Privacy Policy
Last updated: 18 May 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how TourNova LLC (“Tournova”, “we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects information when you visit or interact with https://tournova.games, including its blog and any sub-pages (the “Platform”). It also describes the rights you have over your personal data and the choices available to you.
By using the Platform, you confirm that you have read this Policy and agree to the practices it describes.
1. Who we are and how to contact us
The data controller is TourNova LLC, registered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
– Email: [email protected]
– Postal address: TourNova LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
We aim to respond to every verified request within thirty (30) days. Time-sensitive requests should be marked “URGENT” in the subject line.
2. Scope
This Policy covers the website, the blog, the Telegram mini-app, the Discord bot, and any related services we operate at tournova.games. It does not cover third-party games, publisher platforms, or social networks you reach through links from us — those operate under their own privacy policies.
3. Information we collect
3.1 Information you give us directly
Information you submit voluntarily: name, display name, email address, country, account credentials, payment or wallet details where applicable, tournament entries, comments on blog posts, newsletter sign-ups, contact-form messages, and any other content you choose to provide.
3.2 Information we collect automatically
When you visit the Platform: IP address and approximate location; browser type, version, and language; operating system and device type; referring URL and pages visited; date, time, and duration of visit; click and scroll behaviour; anonymous identifiers stored in cookies or similar technologies.
3.3 Information from third parties
Analytics providers (such as Google Analytics); advertising networks (such as Google AdSense and its certified partners); social networks if you interact with our content on them; payment processors and wallet providers where relevant; anti-spam services (such as Akismet).
4. Cookies and similar technologies
We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies to operate the Platform, remember your preferences, analyse traffic, and display advertising. A full breakdown is set out in our separate Cookie Policy. Where the law requires it, we will request your prior consent through a cookie banner before placing non-essential cookies.
5. Advertising disclosures (Google AdSense and other vendors)
Tournova’s blog is supported by online advertising, including through Google AdSense and other ad networks. The following disclosures are made in accordance with Google’s publisher policies:
– Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Platform or to other websites.
– Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this Platform and/or other sites on the Internet.
– You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads.
– You may also opt out via the Digital Advertising Alliance (https://www.aboutads.info/choices/) or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (https://www.youronlinechoices.eu).
For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, non-personalised ads are shown by default until you grant consent through our cookie banner (which uses Google’s certified Consent Management Platform).
6. How we use your information
To operate, maintain, and secure the Platform; to register you for tournaments and process results; to deliver the content you request; to respond to your messages; to send newsletters and updates if you have subscribed; to display and measure advertising on the blog; to detect and prevent fraud, abuse, click fraud on ads, and security incidents; to comply with legal obligations.
7. Legal bases for processing
Where the UAE Personal Data Protection Law, the EU/UK GDPR, or another law with similar rules applies, we rely on: consent (for non-essential cookies, personalised ads, and direct marketing), contract (to deliver services you requested), legal obligation, and legitimate interests (security, audience measurement, operating the business commercially).
8. How we share information
We do not sell your personal data in the ordinary sense. We share information with: service providers under written instructions; advertising partners including Google AdSense and its certified vendors (which may count as “sale” or “share” under the CCPA — see section 10); legal and regulatory recipients when required by law; counterparties in a corporate transaction; and any other recipient you specifically consent to.
9. International data transfers
Tournova is operated from the UAE. Our service providers may host or process data elsewhere, including the EU, the UK, and the US. Where we transfer data outside its country of origin, we rely on the safeguards permitted by the applicable law (adequacy, Standard Contractual Clauses, or your explicit consent).
10. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to processing of your personal data; to withdraw consent; to data portability; and to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority (the UAE Data Office, your local EU/UK DPA, or the California Attorney General’s Office).
California residents have additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including the right to opt out of “sale” or “sharing” of personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising. To opt out, use the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in the footer or email [email protected]. We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of consumers under 16.
To exercise any right, email [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity first.
11. Data retention
Indicative periods:
– account data: while your account is active, plus a reasonable archival period;
– tournament records: as long as necessary to maintain leaderboards and resolve disputes;
– comment data: as long as the comment is published;
– newsletter data: until you unsubscribe, plus a short suppression period;
– contact form messages: up to 24 months;
– analytics data: aggregated or de-identified for up to 26 months;
– log and security data: typically up to 12 months unless an incident requires longer.
12. Security
We use commercially reasonable technical and organisational measures, including HTTPS/TLS in transit, access controls, and regular review of our service providers. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.
13. Children’s privacy
The Platform is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in jurisdictions with a higher threshold). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, email [email protected] and we will delete it promptly.
14. Third-party links and embeds
The blog may link to or embed content from third parties, including game publishers, YouTube, Twitch, Discord, Telegram, and X. Those platforms operate under their own privacy policies.
15. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. Material changes will be highlighted on the Platform. Your continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.
16. Contact
[email protected] — TourNova LLC, [insert full Dubai office address], Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Cookie Policy
Last updated: 18 May 2026
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies are, which ones Tournova (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses on https://tournova.games (the “Platform”), why we use them, and how you can manage your choices. It supplements our Privacy Policy.
1. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a website you visit. Similar technologies — web beacons, pixels, local storage, and SDKs — function in comparable ways and are covered by this Policy.
Cookies can be first-party (set by Tournova) or third-party (set by a partner such as Google), and session (cleared when you close your browser) or persistent (stored until they expire or you delete them).
2. Categories of cookies we use
2.1 Strictly necessary
Required for the Platform to function: session, security, load balancing, and the record of your cookie choices. These cannot be switched off through the consent banner.
2.2 Preferences
Remember your language, theme, and other settings.
2.3 Analytics
Help us understand how visitors interact with the Platform so we can improve it. We use Google Analytics, which may set cookies such as `_ga`, `_gid`, `_ga_`. Opt-out add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
2.4 Advertising and measurement
Display advertising on the blog, limit how often you see an ad, measure ad effectiveness, and detect click fraud. Our primary advertising partner is Google AdSense. Google and certified vendors may set cookies such as `IDE`, `NID`, `__gads`, `__gpi`, and similar identifiers.
Summary disclosure:
– Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Platform or other websites.
– Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this Platform and/or other sites on the Internet.
– Opt-out: https://www.google.com/settings/ads (Google), https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ (DAA), https://www.youronlinechoices.eu (EDAA).
In the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, advertising cookies are set only after you have given consent through our cookie banner.
2.5 Embedded content
Articles may embed YouTube, X (Twitter), Twitch, Telegram, or Discord widgets. Those platforms set their own cookies when you interact with the embed.
3. Cookie table
| Cookie | Provider | Type | Purpose | Typical lifetime |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| Session cookie | Tournova | Strictly necessary | Maintains session and security | Session |
| Consent record | Tournova / CMP | Strictly necessary | Stores your cookie choices | 6–12 months |
| Preference cookie | Tournova | Preferences | Remembers theme, language | Up to 12 months |
| `_ga`, `_ga_` | Google Analytics | Analytics | Distinguishes unique users | Up to 24 months |
| `_gid` | Google Analytics | Analytics | Distinguishes unique users | 24 hours |
| `__gads`, `__gpi` | Google AdSense / Ad Manager | Advertising | Ad delivery, frequency capping | Up to 13 months |
| `IDE`, `NID` | Google | Advertising | Ad measurement and targeting | Up to 13–24 months |
| YouTube cookies | YouTube (Google) | Embedded content | Plays embedded video | Variable |
4. How to manage cookies
– Cookie banner: click “Cookie Settings” in the footer to change your choices.
– Browser: most browsers let you view, block, and delete cookies (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge — see their support pages).
– Industry opt-out: Your Online Choices (EU), Digital Advertising Alliance (US), Network Advertising Initiative, Google Ads Settings.
– GPC: we respect the Global Privacy Control signal as an opt-out of “sale” or “sharing” under US state privacy laws.
5. Changes
We may update this Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date reflects the most recent change.
6. Contact
[email protected] — TourNova LLC, [insert full Dubai office address], Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
