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ODDWORLD.COM PRIVACY STATEMENT
(last updated May 2002)


Thank you for visiting the www.oddworld.com website. It is a privilege to share our world with you! Oddworld respects your rights to privacy and has prepared this privacy statement to let you know what information is collected and how it is used on this website. By using the www.Oddworld.com website, you agree to the way we use your information as it is explained in the following statements. If you have any questions about the legalese below, please email   info@oddworld.com

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION AND WEBSITE

www.oddworld.com is operated by Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc., a video game development company. This Privacy Statement applies to the Oddworld.com Web site you are currently viewing and informs you what information is collected and used on this Web site. By using the Oddworld.com Web site, you consent to the data practices described in this Statement. The Statement discloses the following:

    ·   What personally identifiable information of yours is collected from you through the Web site.

    ·   The organization collecting the information.

    ·   How the information is used.

    ·   With whom the information may be shared.

    ·   What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.

    ·   The kind of security procedures in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under Oddworld's control.

    ·   How you can correct inaccuracies in the information.

    ·   If you have questions regarding this Statement, you should contact   info@oddworld.com

COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You can access our Web site home page and browse our site without disclosing your personal data. We do not collect information about our visitors from other sources, such as public records or bodies, or private organizations. www.Oddworld.com automatically logs non-personal data such as your computer hardware and software. We do so for the technical administration of the Web site.

However, our Web site enables you to communicate with Oddworld directly through email. You may also choose to send the following personal information for use in Oddworld's fan database:

    ·   Your Name

    ·   Address

    ·   City

    ·   State

    ·   Zip Code

    ·   Country

    ·   email address

    ·   Fan Forums alias

    ·   How long you've been an Oddworld Fan

We also accept Oddworld related fan art and fan poems through the Alf's Rehab & Tea Section of this website. To learn more about our fan art policies, read our Solicit Statement

Collection of Personal Information by Third Party Organizations
Please be aware that our Web site also includes a links third party organizations and fan sites. These sites are not officially affiliated with Infogrames or Oddworld Inhabitants in any way. Oddworld and Infogrames cannot be and are not responsible for the contents or data collection practices of these sites. Such third party organizations or their Web service providers may collect and use personal data about you. These Web sites, including fan forums, may also enable you to communicate with other visitors or to post information to be accessed by others. When you do so, other visitors may collect and use your data.


USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Oddworld will use personal information to contact fans via email and snail mail to respond to fan mail, send special announcements. If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, we offer you the means to consent to this new purpose through email from   info@oddworld.com
We do not disclose your personal data to our subsidiaries or other organizations, including outside advertising agencies.

CONTROL OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will provide you with an email copy of the personal data which we received from you upon receipt of your fan database entry. If you have any further questions about the information www.oddworld.com may have about you, please contact   info@oddworld.com Oddworld may require proof of identity before discussing your personal information.

www.Oddworld.com may send out periodic emails or snail mails to you. If you do not wish to receive these communications, please email
info@oddworld.comto be removed from these mailings.


CONFIDENTIALITY/SECURITY
www.oddworld.com does not have the option of using a secure transmission method to send us your personal data.

Oddworld secures the information you provide on computer servers on site at Oddworld, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. All our employees and data processors who have access to and are associated with the processing of personal data are bound by non-disclosure agreements to respect the confidentiality of our visitors' personal data.

We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to State institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation.

COOKIES:
Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc. does not use cookies to store personal data. However, Oddworld hosts it website with a third party provider, Infogrames Entertainment. Infogrames uses WebTrends cookies and may track visitors after leaving www.oddworld.com.

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Due to our site content, www.oddworld.com may be visited by children under the age of 13. The FTC requires we comply with The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Any child under the age of 13 must have their parent or guardian's consent before www.oddworld.com can contact that child on a regular basis. www.oddworld.com takes specific steps to protect the privacy of children by making reasonable efforts to ensure that a parent has authorized the collection and use of a child's personal data. Parents also have the option of requesting what information if being collected about their child and opting their child out at any time. Please note that www.oddworld.com does not need parental consent to respond to a one-time request from the child or to ensure the safety of the child or the site. If parents have any questions or concerns, please contact info@oddworld.com.   For more information ChildrenÕs Online Privacy Protection Act, visit the FTC Kidz Privacy site   www.ftc.gov/kidsprivacy

CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT
Oddworld may occasionally update this Privacy Statement. When we do so, we will revise the "last revised" date at the top of the Privacy Statement.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Oddworld welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement. If at any time you believe that the www.oddworld.com website is not following this privacy statement, please notify us and we will try to determine and correct the problem. Please email info@oddworld.com with these concerns.

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