The Big Play Privacy Policy Updated 3 Jan 2006

Privacy Policy for all ages

The Big Play is a games company. People of all ages like games. The Big Play is committed to respecting the privacy rights of all visitors to our website in accordance with industry standards. By using this web site you accept the terms of The Big Play Privacy Policy as detailed herein. If you do not agree with this policy, do not provide any personally identifiable information to us.

Note to Parents

We encourage parents to take an active role in helping protect their child’s privacy and to prevent inappropriate use of information about their child. Please instruct your child to NEVER give out his or her real name or any other personally identifiable information over the internet without first getting parental permission. The Big Play will immediately remove any personal information provided by a child upon request of that child or the child’s parent.

Note to Visitors Under 13

If you are under 13 years of age, ask your parent BEFORE giving out any information about yourself such as your name, age, address, or e-mail address. You do not have to give out personal information about yourself to use most of this website. If you are under the age of 13 and you want to register as a member of the The Big Play community, you must get your parent to fill out and sign the consent form (see below). Your parent can fax the form to +44 (0) 1332 865 302, or mail it to The Big Play at The Limekiln Business Centre, 24 Main Street, Breedon-on-the-Hill, Derby, DE73 8AN United Kingdom.

Information Collection

The Big Play does not require that visitors reveal any personally identifiable information in order to access the vast majority of our website. However, we do encourage our users to register on the site to download free games, keep up-to-date with our releases and other information we feel could be of interest. The type of information collected for these purposes may include e-mail address, a Big Play nickname or “persona” passwords and Internet Protocol Information. If you use our online store to purchase products then we do require contact information and address details so that we can adequately process your order.

General Privacy Statement

This privacy statement discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices of The Big Play in connection with www.thebigplay.co.uk and all other websites owned and operated by The Big Play Limited. The Big Play can be contacted by mail at The Limekiln Business Centre, 24 Main Street, Breedon-on-the-Hill, Derby, DE73 8AN United Kingdom, by e-mail at , or by phone at +44 (0) 1332 865 016.

Collection of Personal Information from Site Visitors

The Big Play may collect and/or track any of the following:

• The home server domain names, e-mail addresses, type of client computer, files downloaded, search engine used, operating system, and type of Web browser of visitors to the The Big Play website;
• The e-mail addresses of visitors that communicate with the Big Play via e-mail;
• Information knowingly and voluntarily provided by the visitor in online forums, registration forms, surveys, e-mail, contest entries, and other online avenues; and
• Aggregate and user-specific information on which pages visitors’ access.
• First name, second name and address details (including street name and town) for processing orders through our online store.

Please note that parents may consent to the above collection and use without necessarily consenting to the disclosure of personal information to third parties.

The Big Play may place Internet “cookies” on visitors’ hard drives. Internet cookies save data about individual visitors such as the visitor’s names, password, user-name, shopping cart, screen preferences, and the pages of a site viewed by a visitor.

When the visitor revisits The Big Play’s website, The Big Play may recognize the visitor by the Internet cookie and customize the visitor’s experience accordingly. Visitors may decline Internet cookies, if any, by using the appropriate feature of their web client software, if such feature is available. When a visitor performs a search within The Big Play’s website, The Big Play may record information identifying the visitor or linking the visitor to the search performed. The Big Play may also record limited information for every search request and use that information to solve technical problems with the service and to calculate overall usage statistics.

Use of Personal Data Collected

Personal data collected by The Big Play may be used for a variety of reasons, for example, for editorial or feedback purposes, for marketing and promotional purposes, for a statistical analysis of user behavior, for product development, for content improvement, or to customize the content and layout of The Big Play’s site. Aggregate data on visitors’ home servers may be used for internal purposes. Individually identifying information, which visitors voluntarily provide to The Big Play, may be added to The Big Play’s databases.

Disclosure to Third Parties

We do not share your personal information with anyone other than those who provide support for the internal operations of the website and our agents (e.g., contractors who provide fulfillment services or technical support to the website). We do not have any agreements with third parties with regards the sharing, loan or sale of information.

General Non-Confidentiality of Information Transmitted Via the Internet

The Big Play has security features to prevent the unauthorized release of, or access to, personal information. Please be advised, however, that the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to or from The Big Play via this site or e-mail cannot be guaranteed. Accordingly, The Big Play is not responsible for the security of information transmitted via the Internet or other global computer networks.

Opt-out Right

Visitors may opt-out of having their personally identifiable information used by The Big Play for secondary purposes, or used by The Big Play to send promotional correspondence to the visitor by contacting The Big Play via postal mail, e-mail, or telephone at the addresses and numbers listed at the beginning of this section. (This does not apply to collection of the type of web browser used by visitors to The Big Play’s website.)

Access to and Ability to Correct Personal Data

Upon request via postal mail, e-mail, or telephone, The Big Play will provide visitors a summary of any personally identifiable information retained by The Big Play. Visitors may update, modify, correct, or change personally identifiable information collected by The Big play via this website or may cause their personal record to be removed from The Big Play’s database by contacting The Big Play by postal mail, e-mail, or telephone.

The Big Play’s Right to Change Privacy Statement

The Big Play reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time and will use reasonable efforts to notify visitors of any changes.

PARENTAL CONSENT FORM FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13

Please print out this form and fill in the blanks.

Then have one of your parents or your legal guardian sign the form where it says “parent signature” and fax it to +44 (0) 1332 865 302 or mail it to The Big Play at the address below.

New Accounts, The Big Play Limited, The Limekiln Business Centre, 24 Main Street, Breedon-on-the-Hill, Derby, DE73 8AN United Kingdom.

Please include your e-mail address so we can notify you that your account has been activated.

Please print legibly!

Required information:

Pick a password (at least 5 characters): ________________________

E-mail address: _________________________

E-mail address of parent or guardian: _______________________

Salutation: Mr or Ms

Birth Date: ________________________

First name: _______________________

Last name: _______________________

Mailing address: __________________________________________________

City: ____________________________

State/County: ____________________________

Zip/Postal Code: ____________________________

Country: ____________________________

PARENTAL PERMISSION: I hereby grant permission to The Big Play Limited to register my child for the The Big Play web sites and to store the personal information of my child on this form in its database (for a list of the web sites owned and operated by The Big Play, please visit http://www.thebigplay.co.uk).

Signature of Parent or Legal Guardian: ____________________________________

Date: ________________