SmashGamez.com respects the privacy concerns of all users of its Services ("Services" contains all services related with the use of SmashGamez.com).
Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
By using the Services you agree to observe and be bound by this Privacy Policy and you consent to the processing, collection, use and disclosure of your information and data in accordance with its terms. Please do not use the Services if you do not agree to this Privacy Policy.
In this Privacy Policy 'non-personal data' means data that does not identify you directly. 'Non-personal data' means data we may collect from you but which does not identify you. This data may be 'aggregated' with other data to help us improve our Services and otherwise in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Information we collect
We may log IP addresses and drop cookies or flash cookies to prevent abuse of the Services or to provide and/or enhance them. If you register to use the Services we will collect username, gender, password and email address. We may also collect non-personal data from registered users. For instance, we may collect data relating to registered users' use of the website and the Services, as well as that relating to their activities, such as high scores, game rankings, league rankings, game challenges, avatars etc. Please note that when you upload your profile picture that it will be publicly visible and accessable.
We may collect non-personal data from users of the Services, whether registered or not, such as a user's browser version, operating system version, country, city, page loading time, type of device, number of visits, time using the Services, network, demographic estimates, flow-through the website and/or Services or referral source, which may then be aggregated. We may use non-personal data that we collect from you to improve the Services or to support advertising services.
If you register to use the Services via Facebook Connect, you give us express permission to receive data from Facebook such as your name, username, user ID, gender, location (country and/or city specific), email address and avatar. For Facebook Connect users we store the following information: user ID, username, email address, gender and avatar. Your email address and the access token (by which Facebook grants us permission to access certain information) are encrypted.
How we use the information
We do not retain any personal data for longer than necessary. We may use information to ensure that users are in compliance with our terms. By using the Services and agreeing to this Privacy Policy, users authorise us to send email or other notifications to them relating to the Services. SmashGamez.com may disclose information in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with our property, visitors, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities.
We may sometimes use information that we collect to improve the design and content of the Services, to customize our Services or to personalise our visitors' experience or to offer products, advertising, programs and services. We may also use this information in the aggregate to analyse usage of the Services or to offer products, programs, or additional services.
Collection of Information and Third-Parties and Sponsors
We use Google Adsense and other third-party advertising companies to serve ads and/or provide aggregated data to assist in serving ads when you visit SmashGamez.com. We use web analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to analyse the use of the Services. SmashGamez.com may use information about your use of the Services in order to provide advertisements on websites and applications and Services for goods and services that may be of interest to you. We may also share non-personal information that we collect from you with our business partners or clients so that they may improve their services. Third party companies may ask for information from you which would be governed by the privacy policy of such companies; in which case they should provide adequate disclosure of their privacy policies to you. Third parties (including ad networks, ad exchanges and/or advertisers) and/or SmashGamez.com may be placing and reading standard cookies on your browser and machine in the course of your use of the Services. You may manage or opt out of your standard cookies via your web browser.
Through use of the Services you may be able to connect to social networking sites. Please note that your use of these social networking sites and their services, such as Facebook Connect, will be governed by the relevant operator's terms and conditions and privacy policy.
Security
In our provision of the Services we have implemented appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorised access, maintain data security and correctly use the information we collect online.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is part of our Terms and Conditions to which you agree by using the Services, including accessing SmashGamez.com. You agree that SmashGamez.com may change this Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions at any time.