Welcome to Global VR! Our Privacy Policy was last updated April 14, 2009.
OUR PRIVACY COMMITMENT
Global VR respects the privacy rights of
our online visitors and recognizes the importance of protecting all information that you may choose to share
with us. To further this commitment, we have adopted this Online Privacy Policy
("Privacy Policy") to guide how we collect, store, and use the information you
provide us.
What information
does this Privacy Statement cover?
This Privacy
Policy applies only to personal information collected on the websites where
this Privacy Policy is posted, and does not apply to any other information
collected by Global VR through any other means.
This Privacy
Policy applies to use and sharing of personal information collected on and
after the date that this Privacy Policy is posted.
Please note that this
Privacy Policy applies only to information submitted and
collected online, and does not apply to information that may
be collected by Global VR offline.
This Privacy Policy applies only to websites maintained
by Global VR and not
to websites maintained by other companies or organizations to
which we link. Global VR is therefore not responsible
for the content or activities provided on such
websites.
Finally, the
terms of this Privacy Policy are subject to all applicable laws.
What types of
personally identifiable information do we collect about our guests?
We
don't require personal information to access our
website. Personal
information is information that identifies you and may be used
to contact you.
Children
We don't collect
personal information from children under 13. We take kids
privacy seriously, and encourage parents to play an active role in their
children's online experience at all times.
Information You Provide to Us
All of the
personal information we receive comes directly from our guests.
We collect personal information from our guests to:
1. Subscribe to our newsletter
2. Participate in contests, sweepstakes, or other promotions
3. Receive customer or technical support
Typically, this information includes:
1. name
2. email address
3. telephone number
4. shipping and billing address
Additionally, we
may also collect other types of non-personal information (known as demographic
information) such as your age or date of birth, gender, hobbies, platform
preferences, and other game ownership and preferences. This
demographic information may be associated with your personal information.
Information Collected Through Technology
We collect
information through technology to make our websites more interesting and useful
to you. For example, when you come to one of our websites,
we collect your IP address. An IP address is often
associated with the portal through which you enter the Internet, like your ISP
(Internet service provider), your company, or your university. Standing
alone, your IP address is not personally identifiable. At
times, we also use IP addresses to collect information regarding the frequency
with which our guests visit various parts of our websites. We
may combine this information with personally identifiable information.
Cookies
Our websites may
also use cookies. Cookies are pieces of information that a
Website sends to your computer while you are viewing the Website. We and other
companies use cookies for a variety of purposes. For
example, when you return to one of our websites after logging in, cookies
provide information to the website so that the website will remember who you
are. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time
a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You
can do this through your browser (like Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer)
settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at
your browser Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If
you turn cookies off, you won't have access to many features that make your web
experience smoother, like the features mentioned above, and some of our
services may not function properly.
Web Beacons
Our
websites may use a variety of technical methods for tracking
purposes, including Web beacons. web
beacons are small pieces of data that are embedded in images
on the pages of websites. We also use these
technical methods to analyze the traffic patterns on our
websites, such as the frequency with which our users visit
various parts of our websites. These
technical methods may involve the transmission of information
either directly to us or to another party authorized by us to
collect information on our behalf. We may also
use these technical methods in HTML e-mails that we send our
guests to determine whether our guests have opened those
e-mails or clicked on links in those e-mails.
The information from use of these
technical methods may be collected in a form that is
personally identifiable.
How is your personally identifiable information used and shared?
We
don't share, sell, or rent your personal information to
third parties without your consent.
We don't
require personal information to access our
website. However, if you prefer not to
disclose personal information, you will not be able to enjoy
certain features of our website.
Whatever
the purpose may be, we will only collect information to the
extent reasonably necessary to fulfill your requests and our
legitimate business objectives.
Operational Uses
We may also use
your personal information for other purposes such as "Operational Uses." For
example, we may use your information to send you administrative communications about features of our websites, including
any future changes to this Privacy Policy.
We may share your personal information with vendors working for us under
contract. These vendors have been hired to help us fulfill
your requests and maintain our database records. These
entities have agreed to securely store and maintain the personal information
received from us.
Aggregate Information
Finally, we may
take your personally identifiable information and make it non-personally
identifiable, either by combining it with information about other individuals
(aggregating your information with information about other individuals), or by
removing characteristics (such as your name) that make the information
personally identifiable to you (de-personalizing your information). Given
the nature of this information, no restrictions apply under this Privacy Policy
on our right to aggregate or de-personalize your personal information, and we
may use and share in any way with third parties the resulting non-personally
identifiable information.
Business Information
For practical reasons, we treat personal information submitted to us in a
business capacity different from information we receive in a non-business
capacity.
Personal information submitted to us in a business capacity (e.g. resumes) may be shared with third parties, depending
on the nature of the inquiry.
Purchase or Sale of Businesses
From time to
time, we may purchase a business or sell one or more of our businesses and your
personally identifiable information may be transferred as a part of the
purchase or sale. If we purchase a business, the personally
identifiable information received with that business would be treated in
accordance with this Privacy Policy, if it is practicable and permissible to do
so. If we sell a business, we will include provisions in the
selling contract requiring the purchaser to treat your personally identifiable
information in the same manner required by this Privacy Policy (including any
amendments to this Privacy Policy). The provisions of this
paragraph will also apply if we are sold as part of bankruptcy proceedings.
Disclosures Required By Law and Disclosures to Help Protect the Security and
Safety of Our Websites and Others
We will disclose
personal information when we believe in good faith that such disclosures (a)
are required by law, including, for example, to comply with a court order or
subpoena, or (b) will help to: enforce our terms of use; enforce contest,
sweepstakes, promotions, and/or game rules; protect your safety or security,
including the safety and security of property that belongs to you; and/or,
protect the safety and security of our websites or third parties.
What choices do
you have about the collection, use, and sharing of your personally identifiable
information?
As
mentioned above, you have control over the personal
information you submit to us. If at any
time you decide to remove your personal information from our
database, you may do so by contacting us.
Your California Privacy Rights
Since 2005, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits our customers who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. For inquires regarding our disclosure policy, please send us an e-mail to privacy@globalvr.com or write us:
Global VR, Inc.
Attn.: Privacy Policy Administrator
1380 Piper Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035
(408) 597-3400
What kinds of
security measures do we take to safeguard your personally identifiable
information?
The security and
confidentiality of your information is extremely important to us. We
have implemented technical, administrative, and physical security measures to
protect your personal information from unauthorized access and improper use. From
time to time, we review our security procedures to consider appropriate new
technology and methods. However, please understand that,
despite our best efforts, no security measure is perfect or impenetrable.
Global VR, Inc.
Attn.: Privacy Policy Administrator
1380 Piper Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035
(408) 597-3400
Please be
assured that any personal information that you provide in communications to the
above email and postal mail addresses will not be used to send you promotional
materials, unless you request it.
How will you know
if we amend this Privacy Policy?
We may amend
this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make any material
changes in the way we collect, use, or share your personal information, we will
notify you by sending you an email at the last email address that you provided
us, or by prominently posting notice of the changes on the websites covered by
this Privacy Policy.
Any material changes to this Privacy Policy will be effective 30 days following our dispatch of an email notice to you or 30
days following our posting of notice of the changes on the Websites covered by
this Privacy Policy.
Please note
that, at all times, you are responsible for updating your personal information
to provide us your current email address. If the last email
address that you have provided us is not valid, or for any other reason is not
capable of delivering to you the notice described above, our dispatch of the
email containing such notice will nonetheless constitute effective notice of
the changes described in the notice.
