Privacy Policy
Last updated: Jan 1 2024
Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game is committed to protecting the privacy of all visitors who use our site and applications, including older users above the age of 13 (“General Users") and younger users under the age of 13 (“Children Users"), together the “Users". This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy" or “Policy") is designed to provide transparency into Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game’s privacy practices and principles for information that we collect from General Users through Kids web platform, mobile applications, our Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game publishing services, and other general-audience sites and applications (“Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game General Site"), as well as information that we may collect from Children Users through separate kids site (“Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site").
The Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game General Site and Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site (together, the “Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site") are owned and operated by Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game B.V. (referred to in this Policy as “Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game", “we", “our", or “us"). Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game B.V. is an entity incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands.
By using the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game General Site, you agree to observe and be bound by this Privacy Policy and you consent to the processing, collection, use, and disclosure of your information and data in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. Please do not use the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site if you do not agree to this Privacy Policy. If you are a parent or legal guardian, by allowing your child(ren) to use the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy on your child’s behalf.
To view our privacy practices specific to the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site and Children Users, please visit the Kids site.
Questions? If you have any questions concerning this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].
1. General information
All features on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site are available without the need for registration by Users. No personal data (such as email addresses and phone numbers) are requested from users. Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game may collect certain electronic data (such as the User’s IP address, cookies or device ID).
When a User clicks to leave the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site, Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game may try to inform the User that they are leaving the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site and that this Privacy Policy will no longer apply.
When a User provides personal data on any third party website or application, the processing of such personal data will be governed by any privacy statement applicable to that site/application. In any event, Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game shall not act as the Data Controller or the Processor of such personal data.
2. Data collection and its purposes
Our servers automatically recognize visitors’ domain names and IP addresses (the number assigned to computers on the Internet). The Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site may gather anonymous “traffic data" that does not personally identify you, but that data may be helpful for marketing purposes or for improving the services we offer.
When your computer or mobile device contacts our web servers (for example, when you visit the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site), our web servers automatically collect usage information. Such usage information includes information about how our visitors use and navigate the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site. It can include the number and frequency of visitors to each web page and the length of their stays, browser type, and referrer data that identifies the web page visited prior and subsequent to visiting our Site.
Traffic information may also be shared with business partners and advertisers on an aggregate and anonymous basis. More information about sharing information is provided in section 7 below.
In addition, advertisers on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game General Site might receive information gathered by cookies for targeted advertising purposes. Further information regarding the use of cookies can be found in section 5 below.
3. Data Retention
Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game may retain users’ data for the following purposes:
- To develop new features and improve the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site;
- To support subsequent customer service inquiries;
- To improve the safety and security of the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site; or
- To comply with our legal obligations.
We will retain your information for as long as is reasonably necessary in relation to the purposes for which this data was collected.
4. Third party games
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the processing of personal data by data controllers other than Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game, such as providers of third party games available on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site. The relevant provider of such a third party game is responsible for ensuring that any processing of personal data by them in the context of a game complies with applicable data protection laws.
Generally, Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game does not permit third party content providers to collect personal data about Users. However, if any personal data will be collected by a third party content provider, Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game will contractually require that the processing of personal data by them in the context of a game complies with applicable data protection laws.
5. Cookies
Like many websites and applications, the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site makes use of “cookies" which are saved on the user’s computer. In addition, third party networks serving advertisements on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site (the “Advertisers") might use cookies. Cookies are a way of remembering who you are. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer’s hard drive or stored temporarily in your computer’s memory. There are two kinds of cookies: those that are “session" oriented and those that are “persistent". Session cookies delete from your computer when you close your browser. Persistent cookies retain information for later use tomorrow, next week, next month, or whenever they are set to expire.
Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game and its Advertisers may use cookies, or similar technologies to enhance and personalize your experience on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game General Site, including the following:
- to operate and improve offerings on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site;
- to help authenticate you when you are on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site;
- to remember your preferences;
- to present and help measure and research the effectiveness of Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game’s offerings;
- to customize the content provided to you through the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site; and,
- to show targeted ads.
For information on how cookies are used on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site, please see the Children Users section below.
Users can refuse the saving of cookies or delete them by adjusting the browser settings on his or her computer. To learn more on how to adjust the settings of your internet browser, we recommend the user visit the website of the browser’s vendor.
The user can also decide to remove installed cookies. Users can do so in the following manners:
- Internet Explorer: Delete existing Tracking Technologies through the “Internet Options" sub-option of the “Tools" menu option of your browser or otherwise as directed by your browser’s support feature. Disable future Tracking Technologies by using the same browser controls. Additional information on disabling most Tracking Technologies may be available through your browser’s support feature. (See the “help" section of your browser for more information.)
- Google Chrome: Delete existing Tracking Technologies through the “Clear Browsing Data..." sub-option of the “Tools" menu option of your browser or otherwise as directed by your browser’s support feature. Disable future Tracking Technologies by using the same browser controls. Additional information on disabling most Tracking Technologies may be available through your browser’s support feature. (See the “help" section of your browser for more information.)
- Mozilla Firefox: Delete existing Tracking Technologies through the “Clear Recent History..." sub-option of the “History" menu option of your browser or otherwise as directed by your browser’s support feature. Disable future Tracking Technologies by using the same browser controls. Additional information on disabling most Tracking Technologies may be available through your browser’s support feature. (See the “help" section of your browser for more information.)
You may be able to have the device you use to access the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site warn you each time a cookie or most other Tracking Technologies is being set (other than Flash cookies), or you can choose to turn off such warnings. This is done through your browser on the device you use to access the Website. Additional information on warnings and removal of warnings may be available through your browser’s support feature.
Please note that deleting, rejecting, disabling or turning off Tracking Technologies through the above options will not remove Flash cookies. For more information about Flash cookies and how to remove them from your computer, please visit Adobe’s website.
Please be aware that certain areas and features of the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site can only be accessed in conjunction with Tracking Technologies, and that disabling Tracking Technologies might prevent you from accessing such content.
If you have any questions concerning cookies, please contact us at [email protected].
6. Links to third party websites
The Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game General Site knowingly links out to the following third party websites. The names of these third party websites link to their privacy policy or home page.
Some of the third party games published on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game General Site and Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site do link out to third party websites. Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game uses technology and people to monitor these links for inappropriate content but it does not have full control over the third party games on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site.
7. Sharing information
Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game may share your persistent identifiers with third parties such as business partners under the following circumstances:
Security
We may release information about our Users, including IP address, when legally required to do so, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation or to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site and applicable laws. We may also disclose such user information whenever we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game, or any of our respective business partners, customers or others.
Aggregate Information
We may disclose non-identifying, aggregated user statistics to third parties for a variety of purposes, including describing our services to prospective partners and other third parties. Examples of such non-personal information include the number of users who visited the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site during a specific time period or played a specific game on this Website.
Advertising
We may share technical information such as IP address or device ID with our advertising partners. For advertising on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game General Site, this information may be used to serve behaviorally targeted ads or profiling. For advertising on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site, this information will only be shared for the purposes of serving contextual advertising and capping the frequency of ads.
8. International Data Transfers
Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game may work with third parties that are based outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), and may transfer data about you to the countries in which these parties reside. Whenever we share personal data originating in the EU with an entity outside of the EEA, we will do so on the basis of the EU standard contractual clauses, with your consent, or because such transfer is necessary performance of a contract.
If you have any questions about our policy regarding international data transfers, please contact us at [email protected].
9. Children Users
We recognize the importance of safeguarding the privacy of children and encourage parents to check and monitor their children’s use of online activities regularly. This is why we created a separate age-appropriate experience for Children Users through the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site, or through an age-gate in certain games on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game General Site: in order to comply with the legislation, you could be presented with an age screen when starting the game. When presented with this age screen, it is important that you state the correct age. Based on your age information and your device settings, Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game does not process personal data of children under the minimum age limit (Children Users) that is prescribed by the legislation in the individual jurisdictions for behavioral advertisement.
The Children Users’ experience of games with an age-gate on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game General Site, and the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site supports and complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA"). The Children Users’ experience of games with an age-gate on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game General Site and the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids site will not request any personal information from Children Users. There is no registration required for the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site and any advertising shown on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site, or in the Children Users’ experience of games with an age-gate on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game General Site, is age-appropriate. The Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site and the Children Users’ experience of games with an age-gate on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game General Site will not show behaviorally targeted ads or allow third parties to track the activity of Children Users for that purpose.
The Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site and the Children Users’ experience of games with an age-gate on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game General Site may collect and use IP addresses and other persistent identifiers, including cookies, from Children Users, but only for purposes of supporting our internal operations, such as to help us:
- Identify whether you are a child or adult for data protection purposes to determine the legal requirements for our processing of your data;
- Maintain or analyze the functioning of the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site;
- Perform network communications;
- Authenticate users of, or personalize the content on, the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site;
- Serve contextual advertising on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site and cap the frequency of advertising.
We have separated our platform into a few sections. Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids was created for our youngest audience and is fully COPPA compliant. If you are a Child User, you should only use the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Kids Site and only with the permission of a parent or legal guardian. On shootz.net, you’ll find games that are intended at users that are over 13. Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game .com is not targeted towards children under the age of 13 and it will not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
To learn more about COPPA, please reference this simple one-page informational guide from the kidSAFE Seal Program: https://www.kidsafeseal.com/knowaboutcoppa.html.
10. Lawful Bases for Processing Personal Data
If you are an individual in the European Union (EU), we collect and process data about you only where we have legal bases for doing so under applicable EU laws. This means we collect and process your data only when:
- It is necessary for a legitimate interest (which is not overridden by your individual privacy interests), such as preventing fraud, improving the Service, and increasing the security of the Service and network infrastructure;
- You have consented to this collection and processing for a specific purpose;
- It is necessary to fulfil our contractual obligations; or
- It is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
Where we rely on our legitimate interests to process your personal data, you have the right to object. More information on exercising this right can be found in section 11 addressing Individual Rights. Some examples of our legitimate interests and the data being processed include: Network and information security (IP address, user/device ID); Customer Support and fraud prevention (email address); Improving our products and services (activity logs).
Where we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw or decline consent at any time. If you wish to withdraw your consent, please contact us using the information in section 12 regarding the Contacts for Individual Rights Requests. If you have any questions about or need further information concerning the legal basis on which we collect and use your personal data, please contact us at [email protected].
11. Individual Rights
Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game makes certain choices available to you when it comes to your personal data. Please review the below information outlining your choices and how to exercise them. We will respond to all requests within a reasonable timeframe. If our full response will ever take more than a month due to complexity or scope, we will notify you of this and keep you updated. We may request more information to confirm your identity before acting on any request.
Delete your data
You also hold the right to have your personal data deleted. This is sometimes known as the ‘right to be forgotten’. To request that we delete all personal data about you, please submit a request using the contact information at the end of this section.
After you delete your personal data from our services, we may not immediately delete residual copies from our active servers and may not immediately remove data from our backup systems for archiving, prevention of fraud and abuse, analytics, satisfaction of legal obligations, or where we otherwise reasonably believe that we have a legitimate reason to do so. We may also decline to honor this request in certain specific situations, such as if the data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation or to exercise/defend a legal claim.
Restrict Processing
You have the right to restrict how we process your personal data in certain circumstances. This is an alternative to requesting the deletion of your data. Rather than requesting we delete all of your personal data, you may request that we limit our uses of your personal data to specific purposes. You may wish to request we restrict our processing if you contest the accuracy of your personal data and we are working to verify this information, or if you want us to retain your personal data in connection to a legal claim but cease processing it.
Data Portability
You have the right to obtain copies of your information in a structured, commonly used format that you can move your data between our service and the services of others. We may request more information to confirm your identity before providing any personal data.
Right to Object
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes or when our processing of your data is based on legitimate interests. You may request that we stop processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes. This is an absolute right and we cannot refuse this request. Beyond direct marketing, if you wish to exercise this right, you must give specific reasons why you object to our processing of your data, based on your particular situation. Even after receiving such a request, we may continue processing if it is necessary for the exercise/defense of a legal claim or if we can demonstrate a compelling legitimate ground for the processing.
If any request made under this section is clearly unfounded or excessive, we may reject the request or require a reasonable fee to honor the request. If we decide to reject your request, we will inform you of the reasons for not taking action and provide information on other possible remedies. If we decide that a reasonable fee is necessary, we will promptly inform you and will comply with the request upon receipt of this fee.
12. Contact & Requests
If you wish to exercise any of your rights, or you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact our Data Protection team at:
Email: [email protected]
When contacting us about an Individual Rights request, please include enough information for us to identify you (for example, the email address and the nature of the request). We may request additional information to verify your identity before processing the request.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site and changing the “Last updated” date at the top of the Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site after any changes to the Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of those changes.
14. Miscellaneous
This Privacy Policy constitutes the entire agreement between you and Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game regarding the processing of your personal data in the context of your use of the Shootz | Shootz IO | Shootz Game | Word Game Site, and supersedes any prior agreements or policies relating to the same subject matter. If any provision of this Privacy Policy is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.