Last updated: September 08, 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how Balkan Clan (“we”, “our”, “us”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use balkanclan.com and orion.balkanclan.com (the “Services”). By using the Services, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
Balkan Clan provides a gaming community site with profiles, video uploads, analytics, and related features.
Contact: support@balkanclan.com •
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GDPR Inquiries: gdpr@balkanclan.com
Exports & Reporting: If you use analytics exports, we generate CSV/PDF/PNG reports for your account containing aggregated per-day metrics (e.g., views, likes/dislikes, comments, engagement). These exports never include private messages.
We use personal data to:
Legal bases: contract (to provide the Services), legitimate interests (security, reliability, basic analytics), and consent (for optional analytics cookies and similar technologies).
We use cookies and similar technologies to run the site, keep you logged in, secure your account, and (with consent) measure usage. You can change your cookie preferences any time via the cookie banner or your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may break core functionality.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Category | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Balkan Clan | Session/authentication | Essential | Session |
| _ga, _gid, _gat | Google Analytics | Usage analytics | Analytics (Optional) | 1 day–2 years |
We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing. We share data only with:
We act as data controller for the personal data described here. We engage processors that act on our instructions:
We maintain Data Processing Agreements with processors covering confidentiality, security, limited use, and assistance with data rights.
We keep your data while you maintain an account or as needed to provide the Services.
Your data may be processed in countries other than your own. We use Standard Contractual Clauses or other lawful mechanisms to safeguard international transfers.
You may:
To exercise your rights or for GDPR-related requests, email us at gdpr@balkanclan.com.
We use encryption, access controls, and monitoring to protect your data, but no system is 100% secure.
Our Services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has provided data, contact us at gdpr@balkanclan.com and we will remove it.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Significant changes will be announced on this page and may require renewed consent.
Email: support@balkanclan.com
GDPR: gdpr@balkanclan.com
Contact form: https://orion.balkanclan.com/contact
Last updated: September 8, 2025
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the Balkan Clan websites balkanclan.com and orion.balkanclan.com (the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
“Balkan Clan”, “we”, “us” or “our” refers to the organization operating the Service (registered address: 310 Jan Frans Gellyncklaan, Hove 2540, Belgium).
Contact: support@balkanclan.com •
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GDPR / Data Protection Contact: gdpr@balkanclan.com
You must be at least 18 years old to create an account or upload content. By using the Service, you represent that you meet this requirement and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms. Our Service is not directed to children under 13.
You are responsible for your account, including keeping your login credentials confidential and for all activity under your account. We may change, suspend, or terminate your account at any time if you violate these Terms or our community standards, or if we reasonably believe your account creates risk to users, our Service, or third parties.
You agree not to upload, post, or share content that is illegal, infringing, harassing, hateful, pornographic, violent, or otherwise harmful, and not to:
We may moderate, remove, restrict, or report content or accounts at our discretion to protect users and the Service.
You retain ownership of content you upload (e.g., videos, thumbnails, comments, profile data). By submitting content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, transcode, adapt (e.g., generate thumbnails, previews), display, perform, and distribute your content on and in connection with the Service for the purposes of operating, promoting, and improving the Service. This license ends when you remove your content or delete your account, except where we must retain copies for legal, security, or backup reasons (see Privacy Policy).
You represent and warrant you have all rights necessary to grant this license and that your content complies with these Terms and applicable law.
To operate the Service, we collect and display video-related metrics such as views, likes/dislikes, watch counts, comment counts, and (if enabled) watch time. Some statistics may be shown publicly on your videos and profile. We also generate aggregated, per-day analytics and charts for your account, which you can export (e.g., CSV/PDF/PNG). Exported analytics contain aggregated metrics and do not include private messages. Details on the data we collect and how we process it are in our Privacy Policy.
Optional features may connect to third-party services (e.g., Steam API if you choose to share your Steam ID; links to your social profiles). Your use of those services is governed by their terms and policies.
We also use trusted hosting and analytics providers to run the Service:
Links on our Service may lead to third-party sites we do not control; we are not responsible for their content or practices.
The Service (including design, logos, software, and content other than your own) is our property or licensed to us and protected by law. Except for your content and as permitted by law, you may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, reverse engineer, or lease any part of the Service.
If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, email dcma@balkanclan.com with:
We may remove content and/or terminate repeat infringers where appropriate.
We may suspend or terminate your access (with or without notice) if you violate these Terms or we believe your use risks harm, legal liability, or service disruption. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. Certain provisions survive termination (e.g., IP, disclaimers, limitations of liability).
The Service is provided “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not guarantee the Service will be error-free, secure, or uninterrupted.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages, or loss of data, profits, or goodwill. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of €100 or the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim arose. Nothing in these Terms limits mandatory consumer rights that cannot be waived by contract.
Your use of the Service is governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
We use essential cookies for security, session continuity, and core functionality; you cannot opt out of essential cookies without breaking the Service. Optional analytics cookies (e.g., Google Analytics) are used only with your consent and can be changed at any time via the cookie banner.
For GDPR-related inquiries, you may contact us at gdpr@balkanclan.com.
We retain data as long as you have an account or as needed to provide the Service. Session data is automatically cleared after 1 hour of inactivity, and sessions are destroyed after 75 minutes. Video analytics and engagement metrics are stored to provide long-term statistics and insights. If you request deletion of your account, associated personal data (including analytics) is deleted or anonymized, subject to legal obligations and reasonable backup cycles. See the Privacy Policy for details.
These Terms are governed by the laws of Belgium, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. You agree to first try to resolve any dispute informally by contacting us at gdpr@balkanclan.com or support@balkanclan.com. If we cannot resolve it, the courts of Belgium shall have exclusive jurisdiction, unless mandatory consumer laws in your country provide otherwise.
If any provision of these Terms is held invalid, the remaining provisions remain in full force. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.
We may update these Terms to reflect changes to the Service or legal requirements. If we make material changes, we will post them here and, where appropriate, notify you in advance. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.
Questions about these Terms?
Email: support@balkanclan.com
GDPR: gdpr@balkanclan.com
Contact form: https://orion.balkanclan.com/contact
