Privacy
Please read these terms and conditions of use carefully before using Virtual Goods,
Inc. Agreeing to these terms constitutes a binding legal agreement. If you do not
agree to these terms of use, DO NOT set up a membership account with Virtual Goods,
Inc.
THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ALSO APPLY TO THE USE OF A USER ACCOUNT THAT HAS ALREADY
BEEN SET UP. PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY. By using Virtual Goods, Inc, you signify
your agreement to these terms of use, which constitute a binding legal agreement.
If you do not agree to these terms of use, do not use Virtual Goods, Inc.
1. The Information We Collect
At Virtual Goods, Inc, the only personally identifiable information we collect from users 12 years old and younger is a parents valid email address. And, we ONLY use this information to send these users one message to activate their Virtual Goods, Inc account.
Virtual Goods, Inc requires users 13 years and older to enter either their or their parent or guardian’s valid email address in order to activate their account.
For some of our online activities - such as polls or surveys - we may ask users to provide additional information that is not personally identifiable, such as country of residence or a visitor's favorite color.
We do not knowingly collect names and email addresses from children under 13. We always require children under 13 to use a parent or guardians email address instead.
Additionally, when visitors come to our site, we automatically collect some non-personally identifiable "computer" information, such as the type of computer operating system (e.g., Windows XP or Mac OS), the user's "IP Address", the web browser (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer) being used, and information regarding the Internet service provider.
Finally, we collect personal and financial information from members as set out in Section 6 of this Privacy Policy, and also from customers of the Virtual Goods, Inc Signup. At Virtual Goods, Inc, we respect your personal privacy and we will never use your confidential customer information for any purpose other than processing payments to Virtual Goods, Inc or fulfilling your merchandise order. The personal and financial information that you enter to purchase a membership or enable a purchase from Virtual Goods, Inc Shop is not stored by Virtual Goods, Inc, but only by our financial institution for the purpose of processing credit card payments made to Virtual Goods, Inc. This information is safeguarded with extremely high, bank-level security and all credit card processing is done using completely secure, above industry standard encryption to secure and encrypt your credit card transaction and other personal information.
2. How We Use the Information
Sometimes we use a visitor's email address to track usage and to ensure users are following the site's Terms.
We sometimes use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of our site, to personalize our visitors' experience on Virtual Goods, Inc, and to offer products, programs, and services. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze site usage, as well as to offer products, programs, or services.
We will disclose information we maintain when required to do so by law, for example,
in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information
in response to a law enforcement agency's or other public agency's (including schools
or children services) request or if we feel that such disclosure may prevent the
instigation of a crime. Finally, we may disclose information to a prospective purchaser
of Virtual Goods, Inc acquiring all or most of the assets relating to Virtual Goods,
Inc, to the extent permitted by law.
We may transfer personal information and store it outside of the jurisdiction in
which a member of Virtual Goods, Inc is located and, although such personal information
will be protected by the security measures described in this privacy policy, it
will be also be subject to local laws.
We will not use or transfer personally identifiable information in ways that are materially different from the ones described above without also providing parental notification of such practices and obtaining consent for any materially different uses.
3. Collection of Information for Third-Party Sites and Sponsors
Virtual Goods, Inc is proud of the fact that we do not allow third-party companies to solicit or advertise to our users. Our intention is to keep Virtual Goods, Inc free from any sort of direct advertising.
4. Cookies
Virtual Goods, Inc uses a software technology called "cookies." Cookies are small text files that we place in visitors' computer browsers to store their preferences. Cookies themselves do not contain any personally identifiable information. Although cookies could enable us to relate a visitor's use of this web site to personal information that a visitor has provided, such as an email address, we do not use them for this purpose. We do use "cookies" to determine how many visitors we have and how often they visit various sections of our site.
5. Security
We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online.
6. Financial Information
If you decide to purchase a membership for you or your child, additional information will be required at the time of purchase. That information is not stored by Virtual Goods, Inc and is only stored by our financial institution for the purpose of processing payments made to Virtual Goods, Inc. That information is safeguarded with extremely high, bank-level security and it will never be used for any other purposes.
7. Contact Us
Contact us via this link: Contact, should you have any inquiries regarding the privacy policy and/or practices.
8. Effective Date
The privacy policy set out above is effective as of May 09th, 2010, and applies to all information previously obtained by Virtual Goods, Inc. Virtual Goods, Inc reserves the right to change its privacy policy at its sole discretion. Virtual Goods, Inc users will be informed of any such change by Virtual Goods, Inc posting a new privacy policy on the Virtual Goods, Inc website. The effective date of any change of privacy policy will be clearly marked.
