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Thank you for visiting the worldwidechamp.com website (hereinafter “the website” or “worldwidechamp.com”) and reviewing our Privacy Policy, effective August 29, 2008. This website is owned and operated by Sansei, Inc., doing business as World Wide Champ (hereinafter referred to as “World Wide Champ”). World Wide Champ takes your privacy very seriously. Please read the following policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as you make full use of our website. This Privacy Policy (hereinafter “Policy”) governs your use of worldwidechamp.com and describes the information we collect from you and what may happen to that information. For example, this Policy will let you know what information we collect from you; what cookies are and how they are used; how your information is used; who is collecting your information; with whom your information may be shared; what options are available to you regarding collection, use, and distribution of your information; how you may use other users’ information ("Users"); the types of security precautions in place to protect against loss, misuse, or alteration of your information; how World Wide Champ protects children’s privacy; and what else you should know about your online privacy. Please note that we review our privacy practices from time to time, and that our practices are subject to change. We ask that you bookmark and periodically review this page to ensure continuing familiarity with the most current version of our Privacy Policy. All amended terms shall be automatically effective after they are posted on the website. By visiting the website, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use or access the website. What Personally Identifiable Information does World Wide Champ collect? The primary purpose of collecting information from you is to provide you with a safe, smooth, effective, and personalized experience and to allow you to view, compete in, and potentially judge a wide variety of sporting events. We will only collect information about you that we consider necessary to achieve this purpose. Generally, World Wide Champ collects information about you when you register with the website. This includes your name, email address, age, user name, password, city, state, country, zip code, gender, date of birth, and other details about you. Where possible, we indicate which fields are required and which fields are optional. We also collect personal information when you report a problem with our services through the website’s feedback form or contact email addresses. If you contact World Wide Champ, we may keep a record of that correspondence. Wherever World Wide Champ collects personal information we make an effort to include a link to this Privacy Policy on that page. What are cookies and how does World Wide Champ use them? Data collection devices, such as “cookies,” are used to store, and sometimes track, information about you. Generally, these cookies help provide personalized services and promote trust and safety. A cookie is a small file containing a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and placed on your computer’s hard drive to assist us in providing our services. All pages on the website where you are prompted to login or that are customizable request that you accept cookies. Cookies are only read by the server that placed them and are unable to execute any code or virus. Most cookies are “session cookies,” and are automatically deleted from your hard drive at the end of a session. More specifically, we use cookies to remind us of who you are and to access your account information in order to deliver to you a more personalized service and allow you to make changes to your personal information. This cookie is set when you register or “Sign In” and is modified when you “Sign Out” of our services. We also use cookies to measure your visiting patterns in the aggregate. We use this research to understand how our users’ habits are similar or different from one another so that we can make each new experience on worldwidechamp.com a better one. We may also use this information to better personalize the content, banners, and promotions that you and other users will see on our website. Finally, cookies will allow you to enter your password less frequently during a session. You are always free to decline our cookies if you wish and if your browser permits, although doing so may limit your ability to access the website. How does World Wide Champ use my information? World Wide Champ uses your information to provide you with a customized website experience. We also may use your personal information to manage and monitor your video submissions, scores, points, rankings, and other interactions with us; communicate with you via email; resolve disputes; troubleshoot problems; detect and protect against error, fraud, or other criminal activity; and enforce our Terms of Use Agreement. Who is collecting information? When you are using the Site and are asked for personal information, your video submissions, your full name (and the name of your child if you are a parent who has an account on behalf of a child under 13), your country, your team and organization affiliations, your self-reported experience, credentials, website links, pictures, competition results, and other information you disclose will be publicly available. If you do not want other Site Users to have access to your personal information, please do not post any information about yourself or submit videos to the Site. Please be advised that worldwidechamp.com advertisers or websites that have links on our website may collect personally identifiable information about you when you leave worldwidechamp.com and visit their website. The information practices of those websites linked to worldwidechamp.com are not covered by this privacy statement. With whom does World Wide Champ share my information? Generally, World Wide Champ will not disclose your personally identifiable information unless we have your permission or under certain circumstances, such as those described below. Data in the Aggregate: Aggregate data (data gathered across all user accounts) may be gathered in a non-personally identifiable form to build higher quality, more useful online services by performing statistical analyses of the collective characteristics and behavior of our visitors, and by measuring demographics and interests regarding specific areas and services of the website. Aggregate data may be disclosed in a non-personally identifiable manner to advertisers and other third parties for their marketing and promotional purposes. However, no personal information that could be used to identify you personally is disclosed in these situations. worldwidechamp.com Employees, Judges and Contractors: We may share your personally identifiable information with our employees, judges, and contractors that need access to such information to help us with the website. All of our employees, judges, and contractors are subject to non-disclosure agreements with us. This and other legal restrictions prohibit their use of the information you provide us for any purpose except to facilitate specific worldwidechamp.com-related operations, unless you explicitly agreed or gave your prior permission to them for additional uses. Business Transaction: World Wide Champ reserves the right to transfer any and all information that we collect from visitors, or that we otherwise collect concerning or in connection with the website, to a third party in the event of a sale or other transfer of assets or of any portion of our business. In the event World Wide Champ enters a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personally identifiable information may be among the assets transferred. You will be notified via email and prominent notice on our website for 30 days of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information. Other: Depending on how you use the Site, your Full Name (and/or the name of your child if you are a parent who manages an account on behalf of your under 13 year old child) may be displayed throughout the Site and in correspondence you choose to generate from the Site and is therefore available to the public. All of your activities on the Site will be identifiable to your Full Name (and/or the name of your child if you are a parent who manages an account on behalf of your under 13 years old child). Therefore, the public will be able to personally identify your WorldWideChamp.com activities. We may disclose account information where we have reason to believe that disclosing the information is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating World Wide Champ’s Terms and Conditions of Use Agreement or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) World Wide Champ’s rights or property, other website users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. World Wide Champ may disclose or access account information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it and for administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve our services. We cannot ensure that all of your private communications and other personal information will never be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Policy. For example, we may be forced to disclose information to the government or third parties under certain circumstances, third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications, or users may abuse or misuse your personal information that they collect from the website. We use industry standard practices to protect your privacy, however, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal information or private communications will always remain private. What are my choices regarding collection, use, and distribution of my information? You do not have to disclose personally identifiable information to view the website. If you choose to register on the website and compete by submitting videos to take full advantage of all the services offered by World Wide Champ, you will need to disclose certain information as specified above. A primary purpose of worldwidechamp.com is to allow athletes to compete against other athletes around the world. If you decide to compete on the website, then other Users will see your competitions, scores, rankings, and the like. World Wide Champ will send you email upon registration with the website. World Wide Champ may also send you emails regarding administrative issues, receipts for payments, competition results, feedback from judges, friend requests and confirmations, newsletters, and emails regarding our products and services from time to time. You may opt out of receiving newsletters and marketing or advertising messages but may not opt out of website administration email messages while you are registered with the website. How may I use other users' information? Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all applicable local laws and rules regarding online conduct and privacy, as well as content. Specifically, but not as a limitation, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding transmission of technical and personal data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside. As further outlined in our website Terms of Use Agreement, you may not harvest or collect our website visitor's information for any use outside of the website. What security precautions are in place to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of my information? Your worldwidechamp.com account information is password protected so that only you have access to this personal information. We recommend that you do not disclose your password to anyone. worldwidechamp.com will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or unsolicited email. If you choose to share your User Name and password or your personal information with third parties, you are responsible for all actions taken with your account and therefore you should review that third party’s privacy policy. If you lose control of your password, you may lose substantial control over your personal information and may be subject to legally binding actions taken on your behalf. Therefore, if your password has been compromised for any reason, you should immediately change your password. Whenever World Wide Champ handles your personal information, we take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with the relevant Terms and Conditions of Use Agreement and this Policy. We use procedural and mechanical safeguards to protect your personal information against loss or theft as well as unauthorized access and disclosure to protect your privacy. Unfortunately, however, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We cannot, therefore, warrant or ensure the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems. How are children's privacy protected? Children under the age of 13 are not authorized to use the Site and we ask that children under the age of 13 do not submit any personal information to us. Any questions regarding this statement should be directed to privacy@worldwidechamp.com. This Policy is the sole authorized statement of World Wide Champ’ practices with respect to the online collection of personally identifiable information and the usage of such information. Any summaries of this Policy generated by third party software or otherwise shall have no legal effect, are in no way binding upon World Wide Champ, shall not be relied upon in substitute for this Policy, and neither supersede nor modify this Policy. Please note that this Policy applies solely to our online information-gathering and dissemination practices in connection with the website, and does not apply to any of our practices conducted offline. |