Skunk Studios Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Skunk Studios

We have created this Privacy Policy in order to show our commitment to your privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices. This policy covers all Skunk Studios, Inc. properties including, but not limited to the following domains: skunkstudios.com, qbeez.com and all other sites owned or operated by Skunk Studios.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Any personal information that you provide to our Web site will stay safe, private, and secure. We will not resell your information to outside sources.

We will not share your information with any third parties with the exception of verified secure ecommerce transaction providers.

INFORMATION THAT WE MAY COLLECT FROM OUR USERS

We may collect the following information when you sign up for a service:

• First name, last name, e-mail, address, phone number
• For processing transactions, we also collect either credit card information or bank information, depending on your form of payment. We do not store any credit card information after your transaction is complete.

IP Address:

When a user visits any Web site owned or operated by Skunk Studios, Inc., we may collect the IP address that requested the display of one of our sites. This address is collected for two purposes. The first purpose is to exercise our ability to restrict access to the site by users who have violated our Terms of Service. The second purpose is to support our advertising partners, so that the partners will be able to accurately count the number of unique visitors to our sites who may have viewed a given advertisement.

Sign Up and Survey information:

Any information you provide to us as part of your use of any Skunk Studios Web site will be stored as entered.

Cookies:

The sole purpose of cookies is to enhance your online experience. Cookies are small data files that are stored on your computer by Web sites. Through your Web browser, cookies are only used by the Web site that wrote the cookie. Data stored in a cookie from Skunk Studios is only accessible by the Skunk Studios Web sites. Personal information stored in our cookies is limited to: your Username and member login information. This information lets you automatically sign in when you visit Skunk Studios, and offers other operational site activities. The information in our cookies is kept private and secure.

USE OF COLLECTED INFORMATION

Your username, e-mail address, and password will be used to uniquely identify you as a user on any Skunk Studios Web site. We may use or display your username for the purposes of rankings, competitions, or game high scores.

Other identifying information collected during the sign up process or through other voluntary means (e.g., via Surveys) may be used to calculate aggregate demographics figures and/or facilitate our ability to direct advertisements to your Web browser.

SECURITY OF COLLECTED INFORMATION

All data that we collect is stored on one or more secure database servers that cannot be accessed from outside out corporate network. Outside of our network, the only access to this data is that provided through our Web sites. Through our sites, access to personal information is completely controlled by user-defined e-mail addresses and passwords. Within our corporation, access to data is secured through a private user ID and password known only to key personnel who maintain the database. All employees of Skunk Studios, Inc. are legally bound by a nondisclosure agreement that prevents the disclosure of any corporate information to other parties. We have taken all reasonable precautions to safeguard the privacy of your data.

E-MAIL/OPT-OUT

When you sign up as a Skunk Studios user, or download any software from Skunk Studios, Inc., by default the option will be selected to allow us to communicate with you via e-mail about news, games, special offers, and events. You have the option to uncheck or check a box during the sign up process that will prevent this, although by doing so you are potentially asking us to not inform you of events and prize awards that may have tangible cash value to you. Any e-mail we send to you will contain information about opting-out of any further mailings, and all Skunk Studios Web sites have areas where you may manually opt-out of receiving further communications. Skunk Studios treats each of its consumer offerings individually, so if you have opted to receive mailings from more than one business entity, if you want to unsubscribe you must do so from each entity individually.

OTHER INFORMATION COLLECTED

Your Web browser or client software that you use to access Skunk Studios may transmit certain geographic information and information regarding the capabilities or features of your computer and/or software to us. We may also track other types of information, such as what games users play, how long our users have been members of any Skunk Studios businesses or programs, and the last time a user visited Skunk Studios. We may use this information to calculate aggregate statistics about our user community or for security purposes, and may provide information such information to advertisers and/or partners in aggregate form only.

HOW INFORMATION IS USED

The information you provide to Skunk Studios will allow us to notify you about new features, enhancements, resolution of site problems, handle and/or route your customer support questions and issues, and inform you of upgrade opportunities, contests, prizes, or special events. Skunk Studios may use personal information in combination with data from third parties for similar purposes as well.

THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING

It is important that you understand that advertisers or Web sites that link to a Skunk Studios site may collect personal information about you. The Privacy Policy does not apply to, and cannot control the activities of, other advertisers or Web sites. We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on our sites. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other sites in order to help them provide relevant ads to users (this information does not include name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number).

SHARING INFORMATION

Skunk Studios may disclose your personal information to third-party vendors to fulfill prizes in those instances in which we do not provide prize fulfillment directly. We may also use your information to process our newsletters or e-mail campaigns, or to analyze and/or store data. Under some limited and special circumstances, we may also disclose your information if there is a violation of the Terms of Service or if we have a good faith belief that the law requires it. It is important that you understand that we cannot control the activities of such third-party vendors. While we cannot guarantee that they will adhere to the same privacy and security procedures as Skunk Studios, we will take all reasonable precautions under the circumstances to ensure the protection of your personal information.

CHAT & MESSAGING

Skunk Studios sites may choose to operate message boards and/or chat areas where users can exchange ideas and communicate with one another. When posting to a message board or chat area, it is important for you to understand that the information is being made publicly available in an online environment. Any information posted is the sole responsibility of the individual user.

Are you concerned about our use of personal information?

If, for any reason, you are concerned with the way that we may be using your personal information, you may request that we cease to use your information or you may file a complaint by contacting Skunk Studios Privacy Policy Department, 463 1/2 Bryant St., San Francisco CA 94107.

AGREEMENT WITH SKUNK STUDIOS POLICIES

By using any of the Skunk Studios Web sites, products, or services, you signify your understanding and agreement to the Privacy Policy stated here, and to the Terms of Service. If you do not agree with our policies, please do not use any of the Skunk Studios Web sites, products, or services.