Last updated (30/07/2013).

Blacksmith Software Ltd has adopted this privacy policy to explain how we collect, store, and use information in connection with our products, services, and websites.

Where possible we have tried to use plain English, to provide easy access to the information contained within this privacy policy.

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at reasonable times, so please review it frequently. Your continued use of our services will signify your acceptance of the changes to this privacy policy.

If you have any questions or concerns relating to this privacy policy, please contact us.

BY INSTALLING, USING OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING OUR APPLICATIONS FROM ANY DEVICE, MOBILE OR OTHERWISE, YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT DOWNLOAD AND/OR OTHERWISE ACCESS OUR SERVICES.

Collection of non-personal data.

For purposes of this privacy policy, “non-personal data” means information that does not directly identify you.

We use technologies like cookies (small files stored by your browser), web beacons, or unique device identifiers to anonymously identify your computer or device so we can deliver a better experience. Our systems also log information like your browser, operating system, IP address, Media Access Control (“MAC”), device platform and firmware, mobile phone carrier, and any other non-personal data as reasonably required by Blacksmith Software to enhance and improve our products and services.

Collection of personal data.

For purposes of this privacy policy, “personal data” means personally identifiable information that specifically identifies you as an individual.

Situations when you may make personal data available to Blacksmith Software include, but are not limited to: (1) registration for services including leaderboards, (2) subscribing to newsletters, (3) requesting technical support, (4) otherwise through use of our services where personal data is required for use and/or participation.

The types of personal data may vary depending on the type of activity you are engaged in. The personal data we may collect, process and use may include, but are not limited to: (1) your name, (2) screen/user name, (3) Blacksmith Software service or third party service ID, (4) email address.

We may use personal and non-personal data, both individually and combined together, for purposes of analysing usage of the services, providing customer and technical support, managing and providing Services (including managing advertisement serving), customizing our communications, and to further develop our services and products.

Blacksmith Software may use your personal data to send messages to you with informative and/or commercial content about our services or third party products, and services we think may be of interest to you, such as new features, or special offers and updated information.

We do not knowingly contact or collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us so we can promptly obtain parental consent or remove the information.

We do not store or share your precise location.

We do not use or collect your precise geographic location.

You can request to see or delete your personal data.

You can contact us by email to request to see or delete any personally identifiable information we have stored, such as your name, address, email or phone number.

We don't share your personal data with other companies.

We generally do not share personally identifiable information (such as name, address, email or phone) with other companies.

We may use Ad Serving Technology

We reserve the right to use and disclose any collected non-personal data for purposes of advertisement by Blacksmith Software or by our partners and contractors. We may employ third party ad serving technologies that use certain methods to collect information as a result of ad serving through services. Blacksmith Software or third parties operating the ad serving technology may use information logged from your hardware or device to ensure that appropriate advertising is presented within the service. Blacksmith Software or third parties may collect and use data for this purpose including, but not limited to: (1) Device ID, (2) MAC, (3) software & hardware, (4) applications, (5) in-game information. This data may be used and disclosed in accordance with this privacy policy and the privacy policy of the company providing the ad serving technology.

You recognize and agree that the advertising companies who deliver ads on our behalf may combine the information collected with other information they have independently collected from other services or products. These companies collect and use information under their own privacy policies. These ad serving technologies may be integrated into our services. If you do not want to be subject to these technologies, please do not use or access our services. Although we take commercially reasonable steps to instruct advertising companies to comply with the terms and conditions of this privacy policy, we do not have access to or control of third party technologies.

We may display behaviourally targeted advertising. If you want to be certain that you do not receive behaviourally targeted advertisements, please do not use or access our services.

We take steps to protect personal information.

We take reasonable steps to secure your personally identifiable information against unauthorized access or disclosure. We encrypt transmission of data on pages where you provide payment information. However, no security or encryption method can be guaranteed to protect information from hackers or human error.

Information we collect may be stored or processed on computers located in any country where we do business.

Special situations may require disclosure of your data.

To operate our service, we also may make identifiable and anonymous information available to third parties in these limited circumstances: (1) with your express consent, (2) when we have a good faith belief it is required by law, (3) when we have a good faith belief it is necessary to protect our rights or property, or (4) to any successor or purchaser in a merger, acquisition, liquidation, dissolution or sale of assets. Your consent will not be required for disclosure in these cases, but we will attempt to notify you, to the extent permitted by law to do so.

Data retention procedures.

Blacksmith Software retains the data collected pursuant to this privacy policy for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Thereafter if the collected data is no longer needed for the purposes specified in this privacy policy, we will delete all aforementioned data in our possession, within a reasonable timeframe.

Irrespective of the above, we may still retain some of the data to the extent that such retention is necessary to resolve disputes, enforce our user agreements, and comply with technical and legal requirements and constraints related to the security, integrity, and operation of our services.

Information we collect may be stored or processed on computers located in any country where we do business.

Other.

We remind you to be aware of the open nature of certain social networking and other open features of the services Blacksmith Software may make available to you. You may choose to disclose data about yourself in the course of contributing user generated content to the services. Any data that you disclose in any of these forums, blogs, chats or the like is public information, and there is no expectation of privacy or confidentiality. Blacksmith Software is not responsible for any personal data you choose to make public in any of these forums.

If you are under 13 years of age or a minor in your country of residence, please ask your legal guardian's permission to use or access the Services. Blacksmith Software encourages parents and/or guardians to play an active role in their children's online experience at all times. We do not knowingly contact or collect information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us so we can promptly obtain parental consent or remove the information.