Privacy Policy

Chicken Tendies Gaming ("we", "our", or "us") is a non-profit Australian gaming community. We are committed to protecting the privacy of all visitors to our website at https://chickentendiesgaming.org ("Website") and members who participate in our community through game servers, forums, or social platforms.

This Privacy Policy outlines our data practices in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles.

1. What We Collect

We do not collect or store any personal information such as:

• Email addresses
• Real names
• Physical addresses
• Phone numbers
• Financial details
• Discord usernames or Steam IDs tied to personal identity

We only collect non-identifying, game-related information for the purpose of maintaining fair and functional gameplay experiences, including:

• In-game usernames or handles
• Game server activity logs (e.g. join times, session data)
• In-game inventories and performance statistics

This data is used solely to support community gameplay, server management, and moderation.

2. How We Use This Information

The game-related data we collect is used to:

• Operate and manage our community game servers
• Monitor in-game activity for rule enforcement and fairness
• Help troubleshoot technical issues or resolve disputes between players
• Improve player experience and server performance

We do not use this data for commercial purposes. No tracking, profiling, or advertising is performed.

3. Data Storage and Security

All collected data is stored on secure, community-managed servers with appropriate access controls. We take reasonable steps to protect this data from misuse, interference, loss, and unauthorised access.

We do not store any information that could directly identify a person outside of their in-game persona.

4. Third-Party Services

Our community interacts with third-party platforms such as Discord, Steam, and game publishers. These services have their own privacy policies and may collect personal data independently. We encourage members to review those policies directly, as we have no control over external services.

5. Access and Correction

As we do not store personal information, there is no personal data to access or correct. Game-related data may be reviewed upon request, where practical.

6. Children and Younger Players

Chicken Tendies Gaming is a general audience community. We do not knowingly collect or store data from players under the age of 15 beyond in-game activity. Parents and guardians may contact us if they believe any data should be reviewed or removed.

7. Contact Us

8. Updates to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes in operations or compliance requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.