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Gamehog is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of our members. Throughout cyberspace, we want to contribute to providing a safe and secure environment for consumers, and in particular, ensure that children (i.e. anyone who is under the age of 18) are protected from inappropriate materials. The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform you, as a welcome visitor to Gamehog, what kinds of information we may gather about you when you visit www.Gamehog.co.nz, how we may use that information, whether we disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of, and your ability to correct the information.
We offer membership services only to consumers over the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect data from minors.
INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
Upon registration for membership, Gamehog will specifically ask for information about you. We will ask for your full name, billing address, telephone number and credit card number in order to ship you your products and provide you with all of Gamehog's services.
We use your telephone number only if there is an order-related issue, though because we understand your need for anonymity we will make all attempts to contact you via email. We do not use your telephone number for marketing purposes.
Our database stores this information so that placing future orders will be quicker and easier. If you want to update your address or change credit cards, go to your Gamehog account page and make the appropriate changes.
We may also use that information to let you know of additional products and services about which you might be interested. You can choose not to receive such information if you don't want to by letting us know on the registration screen when you sign up for our service. We may ask you for information about your interests so that both you and we can take advantage of the interactivity of the online medium, but you may always choose to not respond.
TRACKING INFORMATION
Gamehog will collect and store only the following non-personally identifying information from you: the name of the domain name from which you access the Internet; the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the Website from which you linked directly to our site. We also track your order and billing history so you can access your Account at Gamehog and immediately determine which games you've rented and how you paid for them. This information is also used to remove rented titles from your Games Request List. This information is password-protected. No one has access to it but you.
As you browse the Gamehog site, cookies are placed on your computer's hard drive. Cookies allow us to track the items you select as you shop, and help us match your address and credit card information with your order so you don't need to retype the information each time you visit our site. Cookies also allow us to gather information to provide you with the best service. It tells us the number and frequency of visitors to our site and its various pages. Third parties may serve some of these cookies. We analyze this data to determine which parts of our site customers like and which parts need improvement. Automatically logged information is also used to analyze trends and to administer the site.
DISCLOSURE
We do not use or disclose information about your individual visits to Gamehog or your personal information as described above, to any third parties. We may however share with our partners aggregated statistical information about the use of Gamehog. Any exceptions to this policy of sharing your name, address or email address with a partner company will be done only with your permission.
SECURITY AND ACCESS
Gamehog uses a secure socket layer (SSL), which encrypts all information that is transmitted or received. This encryption process ensures that the information you give us is protected against unauthorized access.
You can access Your Account from every page on the site to update and correct your name, email address, password, postal address, credit cards, mailing list preferences, and your Games Request List.
We have implemented technology and security features, as well as strict internal guidelines, to safeguard the privacy of your personal information from unauthorized access or improper use. We will continue to enhance our security procedures as new technology becomes available. While we make every effort to ensure that your information is secure on our system, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
Gamehog PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES
If we decide to change our privacy policy for Gamehog, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information and whether we will disclose it to anyone.
CONTACT
If you have any questions concerning our privacy policy you can contact us at info@Gamehog.co.nz
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Gamehog Limited
Customer Service
PO Box 10226
Dominion Road
Auckland
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