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Planet Bakugan values the online privacy of your family. Planet Bakugan does not collect and store personal
information online from children under the age of 13 without authorization from the parent of the child except
in limited situations where authorized by law and described in this policy. Please review the information
on this page to familiarize yourself with our policies on website privacy. By using this site you agree to
the transfer, collection, processing and use of data by this site and its administrators.
NOTE TO PARENTS
Planet Bakugan adheres to the guidelines of the Childrens Advertising Review Unit (CARU) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.
and the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
Parents can help to protect the of privacy their child by spending time online with their children and monitoring their online use.
Please help us protect the of privacy your
by instructing them never to provide personal information on this site or any other without your permission.
IF YOU ARE UNDER 18, PLEASE READ THIS POLICY WITH YOUR PARENTS AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THINGS YOU DO NOT
UNDERSTAND. CHILDREN UNDER 13 SHOULD GET THE APPROVAL OF YOUR PARENTS BEFORE GIVING OUT YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS OR
ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION TO Planet Bakugan. OR TO ANYONE ELSE ON THE INTERNET.
COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
DOES Planet Bakugan COLLECT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT MY CHILD WHO IS 13 OR OVER?
Planet Bakugan does not require anyone to share any personal information about themselves to use our web site.
There is no need to register with us. However, there are sections of our site that contain special privileges
for members that do register. We do not collect any personal information from your teenager unless it is voluntarily
provided, for instance when registering for clubs, contests, downloads, or free demos, or completing our
online customer surveys. The personal information we ask for is usually first and last name, mailing address,
phone number and an e-mail address. See below for how we use this information.
DOES Planet Bakugan COLLECT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN UNDER 13?
Except in limited circumstances, Planet Bakugan does not collect personal information online from children under 13 without
the consent of their parent. For some of the special activities of our site, we may ask your child to register by providing us
with a "username" and their e-mail address. Your child will be encouraged to use a "username" that is not their own and
that only they know. From time to time we may ask your child to make up a password so that only they can use the special
areas of the site. With your verifiable consent, we may collect personal information from your child such as a last name,
address or e-mail address when this information is necessary for a particular activity. If we need more than just the name of your child
(or username) and e-mail address for your child to participate in a particular online activity, we will ask your child for your
e-mail or mailing address so that we can notify you of the request of your child to participate and get your permission for
your child to provide the information. When we ask for your permission, we will tell you what we will do with the
information your child provides us, and we will tell you how you can review the information of your child and ask
us to delete the information. We do not keep your (or that of your child) e-mail address unless you tell us it is okay.
Planet Bakugan might collect some information from your child under 13 without your consent, but only in the following special cases where it is allowed by law.
If a child under 13 sends a request to us, we keep their e-mail address for long enough to respond to them.
Planet Bakugan deletes this information from our system after we answer their question.
If a child under 13 signs up for a Planet Bakugan website, or any other activity that requires online
contact with the child, we also ask the child for the e-mail address of a parent so we can notify you a
nd give you an opportunity to opt out.
Occasionally, Planet Bakugan has special site activities or promotions like sweepstakes or contests that
are open to children even if they are under 13. In these activities, we are not allowed to ask for more information
from your child than what is necessary for your child to participate in the activity. For instance, we might ask
for your mailing address so that we can send you any prizes your child wins, or we might ask for your e-mail
address or telephone number so that we can notify you when your child has won.
We also might collect contact information where it is necessary to protect the safety of your child when they
join in activities which in the future may include: Chat rooms, message boards or e-mail services.
In the last two situations when we ask for information without your consent, we require your child to give
us your e-mail address as well so that we can tell you that they have registered in a promotion or for a service.
We do not require a child to disclose more information than is reasonably necessary to participate in the website,
contests, games or other activities as a condition of participation. If you no longer wish your child to participate
in the website or any other services offered by the Planet Bakugan. website, simply click on the link that is provided
for removal or contact us at webmaster@spinmaster.com Upon proper identification, parents may review the personal
information we have collected about their child, request deletion, or refuse to allow further collection or use by writing to us at:
Consumer Relations, Department PB
The Harper Group, Inc.
1442 E. Lincoln Ave #338
Orange, California 92865
USA
However, if you ask us to delete the information of your child, we may have to ask your child not to participate in our activities.
CONTESTS & SURVEYS
WHAT DOES Planet Bakugan DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT?
We use the personal information we collect for the purposes indicated at the time your teenager or child (with your consent)
provides such information. For instance, if you register in a contest, we will use the registration information to notify
contest winners. Occasionally, and only with consent at the time we ask for information, we might also e-mail or mail your
teenager or child to provide information on upcoming Planet Bakugan products, web site updates, and promotions. If you want
to stop receiving such updates and product information from Planet Bakugan at any time, just e-mail us at webmaster@planetbakugan.com.
Our mailings and e-mails will also include information allowing you to ask not to
receive such information in the future.
DOES Planet Bakugan SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT ME / MY CHILD WITH OTHERS?
If you consent, Planet Bakugan may provide your information to outside companies that offer products or services that may be of interest,
and if your teenager 13 or older consents, we may likewise provide their information. Except as described in this policy, we never share
personal information that we receive online from children under 13 with other companies outside Planet Bakugan. We will remove your name
from the list we provide to outside companies if you just e-mail us at webmaster@planetbakugan.com, and
we will do the same for the name of your teenager if they request removal. In special circumstances, Planet Bakugan may give
other companies access to our information database, but only if necessary to allow them to provide database or
server maintenance or security, help us process and fulfill orders or requests, or provide other similar services
to Planet Bakugan. If we do provide access, we require those other companies to sign confidentiality agreements promising
to keep secret any information they see. If Planet Bakugan believes that the behavior of anyone on our sites may damage us
or our sites or anyone else,
we may disclose the relevant personal information in order to prevent this harm. In that case, we might try to identify the wrongdoer,
contact them or bring legal action against them. We may also disclose personal information if we believe that the disclosure is
required by law, or in response to a legal request.
HOW DOES Planet Bakugan USE COOKIES?
A "cookie" is a small file that we save on the hard drive of your computer that contains non-personal information. Our cookies help
to give you faster access to pages you have already visited; they allow you to personalize your pages; and they help
you to participate in some activities or events on the site. If you leave the site and then return, cookies will tell
us what things you have already collected so that you do not have to start all over again. We also use cookies to help us
figure out how many people visit our sites, which of our web pages they stop at and how long they stay there. This i
nformation helps us figure out which of our web features are successful and what sites might need improvement. For
administrative purposes, we collect IP addresses, which is the automatic number assigned to your computer when you
surf the web. The IP address allows us to count total number of "hits" on our sites; however, your IP address and
cookie is not connected to any personally identifiable or online contact information like a name and address, so
you and your family remain anonymous.
DOES Planet Bakugan EVER COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION WITHOUT CONSENT?
Cookies DO NOT contain any personal information about a specific user. We do not use cookies or other non-consensual
methods to take personally identifiable or online contact information about you or your family off of your computer.
Cookies are also not used to collect information specifically about you or your family for sharing with third parties.
Thank you for reading our privacy statement and terms of service. We hope you have a better understanding of the many
activities offered on our website and the ways in which we are committed to safeguarding online privacy. Remember,
we may change our policy from time to time. When this happens we will notify you of the new policy by posting it online.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Consumer Relations, Department PB
The Harper Group, Inc.
1442 E. Lincoln Ave #338
Orange, California 92865
USA
webmaster@planetbakugan.com
For other contact information please visit: http://www.planetbakugan.com
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