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PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY.
By accessing or otherwise using this site, you agree to be
bound contractually by this Privacy Policy.
PRIVACY POLICY
Effective Date: July 1, 2003
1. Modification of Privacy Policy. We reserve the
right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, and without prior notice, by
posting amended terms on this website. Your continued use indicates your
acceptance of the amended Privacy Policy. You should check this Privacy Policy
periodically for modifications by referencing the Effective Date posted above.
2. Additional "Click-Wrapped" Agreements. This
Privacy Policy provides the general policies of this site regarding the
collection and use of private information and this site's use of email to
contact you. We reserve the right to offer to you participation in such
additional agreements in "click-wrapped" format (where you may indicate your
agreement by clicking on a button or icon) that may provide specific exceptions
to these general policies. If there is any inconsistency or conflict between
this Privacy Policy and any such "click-wrapped" agreement, the "click-wrapped"
agreement shall prevail.
3. Privacy Statement. Interplay, Inc. ("Interplay"),
operates this web site. All references to "we", "us", "this web site" or "this
site" shall be construed to mean Interplay. Interplay regards the privacy and
security of user information as a critical component of the service that we
offer to our users. The following information explains our information gathering
and dissemination practices.
4. Registration Data. We reserve the right to
require you to register to receive certain benefits or services and to provide
certain registration data including your name, gender, birth date, country, zip
code, time zone and email address ("Registration Data").
5. Use of Registration Data; Opt-Out And Discontinue
For Emails. We reserve the right to use Registration Data to tailor our site to
your particular needs. We also reserve the right to use Registration Data to
send you emails specific to the site and required for the normal functioning of
the site, plus additional emails, subject to your right to opt-out and
discontinue such emails. We reserve the right to use demographic and profile
information to tailor your experience at our site, showing you the content that
we think you might be interested in as well as displaying the content according
to your preferences.
6. Cookies. Cookies are pieces of information that a
web site transfers to your computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes.
Cookies in and of themselves do not personally identify users, although they do
identify a user's computer. Most browsers are initially set up to accept
cookies. If you prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies. However, you
may not be able to take full advantage of a web site if you do so. We reserve
the right to use cookies to collect demographic and profile data for purposes of
delivering content specific to your interests. Advertisers that display ads on
our site may also use cookies; however we do not have access to the information
obtained from cookies issued from other sites.
7. IP Addresses. IP addresses are used by your
computer every time you are connected to the Internet. Your IP address is a
number that is used by computers on the network to identify your computer. IP
addresses are automatically collected by our web server as part of demographic
and profile data known as "traffic data" so that data (such as the web pages you
request) can be sent to you. We will not use your IP address to attempt to
identify your personal information.
8. Referers. A Referer is the information passed
along by a web browser that references the Web URL you linked from, and is
automatically collected by our web server as "traffic data". We reserve the
right to use this information to identify broad demographic trends that may be
used to provide information tailored to your interests. You will not be
personally identified from this information.
9. System Information. System information that we
collect as part of "traffic data" includes time, the type of web browser being
used, the operating system/platform, and CPU speed. This information is sent
automatically by your web browser when you are connected to a web site. We
reserve the right to use this information for purposes of identifying broad
demographic trends and may be used to provide information appropriate for your
computer system. You will not be personally identified from this information.
10. Sharing of Information. We feel strongly that
your personal data should only be seen by you, unless you choose to share it
with others. We will never sell, rent, license or exchange personally
identifiable data with a third party without your permission, except as
otherwise provided. No personally identifiable data or information will be
shared with advertisers or partners without your permission. Some of your
information may be shared on an aggregate basis only, as a part of a larger set
of statistics (for example, statistics that indicate the percentage of our
members that are female), but that information will not be sufficient to permit
the recipient to identify you. Notwithstanding the forgoing, we will only
disclose personally identifiable data without your permission in the following
limited circumstances: (i) if we are required to do so by law, or (ii) if we
have the good faith belief that such action is necessary to conform to
applicable laws or comply with legal process served on us, or to protect and
defend this site's rights or property or the rights or property of an account
holder of this site
11. Other Web Sites, Links, And Advertisers. This
web site contains links to other web sites. We reserve this right to have
advertisers or other third parties on this site who may also have links on this
web site and may link to this site. The privacy practices of advertisers or web
sites linked to this site are not covered by this privacy statement, and we are
not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.
Additionally, if you make a purchase from a store or merchant listed on or
linked to this site, any information that you give, such as your credit card
number and contact information, is provided to those merchants. These merchants
have separate privacy and data collection practices, and we have no
responsibility or liability for these independent policies. You should be
careful to review any privacy policies posted on any of these sites before
signing up with and using them.
12. Security. Information collected by this site is
stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public.
Our employees are required by us to maintain and uphold your privacy and
security and are aware of our privacy and security policies. Unfortunately, no
data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed 100% secure. As a result,
while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or
warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at
your own risk.
13. Update/Edit. Registered users may update or edit
their account and personal information previously entered by following these
instructions: log in, click on the link "Modify Profile"; then view and modify
your personal data per the instructions provided on the linked page.
14. No Liability for Acts of Third Parties. Although
INTERPLAY will use reasonable efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your
personally identifiable information (including credit card information),
transmissions made by means of the Internet cannot be made absolutely secure.
INTERPLAY will have no liability for disclosure of information due to errors in
transmission or unauthorized acts of third parties. In addition, INTERPLAY will
release specific information about you to comply with any valid legal process
such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute or court order. We will also release
specific information in special cases, such as if there is an attempted breach
of security or a physical threat to you or others.
Please note that if you give out personal identification
information online -- that information can be collected and used by third
parties. Although we strive to protect our users' privacy, we cannot guarantee
the security of information you post in these forums. You disclose such
information at your own risk.
15. Transfer of Your Information. As we continue to
develop our business, we might acquire or buy other businesses or assets. In
such transactions, customer information generally is one of the transferred
business assets. Also, in the event that all or substantially all of our
business or assets are acquired, both personally identifiable and non-personally
identifiable user and customer information will be one of the transferred
assets.
16. A Note to Children and Parents: INTERPLAY intends
that this site be used by adults only. Children: Before sending any information
about yourself over the Internet to us or anyone else, be sure to ask your
parents for permission. Parents: INTERPLAY recommends that parents take an
active role in their children's use of the Internet. We encourage you to talk to
your children about safe and responsible use of their personal information while
using the Internet. If a child has provided us with personally identifiable
information, a parent or guardian of that child may contact us at the e-mail
address, phone or mailing address provided by this website if they would like
this information deleted from our records. We will use reasonable efforts to
delete the child's information from our databases.
17. Contact Us. If you have submitted personally
identifiable information through this site, or if someone else has submitted
your personally identifiable information, and you would like to review, request
changes or have that information deleted from our databases, please contact
INTERPLAY via e-mail or send a letter to our Privacy Compliance Coordinator at
the address indicated below. We will then use reasonable efforts to change or
remove your personally identifiable information from our files, unless we are
entitled or required to retain it pursuant to other agreements or by law. You
may also contact us through either of the above methods to request or review the
personally identifiable information that INTERPLAY has collected about you.
INTERPLAY will use reasonable efforts to supply you with this information and
correct any factual inaccuracies in this information. Our contact information is
as follows:
Interplay, Inc.
2829 W. Lake
Sammamish Pkwy SE
Bellevue,
WA
98008
Contact: Privacy Coordinator - info@Interplaygroup.com
Telephone: 425-957-3552
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