ot  Please note that when you click a link to other sites from a Blizzard website, this Privacy Policy does not apply to, and cannot control the activities on, those other sites. If you are a visitor from outside the United States, the personal information you provide may be transferred to, stored, and processed within the United States or other countries where Blizzard maintains facilities or business operations. this Privacy Policy, please do  This Privacy Policy may change from time to time, so please check back periodically to ensure that you are aware of any changes. If we make a material change to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting the change on our websites or in this Privacy Policy and, if necessary, give you additional choices regarding such change prior to the change becoming effective. Personal information collected may include your name, home address, phone number, and/or e-mail address. We do not require this information to gain access to our websites, however, you will not be able to utilize certain products, services, or features that require registration or receive materials such as newsletters unless such information is provided. Some of our websites and/or online services require you to create an account with a third party service provider. Blizzard may use this information to generate aggregate statistics about our user community Blizzard may use this information to generate aggregate statistics about our user community and may provide such information to advertisers and/or our partners. Blizzard may also provide your personal information to other companies or organizations that offer products or services that may be of interest to you. In such cases, we will notify you that the information will be shared and provide you with an opportunity to opt-out. Lastly, we may use your personal information for internal marketing, profiling, or demographic purposes, so we can adapt our products and services to better suit your needs.  We will occasionally send you information on products, services, special deals, and promotions. Out of respect for your privacy, we present the option not to receive these types of communications. In addition, your web browser or client software may transmit certain geographic information or information regarding your computer (capabilities, game data processing, etc.) to Blizzard.  We will send you strictly service-related announcements on rare occasions when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, we might send you an email. Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature. Blizzard may use this information to generate aggregate statistics about our user community From time to time, Blizzard may use third party contractors to collect and process personal information on its behalf (for product and prize fulfillment, credit card processing, etc.). In addition, some services are provided in conjunction with partner companies. We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We reserve the right to disclose your personal information as required by law  or bring legal action against you if you are violating the Terms of Service or Use Agreements for a Blizzard website or product Your browser may allow you to set a Do Not Track (DNT) signal indicating that you do not wish your online activity to be tracked. Currently, our system does not support and cannot act on DNT signal headers that we may receive.  You may contact us at Blizzard Entertainment Privacy Policy, Attn: Opt-Out Administrator, One Blizzard Way, Irvine, CA 92618-3616. Please note that residual copies of content and/or information that have been deleted may remain on our backup servers. The Global Play feature requires that some or all of the personal information that you provided when you created your Blizzard account be transferred to servers operated by Blizzard in the regions where you wish to play.  p> Our websites may include certain social media features such as the Facebook "Like" button, and widgets such as the Share this button or interactive mini-programs that run on our websites. These features may collect your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, which page you are visiting on our websites, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our websites If for any reason you are concerned with the way we are using your personal information, or would like to correct or request that we delete such personal information, please contact Blizzard Entertainment Privacy Policy, Attention: Privacy Policy Administrator, One Blizzard Way, Irvine, CA 92618-3616. You can also contact us by e-mailing us at privacy@blizzard.com. We will respond to any request for access within 30 days.  Similarly, in the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or other similar event, your personal information may be transferred to Blizzard's successor or assign. In some cases, we may not be able to delete your personal information and will retain and use our information as long as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and/or enforce our agreements. Blizzard has taken steps to assure that all information collected will remain secure and in its original form, i.e. free from any alteration. As such, access to all personal information is strictly controlled. When credit card information is transmitted, for example, we use industry standard, SSL (secure sockets layer) encryption. We follow generally accepted standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once it is received. In addition, we will take reasonable steps to assure that third parties to whom we transfer any data will provide sufficient protection of personal information. If you have any questions or wish to file a complaint, please feel free to e-mail us at privacy@blizzard.com or send a letter addressed to Blizzard Entertainment Privacy Policy, Attention: Privacy Policy Administrator, One Blizzard Way, Irvine, CA 92618-3616. As previously mentioned, Blizzard Entertainment is a licensee of ESRB’s Privacy Certified Program. If you believe that we have not responded to your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, please contact ESRB Privacy Certified at http://www.esrb.org/privacy/contact.aspx, or ESRB, Attention: Vice President, Privacy Certified Program, 420 Lexington Ave., Suite 2240, New York, NY 10170. You may also e-mail them at privacy@esrb.org. This Privacy Policy was last updated on June 19, 2018  We may retain personal information necessary to: (a) protect our business, systems, and users from fraudulent activity, (b) to address technical issues that impair existing functionality, (c) necessary for us, or others, to exercise their free speech or other rights, (d) comply with law enforcement requests pursuant to lawful process, (e) for scientific or historical research, (f) for our own internal purposes reasonably related to your relationship with us, or to comply with legal obligations. 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The service may change its terms at any time, but the user will receive notification of the changes.. The service informs users that its privacy policy does not apply to third party websites. Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world. Users should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify. Users should revisit the terms periodically, although in case of material changes, the service will notify. This service may collect, use, and share location data. Third parties may be involved in operating the service. Your personal data is aggregated into statistics. Your personal data is aggregated into statistics. Your personal data is given to third parties. The service allows you to opt out of providing personal information to third parties. This service may use your personal information for marketing purposes. You can opt out of promotional communications. The service may use tracking pixels, web beacons, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting on users.. This service will warn users about website maintenance. Your personal data is aggregated into statistics. This service gathers information about you through third parties. This service does not sell your personal data. This service reserves the right to disclose your personal information without notifying you. Service fines users for Terms of Service violations. This service ignores the Do Not Track (DNT) header and tracks users anyway even if they set this header.. The court of law governing the terms is in location X. This service holds onto content that you've deleted. Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world. The service uses third party tracking pixels to track social media conversion. You can request access and deletion of personal data. The service can sell or otherwise transfer your personal data as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction.. This service may keep personal data after a request for erasure for business interests or legal obligations. The user is informed about security practices. The service provides a complaint mechanism for the handling of personal data. There is a date of the last update of the terms. Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations. This service is only available to users over a certain age. The service refers users to external documents for more information. Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service. This service tracks you on other websites. The service uses your personal data to employ targeted third-party advertising.