MEAT.GG
Privacy Policy
How we collect, use, and protect your personal data.
Effective: May 18, 2026
1. Who we are
The website meat.gg is operated by:
meat.gg
vladalko@meat.gg
This policy explains what personal data we process when you use the site, why we process it, who we share it with, and the rights you have under EU, US, and Russian law. In this policy, "we" means the operator above and "you" means the visitor or registered user.
2. What we collect
Account data — Email address, Steam ID, nickname, password hash, profile settings, and any avatar or clan tag you choose.
Payment data — Payments go directly to one of our payment providers - Stripe for international cards, Paypalych for Russian cards, SBP, and e-wallets, and NOWPayments for cryptocurrency. We do not see or store full card numbers or wallet keys. From the provider we receive a payment confirmation, the amount, currency, masked identifiers (such as the last four digits of a card), and country.
Gameplay and server data — Connection time, IP address, Steam ID, in-game statistics (kills, rounds, map), chat logs from game servers, anti-cheat signals.
Device and site data — Browser type, language, time zone, pages you visit on the site, referrer, and similar technical data needed for the site to work and to detect abuse.
Communications — Messages you send through support, Telegram, or VK channels, and any attachments.
3. Why we process it and our legal basis
To run your account and the game services — Performance of the contract with you (GDPR Art. 6(1)(b); 152-FZ Art. 6 part 1, item 5). This includes processing payments through Stripe, Paypalych, or NOWPayments depending on the method you pick.
To protect the service against cheating, fraud, and abuse — Our legitimate interest in a fair and safe service (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)).
To process payments and meet tax and accounting duties — Legal obligation (GDPR Art. 6(1)(c)) and performance of the contract.
To send optional marketing or product updates — Your consent, which you can withdraw at any time (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a); 152-FZ Art. 6 part 1, item 1).
4. Who we share data with and international transfers
We share personal data only with the recipients below, and only when needed for the purposes above.
Stripe (international cards) — Stripe Inc. acts as an independent controller for payment data and processes it in the United States. See stripe.com/privacy.
Paypalych (Russian payments) — Paypalych is a Russian payment aggregator that processes cards, SBP, and e-wallets and acts as an independent operator for that payment data. See paypalych.com for their privacy notice.
NOWPayments (cryptocurrency) — NOWPayments processes cryptocurrency payments and acts as an independent controller for the on-chain transaction data and any KYC data it collects directly. See nowpayments.io/privacy-policy.
Hosting and infrastructure — Our hosting and CDN providers store and serve the site and its databases on our behalf.
Analytics and anti-fraud — Tools that help us understand usage and block automated attacks. Where these use cookies, we ask for consent first.
Law enforcement — Only on a lawful request and only what the request actually requires.
Depending on the payment method you choose, your payment data may leave your country: Stripe processes in the United States, Paypalych in Russia, and NOWPayments through international infrastructure. For EU and UK users, transfers outside the EEA rely on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. For Russian users, by using the service you acknowledge cross-border transfer of your personal data as permitted under Article 12 of Federal Law 152-FZ.
5. How long we keep it
Account data — While your account exists and for up to three years after deletion, in line with 152-FZ archival rules and to handle late disputes.
Payment records — Up to seven years, as required by US, EU, and Russian tax and accounting law.
Server logs and chat logs — Up to twelve months for moderation, anti-cheat, and security purposes.
6. Your rights
Your rights depend on where you live. The list below covers the three main regimes that apply to this service.
EU, EEA, and United Kingdom (GDPR)
Access - get a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Rectification - ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Erasure - ask us to delete your data when there is no longer a lawful reason to keep it.
Restriction - ask us to limit processing in specific cases.
Portability - receive your data in a portable format and send it to another service.
Objection - object to processing based on our legitimate interests.
Withdraw consent - withdraw consent you gave us at any time, without affecting past processing.
Complaint - lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority.
United States (CCPA/CPRA and similar state laws)
Right to know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
Right to delete personal information you gave us.
Right to correct inaccurate personal information.
Right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information - we do not sell personal information.
Right to limit the use of sensitive personal information.
Right not to be discriminated against for exercising your rights.
Russia (152-FZ)
Access - find out which of your personal data we process and for what purposes.
Rectification - require us to correct, update, or complete your data.
Blocking - require us to block processing in cases set by law.
Deletion - require us to delete personal data that is unlawful, no longer needed, or processed without your consent.
Withdrawal of consent - withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, email us at vladalko@meat.gg from the address linked to your account. We respond within 30 days. We may ask for extra information if we cannot identify you with what we already hold.
7. Cookies and children
We use the following types of cookies:
Strictly necessary - keep you signed in and the site working. Cannot be turned off.
Functional - remember your language and other preferences.
Analytics - help us understand usage. Used only with your consent.
The service is not aimed at children. We do not knowingly process personal data of users under 16 in the EU, under 13 in the United States, or under 14 in Russia. If you believe a child has given us their data, write to vladalko@meat.gg and we will remove it.
8. Security
We use TLS for traffic between you and our servers, store passwords as salted hashes, limit database access to people who need it, and route payment data straight to the payment provider you choose so we never handle raw card numbers or wallet keys. No system on the internet is fully secure, but we treat your data as if it were our own.
9. Consent for Russian users (Federal Law 152-FZ)
If you live in Russia, by registering on the site or by paying for a service through any of our payment providers, you give us your free, specific, informed, and conscious consent to process your personal data as described in this policy.
Categories of personal data covered by this consent:
Identification data: email, Steam ID, nickname.
Payment-related data received from our payment providers (Stripe, Paypalych, NOWPayments): amount, currency, payment confirmation, masked identifiers (such as the last four digits of a card), country.
Technical data: IP address, browser, language, time zone, site activity.
Game data: connection time, in-game statistics, chat logs from game servers.
Purposes of processing:
Creating and maintaining your account.
Providing access to game servers and paid services.
Processing payments through our payment providers.
Protecting the service against cheating, fraud, and abuse.
Meeting our duties under applicable law.
Recipients of personal data:
The operator (meat.gg).
Stripe Inc. - international card payments, processed in the United States.
Paypalych - Russian card, SBP, and e-wallet payments, processed in Russia.
NOWPayments - cryptocurrency payments.
Hosting and infrastructure providers acting on the operator's behalf.
Authorised state bodies on a lawful request.
This consent stays in force while your account exists and for the retention periods listed in section 5. You may withdraw it at any time by emailing vladalko@meat.gg. Withdrawal of consent does not affect processing carried out before the withdrawal.
10. Changes and contact
We update this policy from time to time. When we make changes that materially affect your rights, we will show a banner on the site and update the effective date above. Continued use of the service after the change means you accept the updated policy.
Contact the operator:
meat.gg
vladalko@meat.gg