Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 18, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Game-Scout ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Game-Scout is an informational platform that helps users discover and filter PlayStation games. We do not own any of the games listed on our platform; we simply provide aggregated information, filtering tools, and AI-generated recommendations to help you find games that match your preferences.

2. Information We Collect

Privacy First: We aim to minimize data collection. We configure analytics with privacy in mind and gate it behind your consent, and we use advertising and consent tools only where needed to support and monetize the site.

2.1 Information You Provide

  • Contact information (name, email) only when you voluntarily reach out through our contact form
  • Any feedback or comments you voluntarily provide

2.2 Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the site in aggregate. We configure it with privacy in mind, and its behavior is governed by your consent choices (see Section 2.3). Here's what you need to know:

  • Consent-gated: Analytics runs under Google Consent Mode. Until consent is granted, it operates in a cookieless mode that sends only anonymous, aggregated signals
  • IP anonymization: Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses; they are used transiently for coarse geolocation and then discarded
  • Cookies when granted: Where you grant consent, Google Analytics may set cookies to measure repeat visits and sessions
  • No selling of data: We do not sell your personal information, and we do not enable cross-site advertising features in Analytics

2.3 Advertising and Consent Management

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements and Google Privacy & Messaging to collect and manage consent choices for users in regions where consent is required.

  • Google and its partners may use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies to deliver ads, limit repetition, measure performance, and personalize advertising where consent has been granted
  • For visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, we use a consent message to request the choices required for ad serving
  • You can change or withdraw your consent choices through the privacy options made available on the site or through your browser settings where applicable

If you decline consent, Google may still serve limited or non-personalized ads where legally permitted.

2.4 Affiliate Links

Some pages may contain affiliate links to third-party retailers or partners. If you click one of these links and complete a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate partners may use their own tracking technologies once you visit their sites.

What We Collect (Anonymous & Aggregated Only):

  • Page views and navigation patterns (which pages are visited)
  • Scroll depth (how far users scroll on pages: 25%, 50%, 75%, 90%)
  • Time spent on pages (engagement metrics)
  • User interactions (search queries entered, button clicks, tab switches, feedback submissions)
  • General device and browser information (to ensure compatibility)

What We DO NOT Collect:

  • IP addresses (not stored or tracked)
  • Personal identifiers of any kind
  • Individual user profiles or histories
  • Cross-site tracking data
  • Any data that could identify you as an individual

This analytics data helps us understand how visitors use our site in general (e.g., "the game details page is popular" or "users scroll 75% of the way down articles") so we can improve the user experience, without ever knowing anything about individual visitors.

GDPR & Privacy Compliance: We use Google Consent Mode together with a Google-certified consent management platform (Privacy & Messaging). Visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland are asked to opt in before analytics and advertising cookies are used; visitors in US states with applicable privacy laws are offered an opt-out, and we honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals where required. You can change your choices at any time through the privacy options on the site.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the minimal information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To provide our game discovery and filtering services
  • To understand general website performance through aggregated analytics (e.g., total page views)
  • To improve the overall user experience based on aggregated trends
  • To respond to your inquiries when you contact us voluntarily
  • To display ads, manage consent choices, and measure ad performance
  • To track outbound affiliate-link engagement and support monetization of the site

4. AI-Generated Content

Important Notice: Most content on Game-Scout is created or assisted by artificial intelligence. Please use caution and verify critical information independently.

Much of the content on Game-Scout, including game descriptions, recommendations, editorial articles, and category pages, is generated or assisted by artificial intelligence (AI).

Please be aware: AI-generated content may contain errors, inaccuracies, biases, or outdated information. We recommend verifying any important information through official game publishers or the PlayStation Store before making decisions. We continuously work to improve our AI systems, but cannot guarantee complete accuracy.

5. Cookies and Tracking

We use a limited set of cookies and similar technologies:

  • Essential Cookies Only: We only use cookies required for basic site functionality (e.g., remembering your dark mode preference)
  • Analytics Cookies (consent-gated): Google Analytics may set cookies only where you have granted consent; until then it runs in a cookieless mode under Google Consent Mode
  • Advertising Technologies: Google AdSense and its partners may use cookies, local storage, or similar technologies for ad delivery, frequency capping, fraud prevention, and measurement
  • Consent Choices: Our consent management tools may store your privacy choices so that we can respect them on future visits

You can control cookies through our consent tools where available and through your browser settings. Blocking some technologies may affect site functionality or the ads shown to you.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. However, we do work with service providers and advertising partners that may process data on our behalf or as independent controllers, depending on the service and your consent choices.

The third-party services we use are:

  • Vercel: Provides website hosting infrastructure
  • Google Analytics: Provides aggregated website analytics, governed by Google Consent Mode and your consent choices
  • Google AdSense / Google Privacy & Messaging: Provides ad serving, consent collection, and related ad measurement services
  • Affiliate partners and retailers: May process click and transaction referral data when you visit their websites through our affiliate links

Each third-party service operates under its own privacy policy and terms. We encourage you to review those policies when interacting with third-party services.

7. Third-Party Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites and services, including game publishers, PlayStation Store, retailers, advertisers, and affiliate partners. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies before providing any personal information or completing any transaction.

8. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, delete, correct, or restrict certain personal data, or to object to some types of processing. You may also have the right to change or withdraw consent for advertising-related processing.

If you contact us through our contact form, you may request deletion of your contact information at any time. For ad-related preferences, you can use our consent tools where available and review Google's ad settings and policy information.

10. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

11. Data Storage and Transfers

Our website is hosted on Vercel's infrastructure. Analytics data is processed by Google Analytics. Advertising, consent, and related measurement data may also be processed by Google and its partners, and affiliate partners may process referral data when you leave our site.

These providers may process data in countries outside your own. Where required, they are responsible for using appropriate safeguards for international data transfers under their own terms and privacy commitments.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

14. Disclaimer

Game-Scout is an independent informational platform. We do not own, develop, or publish any of the games listed on our site. All game titles, images, descriptions, and related intellectual property belong to their respective publishers and developers. We are not affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment or PlayStation.