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.

• Information We Collect Automatically:

  • Usage Data: Substack automatically collects certain information when you visit the Site or interact with our emails. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, pages viewed, links clicked, and the dates and times of your visits.

  • Email Analytics: We may receive information about your interactions with our emails, such as whether you opened an email or clicked on a link. This helps us gauge the effectiveness of our content.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our newsletter and the Site.

• To send you the newsletter to which you have subscribed.

• To process your payments for paid subscriptions through Stripe.

• To communicate with you, respond to your comments and inquiries, and provide customer support.

• To analyze and understand our audience, improve our content and services, and monitor the usage of the Site.

• To comply with legal obligations and protect our legal rights.

4. Sharing and Disclosure of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with the following third parties who provide services on our behalf:

• Substack: Our newsletter and website are hosted on the Substack platform. Substack has access to your data to provide its services. You can review Substack’s Privacy Policy for more information.

• Stripe: Our payment processor for paid subscriptions. We share necessary information with Stripe to process your payments. You can review Stripe’s Privacy Policy for more information.

• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, or protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public.

5. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to help protect your personal information from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access. However, no electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Your Data Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access: You can request copies of your personal data.

• The right to rectification: You can request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.

• The right to erasure (unsubscribe): You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email. This will stop future communications.

• The right to restrict processing: You may have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [Your Contact Email Address].

7. Children’s Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: jk@gamemakers.com.