General Data Protection Regulation Update
Dear Community,
as some of you may have noticed, there are going to be new European regulations in form of the so-called general data protection regulation (short: GDPR).
We want to actively inform you about this and we, therefore, created this announcement, so that everything that you need to know about those GDPR changes can be seen in one big thread with an instruction on what you have to do.
First of all, there will be a small update on Tuesday, May 22nd, to prepare the game and our servers to meet the new GDPR requirements. We will probably start between 8 am and 11 am CEST. The downtime will last ~ 15-30 minutes and food will be frozen during that time.
So, once you log into the game, a popup window will appear. This popup-window is very important, for it will provide you with a GDPR-confirmation. You do this by clicking on the confirm button, in order to accept the terms and conditions. Once you accepted this, the popup will disappear and not be shown to you again. If you happen to decline, for example by accidentally closing the game, then don’t worry: the popup will show itself again upon your next login.
Our new users will automatically consent to the terms and privacy policy when they register for the game, so no popup-window will and has to appear for those players.
Save your account option
We will implement an option where you can save your account.
You will be able to do so by filling out/confirming your mail-address and you will also be able to choose whether or not you’d like to receive Empire newsletters from us to this mail-address. You will also be able to save your account by connecting it to Facebook.
Account information button
We will also implement an account information button into the game, which will show you your account information in one click. You will find this button in the options menu from level 6 onwards. The details shown to you will be:
Your account (Name, level, server)
The mail this account is connected to
Newsletter information
If not already registered the chance to request the newsletter will be shown.
If you already requested our newsletters, then the option of unsubscribing will be shown.
We already send out emails to our existing subscribers. Please have a look in your mailbox for an e-mail from us and confirm that you want to receive the newsletter. Afterward, you will get regular game information, tips, and tricks by email. For renewed consent, there are even 500 rubies! Without your renewed confirmation we will not be able to send any more newsletters.
We really hope that you have all the information you need in order to accept those updated privacy policies and wish you the best in our Great Empire!
Best regards,
Your Empire Family
And we're down for this update now
Angus