Imprint, Privacy Policy & Disclosures

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Welcome to Gamersuniverse.eu, an independent international gaming, movie, series, and entertainment publication (“By Gamers for Gamers”). Below you will find our official legal notice (Imprint) under Austrian and European law, our Advertising, Affiliate & Review Copy Disclosures, and our Privacy Policy in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Austrian Telecommunications Act 2021 (TKG 2021).

1. Legal Notice / Imprint (Information Pursuant to § 5 ECG and § 25 MedienG)

Media Owner, Service Provider & Publisher:
Gamersuniverse – Noah Frank
Founder & Editor-in-Chief (Editorial Responsibility): Noah Frank-Hotinczan (Noah Frank)
Industriegelände 1
7082 Donnerskirchen
Burgenland, Austria (Europe)

Contact Details:
E-Mail: contact@gamersuniverse.eu
Online Contact Form: https://gamersuniverse.eu/en/contact-us
Official X (Editor-in-Chief): @NoahXFrank | Official X (Publication): @GamersuniversEu

Basic Editorial Direction (“Blattlinie” Pursuant to § 25 para. 4 Austrian Media Act)

Gamersuniverse.eu is an independent online magazine and information portal dedicated to video games (PC and console performance & best-settings guides, news, lore breakdowns, reviews, and hardware) as well as movies, TV series, streaming, cosplay, and digital entertainment. All editorial content is created independently by gamers for gamers.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (§ 19 Austrian AStG)

Notice pursuant to § 19 of the Austrian Alternative Dispute Resolution Act (Alternative-Streitbeilegung-Gesetz – AStG): We are neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board. (Please note: The former European Online Dispute Resolution [ODR] platform was permanently discontinued on July 20, 2025 pursuant to Regulation [EU] 2024/3228.)

Liability for Content & External Links

The contents of our pages are created and fact-checked with the utmost care. However, we cannot guarantee the completeness, accuracy, or permanent timeliness of all information provided. As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages under general statutory laws, but we are not obliged to permanently monitor transmitted or stored third-party information without concrete evidence of unlawful activity. Upon becoming aware of any specific legal infringement, we will remove or correct the affected content immediately.

Our website contains links to external third-party websites over whose content we have no control. Therefore, we cannot assume any liability for external content. The respective provider or operator of the linked pages is always responsible for their own content. All linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking, and no unlawful content was recognizable at that time. If we become aware of any legal infringement on a linked page, we will remove the link immediately.

Copyright & Image Attribution Policy (“Picture Source”)

All original articles, guides, tables, graphics, and layouts created by Gamersuniverse are protected by copyright (© Gamersuniverse – Noah Frank). Any reproduction, modification, distribution, or commercial use outside the statutory limits of copyright law requires the prior written consent of the respective author or creator.

Where screenshots, key art, trailers, or official press kit materials are used for journalistic reporting, critical analysis, guides, or reviews, all trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective game publishers, studios, and rights holders. We credit the source of visual materials transparently beneath our images using our standard Picture Source attribution.

2. Advertising, Affiliate & Review Copy Disclosure (FTC & EU Transparency Guidelines)

Transparency with our readers across North America, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and worldwide is a core pillar of Gamersuniverse.eu. In compliance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Endorsement Guides, the EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, and § 26 of the Austrian Media Act, we disclose how our publication is funded and how we handle review copies:

• Editorial Independence: Our PC and console settings guides, performance benchmarks, lore explainers, news stories, and reviews are written independently. No publisher, studio, hardware manufacturer, or advertiser can buy a review score, a recommendation, or favorable editorial coverage.
• Affiliate Links (rel="sponsored nofollow"): Some links to hardware products, retail stores, or digital storefronts (for example inside our interactive PC Check tool or hardware buying guides) may be affiliate links marked with rel="sponsored nofollow". If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, Gamersuniverse may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate partnerships never dictate which settings, games, or hardware components we recommend.
• Review Keys, Press Access & Sponsored Content: When a game, expansion, or hardware item is evaluated using a pre-release or post-release review key or test sample provided by a publisher or PR agency, we state this transparently in the article. Paid advertisements, sponsorships, or event media partnerships are always clearly labeled as advertising or sponsored content. Read our full Editorial Policy, Testing Methodology & Review Guidelines for more details.

3. Privacy Policy (GDPR / DSGVO & Austrian TKG 2021)

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We process personal data exclusively in accordance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR / DSGVO, Regulation [EU] 2016/679) and the Austrian Telecommunications Act 2021 (TKG 2021, in particular § 165 TKG 2021).

3.1 Data Controller (Art. 4(7) GDPR)

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Gamersuniverse – Noah Frank (Noah Frank-Hotinczan)
Industriegelände 1, 7082 Donnerskirchen, Burgenland, Austria
E-Mail: contact@gamersuniverse.eu

3.2 Server Log Files, LiteSpeed Cache & QUIC.cloud CDN

When you visit Gamersuniverse.eu, our web server automatically collects and stores standard technical server log information transmitted by your browser (browser type and version, operating system, referrer URL, requested page, IP address, and timestamp of the request). To deliver pages quickly and protect our infrastructure against brute-force and DDoS attacks, we use LiteSpeed Cache and the QUIC.cloud Content Delivery Network (CDN).

This technical processing is necessary to ensure the stability, security, and reliable delivery of our website and is carried out on the legal basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR and § 165(3) TKG 2021. Server log data is not merged with other data sources and is only inspected if concrete indications of unlawful use or cyberattacks arise.

3.3 Cookies & Consent Management (§ 165(3) TKG 2021)

Our website uses cookies—small text files stored by your browser on your device. Technically necessary cookies (such as language preference cookies set by Polylang for /en/ and /de/, session cookies, and security cookies) are stored on the basis of § 165(3) TKG 2021 and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR so that the site functions properly. Optional analytics or third-party media cookies are used on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) or legitimate interest where legally permitted.

You can configure your browser at any time to block cookies, restrict them to specific websites, or delete existing cookies from your device. You can also manage preferences for online advertising cookies via youronlinechoices.com (EU) or aboutads.info/choices (US).

3.4 Web Analytics (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to analyze how visitors interact with our articles and guides so we can improve our content and site performance.

IP anonymization is active on Gamersuniverse.eu: your IP address is truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the United States. Where personal data is transferred to Google LLC in the USA, Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) (adequacy decision of the European Commission pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR of July 10, 2023, see dataprivacyframework.gov) and utilizes the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting and processing your data at any time by refusing analytics cookies in your browser or by installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. Further details on Google’s data processing can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy.

3.5 Embedded Content & Social Media Platforms (YouTube, X/Twitter, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook/Meta, Reddit)

Articles on Gamersuniverse.eu may include embedded trailers, posts, or social sharing links from external platforms, including:

• YouTube: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland / YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (Privacy Policy).
• X (formerly Twitter): Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland / X Corp., USA (Privacy Policy).
• Facebook & Instagram (Meta): Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland / Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (Privacy Policy).
• TikTok, Twitch & Reddit: When interacting with embedded clips or external links to TikTok, Twitch, or Reddit, your browser connects directly to the respective provider’s servers, which may log your IP address and browser data under their own privacy policies.

Note that our social share buttons at the bottom of articles are static links and do not transmit data to Facebook, X, or Reddit unless you actively click on them. Where U.S. parent companies (such as Google LLC or Meta Platforms, Inc.) process data in the United States, transfers are governed by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and/or EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

3.6 Contact Form, Comments, Google reCAPTCHA & Newsletter

Contact Inquiries: When you contact us via e-mail (contact@gamersuniverse.eu) or via our Contact Us form, the personal details you provide (name, e-mail address, subject, and message) are processed exclusively to handle your inquiry and any follow-up questions (Art. 6(1)(b) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). We never sell or share your contact details with third parties without your consent.

Comments & Netiquette: If you leave a comment or form submission on our website, your input and IP address are stored to protect against spam and unlawful content (such as hate speech, harassment, or illegal links) pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. To protect our forms against automated bot abuse, we use Google reCAPTCHA (Google Ireland Limited / Google LLC; see Google Privacy Policy).

Newsletter: If you subscribe to our newsletter via double opt-in (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), we use your e-mail address and any optional preferences solely to send you Gamersuniverse updates. You can withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time by sending an e-mail to newsletter-storno@gamersuniverse.eu.

3.7 Your Rights as a Data Subject (Art. 15–21 GDPR) & Supervisory Authority

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data at any time:

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): Request confirmation and a copy of the personal data we store about you.
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): Request deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”), provided no statutory retention obligations apply.
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) & data portability (Art. 20 GDPR).
• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR) & right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR) with effect for the future.

To exercise any of these rights, simply send an e-mail to contact@gamersuniverse.eu. If you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes data protection law, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR). In Austria, the competent supervisory authority is:

Austrian Data Protection Authority (Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde – DSB)
Barichgasse 40–42, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Website: https://www.dsb.gv.at | E-Mail: dsb@dsb.gv.at

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