Keeping in mind the importance of privacy of personal
information of visitors to this site, the following details the kinds of
information that is collected as part of the process of serving Advertisements
on this site, and how this information is safeguarded. By visiting MetaCricket,
you are accepting the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy
Policy covers MetaCricket’s treatment of personal information that MetaCricket
gathers when you are on the MetaCricket website and when you use MetaCricket
services. This policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that MetaCricket
does not own or control, or to individuals that MetaCricket does not employ or
manage.
Information collected by MetaCricket:
MetaCricket only collects personal information that is relevant to the purpose
of the website. This information allows MetaCricket to provide you with a
customized and efficient experience. MetaCricket does not process this
information in a way that is incompatible with this objective. MetaCricket
collects the following types of information from its users:
1. Information You provide through the comments section: The
information provided is entirely up to you and you may choose not to provide
certain information.
2. Log Files:
As is the norm with most websites, data located in log files is collected and
used by MetaCricket and its authorized agents. The information in the log files
includes a visitor’s IP address, ISP, browser used at the time of visit to the
site, the time you visited and the distribution of pages navigated on this
site. MetaCricket uses this traffic data to help diagnose problems with its
servers, analyze trends and administer the website.
Many companies offer programs that help you to visit websites anonymously.
While MetaCricket will not be able to provide you with a personalized
experience if you cannot be recognized, MetaCricket wants you to be aware that
these programs are available.
3. E-mail Communications
MetaCricket is very concerned about your privacy and will never provide your
email address to a third party without your explicit permission, as detailed in
the “Sharing Your Information” section below. You will receive an email from MetaCricket
only if you have specifically subscribed to email reminders about new postings
on the site.
3. Cookies:
Third party advertisements are made use of on this site to support maintenance
of the site. The advertisers use technology including cookies as part of
providing advertisements on this site, which send the third-party vendor
anonymous non-personally identifiable information including your IP address,
ISP, browser used at the time of visit to this site, and in some cases, info on
whether you have Flash installed. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that are
transferred to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser that provide
information which is used for geo-targeting purposes in order to display
advertisements appropriate to your location and your browsing-patterns while
visiting this site. MetaCricket cookies do not collect personal information,
and MetaCricket does not combine information collected through cookies with
other personal information to find out who you are or what your screen name or
e-mail address is.
You may choose to disable or selectively turn off cookies or third-party
cookies through the settings provided in your browser, or by controlling the
preferences in programs like Norton Internet Security. However, this may affect
some of your interaction with this site as well as other websites.
Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to
your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the
Internet. You can specifically opt out of the use of the DART cookie by
visiting this page.
Please Note:
Neither do these ad-serving technologies in any way hinder or cause you any
problems while using the internet to visit this or other sites nor do they spy
on you in any way to collect information other than those mentioned. Their sole
purpose is to display ads most appropriate to you based on your location.
Minors Under 18 Years of Age
It is recommend that minors ask and receive their parents’ permission before
using MetaCricket or sending information about themselves or anyone else over
the Internet.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
MetaCricket may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, at its sole
discretion. Use of information MetaCricket collects now is subject to the
Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used. If MetaCricket
makes changes to the Privacy Policy, you will be notified through an
announcement on the website so you are always aware of what information is
collected, how it is used, and under what circumstances if any, it is
disclosed.
Conditions of Use
If you decide to visit the MetaCricket website, your visit and any possible
dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and MetaCricket’s Terms
of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes.
Effective Date of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as January 29, 2011 and last updated February
27, 2011.