Privacy Policy

1.Who we are

Next Quest Picks (nextquestpicks.com) is a game recommendation website owned and operated by KCS Global Group (legal name KCS Groups), based in Chhattisgarh, India. In this policy, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to KCS Global Group as the operator of Next Quest Picks.

We are responsible for the personal information described in this policy. You can learn more about our team on our About Us page.

2.Information we collect

Information you give us

Our website has no contact forms, user accounts, or sign-up features. The only way you share information with us directly is by emailing us. When you do, we receive:

• your email address and name (if your email shows it)
• the content of your message and any attachments you choose to send

Information collected automatically

When you visit our website, some information is collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, and third-party services such as analytics and advertising partners. This may include:

• your IP address and approximate location (country or city level)
• browser type, device type, and operating system
• pages you visit, how long you stay, and the page that referred you to us
• cookie identifiers and similar online identifiers
• date and time of your visit

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information, and we ask that you do not include it in emails to us.

3.How we use information

We use the information described above to:

• reply to your emails and handle your requests, including error reports and privacy requests
• operate, maintain, and secure the website, including preventing spam, fraud, and abuse
• understand which articles are useful so we can improve our content
• show advertising that helps keep the site free to read
• track affiliate referrals so we can earn commissions
• comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Use

Where the law requires a legal basis for processing, we rely on your consent (for example, for non-essential cookies), our legitimate interests in running and improving the website, and compliance with our legal obligations.

4.Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We and our partners use cookies and similar technologies for these purposes:

Where required by law, such as for visitors in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, we ask for your consent before setting non-essential cookies. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Full details are in our Cookie Policy.

5.Advertising and Google AdSense

We use, or may use, Google AdSense to display advertising on our website. Please note the following:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
• Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info, or, in Europe, at Your Online Choices.

To learn how Google uses information from websites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. If you opt out, you will still see ads, but they will be less relevant to you.

6.Analytics

We use analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to understand how visitors find and use our website. These services collect information such as the pages you view and your approximate location, and they generate reports for us in aggregated form. We use these reports to decide which topics to cover and how to improve our articles.

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

7.Affiliate links

Some links on Next Quest Picks are affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, the retailer may pay us a commission at no extra cost to you. When you click an affiliate link, the retailer or affiliate network may place a cookie on your device to record the referral. Their use of that information is governed by their own privacy policies.

Affiliate relationships never decide which games we recommend. Read more in our Disclaimer and on How We Pick Games.

8.How we share information

We do not sell your personal information. We share information only in these situations:

• Service providers that help us run the website and our email, such as our hosting provider, email provider, security tools, and analytics services. They process information on our behalf.
• Advertising and affiliate partners, which collect information through cookies as described above.
• Legal reasons, when we believe disclosure is required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our users, our team, or others.
• Business changes, if the website is sold, merged, or transferred, in which case information may transfer to the new owner under this policy.

9.How long we keep information

We keep emails for as long as we need them to respond to you and keep a reasonable record of our correspondence, and then we delete them. You can ask us to delete your emails sooner at any time. Information collected by analytics and advertising partners is kept according to their own retention settings and policies.

10.How we protect information

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the information we hold, including secure (HTTPS) connections and restricted access to our email accounts. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11.Your rights and choices

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

• access the personal information we hold about you
• correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete
• ask us to delete your information
• withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent
• object to or restrict certain processing
• receive a copy of your information in a portable format
• complain to a data protection authority

To make a request, email contact@nextquestpicks.com with the subject line “Privacy request”. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on it. We will not treat you differently for using your privacy rights.

12.Region-specific information

India

We process personal data in line with India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and its rules as they apply. You may contact us about your data or raise a grievance at contact@nextquestpicks.com. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India where applicable.

European Economic Area and United Kingdom

If you are in the EEA or UK, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or UK GDPR, as listed in section 11. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

United States, including California

Residents of California and some other U.S. states may have rights to know, access, delete, and correct their personal information, and to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information for targeted advertising. We do not sell personal information for money. Where advertising cookies count as “sharing” under state law, you can opt out using the advertising choices in section 5 or by blocking cookies in your browser. We also honor Global Privacy Control signals where required by law.

13.Children’s privacy

Next Quest Picks is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please email contact@nextquestpicks.com and we will delete it.

Some games we write about carry mature age ratings. Parents can check official ratings from the ESRB and PEGI.

14.International transfers

We are based in India, and our service providers may process information in other countries, including the United States. When information is transferred across borders, we rely on the safeguards offered by our providers and on applicable legal mechanisms.

15.Third-party websites

Our articles link to other websites, such as game stores, developer pages, and rating boards. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.

16.Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our practices or the law change. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we may also add a notice on the website.

17.Contact us

For any question about this policy or your personal information, email us. You can find all ways to reach us on our Contact page.