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Konami's Parental Consent Form
Please print out this form and give it to your parent or legal guardian.
Dear Parent:
Your child recently visited and tried to register at the Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
("Konami") website (located at www.konami.com). We, at Konami, would like to allow
your child to register, but before we can collect and use your child's personal information
for this purpose, we are required by law to notify you about our information collection
practices and get your permission based on that notice. We ask you, therefore, to first
read through our Online Privacy Policy Regarding Children under 13 (provided below),
which discusses, in detail, the personal information that we may collect from your child
and the way we intend to handle such information. When you have finished and wish to
provide your consent, please complete this form, sign where it says "Signature of Parent
or Legal Guardian," and fax it to Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. at (310) 220-8200
or mail it to the following address:
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Attn: Webmaster Administrator
2381 Rosecrans Ave Suite #200
El Segundo, CA, 90245
When providing your consent, please note that you have the option to consent to the
collection of your child's personal information without consenting to the disclosure of
that information to third parties. Once we receive this form, your child will be allowed to
register at our website and participate in the activities and features offered to registered
users, as described in our policy below.
Please fill in the following required fields:
Child's Information
Child's Login Name: _______________________________
Child's Password: _____________________________
Child's Email Address:
Child's Birth Date: _____________________
Child's Publicly Displayed Name: ____________________________
Child's City and State of Residence: __________________________
Child's Homepage: _____________________
Child's Preferences
Allow Administrators and Moderators of message board to send my child email notices?
Yes ___ No ___
Allow Administrators and Moderators to publicly display the number of messages posted
by my child (i.e., user rating)? Yes ___ No ___
Parent or Guardian's Information
Parent/Guardian's Full Name: ___________________________
Parent/Guardian's Email Address: ___
Parent/Guardian's Telephone Number: ________________________
Please choose one of the following two options:
Option 1
I have read Konami's Online Privacy Policy Regarding Children Under 13 and
understand that Konami may collect, use, and disclose to third parties personal
information about the child named above in accordance with this Parental Consent
Form and Konami's Online Privacy Policy Regarding Children Under 13. By signing
below, I confirm that I am the parent or legal guardian of such child, and hereby grant
permission to Konami to collect, use, and disclose to third parties personal information
about my child in such manner.
Signature of Parent or Legal Guardian: ___________________________ Date: _______
Option 2
I have read Konami's Online Privacy Policy Regarding Children Under 13 and
understand that Konami may collect and use personal information about the child named
above in accordance with this Parental Consent Form and Konami's Online Privacy
Policy Regarding Children Under 13. By signing below, I confirm that I am the parent
or legal guardian of such child, and hereby grant permission to Konami to collect and
use, but not to disclose to third parties, personal information about my child in such
manner.
Signature of Parent or Legal Guardian: ___________________________ Date: _______
ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY REGARDING CHILDREN UNDER 13
CONTACT INFORMATION
Any personal information that a child discloses while visiting our website(s) is collected
by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.. Konami's contact information is as follows:
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Attention: Website Administrator
2381 Rosecrans Ave. Suite #200
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 220-8100
webinfo@konami.com
TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM CHILDREN AND HOW WE USE THAT
INFORMATION
Konami may collect and store personal information about children under 13 ("children"
or "child") if it submitted by way of our registration form and is submitted after we've
obtained verifiable parental consent. To determine who is younger than 13 years old and
whether parental consent is required, we ask all users who wish to register to submit their
date of birth. Those users that indicate they are under 13 years of age are directed to our
Parental Consent Form. If given verifiable permission from a parent, Konami may
collect and store the following types of personal information about a child under 13:
email address, parent's or guardian's full name, parent's or guardian's email address,
parent's or guardian's telephone number. Konami may also collect demographic
information about a child such as the child's date of birth, location, homepage, and other
preferences; and, combine such information with the child's personal information.
Konami will only collect this information if it is voluntarily submitted to us by the child
and provided with the parent's permission. We do not gather personal information about
a child through the use of passive collection mechanisms such as cookies. For more
information on how we use cookies and other information collection tools, please read
our general Privacy Policy accessible through www.konami.com.
The information that a child provides on his/her registration form may be used to: (a)
make up the child's profile; (b) allow the child to use our message board, and participate
in other activities on our site (e.g., contests, or game-specific events); and, (3) allow us to
send the child, via email, news about products, features and enhancements, special offers,
upgrade opportunities, and contents and events of interest.
Please note that we are prohibited from conditioning a child's participation in an activity -
like message boards - on the child's disclosure of more personal information than is
reasonably necessary to participate in the activity. In addition, parents have the ability to
consent to the collection of the child's information without consenting to the disclosure of
that information to third parties. To read about the steps Konami takes to protect the
confidentiality, security, and integrity of children's personal information, please see our
general Privacy Policy accessible through www.konami.com.
In some instances, a child may be allowed to submit information to us online even
without their parents' prior permission. For example, Konami does not require verifiable
parental consent if a child under 13 wishes to use the Product Support feature of our site.
The information collected in these areas is used to fulfill a one-time request from the
child (e.g., answer the child's technical support question) and is deleted once that request
has been fulfilled.
WHETHER WE DISCLOSE CHILDREN'S PERSONAL INFORMATION
If given consent from a parent, a child's personal information may be shared with third
parties -- typically businesses involved in the entertainment, food, clothing, media, or
Internet industries -- so that they can either assist us in notifying our registered users
about special promotions or co-sponsor a promotion being offered on our site. We
require all third parties to agree to maintain the confidentiality, security, and integrity of
the children's personal information they obtain from us.
We may disclose children's personal information in the good faith belief that we are
required to do so by law, or that doing so is reasonably necessary to comply with legal
processes; respond to any claims; or, to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of
Konami, our customers, or the public.
HOW TO ACCESS CHILDREN'S PERSONAL INFORMATION
A parent who has already given Konami permission to collect, use, and/or disclose his or
her child's personal information can, at any time, do the following: (1) view, correct, or
have deleted the child's personal information; (2) discontinue further collection and use
of the child's personal information and/or communication with the child; and/or, (3)
prevent the disclosure of the child's personal information to third parties. To do so,
please contact us at webinfo@konami.com, or send a fax to (310) 220-8200. Please
make sure to have your child's email address available for verification purposes.
If your child is registered to use the message board on our site and you wish to update or
remove your child's profile, you may do so online by visiting the "profile" section found
at each game forum on our websites. You may be required to submit your child's login
name and password before you can access the information.
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Privacy Policy
Effective: 12/17/2007
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. ("Konami") respects the privacy rights of our online
visitors and is committed to protecting the information collected from you. To further this
commitment, we have adopted an Online Privacy Policy that guides how we collect, use,
and disclose the information you provide to Konami online. For our information practices
with respect to children under 13, please see our children's section below.
This Privacy Policy Statement and the certification seal located on this page, confirms
that Konami is a valid licensee and participating member in the Entertainment Software
Rating Board's Privacy Online Program: ESRB Privacy Online. To protect your privacy,
we have voluntarily undertaken this privacy initiative and all of our websites have been
reviewed and certified by ESRB Privacy Online to meet established online information
collection and use practices. As part of this privacy program, we are subject to frequent
audits of our sites and other enforcement and accountability mechanisms administered
independently by the ESRB.
ESRB Privacy Online is a third-party seal provider whose mission is to protect
consumers' online privacy and make the Internet a secure, reliable, and private place to
share information and conduct business. ESRB Privacy Online promotes and enforces
established principles and guidelines for fair information practices that include
requirements of full disclosure, notice, and informed consent.
Whenever you visit a website that displays the ESRB Privacy Online certification seal,
you can expect to be notified of the following:
· The websites and information covered by this Privacy Policy;
· Exactly what information may be collected and how it will be used;
· The consequences, if any, resulting from your refusal to provide personal
information;
· Whether a company uses cookies, tracks IP addresses, or uses other passive
means to collect
· information;
· Who, if anyone, is collecting your personal information;
· With whom, if anyone, is your personal information shared;
· What is a company's policy regarding links to third party sites;
· What choices you have with regard to the use of your personal information;
· How you can access, and if necessary, change the personal information a
company collects and
· maintains;
· Whether and how information is collected from children under 13;
· How a company ensures data security, quality, and integrity; and,
· Where and how to ask questions or file complaints.
The websites and information covered by this Privacy Policy:
This Privacy Policy currently applies to the following websites operated by Konami:
www.konami.com
In addition, Konami may own several other domain names that point to the website listed
above. From
time to time, we may add new sites and will take reasonable steps to update the list.
Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to information submitted and collected
online through the website(s) listed above, and does not apply to information that may be
collected by Konami offline.
In addition, this Privacy Policy applies only to sites maintained by Konami and not to
websites maintained by other companies or organizations to which we link. Konami is
therefore not responsible for the content or activities provided on such sites.
What types of information does Konami collect and how will it be used?
In order to give you the best experience on our site, Konami may collect information
about you, but only if you voluntarily provide it to us. Typically, we may ask a user to
submit personal and/or demographic information, and it will usually take the form of
either: (1) community registration; (2) product registration; (3) email correspondence
with product support/customer service; (4) polls or surveys;
and/or, (5) personal information submitted in a business capacity (e.g., resumes). The
types of information that may be requested for each activity and the way the information
may be used are detailed below.
§ Community Registration
To register on our site, we may ask you to provide personal information such as your
email address. We may also collect demographic information including your date of
birth, username and password, occupation and interests, and the city in which you live.
The information that you submit during registration will: (a) make up your profile; (b)
allow you to use our message board, and participate in other activities on our site (e.g.,
contests and sweepstakes, or game-specific events); and, (3) allow us to send you, via
email, news about products, features and enhancements, special offers, upgrade
opportunities, and contents and events of interest.
Please note that the information (e.g., email address, username, occupation, and interests)
contained in your profile (i.e., that you provide when registering) may be viewable to
other users of Konami's message board. We cannot and do not guarantee that this
information will be kept confidential or private.
If you do not want the public to see this information, please leave the information blank
at the time of registration or choose to make your email address not shown.
§ Product Registration
To register a Konami product on our website, you will be required to submit your name,
email address, home address, and telephone number. You may also be asked to answer
demographic questions relating to your age, information about the product you
purchased, the type of console you own, and the types of games you enjoy playing. The
information that you submit during product registration will entitle you to limited
warranty protection and technical support. Unless you opt out at the time of registration,
we may also use your registration information to send you, via email, news about
products, features and enhancements, special offers, upgrade opportunities, and contents
and events of interest.
§ Email Correspondence
Konami may collect and temporarily store personal information that you voluntarily
submit to us via email when contacting Customer Service. For example, we provide on
our site a link through which an online visitor can send e-mail to customer service
addressing any issue a user encounters with a Konami product. Any personal information
contained in such email is used by Konami for the sole purpose of responding to your
question. Although most e-mail messages are deleted immediately after they are
responded to, in certain cases, hard copies or data from certain e-mail correspondence
may be kept on file for security purposes. Any such copy or data will also be stored in a
secure location, and information from these messages will not be used for marketing
purposes.
§ Polls/Surveys
From time to time, we may ask you for your opinion about our games or other products
and services in the form of polls or surveys. Your responses to these polls help us provide
products and services of interest to you. We do not request personal information such as
your name in connection with these polls.
§ Resumes
Konami provides on its website an email address that visitors can use to send us their
resumes. Personal information collected from resumes will be used for the purpose of
accepting and evaluating candidate submissions for job postings and may therefore be
shared within our company. Other than as explained above, this Privacy Policy does not
apply to personal information gathered through resumes.
Unless noted otherwise, we may also use your personal and demographic information for
our internal marketing and demographic studies, so we can constantly improve the
products and services we provide you and to better meet your needs.
From time to time, we are approached by third-party companies and organizations that
provide products or services that we believe may be of interest to you. To extend these
products or services to you, we may use your personal information to send out notices on
their behalf. We strive to limit the notices and communications to those that we think you
would appreciate receiving.
No matter what method we use to collect information and no matter how we use that
information, we will only collect the information deemed reasonably necessary to fulfill
your online requests and our legitimate business objectives.
What happens if I refuse to provide my personal information to Konami?
If you choose not to submit personal information when requested, you may not be able to
participate in certain activities on our site and may considerably limit the services we can
provide you. For example, if you refuse to provide your email address when registering,
you will not be able to use our message boards. To simply use our site, however, you do
not need to give us any personal information.
Does Konami use cookies, track IP addresses or use other passive means to collect
information?
Cookies
Konami may use cookies to improve the use of our websites. A "cookie" is a small file or
record-keeping device that websites often store on a user's computer. Storage of cookies
on your system provides an easy and convenient method for us to personalize your
experience on our websites. For example, cookies allow us to remember your screen
name, tell us that you have visited our website before, and may contain information that
will make your next visit to our website more enjoyable.
However, we do not use cookies to store personal information such as your name. In
addition, Konami will not use cookies to retrieve information from your computer that
was not originally sent in a cookie.
You can always disable cookies or set your browser to alert you when cookies are being
sent to your computer.
Third Party Cookies
We currently contract with several online partners to help manage and optimize our
Internet business and communications. We use the services of a marketing company to
help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and how visitors use our site. To do
this, we use Web beacons and cookies provided by our marketing company on this site.
The type of information we collect includes The type of information we may collect
includes, but is not limited to, the following: the activity of the Site visitor's browser
when the visitor is viewing the Site; the site path of visitors; and the time visitors come to
the
Site; and product codes and pricing information for merchandise that visitors purchase.
By supplementing our records, this information helps us learn things like what pages are
most attractive to our visitors, which of our products most interest our customers, and
what kinds of offers our customers like to see. Although our marketing company logs the
information coming from our site on our behalf, we control how that data may and may
not be used. If you do not want to help us learn how to improve our site, products, offers
and marketing strategy, you can "opt-out" of our ability to analyze such data by going to
this link: http://www.omniture.com/optout
IP Addresses
Konami may also collect your IP address for safety and security purposes. An IP address
is a number that is used by computers on the network to identify your computer every
time you log on to the Internet.
Log Files
The only other information collected passively by Konami is in the form of logs - files
that record Web site activity, including how many "hits" a particular Web page is getting
(a.k.a. "click-through data").
For example, log file entries are generated every time a visitor clicks an image on our
site. These entries are generated anonymously, and enable Konami to assess overall site
activity, track interest in particular portions of our site, troubleshoot technical concerns,
and identify the type of browser you are using. We may also use the log file entries for
our internal marketing and demographic studies, so we can constantly improve the
products and services we provide you. Log files are used internally only, and are not
associated with any particular user or with any personal information.
Who is collecting my personal information?
The information that you disclose while visiting any of our websites is collected by
Konami Digital
Entertainment, Inc., or one of its vendors on Konami's behalf, and is used in the manner
specified above.
With whom does Konami share my personal information?
Konami may share your personal information with our parent, subsidiary, or affiliate
companies for purposes of internal marketing and demographic studies, which help us
improve and tailor the products and services we provide you.
From time to time, Konami may employ and share your personal information with
entities who use it solely to provide support for the internal operations of Konami's
website(s) (e.g., message board operation and product registration storage).
Your personal information may also be shared with third parties -- typically businesses
involved in the entertainment, food, clothing, media, or Internet industries -- so that they
can either assist us in notifying you about special promotions or co-sponsor a promotion
being offered on our site. We require all such third parties to agree to maintain the
confidentiality, security, and integrity of the personal information they obtain from us. If
you do not want us to share your information, please opt-out from such sharing at the
time the information is collected.
We may disclose personal information in the good faith belief that we are required to do
so by law, or that doing so is reasonably necessary to comply with legal processes;
respond to any claims; or, to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Konami,
our customers, or the public.
In addition, information about our customers 13 years old or older, including personal
information, may be disclosed as part of any merger, sale, transfer of company assets,
acquisition, or bankruptcy.
What is Konami's policy regarding links to third party sites?
You should be aware that while you are on a website operated by Konami, you may be
directed to other sites (usually retailers such as Amazon) that are beyond our control and
for which we are not responsible. Because we cannot guarantee that the privacy policies
of these websites meet our high standards and the requirements of the ESRB Privacy
Online Program, we recommend that you read the privacy policy of the website to which
you link before you submit any personal information.
Can I choose how my personal information is used?
If you do not want Konami or any third party to send you product updates and other
company information, and/or if you prefer not to have Konami share your personal
information with third parties, please opt-out from these services at the time of
registration or information collection. If you have opted-in and, at a later time, you wish
to opt-out, please contact us, at any time, via e-mail at
webinfo@konami.com, or by regular mail at Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.,
Attention: Website Administrator, 2381 Rosecrans Ave. Suite #200, El Segundo, CA
90245. We will be happy to honor your request.
How can I access my personal information? If you have registered to use the message
board on our site and wish to update your profile, you may do so online by visiting the
"profile" section found at each game forum on our website(s). You may be required to
submit your login name and password before you can access your profile information.
If you wish to review, update, or delete any other personal information that we may have
collected about you, please contact us via e-mail at webinfo@konami.com, or by regular
mail at Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., Attention: Website Administrator, 2381
Rosecrans Ave. Suite #200, El Segundo, CA 90245.
Your California Privacy Rights
Since 2005, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits our customers who are
California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal
information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. For inquires regarding our
disclosure policy, please write us:
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Attention: Website Administrator
2381 Rosecrans Ave. Suite #200
El Segundo, CA 90245
webinfo@konami.com
What is Konami's online privacy policy regarding children under 13?
Collection and Use of Personal Information
Konami may collect and store personal information about children under 13 ("children"
or "child") if it submitted by way of our registration form and is submitted after we've
obtained verifiable parental consent. To determine who is younger than 13 years old and
whether parental consent is required, we ask all users who wish to register to submit their
date of birth. Those users that indicate they are under 13 years of age, they are directed to
our Parental Permission Form. If given verifiable permission from a parent, Konami may
collect and store the following types of personal information about a child under
13: email address, parent's or guardian's full name, parent's or guardian's email address,
parent's or guardian's telephone number. Konami may also collect demographic
information about a child such as the child's date of birth, location, homepage, and other
preferences; and, combine such information with the child's personal information.
Konami will only collect this information if it is voluntarily submitted to us by the child
and provided with the parent's permission. We do not gather personal information about a
child through the use of passive collection mechanisms such as cookies. For more
information on how we use cookies and other information collection tools, please click
here.
The information that a child provides on his/her registration form may be used to: (a)
make up the child's profile; (b) allow the child to use our message board, and participate
in other activities on our site (e.g., contests, or game-specific events); and, (3) allow us to
send the child, via email, news about products, features and enhancements, special offers,
upgrade opportunities, and contents and events of interest.
Please note that we are prohibited from conditioning a child's participation in an activity -
like message boards - on the child's disclosure of more personal information than is
reasonably necessary to participate in the activity. In addition, parents have the ability to
consent to the collection of the child's information without consenting to the disclosure of
that information to third parties. To read about the steps Konami takes to protect the
confidentiality, security, and integrity of the children's personal information, please click
here.
In some instances, a child may be allowed to submit information to us online even
without their parents' prior permission. For example, Konami does not require verifiable
parental consent if a child under 13 wishes to use the Product Support feature of our site.
The information collected in these areas is used to fulfill a one-time request from the
child (e.g., answer the child's technical support question) and is deleted once that request
has been fulfilled.
Contact Information
Any personal information that a child discloses while visiting our website(s) is collected
by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Konami's contact information is as follows:
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Attention: Website Administrator
2381 Rosecrans Ave Suite #200
El Segundo, CA 90245
webinfo@konami.com
Third Parties
Please read the section titled "With whom does Konami share my personal information"
for our policy on the disclosure of personal information collected from children.
Parental Access
A parent who has already given Konami permission to collect, use, and/or disclose his or
her child's personal information can, at any time, do the following: (1) view, correct, or
have deleted the child's personal information; (2) discontinue further collection and use
of the child's personal information and/or communication with the child; and/or, (3)
prevent the disclosure of the child's personal information to third parties. To do so, please
follow the procedures provided in the Access section of this Privacy Policy.
What safeguards does Konami use to protect my personal information?
Konami maintains appropriate safeguards that ensure the security, integrity and privacy
of the personal information we collect from all users, including children under 13.
Personal information collected by
Konami is stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public and
is only accessible by authorized employees. We also have security measures in place to
protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control (i.e., maintain
data quality). Before we allow web users to access their personal information, for
example, we verify their identity by prompting them to submit information such as their
login name and password.
In addition, we take reasonable steps to ensure that third parties to whom we transfer
personal information--for such purposes as co-sponsoring a special promotion--provide
sufficient protection of such personal data.
How do I ask a question or file a complaint?
If you have any questions, complaints or comments regarding our Privacy Policy
Statement or practices, please contact us via email at webinfo@konami.com or by regular
mail at:
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Attention: Website Administrator
2381 Rosecrans Ave Suite #200
El Segundo, CA 90245
You can also contact ESRB Privacy Online directly at www.esrb.org/privacy/contact.jsp
or at:
ESRB Privacy Online
Attn.: Director, Privacy Online
317 Madison Avenue, 22 Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 759-0700
privacy@esrb.org
By using this site, you signify your assent to the Konami Online Privacy Policy. If you do
not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use this site. We reserve the right to make
changes to this Policy. If we make a material change to this Privacy Policy, we will notify
you by posting the change on this site or in this Privacy Policy and, if necessary, give you
additional choices regarding such change. Please check back from time to time to ensure
you aware of these changes. Your continued use of this site will signify your acceptance
of these changes.
Our current Privacy Policy can be viewed at:
http://www.konami.com/edealinv/servlet/ExecMacro?nurl=control/Privacy.vm&ctl_nbr=
3810