Privacy Policy
We respect your privacy. MMO Populations uses only aggregated, publicly available data to estimate player activity across games. We do not collect personal data about visitors beyond what is needed to operate and secure the site.
Information we collect
- Basic server logs (IP, user-agent, request path, timestamp) that help us prevent abuse and keep the site running.
- Anonymous usage analytics that show how many people interact with the site and which pages are most helpful.
- Contact form submissions when you reach out to us—we use these solely to respond to your request.
- We do not run an account system, profile users across sites, or sell any personal information.
Analytics
MMO Populations uses Google Analytics 4 and Plausible Analytics to understand high-level usage trends. Both tools focus on aggregated reporting. GA4 helps us spot technical issues across browsers and devices. Plausible provides cookieless, privacy-friendly metrics hosted in the EU. Neither platform gives us access to personally identifiable information, and we do not combine analytics data with other data sources to identify you individually. You can opt out of GA4 using Google’s browser add-ons and block Plausible by disabling analytics scripts in your browser or using a content blocker.
Data sources for player counts
Our population estimates are generated from publicly available signals such as platform charts, API responses, and leaderboards. We ingest, normalize, and store these data points in aggregate. We do not ingest personal player information or private account details from game publishers.
Cookies & storage
We aim to run the site with as few cookies as possible. Functional cookies may be set for load balancing or remembering lightweight preferences. GA4 can set cookies where required for its reporting. Plausible does not use cookies. You are free to clear or block cookies without losing access to the core experience.
Advertising
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
Retention & security
Server logs are typically retained for up to 30 days unless we need them longer to investigate abuse or ensure platform stability. Analytics data is kept in line with each provider’s default retention policy. We apply reasonable security measures such as TLS, access controls, and monitoring to protect the information we store.
Your choices
You can opt out of analytics by using browser-based blockers or disabling scripts from analytics providers. If you submit a message through our contact form and would like it deleted, include that in your request and we will confirm once it’s removed.
Contact
Questions or requests related to privacy? Email hello@mmo-population.com.