Last Updated April 9, 2021
Introduction
Our mission is to advance team intelligence with engaging games. We use game playing and game design elements to drive behavioral changes and provide a method for learning new skills. In pursuit of our mission, we collect and use certain information from our customers and game players. Being transparent about our use of customers’ and players’ information and respecting their privacy is important to Whiznook.
This “Privacy Notice” explains the steps we take to protect your privacy when you visit our website https://www.whiznook.com (the “Website“), and use any of our services (the “Services,” which include the Website, Whiznook games and associated software components, machine learning algorithms and prediction results of those algorithms), as well as, any related services, sales, marketing or events.
Please read this notice before using Whiznook’s Services because it will tell you how we collect, maintain, use, protect, disclose, and otherwise process your personal information when you use Whiznook Services.
- Information Whiznook Collects
When you interact with our Website we are collecting data. Sometimes you provide us with data, sometimes data about you is collected automatically. Personal Information (“Personal Information”) is any information that we can use to directly or indirectly personally identify you.
Here’s when and how we collect data:
Information About You That We Get From You
When you use our Services, you may give us information directly (like when you’re setting up your account or asking us to contact you), and we’ll store that information on our systems and use it for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice. Here are some examples of the types of information you may provide when you:
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Your action |
Data we collect |
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Create an account |
Data that identifies you: username, password, authentication info. |
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Tell us how to contact you |
Contact details: name, email, phone number, job title, contact preferences. |
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Pay for games |
Financial info: debit/credit card information, billing address. Note that all payments will be processed through our third-party payment processor. |
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Play games |
Data on how you use Whiznook: game settings, voice and video recordings, chats with other players, activity during the game, testimonials, or other user generated content. |
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Contact us |
Your correspondence: records and copies of your correspondence including email or other contact information. |
Information About You That We Get From Connected Third-Party Applications
If you play Whiznook’s games or access our Services on connected third-party applications, Whiznook may receive certain information about you from the third-party application.
The information we receive depends on the third-party application and your privacy settings on that third-party application. Here are some examples of information we may get from a third-party application when you:
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Your action |
Data we collect |
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Pay for games or services using a third-party payment processor
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Purchase info: non-financial info related to your purchases, like your billing address and items purchased.
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Information We Get from Automated Information Collection (cookies use and other)
Some information is collected automatically when you visit our Website. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Website, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Here are some examples of information we may get from automated information collection:
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Your action |
Data we collect |
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Visiting the Whiznook Website |
Device info: type of device and model (computer, tablet, phone), IP address, browser used, internet service provider or mobile carrier, operating system, language preferences, system configuration data. Location Data: depending on your device settings we may use GPS or other technologies to collect your location.
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Interacting with Whiznook’s Website or other Services |
Usage info: record of the path you take through our Website, products or services, viewed. page response times, download errors, how long you stay on our pages, what you do on those pages, and other actions. Date and time info: date and time info associated with your interactions.
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- Why Whiznook collects information
We collect information to provide better services to our users, from figuring out basic stuff like when we need to notify you about an issue with your account, to more complex things like which games may be most helpful for you. Whiznook’s use of your information depends on how you use our services and how you manage your privacy controls.
When you’re not signed in, we store the information we collect with unique identifiers tied to the browser, application, or device you’re using. This helps us do things like maintain your language preferences and game settings across browsing sessions. When you’re signed in, we also collect information that we store with your Account.
Here are the reasons for which we process your data:
Keeping Whiznook running
Managing your requests (like asking for a demo, or purchasing items), managing game play including messaging between players, login and authentication, remembering your settings, activities to keep Whiznook secure, managing our system infrastructure.
Improving Whiznook
Testing features, interacting with feedback, traffic optimization, data analysis and research, including profiling and the use of machine learning and other techniques over your data and in some cases using third parties to do this.
Customer support
Notifying you of any changes to our service, solving issues via live chat support, phone or email including any bug fixing.
Marketing purposes
Sending you emails and messages about new features, products and services, and content. Posting testimonials. Delivering targeted advertising.
How long do we store your data?
We will archive and stop actively using any personally identifiable information about you within 6 months from the time you deleted your account with Whiznook. We will delete your personally identifiable data from our archives no later than 6 years from the time you deleted your account with Whiznook.
- Sharing your information
We do not sell your personal information. Whiznook may share your information, including personal information, with third-parties or allow third-parties to collect this information from our Services in the following circumstance:
As needed with third-party companies who perform services on our behalf. These services may include payment processing, analytics, analysis, hosting services, customer service, direct marketing, advertising optimization, and others. If required by applicable data protection laws, when we share your information with third party service providers we will have appropriate agreements in place to protect your information.
To meet a legal obligation: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).
To protect a vital interest: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
In the event of a merger or acquisition of our business: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
- Keeping your information secure
We have physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.
Keep in mind:
- No data transmission is guaranteed to be 100% secure.
- You are responsible for your username and password: keep them secret and safe. Only access Whiznook from a secure environment.
- If you believe your privacy has been breached, please contact us immediately on admin@whiznook.com
- Respecting your privacy rights
Privacy controls
At any time you may use account settings to:
- review, change information provided or terminate your account;
- withdraw the consent you had previously provided for personal data use
- unsubscribe from our marketing emails using the unsubscribe link on the emails.
In some regions (like the European Economic Area), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. You may send a request for Whiznook to honor these rights to our privacy contact email (info@whiznook.com). We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Do not track signal
We do not currently respond to do not track (DNT) browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online.
Policy concerning minors
We do not knowingly collect data from or market to minors under 18 years of age. If we learn we have collected personal info from users less than 18 years of age we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to delete personal data of minors from our records.
Rights for California Residents
You may request we remove data publicly posted on the Whiznook Website by those under 18 years of age. To request removal of such data send a request to our privacy contact email (info@whiznook.com) and include:
- email address associated with your account
- a statement that you reside in California
- About this Privacy Notice
When this Privacy Notice applies
This Privacy Notice applies to all of the Services offered by Whiznook.com and all information collected through our Services and our Website as well as, any related services, sales, marketing, or events.
This Privacy Notice does not apply to websites owned by other parties but linked to our Website for your convenience or to third-party service providers you may access from our Website. We recommend that you review their privacy notice to understand how they collect, use and share your personal information and how you can set your privacy preferences on their websites and apps.
If there are any terms in this Privacy Notice that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Services immediately. Your continued use of our Services or access to our Website means you understand and agree with this Privacy Notice.
By using our Services you agree to this Privacy Notice
Please read this Privacy Notice carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Services. By accessing or using our Services you agree to this Privacy Notice.
Changes to this Privacy Notice
We change this Privacy Notice from time to time and update it to stay compliant with relevant laws. If we make a material change to this Privacy Notice, we will give you notice. We encourage you to bookmark and review this Privacy Notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
Contacting us about this notice
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, you may email us at our privacy contact email (info@whiznook.com).