1. General Information on Data Processing
The protection of your personal data is important to us. This privacy policy explains what data we collect on our website indiebunny.com and how we use it. We process personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The legal basis for data processing on this website is:
- Article 6(1)(a) GDPR – Consent (e.g., newsletter subscription, contact forms)
- Article 6(1)(b) GDPR – Performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures
- Article 6(1)(f) GDPR – Legitimate interests (e.g., website security and optimization)
2. Access Data and Log Files
When you visit our website, our servers automatically collect technical data for security and stability purposes. This includes:
- Anonymized IP address
- Date and time of the request
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referrer URL (previously visited page)
This data is processed based on our legitimate interest in maintaining the security and stability of our website (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). Log files are automatically deleted after no more than 30 days. No personal profiles are created from this data.
3. Analytics – Plausible Analytics
We use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-focused web analytics tool. Plausible is designed to be compliant with privacy regulations without requiring cookie consent:
- No personal data is collected
- No cookies are set
- No data is shared with third parties
- No cross-site or cross-device tracking
Plausible only captures aggregated metrics such as page views, traffic sources, and device types. All data remains exclusively on our servers. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in understanding how our website is used (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
4. Cookies
When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner will appear asking whether you accept the use of cookies from third-party services. Your choice is stored in your browser's local storage so that you are not asked again on subsequent visits.
If you accept, the third-party service described in Section 5 below may set cookies on your device. If you decline, no third-party cookies will be set. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for this site.
Our own analytics tool (Plausible Analytics, see Section 3) does not use cookies and operates independently of your consent choice.
5. Google Subscribe with Google (SwG) Basic
On our article pages, we use Google Subscribe with Google (SwG) Basic, a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. This service is only loaded after you give your consent via the cookie banner.
When SwG Basic is loaded, the following data may be transmitted to Google:
- Your IP address
- Your browser type and version (User-Agent)
- The URL of the page you are visiting
- Cookies set by Google (including third-party cookies from news.google.com and accounts.google.com)
SwG Basic may create iframes connecting to Google domains. Google may use this data to provide subscription-related features and to improve its services. For more information, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy.
The legal basis for this processing is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for this site or by declining cookies when the banner next appears.
Data may be transferred to Google's servers, which may be located outside the EU/EEA. Google participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. You can manage your Google account data at myaccount.google.com.
6. YouTube Video Embeds
On our article pages, we embed game trailers using YouTube (operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). We use YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com), which means YouTube does not store information about visitors on our website unless they play a video. Videos are only loaded after you give your consent via the cookie banner.
When a YouTube video is played, the following data may be transmitted to Google:
- Your IP address
- Your browser type and version (User-Agent)
- The URL of the page you are visiting
- Previously set YouTube/Google cookies
YouTube may set the following cookies on your device:
- VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE – Estimates user bandwidth for optimal video playback (expires after 6 months)
- YSC – Session cookie to track video views (expires at end of session)
- CONSENT – Stores consent status for Google services (expires after 2 years)
- GPS – Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location (expires after 30 minutes)
The legal basis for this processing is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for this site or by declining cookies when the banner next appears.
For more information, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy and YouTube's Privacy Information. Data may be transferred to Google's servers, which may be located outside the EU/EEA. Google participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
7. Contact Form
If you contact us via the contact form on our website, we collect the following data:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your message content
This data is used exclusively to process and respond to your inquiry (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR). Your data will be deleted once the inquiry has been fully resolved, unless legal retention obligations require longer storage.
8. Newsletter
When you subscribe to our newsletter, we use a double opt-in process. After entering your email address, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link. Your subscription is only activated once you click this confirmation link.
We process the following data:
- Email address
- Subscription timestamp
- Confirmation timestamp
The legal basis is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email or by contacting us directly at hello@indiebunny.com.
9. Discord Bot
We operate a Discord bot (“IndieBunny Bot”) that automatically shares new articles and video content in configured Discord servers. When the bot is added to a Discord server, we store the following data:
- Discord server (guild) ID and server name
- Channel IDs where the bot is configured to post
- Bot configuration preferences (active status, content type filter)
- Message IDs of posts made by the bot (for deduplication)
We do not collect, store, or process any personal data of individual Discord users. The bot does not read or store message content from users, nor does it track user activity.
The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in distributing our content to interested communities (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). All stored data is automatically deleted when the bot is removed from a Discord server.
If you are a server administrator and wish to request deletion of your server's data, please contact us at hello@indiebunny.com.
10. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access (Article 15 GDPR) – You may request information about what personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR) – You may request correction of inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure (Article 17 GDPR) – You may request deletion of your personal data.
- Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR) – You may request that we restrict how we process your data.
- Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR) – You may request your data in a machine-readable format.
- Right to object (Article 21 GDPR) – You may object to processing based on legitimate interests.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@indiebunny.com.
11. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against loss, destruction, manipulation, and unauthorized access. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
12. Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy to comply with legal requirements or to reflect changes in our services. The current version is always available on this page.
Last updated: March 2026
13. Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact us:
indiebunny
Email: hello@indiebunny.com