No child account is needed. Game stars stay in your browser. Our launch-list form is for adults, and book purchases happen on Amazon.
About this notice
This notice covers www.yaqubslittleworld.com and its Yaqub’s Little World website. The legal operator’s identity and dedicated privacy contact details are being finalised and will be added to this notice. This is a remaining disclosure to complete; the brand name alone does not identify a legal entity.
For children
You can play without telling us your name. Your stars are saved on this device. We do not put your pictures or scores on a public page. Ask a grown-up before following a shopping link. Please do not put your name, email, school or address into a form.
What is used and why
| Information | Purpose and legal basis |
|---|---|
Game stars stored as yaqub-stars in this browser | Remember completed activities on the device. Our game code does not send this record to our server or associate it with a child’s name. |
| Adult subscriber email, consent scopes and versions, signup dates and private unsubscribe token | Send only the updates you request, based on consent: merchandise launch updates, or newsletter updates about new books, activities and collection news. Signup is optional and not needed to play. |
| Product vote, random browser voter token and vote date | Plan the merchandise collection and avoid multiple current votes from the same browser. We rely on legitimate interests in proportionate product planning. Votes are not linked to launch-list emails in our application. |
| Technical request information, such as IP address, requested page and browser details, processed by hosting infrastructure | Deliver and secure the service, based on legitimate interests in operating and protecting the website. This is separate from our device-only game progress. |
We do not ask for children’s accounts, dates of birth, school details or precise location. Our games have no advertising trackers, public chat or behavioural advertising. We do not use the forms for automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects.
Colouring and downloaded pictures
Colouring takes place in the browser. Our colouring tools do not upload the child’s drawing to a gallery or to our server. If an activity offers a download, the picture is saved to your device. You decide whether to keep or share that file outside our website.
Launch updates and leaving the list
The shop signup checkbox asks adults to agree to merchandise launch updates. The footer newsletter checkbox separately asks parents and carers to agree to new books, activities and collection news. Existing merchandise subscribers are not automatically added to the wider newsletter; a new explicit opt-in is required. Each consent scope and version is recorded. We will not treat playing a game or casting a vote as email marketing consent. We do not sell the launch list.
After signup, the confirmation shows a private “Unsubscribe” link. Keep that link; opening it and confirming unsubscribe removes the email signup record and its unsubscribe-token record from our application storage. Any launch emails we send will also need an unsubscribe option. Withdrawing consent does not affect earlier lawful processing.
How long information is kept
Local stars and the voter token remain until you clear them or your browser removes site data. We retain subscriber information until you unsubscribe or the launch-update purpose ends, whichever happens first. We will review the list at least annually and remove information no longer needed. Product-level vote records are kept while the collection is being planned, then deleted or converted to non-identifying totals. Deleting a browser token alone does not delete an existing server-side vote.
Hosting and security providers may keep technical records under their service arrangements. We have not verified a specific retention period or all processing locations for those provider records, so we do not promise that they are erased when you clear your browser. Provider-specific retention and transfer details remain to be confirmed in this notice.
Hosting, service providers and external links
The site is hosted through ChatGPT Sites, with Cloudflare infrastructure handling website delivery and application storage. Providers and their authorised infrastructure suppliers process information needed to operate the service. This does not mean a child’s game progress is uploaded to ChatGPT. We may disclose information where legally required or necessary to address misuse.
Infrastructure processing may involve countries outside the UK. Applicable transfer arrangements and processing locations need to be confirmed with the hosting providers; this notice will be updated when verified. We do not claim that all information stays in the UK.
Following an Amazon link sends you to Amazon, where its privacy information applies. We do not receive your payment card details or delivery address through these book links.
Your rights and choices
Depending on the circumstances, you may ask for access, correction, deletion, restriction or portability of personal information, object to processing based on legitimate interests, or withdraw consent. Some rights have legal exceptions. The privacy contact route for requests other than the self-service controls below is still to be added with the operator’s details.
- Use your private unsubscribe link to leave the launch list.
- Use the device controls to clear saved game stars.
- Clear site data in your browser to remove other local records. This does not delete information already stored on our server.
You can complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint. Parents can help children exercise their rights, subject to the child’s rights and appropriate checks.
Changes
We will update this notice if our data use changes. New features involving children’s personal information, advertising, accounts or uploads would require a fresh privacy review before launch.