Privacy Policy

Welcome to MindGames, a personal online service operated by MindGames, Inc. (“MindGames”) which consists of, among other things, software that you have downloaded or are about to download, any software that you have embedded on a web site or are about to embed (“MindGames Games”), any applications created by MindGames and available through social networking sites (“SNS Apps”), any software running on MindGames’ servers, (“MindGames Software”), content, related documentation, information on the MindGames domains, and information made available by users to each other through the MindGames Software (collectively, the “Service”). Your privacy is important to us and, as described in this Privacy Policy, we have designed the Service to protect information about you from unauthorized disclosure to others. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and, in certain circumstances, share your “Personally Identifying Information.” Please read this Privacy Policy carefully, and if you have any questions, feel free to contact us. By using the Service, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as outlined in this Privacy Policy, as such policy may be amended from time to time. We may update the Privacy Policy and if we do, we will post a notice that changes have been made on the website www.mindcorporate.com. You should visit this page periodically to review any changes to the Privacy Policy.

What We Collect

MindGames gives you a number of options regarding what information you will give us:

When you submit your account information to MindGames, your profile including any information (name, email address and mailing address) will be registered with MindGames. When you identify yourself on a MindGames site, you may identify yourself through a social network account in which MindGames may receive additional personal information about you.

In each case, we will collect and record the information you have provided. Other than name, email address and mailing address provided at your discretion, we don’t generally collect any Personally Identifying Information about our users (such as social security number, telephone number, street address, drivers license number, etc.), exceptions being for (1)billing and payments where we store your billing information such as name, street address, phone number; and (2)prizing where we may store your street address and phone number to determine eligibility for and fulfill prizes. We may offer you the opportunity to submit other information about yourself (such as gender, age, occupation, hobbies, interests, zip code, etc.), or we may be able to collect that information from social networking systems on which you have used MindGames Games or SNS Apps (in accordance with the terms of use of those systems), which would then also be covered by this Privacy Policy.

You may choose to share information about yourself in other content (“Content”), such as in games. (The example of “games”, here, is not intended to be a complete list of other ways in which you may come to share information about yourself.)Any action you perform or information about yourself that you share with other players is considered public, and at your own discretion.

When you use an SNS App on your social network page or use an SNS App on someone else’s page, we may record information regarding the use of that SNS App, and we may collect other information that is visible on your social network page in accordance with the relevant terms of use associated with that page.

Note that since MindGames Software is often served through SNS Apps, it is your responsibility to read and accept their Terms of Use, as well as Privacy Policy prior to continuing, as you will be subject to such Terms of Use and Privacy Policy of such Apps.

When you invite new members into your network or send messages through the Service, we collect and maintain on secure servers the information associated with those messages, including email addresses and content.

We may use information about you that we collect from other sources, including but not limited to newspapers and Internet sources such as blogs, instant messaging services, MindGames Games and other users of MindGames, to supplement your profile.

MindGames may contain links to other web sites. We are of course not responsible for the privacy practices of other web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects Personally Identifying Information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by MindGames.

You should also be aware that some content delivered through MindGames Games originates with another content provider. Such other content providers may place “cookies” on your browser, or otherwise gather information about you, including by asking you to provide information through the site itself.

Finally, in order to provide the best possible service and to allow us to make certain internal reports and make recommendations, we collect aggregate information about the use of the Service, including information about users accessing the MindGames site or playing MindGames Games or using SNS Apps on other sites, such as internet protocol addresses, browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, other browser history, platform type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, and the date and time (collectively, “Activity Information”).

By using the Service, you consent to our retaining all the above-described information as long as MindGames sees fit.

Children Under The Age Of 13

MindGames does not knowingly collect or solicit Personally Identifying Information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register. If you are under 13, please do not attempt to register for MindGames or send any information about yourself to us, including but not limited to your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under age 13 may provide any Personally Identifying Information to or on MindGames. In the event that we learn that we have collected Personally Identifying Information from a child under age 13 we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at privacy@mindcorporate.com.

Children Between The Ages of 13 and 18

We recommend that minors over the age of 13 and under the age of 18 (19 if a resident of AL or NE) ask their parents for permission before sending any information about themselves to anyone over the Internet.

How We Use Your Information

We do not sell or rent your Personally Identifying Information to any third party. We may, however, use certain Personally Identifying Information (as provided herein) and/or certain information about you that is not personally identifiable (as provided herein).

We may, for example, use this information to assist advertisers in targeting their advertising.

We also use your name, email address and other information on our system to notify you of new product releases, service notifications, and to solicit your feedback and input. Those emails will contain links for preference management and where appropriate, unsubscribe links should you decide you do not want to receive further emails.

You understand and agree that we may access, preserve, and disclose any information we may have about you and the contents of your account if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access, preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to avoid liability, to comply with legal process, such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, or court order, or to protect our rights and property, or that of our affiliates or the public. MindGames is not required to question or contest the validity of any search warrant, subpoena or other similar governmental request that MindGames receives.

MindGames may maintain copies of your Content indefinitely, or delete certain Content in whole or in part if MindGames determines, in its sole discretion, that such Content constitutes a violation of the “Usage Rules” as defined in the company’s “Terms of Service”.

We also use non-Personally Identifying Information and certain technical information about your computer and your access of the Service (including your internet protocol address) in order to operate, maintain and manage the Service.

MindGames may disclose Personally Identifying Information about you to its partners in order to provide the Service, resolve service problems and correct errors in the Service, to communicate with you about the Service, to provide you with advertising and promotional information in connection with the Service, and to enhance your experience on the Service. However, we do not give our partners an independent right to share this information or use it for any purposes except those we authorize in accordance with the foregoing.

Due to our contractual obligations with these third parties and the need to share information to deliver and support the Service, we cannot provide you with the opportunity to opt-out of sharing information (whether Personally Identifying Information or other information) with these third parties.

MindGames, certain of its partners, and each of their contractors and employees may view the Content that you transmit to the service to provide the Service and otherwise perform the authorized tasks set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Controlling Your Personally Identifying Information

Be advised that if you send messages or post material containing Personally Identifying Information through the Service, that information may be collected and used by others.

You can terminate your account at any time which will remove your profile and Personally Identifying Information from view subject to the following: MindGames may (but is not obligated to) keep information about you that is on its system following your termination so we could, for example, contact you should you win a prize after the termination of your account. Please contact MindGames to terminate your account or for any other questions about your Personally Identifying Information.

Transfer of Information

We reserve the right to transfer your Personally Identifying Information in the event of a transfer of ownership of MindGames or the acquisition of substantially all the assets of MindGames related to the business which collected such information, such as acquisition by or merger with another company. In such an event, MindGames will notify users who have provided email addresses when information about those users is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

Others' Information

You may decide to provide us with another person’s email address so that person may be invited to join MindGames or so that we may facilitate your communication with other people through the Service (such as when you upload an address book).

You may also provide us with another person’s contact information for purposes of delivering information through SNS Apps. We use this information to contact and, if necessary, remind that person that he or she has been invited to join MindGames or received content through an SNS App. All invitees are provided with the option not to receive further invitations from MindGames. We may disclose such information if required to do so in order to comply with legal process, as described above.

Cookies

The Service sends “cookies” to your computer when you access the MindGames site, or otherwise view content through a MindGames game, or use an SNS App and the Service uses such cookies as described herein. A cookie is a small text file recorded on your hard drive that identifies you as a unique user and contains certain information about your particular login session and/or your use of the Service.

The Service uses cookies to improve the quality of our service, make recommendations, and make the Service easier to use for our users.

Third-Party Advertising Companies

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on our sites and on certain MindGames Games and SNS Apps. Our system and the third-party advertising technology uses information derived from Activity Information, MindGames’ cookies on your hard drive, your visits to our site(s), the MindGames Games that you view and the SNS Apps you use to target advertising within our site or MindGames Games or SNS Apps. In addition, our advertisers may use other third-party advertising technology to target advertising on our site and other sites. In the course of advertisements being served to you, a unique third-party cookie or cookies may be placed on your computer. Similarly, third-party advertising companies may provide us with pixel tags (also called “clear gifs” or “beacons”) to help manage and optimize our online advertising. Beacons enable us to recognize a browser’s cookie when a browser visits the site on which the beacon is located, and to learn which banner ads bring users to a given site.

MindGames does not provide any Personally Identifying Information to third-party advertising companies. Note, however, that if an advertiser asks MindGames to show an advertisement to users with certain characteristics (for example, women ages 18-24) or a segment of that group (for example, women ages 18-24 who have viewed certain categories of content) and you respond to that advertisement, the third-party advertising company may conclude that you have the characteristics of the audience that they are trying to reach.

Security

MindGames takes appropriate precautions to protect our users’ information. Your account information is located on a secured server behind a firewall. When you enter sensitive information (such as credit card number or your password), we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL). Because email and instant messaging are not recognized as secure communications, we request that you not send private information to us by email or instant messaging services.

Additional Questions

You may contact us by sending email to privacy@mindcorporate.com if you have further questions about MindGames or this Privacy Policy.

California Residents: Your California Privacy Rights

Under California law, California Residents who have an established business relationship with MindGames or one of its subsidiaries may choose to opt out of MindGames disclosure of personal information about them to third parties for direct marketing purposes. As detailed above, our policy is not to disclose personal information collected online to a third party for direct marketing purposes without your approval. If you choose to opt-out at any time after granting approval, email privacy@mindcorporate.com.