GameClimate.com websites (collectively “GameClimate.com” in this document) refer to sites hosted on the GameClimate.com and other related domains and sub-domains thereof.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, GameClimate.com collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. GameClimate.com’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how GameClimate.com’s visitors use its website. From time to time, GameClimate.com may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
GameClimate.com also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. GameClimate.com does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to GameClimate.com choose to interact with GameClimate.com in ways that require GameClimate.com to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that GameClimate.com gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who use our forums to provide a username and email address. In each case, GameClimate.com collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with GameClimate.com.
GameClimate.com does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
GameClimate.com may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, GameClimate.com may reveal how many downloads a particular version got, or say which plugins are most popular based on checks from api.GameClimate.com, a web service used by WordPress installations to check for new versions of WordPress and plugins. However, GameClimate.com does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
GameClimate.com discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on GameClimate.com’s behalf or to provide services available at GameClimate.com, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using GameClimate.com, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. GameClimate.com will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations, as described above, GameClimate.com discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only when required to do so by law, or when GameClimate.com believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of GameClimate.com, third parties, or the public at large. If you are a registered user of a GameClimate.com website and have supplied your email address, GameClimate.com may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with GameClimate.com and our products. We primarily use our blog to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. GameClimate.com takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. GameClimate.com uses cookies to help GameClimate.com identify and track visitors, their usage of GameClimate.com, and their website access preferences. GameClimate.com visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using GameClimate.com’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of GameClimate.com’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
- Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to GameClimate.com and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to GameClimate.com and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. (Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.)
Third Party Vendor and Ad Networks
If you have not opted out of third-party ad serving, the cookies of other third-party vendors or ad networks may also be used to serve ads on GameClimate.com.
Our website may from time to time display advertisements from the following advertising networks:
You may visit the above websites to opt out of the use of cookies for personalized advertising (if the vendor or ad network offers this capability). Alternatively, you opt out of some third-party vendors’ uses of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, GameClimate.com may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in GameClimate.com’s sole discretion. GameClimate.com encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.