New VFK Privacy Policy

Adoril · Subject: New VFK Privacy Policy Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:05 pm

It was updated just today (November 18, 2008). Here it is:

Virtual Family Kingdom Privacy Policy

Effective November 18, 2008

Virtual Family Kingdom
is managed and operated by Virtual Management Consulting PTY LTD Windsor,
NSW 2757 Australia, ("Virtual Family Kingdom").

This Privacy Policy describes
the use of information by Virtual Family Kingdom.
Virtual Family Kingdom
is a website which is safe for all ages. Our primary goal is to maintain
and keep safe any private information that we collect on the Virtual
Family Kingdom website. Our privacy policy and our information
practices are compliant with privacy protection laws and legislation
including the:

United States Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

European Data Protection
legislation

Canadian federal
and provincial privacy legislation

This Privacy Policy describes
the Virtual Family Kingdom website information practices, including
how we collect, use and disclose personal information.

About the
Information We Collect

As part of our initial
registration on Virtual Family Kingdom, we collect the following information:

Data that is collected
at registration for children under 13:

Date of birth,
User name, Proposed character name, Character gender, Password, Your
first name, Parent's email address

Data that is collected
at registration for all others:

Date of birth,
User name, Proposed character name, Character gender, Password, Your
first name, Your last name, Email, Zip or postal code

When a registered
member of Virtual Family Kingdom purchases a membership, additional
personally identifiable information ("PII") from the registered
member or the registered member's parent may be collected.

The types of PII
that may be collected at that time include:

Members full
name, e-mail address to use for membership account, credit card billing
information including mailing address and phone number, and such other
information as may be necessary to process payment.

The Virtual Family
Kingdom website does not require any further information from a member
including children under age 13 to participate in any part of the website.

How we notify
parents of children under 13 if their child has created an account on
Virtual Family Kingdom:

Virtual Family Kingdom
website requires players to give a parent's valid email address when
they create their account. This e-mail address is used to send
the parent a message in email that they must act upon to complete the
registration of their child's account on Virtual Family Kingdom.
So that parents are aware of our privacy policies, the email includes
a link to this privacy policy in the message and information on how
to contact us.

We may also use the
email address to send messages and information about your account or
notices about Virtual Family Kingdom and its related companies and affiliates.
The email may also be used for any other purposes described in this
Privacy Policy. This email address is associated with the registered
account user name.

We may also ask for
a user name and email address when a registered user submits a communication
through the "Contact Us" form of the Virtual Family Kingdom
website so that we may answer any questions or reply to comments.

In cases where players
can contribute opinions to surveys and polls on the website, players
may be asked to provide data that is not considered PII, such as favorite
choices and country where player resides. Registered players can participate
in the online chat on the website, however measures have been implemented
so that players cannot provide personal information through the online
chat.

Passive information
that we collect on registered users includes certain non-personally
identifiable information about the player's computer, such as the
players IP address, the type of web browser, the type of computer operating
system, and data regarding the player's Internet service provider.
This information may be associated with any PII that we have collected
and as a result will be treated as PII.

For players with
paid memberships, the financial information collected as described in
item 6 of this Privacy Policy is not used for any other purpose than
processing payments to Virtual Family Kingdom. Any financial information
that is required and entered when purchasing a membership is not maintained
or stored on Virtual Family Kingdom servers. It is only on the
secure servers used by the payment processing company for the reasons
of processing payments made to Virtual Family Kingdom.

If the personal information
necessary to create an account is not provided by a player, then Virtual
Family Kingdom may not agree to provide membership and/or access to
some content and features on the Virtual Family Kingdom website.
In addition, we may not be able to provide other services, functionality,
information, or products which may be requested.

How We
Disclose, Store and Use Collected Information:

Besides the purposes
outlined in Item 1, Virtual Family Kingdom may actively collect and
use email addresses and user names to monitor and track usage and player
compliance with the website's Terms of Use and Rules and Regulations.

The registered player's
email address and user name may also be utilized to enforce compliance
with the Terms of Use. This enforcement may include suspending
a player account temporarily or permanently from the Virtual Family
Kingdom website if a player fails to use appropriate behavior on the
website. In addition, registered player email addresses and user names
can be used by parents of children under 13 to enable parents to review
PII that the children have submitted to the Virtual Family Kingdom website.
It may also be used to notify registered players or parents of any information
regarding the site, such as any amendments to this Privacy Policy.
The aggregated information may also be used to analyze statistics and
usage on the website, and to offer programs, products, or services related
to Virtual Family Kingdom.

Any collected information
may be disclosed if required by law, for example, in reply to a subpoena
or court order. We may also need to disclose information to service
providers or companies providing support for the operations of the website
which would not be used or disclosed for any other reason or purpose.
We may also disclose PII in reply to a public or law enforcement agency's
request including schools or children services, to the extent permitted
by law. We may also disclose this information if we feel that
by doing so, it would protect the safety of a child who is a player
on our website, or to prevent the instigation of a crime, or to facilitate
a public safety related investigation, or to protect the security of
the website, or to enable us to take reasonable steps to reduce liability.

In the event that
Virtual Family Kingdom is sold in entirely, or in any part, or that
or is involved in any business restructuring or merger, PII may be transferred
to a third party associated with that transaction, as permitted by and
in compliance with applicable law.

Finally, for reasons
of security PII may be transferred and stored outside of the jurisdiction
of members of Virtual Family Kingdom.

Information
Collected for Third-Party Sites, Affiliates and Sponsors

We do not allow any
third-party companies to directly advertise, or solicit to players on
our website. It is our intention to not allow this kind of direct advertising
in Virtual Family Kingdom.

Unique
Identifiers and Cookies

Unique identifiers
or "cookies," are small text files that are placed in player's
computer browsers to store preferences. Cookies do not collect or contain
any PII, however if we link these unique identifiers in any way with
your other PII, they will be treated as PII. We may use unique
identifiers to track such information as number
of players, usage and tracking of frequency and what sections and parts
of our site are visited.

Security
Policies and Procedures

We have implemented
physical, managerial and technological policies and procedures to keep
all information and data collected and maintained by Virtual Family
Kingdom secure. These measures safeguard against unauthorized
access and ensure that we use the information we collect online correctly
and appropriately.

Financial
Information

As noted in Section
1, when you decide to purchase a membership, we will need to collect
additional financial information at the time you purchase. Virtual
Family Kingdom does not store the financial information, but instead,
it is collected and stored by our payment processing vendor for the
purpose of processing payment to Virtual Family Kingdom. All financial
collection is secured by the safest measures available and will not
be used for purposes other than processing your purchase. The
payment processing vendor maintains the strictest security and confidentiality
of your financial information. In addition, that information is
safeguarded with appropriate security. Our bank is also subject
to all the privacy laws which apply and relate to providing financial
services.

Access
to Information, and Objection to Information Collection and Retention

Please contact our
Director of Privacy identified in item 8 if you would like to gain access
to your PII that Virtual Family Kingdom has collected for you or your
child. You may request that we delete, make changes to, or no
longer maintain or collect the PII we have collected. In addition,
if you may request information or contact information on any organizations
to which we disclose PII.

When requesting information,
please include your email address and a telephone number where you can
be reached. As additional security measures to protect the privacy
of your information, we use measures to verify your identity before
allowing you to access the PII that we have collected on you or your
child.

Contact
Information for Virtual Family Kingdom

To send any comments
or questions about this Privacy Policy, just send a message in e-mail
with your questions or comments to support@virtualfamilykingdom.com
or write to us at:

Virtual Management Consulting
PTY LTD

109 Hanckel Rd.

Oakville, NSW
2765 Australia

954-349-3325

Any personal information
that you provide in messages to the above e-mail and postal mail address
will be kept confidential and will not be used for promotional purposes
except upon your request.

Privacy
Policy Effective Date and Updates

As of November 18,
2008, the Privacy Policy outlined above is effective and applies to
all information obtained by Virtual Family Kingdom to date. The
Privacy Policy may be changed at any time at our sole discretion. Any
changes will be posted as the new privacy policy on the Virtual Family
Kingdom website with the effective date clearly displayed. As required
by applicable law, PII will not be used in any way that is essentially
different from the uses outlined in this Privacy Policy without notification
of additional uses and obtaining consent for those uses.

EDIT: Unfortunately, I can't remove the extra "1s".

Adoril · Subject: Re: New VFK Privacy Policy Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:10 pm

Sorry guys I'm having some technical problems. I'll fix this topic.

**Merit** · Subject: Re: New VFK Privacy Policy Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:21 pm

OMG They in Australia!!!!
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brendan4you · Subject: Re: New VFK Privacy Policy Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:24 pm

WOW! Now People Can have An Angry Rait, In Front Of Their Office When It Closes

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**tiedyegirl** · Subject: Re: New VFK Privacy Policy Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:25 pm

There in australia!
Maybe thats why its taking those founders so long to get their stuff...
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brendan4you · Subject: Re: New VFK Privacy Policy Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:27 pm

I Can't Blame Them, Overseas Shipping Takes Time And Alot Of $$
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**hawk** · Subject: Re: New VFK Privacy Policy Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:55 pm

What are they doing in Australia if the domain is registered to people in the United States? lol

Guess the Australian Founder's stuff will be more genuine, then ;)

~Hawk
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Adoril · Subject: Re: New VFK Privacy Policy Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:13 pm

IzLurking · Subject: Re: New VFK Privacy Policy Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:19 am

IDK if I can post the link here, but if you look on google streetview, its somebody's house LOL
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oh so fun to watch ;)

moonpool · Subject: Re: New VFK Privacy Policy Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:46 pm

VFK is in Austrailia and I think the US company and them went together to create VFK. I don't know, but that is very cool and it also solves the problem of the late founder items that arrive at the homes.
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