Last updated: 17/10/2018
Your privacy is important to our team (hereinafter as " team" or "we" or “us”) and we are committed to protecting your privacy. So we've developed a Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy explains how we treat your information and protects your privacy when you Use the Software and Services and the rights and options available to you regarding your information. We believe that you have a right to know our practices regarding the information we may collect and use when you use the Software and Services. The Software and Services may include various features and content that are offered and delivered to you by us and/or by third parties, such as news, messages, advertisements and games, as well as features and content that you may choose to add.
By downloading and installing our Software and Service voluntarily, you agree that we can collect, transfer, store, disclose and use your information as described in this Policy. Word Blitz is a global app, and your information will be sent to various users regardless of the country you reside in, and by downloading our App you consent to such transfer. So please read this Policy very carefully. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE & SERVICE.
For the purposes of European data protection laws, the team is the data controller of your personal information.
When you use the Software and Services, for analytical, business and operational purposes, we automatically collect and store the following types of information:
Technical Information. Certain technical information regarding your device, and your use of the Software and Services and other third party software and applications installed on your device (the “Other Software”), including the type, name and version of operating system and Other Software including, without limitation: (i) their interactions with the Software and Services, your configuration and settings of the Software and Services, version of the Software and Services; (ii)ISP (Internet Service Provider), Internet protocol (IP) address, Media Access Control (MAC) address, anonymous user identifiers, device configuration and identifiers; (iii)Advertising ID (Identifier for Advertisers used in Android, such as Google advertising ID (GAID)); (iv) location; (v)Android ID.
We use the Android Developer API to access your mobile device and query the about technical information. Such information will be transferred to us and provides essential parameter for the running of the Software and Services. However, we do not store such information. Such information will be automatically deleted once you quit from the Software.
The purposes of the technical information is: (i) to operate and update the Software and Services and provide you with existing and new functionality and features; and/or (ii) to improve and customize the Software and Services; and/or (iii) to provide you personalized content, including through the delivery of targeted interest-based advertisements from us or our partners; and/or (iv) to maintain and improve the quality and operation of the Software and Services; and/or (v) to notify you of Software and Services updates.
We access Android ID only to analysis and provide you personalized content. And we will not share Android ID with any other third party.
Support Related Information. If you communicate with us via our email provided, we may also collect your email address, name and any information voluntarily submitted by you in connection with such support (for example, your name, company name, and particular support query or request). Such information will only be used to provide you with support services and will not be connected with any other information collected from you on or through the Software and Services.
The purposes of the support related information is: (i) to take any action in case of a dispute involving you in connection with the Software and Services; and/or (ii) to enforce the terms and conditions applicable to the Software and Services and to prevent unlawful activities and misuse thereof; and/or (iii) to comply and satisfy any applicable law regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request; and/or (iv) to provide you with support and handle your complaints and/or feedback.
While it is not our intention to collect any personally identifiable information (“PII”) (except for support purposes as set forth in this Privacy Policy), the data collected may include PII as stated in this Policy. As part of our privacy measures, we implement certain rules designed to avoid the unintentional collection of PII such as email addresses, social security numbers, credit card numbers etc. Such rules are based on known field types, parameters, values and algorithms but they are not foolproof and hence the Software and Services may sometimes, unintentionally, collect unwanted information. We regularly examine and update these rules.
If you located in EEA, as required by law, you hereby grant your consent to us to use or process your personal information only for the purpose described above once you use the Software or the Service. And you may withdraw your consent at any time.
We will not share any PII that we have collected from you except for the following events:
If we are required by law to disclose your information, we may share your information with law enforcement or other competent authorities and any third party, as may be required (e.g., to detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; to respond to claims or satisfy any legal process, subpoena, or governmental request; or to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the team's users, its partners, or the general public);
In the event the team goes through a business transition such as a merger or acquisition by another company, consolidation, change of control, reorganization, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your information will be among the assets transferred;
We may share your information with certain third parties (including, without limitation, search engines, content providers, and advertising networks and platforms) that provide various services (such as advertising, marketing, analysis, content, payment, and search) in connection with the Software and Services. We take appropriate measures to ensure that no user can be individually identified from the disclosure of such information, and we require these third parties (i) to keep the data secured, (ii) not to use the data for any other purpose other than to provide us with Services (for example, we use Google Analytics, in addition to our own analytics technology, and other third-party analytics packages to collect, monitor and analyze the information we collect in order to increase our functionality and user-friendliness, to better tailor the Services to our users’ needs, and to understand and analyze how you are using our Services. We also share your information with Google as necessary to receive the Google Analytics service. For more information please see Google’s privacy policy (http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/) addressing the information that is collected to provide the Google Analytics service and how Google uses such information); and (iii) to use the data solely in compliance with this Privacy Policy. If you want to delete any personal data which we have shared with the third parties, please contact us by email at: jiangjiawei301@gmail.com. We would try our best to notify the third party of deleting the relative personal data, but no warranty as to the deletion is made by us.
Certain Software and Services may include and/or enable you to add content to them. The content may be in the form of buttons, gadgets, links to third party advertisements, websites, products and services (including search services) as well as additional means that are provided to you by third parties (collectively, "Third Party Content and Services"). The use of such Third Party Content and Services is subject to their privacy policies. You shall be aware that the use of the Third Party Content and Services may give these third parties the ability to access, collect, store, and/or share your information, both your PII and non-personally identifiable information. In order to clarify, we do not review, approve, monitor, endorse, warrant, or make any representations with respect to such Third Party Content and Services and your access to any Third Party Content and Services is at your own risk. We are not responsible for the information contained and/or made available through, the practices of, or your use or inability to use such Third Party Content and Services. You expressly relieve us from any and all liability arising from your use of such Third Party Content and Services. We recommended that you read the terms, conditions and privacy policies of such Third Party Content and Services before using or accessing any of them.
For providing customized advertisement, the third-party advertising companies may collection or use your personal information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) when you use the Software or Service. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not using this function or sharing this information with these companies, please see: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.
You may also choose to activate additional features that provide you with the ability to update and use your favorite social networks directly from the Software and Services. During such activation, you will be asked to grant the team permission to compile certain information from such social networks. This information may include friends or contact lists, notes, updates, and photos and may be used by the team to customize the content available to you through the Software and Services, suggest new features and content that may be relevant to you or provide the team with data for statistical purposes. The information you allow the team to access is that which is presented to you when you choose to activate these features. Please see your social network provider policies for any questions or concerns. You may opt not to grant the team access to your social network account(s) at any time by changing your social network settings or by not authorizing the team’s access thereto.
The security of user's information is our utmost priority, and we take strict measures in order to protect the data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure or destruction of data. We have implemented physical, technical and administrative security measures for the Services that comply with applicable laws and industry standards. For example, we use firewalls, encryption technology and Network access designed to protect against fraud and identity theft; our data is only stored in centers that provide high-level security for user's information.
We also protect user's privacy by seeking to minimize the amount of sensitive data and PRI. We also seek appropriate contractual protection from our partners regarding their treatment of user data.
Please be aware, however, that no method of transmitting information over the Internet or storing information is completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of any information.
Usually we donot store the technology information we collected, such information will be deleted automatically once you quit from the Software. If we retain the information we collect as described in this Privacy Policy, it is only for as necessary for the provision of the Services, internal analytical purposes, or to comply with its legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce agreements (e.g. settlement). The criteria used to determine the retention periods include: (i) how long the personal data is needed to provide the Services and operate the business; (ii) the type of personal data collected; and (iii) whether we are subject to a legal, contractual or similar obligation to retain the data (e.g., mandatory data retention laws, government orders to preserve data relevant to an investigation, or data that must be retained for the purposes of litigation or disputes).
We will only keep your personal information for no longer than three (3) years.
You have the right to access, modify, correct or delete any personal data which we may have collected. In order to exercise this right, please contact us by email at: jiangjiawei301@gmail.com.
If you are in the EEA, you have a right to (subject to a limited number of exceptions): (i) request access to and rectification or erasure of your personal information; (ii) obtain restriction of processing or to object to processing of your personal information; and (iii) ask for a copy of your personal information to be provided in a digital format. You also have the right to lodge a complaint about the processing of your personal information with your local data protection authority in the EEA. To exercise this right please contact us by email at: jiangjiawei301@gmail.com.
If we are required to provide you with notice of a particular event or incident, we will send you such notice by mail, email or telephone.
We ensure that we comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and does not knowingly collect personal information about Users of Apps directed to children under the age of thirteen (13).
If you are in the EEA, Our Services are not directed to children under 16 and we do not knowingly collect PII from children under 16.
If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should promptly contact us and we take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is deleted from our files.
The Software and Services work over the Internet. We may store and process your information in various locations throughout the world. Where you located in the EEA, as required by law, you hereby provide us with your express consent to transfer your data to where may be outside of EEA once you use the Software and/or Services. You may withdraw your consent at any time.
If you have any questions or concerns with respect to any matter covered by this Privacy Policy, you may contact us by email at: jiangjiawei301@gmail.com.