GameZone Online recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of all information provided by users of GameZone.com (GameZone). We created the following policy guidelines with a fundamental respect for our users' right to privacy.

General
GameZone uses reasonable precautions to keep the personal information disclosed to us secure and to disclose such information only to responsible third parties after permission from the user.

GameZone is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of websites to which we may provide links or the websites of our affiliates or advertisers.

Information Collected by GameZone
GameZone collects information about users during their registration for our newsletter and during their participation in certain activities on our website, including contests. When users request pages from our server, our Web server automatically collects some information about the users, including their IP addresses. These addresses are used by computers on the network to send the requested pages to users.

Use of Information
GameZone does not reveal any personal information that users provide to us to any third party without their permission.

GameZone uses users' IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our website. We also use it to gather broad demographic information about our users in general. We may combine demographic information supplied by a subscriber at registration with site usage data to provide profiles, in aggregate form, about our users and their preferences in the content of the site and advertising. We may share this composite information with our advertisers to help them better understand our services, but GameZone does not give advertisers information about individual users of GameZone.

GameZone uses cookies to deliver content specific to users' interests and to honor their preferences. This information is used to assist us in creating a site that will serve the needs of our users.

Newsletters
Using e-mail addresses provided at registration or otherwise, GameZone periodically sends out e-mail newsletters and promotional e-mail to our users about GameZone and its advertisers. Users can indicate that they do not wish to receive e-mail information from GameZone. Third parties will not contact our users through the use of our e-mail newsletter lists except through advertisements within the newsletters themselves. Users' contact information may also be used by GameZone to contact the user when necessary.

Contests
By entering GameZone contests, users consent to the use of their name in the announcement of the winners on the GameZone site and/or Newsletter, and use of their name and likeness for advertising and/or promotional and/or marketing purposes. Users' contact information may also be used by GameZone to notify the user they have won and to confirm their mailing address. For additional contest rules and regulations, please refer to the following pages:

Free Giveaway Contest Rules: http://www.gamezone.com/misc/contestrules.htm

GameZone GameShop
GameZone and GameStop.com have teamed up to bring you a new one stop shop for all your gaming needs. From PC to Consoles, Accessories to Strategy Guides, DVD to Toys, you can find it all in the GameZone GameShop.

When shopping in the GameShop, you will be placing items into your GameShop shopping cart and checking out. Thats where GameStop.com comes in. We've partnered with GameStop.com to handle and ship your order(s). GameStop.com will help you with any questions, comments and/or concerns regarding your order(s).

http://www.gzgameshop.com/gs/sites/gz/help/corp_info.asp

Advertising
GameZone may use user entered information in combination with site usage information to help display advertisements relevant to the users interest and navigation patterns. GameZone may use cookies to help in tracking these patterns but does not store or collect an personal data in combination with user supplied information.

GameZone uses additional third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site. You may determine the origin of a given advertisement from the URL. We make use of the following companies so please review their separate privacy policies:

Burst Media
Adtegrity

Public Forums
GameZone makes message boards available to our users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Children's Guidelines
Although GameZone does not specifically seek to obtain any information from children, there are certain areas of our website that children may visit. We urge children to only give us any information after they have discussed it with their parents.

Choice/Opt-Out
GameZone provides users the following opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us at the point where we request information about the visitor, and upon request:
Email unsubscribe@gamezone.com.

Correct/Update
GameZone provides users the following opportunity for changing and modifying information previously provided:
Email webmaster@gamezone.com

Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with GameZone, you can contact:

WebMaster
GameZone Online
P.O. Box 530638
Livonia, MI 48153
webmaster@gamezone.com