Introduction Welcome to PageFad (www.onlineathletes.com), a social network online sports gaming service operated by PageFad, LLC ("PageFad"). This privacy policy sets out how PageFad uses and protects any information that you give PageFad when you use its social gaming network website and services.
PageFad is dedicated to complying with the respective State and Federal laws in the United States, and making certain that your privacy is protected. PageFad often requests that you provide certain personal indentifying information when you are using its website. You can be assured however, that this information will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy.
PageFad reserves the right to change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should occasionally check this page to ensure that you are apprised of any changes. If PageFad adds, changes, or modifies this privacy policy it will notify its users on its website www.onlineathletes.com. This policy is effective as of December 16, 2009.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
PageFad may collect and use the following kinds of personal information: information that you provide using for the purpose of registering with PageFad’s website such as your name, email address, gender, location and date of birth.
When engaging PageFad's website you may identify yourself through a PageFad account, or an account from another social network (i.e. Facebook.com, Myspace.com, etc.), whereby PageFad will record additional information relating to your created PageFad account, including but not limited to game results, your teammates, and game challenges.
PageFad uses your personal information to manage your account and to make your visits to the website user friendly with respect to the games that you play. PageFad uses personal information to send content to its users to inform them about new developments within the company, its games, as well as new game action features that it has to offer.
Third-Party Networks
In addition to ads that PageFad serves you directly, PageFad uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit its website. PageFad and the third-party advertising companies use information about your visits to this website and other sites you may visit to serve ads to you. In the course of serving advertisements to you, a
unique third-party cookie may be placed or recognized on your computer. Similarly, third-party advertising companies may provide PageFad with pixel tags (also called “clear gifs” or “beacons”) to maximize its marketing and online advertising. Beacons enable PageFad to recognize a browser’s cookie when a browser visits the site on which the beacon is located, and to learn which banner ads bring users to a given site.
These advertising companies may use information about your visits to these sites and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. PageFad does not provide any personally identifiable information to these advertising companies.
By responding to any advertisements, the advertiser or ad server may collect certain personal information about you, and you are consenting to the possibility that the advertisers will continue to send you advertisements. Please note however, that PageFad’s privacy policy does not apply to these ads, and is not responsible for the content of the advertisements. Therefore, you should carefully read the privacy policies of third-party ad servers or ad networks.
PageFad contracts with third parties, partners, and various consultants to provide its online services to assist with, among other things, processing payment transactions, advertising, trouble shooting, service problems, communicating with users, maintaining games/applications, and purchases that you make while using PageFad’s website.
In the event that you make purchases using PageFad’s website, PageFad, or third-parties may be required to collect credit card information or other information to process a transaction. While banking/credit card information is not kept on file after purchases are completed (unless elected at your preference), PageFad and/or third-parties may store billing information, such as your name, billing address, and phone number.
Any additional personal information that you provide to PageFad is done at your preference. PageFad does not collect private information such as social security numbers, tax identification numbers, bank account pin numbers, driver’s license numbers, etc. However, PageFad gives you the opportunity to provide additional information about yourself, such as your favorite sports, teams, professional players, hobbies, and more. PageFad is also able to retrieve this information from your use of PageFad games that you have previously used.
Please be advised that any information that you disclose, or perform during the course of playing a PageFad game, or information conveyed to other users/players is considered by PageFad as public information. Similarly, when using a PageFad game or application on your social network page, including someone else’s page, PageFad may collect information relating to such use.
Furthermore, PageFad collects information relating to all new users that you invite to your PageFad game, including any and all communications through PageFad’s website, such as email address and content. PageFad encourages you to exercise discretion when
disclosing your personal information to other users/players in connection with using its website.
PageFad also collects information about you that is considered public information. In addition, PageFad collects information about the use of its services, including information about users accessing the PageFad website, playing PageFad games, or using social network applications on other websites for research development, and to maximize the level of the games and applications that it offers its users.
Individuals Under 13 Years of Age
PageFad operates its website in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. Therefore, if you are under the age of 13, PageFad respectfully requests that you refrain from registering with PageFad, or sending any information about yourself to PageFad.
Controlling Your Personal Information
PageFad will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless PageFad has your permission or are required by law to do so. PageFad may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third-parties which PageFad thinks you may find interesting if you tell PageFad that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of your personal information, which PageFad retains under the Data Protection Act of 1998. However, you will have to pay a fee to process your request. In the event that you wish to receive your personal information, email such request to info@pagefad.com.
If you believe that any information PageFad is holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email PageFad as soon as possible, at the above address. PageFad will promptly correct any information.
Any information posted and/or electronically transmitted on PageFad’s website is considered public information and will considerably be viewed by everyone. Should you no longer want to maintain an account with PageFad you may terminate your account at your convenience. To terminate your account you must remove PageFad’s game from your social network profile. In the event you require additional help, or further clarification, email info@pagefad.com.
Your personal information may continue to be maintained in PageFad’s internal computer database even though it is not able to be viewed by its users after you terminate your account. Please feel free to contact PageFad should you have any questions regarding this process.
Transfer of Information
In the event that PageFad is sold, merges with another company, or is acquired, PageFad will inform its users to the extent that they have provided personal contact information as personal information will be transferred to the new controlling entity. It is important that you provide PageFad with your contact information as the new controlling entity may change this privacy policy.
Cookies
PageFad uses and/or employs cookies. A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
PageFad use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps it analyze data about web page traffic and improve the website in order to tailor it to user needs. PageFad uses this information for statistical analysis purposes.
Overall, cookies help PageFad provide you with a better website, by enabling the company to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives PageFad access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
PageFad’s website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave PageFad’s site, you should note that PageFad does not have any control over that other website. Therefore, PageFad cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide while visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy policy. You should exercise caution, and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Securing Your Data
PageFad is committed to ensuring that your information is secure. Your account information is located on a secured server behind a firewall. PageFad will take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse, or alteration of your personal information. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure of your
information, PageFad has put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information it collects online.
Privacy Policy Questions
Should you have any questions or concerns regarding any of the forgoing terms and conditions in this privacy policy please do not hesitate to contact PageFad at info@pagefad.com.
