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Rockstar Games' privacy policy highlights several concerns. There is no expectation of privacy or confidentiality in public forums where personal information, images, and videos can be viewed, collected, and used by others (risk_flags-1). Your information may be transferred to and stored in countries, including the United States, that may not have equivalent privacy laws, and could be accessed by foreign authorities (risk_flags-2, risk_flags-3). The company also states that it cannot guarantee its data security (risk_flags-4). Your personal information may also be sold or transferred during business changes like acquisitions or mergers (risk_flags-5). Finally, your continued use of services signifies acceptance of any privacy policy changes, and third-party terms and policies govern connected services and sites.
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Risk Flags
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Critical issues, red flags, and other highly concerning policy elements that may be material to your decision to use the service. These often represent irreversible privacy or financial exposures.
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No expectation of privacy in public forums
There is no expectation of privacy or confidentiality on any public forums such as message boards, chat rooms, comment fields, or profile pages, and shared personal information, images, videos, or other content can be viewed, collected, and used by other people.
Why it matters: Any personal information, images, videos, or other content you share in public forums, message boards, chat rooms, comment fields, or profile pages has no expectation of privacy or confidentiality and can be viewed, collected, and used by other people. If your username or ID contains your name, it will be publicly available on leaderboards and elsewhere.
If you share personal information, post an image or video, or provide other content in public forums such as on a message board, chat room, comment field, or profile page, other people can view, collect, and use that information. If your user name or ID contains your name, your name will be publicly available on leaderboards and elsewhere as described in this Privacy Policy. Users of such public forums may be able to identify you, use the information to send you messages, or copy any of the images, video, or content you have shared. There is no expectation of privacy or confidentiality on any of these public forums.
Public Postings, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
high90% confidence
Access to information by foreign authorities
When your information is in another country, it may be accessed by the courts, law enforcement, and national security authorities pursuant to the laws of that country.
Why it matters: Your information, when transferred to another country, could be accessed by that country's courts, law enforcement, and national security authorities according to their laws.
When your information is in another country, it may be accessed by the courts, law enforcement, and national security authorities pursuant to the laws of that country. If you reside in the UK, EU, EEA or Switzerland, we rely on Standard Contractual Clauses and/or other approved legal mechanisms to transfer personal information from the UK, EU, EEA or Switzerland to countries located outside of these locations (as applicable). To request a copy of such Standard Contractual Clauses, if applicable, please make a data request as provided under the Data Rights or Contact Us section.
International Transfers, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
high90% confidence
No guarantee of data security
The company states that no system can be 100% secure and therefore they cannot guarantee their security measures.
Why it matters: Despite implemented safeguards, the company cannot guarantee the security of your information against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, misuse, alteration, and unauthorized disclosure or access.
We follow generally accepted industry standards and maintain appropriate safeguards to help protect the security, integrity, and privacy of the information we collect about you. These security measures are designed to protect against the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, misuse, alteration, and unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, the information under our control. However, no system can be 100% secure and we cannot guarantee our security measures.
Data Security, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
high90% confidence
Personal information may be sold or transferred during business changes
The company may sell or purchase assets during its normal course of business and may disclose and transfer your information to another entity as part of a potential or actual acquisition, merger, reorganization, bankruptcy, or similar event.
Why it matters: Your personal information could be considered an asset and sold or transferred to third parties if the company undergoes an acquisition, merger, reorganization, bankruptcy, or similar event.
Sale or Transfer of Business or Assets: We may sell or purchase assets during the normal course of our business. We may disclose information about you and transfer that information to another entity as part of a potential or actual acquisition or merger of Take-Two or any of our assets. If we bring or are defending a reorganization, bankruptcy, or similar event, such information may be considered our asset and sold or transferred to third parties.
As detailed below, we share your information with:, paragraph 12 · Citation strength: strong
Data Use & Sharing
2 findings
Policies about how your data is used and shared with others, including for advertising, research, or other business purposes. These findings are usually not critical unless the data handling is unexpected or excessive.
medium90% confidence
Use of tracking technologies for targeted advertising that may not respond to Do Not Track signals
The company uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to provide targeted advertising, and its system may not respond to Do Not Track requests or headers from some or all browsers.
Why it matters: Your online activity may be tracked for targeted advertising even if you have Do Not Track enabled in your browser, as the company's system may not respond to such requests.
We may use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, Flash cookies, Internet log files, software development kits and similar tracking technologies to improve and maintain the functionality of our Services; enhance security and fraud prevention; and provide you with targeted advertising. These technologies may transmit personal information (e.g., how you navigate specific pages on our website, which links you click, and similar information) and video viewing information to our advertising partners and other third parties. Our system may not respond to Do Not Track requests or headers from some or all browsers.
_Cookies and Similar Technologies_, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Sharing of gameplay information and statistics publicly
If you participate in open communities or online game events, the company automatically posts certain information such as your username or ID and gameplay statistics publicly. Gameplay activity, leaderboards, and multiplayer match information may appear in the Services or on third-party webpages.
Why it matters: Your username, ID, and gameplay statistics will be publicly posted if you participate in open communities or online game events, and your game activity may appear on third-party webpages.
If you participate in open communities, such as online gaming sessions and social networking services, we automatically post certain information, such as your user name or ID and gameplay statistics, within the game, on social networking services, on our Services, or on specialized game sites. If you participate in tournaments or other online game events, we must publicly post your information.
As detailed below, we share your information with:, paragraph 14 · Citation strength: strong
Cancellation & Renewal
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Recurring charges, cancellation policies, and account termination procedures. These findings are important for understanding your ongoing financial commitment and ability to end the service.
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No billing surprises spotted
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Gotchas
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Potentially overlooked or subtle clauses that could have surprising implications. These findings may not fit into other categories but are important for comprehensive understanding.
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No hidden gotchas
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Protections
2 findings
Consumer-friendly clauses that offer privacy, security, or financial benefits. These are commitments the company makes to protect you.
Protection90% confidence
Commitment not to use sensitive information outside its collection purpose
The company commits to not using sensitive information outside of the purpose for which it was collected.
Why it helps: This limits how your sensitive personal information can be used, ensuring it's only for the specific reason it was initially gathered.
We do not use sensitive information outside of the purpose for which it was collected.
Categories of Information Collected, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
Protection90% confidence
Privacy and advertising settings on mobile devices
You may adjust your privacy and advertising settings on your mobile device to control whether you receive advertising based on your interests.
Why it helps: You have the ability to manage advertising based on your interests directly through your mobile device settings.
On your mobile device, you may adjust your privacy and advertising settings to control whether you want to receive advertising based on your interests.
- Request deletion of your personal information, paragraph 6 · Citation strength: strong
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