Privacy Policy
So, we want to keep things nice and legal around here. We also want you to be sure that your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is safe with us.
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PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our site and/or forum?
When registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address or other details to help you with your experience.When posting a comment on a video, voting in a poll, or posting in the forum, your IP may be logged. We only ever use this to protect against spammers, griefers, or other bad people.
When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you register on our site, post in our forum, leave a comment on a video, and vote on a poll.How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, participate in the community, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:- To personalize your experience and maintain your site settings;
- To improve our website and figure out what's working and what's not, and;
- To ask for ratings and reviews of what we have to offer.
How do we protect your information?
We rely on regular malware scanning and only use software we know and trust.We don't have PCI-standard scanning, but, as we'll never ask for your credit card information anywhere on lowbiasgaming.net, this isn't a necessary step for us.
We may direct you to other locations (such as donating through PayPal) which may ask for your credit card, but, again, these are services we know and trust to be using such scanning.
Do we use 'cookies'?
Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive (or the storage media of whatever other device you may be using) through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.That being said, the LowBiasGaming website (in both the PixelCat CMS and MyBB forum) does use cookies. Certain site preferences are kept in cookie storage, including information allowing the user to be logged in.
Your web browser, whether on a computer, phone, or tablet device, can be configured to prompt you whether or not to save cookies when they are received. It can also be configured to reject all cookies, resulting in none of them being saved or stored. Refer to the documentation relevant to the browser you're using to find out how to do that.
What happens if I turn off cookies?
If you turn off cookies, you will not be able to remain logged in to the website, as this feature is dependent upon cookies. Certain display features, such as whether lists of games are displayed as thumbnails or in more detail, will not be remembered.Third-Party Disclosure
We hate spam. We're sure you do, too. We also care about your privacy. As such, we won't sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your PII to any third parties unless we absolutely have to. If, for any reason, we have to, we'll make sure that they're keeping your information just as confidential as we do.Note that we may be required to release this information when it's required to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect our or others' rights, property or safety.
Third-Party Sites
Sometimes, at our discretion, we may put up links to third-party products or services (such as donation through PayPal, or LowBiasShoppe). If you follow these links, note that their privacy policy applies, and we have no responsibility or liability for anything they might end up doing. However, when we provide these links, we try our best to be as careful as possible about it and know what it is we're linking to. We also welcome any feedback you may have about these sites.We're not presently using Google AdSense or Google Analytics, but may do so at our discretion in the future.
California Online Privacy Protection Act
CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law's reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. - See more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpufAccording to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:
Users can visit our site anonymously.Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page or as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website.
Our Privacy Policy link includes the word 'Privacy' and can easily be found on the page specified above.
You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes on our Privacy Policy page. The date of the last update can be seen near the top of the page.
You can always change your personal information by logging into your account.
How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?
If your browser sends us a Do Not Track signal, we will do our very best to disable any analytical or statistics collection, including not loading Google Analytics (should it be in use at the time) and not counting video views. Non-statistical cookies (such as login data) will still be saved.COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States' consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children's privacy and safety online.We require users to be at least 13 years of age to register an account on our website. We also do not specifically market anything to children under the age of 13.
Fair Information Practices
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:
We will notify you by e-mail, and post a message visible to the front page, within seven business days of discovering this fact.We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle which requires that individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.
CAN-SPAM Act
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.We collect your email address in order to:
- Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
To be in accordance with CAN-SPAM, we agree to the following:
- Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses;
- Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way;
- Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters;
- Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used;
- Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly, and;
- Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future email:
- Follow the instructions at the bottom of each email