Use Case: Trusted Age & Data Governance for Modern Gaming
Enabling Safe, Compliant, and Player-Controlled Gaming in a Regulated World.
Overview
As gaming becomes more social, immersive, and data-driven, developers face growing pressure to protect young players, manage personal data responsibly, and comply with fast-evolving regulation.
This Use Case shows how DataPal, MyTerms, and MyKey enable game studios, developers and platforms to deliver age-appropriate, privacy-safe, and regulator-ready experiences — while giving players and families meaningful control over their data.
By shifting data governance from platforms to individuals, DataPal helps the gaming ecosystem build trust, scale safely, and future-proof itself.
Context
Modern games are no longer just entertainment products. They are:
Social networks
Digital marketplaces
Live services
AI-driven engagement platforms
Even advertising media spaces
Players interact through chat, user-generated content, in-game economies, analytics systems, and personalised experiences.
At the same time, regulators are introducing stronger rules around:
Child protection
Age verification
Targeted advertising
AI usage
Data portability
Platform accountability
Developers are expected to comply — often without the tools, resources, or infrastructure to do so consistently.
Challenge
Game developers and platforms face five connected challenges:
Weak Age Verification: Most games still rely on self-declared dates of birth, offering little real protection.
Limited Parental Controls: Parents lack clear, portable, and enforceable ways to manage how children engage with games.
Regulatory Uncertainty: New laws such as:
Digital Omnibus increase liability and compliance risk.
Fragmented Consent Management: Data collected by analytics, ads, and social features is hard to govern consistently.
Growing Trust Deficit: Players increasingly distrust how their data is collected, shared, and monetised.
These issues expose developers to legal risk, reputational damage, and lost growth opportunities.
Solution
DataPal, powered by MyTerms and MyKey, provides a neutral, privacy-preserving governance layer for gaming.
It enables individuals and families to:
Verify age securely
Express machine-readable permissions
Manage parental controls centrally
Control how their data is used
Revoke or update consent at any time
For developers, DataPal provides:
Enforceable age and consent signals
Built-in regulatory safeguards
Auditability and evidence
Reduced liability
Simplified compliance
Control shifts from platforms to people — while remaining usable at scale.
How It Works (Flow)
Player Onboards with DataPal: The player (or parent/guardian) creates a DataPal account linked to a MyKey identifier.
Age and Role Verification: Age is verified once via trusted providers. Parental relationships are established where needed.
MyTerms Are Set: The individual defines machine-readable terms covering: Content access, Chat permissions, Data sharing,
Monetisation, Advertising and AI use
Game Requests Access: A Unity-based game requests specific, purpose-limited permissions via MyTerms.
DataPal Evaluates Permissions: DataPal checks age, parental controls, jurisdiction, and user preferences.
Authorised Access Is Granted: The game receives permission tokens — not personal data.
Ongoing Governance: All access decisions are logged in the DataPal audit ledger. Permissions can be updated at any time.
Actors
The Individual / Data Owner
Player, child, or parent/guardian
Controls age verification, data sharing, and access rules
Manages permissions through DataPal
The DataPal Platform
Ingests and manages personal data
Applies AI augmentation
Enforces MyTerms
Maintains audit records
Issues MyKey identifiers
The Organisation / Service Provider
Game developer or publisher
Requests limited access to player data
Enforces permissions automatically
The AI
Helps interpret preferences
Supports personalisation within consent
Detects anomalies and risks
Provides parental and wellbeing insights
Benefits
For Players and Families
Verified, privacy-preserving age protection
Clear parental controls
Reduced exposure to harmful content
Transparent data usage
Portable permissions across games
For Platforms and Publishers
Scalable child safety infrastructure
Demonstrable regulatory readiness
Stronger trust signals
Lower reputational exposure
For Developers
Reduced legal and regulatory risk
Simplified compliance
No need to store sensitive identity data
Faster market access
Safer monetisation models
For Regulators and Partners
Auditable governance
Evidence of “privacy by design”
Enforceable safeguards
Reduced enforcement burden
Outcomes
Using DataPal, MyTerms, and MyKey enables:
Up to 90% reduction in sensitive identity data stored by developers
Consistent age enforcement across platforms and devices
Lower compliance costs through standardised governance
Higher retention driven by trust and parental confidence
Faster approvals from platforms and regulators
Indicative industry benchmarks show that trusted family-safe ecosystems increase long-term player value by 20–40% in youth and education segments.
