Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 29, 2026
1. Who We Are
This Privacy Policy applies to Arms of God Guide (armsofgodgame.com), an independent fan-made guide website for the game Arms of God. We are not affiliated with the game's developers. This site is intended for users aged 13 and older. We do not knowingly collect or process data from children under 13.
2. Information We Collect
We collect data through automated means when you visit our site:
- Usage data — pages visited, time on page, scroll depth, and referring URLs via Google Analytics (GA4)
- Device data — browser type, operating system, screen resolution, and language preference
- Advertising data — anonymized ad interaction metrics via Google AdSense (cookies, device identifiers)
We do NOT collect: names, email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers, payment information, or any other personally identifiable information (PII). This is a read-only guide website — there are no user accounts, comment sections, or contact forms that store personal data.
3. Cookies & Local Storage
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. We use the following types of cookies:
- Analytics cookies (Google Analytics) — track page views, session duration, and traffic sources. These are first-party cookies set by our GA4 property (G-73K1GB17EW). They expire after 2 years.
- Advertising cookies (Google AdSense) — used by Google and its ad partners to serve interest-based advertisements. These may be third-party cookies set by Google's advertising network. See Google's advertising cookies policy for details.
- Consent cookies (Google CMP) — stores your cookie consent preferences so you do not see the consent banner on repeat visits.
You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect ad personalization but will not prevent you from accessing any content on this site.
4. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services, each of which may collect data according to their own privacy policies:
- Google Analytics (GA4) — anonymous traffic analysis. Data is stored by Google and subject to their Privacy Policy. We use IP anonymization and do not send any PII to Google Analytics.
- Google AdSense — display advertising. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.
- Cloudflare — content delivery network (CDN) and DDoS protection. Cloudflare may collect diagnostic data for security purposes per their Privacy Policy.
- Google Funding Choices (CMP) — a Google-certified Consent Management Platform that manages cookie consent for users in EEA, UK, and other regions requiring consent. When you first visit our site, you will see a consent banner allowing you to accept or manage cookie preferences.
5. Interest-Based Advertising (IBA) Disclosure
This site displays personalized advertisements via Google AdSense. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and device identifiers to:
- Serve ads based on your browsing history and inferred interests
- Measure ad performance (impressions, clicks, conversions)
- Limit the number of times you see the same ad (frequency capping)
- Detect and prevent click fraud
We do not use sensitive information (health, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity) for ad targeting or audience building. We do not transmit personally identifiable information (PII) in ad requests.
6. Legal Basis & Your Rights
For EEA/UK visitors (GDPR)
We process personal data (cookies/device identifiers) on the legal basis of consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) for advertising cookies and legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) for essential analytics. You have the right to:
- Access, correct, or delete your personal data
- Withdraw consent at any time (via the consent banner or browser cookie settings)
- Object to processing based on legitimate interest
- Data portability
- Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority
For California residents (CCPA/CPRA)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to know what personal information is collected, request deletion, and opt out of the "sale" of personal information. We do not sell personal information in the traditional sense; however, Google's use of advertising cookies for personalized ads may constitute a "sale" under CCPA. You may opt out via the consent banner or Google's Ad Settings page.
7. Age Restrictions & Children's Privacy
This website is intended for users aged 13 and older. The content consists of game strategy guides and does not target children under 13. We have disabled interest-based advertising for child-directed content. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal data through this site, contact us immediately and we will delete it.
8. Data Retention & Security
We do not operate our own servers that store user data. All analytics and advertising data is stored by Google in accordance with their data retention policies (GA4 data: 14 months by default; AdSense data: per Google's retention schedule). All data transmission between your browser and our site is encrypted via HTTPS (TLS 1.3 on Cloudflare).
9. Contact
For privacy questions, data access/deletion requests, or to exercise any of the rights described in this policy, contact us at:
privacy@armsofgodgame.com
We will respond to all data subject requests within 30 days as required by GDPR and CCPA.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our data practices, legal requirements, or third-party service configurations. Changes are effective immediately upon posting to this page. The effective date at the top indicates when this policy was last revised.