1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Thank you for visiting GeckoLife. GeckoLife encourages parents and guardians to spend time online with their children and to participate in the interactive activities offered on the GeckoLife site ("our Site"). Your child's privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, and to ensure a rewarding online experience for your child, we provide this Privacy and Confidentiality Policy summarising our online information practices and explaining the choices you can make about the way information is collected and used.
1.2. GeckoLife recognises that some younger children may not understand some of the information contained on our Site or the way our Site operates. Please discuss this Privacy and Confidentiality Policy with your children so that they will better understand the way to use our Site and the information they may be asked to provide.
1.3. Our Privacy and Confidentiality Policy explains:-
1.3.1. What information we collect and why we collect it.
1.3.2. How we use that information.
1.3.3. How we store that information.
1.3.4. The choices we offer, including how to access, update and/or delete that information.
1.4. By using any of the services on our Site, you consent to the collection, transfer, manipulation, storage, disclosure and other uses of your information as set forth in this Privacy and Confidentiality Policy. Where you are providing consent for the use of our Site for your child(ren), you are also agreeing that your child(ren) will be bound by the terms of this Privacy and Confidentiality Policy.
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1. In this Privacy and Confidentiality Policy, unless the context otherwise requires -
2.1.1. "child" means a person who is below the age of 13 years;
2.1.2. "minor" means a person who is below the age of 21 years;
2.1.3. "we" or "us" or "GeckoLife" refers to GeckoLife.com;
2.1.4. "you" or "user" refers to -
(a) the child/minor himself/herself; or
(b) the parent/guardian
i. himself/herself; and
ii. as a litigation representative for the child/minor
2.1.5. "personally identifiable information" or "PII" means persoanble information including but not limited to the parent/guardian user's name, email address, telephone number, credit card details, the child user's name and email address;
2.1.6. "non-personally identifiable information" or "NII" means non-personal information including but not limited to screen name, gender, birthday, city, state, zip code, country, current Internet protocol address, type of computer system (e.g. Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Android), type of browser (e.g. Firefox, Internet Explorer), domain name of Internet Service Provider (e.g. Singnet, Starhub)
3. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
3.1. At GeckoLife, we do not collect personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide it to us during activities including but not limited to:-
3.1.1. online registrations;
3.1.2. contest registrations;
3.1.3. subscription registrations;
3.1.4. online shopping;
3.1.5. online user profile; and
3.1.6. chat services, message boards, forums, blogs
3.2. GeckoLife may collect NII in certain sections of our Site in which you specifically and knowingly provide such information, including but not limited to:-
3.2.1. chats, message boards, forums, blogs;
3.2.2. online games; and
3.2.3. surveys.
3.3. GeckoLife will not request from any child the disclosure by the child of more personal information than is reasonably required for the child to participate in any activity on our Site.
3.3.1. However, some activities may provide the child with opportunities to enter information in free form about themselves. It is your responsibility to regulate the information disclosed by your child and GeckoLife shall not be liable for any loss, damage or consequence whatsoever resulting from any unintended disclosure of information.
4. USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
4.1. GeckoLife uses or may use PII that you provide for internal purposes only, such as online registration, sending e-cards and emails, conducting contests, developing of editorial content, marketing and promotional campaigns and responding to questions regarding our products and services.
4.2. GeckoLife currently does not disclose PII which you provide to third parties, except from time to time we may transfer, disclose or share such information with third parties who may be engaged specifically to handle and deliver certain online activities (e.g. conducting contests or shipping customer orders). Such third parties have access to PII required to perform their function, but we require them to keep the information confidential and may not use it for other purposes.
4.3. We may disclose PII in response to legal process, e.g. in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may use and disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency's request, or where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violation of the terms of our End User Licence Agreement, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our Site and applicable laws, or as otherwise required or permitted by law or consistent with legal requirements. In addition, we may transfer PII to the acquiror in the event that all, or substantially all, of ClubGecko’s assets are transferred or sold to another entity.
4.4. GeckoLife will not use or transfer PII in ways which are materially different from the ones described above without also providing notification of such practices and obtaining consent for any materially different uses.
5. STORAGE OF INFORMATION
5.1. For contests, GeckoLife keeps any PII we obtain only till we have successfully selected the winner(s), awarded the prize(s) and completed the administration of contest. The information collected will not be used for any other purpose. We shall obtain the one-time consent to publish the names, ages or other PII of any contest winner under 14 from their parents/guardians during the registration process or at a subsequent time
6. CHATS, MESSAGE BOARDS/FORUMS, BLOGS
6.1. Please keep in mind that whenever you give out PII online (e.g. via message boards/forums, chats and blogs) that information could be collected and used by people you do not know.
6.2. While GeckoLife strives to protect its users' PII and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online and you do so at your own risk.
6.3. To prevent messages containing inappropriate information or PII, our message boards are moderated. Messages which do not follow the guidelines of the message board/forum will either be edited for content or simply not posted. Continued failure to comply with such guidelines could result in the suspension or termination of the user's GeckoLife account.
7. USE OF COOKIES AND WEB BEACONS
7.1. To enhance your online experience, our Site uses a software technology called "cookies" or similar technologies. Cookies are small text files placed in your computer browsers to store your preferences. Cookies do not usually contain any PII. Although cookies could enable us to relate a visitor's use of our Site and the Internet to personal information that the visitor has provided, such as an email address, we do not use cookies in connection with PII.
7.2. We use cookies to determine how many visitors we have at our Site and how often they visit various sections of our Site and to improve or customise the content, offerings and/or advertisements on our Site. For example, we may use cookies to personalise your experience at our Site (e.g. to recognise you by your username when you return to a site), and to enable use of shopping carts on our Site where applicable.
7.3. "Web beacons" or clear .gifs or similar technologies are small pieces of code placed on a web page to monitor the behaviour and collect data about the visitors viewing a web page. For example, web beacons can be used to count the number of users who visit a web page or to deliver a cookie to the browser of a visitor viewing that page. We and/or our third party service providers may use web beacons on our Site from time to time for this and other purposes.
7.4. You can change your privacy preferences regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies through your browser. You may set your browser to accept all cookies, block certain cookies, require your consent before a cookie is placed in your browser, or block all cookies. Blocking all cookies will affect your online experience and may prevent you from enjoying the full features offered on our Site.
8. PARENTAL REVIEW OF INFORMATION
8.1. For parents/guardians, please fill up and email us at enquiry@geckolife.com. if you would like to do any of the following:-
8.1.1. access PII that GeckoLife has collected online from your child;
8.1.2. correct factual errors in such information;
8.1.3. request to have this information deleted; or
8.1.4. request that we no longer collect or maintain such information.
8.2. Please ensure that you include your email address and a telephone number where we can reach you. To protect your child's privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting you access to the PII that we collect and maintain about your child.
9. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
9.1. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your PII, including, without limitation, your username(s), password(s), credit card information and account(s).
9.2. You are responsible for all uses of your PII, including purchases, whether or not authorised by you, and are responsible for any damage or harm resulting from your disclosure or allowing the disclosure of PII or from use by any person of your PII to gain access to your account.
9.3. In no event shall GeckoLife be held responsible for any damage which occurs to your account or the attributes of your account, including without limitation, your characters, objects, possessions, points, rank, status, premium items, virtual currency and achievements (collectively "account attributes"), in the event you disclose your PII to anybody.
9.4. GeckoLife shall also not be liable for any financial or emotional damage or distress which you might suffer (and/or subsequent loss or damage to your account or account attributes) as a result of the disclosure of your PII to a third party.
9.5. In the event you become aware of or reasonably suspect any breach of security, including, without limitation, any loss, theft or unauthorised disclosure of your PII, you must immediately notify GeckoLife at the contact information below.
10. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION BY THIRD PARTY SITES, AD SERVERS AND SPONSERS
10.1. Our Site may contain links to other Web sites, including those of sponsors and advertisers, whose information practices may be different from ours. You should consult those third party Web sites' privacy notices, as those sites are not covered by this Privacy and Confidentiality Policy and may follow different practices.
10.2. Additionally, we and our advertisers may use third parties to serve or present the advertisements which appear on our Site and to conduct research about the advertisements. These third parties may view, edit or set their own cookies. We, our third party service providers and/or partners may also place cookies, web beacons, clear .gifs or similar technologies to assist in presenting such advertisements, and to assist in measuring and researching the advertisements' effectiveness. The use of these technologies by these third parties is subject to their own privacy policies and is not covered by this Privacy and Confidentiality Policy.
10.3. GeckoLife shall not be responsible for any failure on the part of any linked Web sites to comply with this Privacy and Confidentiality Policy or for any violation by such other Web sites of any contractual or other legal obligation to which the operator(s) of such linked Web sites may be subject.
11. AMENDMENTS TO THIS POLICY
11.1. Our Privacy and Confidentiality Policy may change from time to time. We will notify you about material changes by placing a notice on our Site. However, it is your responsibility to periodically check back and review this Privacy and Confidentiality Policy so as to keep up to date what information we collect, the way we use it and to whom we disclose it.
12. CONTACT US
12.1. If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy and Confidentiality Policy, or you would like to report any suspected breach of security, please contact us at the following email address: enquiry@geckolife.com
This Privacy and Confidentiality Policy was last updated on 29 April 2012.
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