Haptify Privacy Policy
Last Updated: June 1, 2011
This Privacy Policy is made available to You in order to make You aware of how Haptify collects and uses personally identifiable information You provide to us or collected via Your visit to the Haptify.com website (the “Haptify Site(s)”). By accessing the Haptify Site, You are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this privacy statement. All capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy shall be as defined in the Haptify Terms of Use.
By using any of the Haptify Websites, You affirmatively consent to this Privacy Policy and agree to have Your personal information (to the extent disclosed by You either directly to Haptify or via third-party sign on services) collected by Haptify (or its agents or contractors) and transferred to and processed in the United States.
Information Collection and Use
Haptify is committed to data security, and protects Your personally identifiable information. Your “personally identifiable information” is information that enables us to identify you, such as your email address, name and mailing address. In order to serve you better, Haptify may use your personally identifiable information to personalize your experience on our Haptify Site, or to send You communications that may be of interest, electronically or otherwise.
Haptify may also collects other data either directly or via third-party sign-on services (e.g., Facebook), including but not limited to: personal interests, gender, age, education and occupation, in order to enrich the user experience and make content recommendations.
Haptify may also log non-personally-identifiable information such as IP address, aggregate user data, and browser type, from users and visitors to the site. This data is used to manage the website, track usage and improve the website services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to users.
Use of Cookies & Similar Tracking Technologies
Haptify may use cookies or similar technologies to enhance and personalize Your experience of the Haptify Websites, including to operate and improve offerings through the Website; to help authenticate Your identity when You visit and transact with the Website; to present and help measure and research the effectiveness of the various offerings, advertisements, and e-mail communications (by determining which e-mails You open and act upon); and to customize the content and advertisements provided to You.
Third Party Websites & Links
The Haptify Websites also contain links to and/or enables certain third-party Internet functionalities to enhance Your online experience, including, without limitation, social plug-ins, tools and APIs. Prior to using any third-party functionalities (e.g., Facebook Connect) on the Haptify Websites, You should consult the privacy notices of the third-party providers of such functionalities (e.g., Facebook). Our privacy policy only governs information collected on the Haptify Websites.
We have no control over what information is collected by such third parties, or how they may use the information. The privacy policies and data practices of such third parties may significantly differ from ours, and we make no representation or warranty whatsoever about their data policies and practices. Your communications and interactions with such third parties are solely between You and them, and are at Your own risk.
Public Communication
Please be aware that whenever You voluntarily post User Generated Content on the Haptify Site(s) that that information can be accessed by the public and can in turn be used by those people to send You unsolicited communications. We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information You choose to submit in these forums.
Security
Haptify takes appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, unlawful disclosure or destruction of data that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to personal information only to those employees, contractors and agents, who are bound by confidentiality obligations, who need to know that information in order to process it on our behalf.
Children’s Privacy
At Haptify, we understand that children’s privacy is important. The Haptify.com website is intended for use by adults. Haptify does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If You are 12 years old or younger, You should not submit any information to Haptify. In some jurisdictions, You should not submit any personally identifiable information to Haptify if You are under 14 or 18 years of age. Haptify recommends that parents take an active role in their children’s use of the Internet and encourages parents to talk to their children about safe and responsible use of their personal information while using the Internet. Tips on protecting children’s privacy online can be found at www.FTC.gov
Access to Immersion’s Site from non-United States Nations
Because Haptify operates globally, we make information we gather available to our worldwide business units. For those of you visiting the Haptify Site from the European Economic Area, the personal data You enter will be transferred outside the European Economic Area for use by Haptify and its affiliates for any of the purposes described above. By using the Haptify Site and providing us with Your personal data, You consent to this transfer and use of Your personal data.
Sharing and Disclosure of Information Haptify Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, Haptify will not disclose Your personal information to any third party unless: (1) we have Your consent, or (2) we have a good faith belief that disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, regulation, or to respond to a subpoena, court order, search warrant or other legal process or enforceable governmental request and to protect or enforce our rights or the rights of a third party, including investigations of potential violations of our Terms of Use.
Haptify reserves the right to transfer personal information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of a sale of Haptify or substantially all of Haptify’s assets to that successor in interest or of a merger between Haptify and such successor in interest. Haptify also reserves the right to disclose personal information as necessary to enable third-party service providers to support and maintain the operation of the Haptify Websites and Haptify’s services.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce Your rights under this Privacy Policy without Your explicit consent. We will provide more prominent notice on this page if the changes are significant. By continuing to use the Haptify Site affected by such changes after such notice and consent, You agree to be bound by the changes to this Privacy Policy.
Contacting the Web Site
If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: immr_legal@immersion.com or write to use at:
Haptify, Inc.
ATTN: Legal Department
801 Fox Lane
San Jose, California 95131
USA