Shackmaps
Privacy Policy

Last modified: June 9, 2025

Introduction

Welcome to Shackmaps! Shackmaps is a Shacknews production. We at Gamerhub Content Network LLC d/b/a Shacknews (“Shacknews”, “us”, “our”, and “we”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. While we do not collect very much user data, this policy does set out the narrow types we do collect (through voluntary user submissions or interactions) and how we treat and protect your data.

This privacy policy applies to your use of the Shackmaps resource and associated site (the “Services”) available at https://www.shackmaps.com/. Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not send your data to us.

Please note that the Services may include banner ads for other Shacknews properties, including Bubbletron, Shackpets, and Shacknews.com. These properties are governed by separate privacy policies and terms of use available on the respective site.

Data Controller

Gamerhub Content Network LLC d/b/a Shacknews will be the entity responsible for your data. To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, you can contact us at:

Email: shackmaps@shacknews.com

Information We Collect and How We Collect It

We do not collect any information from you automatically. The only information we will receive from you is the information you provide us, either through creating an account on the Services, contacting us through our Contact Us or Bug links, sending an email to the email address listed above or contacting us through our social media channels. When you interact with us on our social media accounts, such as YouTube, Twitch, Discord, or Bluesky, the information collected is governed by the privacy policies of the relevant social media platform.

These interactions will remain on the platform on which they occur. The Services permit you to create an account in order to track your suggested pins and progress as you update them according to how you interact with the corresponding game. Account setup requires you to first possess a Google or Apple account and then link it to the Services. After this account setup is done, we will store your email address and checked pins, which will be encrypted at rest.

Children Under the Age of 16

Our services are directed toward adults. We request that no children under age 16 access the Services or interact with us on social media without including written parental consent. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at shackmaps@shacknews.com. This policy is in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and Article 6(1)(c)z of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

Third Party Information Collection

We do not, under any circumstances, sell your data to third parties. We do not deploy first party cookies or other first party automatic information collecting technologies.

However, the Services are integrated with Google Analytics, Google OAUTH (for account logins), and NowMetrix, which use cookies and other automatic information collection technologies to collect information about visitors, page views, referral pages, course location, session duration, device information and other information to give us information on traffic to and within the Services. We recommend consulting Google’s Privacy & Terms and NowMetrix’s Privacy Policy for more information on how these services collect and store your data. Our website is also hosted by Amazon Web Services, which may collect certain site information when you interact with or access our site. Amazon’s Privacy Policy can be found here. You may be able to block certain of the cookies and other information collection technologies deployed by these companies using your browser settings.

When you interact with us on our social media accounts on YouTube, Twitch, Discord, Bluesky, or others, the information collected is governed by the privacy policies of the relevant social media platform.

Disclosure of Your Information

To comply with legal requirements, we may disclose personal information that you provide:

• To employees or contractors we use to support our business (who will be bound by confidentiality restrictions).
• To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
• With your consent.
• To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
• To enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including any platform’s Term of Service or similar.
• If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Gamerhub Content Network LLC, our users, or others.
• To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Gamerhub Content Network LLC’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by Shacknews about our users is among the assets transferred.

Where, How and How Long We Store Your Information

Gamerhub Content Network LLC is based in the United States. As such, the limited information you provide to us is collected and stored in the U.S. By using the Services, you authorize us to transfer, store and process your information in the United States and any other country where we operate.

All personal data collected via the Services is stored securely in a database using modern encryption methods. The data will be located on a server that only Shacknews can access. Where any third parties are or become involved at all in secure data storage and disposal, these third-party vendors and hosting partners will implement industry standard or higher levels of security measures. This information is stored via Google Cloud on a virtual machine located in the central United States. Each of our Services stores information in its own database, separately from each of the other Services.

We keep your information only for the length of time necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which the information was collected. For example, if you create an account with us, we will maintain your account information until you delete your account. If applicable laws require us to store your information for a longer period of time, then we will keep your information for the period of time required by law. When it is no longer necessary or required for us to retain your data, we will delete it.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet and mobile platforms is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted through our Services. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures.

Your Rights and Choices

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. If you have signed up for our newsletter or otherwise believe we have retained your personal information, you may contact us with any of the following requests:

• The right to access - You have the right to request Shacknews provide you with copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification - You have the right to request that Shacknews correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Shacknews complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to be forgotten - You have the right to request that Shacknews erase your personal data.
• The right to restrict processing - You have the right to request that Shacknews restrict the processing of your personal data.
• The right to object to processing - You have the right to object to Shacknews's processing of your personal data.
• The right to data portability - You have the right to request that Shacknews transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.

These requests comply with the requirements of the European General Data Protection Regulation. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: shackmaps@shacknews.com.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update our privacy policy from time to time. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will post the new privacy policy on this page with a notice that the privacy policy has been updated.

The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for periodically visiting this privacy policy to check for any changes.

Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at: shackmaps@shacknews.com.