Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 25, 2026

Markup Markets (“Markup Markets,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit markup.markets, create an account, use the Markup Markets business simulation, participate in online games, or otherwise interact with our services.

By using Markup Markets, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Account Information

If you create an account, we may collect information such as:

• Your display name or username
• Email address
• Account authentication information
• Profile information you choose to provide

Passwords, where handled directly by Markup Markets, are stored using secure password hashing rather than as readable plain-text passwords.

If we introduce third-party authentication such as Google Sign-In, we may receive basic account information from that provider, such as your name, email address, and account identifier, depending on the permissions you approve.

Game and Simulation Information

When you use Markup Markets, we may store information necessary to operate the game, including:

• Company names
• Lobby membership
• Matchmaking information
• Submitted game decisions
• Game progress and results
• Market reports
• Company performance
• Wins, losses, and other gameplay statistics
• Reconnect or session identifiers

Private company decisions are used to operate the simulation and are not intentionally disclosed to competing players before they are meant to become available.

Technical Information

When you access our website or game, our hosting systems may automatically receive technical information such as:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Requested pages
• Date and time of access
• Server and error logs

This information may be used for security, troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and maintaining the service.

Preferences

We may store preferences such as:

• Selected language
• Light or dark mode
• Login or session status
• Game reconnect information

These preferences may be stored through cookies, browser storage, or server-side systems.

Information You Send Us

If you contact Markup Markets, submit feedback, report a problem, or communicate with us, we may collect the information contained in that communication.

2. How We Use Information

We may use collected information to:

• Provide and operate Markup Markets
• Create and manage user accounts
• Create and operate online games and lobbies
• Match players in online matchmaking
• Generate game reports and results
• Save game progress
• Display player statistics
• Maintain account and session security
• Detect abuse, cheating, or misuse
• Diagnose technical problems
• Improve the simulation and user experience
• Respond to support requests and feedback
• Understand how the service is being used
• Comply with applicable legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information to advertisers or data brokers.

3. Classroom and Educational Use

Markup Markets is designed for educational use and may be used by students, educators, schools, universities, clubs, and other organizations.

Educators may create games or invite students to participate using lobby codes or similar features.

Players should avoid using sensitive personal information as their company name, username, lobby name, or other publicly visible game information.

Educational institutions using Markup Markets are responsible for determining whether their use of the service complies with their own privacy policies and applicable educational or data-protection requirements.

4. Online Multiplayer

When participating in multiplayer games, other participants may be able to see information such as:

• Your chosen company name
• Public company performance
• Market share
• Public rankings
• Public game results
• Other information intentionally made public within the simulation

Other players are not intended to receive your private account credentials or private decision information.

Lobby codes should be shared only with people you intend to invite when using private games.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Markup Markets and the WordPress website may use cookies, browser storage, or similar technologies to:

• Keep users signed in
• Maintain sessions
• Remember language or appearance preferences
• Reconnect users to online games
• Protect accounts
• Improve website functionality

Some WordPress plugins or third-party services may also use cookies.

If we introduce non-essential analytics, advertising, or similar tracking technologies in the future, additional notices or consent options may be provided where required by law.

6. Third-Party Services

Markup Markets relies on third-party infrastructure and software to operate the website and service.

These may include:

• Website and server hosting providers
• WordPress and WordPress plugins
• Authentication providers
• Email providers
• Security services
• Analytics services, if enabled in the future

These providers may process limited information as necessary to provide their services and are governed by their own privacy policies.

For example, if Google Sign-In is introduced, Google’s privacy practices will also apply to information processed through Google authentication.

7. Hosting and International Data Processing

Our website and application infrastructure may be hosted in countries different from the country in which you live.

As a result, information may be processed or stored outside your country of residence.

Where required, we aim to handle such processing in accordance with applicable data-protection laws.

8. Data Retention

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Operate the service
• Maintain user accounts
• Preserve game history and statistics
• Resolve technical or security issues
• Meet legal obligations

Temporary lobby, matchmaking, session, and reconnect information may be removed when it is no longer required.

Some technical logs and backup copies may remain for a limited period after other information has been deleted.

As Markup Markets develops, more specific retention periods may be introduced.

9. Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

However, no website, online service, database, or method of internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users are responsible for protecting their own account credentials and should not share passwords or private login information with others.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide rights relating to your personal information.

These rights may include the ability to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of certain personal information
• Object to or restrict certain processing
• Request information about how your data is processed
• Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent

Residents of Türkiye may also have rights under applicable Turkish personal-data protection legislation, including the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (KVKK).

Residents of the European Economic Area or other jurisdictions may have additional rights under applicable data-protection laws.

Requests may be subject to identity verification and legal limitations.

11. Children’s Privacy

Markup Markets is an educational service that may be used by students.

We do not knowingly seek to collect unnecessary personal information from children.

Where applicable law requires parental, guardian, school, or institutional authorization for a minor to use an online service, the responsible user or institution should obtain the required authorization before providing personal information.

If we learn that personal information has been collected from a child in a manner that violates applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to address the situation.

12. Public Information

Information that you intentionally make public through Markup Markets may be visible to other users.

For example, this may include:

• Company names
• Public leaderboard information
• Game results
• Future public profile statistics

Do not include sensitive personal information in public-facing fields.

13. Future Features

Markup Markets is actively being developed.

Future versions may introduce features such as:

• Persistent online profiles
• Online wins and rankings
• Google or other social login
• Classroom management
• Match history
• Ratings or matchmaking rankings
• Additional analytics

If new features materially change how personal information is collected or used, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as Markup Markets develops or as legal and operational requirements change.

The latest version will be published on markup.markets, and the “Last updated” date at the top of this page will be changed when appropriate.

We encourage users to review this page periodically.

15. Contact

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact Markup Markets through the contact information provided on markup.markets.

Website: markup.markets