SPIELERZ.COM
PRIVACY POLICY
Spielerz.com is an online service that allows its users to set up unique personal
profiles that can be used to facilitate meeting others with like
interests in interactive peer-to-peer games, including, but not
limited to, board games, role playing games, dice games, collectible
card games, and other interactive entertainment media. Registered
users of Spielerz.com ("Community Users") can view each other's
profiles, communicate with other Community Users, post comments on
Spielerz.com and describe their interests. To enrich Community
User's experiences, Spielerz.com requests and displays some
personal information to other Community Users and visitors (those who
browse the Website but are unregistered), which allows its Community
Users to identify each other and expand their network of fellow
gamers.
This privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy") governs this website
operated by Spielerz.com (the "Website") and explains how
Spielerz.com collects your personal information on its Website, how
it protect such information, and the choices you have concerning the
use of such information. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.
Spielerz.com will not sell, share, license, trade, or rent your
personally identifiable information collected on the Website to
others. Please note: Spielerz.com does not send random marketing
emails to personal email addresses (spam).
Your privacy and the security of your personally identifiable information
are very important to Spielerz.com. Spielerz.com wants you to be
as comfortable as possible visiting its Website. If you have any
questions concerning this Privacy Policy, please email Spielerz.com
at privacy@spielerz.com.
Public Forums and the Public Profile Feature
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLIES ONLY TO PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE
INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THE WEBSITE AND DOES NOT PROTECT YOU WHEN
YOU USE THE WEBSITE'S PUBLIC FORUMS OR PROVIDE INFORMATION,
INCLUDING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF THROUGH
THE PUBLIC PROFILE FEATURE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.
You should be aware that information shared in a public forum may be seen
or collected by third parties that do not adhere to this Privacy
Policy. You should be careful in disclosing any personal information
in any public forum or through the Public Profile feature on the
Website. Spielerz.com is not responsible for the privacy of any
information you reveal or post in any public forum (e.g., message
board) or for the privacy practices of websites that are operated or
owned by third parties.
Information Collection
This Website collects personal information submitted by Community Users,
such as name, email address, and age to authenticate Community
Users and to send notifications to those Community
Users relating to the Website's Internet Services; along
with other profile data including but not limited to, personal
interests, gender, age, education and occupation, as well as credit
card and billing information but only if you are a paying subscriber
(collectively, "Community User Data"). Community
User Data is used to help Spielerz.com assist Community Users in
finding and communicating with each other, understand who uses its
Website, to improve its Website and its Internet Services, contact
Community Users about requested Internet Services or other matters of
concern to the Community Users. Providing this information is
encouraged so Spielerz.com can provide a more personalized
experience on its Website. Spielerz.com may collect information,
including personally identifiable information, from you in different
manners and at different places and times on the Website, such as
when you register to become a Community User on the Website.
Changes in the Privacy Policy
Spielerz.com may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. Spielerz.com
will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on the Website so that
you will always know what information it gathers, how it might use
that information, and whether it will disclose that information to
anyone. Please refer back to this Privacy Policy on a regular basis.
By using the Website or any of its features, tools or resources
provided on the Website (collectively, the "Internet Services"),
you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Use of Cookies
This Website uses cookies to store Community User's and
visitors' preferences and to record session information, for purposes
including ensuring that Community Users and visitors are not
repeatedly offered the same advertisements and customizing
newsletter, advertising, and web page content based on browser type
and Community User Data. Spielerz.com does not link the information
it stores in cookies to any personally identifiable information you
submit while on the Website. You may be able to configure your
browser to accept or reject all or some cookies, or notify you when a
cookie is set -- each browser is different, so check the "Help"
menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences
-- however, you must enable cookies from Spielerz.com in order to use
most functions on the Website. Please note that this Website allows
third party advertisers that are presenting advertisements on some of
its pages to set and access their cookies on your computer.
Advertisers' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies,
not Spielerz.com's Privacy Policy.
Internet Services
Spielerz.com collects information, some of which may be personally identifiable
information that you voluntarily provide to it when you choose to use
some of its Internet Services. Spielerz.com collects this
information in order to personalize your Internet experience. If you
wish for it not to collect this data, please email unsubscribe@Spielerz.com.
Log Files
Spielerz.com also collects non-personally identifiable information through its
Internet log files, such as Community User IP
addresses, browser types, domain names, and other anonymous
statistical data involving the use of the Website. This information
may be used to analyze trends, to administer the Website, to monitor
the Website's use, and to gather general demographic information.
Third Parties Generally
The Website also logs non-personally-identifiable information including
IP address, profile information, aggregate Community User
Data and browser type, from Community Users and visitors to the Website. This data is used to
manage the Website, track usage and improve its Internet Services.
This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with
third-parties to provide more relevant Internet Services and
advertisements to Community Users and visitors. User IP addresses
are recorded for security and monitoring purposes. For example,
Spielerz.com might inform third parties regarding the number of
unique users and Community Users who visit the Website, the
demographic breakdown of its Community Users, or the activities that
Community Users and visitors to its Website engage in while there.
The third parties to which Spielerz.com may provide this information
may include potential or actual advertisers, providers of advertising
services (including website tracking services), commercial partners,
sponsors, licensees, researchers and other similar parties.
Spielerz.com does not trade or sell email addresses or personal
contact information.
Links
This Website contains links to sites. Spielerz.com is not responsible for
the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking
to another site, a Community User or visitor should read the privacy
policy stated on that site. This Privacy Policy only governs
information collected on the Website.
Outside Contractors
These Outside Contractors may sometimes have limited access to information
collected on the Website, including your personally identifiable
information, in the course of providing products or services to
Spielerz.com. Access to your personally identifiable information by
these Outside Contractors is limited to the information reasonably
necessary in order for the Outside Contractors to perform their
limited function for Spielerz.com.
Visitor information will be used or shared for the purpose of providing the
visitor with any requested information, good or services; may be used
by Spielerz.com to send information about additional goods or
services; and may be shared with third parties that the Website
operator believes may offer goods or services of interest to the
visitor.
Third Party Sellers
In addition, through the Website, you may be given the opportunity to
purchase (or to obtain more information regarding) certain content,
products or services which are sold through a person or company other
than Spielerz.com (collectively, "Third Party Sellers").
Spielerz.com will attempt to make it clear to you when you are
dealing with a Third Party Seller by opening a new browser or
otherwise notifying you that you are leaving the Website. For
example, if you see a phrase such as "powered by" or
"brought to you by" followed by the name of a person or
company other than Spielerz.com, then you are likely on, or about to
enter, a website hosted or operated by a person or company other than
Spielerz.com. Third Party Sellers may request that you submit
certain information to them in order to purchase their products or
services or to obtain additional information from them. You do not
need to submit this information or purchase any products or services
from Third Party Sellers to access the Website. By submitting the
requested information, you affirmatively consent to have that
information shared with the Third Party Seller. This information is
used by the Third Party Seller and may be subject to a different
privacy policy.
Sale of Business
Spielerz.com reserves the right to transfer, share or sale information (including
your personally identifiable information) to a third party in the
event of a sale, merger or other transfer of all or part of the
assets of Spielerz.com or any of its affiliates, provided that the
third party agrees to adhere to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
BY CLICKING THE "AGREE"
BUTTON BELOW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS
PRIVACY POLICY REGARDING USE OF THE WEBSITE, AND YOU SIGNIFY YOUR
ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND OF ITS PROCESSING YOUR PERSONAL
DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO
NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT USE THE WEBSITE.
YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE WEBSITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF CHANGES TO
THIS PRIVACY POLICY WILL MEAN THAT YOU ACCEPT THOSE CHANGES.
(Last modified as of January 20, 2007)