Privacy & Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 8 April 2025
Welcome to fortunacards.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information, and how you can exercise your rights.
1. Who We Are
The data controller for this website is:
Fortuna Cards
Email: jake@fortunacards.com
We collect and process your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
2. What Data We Collect
We collect the following personal data:
- Email address: when you sign up for our newsletter.
- Cookies and usage data: such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on our website. (See Cookie Policy below.)
3. Why We Collect Your Data (Purpose & Legal Basis)
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
- To send you our newsletter about our board game development and upcoming crowdfunding campaign. (Legal basis: your consent)
- To improve our website performance and understand visitor preferences using cookies and analytics tools. (Legal basis: your consent, unless cookies are strictly necessary for website function)
You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in our emails or contacting us at jake@fortunacards.com.
4. How We Store and Protect Your Data
We store your data securely. Your email address is stored by our email service provider, MailPoet, which is GDPR-compliant.
We retain your personal data:
- For the duration of your newsletter subscription.
- If you unsubscribe, your data will be deleted within 30 days.
5. Third-Party Service Providers
We use trusted service providers to help us operate our website and send newsletters:
- MailPoet (Automattic Inc.): to manage and send our newsletter.
- Data may be transferred outside the EU. Automattic relies on Standard Contractual Clauses to safeguard these transfers.
Other than as stated above, we do not share, sell, or rent your personal data to third parties.
6. Your Data Protection Rights
Under GDPR, you have rights including:
- Access your data
- Rectify inaccurate data
- Erase your data (“right to be forgotten”)
- Restrict or object to processing
- Data portability
- Withdraw your consent at any time
- Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority
To exercise any of these rights, please email us at jake@fortunacards.com.
7. Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience. Cookies are small files stored on your device.
Types of Cookies We Use:
- Essential Cookies: Needed for the website to function.
- Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site.
- Marketing Cookies: (If used) Help us deliver relevant marketing messages.
You can manage your cookie preferences via our cookie banner or your browser settings.
8. Cookie Policy
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are text files placed on your device to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Remember your preferences.
- Understand how you use our website.
- Enable features such as newsletter sign-up forms.
Managing Cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies. Our cookie banner also allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Note that disabling cookies may affect website functionality.
For more detailed information about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Third-Party Cookies
Our service providers may use cookies. These providers include:
- MailPoet (for managing newsletter sign-ups)
We will update this list if other services are added.
9. Updates to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated version on our website. If changes are significant, we will notify you via email if you are subscribed to our newsletter.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about this policy or your personal data, please contact:
Jake
Email: jake@fortunacards.com
Thank you for trusting us with your information!
