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| Information Collection and Use Information Collection Venetopia is the sole owner of the information collected on Venetopia. Venetopia collects information from our users at several different points on our Web site. Registration In order to use this Web site, a user must first complete the registration form. During registration a user is required to give contact information (such as name and email address). We use this information to contact the user about services on our site for which he/she has expressed interest. They must also provide such information as a desired username and password for use during gameplay. Information Use The information we gather is all for a purpose, and we only collect information that is absolutely necessary; this is why all fields on the registration form are required. The username and password are for login and identification purposes, e-mail address is used for e-mail support and account activation, country is used to help us fit the site to certain user's needs, birthdate is used to break users into age groups for according styles of sign-up and gameplay, and gender is used for demographical information for us to decide what new features would be best. Cookies A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the user’s hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions. We use cookies to store only your username and password to keep users logged into their account. By setting a cookie on our site, users would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Third Party Advertising The ads appearing on this Web site are delivered to users by third party advertisers. Information about users’ visits to this site, such as number of times they have viewed an ad (but not username, e-mail, or other personal information), is used to serve ads to users on this site. Log Files Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.cense agreement. Communications from the Site Special Offers and Updates We send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and username. Established members will occasionally receive information on products, services, special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Service Announcements On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service related announcement. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance we might send users an email. Generally, users may not opt-out of these communications, though they can deactivate their account. However, these communications are not promotional in nature. Customer Service We communicate with users on a regular basis to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their account we reply via email, in accordance with the users wishes. Sharing Legal Disclaimer Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site. Third Party Advertisers Venetopia shares Web site usage information about users with a reputable third party for the purpose of targeting our Internet banner advertisements on this site and other sites. For example, Venetopia uses cookies on this site, which allow them to recognize a user's cookie when a user visits this site. The information they collect and share through this technology is not personally identifiable. We DO NOT share personal information with third parties. Links This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, Venetopia, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site. Chat Rooms, Message Boards, and Public Forums Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example on message boards, through e-mail, or in chat areas - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, by posting personal information online that is publicly accessible, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information If a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such e-mail, country, etc...), or if a user no longer desires our service, we provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate users’ personally identifiable information. This can usually be done at the edit account details page or by emailing our Customer Support at info@venetopia.com. |
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