Privacy Policy
Effective date: 5 July 2026
This policy explains how thepinnyparlour.com (the “Site”) handles information when you visit this personal arcade and retro-gaming website.
Overview
The Pinny Parlour is a personal, nostalgic website about classic arcade games, pinball, MAME, handhelds, and related hobbies. We do not sell products, operate user accounts, or run a newsletter on this Site.
We aim to collect as little personal information as possible. Most visitors browse publicly available pages without providing any data to us directly.
Information you provide
If you contact the site maintainer by email (via the Contact page), we receive whatever you choose to include in your message — typically your email address, name, and the content of your enquiry.
We use that information only to respond to your message and to improve the Site (for example, corrections or photos you voluntarily share). We do not sell or rent contact details to third parties.
Automatically collected data
Like most websites, our hosting provider may record standard server logs (such as IP address, browser type, pages requested, and approximate time of visit) for security and troubleshooting. We do not use those logs to build marketing profiles.
This Site does not use its own analytics dashboard or tracking pixels beyond what is described below for advertising.
Google AdSense & advertising
This Site displays advertisements served by Google AdSense to help cover hosting and maintenance costs. Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site or other websites
- Measure ad performance and prevent fraud
- Limit how often you see the same advertisement
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you. You can learn more and manage preferences at Google’s Advertising Technologies and opt out of personalised advertising via Google Ads Settings.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites. Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting aboutads.info.
For more detail on how Google handles data, see the Google Privacy Policy.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. This Site may set or allow third parties to set cookies when:
- Google AdSense loads advertisements
- You use features that rely on JavaScript (for example, the mobile navigation menu or photo lightbox)
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect how ads display but should not prevent you from reading the Site content.
Third-party links
This Site links to external resources (arcade databases, forums, archived pages, IPM Invader, and similar sites). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third-party websites. We encourage you to read their policies when you leave thepinnyparlour.com.
Children’s privacy
This Site is intended for arcade enthusiasts, collectors, and researchers. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has contacted us with personal data, please reach out via the Contact page and we will delete it.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (including under Australian privacy law), you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal information we hold about you (for example, an email you sent us). To make a request, use the Contact page. We will respond within a reasonable time.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Effective date” at the top will change when we do. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted means you accept the revised policy.
Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy? Please use the Contact page.