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- Identifiers and personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). Such as a real name, alias, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers.
- Protected Classification Characteristics and sensitive personal information. Such as age (40 years or older), sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression). Schell only collects Protected Classification Characteristics and sensitive personal information to understand the diversity and demographics of its users.
- Commercial information. Such as records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
- Sensory data. Such as audio or similar information.
- Geolocation data. Such as physical location or movements. Schell does not collect precise geolocation data.
- Inferences drawn from other personal information. Such as profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.
- Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
- Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party), and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
- Where we receive your consent.
- Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
- To provide Party Versus and ongoing support for Party Versus;
- To set up and maintain your account with us;
- To manage our relationship with you which will include:
- To communicate with you;
- To administer and protect our business and Party Versus including troubleshooting, data analysis, security, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting, technical functionality, hosting of data, and in the context of a business reorganization or group restructuring exercise;
- To prevent and investigate fraud and other misuses of Party Versus and maintain the safety of our customers;
- To use data analytics to improve Party Versus, marketing, client relationships and experiences;
- To communicate with you, including promotional communications, suggestions and recommendations to you about products or services that may be of interest to you and customer relationship management (“CRM”);
- To help us run our company, for example to improve Party Versus or our security, train staff or perform marketing activities, including CRM; or
- For accounting and other administrative purposes.
- When you download and register for Party Versus. We use data to carry out your transactions with us and to provide Party Versus. Often, this includes personal information such as email, name, and Meta Quest, Steam, Discord, or other gaming platform ID. We may collect additional information from you when you register to use Party Versus, including contact information and credentials. We may use this data to diagnose and address problems and provide other services.
- When you play Party Versus. We use data to continually improve Party Versus, including adding new features or capabilities. Data is collected throughout your interactions with Party Versus that enable us to understand customer usage and tailor future capabilities. We track general, non-personalized information (e.g., operating system and type of device being used) to know how you utilize specific areas of Party Versus so that we may improve those services. We may use your IP address to customize services to your location, such as the language displayed on Party Versus. To facilitate our understanding of how individuals use Party Versus. Schell uses this information to better understand how users interact with Party Versus and improve usability. Please note that we use IP addresses on a highly restrictive basis to analyze trends and to collect general information for aggregate use. We may also use data collected through game play to monitor compliance with the Party Versus Player Behavior and Code of Conduct, available at https://schellgames.com/party-versus-code-of-conduct.
- When we communicate with you. We use data we collect to deliver and personalize our communications with you. For example, we may contact you by email or other means to notify you of changes in information and updates to Party Versus or to our Privacy Notice. We may collect the content of messages you send to us, such as feedback or questions you ask our support representatives, when necessary to provide you with Party Versus. When you contact us, chat sessions with our representatives may be monitored and recorded in order to improve Party Versus, facilitate the processing and resolution of your request or complaint.
- When you participate in survey’s or studies. We may ask you to participate in a survey or study; and may request information from you. Participation is voluntary, and you have the choice of whether to disclose any requested information.
- When we market to you. We use personal information to deliver marketing communications to you across various platforms, such as email, direct mail, social media, and online via Party Versus. If we send you a marketing email, it will include instructions on how to opt out of receiving these emails in the future. For information about managing email subscriptions and promotional communications, please visit the Accessing, Updating, and Deleting Personal Information Section of this Privacy Notice. Please remember that even if you opt out of receiving marketing emails, we may still send you important Service information related to your accounts.
- our affiliates and subsidiaries, located in and outside your country or region;
- outsourced service providers who perform functions on our behalf, located inside or outside of your country or region;
- gaming platform providers through which you have purchased our game, such as Steam, Sony, and Meta;
- our authorized agents and representatives, located inside or outside of your country or region, who sell products or provide services on our behalf;
- anyone expressly authorized by you to receive personal information; and
- anyone to whom we are required by law to disclose personal information, upon valid and enforceable request thereof.
- comply with applicable law or respond to valid legal processes, including from law enforcement or other government agencies, upon valid and enforceable request thereof;
- maintain the safety of our customers and users, including to prevent violations of our Code of Conduct, available at https://schellgames.com/party-versus-code-of-conduct; or
- operate and maintain the security of Party Versus, including to prevent or stop an attack on our computer systems or networks.
- Gaming and Platform Providers: Personal information may be processed by the platforms through which you have purchased Party Versus, such as Meta and Steam (“Platform Providers”). We do not store or have access to your payment information and do not control and are not responsible for the Platform Providers or their collection or use of personal information. You may find out more about how the Platform Providers collect, store, and use personal information by accessing the privacy policy for the Platform Provider’s services.
- Analytics Providers: Personal information may also be processed by Unity Technologies, our third-party analytics provider. Unity Technologies collects and processes usage data and other metrics concerning your use of Party Versus, such as session length, daily play time, and game performance, on our behalf. You may find out more about how the Unity Technologies collects, stores, and uses personal information by accessing its privacy policy available at: https://unity.com/legal/privacy-policy.
- the right to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time (please note that this might prevent you from using certain aspects of Party Versus);
- the right to access personal data about you;
- the right to request a copy of personal data about you;
- the right to correct any inaccuracies in personal data about you;
- the right to erase personal data about you;
- the right to data portability, meaning to request a transfer of personal data about you from us to any other person or entity as chosen by you;
- the right to request restriction of the processing of personal data about you; and
- the right to object to processing of personal data about you.
- Right to Access Specific Information and Data Portability Right. You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of personal information over the past twelve (12) months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you:
- The categories of personal information we collected about you.
- The categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you.
- Our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling that personal information.
- The categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information. The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you (also called a data portability request).
- Right to Correct Information. You have the right to request we update personal information about you that is incorrect in our systems.
- Right to Delete. You have the right to request that we delete any personal information about you that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) the personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.
- Right to Opt-out of the sale or sharing of Personal Information for Cross-Contextual Behavioral Advertising. We do not sell or share personal information.
- Right to Limit Sensitive Personal Information Use. You have the right to limit the use of sensitive personal information regarding you.
- Non-Discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights.
- Email: privacy@schellgames.com
- Phone: +1.412.390.0101
- Mail: Schell Games LLC | Attention: Privacy Inquiries | 220 W Station Square Drive | Pittsburgh, PA 15219