Farmer ToonThe short version
Farmer Toon uses your Steam identity and your game progress to run your farm online. If you buy Stars, a payment provider handles the payment and Techinox never sees your card details. No ads, no data sold, no tracking outside the game.
Who is responsible
The data controller is Techinox, the independent developer of Farmer Toon, based in France (see the legal notice). Contact: thetechinox@gmail.com
What data is used and why
| Data | Why | Legal basis | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam ID and Steam display name | Create your game profile and recognise you when you log in | Performance of the contract (playing the game) | As long as your profile exists |
| Game data: your farm, animals and their names, items, Stars and coin balances, market listings and trades, battles, rankings, event entries | Run the game and its multiplayer features | Performance of the contract | As long as your profile exists |
| Content you submit, such as custom skins or images | Review it and display it in the game | Performance of the contract | Until you or Techinox remove it |
| Purchase records: order number, Stars bought, amount, currency, date, payment status, Steam ID | Deliver your Stars, handle problems and refunds, keep accounts | Performance of the contract and legal obligations | Up to 10 years, as required for accounting records |
| Technical logs: IP address, connection times, errors | Keep the servers secure, detect cheating and fix bugs | Legitimate interest | 12 months at most |
| Support messages by email or on Discord | Answer you | Legitimate interest | 3 years after your last message |
Techinox doesn't ask for your real name, address, phone number or email to play.
What other players can see
Other players can see your Steam display name or in-game name, your farm, your animals and their names, your market listings, battle results and rankings, and content you submit once it's approved.
Who receives your data
- The hosting provider of the game servers, which stores data on Techinox's behalf.
- The payment provider, if you buy Stars. It processes your payment details under its own privacy policy and sends Techinox only the confirmation and the order details listed above.
- Valve (Steam), which handles your Steam account, achievements and any purchase made through Steam, under the Steam privacy policy.
- Authorities, only if the law requires it.
Your data is never sold or used for advertising. If a provider processes data outside the European Union, the transfer is protected by the safeguards required by the GDPR, such as the European Commission's standard contractual clauses.
Cookies
The game doesn't use cookies or advertising identifiers. The payment page may use cookies that are strictly necessary to process a payment securely. They're set by the payment provider.
Security
Access to the servers and databases is restricted and protected. No system is perfect, but if a breach ever puts your data at risk, Techinox will notify the CNIL and, where required, you.
Deleting your profile
You can ask for your Farmer Toon profile and its data to be deleted at any time by emailing thetechinox@gmail.com with your Steam name and a link to your Steam profile. Purchase records that must be kept for accounting are kept separately until the legal period ends.
Children
Farmer Toon isn't aimed at children. Players under 15 need a parent's permission to play and to make purchases. If you think a child has given data without permission, contact Techinox and it will be deleted.
Your rights
Under the GDPR you can, at any time:
- ask for a copy of the data held about you (access);
- have inaccurate data corrected (rectification);
- have your data deleted (erasure);
- ask for processing to be limited or object to it (restriction, objection);
- receive the data you provided in a reusable format (portability);
- withdraw consent you gave, without affecting what was done before.
Email thetechinox@gmail.com to use any of these rights. You'll get an answer within one month. If you think your rights aren't respected, you can complain to the French data protection authority, the CNIL (www.cnil.fr, 3 place de Fontenoy, TSA 80715, 75334 Paris Cedex 07, France) or to the authority in your own EU country.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the new version is published here with a new date at the top. Important changes are also announced in game or on Discord.