We are committed to providing an entertaining, and safe website, specifically for children. We are dedicated to safeguarding any personal information received by us and to helping parents and children learn how to exercise control over their personal information while using Club Time Machine. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we use your personal information. This Privacy Policy forms part of the Terms of Use which you agreed to by using this website. By using this website and Club Time Machine, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

 

The www.clubtimemachine.com website and Club Time Machine are operated by vWorld Corporation Ltd and its affiliates (separately or jointly referred to as vWorld). vWorld Corporation Ltd, The Netherlands, is the data controller of your personal data in accordance with the applicable data protection legislation. This website complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") of the U.S. which requires that we inform parents and legal guardians about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information from children under 13 years of age and requires that we obtain the consent of parents (or, where appropriate, guardians) so that children under 13 years of age can use certain features of the website.

 

  1. Personal data we collect
    In order to provide you access to Club Time Machine, we need to process some of your personal data, like your name, date of birth, your gender, your e-mail address, country of residence, your IP-address, your Hoovername and your password. If you are younger than 18 years old, we also need the e-mail address of your parent or your legal guardian. For a paid membership, we need to collect some financial information from a parent or guardian. You warrant that all information that is submitted to us is truthful and accurate, and that you will maintain the accuracy of such information. vWorld will not require a child to disclose more information than is reasonably necessary to participate in an activity as a condition to participate.
  2. For which purposes do we use your personal data?
    We will use your personal data to send you or your parent an e-mail to activate your Club Time Machine account and to provide you with the information or services that you have requested. We may also use your personal data to inform you of the Gold Nuggets and/or Gold Bars that your have purchased or earned. With your consent, we may use your e-mail address to send you a periodical newsletter with news regarding Club Time Machine. Moreover, we may use your data to manage this website, track usage and to improve the possibilities of Club Time Machine. Your IP address is recorded for security and monitoring purposes.



    We may also use your personal information to inform you of the termination of your Club Time Machine Account. Upon termination of your membership, we will retain your personal data in our database during a period of maximum 12 months. Your data will then be used to check any open invoices, or to respond to questions that you may have. Thereafter your personal data will be removed from our database.
  3. Financial information
    If you decide to purchase a Gold membership for you or your child, additional information will be required at the time of purchase, like your bank account number or credit card number. That information will be transmitted to the relevant financial institutions for the purpose of processing payments to be made to us. That information is safeguarded with extremely high, bank-level security and it will never be used for any other purposes.
  4. Who may have access to your personal data?
    Under COPPA, parents have the option to consent to collection of their children's personal data without consenting to the disclosure of that information to third parties. We may instruct third party agents to perform services on our behalf in respect of the processing of your personal data for purposes of, and for administration relating to, the child?s use of the website. Such third parties have agreed to maintain the confidentiality and security of the information. For security reasons and to ensure a safe environment for children, we also make use of Moderators who will be monitoring the use of Club Time Machine. We will not disclose your personal information to any other third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (a) in order to conform to legal requirements; (b) to enforce the Terms of Use; (c) to protect your vital interests; (d) to protect vWorld?s business or reputation; (e) for required institutional risk control; or (f) for resolving disputes, inquiries or complaints with respect to your use of the website. We also reserve the right to transfer your personal information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale of vWorld or substantially all of its assets to that successor in interest.
  5. Parental access to child's personal data
    Parents and guardians of participating children can access, correct and delete the personal data in their child?s personal data profile by contacting us using the information appearing at the bottom of this Policy.
  6. E-cards and invitations to non-members
    You or your child can send your friends e-cards. You can also invite your friend to join Club Time Machine by sending invitation e-mails via our automated invitation system. We will use the e-mail addresses of your friends only for sending them your e-cards and invitations. We do not sell these e-mail addresses or use them for any other purposes.
  7. Use of cookies
    We use cookies to passively store information about your use of the website, including your preferences and other session information. A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer. You may be able to configure your browser to accept or reject all or some cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set. However, you must enable cookies in order to use most features of this website.
  8. Hyperlinks
    Our website may contain hyperlinks to websites of others. We are neither accountable for the content of these websites nor for the privacy policies of and the use of cookies on these websites.
  9. Security
    We have security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. These include a firewall to prevent unauthorized access to our systems. Although we will exercise reasonable care in providing secure transmission of information between your computer and our systems, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information transmitted to us or by us over the internet.
  10. Revisions
    This Privacy Policy may be modified, without further notice, from time to time. If we make changes, we will post them and will indicate the policy's new effective date. We advise you to review this Privacy Policy regularly to ensure you are updated to any changes.


If you have questions or concerns about the processing of your personal data, please contact us at:

 

vWorld Corporation North America
45 Main Street, Suite 502
Brooklyn, NY 11201
info@vworldcorp.com

 

E-mail: info @ vworldcorp.com Telehone: 646-797-3143
Telehone, international callers: +1 646-797-3143

 

More information about COPPA: http://www.coppa.org

 

This Privacy Policy is effective as of October 1st, 2008.