Disclaimer, Privacy Policy, and Legal Notice

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Limitation of Liability

The content of the Playworld-Online.com website has been created with the utmost care and to the best of our knowledge. However, the provider Playworld-Online.com makes no warranty for the timeliness, completeness, or accuracy of the information provided on these pages.

As a service provider, Playworld-Online.com is responsible under § 7 (1) TMG for its own content and the information provided on these pages under general law. However, according to §§ 8 to 10 TMG, we are not obligated to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information. Content will be removed or blocked as soon as a specific legal infringement becomes known. Liability is only possible from the time we become aware of such a violation.

External Links

Playworld-Online.com contains so-called “external links” (links to other websites) over which we have no control. Therefore, Playworld-Online.com assumes no responsibility for these contents.
The respective provider of the linked website is responsible for the accuracy of the information provided. At the time of linking, no legal violations were apparent. If any legal infringement becomes known, the link will be removed immediately.

Basic Information

This privacy policy aims to inform users of Playworld-Online.com about the nature, scope, and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by the website operator admin[@]playworld-online.com.

Playworld-Online.com takes your privacy very seriously and treats your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal regulations. Due to new technologies and the continuous development of Playworld-Online.com, changes to this privacy policy may be made, so we recommend reading the policy periodically.

Definitions of the terms used (e.g., “personal data” or “processing”) can be found in Art. 4 GDPR.

Access Data

We, the website operator or the site provider, collect data based on our legitimate interest (see Art. 6 (1) lit. f. GDPR) about access to the website and store this data as “server log files” on the website’s server. The following data is logged:

  • Visited website
  • Time at the moment of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/reference from which you arrived at the page
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • IP address used

The server log files are stored for a few days at most and then deleted. Data storage is for security reasons, e.g., to clarify cases of misuse. If data must be retained for evidence purposes, they are exempt from deletion until the incident is finally resolved.

Analytics & Cookies

Playworld-Online.com uses cookies for pseudonymized reach measurement, which are transmitted from our server or the server of third parties to the user’s browser. Cookies are small files that are stored on your device. Your browser accesses these files. The use of cookies increases the usability and security of this website.

Common browsers offer the option not to allow cookies. Note: There is no guarantee that you will be able to access all the functions of this website without restrictions if you make such settings.

Collection and Processing of Personal Data

Playworld-Online.com collects, uses, and discloses your personal data only if this is permitted by law or if you consent to the collection of such data.

Personal data includes all information used to identify your person, such as your name and email address when signing up for our forum.

You can also visit Playworld-Online.com without providing personal information. However, to improve our online service, we store (without personal reference) your access data to this website. These access data include, for example, the file you requested or the name of your Internet service provider. The anonymization of the data means it cannot be traced back to you personally.

Note: When registering for our Casino Forum, data such as your email address and username will be stored.

Handling Contact Information

If you contact Playworld-Online.com through the available contact options, your information will be stored so that it can be used to process and respond to your inquiry. This information will not be disclosed to third parties without your consent.

Handling Comments and Posts

If you leave a comment or post on Playworld-Online.com, your IP address will be saved. This is done based on our legitimate interests under Art. 6 (1) lit. f. GDPR and serves the security of the website operator: If your comment violates applicable law, we may be held liable, so we have an interest in the author’s identity.

Google Analytics

This website uses, based on our legitimate interests for the optimization and analysis of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f. GDPR, the service “Google Analytics,” provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). The service (Google Analytics) uses “cookies” – text files stored on your device. The information collected by the cookies is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google LLC complies with European data protection law and is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

This website uses IP anonymization. The IP address of users is truncated within member states of the EU and the European Economic Area and in the other contracting states of the agreement. Only in exceptional cases is the IP address first sent unabridged to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. The user’s IP address transmitted by the browser will not be merged with other data from Google.

In the framework of the agreement on the order data processing, which we have with the Google Inc., the latter uses the information collected to evaluate website usage and website activity and provide services associated with internet use.

The data collected by Google on our behalf is used to evaluate the use of our online offering by individual users, for example, to create reports on the activity on the website and to improve our online offering.

You have the option to prevent the storage of cookies on your device by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. There is no guarantee that you will be able to access all functions of this website without restrictions if your browser does not allow cookies.

Additionally, you can prevent the transmission of the information collected by cookies (including your IP address) to Google Inc. and its use by Google Inc. by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Further information on data usage by Google Inc. can be found here:

 

Disclaimer, Privacy Policy

Our portal provides news, information, and services for national readers worldwide. You are currently on the website version that is exclusively intended for readers outside of Germany.

Limitation of Liability

The content of the website Playworld-Online.com has been created with the utmost care and to the best of our knowledge. Nevertheless, the provider Playworld-Online.com assumes no liability for the currentness, completeness, and accuracy of the provided pages and content.

As a service provider of Playworld-Online.com in accordance with § 7 Abs. 1 TMG, we are responsible for our own content and information provided on these pages under general laws; according to §§ 8 to 10 TMG, however, we are not obligated to monitor the transmitted or stored foreign information. Removal or blocking of this content will occur immediately upon knowledge of a specific legal infringement. Liability is only possible from the time of knowledge acquisition.

External Links

Playworld-Online.com contains so-called “external links” (links to other websites) over which we have no influence on the content. For this reason, Playworld-Online.com cannot assume any liability for these contents.
The respective provider of the linked website is responsible for the content and accuracy of the provided information. No legal violations were recognizable at the time of linking. If such a legal infringement becomes known, the link will be removed immediately.

Basics

This privacy policy is intended to inform users of Playworld-online.com about the nature, scope, and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by the website operator admin[@]playworld-online.com.

Playworld-Online.com takes your privacy very seriously and treats your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal provisions. Since new technologies and the constant development of Playworld-Online.com can lead to changes in this privacy policy, we recommend that you read the privacy policy at regular intervals.

Definitions of the terms used (e.g., “personal data” or “processing”) can be found in Art. 4 GDPR.

Access Data

We, the website operator or page provider, collect data about accesses to the website based on our legitimate interest (see Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f. GDPR) and store these as “server log files” on the server of the website. The following data is logged:

  • Visited website
  • Time of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/reference from which you accessed the page
  • Used browser
  • Used operating system
  • Used IP address

The server log files are stored for a maximum of a few days and then deleted. The storage of the data is for security reasons, for example, to clarify cases of misuse. If data needs to be retained for evidentiary reasons, they are exempt from deletion until the incident is fully resolved.

Range Measurement & Cookies

Playworld-Online.com uses cookies for pseudonymized range measurement, which are transmitted either by our server or the server of third parties to the user’s browser. Cookies are small files that are stored on your device. Your browser accesses these files. The use of cookies increases the user-friendliness and security of this website.

Common browsers offer the setting option to not allow cookies. Note: It is not guaranteed that you can access all functions of this website without restrictions if you make the corresponding settings.

Collection and Processing of Personal Data

Playworld-Online.com only collects, uses, and discloses your personal data if this is permitted by law or you consent to the data collection.

Personal data refers to any information that serves to identify you and can be traced back to you—such as your name and your email address when registering in our forum.

You can also visit Playworld-Online.com without providing any personal information. However, to improve our online offerings, we store (without personal reference) your access data to this website. This access data includes, for example, the file you requested or the name of your Internet provider. Due to the anonymization of the data, no conclusions can be drawn about you.

Note: Through our Casino Forum, data such as email address and your username will be stored upon registration.

Handling of Contact Data

If you contact us at Playworld-Online.com through the contact options provided, your details will be stored so that they can be referred to for processing and answering your inquiry. Without your consent, this data will not be passed on to third parties.

Handling of Comments and Posts

If you leave a post or comment on Playworld-Online.com, your IP address will be stored. This is done due to our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f. GDPR and serves the security of us as the website operator: because if your comment violates applicable law, we can be held liable for it, which is why we have an interest in the identity of the comment or post author.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics due to our legitimate interests in optimizing and analyzing our online offerings in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f. GDPR, a service provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). The service (Google Analytics) uses “cookies” – text files that are stored on your device. The information collected by cookies is usually sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google LLC complies with European data protection law and is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

On this website, IP anonymization is activated. The IP address of the users is shortened within the member states of the EU and the European Economic Area and in other contracting states of the agreement. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address initially transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Due to this shortening, the personal reference of your IP address is omitted. The IP address transmitted by your browser will not be merged with other data stored by Google.

As part of the order data processing agreement that we as website operators have concluded with Google Inc., this uses the collected information to evaluate website usage and website activity and provides related services.

The data collected by Google on our behalf is used to evaluate the use of our online offerings by individual users, for example, to create reports on website activity in order to improve our online offerings.

You have the option to prevent the storage of cookies on your device by making the appropriate settings in your browser. It is not guaranteed that you can access all functions of this website without restrictions if your browser does not allow cookies.

Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of the data generated by cookies (including your IP address) by Google Inc. and the use of this data by Google Inc. through a browser plugin. The following link will direct you to the corresponding plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Here you will find more information on data usage by Google Inc.:

Use of Facebook Social Media Plugins

Due to our legitimate interest in the analysis, optimization, and operation of our online offerings (according to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), Playworld-Online.com uses the Facebook social plugin operated by Facebook Inc. (1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA). The integrations can be recognized by the Facebook logo or the terms “Like,” “Gefällt mir,” and “Share” in Facebook’s colors (blue and white). Information on all Facebook plugins can be found at the following link: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

Facebook Inc. complies with European data protection law and is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active.

The plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook servers. The website operator has no influence over the nature and extent of the data transmitted to the servers of Facebook Inc. Information on this can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084.

The plugin informs Facebook Inc. that you, as a user, have visited this website. It is possible that your IP address will be stored. If you are logged into your Facebook account while visiting this website, the mentioned information will be linked with your account.

If you use the features of the plugin—such as sharing or liking a post—the corresponding information will also be transmitted to Facebook Inc.

If you wish to prevent Facebook Inc. from linking this data to your Facebook account, please log out of Facebook before visiting this website and delete any stored cookies. Through your Facebook profile, you can make further settings for data processing for advertising purposes or object to the use of your data for advertising purposes. You can access the settings here:

  • Profile settings on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen
  • Cookie opt-out page of the US website: http://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2#!/
  • Cookie opt-out page of the European website: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1#!/

What data Facebook collects, for what purpose, and to what extent it processes data, as well as what rights and settings you have to protect your privacy can be read in Facebook’s privacy policy. You can find this here: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Newsletter Subscription

Playworld-Online.com offers a newsletter in which we inform you about current events and offers. If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter, you must provide a valid email address. By subscribing to the newsletter, you agree to receive the newsletter and the described procedures.

The newsletter is sent by the shipping service provider of our server and is protected from third-party access and forwarding to third parties.

Revocation and Termination: You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time and thus cancel the newsletter subscription. After your cancellation, your personal data will be deleted. Your consent to the newsletter dispatch will expire simultaneously. At the end of each newsletter, you will find the link to unsubscribe.

Deletion of Data

Unless your request conflicts with a legal obligation to retain data (e.g., data retention), you have the right to deletion of your data. Data stored by us will be deleted if they are no longer necessary for their purpose and there are no legal retention periods. If deletion cannot be carried out because the data is required for permissible legal purposes, the processing of the data will be restricted. In this case, the data will be locked and not processed for other purposes.

Right to Object

Users of Playworld-Online.com can exercise their right to object and oppose the processing of their personal data at any time.

If you wish to request correction, blocking, deletion, or information about the personal data stored about you or if you have questions regarding the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, or if you wish to revoke consents granted, please contact us at the following email address: admin[@]playworld-online.com.