Last Updated: Thu Dec 29, 2016 17:46 PM
This Privacy Policy supersedes any prior lottery.us privacy policy, and is a part of lottery.us's Terms of Service. By using lottery.us you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service and you represent that you have the legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement. Minors and children should not use lottery.us without the permission of a parent or guardian.
Your privacy is important to lottery.us, a news and information website owned and operated by Games Inc.. At lottery.us we don't ask for information we don't need and we try to treat your privacy as we'd want our own privacy to be treated. This document describes the information we collect and how it's used and shared.
By using lottery.us, you consent to our privacy policy. If you do not agree to any part of this privacy policy, please exit lottery.us immediately.
Games Inc. reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change this Privacy Policy under which lottery.us is offered to you; at any time, for any reason or no reason, without specific notice to you, or obligation to notify you. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of lottery.us after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change. Games Inc. encourages you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of our updates, and to keep a copy of the Privacy Policy for later reference. The user is cautioned to check this Privacy policy before logging onto or otherwise using lottery.us. Note that the date this privacy policy was last modified will be posted at or near the top of this document. A “Change Log” will be posted at or near the end of this document.
We collect anonymous data from every lottery.us visitor so that we can improve the speed, responsiveness and reliability of lottery.us.
We check what web pages were requested, what was sent back to you (# of bytes), what browser was used (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Konquerer,...), the date/time the request was made (timestamp), the language used (English, French, German)...
Again, so we can improve the speed and reliability of lottery.us.
We collect your IP address and, if possible, your real world location.
None.
No. We use 'Local Storage' items. Unlike cookies, 'Local Storage' items aren't automatically sent over the Internet with each web page request. The way we use 'Local Storage', the information stored never leaves your device. Our code just retrieves the information and uses it for site navigation or to redisplay a saved Keno, Bingo, or other card. Our use of 'Local Storage' maintains your privacy.
Please review our Cookie Policy by clicking here. Our Cookie Policy will explain in detail what 'Local Storage' items are created, and how they are used.
A quick animation overview of what 'Local Storage' items we store and how they are used can be viewed by clicking here.
'Local Storage' items stored on your computer help us retrieve and display the last set of lottery results you requested.
Knowing what information is most requested allows us to increase the responsiveness (i.e., speed) of our website.
We use web services offered by large companies with good reputations. Companies such as Google, Amazon, Akamai, Rackspace, Godaddy, United Internet AG, and Verizon. These companies have large security teams and better physical security then we could manage on our own.
All the information transferred to and from your computer and lottery.us is encyrpted.
We don't store any information not related to improving performance (# of bytes transferred, browser used, etc.).
We don't store any of the information we placed on your device in 'Local Storage'. See Cookie Policy:Table of Cookies.
We don't use nor store information about any links you've clicked on.
For purposes unknown, in the early morning hours, my home was broken into repeatedly. To ensure that no malicious software will make its way onto your device. We printed our software code on paper. Then on a virgin computer, the software was retyped. During this process, and to this day, the computers and backup media are stored in a heavy, expensive safe, in secured commercial office space.
No.
Except for the links found in the Terms of Service documents themselves, there are no third party links. These Terms of Service document links lead to other companies that have their own terms of service policies. Games Inc. and lottery.us are in no way responsible for what takes place at these other companies and websites. That said, the links in our Terms of Services documents are all to reputable companies.
If you experience any problems with other companies or websites we've linked to, please email us describing the problems you've encountered.
There is currently no third party advertising and we do not share any information with any third parties.
In the future, certain services made available via lottery.us may be delivered by third party sites and organizations. By using any product, service, or functionality originating from the lottery.us domain, you hereby acknowledge and consent that Games Inc. may share such information and data with any third party with whom Games Inc. has a contractual relationship to provide the requested product, service, or functionality on behalf of lottery.us users and customers.
If Games Inc., or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the event that Games Inc. goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Games Inc. may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
We don't ask for nor store personal information.
We don't explicitly ask your preferences.
We do automatically save the 'Local Storage' items referred to previously. 'Local Storage' data helps us to remember information you previously asked for and helps us remember how you wanted that information displayed. Apart from setting a 'Candy' theme background preference by selecting a menu item, it's all automatic and the user has no involvement with the process.
Please also visit our Cookie Policy section establishing what information we collect in 'Local Storage', how the information is used, and how you can disable, remove, and opt-out of lottery.us 'Local Storage' items.
Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website at Terms.
We don't send emails.
We don't collect personally identifiable information about individual consumers.
lottery.us is not directed at children under 13 and we don't collect personal information from children.
There are none. Currently, we just display lottery results.
The laws of the state of of the State of Nevada govern this agreement1.
You (a) consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located in the state of courts in Nevada in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement (i.e., this Privacy Policy); (b) you agree to waive any objection you might have to jurisdiction or venue of such forums or that the forum is inconvenient; and (c) agree not to bring any such action in any other jurisdiction or venue to which you might be entitled by domicile or otherwise2.
The information stored in 'Local Storage' can be seen by anyone with physical access to your computer and your computer account. Or by malicious software possibly present on your computer. For example; a “keylogger” would be able to view and transmit the information. It's strongly recommended that the user have, at the very least, an active firewall and anti-virus program. While information is sent encrypted, powerful computers would be capable of eventually deciphering the information. However; there isn't much to be gained by anyone seeing the information and we wouldn't know why anyone would take the time and effort to do so.
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.
Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website at Terms.
We, Us – our company, Games Inc.
You – the users of our website, lottery.us
Browser – software program that allows you to easily access and display information found on the internet. Some popular browsers are Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Konquerer, …
Change Log – A list of the modifications made to this Privacy Policy.
Cookie – A small file consisting of a name-value pair (state=”ny”) that may be sent to your browser when you access one of our web pages. Your browser will place the file on your computer and then send us the file each and every time you request one of our web pages. Cookies allow us to automatically display your preferences and retrieve the information you last requested.
COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) –
Email (Electronic Mail) – Mail message that can be delivered using the internet.
Encryption – scrambling information so that it can not be read without proper authorization.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) – “A communications protocol for secure communications over a computer network”. Communication between your computer and lottery.us is encrypted using this protocol.
Geolocation – your real world location could be identified by your IP address, cellphone, GPS device, etc.
IP Address – All the devices (computers, printers, …) hooked up to the internet are assigned a numerical identifier that provides the same function as a mailing address. When you request the home page at Google your browser asks the internet's domain name system what IP address (64.233.169.147) is associated with google.com. Your browser then places both google's IP address (where you want the web page request sent) and your computer's IP address (the return address) into the internet's version of an envelope, one or more data packets. Google's IP address tells the linked computers on the internet where to route the request data packet(s). Google's computer then creates data packets that list your IP address as where it's home page should be sent. The linked computers on the internet use your IP address to route Google's home page back to your computer; where your browser reassembles and displays Google's home page to you.
Local storage – You can think of local storage as the latest and greatest way of storing cookies on your computer. Just like cookies, your browser stores key:value pairs, called local storage items, on your computer. However; unlike cookies, the key:value pairs stay on your computer. They are not automatically sent across the internet with a web page request. The key word is automatic because it would be possible for our program code to transmit a local storage item back to our web page server software. However; we just leave the information on you computer. It's just there to maintain your preferences, save your number combinations, and save information about the last request you made. So that you can come back to where you were when you last accessed lottery.us.
Name-Value pair – data representation used in the cookies we create to store your personal preferences. “state”=”ny”, “textsize”=”l”.
Privacy Policy – document that relates how a service provider collects and uses information (data) about its users3.
Server logs – file(s) containing history of web page requests at lottery.us. For each web page request the following information might be stored: client IP address, timestamp, web page requested, HTTP code, bytes served, user agent (i.e., the name of your browser), referrer (web page that hyperlinked to web page requested)4.
Terms of Service – document that sets out the rules that users have to follow when using a website or app5.
Website,Site – set of related web pages served from a single web domain6. For example; lottery.us.
None.
(Archived versions.)
If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below:
Games Inc.
12609 Magna Carta RD
Oak Hill, VA 20171
Effective Date: January 11th, 2016
Special thanks to automattic.com, docracy.com, freenetlaw.com, freeprivacypolicy.com, google.com , hawaiiesquire.com, and rocketlawyer.com for the “examples and tenants used to create this document” and in some cases the actual wording found in portions of this document.
Google is a trademark of Google, Inc.
1“Boilerplate Blurb: The Governing Law Clause” at hawaiiesquire.com
2“Boilerplate Blurb: The Jurisdiction Provision” at hawaiiesquire.wordpress.com
3“How to write a privacy policy” at docracy.com
5“How to write a privacy policy” at docracy.com