(Last updated May 2005)
Microsoft is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy statement applies to the data collected by Microsoft and Ensemble Studios through the Age of Empires 3 Web site (ageofempires3.com). It does not apply to data collected through online or offline Microsoft sites, products or services. By using the Age of Empires 3 Web site, you consent to the data practices described in this Statement.
The use of AgeofEmpires3.com does not require you to disclose any personal information. However, the site offers you the opportunity to send e-cards and sign up for newsletters. Should you choose to register 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.
AgeofEmpires3.com 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.
Microsoft uses the personal information it collects on AgeofEmpires3.com to operate the site and deliver the services you have requested. For example, when you subscribe to an AgeofEmpires3.com 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 Ensemble Studios news and promotions. We use geographical location to determine what localized information Ensemble Studios 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 AgeofEmpires3.com 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 AgeofEmpires3.com, 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.
Ensemble Studios 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 Ensemble Studios to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
You may unsubscribe to Ensemble Studios 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 Ensemble Studios newsletters, you will need to sign-up again for the newsletter on this Web site with your new e-mail address.
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.
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.
AgeofEmpires3.com 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 Age of Empires 3 Web site, 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 Age of Empires 3 Web sites or the other Web sites you visit.
This Privacy Statement applies only to the Age of Empires 3 Web site 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.
Microsoft welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Statement. If at any time you believe that the Age of Empires 3 Web site has not adhered to this Privacy Statement, please notify us and we will use all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and correct the problem.
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