PRIVACY AND COOKIES POLICY
This website is operated and provided by E.I. Games Inc. ("EIG", "we", "us", "our"). We believe it is important for you to know what types of information we collect from our website and how we treat information we may receive from you.
By using this website you are agreeing to the collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy and Cookies Policy ("Privacy Policy").
This Privacy Policy should be read in conjunction with our Terms of Use.
The Types of Information We Collect
We may collect and store the following types of personal information about you when you use our product and database and contact us in relation to the EI Games Suite:
- First name, Last name, address, email address, age, gender, company details and job position upon account registration on our game platform;
- information that you provide for a specific purpose, such as to provide you with certain information you request on our website or while using our game platform;
- information in connection with communications you send us, for example to report a problem or submit queries or notices;
- details of the functions and services you select or use on the website; and
- other specific information mentioned in this Privacy Policy, such as IP addresses, traffic data, and information from cookies;
- Answers and performance analysis while playing our simulation games on our game platform.
Automated Collection
We may automatically collect information such as the type of internet browser and operating system you use, the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using, the website from which you linked to our server and the website you visit as you leave our product. We use this information to collect broad demographic information about the visitors to the website and players of the product to improve the suite and website's content and to help us understand how users are interacting with the product, website and services provided.
Cookies
Our use of cookies
E.I. Games Inc set and access cookies and similar technology on your computer to obtain information about how you access and use our digital products and website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will set cookies when you load and navigate around the product and website. By using our digital product and website you consent to our use of cookies.
What are cookies?
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website or interact with a digital product. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website during your browsing session or on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. The cookies we set do lots of different jobs, like help us to improve the product and website and to deliver a better and more personalised service.
Cookies can be categorised in accordance with the categories found in the ICC UK Cookie guide as set out below:
Strictly necessary cookies – these cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around a website and use its features and enable services you have specifically asked for. Consent is not generally required for these cookies.
Performance cookies – these collect information about how visitors use a website, for example, by recording which pages users go to most often (usually on an anonymous basis).
Functionality cookies – these cookies allow a website to remember the choices a user makes, such as a user name or language preference.
Targeting or advertising cookies – these collect information about a user's browsing habits and are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission.
Cookies can also be categorised in accordance with how long they are saved on your device: "Session cookies" are short-term cookies that are only saved on the computer’s memory for the duration of a user's visit to product and the website, whereas "Persistent cookies" remain saved in the computer’s memory for a set period of time, even after the browser session has ended.
The cookies we use
The following cookies are set on the E.I. Games website and digital applications:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type and duration |
Google Analytics_ga |
These cookies help us to understand how visitors use our site and applications. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site and products. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form on numbers of visitors to the site, where visitors to the site have arrived from and which pages of the site they visit. | Performance cookies Session and Persistent (up to 2 years) To opt-out of Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout |
Refusing or restricting cookies
You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. The Help or Internet Settings function within your browser should tell you how. Alternatively, you may wish to visit https://www.allaboutcookies.org/ which contains detailed information on cookies and how to delete, restrict or block them on a wide variety of browsers. For information on how to do this on the browser of your mobile phone you will need to refer to your handset manual.
Please be aware that if you select to refuse or restrict cookies you may be unable to access certain parts of our website and digital applications.
Use of Collected Information
Our primary purpose in collecting user information is to provide you with a safe, smooth, efficient, and customised experience and to provide the services you have requested. We may also use the information that you have provided to ensure that the content on our website and in our applications are presented in the most effective manner for you and your computer and to allow you to participate in any interactive features in our digital applications and website when you choose to do so.
By using our applications and website and providing your personal information, you agree that we may use your personal information to:
- provide the services you request;
- resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems;
- prevent, detect, and investigate potentially prohibited or illegal activities, and enforce our Terms of Use;
- manage, customise and improve our services, content and advertising;
- keep records of our game product sales for tax compliance.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Except as expressly set out in this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Use, we do not share, sell, or lease personal information about you to any third-parties for their marketing use.
However, we may disclose personal information to provide our services, respond to legal requirements, enforce our policies, and protect our rights and property. The personal information you provide to us may also be shared with affiliated companies if this is necessary to provide you with our services, respond to your inquiries or for any other related purposes.
We may also share your personal information with:
- law enforcement agencies, other governmental agencies or third parties if we are required by law to do so, or in other limited circumstances (for example if required by a court order or regulatory authority, or if we believe that such action is necessary to prevent fraud or cyber-crime or to protect the website, our technology assets or the rights, property or personal safety of any person); and
- other business entities should we plan to merge with or be acquired by that business entity, or if we undergo a re-organisation with that entity.
Links to Other Sites
Our website and digital applications may contain links to other sites, including via our social media buttons. While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices employed by other sites and a link does not constitute an endorsement of that website. Once you link to another website from our website you are subject to the terms and conditions of that website, including, but not limited to, its Internet privacy policy and practices. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
Security and Storage of Collected Information
Although we maintain physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorised or inappropriate access, the transmission of information via the internet and our digital suite it may not be completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to us or provided though the website and suite.
Personal information that you submit via this website and digital application is sent to and stored on secure servers owned by or operated for us in Europe and the United States. However, personal information may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside Europe and/or the United States and may also be processed by staff operating outside Europe and/or the United States who work for us, or for one of our service providers. By submitting your personal information, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. In the event of such a transfer we will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Opt-Out
Where we use your personal information for mailing purposes, you will have the right to unsubscribe at any time. To unsubscribe just send an e-mail to citizens@eigames.com with the word 'remove' in the subject line and the email address that you wish to be removed within the email. In addition, each electronic mailing we send you will contain details of how you can unsubscribe.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at citizens@eigames.com.
Changes to this Policy
We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the amended terms on this website. All amended terms will automatically take effect immediately on posting. Please check this Privacy Policy periodically to inform yourself of any changes.