Privacy Policy

1. Overview and Scope

Wala.games ("we", "our", or "us") is dedicated to protecting your privacy while you access our gaming content, tournament schedules, network guides, and testing tools. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect, how it is processed, and your rights under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act 2023), the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

2. Information We Collect

• Voluntary Information: When you subscribe to our weekly tournament newsletter or submit our editorial contact form, we collect your email address and name.
• Automated Diagnostic Information: When running our client-side ping benchmark tool, your browser measures round-trip time directly against gaming nodes. We do not store or monetize your precise GPS location or biometric data.
• Technical Log Data: Like most web servers, LiteSpeed logs IP addresses, browser user-agent strings, referrers, and page access timestamps strictly for cybersecurity, DDoS mitigation, and server performance auditing.

3. Zero Third-Party Tracker CDNs

In accordance with our high-performance LiteSpeed architecture, Wala.games does not load external third-party script CDNs (such as unpkg, cdnjs, or tracking libraries). All scripts, stylesheet assets, and SVG icons are hosted natively and locally on our secure server infrastructure.

4. Cookies and Local Storage

We use minimal first-party cookies necessary for CSRF attack mitigation and session management. In accordance with strict data protection best practices, any preference flags stored in your browser's LocalStorage (such as benchmark history) are cryptographically encrypted before persistence.

5. Third-Party Advertising & Affiliate Links

We may display contextual advertisements through certified ad networks (such as Google AdSense). These third-party vendors use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

6. Your Data Rights

You have the right to request access to, rectification of, or permanent deletion of your stored newsletter email address at any time. For privacy inquiries or deletion requests, contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@wala.games.