Dublin, Ireland
Effective Date: 1st of August 2025 | Last Changed: 10th of August 2025

INTRODUCTION
‍Welcome to Blackdot Platform Technologies. This Privacy Policy outlines how Blackdot Platform Technologies LLC and its affiliates (collectively, "Blackdot Platform Technologies," "we," "our," or "us") collect, create, use, disclose, and safeguard your Personal Data. Our commitment is to protect your privacy and handle your data in an open, transparent, and secure manner.This policy applies to your use of all websites, mobile applications, newsletters, and other services owned or operated by Blackdot Platform Technologies where this policy is posted or referenced (collectively, the "Services"). It also applies to data we may collect from you offline, such as at events or through customer service interactions.By accessing or using our Services, you signify your understanding of and agreement to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not access or use our Services.
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‍INFORMATION & CONTACT
‍For the purposes of applicable data protection law, the "Data Controller" of your Personal Data is: Blackdot Platform Technologies LLCDublin, IrelandWe have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) who is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding your Personal Data or this policy, please contact our DPO using the details below:Email: info@blackdottech.io

‍DATA COLLECTION
‍We collect and create various types of information that identify, relate to, describe, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you ("Personal Data"). The categories of Personal Data we may process include: Identity & Contact Data: Includes your full name, email address, postal address, telephone number, username or similar identifier, and your unique Blackdot Platform Technologies user ID. Demographic & Profile Data: Includes your age, date of birth, gender, nationality, language preferences, professional title, company name, and information about your interests and content preferences you choose to provide or that we infer. User-Generated Content (UGC): Includes any content you create or post on our Services, such as comments on articles, forum posts, reviews, photos, videos, and the content of any direct messages or chats with other users or with our customer support teams. Technical Data: Includes your Internet Protocol (IP) address, unique device identifiers (e.g., MAC address, advertising identifiers), cookie identifiers, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, and operating system and platform. Usage Data: Includes information about how you use and interact with our Services, such as the pages you visit, the content you view or listen to, the time and duration of your visits, mouse movements, clicks, scrolling activity, search queries, and your interactions with our advertisements and marketing communications.5 For our gaming services, this may include gameplay data such as scores, performance, and match statistics. Geolocation Data: Includes approximate location (e.g., city, country) derived from your IP address. Where you have given us your explicit consent through your mobile device settings, we may also collect precise geolocation data from your device's GPS signal. Financial & Transaction Data: Includes details about payments to and from you, such as masked payment card details (we do not store full payment card numbers; these are processed by our secure third-party payment processors), purchase history, subscription details, and donation records. Marketing & Communications Data: Includes your preferences for receiving marketing from us and our third parties, your communication preferences, and your engagement with our email newsletters (e.g., whether you open them and which links you click). Inferred Data: We may analyze the data we collect to create new information about you. This includes drawing inferences about your likely interests, preferences, and other characteristics (e.g., what topics you are most interested in, what products you might like) to create a profile. We may use automated means, including machine learning, to generate this data. Data from Third Parties: We may receive Personal Data about you from various third parties and public sources, including social media platforms (if you link your account), advertising partners, data analytics providers, data enrichment services, and our business or corporate partners.

‍HOW WE COLLECT DATA
‍We use different methods to collect data from and about you, including through: Direct Interactions: You may give us your Personal Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email, or otherwise. This includes Personal Data you provide when you:Create an account or subscribe to our Services.Make a purchase or donation.Post User-Generated Content.Enter a competition, promotion, or survey.Contact our customer support.Give us feedback or otherwise contact us. Automated Technologies or Interactions: As you interact with our Services, we will automatically collect Technical and Usage Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this Personal Data by using cookies, server logs, web beacons, pixels, and other similar technologies. Third Parties or Publicly Available Sources: We will receive Personal Data about you from various third parties, includingAnalytics providers such as Google Analytics.Advertising networks and partners who help us serve and measure advertising.Social media platforms when you choose to link your account or interact with our content on their platforms.Payment and delivery services who provide us with transaction details.Data partners who may provide us with demographic or interest data to enrich our own data.Publicly available sources such as public registers and directories.

‍OUR PURPOSES AND LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING YOUR DATA
‍We will only use your Personal Data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your Personal Data in the following circumstances, which are known as "legal bases": Performance of Contract: Where we need to process your data to perform a contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you (e.g., to provide you with a subscription you have paid for). Legitimate Interests: Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests. Consent: Where you have given us your explicit consent to process your data for a specific purpose. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time. Legal Obligation: Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.The table below describes the main ways we plan to use your Personal Data, and which of the legal bases we rely on to do so. We have also identified what our legitimate interests are where appropriate. Note that we may process your Personal Data for more than one lawful ground depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data. Purpose / ActivityType of DataLegal Basis for Processing (including basis of legitimate interest) To register you as a new user and manage your account.Identity & Contact, TechnicalPerformance of a contract with you.To process and deliver your subscription, purchases, or donations, including managing payments and collecting money owed to us.Identity & Contact, Financial & Transaction, Marketing & Communications(a) Performance of a contract with you. (b) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to recover debts due to us).To provide the Services to you, including delivering content and enabling features.Identity & Contact, Technical, Usage, Geolocation, UGC(a) Performance of a contract with you. (b) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to operate and provide our Services).To personalize your experience, including recommending content, features, and products that may be of interest to you.Identity & Contact, Demographic & Profile, Technical, Usage, Geolocation, InferredNecessary for our legitimate interests (to develop our products/services, enhance user experience, and grow our business). In some cases, based on your Consent for more granular personalization.To manage our relationship with you, including notifying you about changes to our terms or privacy policy and asking you to leave a review or take a survey.Identity & Contact, Demographic & Profile, Marketing & Communications(a) Performance of a contract with you. (b) Necessary to comply with a legal obligation. (c) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to keep our records updated and to study how customers use our products/services).To enable you to partake in a prize draw, competition, or complete a survey.Identity & Contact, Demographic & Profile, Usage, Marketing & Communications(a) Performance of a contract with you. (b) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to study how customers use our products/services, to develop them and grow our business).To use data analytics to improve our Services, marketing, customer relationships, and experiences.Technical, Usage, InferredNecessary for our legitimate interests (to define types of customers for our products and services, to keep our Services updated and relevant, to develop our business and to inform our marketing strategy).To deliver relevant marketing communications to you by email, text, or post.Identity & Contact, Demographic & Profile, Marketing & Communications, Usage, Inferred(a) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to develop our products/services and grow our business). (b) Consent (where required by law, e.g., for certain electronic marketing).To deliver relevant advertising to you on our Services and on third-party websites, and to measure the effectiveness of the advertising we serve.Identity & Contact, Technical, Usage, Geolocation, Inferred, Data from Third Parties(a) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to fund our Services and grow our business). (b) Consent (for cookies and other tracking technologies).To protect our business and Services, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting, and hosting of data, and preventing fraud.Identity & Contact, Technical, Usage(a) Necessary for our legitimate interests (for running our business, provision of administration and IT services, network security, to prevent fraud). (b) Necessary to comply with a legal obligation.To respond to legal requests and prevent harm.All relevant categoriesNecessary to comply with a legal obligation.

‍PROCESSING OF SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA
‍"Sensitive Personal Data" includes information about your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, genetic data, biometric data, health data, or data concerning your sex life or sexual orientation.We do not seek to collect or otherwise Process your Sensitive Personal Data in the ordinary course of our business. Where it becomes necessary to Process your Sensitive Personal Data for any reason (for example, if you voluntarily provide such information in a survey or a forum post), we will rely on one of the following legal bases: Explicit Consent: We will only process your Sensitive Personal Data where we have obtained your prior, explicit consent. Compliance with Applicable Law: We may process your Sensitive Personal Data where the processing is required or permitted by applicable law (e.g., for journalistic purposes, diversity reporting). Establishment, Exercise, or Defense of Legal Rights: We may process your Sensitive Personal Data where the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal rights.

‍COOKIES, TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES, AND PERSONAL ADVERTISING
‍Our Services use cookies and other similar technologies (such as web beacons, pixels, and SDKs) to distinguish you from other users, to provide and improve our Services, and to provide you with personalized content and advertising. These technologies help us to:Provide you with a good experience when you browse our Services.Remember your preferences and settings.Understand how our Services are being used.Deliver, tailor, and measure the effectiveness of advertising.We may "share" your Personal Data (such as your cookie ID, device ID, and inferences about your interests) with our advertising partners to enable them to show you ads that are more relevant to your interests on our Services and elsewhere online. We do not "sell" your Personal Data for monetary consideration.For more detailed information on the cookies and tracking technologies we use, the purposes for which we use them, and how you can manage your preferences, please see our separate Cookie Policy. You will be presented with an opportunity to manage your cookie preferences via our consent management platform.

‍PROFILING & AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING
‍We may use your Personal Data to create profiles about you. This means we analyze your information to make inferences and predictions about your interests, preferences, and characteristics. We use these profiles to personalize the content and advertising you see. For example, if you frequently read articles about technology, we may infer that you have an interest in this topic and show you more technology-related content and ads.We may also use automated decision-making in some circumstances. Automated decision-making is the process of making a decision by automated means without any human involvement. We do not envisage that any automated decisions will be taken which would have a legal or similarly significant effect on you. If we were to engage in such activity in the future, we would only do so where it is necessary for entering into or performing a contract, is authorized by law, or is based on your explicit consent, and we would provide you with information about the processing and a right to object.

‍DISCLOSURE AND SHARING OF PERSONAL DATA
‍We do not sell, rent, or trade your Personal Data for monetary value. However, we may share your Personal Data with the parties set out below for the purposes described in the table in the section "Our Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing Your Data". Corporate Affiliates: We may share your data with other companies within the Blackdot Platform Technologies group for administrative and strategic purposes. Service Providers and Processors: We engage trusted third-party companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf (e.g., cloud hosting providers, payment processors, email service providers, analytics companies, customer support providers). These parties are contractually obligated to protect your data and are only permitted to process it for the specific purposes we have instructed. Advertising Partners and Networks: We may share certain Personal Data with advertising partners, ad exchanges, and social media platforms to facilitate the delivery of targeted advertising on our Services and on third-party platforms. Social Media Platforms: If you choose to use social login features or share content to your social media accounts, we will share information with the relevant platform.9Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or other similar transaction, your Personal Data may be transferred as part of the assets of the business. We will notify you of such a change in ownership or control of your Personal Data. Legal and Regulatory Authorities: We may disclose your Personal Data to law enforcement agencies, courts, regulators, government authorities, or other third parties where we believe it is necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation, or otherwise to protect our rights, the rights of any third party, or individuals' personal safety, or to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues.

‍INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
‍Blackdot Platform Technologies is based in the United Arab Emirates. However, the data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside of your country of residence, including in countries that may not have data protection laws equivalent to those in your jurisdiction.When we transfer your Personal Data out of the Ireland or the European Economic Area (EEA) to a country not deemed by the relevant authorities to provide an adequate level of personal data protection, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your Personal Data. These safeguards may include implementing Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission or the Ireland's equivalent data transfer mechanisms with the recipient.

‍DATA SECURITY AND INTEGRITYWe have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your Personal Data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access. These measures include, but are not limited to, encryption of data in transit and at rest, access controls, and regular staff training on data protection.We require any third party that processes Personal Data on our behalf to have security measures in place that are at least as protective as our own.However, please be aware that the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data transmitted to our Services; any transmission is at your own risk.

‍DATA RETENTIONWe will only retain your Personal Data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements. We may retain your Personal Data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.To determine the appropriate retention period for Personal Data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the Personal Data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your Personal Data, the purposes for which we process your Personal Data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements.When we no longer need your Personal Data, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

‍YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS UNDER APPLICABLE LAW
‍Depending on your location and subject to applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your Personal Data 24: The Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the Personal Data we hold about you.The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete Personal Data we hold about you. The Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request that we delete your Personal Data, under certain conditions. The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions. The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions, particularly where we are relying on legitimate interests as our legal basis or for direct marketing purposes. The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, under certain conditions. The Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we are relying on consent to process your Personal Data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. The Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. For individuals in the Ireland, this is the Ireland Data Office.To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at info@blackdottech.io. We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your Personal Data (or to exercise any of your other rights).

‍CHILDREN’S POLICY
‍Our Services are not intended for or directed at children under the age of 13 (or such other age as may be required by applicable law), and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children. If we learn that we have collected Personal Data from a child without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child, please contact us at info@blackdottech.io

‍THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND SERVICES
‍Our Services may contain links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements or practices. When you leave our Services, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

‍CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
‍We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, and other factors. When we do, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. If we make material changes, we will notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes before they take effect or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about our data protection practices.

‍DEFINITIONS
Data Controller: The natural or legal person which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the Processing of Personal Data. Personal Data: Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Processing: Any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, use, disclosure, etc. Sensitive Personal Data: Personal Data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, and the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person's sex life or sexual orientation. Usage Data: Information collected automatically through the use of the Services (or third-party services employed in the Services), which can include: the IP addresses, browser type, pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. Inferred Data: New data created by analyzing other Personal Data to draw conclusions or make predictions about a user's interests and characteristics.