This privacy policy applies to your use of the mobile game Sparky (“Application”) and the Sparky website at www.sparkygame.com (“Website”), (collectively the “Services”), developed by High Q Technology LLC (“Company”). The scope of this policy is limited to information collected or received by the Company through your use of the Services. The Company is not responsible for the actions of third parties, the content of their sites, or the use of information you provide to them. Any link to third party sites does not constitute sponsorship of, or affiliation with, those parties.
The Application and Website do not require an account or registration. You may provide contact information including your name, email address or phone number when communicating with us about the Services. Information you provide may be used to contact you with important information, required notices, and marketing promotions.
The Application and Website may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of device you use, your device’s unique device ID, the IP address of your device, your operating system, the type of internet browsers you use, and information about the way you use the Application and/or Website. This information may be used to understand how the Services are used and make improvements to the Services.
The Application and Website do not collect precise information about your location.
The Company may share your information with third parties in the following ways:
We may work with analytics companies to help us understand how the Application and Website are being used, such as the frequency and duration of usage. We work with advertisers and third party advertising networks, who need to know how you interact with advertising provided in the Application and Website. Advertisers and advertising networks use some of the information collected by the Application, including, but not limited to, the unique identification ID of your mobile device and/or your mobile telephone number. These third parties may also obtain anonymous information about other applications you’ve downloaded to your mobile device, the mobile websites you visit, your non-precise location information (e.g., your zip code), and other non-precise location information in order to help analyze and serve anonymous targeted advertising in the Application, Website, and elsewhere. We may also share encrypted versions of information you have provided in order to enable our partners to append other available information about you for analysis or advertising related use.
The Website uses Google Analytics. You can read about how Google collects and uses data here:
The Application uses Flurry Analytics and Advertising from Yahoo. You can read about how Yahoo collects and uses data here:
If you’d like to opt-out from third party use of this type of information, please read the section entitled "Opt Out" below.
The Website or third parties we have partnered with may use “cookies.” Cookies are small text files placed on a device when the device is used to visit the Website. Cookies may be placed on devices to personalize the experience on the Website, tell us which parts of the Website people have visited, help measure the effectiveness of ads and searches, and give insights into user behavior to improve our communications and products.
There are multiple opt-out options for users of the Application and the Website.
You may opt out of all information collection by the Application by uninstalling the Application. You may use the standard uninstall processes as may be available as part of your mobile device or via the mobile application marketplace or network.
You may opt out from the use of information for analytics or targeted advertising by third party analytics and advertising companies.
You may disable the use of cookies on the Website by configuring your browser to disable cookies. Check with your browser vendor for information on how to disable cookies. Some features of the Website may not be available if cookies are disabled.
We do not use the Application or Website to knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should contact us. We will delete such information from our files within a reasonable time.
We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you services, contact us. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
We are concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information. We provide physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information we process and maintain. For example, we limit access to this information to authorized employees and contractors who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our Application and/or Website. Please be aware that, although we endeavor provide reasonable security for information we process and maintain, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches.
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. We will notify you of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy here. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes, as continued use is deemed approval of all changes.
By using the Application and/or Website, you are consenting to our processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us. “Processing,” means using cookies on a computer/hand held device or using or touching information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining and disclosing information, all of which activities will take place in the United States. If you reside outside the United States your information will be transferred, processed and stored under United States privacy standards.
If you have any questions regarding privacy while using the Application and/or Website, or have questions about our practices, please contact us.