Privacy policy rules
Introduction
Akkad™ develops and publishes social games for the web and mobile devices. In this policy, "Akkad™" refers to Akkad™ sarl. and its Affiliates, which shall mean subsidiaries, parent companies, joint ventures and other corporate entities under common ownership. We may also refer to Akkad™ as "We" or "Us".
This Privacy Policy describes: the information We collect, how We do so and the purposes of our collection how We use and with whom We share such information
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our collection and use of information, please contact us as described in ("Contact Us").
Information We Collect
Information about You Received from an SNS
When you use any Akkad™ game at an SNS such as Facebook or Google +, where our games may also be referred to as "applications", you allow Akkad™ to access certain information from your profile for that site. The information you allow Akkad™ to access varies by game and SNS, and it is affected by your privacy settings. You can control and find out more about these settings at the SNS where you play our games. For example, Akkad™ may access and store some or all of the following information, as allowed by you, the SNS and your preferences:
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your first and last name
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your profile picture or its URL
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your user ID number, which is linked to publicly available information such as name and profile photo
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the user ID numbers and other public data for your friends
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the login e-mail you provided to that SNS when you registered
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your gender
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your birthday
By playing a Akkad™ game through an SNS, you are authorizing Akkad™ to collect, store, and use in accordance with this Privacy Policy any and all information that you agreed the SNS could provide to Akkad™ through the SNS Application Programming Interface ("API"). Your agreement takes place when you "accept" or "allow" (or similar terms) one of our applications on an SNS.
How We Collect Information about You
We may collect information about you in any one or more of the following ways:
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Information about Players and Play
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When you play one of our games, Akkad™ collects and stores certain information that you provide directly or through the SNS.
Other Sources
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We may collect or receive information from other sources including (i) other Akkad™ users who choose to upload their email contacts; and (ii) third party information providers.
How We Use the Information We Collect
In general, We collect, store and use your information to provide you with a safe, smooth, efficient, and customized experience. For example, We may use information collected from you in any one or more of the following ways:
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to create your game accounts and allow play of our games
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to provide technical support and respond to user inquiries
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to prevent fraud or potentially illegal activities, and enforce our Terms of Service
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to deliver and target advertising
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to notify users of in-game updates
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to solicit input and feedback to improve Akkad™ products and services and customize your user experience
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to inform users about new products or promotional offers
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to engage in commonly accepted practices, such as contacting you at the email address We have on file if you are a potential winner in a sweepstakes
One important use of your information is communication. If you have provided your e-mail address to Akkad™, We'll use it to respond to (i) customer support inquiries, and for (ii) marketing needs.
Sharing of Your Information
We DO NOT share your information with third parties, that is parties other than Akkad™.
Your Sharing and Messaging Options
Information We Receive from Third Party SNS Where You play a Akkad™ Game
If you play our games at a third-party SNS, Akkad™ will be able to access and store profile and other information about you. The categories of information you share with Us will depend, in part, on the permissions you grant Us and the privacy settings you have established at the SNS where you access the application. Akkad™ does not offer an "opt out" option for specific fields that are shared by the SNS where you access and play the game(s).
Privacy Policies of Linked Sites and Advertisers
Our websites and games may contain advertisements from companies other than Akkad™ that may link to their own websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. If you have any questions about how these other websites use your information, you should review their policies and contact them directly.
Security of Your Information
Akkad™ implements reasonable security measures to protect the security of your information both online and offline, and We are committed to the protection of customer information.
While We take reasonable precautions against possible security breaches of our websites and our customer databases and records, no website or Internet transmission is completely secure, and We cannot guarantee that unauthorized access, hacking, data loss, or other breaches will never occur. We urge you to take steps to keep your personal information safe (including your account password), and to log out of your account after use. If your SNS account is hacked, this may lead to unauthorized play of your Akkad™ games, so be careful to keep your account information secure.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information over the Internet is not completely secure. Although We strive to protect your personal data, We cannot guarantee the security of your data while it is being transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once We have received your information, We have procedures and security features in place to try to prevent unauthorized access.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
If We decide to make material changes to our Privacy Policy, We will notify you and other users by placing a notice on Akkad.tm.fr or by sending you a notice to the e-mail address We have on file for you. We may supplement this process by placing notices in our games and on other Zariba websites. You should periodically check Akkad.tm.fr and this privacy page for updates.
Cookies and web beacons
What are cookies and web beacons
The Website makes use of "cookies" which are installed on the user’s computer when he rates a game on the Website. In addition, the advertisers on the Website such as Google Adsense, Google DoubleClick and Specific Media (the "Advertisers"), might use "cookies" and/or "web beacons". Cookies are small electronic files that are placed on the harddisk of the user’s computer whereas web beacons are mostly clear picture files which are used to keep track of a user’s navigation through a single website or a series of websites.
For what purposes will these cookies and web beacons be used
The Website Owner might use the information stored in a "cookie" in order prevent a user from rating the same game for several times. Such cookies will only be valid for a period of two weeks.
The Advertisers might use information gathered by the cookies and/or the web beacons for the purpose of online behavioral advertising and/or multisite advertising. The types of information that is gathered by the cookies and/or web beacons as well as the purpose(s) for which this information is used, are provided in the privacy policy of the Advertiser concerned. The user can consult the privacy policy of the Advertisers by clicking on the name of the Advertiser (as indicated above).
Refuse cookies, web-beacons and online behavioral advertising
To the extent that the user’s browser settings allow for the installation of cookies and web beacons on his computer, he consents with the installation of such cookies on his computer and he accepts that information relating to him may be used for behavioral advertising. The user of the website has the right to object ("opt-out") against online behavioral advertising and the use of cookies or web beacons. Users can opt-out of cookies by visiting the website of the Advertiser concerned or by visiting the website of the Network Advertisers Initiative at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.
In addition, the user can refuse the installation of cookies and/or web beacons or delete them by adjusting the browser settings on his computer. To learn more on how to adjust the settings of your internet browser, we recommend the user to visit the website of the browser’s vendor.
Liability for cookies and web beacons
The Website Owner can not be held liable for the Advertisers’ cookies or web beacons for whatever purposes pursued.