WE RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY bigtimestudioinc And its Affiliates (“bigtimestudioinc” or
“we”) are dedicated to protecting the privacy rights of our online users
(“users” or “you”). It also describes the choices available to you regarding
our use of your personal information and how you can access this information.
We respect privacy of our mobile applications users and we take protecting it
seriously. bigtimestudioinc offers mobile applications intended for children
under the age of 13 (Kids Apps), as well as mobile applications for other
target population (Other Apps).
YOUR CONSENT
By downloading and using our apps, you agree to the terms of this Privacy
Policy and you expressly consent with the collection, use and disclosure of
your information. You are always free to opt out of the information collection
by not using our mobile applications or services. We have to protect
children’s privacy and safety online which includes complying with
restrictions on marketing to those under 13. Without their legal guardians’
consent, children under 13 cannot use any of our apps. In addition, they may
not install, use or access these apps, or are requested to erase them from
their device in case of previous installation if they or their legal guardians
disagree with any term in this Privacy Policy.
KIDS APPS PRIVACY POLICY
This Kids Apps Privacy Policy is appointed to provide the legal guardian of a
child under the age of 13 with guidance regarding our privacy policies that
concern collecting, using and disclosing personal information of children
under 13 Parents and legal guardians of children under 13 have certain rights
under Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA,
http://www.coppa.org/coppa.htm) ,
and bigtimestudioinc recognizes those rights. bigtimestudioinc does not knowingly
and directly collect and store on its servers any personal information from
children under the age 13 as that would be a violation of COPPA. Some
information may be collected by third party providers of services (advertising
networks, etc.) or certain products.
COLLECTION AND USE OF DATA
Types of data and information, which may be collected and used:
NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION
We allow third parties to collect some anonymous information by which users
cannot be identified. Non-personal information may include technical
information about your device, such as your browser type, screen resolution,
device type, language, type of operating system and geo location (only general
location). Non-personal information is gathered by third party services while
you are accessing the service. They are allowed to use this information to
conduct research and analysis, but only for strictly limited purposes.
KIDS’ PERSISTENT DEVICE IDENTIFIER
Third parties may collect IP address, advertising identifier and unique device
identifier, but not any personally identifiable information of a private
nature. We allow this information to be collected solely for internal
operations of the Kids Apps in order to serve our Kids Apps users with
advertisement as permitted by applicable rules and laws.
HOW INFORMATION IS COLLECTED
Our Kids Apps include third parties SDKs that collect non-personal information
and Kids’ Persistent Device Identifier through the use of the Kids Apps. Both,
non-personal information and Kids’ Persistent Device Identifier may also be
stored on the user’s device through generally accepted industry technologies
used within Kids Apps (cookies, local storage).
SHARING INFORMATION
We will share the collected information (Kids’ Persistent Device Identifier)
with third parties only in ways described in this privacy statement. We may
disclose personal information only in the following cases: if required by law,
for example to comply with a court order, subpoena, regulation, legal process
or other governmental request; to exercise or protect the rights, property or
personal safety of the Company, our users or others; to enforce this privacy
statement, including investigation of potential violations thereof; pursuant
to the approval of a legal guardian, in order to supply certain services such
legal guardian or the user may have requested from the Company; to collect,
hold or manage Kids’ Persistent Device Identifier through our authorized third
parties service providers, as reasonable for business purposes, which may be
located in a country that does not have the same data protection laws as the
user’s jurisdiction; to let our partners and affiliates serve the users with
advertisements as permitted by applicable laws and rules; To detect, prevent,
or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues. If bigtimestudioinc is
involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets,
you will be notified of any change in ownership or uses of your information
via our website.
ADVERTISING
bigtimestudioinc accepts advertisements from third parties ad networks. These
advertisements may be displayed in our Kids Apps. We select ad networks
attentively to maintain compliance with applicable privacy laws, and we
confirm with each of these ad networks that they are compliant with the US
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). Advertisers may use
cookies and other web-tracking technologies to collect non-personal
information and/or personally identifiable information, in case the user
clicks on any of these advertisements. Furthermore, bigtimestudioinc may
advertise other bigtimestudioinc Kids Apps within the Kids Apps.
OTHER APPS PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy is appointed to provide you with guidance regarding our
privacy policies with respect to collecting, using and disclosing personal
information regarding users.
COLLECTION AND USE OF DATA
Non-personal information We use third party services to collect
non-identifiable and anonymous information. bigtimestudioinc and third parties
are not aware of our users’ identity as only the below stated non-personal
information is collected: technical information, behavioral information,
statistical information and aggregate data. Non-personal information is
browser identifiers, language, device type, network provider, version and type
of operation system, type of browser, session information, screen resolution,
SDK version, browser cookies, API key, levels achieved, in-app purchases,
application version, Android or iOS Vendor, network status, Flash version,
clicks on advertisements, information about the advertisements reviewed by the
user, the activities of the user in our apps, what tools in these apps the
user uses, a user’s interaction with the service and user’s behavior on the
service. Non-personal information is gathered by third party services while
you access the service. Analytical third party services are aware of your
usage of the service, and may collect the information relating to such usage.
Purpose of collecting non-personal information is to use it for statistics,
analyticity, research, development, improvement and customization of our
applications, as well as for providing better and improved content, developing
new offers, measuring traffic and usage on our apps, promoting our apps and
improving the user experience.
Who we share your data with
Personal information </strong >Individually identifiable information may identify an individual and may be
of a private nature. bigtimestudioinc may collect some of these personal
information: user’s personal identifiers, user’s e-mail address, geo-location
data. bigtimestudioinc does not collect any personal information from you
without your approval, which is acquired through your acceptance of the
Privacy Policy. Personal information may also be stored on the users’ device
through generally accepted industry technologies used within Mustank
StudioApps (cookies, local storage). Purpose of collecting personal
information is to improve the user experience and our apps, permit certain ad
serving features (frequency capping), supply the users with personalized
information and content (customized and interest-based ads), permit certain
functionalities available within the apps (in-app purchases), permit the user
to use the Game Center Features, the Social Features and the features which
are available while using the “Log in with Facebook” feature, and send push
notifications to the user’s device after the user has agreed to accept push
notifications from bigtimestudioinc. Users can deactivate push notifications by
changing the notification settings in accordance with the instructions of the
operating system running on the users’ device.
SHARING INFORMATION We will
share your (personal) information with third parties only in the ways that are
described in this privacy statement. We may disclose your personal information
only in the following cases: if required by law, for example to comply with a
court order, subpoena, regulation, legal process or other governmental
request; to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of
the Company, our users or others; to enforce this privacy statement, including
investigation of potential violations thereof; pursuant to your explicit
approval prior to the disclosure; to collect, hold or manage your personal
information through our authorized third parties service providers, as
reasonable for business purposes, which may be located in a country that does
not have the same data protection laws as the user’s jurisdiction; to let our
partners and affiliates serve you with advertisements; to detect, prevent, or
otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; to respond to claims
that any content published on the bigtimestudioinc Apps violates any right of a
third party; If bigtimestudioincis involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of
all or a portion of its assets, you will be notified of any change in
ownership or uses of your information via our website.
ADVERTISING bigtimestudioinc a
ccepts advertisements (banners, interstitials.) from third parties ad
networks. These advertisements may be displayed in our apps. Advertisers may
use cookies and other web-tracking technologies to collect data in case the
user clicks on any of these advertisements. Advertisers collect data regarding
advertisement performance, user’s interaction with ads, our apps and user’s
interests. Collected data may include user’s non-personal and personal
information (unique identifiers, network and device information, age, gender
and geo-location) in order to serve you ads and for the third parties’
legitimate business interests. We use this aggregated information to
understand and optimize how our applications are used, improve our marketing
efforts, and provide content and features that are of interest to you. The use
of information by third parties is not covered by our privacy statement. We do
not have access to or control over this information. Furthermore, Mustank
Studio may advertise other bigtimestudioinc Apps within its apps. Some of the
third parties services usually used by bigtimestudioinc
GOOGLE CHECKOUT: If you
choose to use Google Checkout to finalize and pay for your order, you will
provide your credit card number directly to Google Checkout. Google’s Privacy
Policy will apply to the information you provide to the Google Checkout web
site.
APPLE APPSTORE: If you
choose to use AppStore to finalize and pay for your order, you will provide
your credit card number directly to Apple. Apple’s Privacy Policy will apply
to the information you provide to Apple.
WINDOWS APPSTORE: If you
choose to use AppStore to finalize and pay for your order, you will provide
your credit card number, directly to Microsoft. Microsoft’s Privacy Policy
will apply to the information you provide to Microsoft.
AMAZON: If you choose to use
Amazon to finalize and pay for your order, you will provide your credit card
number directly to Amazon. Amazon’s Privacy Policy will apply to the
information you provide to Amazon.
THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING SOLUTIONS PROVIDERS:</strong >
We show third party advertisements (Admob, Chartboost, etc.) within our apps.
These ads and services are not under the control of bigtimestudioinc who is
therefore not responsible for the availability or content of such external
sites or services.
GAME CENTER FEATURE AND INTERACTION WITH THIRD PARTY SOCIAL NETWORKS OR
PLATFORMS:
bigtimestudioinc may allow for social integration with certain third party
social networks or platforms (Apple Game Center, Google Play Games and Game
Center, Amazon GameCircle, Facebook, Twitter etc.). If you use an app in
connection to a social networking site, bigtimestudioinc cannot control it. If
you enable this integration with such social networks and platforms, your use
of the Game Center Feature is subject to the applicable third party social
networks or platform’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policies. You should read
third party services’ Terms of Use and Privacy Policies to understand how they
treat your information.
SECURITY
We follow generally accepted industry standards and internal procedures to
protect personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and
once we receive it. If you have any questions about security of our mobile
applications, you can contact us at
[email protected]
CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this privacy statement to reflect changes in our information
practices. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest
information on our privacy practices.