The Bungie Web sites consisting of Bungie.com, Bungie.net, "7th Column" and the
Bungie Store are operated by the Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers. This Privacy
Statement applies to the Bungie Web sites you are currently viewing and describes
what information is collected and used on this Web site. By using the Bungie Web
sites, you consent to the data practices described in this Statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
The use of Bungie.net does not require you to disclose any personal information.
However, the site offers you the opportunity to register for an account, which permits
you to use additional features offered on Bungie.net, including Bungie Communities,
Forums and the Bungie Store. Should you choose to register for an account you will
be asked for personal information such as your name and e-mail address. You may
also be asked for additional personal information should you choose to subscribe
to newsletters or enter sweepstakes.
Bungie.net uses Windows Live™ ID to provide sign-in services. To create an
account at Bungie.net, you must use your Windows Live ID. If you do not have a Windows
Live ID, you will need to create one. To learn more about Windows Live ID, and how
it uses and helps protect your personal information, please see the
Windows Live ID home page, and read the posted privacy statement there.
If you are a subscriber of the Xbox Live service, your Gamertag, nicknames and statistics
such as high scores may be displayed on Bungie.net; and your online presence will
be visible to those on your Xbox Live friends list. You will also have the opportunity
to link your Xbox Live Gamertag to your Windows Live ID so that your experience
can be personalized and so that you will have access to additional features. If
you have already linked your Xbox Live Gamertag and your Windows Live ID on the
Xbox.com Web site, Bungie.net will have access to that linkage and you will not
be required to do it again. Otherwise, Bungie.net will automatically redirect and
sign you in to Xbox.com in order for you to perform the linkage. Once your Gamertag
and Windows Live ID have been linked, this linking may also be shared with other
Microsoft and 3rd party game sites in order for those sites to provide you with
a personalized experience when you sign in. For details about what information is
collected by the Xbox Live service and how that information is used, please see
the Microsoft/Xbox Live Privacy Statement at
http://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx.
Bungie.net may collect information about your visit, including the pages you view,
the links you click and other actions taken within the site. We also collect certain
standard information that your browser sends to every website you visit, such as
your IP address, browser type and language, access times and referring Web site
addresses.
Use of your Personal Information
Microsoft uses the personal information it collects on Bungie.net to operate the
site and deliver the services you have requested. For example, when you subscribe
to a Bungie.net newsletter, we use your e-mail address to send you the newsletter(s)
you have requested. If you choose to enter your name and postal address, we will
use that information for future mailings from Microsoft about Bungie news and promotions.
We use geographical location to determine what localized information Bungie should
provide customers. When you choose to enter a sweepstakes, we use your contact information
in order to be able to contact you in the event you are a winner of the sweepstakes.
We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf,
such as sending newsletters, answering customer questions, fulfillment requests
and performing statistical analysis of our services. We will only provide those
companies the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited
from using that information for any other purpose.
Microsoft will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required
to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a)
conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Microsoft
or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Microsoft; and, (c)
act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Microsoft employees
or agents, users of Microsoft products or services, or members of the public.
Personal information that you provide on Bungie.net may be stored and processed
in the United States or any other country in which Microsoft or its affiliates,
subsidiaries, or agents maintain facilities. By using Bungie.net, you consent to
any such transfer of information outside of your country. Microsoft abides by the
safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding
the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union.
Bungie keeps track of the pages on this Web site that our customers visit, in order
to determine which areas of the site are the most popular. This data is used to
deliver customized content and advertising within Bungie to customers whose behavior
indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Control of your Personal Information
You may unsubscribe to Bungie newsletters by following the instructions in the newsletter
you receive. If your e-mail address has changed and you would like to continue to
receive Bungie newsletters, you will need to sign-up again for the newsletter on
this Web site with your new e-mail address.
Bungie.net may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical service issues,
product surveys, new feature announcements and other news about Bungie and other
related Microsoft products and services. These e-mails are considered essential
to the provision of the service you have requested. You will not be able to choose
to unsubscribe to these mailings, as they are considered a part of the service you
have chosen .
Please be aware that this Privacy Statement and the choices you make on this site
may not apply to personal information you may have provided to Microsoft in the
context of other, separately operated, Microsoft products or services.
Security of your Personal Information
Microsoft is committed to protecting the security of your personal information.
We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal
information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store
the personal information you provide on computer servers with limited access that
are located in controlled facilities.
If you choose to create a profile on Bungie.net you will be required to select a
password. This password can be changed once you have logged into the service. It
is your responsibility to keep your password confidential. Do not share this information
with anyone. If you are sharing a computer with anyone you should always choose
to log out before leaving the Bungie.net site to protect access to your information
from subsequent users.
Use of Cookies
Bungie.net uses cookies to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie
is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot
be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely
assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued
the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save
you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned
to a specific page, so that when you visit the site again, the experience will be
personalized. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers
automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to
decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to set your computer to accept cookies
from the Bungie Web sites, you may also to choose to be logged into the site automatically.
You may also select a country of your choice as your default home page. This selection
is stored in a cookie. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to
fully experience the interactive features of the Bungie Web sites or the other Web
sites you visit.
Use of Web Beacons
Bungie Web site pages may contain electronic images known as Web beacons - sometimes
called single-pixel gifs - that allow Bungie to count users who have visited those
pages and for other related Bungie.net statistics only - (e.g., determine the popularity
of certain content and help Bungie to provide the content users want, verify system
integrity, etc.). Web beacons are not used to access your personal information on
Microsoft's web sites and services; they are a technique Bungie utilizes to compile
aggregated statistics about usage of the Bungie Web sites.
Communities and Forums offered on this Web site
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information
or personally sensitive data through Bungie Communities, Forums, Messages or other
public online forums, this information may be collected and used by others. We recommend
you be cautious in giving out personal information to others in these public online
forums.
Windows Live™ ID
This Web site uses Windows Live ID to provide sign-in and registration services.
In order to sign in to this site with Windows Live ID, you will be asked to type
your e-mail address and a password. This same Windows Live ID sign-in allows you
to access many other Windows Live ID participating sites and services. If you create
a Windows Live ID at this site, you are simultaneously registering with the Bungie
Web sites and creating a new Windows Live ID. All of the registration information
you provide will be stored the Bungie Web sites, and some or all of that information
will also be stored by Windows Live ID in your Windows Live ID profile. To learn
more about Windows Live ID, the information stored in your Windows Live ID profile,
and how Windows Live ID uses and helps to protect your personal information, see
the
Windows Live ID home page, and read the posted privacy statement there.
Changes to this Statement
This Privacy Statement applies only to the Bungie Web sites and not other companies
or organizations to which we may provide links from this Web site. Microsoft will
occasionally update this Privacy Statement. When we do, we will also revise the
"last updated" date at the top of the privacy statement. For material changes to
this Statement, Microsoft will notify you by placing prominent notice on the Web
site. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Statement to be informed
of how Microsoft is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Microsoft welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Statement. If at any time
you believe that the Bungie Web sites have not adhered to this Privacy Statement,
please notify us and we will use all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly
determine and correct the problem.
If you have questions regarding this statement or require additional information,
please contact us.
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