VLGE privacy policy
Updated: April 14th, 2026
This Privacy Notice applies to the processing of personal information by VLGE, Inc. (“VLGE”, “we,” “us,” or “our”) including on our website available at https://www.vlge.com/ and our other online or offline offerings that link to, or are otherwise subject to, this Privacy Notice (collectively, the “Services”). VLGE provides an interactive world-building platform that allows users to build interactive worlds for multiple purposes.
1. UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE
2. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
3. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION
4. HOW WE SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION
5. YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES AND RIGHTS
6. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
7. RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
8. SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE FOR EU/UK GDPR
9. CHILDREN’S PERSONAL INFORMATION
10. CONTACT US
1. UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time in our sole discretion. If we do, we’ll let you know by posting the updated Privacy Notice on our website, and we may also send other communications.
2. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect personal information that you provide to us, personal information we collect
automatically when you use the Services, and personal information from third-party sources, as
described below.
A. Personal Information You Provide to Us Directly
We may collect personal information that you provide to us.
• Account Information. We may collect personal information in connection with the creation or administration of your account. This personal information may include, but is not limited to, your name, profile picture, and email address.
• Creator Information. If you register as a creator on our platform, we may collect personal information related to your use of our world-building tools, including information about the interactive worlds you create, your interactions and experiences within those worlds, and other data generated through your use of the platform.
1. UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE
2. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
3. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION
4. HOW WE SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION
5. YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES AND RIGHTS
6. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
7. RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
8. SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE FOR EU/UK GDPR
9. CHILDREN’S PERSONAL INFORMATION
10.CONTACT US
• Creator Assets. If you choose to upload your digital assets to the Services, we will collect the information and metadata associated with any 3D files, images or audio you choose to upload to the Services.
• Purchases or Transactions. We may collect personal information and details associated with your purchases or transactions on the Services, including payment information and other financial transactions. Any payments made via our Services are processed by third-party payment processors. We do not directly collect or store any payment card information entered through our Services, but we may receive information associated with your payment card information (e.g., your billing details).
• Your Communications with Us. We, and our service providers, may collect the information you communicate to us, such as through email.
• Bug, Issue, and Improvement Reports. If you submit a report to us for a bug, issue, or improvement here, we may collect your username and email address and any other you choose to include in your report.
• Surveys. We may contact you to participate in surveys. If you decide to participate, we
may collect personal information from you in connection with the surveys.
• Interactive Features. We and others who use our Services may collect personal information that you submit or make available through our interactive features (e.g. messaging features, commenting functionalities, forums, blogs, and social media pages). Any information you provide using the public sharing features of the Services will be considered “public.”
• Sweepstakes or Contests. We may collect personal information you provide for any sweepstakes or contests that we offer. In some jurisdictions, we are required to publicly share information of sweepstakes and contest winners.
• Conferences, Trade Shows, and Other Events. We may collect personal information from individuals when we attend or host conferences, trade shows, and other events.
• Business Development and Strategic Partnerships. We may collect personal information from individuals and third parties to assess and pursue potential business opportunities.
• Job Applications. If you apply for a job with us, we will collect any personal information you provide in connection with your application, such as your contact information and resume or CV.
B. Personal Information Collected Automatically
We may collect personal information automatically when you use the Services.
• Device Information. We may collect personal information about your device, such as your Internet protocol (IP) address, user settings, cookie identifiers, other unique identifiers, browser or device information, Internet service provider, and location information (including, as applicable, an approximate location derived from the IP address and precise geo-location information).
• Usage Information. We may collect personal information about your use of the Services, such as the pages that you visit, items that you search for, the types of content you interact with, information about the links you click, the frequency and duration of your activities, and other information about how you use the Services.
• Cookie Notice (and Other Technologies). We, as well as third parties, may use cookies, pixel tags, and other technologies (“Technologies”) to automatically collect personal information through your use of the Services.
a. Cookies. Cookies are small text files stored in device browsers.
b. Pixel Tags/Web Beacons. A pixel tag (also known as a web beacon) is a piece of code embedded in the Services that collects personal information about use of or engagement with the Services. The use of a pixel tag allows us to record, for example, that a user has visited a particular web page or clicked on a particular advertisement. We may also include web beacons in emails to understand whether messages have been opened, acted on, or forwarded.
See “Your Privacy Choices and Rights” below to understand your choices regarding these Technologies.
C. Personal Information Collected from Third Parties
We may collect personal information about you from third parties. For example, if you access the Services using a third-party website, application, service, products, or technology (each a “Third-Party Service”), we may collect personal information about you from that Third-Party Service that you have made available via your privacy settings. This includes personal information collected through Google sign-in (Google OAuth), such as your name, profile picture, and email address, where you have authorized Google to share such information with us.
In addition, where a world creator publishes their world on a third-party platform, we may collect personal information from such third-party platform in connection with that publication. Users of the Services may also upload or otherwise provide personal information about others.
3. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION
We use personal information for a variety of business purposes, including to provide the Services, for administrative purposes, and to provide you with marketing materials, as described below.
A. Provide the Services
We use personal information to provide the Services, such as:
● Providing access to certain areas, functionalities, and features of the Services;
● Communicating with you;
● Answering requests;
● Sharing personal information with third parties as needed to provide the Services; and
● Processing your financial information and other payment methods. EU/UK GDPR Lawful Bases: If the EU GDPR or the UK GDPR applies to our processing of personal information under this section, our lawful bases may include performance of a contract, legitimate interest, consent, and/or compliance with legal obligations.]
B. Improve the Services and Develop New Products and Services
We use personal information to improve the Services and to develop new products and services, such as:
• Developing, training, and fine-tuning models, algorithms, and artificial intelligence technologies, including by training AI on experiences within interactive worlds created on the platform; and
• Improving, upgrading, or enhancing the Services. EU/UK GDPR Lawful Bases: If the EU GDPR or the UK GDPR applies to our processing of personal information under this section, our lawful bases may include performance of a contract, legitimate interest, consent, and/or compliance with legal obligations.
C. Operate Our Business
We use personal information to operate our business, such as:
● Pursuing our legitimate interests such as direct marketing, research and development (including marketing research), network and information security, and fraud prevention;
● Carrying out analytics;
● Creating de-identified and/or aggregated information. If we create or receive de-identified information, we will not attempt to reidentify such information unless doing so is permitted by, or we are required to do so to comply with, applicable laws;
● Processing applications if you apply for a job we post on our Services;
● Allowing you to register for events;
● Enforcing our agreements and policies; and
● Carrying out activities that are required to comply with our legal obligations.
EU/UK GDPR Lawful Bases: If the EU GDPR or the UK GDPR applies to our processing of
personal information under this section, our lawful bases may include performance of a contract,
legitimate interest, consent, and/or compliance with legal obligations.
D. Marketing
We may use personal information in connection with our marketing activities including to tailor and provide you with marketing communications, promotions, and offers that may interest you. EU/UK GDPR Lawful Bases: If the EU GDPR or the UK GDPR applies to our processing of personal information under this section, our lawful bases may include legitimate interest and/or
consent.
E. With Your Consent or Direction
We may use personal information: (i) for other purposes that are clearly disclosed to you at the time you provide the personal information, (ii) with your consent, or (iii) as otherwise directed by you. EU/UK GDPR Lawful Bases: If the EU GDPR or the UK GDPR applies to our processing of personal information under this section, our lawful bases may include performance of a contract, legitimate interest, and/or consent.
4. HOW WE SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION
We share personal information with third parties for a variety of business purposes, including to provide the Services, to protect us or others, or in connection with a major business transaction such as a merger, sale, or asset transfer, as described below.
A. Disclosures to Provide the Services
We may share any of the personal information we collect with the categories of third parties described below.
• Service Providers. We may share personal information with service providers that assist us with the provision of the Services. This may include, but is not limited to, service providers that provide us with hosting services, customer service, AI or machine learning services, analytics, marketing services, IT support, and related services. In addition, personal information and chat communications may be shared with service providers that help provide our chat features.
Some of the service providers we may use include:
a. Google Analytics. For more information about how Google uses your personal information, please visit Google Analytics’ Privacy Policy. To learn more about how to opt out of Google Analytics’ use of your personal information, please click here.
•Other Users You Share or Interact With. The Services may allow VLGE users to share personal information or interact with other users of the Services.
• Third-Party Platforms. Where a world creator decides to publish their world on a third-
party platform, we may share personal information with such third-party platform as necessary to facilitate the publication and distribution of the world. Any personal information shared with a third-party platform will be subject to that platform's privacy policy. We are not responsible for the processing of personal information by third-party platforms.
• Third-Party Data Recipients. We may share de-identified creator data with third parties, including companies operating in the AR/VR space. Data shared with such third parties will be de-identified prior to disclosure. These third parties may use such de-identified data for their own purposes, including research and product development.
• Business Partners. We may share your personal information with business partners we work with to provide you with a product or service you have requested. We may also share your personal information with business partners with whom we jointly offer products or services. This includes business partners for whom VLGE builds real worlds; we may share real-world data with such business partners in connection with the development and delivery of interactive worlds. Once your personal information is shared with our business partner, it will also be subject to our business partner’s privacy policy. We are not responsible for the processing of personal information by our business partners.
• Affiliates. We may share your personal information with our corporate affiliates.
• Advertising Partners. We may share your personal information with third-party advertising partners. These third-party advertising partners may set Technologies on our Services to collect personal information regarding your activities and your device (e.g., IP address, cookie identifiers, page(s) visited, location, time of day). These advertising partners may use this personal information (and similar information collected from other services) to tailor and deliver personalized ads to you when you visit digital properties within their networks. This practice is commonly referred to as “interest-based advertising,” “personalized advertising,”
or “targeted advertising.”
B. Disclosures to Protect Us or Others
We may share your personal information and related information with external parties if we, in good faith, believe doing so is required or appropriate to comply with law enforcement requests, national security requests, or other government requests; comply with legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety; enforce our policies or contracts; collect amounts owed to us; or assist with an investigation or prosecution of suspected or actual unauthorized or illegal activity.
C. Disclosure in the Event of Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, transition of service to another provider, or other similar corporate transaction, your personal information may be shared, sold, or transferred as part of such a transaction.
5. YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES AND RIGHTS
Your Privacy Choices. The privacy choices you may have about your personal information are described below.
• Email Communications. If you receive an unwanted email from us, you can use the unsubscribe functionality found at the bottom of the email to opt out of receiving future emails. Note that you will not be able to opt out of certain communications (e.g., communications regarding the Services or updates to this Privacy Notice).
• “Do Not Track.” Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. Please note that we do not respond to or honor DNT signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers.
• Cookies. You may stop or restrict the placement of Technologies on your device or remove them by adjusting your preferences as your browser or device permits. However, if you adjust your preferences, the Services may not work properly. Please note that cookie-based opt-outs are not effective on mobile applications. However, you may opt out of certain tracking on some mobile applications by following the instructions for Android, iOS, and other mobile operating systems.
The online advertising industry also provides mechanisms that may allow you to opt out of receiving targeted ads from organizations that participate in self-regulatory programs. To learn more, visit the Network Advertising Initiative, the Digital Advertising Alliance, and the European Digital Advertising Alliance.
Please note you must separately opt out in each browser and on each device.
Your Privacy Rights. In accordance with applicable law, you may have the right to:
• Request Access to or Portability of Your Personal Information;
• Request Correction of Your Personal Information;
• Request Deletion of Your Personal Information;
• Request Restriction of or Object to Our Processing of Your Personal Information;
• Withdraw Your Consent to Our Processing of Your Personal Information. Please note that your withdrawal will take effect only for future processing and will not affect the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us as set forth in “Contact Us” below.
We will process such requests in accordance with applicable laws.
6. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
All personal information processed by us may be transferred, processed, and stored anywhere in the world, including, but not limited to, the United States or other countries, which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws where you live. These countries may or may not have adequate data protection laws as defined by the data protection authority in your country.
If we transfer personal information from the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and/or the United Kingdom to a country that does not provide an adequate level of protection under applicable data protection laws, one of the safeguards we may use to support such transfer is the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
For more information about the safeguards we use for international transfers of your personal information, please contact us as set forth below.
7. RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We store the personal information we collect as described in this Privacy Notice for as long as you use the Services, or as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, or as long as necessary to pursue our business purposes.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we may consider applicable legal requirements; the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information; certain risk factors; the purposes for which we process your personal information; and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means.
8. SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE FOR EU/UK GDPR
This Supplemental Notice for EU/UK GDPR applies only to our processing of personal information that is subject to the EU or UK General Data Protection Regulation.
In some cases, providing personal information may be a requirement under applicable law, a contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract. If you choose not to provide personal information in cases where it is required, we will inform you of the consequences at the time of your refusal to provide the personal information.
VLGE’s processing of your personal information may be supported by one or more of the following lawful bases:
• Performance of a Contract: VLGE may need to process personal information to perform the contract we have with you.
• Legitimate Interest: VLGE may process personal information to further our legitimate interests, but only where our interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
• Consent: In some cases, VLGE may also rely on your consent to process personal information.
• Compliance with Legal Obligations: VLGE may process your personal information to comply with our legal obligations.
9. CHILDREN’S PERSONAL INFORMATION
The Services are not directed to children under 16 (or other age as required by local law outside the United States), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has uploaded personal information to the Services in violation of applicable law, you may contact us as described in “Contact Us” below.
10.CONTACT US
VLGE is the controller of the personal information we process under this Privacy Notice.
If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Notice, or to exercise your rights as detailed in this Privacy Notice, please contact us at: privacy@vlge.com