The Privacy Policy represents an ongoing concern for KWEST, trading under the name "explorz," and companies affiliated with it (mother company, subsidiaries, etc.) (hereinafter referred to as KWEST) in ensuring the protection of the private lives of users of the services described hereinafter in view of current regulations and in particular, Law 78-17 of January 6, 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedom. The current Privacy Policy is an integral part of the Terms and Conditions of Use governing the games and software applications provided by KWEST, trading under the name "explorz," in particular via third-party social network platforms (hereinafter referred to as “Platforms”), including all content, all services and all features accessed via these games and software applications (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Services”).
In particular, the current Privacy Policy aims to inform you of the general policy implemented by KWEST, operating under the brand name "explorz," in terms of protecting personal data collected and processed as a result of using the Services governed by the aforementioned Terms and Conditions of Use. By accessing and/or using the Services, you explicitly accept the terms of this Privacy Policy and, as a consequence, agree to the gathering, retaining, using and divulging of your personal data, as described herein.
You are hereby advised that the Privacy Policy can be modified by KWEST at any time. With this in mind, by continuing to use and/or access the Services after the last-modified date of any changes, you will be deemed to have accepted these changes as modified. You are therefore invited to regularly consult the Privacy Policy to ensure you are up-to-date with any potential changes.
Data collected by KWEST via the Platforms: The data collected and processed are willingly supplied by you to KWEST through the Platforms by agreeing to access and use the Services from these Platforms. This includes, but is not limited to, your name, profile photo, gender, your network(s), username, the user ID numbers of your friends and/or people belonging to your network(s), and other information supplied by you to all users of the Platforms. Specifically, for registration and access as per Article 1 of our Terms, you are required to provide your phone number, which is used to send you a validation code via SMS. This code validates your registration and ensures a secure connection for each use, as no password is required.
Furthermore, for the purposes of enhancing the Explorz gameplay experience as detailed in Article 2 of our Terms, KWEST requires access to your geolocation. This is essential for displaying the surrounding map, allowing you to discover nearby collector points and treasures. The geolocation data is strictly used for this purpose and is not shared with third parties. You may also choose to allow background location tracking; this data is only used to improve the game experience and is collected only when you move.
Data collected by KWEST directly: In addition to the above, KWEST may collect data directly from you when you utilize specific features within the Services which require online payment, such as your telephone number, in compliance with current regulations in force. Participation in promotional events implies your full and complete agreement to the collection, storage, and processing of any personal data you supply. Furthermore, when you contact KWEST directly via its support service, we may collect and store additional personal data such as your contact details, user ID number, and information related to your use of the Services. KWEST may also collect aggregate data for optimizing the level of Services, which may include your IP address, browser type, and browsing and connection data.
KWEST collects, stores and processes your personal data with the aim of enabling you to access and use its Services effectively. Data collected from the Platforms and/or directly from you enable in particular the better administration and improvement of the Services, communication between users of the Services, the supply of technical support and efficient responses to user requests, proper application of the Terms and Conditions of Use, which govern KWEST Services, communication about new and current Services along with promotional offers, the analysis of user traffic trends and the collection of statistical data or even the targeting of advertising content that may appear on our Services. When you receive promotional communications on behalf of KWEST, you will have the opportunity to put and end to them by following the unsubscribe instructions contained in the communication itself.
When KWEST must share your data with commercial partners, suppliers, service providers and in particular, technical service providers, resellers and buyers, with the aim of providing Services, resolving functionality problems of Services, communicating with users of the Services or with a view to providing advertising and promotional information related to Services; in particular, KWEST supplies your data to third parties that provide services on their behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email campaign processing, the hosting of Services and the processing of certain marketing activities for its Services; KWEST may communicate your data in applying a law, regulation or in accordance with a decision from an appropriate regulating or legal authority or, if it proves necessary, with the aim of safeguarding its rights and interests; KWEST will be authorized to transfer your data in compliance with article 10 of the present regulations in the event of a change of control of KWEST or a cessation of all or part of its activities.
When you have given prior agreement to the sharing and/or divulging of your data, including by features offered on the Platforms; We would like to draw your attention in particular to the fact that by using certain KWEST Services via the Platforms, other users of these Services will be able to view your user profile for these Platforms. This profile may enable other users to obtain information associated with this profile made public by you. KWEST cannot be held liable in this regard. The settings for information associated with your profile are your responsibility. KWEST does not share your personal data with third-party advertisers for marketing purposes unless you have provided prior consent for it. Nevertheless, it should be noted that advertisers may obtain personal data which relates to you from your user profile on the Platforms or from other public sources. In the same way, KWEST shall not be held responsible in this regard. On the other hand, KWEST may use and share certain non-personal technical or aggregate data relating to the browsing of Services users with certain third parties. Please refer to article 7 for a few examples of browsing data. KWEST may allow advertisers to collect this type of technical or aggregate data using certain technology such as cookies and to do so in order to be able to offer targeted advertising within the more general context of personalizing your user experience. The gathering, processing and divulging of such anonymous data shall not be subject to the restrictions cited in the current privacy policy.
KWEST does its absolute best to protect your personal data and therefore to limit the risk of any loss, deterioration or incorrect use of it. As such, when you enter sensitive information such as a credit card number or password while using our Services, we encode said information using the “SSL” cryptographic protocol (for more information about SSL, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer). In spite of the security measures undertaken, KWEST shall not guarantee the transporting and integrity of data transmitted to third parties through the Services (for example, when buying Physical and Virtual Products) and cannot be held liable in this regard. You accept in particular the limits and risks inherent to using the Internet and you promise as of now to take all preventive measures available to you to safeguard the privacy of your personal data (including any potential account passwords required to use the Services).
Your personal data is stored with the host identified in the Legal Section and are held for the period of time necessary for carrying out the aforementioned purposes. Beyond this period of time, they will be kept exclusively for statistical purposes and will not be used in any other way whatsoever.
Within the context of facilitating your access and use of the Services, of personalizing this access and use and also of enabling us to manage the advertising which may be viewed from our Services, you are advised that KWEST is likely to apply an automatic tracking procedure (cookie). A cookie does not enable you to be identified. On the other hand, it records information relating to your computer’s browsing of sites from where you have accessed the Services and other associated areas (pages you have viewed, the date and time of viewing, etc.) that we will be able to read during your subsequent visits. However, you can opt to turn off “Cookies” by configuring your browser according to the instructions indicated on the Wikihow website here: http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser’s-Cookies. Please note that configuring your browser in this way may change the quality of the Services.
The Services may contain links to third-party websites. Likewise, certain Services content (advertising related or otherwise) may be hosted with third parties. Finally, within the context of certain Services features requiring online payment, you may be asked to use secure payment tools provided by third-party companies. KWEST cannot be held liable for practices relating to the collection, storage and processing of personal data by these third parties and/or the content of their websites. You warrant KWEST against any complaint, action and procedure initiated in this regard. If you have any questions about the use of your personal data by these third parties, you should refer to their applicable privacy policies and contact the third-party companies directly.
KWEST reserves the right to transfer your personal data in the event of a change of control or the cessation of all or part of its activities, in particular through acquisition or merger with another company. In such a case, KWEST will use all means to warn users of any such transfer and if applicable, any change affecting the Privacy Policy.
The Services offered by KWEST are not intended for children under 13. Anyone under 13 should not use the Services. With this in mind, KWEST does not willingly collect personal data from children under 13. All the same, if the collection of such data is brought to the attention of KWEST, we will take all useful measures possible to delete the corresponding data.
In compliance with legal provisions, you have a general right to access, edit and delete your personal data which have been collected pursuant to your access to and/or use of the Services. Regarding data collected via the Platforms in particular, you can access and edit such data directly from the personal area available to you on these Platforms. If you have no personal area, you should refer to the Platforms’ access and editing policy.
If you have any questions about KWEST’ Services or Privacy Policy, feel free to contact us via email at [email protected].