EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPTEMBRE 1st, 2011

This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal and non-personal information we collect on www.gamesims.com (the "Site"), how we use such information and to whom and under what circumstances we may disclose it. By using the Site, which is operated by GameSims^® you agree to the collection, use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.

• 1 COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
  • 1.1 PERSONAL INFORMATION

    GameSims^® only collects information that personally identifies you ("Personal Information") from you when you: (1) register on the Site; (2) contact us; (3) order products and services from us; and (4) participate in our surveys or promotional activities. Personal Information may include the following categories of information: (1) Contact Data (such as your name, address, email address); and Demographic Data (such as zip code and age). If you communicate with us by e-mail, post messages to any of our chat groups, bulletin boards, or forums, or otherwise complete online forms, surveys, or Tournament entries, any information provided in such communication may be collected as Personal Information.

  • 1.2 NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION

    As part of the standard operation of the Site, we may collect certain non-personal information from you, including but not limited to your browser type, operating system, IP address and the domain name from which you accessed the Site. In addition, we may collect information about your browsing behavior, such as the date and time you visit the Site, the areas or pages of the Site that you visit, the amount of time you spend viewing the Site, the number of times you return to the Site and other clickstream data. We may combine the non-personal information we collect from you with your personal information.

    We may use cookies to collect the non-personal information described above. We may also use cookies to: (1) allow you to use the Site without having to re-enter your user name and password; (2) monitor Site usage; (3) manage the Site; and (4) conduct research to improve our content and services. Third parties that advertise on the Site may also place cookies in their advertisements.

• 2 ACCESS TO INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US

  You may access any personal information you provide to us, correct or modify any such personal information, or direct us to make no further use of your personal information. To do so, please visit the Contact Us section

• 3 USE OF INFORMATION

  We may use the information we collect from and about you for any of the following purposes: (1) to fulfill your requests for products and services; (2) to contact you when necessary; (3) to review Site usage and operations; (4) to address problems with the Site, our business or our products and services; and (5) to protect the security or integrity of the Site and our business. We may also use the information we collect from and about you to contact you with information and promotional materials and offers from our company, as well as from our subsidiaries, affiliates, marketing partners, advertisers and other third parties. If you would prefer not to receive such promotional communications, please follow the unsubscribe instructions within the email you received when setting up your account.

  In addition to Personal Information and Non-Personal Information collected, you may choose to share information about yourself through other content ("Content"), such as in games or forums. Any information shared with other players are considered public and at your own discretion.

• 4 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

  GameSims^® may disclose information collected from and about you as follows: (1) to our related companies, business partners and service providers to perform a business, professional or technical support function for us or to fulfill your product or service request; (2) as necessary if we believe that there has been a violation of the Site Terms of Use, or our rights, or the rights of any third party; (3) to respond to judicial process and provide information to law enforcement agencies or in connection with an investigation on matters related to public safety, as permitted by law, or otherwise as required by law; and (4) in the event that our company or substantially all of its assets are acquired, your personal information may be one of the transferred assets. We may also sell, rent or lease your personal information to our marketing partners, advertisers or other third parties. You may request that we do not share your personal information with third parties, which may prohibit access to certain features and elements of the Site. To do so, please visit the Contact Us section with the topic "Disclosure Opt-Out".

  We may provide your information to third party companies to perform services on our behalf, including data analysis, email deliver, customer support, and various marketing activities. Any third party service provider is required to maintain the confidentiality of the information disclosed to them and to maintain at least the same level of privacy protection as provided by us.

• 5 SECURITY

  We have taken certain physical, electronic, contractual, and managerial steps to safeguard and secure the information we collect from Site visitors.

• 6 CHILDREN

  We do not direct the Site to, nor do we knowingly collect or solicit any personal information from, children under the age of thirteen or knowingly allow such persons to register. If you are under thirteen, please do not attempt to register for the Site or send any information to us. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age thirteen we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you know or have reason to believe that we might have collected any information from or about a child under thirteen, please contact us.

  Minors over the age of thirteen are recommended to ask their parents for permission before sending any information about themselves over the internet.

• 7 THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

  The Site may contain links to third-party websites, which may have privacy policies that differ from our own. We are not responsible for the activities and practices that take place on these sites. Accordingly, we recommend that you review the privacy policy posted on any site that you may access through the Site.

• 8 CHANGE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

  We reserve the right to change this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the change(s) on our website. If we change the policy in a material way, we will provide appropriate online notice to you.

• 11 CONTACT US

  If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact us at through the Contact Us section. If you have reported data privacy concerns and do not feel they have been adequately addressed, you may contact us through the Contact Us section.