Last Updated: August 2026
Blue Ridge Games (“Blue Ridge Games,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit blueridgegames.com (the “Website”), submit information through our forms, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with our online services (collectively, the “Services”).
By using the Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with the Website, we may collect information that you provide directly to us as well as information collected automatically.
Information You Provide
We may collect information you voluntarily provide when you:
- Complete a contact form;
- Submit a game or publishing pitch;
- Apply or submit information for an event or showcase;
- Subscribe to email communications;
- Communicate with us directly; or
- Otherwise submit information through the Website.
This information may include:
- Your name;
- Email address;
- Company or studio name;
- Contact information;
- Information about a game, project, company, or submission;
- Files, links, or other materials you choose to submit; and
- Any other information you voluntarily provide.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is specifically requested and necessary for your interaction with us.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the Website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies. This may include:
- IP address;
- Browser type;
- Device type;
- Operating system;
- Referring website or source;
- Pages viewed;
- Approximate geographic information;
- Date and time of visits;
- Interactions with the Website; and
- Other usage and technical information.
How We Use Your Information
We may use information we collect to:
- Operate and maintain the Website;
- Respond to questions, inquiries, and support requests;
- Review game pitches, submissions, and other materials sent to us;
- Administer events, showcases, or other programs;
- Communicate with developers, partners, players, press, and other members of our community;
- Send newsletters, announcements, promotional communications, or other updates when you have chosen to receive them;
- Understand how visitors use our Website;
- Improve the Website, our Services, and the user experience;
- Measure the effectiveness of our content and marketing;
- Protect the security and integrity of our Website;
- Prevent fraud, abuse, or other harmful activity;
- Comply with applicable legal requirements; and
- Carry out other purposes disclosed to you when information is collected.
Email Communications and Flodesk
We use Flodesk to provide certain forms and manage email communications.
When you submit information through a Flodesk form, information you provide may be transmitted to and processed by Flodesk on our behalf. This may include your name, email address, and other information requested through the applicable form.
If you subscribe to marketing emails, we may use the information you provide to send you news, game announcements, event information, company updates, and other promotional communications.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails. Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not necessarily prevent us from sending non-promotional communications related to an inquiry, submission, or other ongoing interaction with you.
Flodesk’s handling of information is also subject to its own privacy practices.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors interact with the Website.
Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about Website usage, including pages visited, interactions, device and browser information, approximate location, traffic sources, and other usage data.
We use this information to understand Website traffic, identify trends, measure performance, and improve our Website and Services.
Information collected through Google Analytics may be processed by Google in accordance with Google’s own privacy practices.
Where required by applicable law, analytics cookies or similar technologies will be used only after obtaining appropriate consent.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
The Website may use cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies (“Cookies”) to operate the Website, remember preferences, understand Website usage, and improve our Services.
Cookies used on the Website may include:
Essential Cookies
These cookies support functions necessary for the Website to operate.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Website, including through services such as Google Analytics.
Functional Cookies
These cookies may remember choices or preferences and provide enhanced Website functionality.
Marketing Cookies
If we use advertising or marketing technologies in the future, these cookies may be used to understand the effectiveness of marketing campaigns or deliver relevant advertising. Where required, these technologies will be subject to your consent.
You may be able to manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through the cookie preference controls provided on our Website. Disabling certain cookies may affect Website functionality.
How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information in exchange for money.
We may disclose information to third parties when reasonably necessary to operate our business and provide our Services, including:
- Website hosting and technology providers;
- Email marketing and form providers, including Flodesk;
- Analytics providers, including Google;
- Professional advisers and consultants;
- Contractors or service providers working on our behalf;
- Business partners when necessary for an event, submission, project, or other interaction;
- Government agencies, regulators, courts, or law enforcement when required by law; and
- Parties involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar business transaction.
We may also disclose information when you direct us to do so or provide your consent.
Game Pitches and Other Submissions
If you submit a game pitch, project, press material, or other business-related information through the Website, we may use that information to evaluate your submission and communicate with you about potential opportunities.
Information submitted as part of a pitch may be shared internally with members of Blue Ridge Games and, where reasonably necessary for evaluation, with professional advisers, contractors, or other parties assisting us.
Submission of materials through the Website does not by itself create a confidential, fiduciary, partnership, publishing, or other business relationship between you and Blue Ridge Games.
Any specific terms governing game pitches or submissions may also be provided on the applicable submission page.
Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, maintain appropriate business records, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and our relationship with you.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting information over the Internet or storing information electronically is completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security.
Links to Other Websites and Platforms
Our Website may contain links to websites, storefronts, social networks, game platforms, and other services operated by third parties.
These may include platforms such as Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, Epic Games Store, social media platforms, developer websites, and other external services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing them with personal information.
Your Privacy Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live, applicable law may provide you with certain rights concerning your personal information.
These rights may include the ability to:
- Request access to personal information we maintain about you;
- Request correction of inaccurate information;
- Request deletion of certain personal information;
- Object to or restrict certain processing;
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
- Request a portable copy of certain information; and
- Opt out of certain marketing communications or other uses of personal information.
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to exceptions under applicable law.
To submit a privacy request, contact us at publishing@blueridgegames.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
International Visitors
Blue Ridge Games is based in the United States. If you access the Website from outside the United States, information you provide may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.
Privacy and data protection laws in those countries may differ from those in your country of residence.
Where required by applicable law, we or our service providers will use appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal information.
Children’s Privacy
The Website is not directed toward children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the Website.
If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the “Last Updated” date will be revised accordingly.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about our privacy practices.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or a request concerning your personal information, please contact:
Blue Ridge Games
Email: publishing@blueridgegames.com
Website: blueridgegames.com