Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 22, 2026
Whim Soul Games respects your privacy and aims to keep the handling of personal information simple and transparent. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be processed when you visit whimsoulgames.com, subscribe to updates, contact Whim Soul Games, or follow links to third-party services.
Who We Are
Whim Soul Games is an independent game studio based in Germany.
For privacy-related questions, you can contact:
Newsletter Subscriptions
The website includes a subscription form provided through WordPress.com.
If you subscribe, your email address and information related to your subscription are processed so that website and game-development updates can be sent to you.
Subscription management and email delivery are handled through WordPress.com and its related services.
Subscribing is voluntary. You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe option provided in subscription emails.
Where applicable under data-protection law, the processing of your email address for newsletter purposes is based on your consent.
Contact by Email
If you contact Whim Soul Games by email, the email address you use, the contents of your message, and any other information you voluntarily provide will be received and processed for the purpose of responding to your inquiry.
This information is not sold or used for unrelated marketing purposes.
Email correspondence may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to the inquiry, maintain relevant business records, or meet applicable legal obligations.
Website Hosting, Technical Data, and Cookies
This website is hosted on WordPress.com, a service operated by Automattic.
When you visit the website, WordPress.com may automatically process certain technical information necessary to operate, secure, maintain, and understand the use of the service. Depending on the services in use, this may include information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, referring website, date and time of access, and approximate location derived from an IP address.
WordPress.com may also use cookies or similar technologies for functionality, security, preferences, statistics, and other purposes associated with its services.
Whim Soul Games does not intentionally add separate advertising or profiling trackers beyond the services used to operate and provide this website.
For more information about how WordPress.com and Automattic handle visitor information, please refer to Automattic’s Privacy Notice for Visitors to Users’ Sites and its Cookie Policy.
YouTube Content
The website may include or link to videos hosted on YouTube.
If you view embedded YouTube content or follow a link to YouTube, Google and YouTube may process information about your visit according to their own privacy policies. This may include technical information, viewing activity, cookies, or information connected with your Google account if you are signed in.
Whim Soul Games does not control how YouTube or Google processes this information.
Steam and Other External Links
The website contains links to third-party websites and services, including Steam and YouTube.
When you follow an external link, the privacy practices of that external service apply. Whim Soul Games does not control the information collected or processed by those third-party websites.
Steam and Valve process information according to their own privacy policy.
Games
This Privacy Policy primarily covers the Whim Soul Games website.
Third-party platforms used to distribute or provide services related to Whim Soul Games titles, such as Steam, may independently process account, purchase, usage, or other information according to their own privacy policies.
If a Whim Soul Games title introduces additional online features or personal-data processing that requires a separate privacy notice, the relevant information will be provided or this policy will be updated.
Sharing of Personal Information
Whim Soul Games does not sell personal information received directly through this website.
Information may be processed by service providers where necessary to operate the website and its features, such as WordPress.com/Automattic for website hosting and newsletter subscriptions.
Information may also be disclosed where required by applicable law or where reasonably necessary to protect legal rights or the security of the website.
Data Retention
Newsletter information is generally retained while you remain subscribed. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Information received through direct email correspondence is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose of the communication, related business needs, or applicable legal requirements.
Information processed independently by WordPress.com, YouTube, Steam, or other third-party services is subject to the retention practices described in their respective privacy policies.
Your Rights
Depending on the laws that apply to you, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you may have rights concerning your personal information. These can include the right to request access, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability, or to object to certain processing.
Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting processing that occurred before withdrawal.
You may contact Whim Soul Games at info@whimsoulgames.com regarding personal information handled directly by Whim Soul Games.
You may also have the right to submit a complaint to the relevant data-protection supervisory authority.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when the website, games, services, or applicable privacy practices change.
The date at the top of this page will be updated when material changes are made.
