Meralontis is an editorial discovery site. We do not host the listed games, process payments, operate gambling products or ask for payment-card details.
1. Scope and who we are
This Privacy Policy applies to meralontis.com and communications sent directly to us. “Meralontis”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the operator of this website. It does not cover a game publisher or another site you visit through an external link. Their privacy policy applies once you leave Meralontis.
We handle personal information with regard to applicable Australian privacy requirements, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and Australian Privacy Principles where they apply to our activities.
2. Information we collect
Information you give us
If you email us, we receive your email address, name (if included), message and any information you choose to attach. Please do not send sensitive information that is not necessary for your enquiry.
Information collected automatically
Our hosting provider may process routine technical logs such as IP address, browser type, device type, requested page, referring URL, timestamp and diagnostic or security events. We may use privacy-minded analytics only after consent where required. Analytics may record approximate region, pages viewed, navigation events and broad device information; it is not intended to identify you directly.
Local preferences
Your browser may store your cookie choice in local storage under meralontis-cookie-choice. This stays on your device unless you clear it and helps us avoid showing the same notice repeatedly.
What we do not collect
We do not request account passwords for listed games, payment-card data, bank details, gambling history or precise GPS location. We do not knowingly build profiles for targeted advertising.
3. How and why we use information
- to deliver pages and remember your privacy preference;
- to answer messages and editorial corrections;
- to understand aggregated site performance, if optional analytics is enabled;
- to detect abuse, protect the site and diagnose faults;
- to meet legal obligations or establish and defend legal claims.
Where consent is the appropriate basis, you can withdraw it for future processing. Some technical processing is necessary to deliver and secure the site.
4. When information is shared
We may share limited information with service providers that help host, secure, analyse or maintain the website, subject to appropriate contractual or operational safeguards. We may also disclose information where reasonably required by law, court order, a regulator, or to protect users and the public from harm.
We do not sell personal information. If ownership of the site changes, relevant records may transfer as part of that transaction subject to this policy or clear notice of a replacement policy.
5. Overseas processing
Internet infrastructure and service providers may process data outside Australia. Locations depend on the provider used at the time. Where practical, we assess providers’ privacy and security practices and limit data to what is necessary.
6. Your choices and access
You can choose “Essential only” in the cookie notice, clear local storage or browser data, block cookies in browser settings, and avoid sending information by email. You may ask us to access or correct personal information we hold about you, or raise a privacy concern, by emailing privacy@meralontis.com. We may need to verify your identity and may decline a request where the law permits; if so, we will explain why where appropriate.
7. Security and retention
We use reasonable technical and organisational safeguards proportionate to the limited data we handle. No online service can promise absolute security. We retain correspondence only as long as reasonably needed to answer the enquiry, maintain records, prevent abuse or meet legal obligations. Server logs are generally kept for a limited operational period determined by our hosting and security needs.
8. Children’s privacy
Meralontis is a general-audience review site and is not designed to collect personal information from children. If you are under 16, ask a parent or guardian before contacting us or following a link to a third-party game. If we learn that we received a child’s personal information without appropriate authority, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
9. External games and links
Play buttons open third-party services. Those providers may use their own accounts, cookies, advertisements, moderation and optional purchases. Review their privacy and parental-control information before use. Inclusion in our catalogue is editorial, not a statement that we control their data practices.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the site or law changes. The “last updated” date shows the latest revision. Material changes will be highlighted on this page or through a notice where reasonable.
11. Contact and complaints
Email privacy questions or complaints to privacy@meralontis.com. We aim to acknowledge privacy complaints within a reasonable period. If an Australian privacy concern is not resolved, you may be entitled to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au.