Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 02 September 2008

 

Privacy Policy
The Lunaverse is operated and presented to users in all locations by Scary Beasties Limited of London, United Kingdom (“Scary Beasties”). This Privacy Policy covers use of information by Scary Beasties.

 

At Scary Beasties we have created The Lunaverse to enable our users to have access to the computer games we have developed within a virtual world environment. At Scary Beasties we want everyone to enjoy the site and it is our intention to keep your information as secure and as private as we can.

 

The website is a place for you to explore The Lunaverse, play individual or multi-player games and to meet new people. We have drawn up a set of rules that you do need to accept before you can become a member – you also need to read this Privacy Policy from beginning to end before you can join. By clicking the 'accept' button when you register you are agreeing to us holding and processing your personal information.

If you are under the age of 13 you are not permitted to enter The Lunaverse. If you are between the ages of 13 and 18 we recommend that you should check with your parents or guardians that they are happy for you to be a member of The Lunaverse.

If you have any concerns regarding your personal information, website content, or any queries with regard to Scary Beasties’ practices please contact us.


Your consent
The Internet is a global environment and involves the transmission of data on an international basis. By using The Lunaverse you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. Any changes to this policy will be reflected here.

Personal information
We collect personal information from you when you visit our Website. This is collected through the use of online forms and your emails. We also collect information automatically about your visit to The Lunaverse.

 

By registering with The Lunaverse, you are consenting to have your personal data transferred to and processed in the United Kingdom.

 

Scary Beasties will adhere to the Data Protection Act 1998.

Purposes of collection
We process personal information about you for the purposes of:

• Understanding your needs and improving our offering of information, products and services to you, such as special discounts and deals.
• Enabling you to send your Lunaverse friends emails without them knowing your contact details.
• Administering your account with us and letting you know about things we are doing that might affect you (e.g. changes to Scary Beasties Limited’s procedures, changes to the Terms of Use, etc).
• Carrying out research (i.e. scientific, social, economic and market).
• Maintaining information as a reference tool or general resource.
• Providing you with personalised information about products and services.

Chat rooms, messenger services and mail services
We make chat facilities, messenger services and mail services available to you. Please remember that any information you choose to disclose in these areas or using these tools may become public information. We would encourage you to exercise caution when deciding to disclose information, and be careful what you reveal to people you don't yet know. Any personal information which you choose to make public via any of the facilities which we make available to you is done so through your own choice. Please refer to our Terms of Use.

Access, update or correct your information
You can access, update or correct your account information (including email notifications) at any time by selecting the relevant option from the ‘Edit Info’ dropdown menu on the Quick Menu bar. If you do not wish to receive information about products and services supplied by Scary Beasties Limited or our business partners, select Edit Info from the Quick Menu bar and go to ‘Notifications’.

Other than the first email initiated by a friend request, it is not Scary Beasties Limited intention to correspond with non-registered users. If you have not registered and wish to be removed altogether from the Scary Beasties Limited database you should click the link provided in the friend request email.

Security
Scary Beasties takes appropriate precautions to protect our users' information. Your account information is located on a server, secured behind a firewall. When you enter sensitive information (such as your password), we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL). (To learn more about SSL, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer). Because email and instant messaging are not recognised as secure communications, we request that you do not send private information to us or other users by email or instant messaging services. If you have any questions about the security of The Lunaverse please contact us.

 

Children
The Lunaverse is not intended for use by children, especially those under the age of 13. Scary Beasties does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register. If you are under 13, please do not attempt to register for The Lunaverse or send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under the age of 13 is allowed to register as a user, to provide personal information or to use our public discussion areas.

If your children are over the age of 13 and they disclose information about themselves in our public discussion areas, they may get unsolicited messages from other parties. Accordingly, it is up to you to ensure they abide by our Terms of Use.

In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us.

We recommend that minors between the ages of 13 and 18 ask their parents for permission before sending any information about themselves to anyone over the Internet.

 

If you're worried about your children's activities or their privacy on our sites, we encourage you to contact us.

 

Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information from the browser. We use cookies to identify you when you visit us and to keep track of where you go so we can build up a demographic profile and learn about what suits you.

Our use of cookies also allows the registered users to be presented with a personalised version of the Website and have access to information to their account.

Disclosures
We will not sell, share, or rent your information to others except as set out in this Privacy Policy.

• We will only disclose personal information to other companies within our group of companies, business partners, purchasers of our business and suppliers we engage to process data on our behalf. We may also disclose this information to a Licensed Credit Reference Agency.
• The business partners, strategic partners, purchasers of our business and suppliers may gather information for their own purposes and for that reason we cannot exercise control over the uses to which they apply your personal information. It is, however, our belief that when we supply your details to them, they will keep your details secure and not pass them on to third parties and only use your details to market their own products to you.
• In the event of the sale of Scary Beasties Limited or its assets your personal details may be disclosed to the purchaser of Scary Beasties or the purchaser of its assets.

Links to third parties
Please be aware our Website may have advertisements and links to websites and services that may collect personal information about you. This Privacy Policy does not cover the practices and policies of these third parties. We encourage you to read the policies of all sites you use, as their policies may be materially different from ours.