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Online
Privacy Policy of BlitWise Productions LLC
This document
sets forth the Online Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy")
of BlitWise Productions LLC ("BlitWise") for this
website, www.blitwise.com, (the "Site"). If you
have objections to the Privacy Policy, you should not access
or use this Site. This Privacy Policy does not govern privacy
practices associated with offline activities or the collection
of information other than through the Site. Your use of the
Site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and
consent to the terms herein.
BlitWise is committed to safeguarding the privacy of visitors
to the Site. We will use our best efforts to ensure that the
information you provide us remains private and is used only
for the purposes set forth herein. Additionally, in no event
will BlitWise sell customer lists or profiles to outside sources.
Changes in Privacy Policy
All "personal information" ("personal information"
is defined as any information that identifies or can be used
to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information
pertains, examples being names, street addresses, email address,
billing address, credit card number and expiration dates)
that we collect and maintain will be subject to the version
of the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of such collection.
BlitWise reserves the right to change the Privacy Policy from
time to time at its sole discretion.
Please note that if BlitWise sells assets (or the assets of
a division or subsidiary) to another entity, or BlitWise (or
a division or subsidiary) is acquired by, or merged with,
another entity, BlitWise may provide to such entity customer
and personal information that is related to that part of our
business that was sold to or merged with the other entity
without your consent.
Third Parties
The Site contains links to other sites at which personal information
is collected. In such instances, unless expressly provided
to the contrary, the collection and use of your personal information
will not be governed by this Privacy Policy but by the privacy
policy applicable to that site. That privacy policy should
identify the entity that is collecting your personal information.
Because BlitWise does not control the privacy practices of
third parties you are subject to the privacy customs and policies
of those third parties. When you link to another website,
you are subject to the privacy policy of that website. We
encourage you to ask questions and review the applicable privacy
policy before you disclose your personal information to third
parties. We do not try to control, and disclaim responsibility
for, information provided by other users or third parties
that is made available through our Site. Such information
may contain errors, intentional or otherwise, or may be inappropriate
or inaccurate and in some cases will be mislabeled.
Collection of personal information
As a visitor to this Site, you can engage in many activities
without providing any personal information. In connection
with other activities, such as requesting information, downloading
games, or participating in the forum discussions, BlitWise
may ask you to provide certain information about yourself
by filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely
optional for you to engage in these activities. If you elect
to engage in these activities, however, BlitWise may ask that
you provide us personal information, such as your first and
last name, company name, mailing address (including ZIP code),
email address, telephone and facsimile numbers, and other
personal information. Depending upon the activity, some of
the information that we ask you to provide is identified as
mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the
mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you
will not be able to engage in that activity.
When you use the Site, BlitWise or third parties authorized
by BlitWise may also collect certain technical and routing
information about your computer to facilitate your use of
the Site and its services. For example, we may log environmental
variables, such as browser type, operating system, CPU speed,
and the Internet Protocol ("IP") address of your
computer. We use these environmental variables to facilitate
and track your use of the Site and its services. BlitWise
also uses such environmental variables to measure traffic
patterns on the Site. Without expressly informing you, we
do not match such information with any of your personal information.
When you play a game under BlitWise's network, your BlitWise
identification or avatar may be visible to the public depending
upon the nature of the game you play. You may play games under
a variety of identities without revealing your primary identification
by creating an avatar or alias. An avatar consists of a name
and some information that you show in a profile to other players
on BlitWise. When creating such profile please be mindful
that such information is available to all online.
When you submit personal information to BlitWise through this
Site, you understand and agree that this information may be
transferred across national boundaries and may be stored and
processed in any of the countries in which BlitWise and its
affiliates and subsidiaries maintain offices, including, without
limitation, the United States of America. You also acknowledge
that in certain countries or with respect to certain activities,
authorized vendors of BlitWise may undertake the collection,
transferring, storage, and processing of your information.
Such vendors are bound by contract not to use your personal
information for their own purposes or provide it to any third
parties. One instance where this could occur is in conjunction
with framed pages in which the URL for the pages is not visible
and the pages are being hosted by a vendor of BlitWise.
Policies For Children
BlitWise does not knowingly collect or use any personal information
from users under 13 years of age without express parental
consent pursuant to the Children's On-line Privacy Protection
Act of 1998 (hereinafter COPPA). Once verifiable parental
consent is obtained by BlitWise, the personal information
is treated no differently than adult users, in that in no
event will BlitWise sell customer lists or profiles.
Pursuant to COPPA, prior to submitting verifiable parental
consent the parents of children under 13 years of age have
the right to receive information describing the specific types
of personal information to be collected by the site. Additionally
a parent has the right to request at any time (1) to refuse
to permit the operator's further use or maintenance in retrievable
form, and/or (2) further online collection of personal information
from that child.
BlitWise has the ability to terminate service, pursuant to
COPPA to a child whose parent has refused to permit the operator's
further use or maintenance in retrievable form, or future
online collection of personal information from such child.
Finally, BlitWise will not condition a child's participation
in a game, offering of a prize, or any other activity upon
the child disclosing more personal information than is reasonably
necessary to participate in such activity.
Use of Personal Information
BlitWise collects your information in order to record and
support your participation in the activities you select. If
you subscribe to a forum or download a game, for example,
the information is used to register your rights, if any, to
technical support or other benefits that may be made available
to registered users. Your personal information is also used
to keep you informed about product upgrades, special offers,
and other products and services of BlitWise and selected third
parties if you have so opted to receive such communications.
BlitWise may collect information about the use of the Site,
such as the types of services used and how many users we receive
daily. This information is collected in aggregate form, without
identifying any user individually. BlitWise may use this aggregate,
non-identifying statistical data for statistical analysis,
marketing, or similar promotional purposes.
If You Do Not Wish to Disclose User Information If you do
not want to provide us with certain User Information then
you may opt out by not using the Service that provides us
with such User Information.
Terms of Service When you use BlitWise games, you are subject
to the BlitWise Terms of Service.
How do I contact BlitWise? If you have questions concerning
BlitWise's Privacy Policy you may contact BlitWise at Post
Office Box 5723, Endicott, New York 13763, and/or techsupport@blitwise.com.
Updating Personal Information and Privacy Preferences
You may also change or correct your personal information and
privacy preferences (such as whether you wish to receive promotional
communications from BlitWise or third parties) at any time
by writing to BlitWise at the contact information posted above.
Please include your name, address, and/or email address when
you contact us. No specific form is required to notify BlitWise
of changes to your address or privacy preferences.
Privacy-Related Inquiries and Complaints
As a family friendly Site, BlitWise takes its users' privacy
concerns seriously. If you believe that BlitWise has not complied
with this Online Privacy Policy with respect to your personal
information or you have other related inquiries or concerns,
you may write to the BlitWise technical support employee at
the address indicated above.
In your letter, please describe in as much detail as possible
the nature of your inquiry or the ways in which you believe
that the BlitWise Online Privacy Policy has not been complied
with. We will investigate your inquiry or complaint promptly.
Please note that if you provide BlitWise with inconsistent
privacy preferences (for example, by indicating on one occasion
that third parties may contact you with marketing offers and
indicating on another occasion that they may not), BlitWise
cannot guarantee that your most recent privacy preference
will be honored. Also, please note that BlitWise is not responsible
for the content or privacy practices of non-BlitWise websites
to which this Site or any other BlitWise website may link.
You should review the privacy policy of such sites before
using the sites.
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