ALIEN ABDUCTION GAME at AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca™
in association with Mac’s Convenience Stores and MyMacs.ca™
GENERAL PRIVACY POLICY
September 2010
Q: What is a Privacy Policy?
A: It is a document that discloses how we collect, protect, share and use the information you provide to us and is intended for residents of Canada (excluding Quebec). Once you register with us, we do not share your information.
Q: How does AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca collect and use my Personally Identifying Information?
A: AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca does not collect your Personally Identifying Information. AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca requires you to have an account at MyMacs.ca.
Q: Why is MyMacs.ca collecting Personally Identifying Information for the Alien Abduction Game at AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca?
A: The Alien Abduction Game is a contest presented by MyMacs.ca where players compete to win prizes. You must have a MyMacs.ca account to participate.
Q: How does MyMacs.ca collect and use my Personally Identifying Information?
A: Please refer to the Privacy Policy at MyMacs.ca for details about Personally Identifying Information that is collected on the MyMacs.ca website.
Q: What is the purpose of collecting your information, what information is collected and how is AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca collecting it?
A: The Purpose of the information collected by AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca is to "establish and maintain responsible commercial relations with our customers and provide ongoing service with respect to the Alien Abduction Game contest and/or game and/or promotion". AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca identifies you via your MyMacs.ca account name and user ID. This information is provided by MyMacs.ca via “Cookie.” Your MyMacs.ca account is required to track your score during the contest. Prize winners are determined by scores as tracked on AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca. Once identified, winners will be contacted via the Personally Identifying Information stored within their MyMacs.ca account. AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca collects some information about you using technology, so it may not be obvious to you that it is being collected. Such as, when you come to the site, your IP address is recognized and collected so we know where to send information you request. IP addresses are associated with the place or computer from where you access the Internet like your Internet Service Provider (ISP), company or school. The information is collected through technology to make the AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca site more useful and interesting for you. None of that information identifies you personally and we usually will not combine the information collected through technology with your Personal Information. We may combine this technology information with your personal information to identify a user in order to enforce compliance with rules or service terms to protect our service(s), Members, Guests, site(s) or others.
Q: What is a Cookie and How is it Used?
A: Cookie is a piece of information that a Web site will send to your computer when you are at that site. This information allows the site to remember necessary information that makes your use of that site more convenient. MyMacs.ca, AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca and other Internet sites use Cookies for a number of reasons such as to remember items selected for your own customizable start pages, to remember items in a shopping cart for purchase and to ensure kids do not enter prohibited areas. You may choose to have your computer warn you every time a cookie is being sent, accept cookies for only the originating site or you can choose to disable all cookies. You can do this through your browser (such as Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc.) settings and should view your browser Help menu to find the correct way of modifying these settings. If you choose to turn Cookies off, you will not have access to many site features that make your experience and participation more efficient and other services may simply not work.
Q: Does AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca share your information with other organizations or companies?
A: No. As necessary, we will only share your information for security and technical purposes.
EXTERNAL LINKS
AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca may contain links to other websites. We are of course not responsible for the privacy practices of other web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca.
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST IN THE PROTECTION & SECURITY AND SAFETY OF OUR MEMBERS AND GUESTS
We will give out Personal Information in compliance with any legal action such as a court order, to enforce our Terms of Service, site, game or contest uses; or to protect the safety and security of our Members and Guests.
Q: What Choices do I have about the collection, use and sharing of my information?
A: It is possible for you to browse AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca site without giving out any Personal Information but you will not be able to play the Alien Abduction Game nor will you be able to participate in the contest. You must also have a MyMacs.ca account to participate. You do have ways to limit the information collected through technology. However, some of the features of the site(s) may not work properly if you decide to do this.
Q: What types of security does AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca provide?
A: We take technical, physical, contractual and administrative security steps to protect our Members and Guests as the security of that Personal Information is of the highest concern to us. Also, there are things that you can do to help protect your information such as, never give out your ID or password. This information is used to access and change all of your account information. Remember to sign out of your account and close the browser window when you are done surfing so other users are not able to access your information.
Q: How will I access my Member Account information?
A: All of your Member Account information is stored on and managed via the MyMacs.ca website.
Q: Who can I contact with concerns or questions about this Privacy Policy?
A: For further assistance:
Send an email with comments, concerns or questions through the “Contact Us” section of the MyMacs.ca web site and to the attention of: AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca Privacy Officer; OR
Write via regular mail to MyMacs.ca to:
Mac's Convenience Stores Inc.
#119, 807 42nd Ave SE
Calgary, Alberta
T2G 1Y8
Attention: AlienAbduction.MyMacs.ca Privacy Officer