Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us at Play Stores Inc. We are committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, security and accuracy of the personal information we collect, use and disclose. This privacy policy is a statement of principles and guidelines outlining how we collect, use, disclose and protect the information we collect. Play Stores Inc. privacy practices are intended to comply with Canada's federal privacy laws including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (S.S. 2000, C5) and the ten key principles of the Canadian Standards Association Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information (CAN/CSA - Q830-96).

Consent

BY USING OUR SITES, YOU AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. WHENEVER YOU SUBMIT INFORMATION VIA OUR SITES, YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE, AND DISCLOSURE OF THAT INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY. PLEASE BE SURE TO READ OUR ENTIRE PRIVACY POLICY BEFORE SUBMITTING INFORMATION TO OUR SITE. Subject to legal and contractual requirements, you may refuse or withdraw your consent to certain of the identified purposes at any time by contacting us. If you refuse or withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide you, or continue to provide you, with certain services or information that may be of value to you.

What personal information do we collect?

Canadian privacy legislation defines personal information broadly as information about "an identifiable individual" or as information that allows an individual to be identified. The types of personal information that we may collect from you from time to time include: your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and birth date. In addition, from time to time, we may ask you to provide us with more detailed information regarding your interests, hobbies, and background. Finally, from time to time, we may acquire demographic and other information about you (e.g. your interests) in order to serve you better.

When you visit this web site with or without signing in our servers automatically log information about visits in the normal course of establishing and maintaining web connections. The server logs record statistical information, such as visitors‚ IP addresses, time and duration of visit, and web sites visited. We collect this information so that we may continuously improve our web site content. These statistics are reported in aggregate form only. We do not link server log information to any other data in a way that would enable us to identify individual visitors.

Why do we collect your personal information?

We collect your personal information to provide you with helpful, relevant information and the best shopping experience that applies directly to you. In addition, from time to time, we may use your personal information for the following purposes:

• to understand your needs and preferences, including to contact and communicate with you and to conduct surveys, research and evaluations;
• to administer contests run on our sites;
• to manage and develop Play Stores Inc's business and operations;
• to engage in business transactions, including the purchase, sale, lease, merger, amalgamation or any other type of acquisition, disposal, securitization or financing involving Play Stores Inc;

What happens to information you provide on a contest entry?

Play Stores Inc uses a variety of contests and similar promotions to increase awareness of our business. We generally request contact information so that we can notify you if you are a prize winner. As well, in some cases we may contact contest entrants with product information. Contest entries generally include a way for you to indicate that you do not want to be contacted based on the information on your entry.

To whom do we disclose your personal information?

We do not use or disclose personal information for any purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with your consent or as required by law. We may disclose your personal information to our affiliates and to the following third parties in the following circumstances:

(a) Disclosure to Service Providers. We may disclose your personal information to other companies that provide services on our behalf, including our software developers (including website developers and hosts), data processing providers, document management providers, and office services providers. We will only provide those companies with the information they need to deliver the service(s) contracted for and we will ensure that they enter into agreements with us to protect the personal information that they receive.

(b) Law Enforcement and Legal Disclosure. Play Stores Inc may disclose your personal information to a government institution that has asserted its lawful authority to obtain the information or where Play Stores Inc has reasonable grounds to believe the information could be useful in the investigation of unlawful activity, or to comply with a subpoena or warrant or an order made by a court, person or body with jurisdiction to compel the production of information, or to comply with court rules regarding the production of records and information, or to Play Stores Inc's legal counsel.

How can you access and correct your personal information?

Play Stores Inc will inform you of the existence, use, and disclosure of your personal information and will give you access to that information. Individuals with confirmed identity may request the correction of their personal information, and Play Stores Inc will make the necessary correction(s).

Where is your personal information stored?

Your personal information is stored in secured locations and on servers controlled by Play Stores Inc, located either at our offices or at the offices of our service providers. Play Stores Inc does not store credit numbers on our servers, your credit card information is transmitted to and stored by a PCI compliant payment processing service provider.

How do we protect your personal information?

We make every reasonable effort to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of personal information under our control. Play Stores Inc retains your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the identified purpose(s) or as otherwise required or allowed by law. Also, if you send us an email message, we may retain that message and your email address, as well as any response we send you.

Control of your personal information

At Play Stores Inc, we want you to be able to maintain control over how we use your personal information. In particular:

You always have the option to instruct us not to use your name, address, e-mail address, etc. beyond providing you with the service(s) or information you requested. E-mail communications will always include an identification of the sender and an "Unsubscribe" option.

General

For your convenience, Play Stores Inc's sites sometimes contain hyperlinks to websites managed by third parties. By activating these hyperlinks, you will leave our sites for those of the third parties, which may have different privacy policies and practices than Play Stores Inc. Play Stores Inc cannot be held liable for the use of such third party websites. We believe that Play Stores Inc's advertising does not appeal directly to children 13 years old and under. We do not knowingly direct our advertising at children under the age of 13, except as permitted by law. No personal information should be submitted to or posted on our sites by individuals under 18 years of age without their parent's or guardian's permission.

Changes to the Privacy Policy