Privacy policy:

This is part of the 'terms' for use of this website.

We will assume that you have read this Privacy Policy and agreed to it if you continue to use this website. Furthermore, you are assumed to have given us the right to use your information in a way that is described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to having your information used as mentioned, you should stop using this site immediately. This Privacy Policy can be modified at any time by Spades13 without prior notice, as Spades13 reserves the right to do so at any time. Even after being informed of the changes, you will be assumed to have been in agreement and have accepted them if you continue to use the site.

Please note that Spades13 maintains the confidentiality of any information you share with us and takes all precautions to secure and protect your information. We ensure that any information you provide will remain confidential. Your information will never be shared, marketed or sold to any third parties.

Your name, contact number, address, email, and personal details, and any information relating to your use of the site, as well as the information you provide us will remain confidential, except for those specified in the Privacy Statement. It is important to note that in this Privacy Policy, 'You' or 'User' refers to any legal or natural person who has accessed Spades13. 'Your' is interpreted accordingly.

You need to provide us with the following information to subscribe to Spades13 and use the service therein:

• Username
• Password
• Valid Email ID

Please provide the below information if you wish to participate in any of the games or contests on Spades13:

• Name
• Date of Birth
• Nationality
• Contact Number in India
• Postal address in India
• PAN (as applicable)

Spades13 has explained clearly in this Privacy Policy how your personal details, including your first and last names, date of birth, gender, e-mail address, contact number, address, profession, industry, personal interests, are collected, used, guarded, and preserved. In addition to explaining how Spades13 may use all this information, this Privacy Policy also explains how it may use it. When you agree to this policy, you are granting Spades13 the right to use this information as outlined in this Privacy Statement.

Spades13 automatically collects certain information when you visit the site or login. These include:

• Your computer's address, browser type, and language
• Date and time when you visited Spades13
• and Spades13's address.

Emails

Email IDs and all/any attachments sent by you to Spades13 through email or feedback on its site are likely to be stored by Spades13. When you send notifications via the website, Spades13 may use your name/complete name and email address and display them. Your name and email address may be used to send you updates and offers, if any. You may stop receiving these emails at any time.

Make note that when you register with Spades13 you are accepting to receive emails from the authorized email IDs of the website as well as other users from the website via authorized email ID of Spades13. You also accept and acknowledge that when you use our referral program, you authorize us to send email to contacts on your behalf with the email ID displayed in the email being your email ID.

Cookies

• Cookies are small text files that have been capacitated to identify the browsers you use.
• These files are extracted onto your computer when you log into Spades13.
• These files help the server of Spades13 to identify your browser and provide for you a customized and enhanced overall experience on our site.
• The cookies are also utilized for authentication, management of game and the purpose of security.
• It should be understood that cookies are just to customize your experience, they do not have access to your computer, and they do not reveal your data or share the same with Spades13 There could be instances when advertisers advertising on Spades13 site may assign cookies.
• These cookies would be extracted when you click an advertisement on the site.
• Almost all browsers used to browse the web accept the cookies automatically.

Internet Protocol (IP)

In the World Wide Web, the Internet Protocol is used to identify your computer. At Spades13, when you access certain pages that require high levels of security, the server logs your IP address. In addition, Spades13 may also collect your IP for system administration, troubleshooting, and data analysis (calculating visits, stays on site, pages visited, etc.).

Using Software

Spades13 might use software applications to analyze traffic and collect statistics. This is done for the purpose of checking on advertising effectiveness, site popularity and effective communication.

• However security issues are relative and Spades13 does not guarantee that the security measures adapted are absolute and cannot be violated.
• Most, if not all, data exchanged over the internet are exposed to internet threats.
• Hence it can be rightly said that information shared using these platforms are prone to security lapse.
• However, it is to be noted that your account on Spades13 is guarded via login and password.
• The responsibility of maintaining the account credentials is solely yours.
• You are required to instantly bring to the notice of Spades13 any violation of security observed by you, including compromise of your login details.
• Company or Spades13 portal will not be responsible if there is any malicious activity or break through your account.

Other Websites

Other websites on Spades13 have their own specific privacy policies and terms of use. If users click on these links and are redirected to other websites, they do so at their own risk and should refer to their privacy policies and terms of service. Spades13 is in no way responsible for the properties of those sites since they do not have any control over them.

Other Websites

• According to this privacy policy, users are forbidden from sharing their personal information with anyone other than Spades13's authorized personnel and/or advertisers and sponsors online. When declaring a contest or announcing an award or information requested by an official government legal entity, Spades13 might utilize your name, login ID and the state from where you have logged in.
• As part of its marketing and advertising efforts, Spades13 conducts traffic surveys periodically; this is done in order to measure the effectiveness of marketing and advertising. In accordance with this policy, Spades13 will share your registration data with advertising and marketing firms. Non-personal information may also be used for auditing and analyzing users.
• This policy is not intended to establish legal rights, but rather to explain how Spades13 handles user information.
• Spades13 reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice.

Purpose and Use of the Information

This Privacy Statement only details the purposes for which Spades13 will use your information. If need be, Spades13 will notify you prior to collecting any personal information and will also provide a valid reason.

Spades13 needs your personal information to understand your requirements and to provide you with customized services as outlined below:

• Maintaining internal records
• Spades13 is appealing for service and support for the products and services it offers; placing an order
• Participating in an online survey
• Taking part in discussions or chats
• Attempts at collaboration
• Our Website's products and services can be improved
• According to the contract

The Spades13 website may offer your personal information to third parties that either work with Spades13 or on behalf of the company. They either offer you certain services or help you communicate with them. These third parties provide services such as data analysis, sending emails, marketing assistance, customer service, and payment processing (including credit card payments). Spades13 takes measures to ensure that these service providers do not use your personal information other than what is assigned to them, but may be unable to identify whether they overuse your information.

According to this privacy policy, these third parties cannot access any personally identifiable information about you. Spades13 is not responsible if third parties use or disclose your personal information after Spades13 shares it with those third parties, including, but not limited to, social networks, advertisers, and other partners, in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please do not use this Website if you disagree with the information sharing mentioned in this Privacy Policy.

It is not restricted by this policy that Spades13 may develop anonymous information records using your personal information, except that details (like your name) will identify the anonymous information individually. Using or sharing this information with advertisers, associates, or other third parties is the right of the website.

Spades13 may disclose a part or all of your personal information to its partners, subsidiaries, or parent company, in which case Spades13 will make every effort to ensure that they comply with this Privacy Policy.

In the event that the website undergoes a business changeover such as a takeover by another company, merger, or sale of all or a part of its assets, your personal registered information may be considered a transferable asset. This privacy policy allows you to consent to these types of transfers, as well as acknowledges that any acquirers of our company are permitted to use your personal information for any of their own purposes, as detailed herein.

Government Requests or Legal Procedures

In the following instances, Spades13 reserves the right to divulge your personal information:

• You must abide by the relevant laws or answer the warrants or summons served via the Website; or
• To protect our rights or property, or the rights of third parties or you.

By using the site, you agree that we can share your personal information with the following parties:

You and the community will be protected from bad actors by Spades13 collaborating with law enforcement agencies or other third parties as needed to enforce laws. We may (and you grant us the authority to) disclose your name, contact number, email address, city, state, username, scam complaints and bidding history without a summon if law enforcement or other government authorities make a verified appeal regarding any suspected illegal activity or criminal investigation. Your personal communication and other private information may need to be disclosed in compliance with the law and regulations governing the law. We may also have to disclose your personal details to the government or third party in these scenarios. Other than as stated in this Privacy Policy earlier, Spades13 does not distribute, trade, rent or share the personal information collected with third parties.

Spades13 might disclose your information to:

To enforce the Usability and Privacy Terms, or to avoid scams, or

To protect your rights, the rights of Spades13, Rummy, and the rights of the general public.

However, the World Wide Web cannot be completely safe, even though Spades13 takes all necessary measures to make sure your personal data remains secure on the internet. We are not responsible for errors in transmission, illegal access by third parties, or any other reason beyond our control if they occur.

This Privacy policy emphasizes that it is up to you to keep your private information safe and secure. You are solely responsible for protecting the privacy of your user ID, password, and other personal data, and you must be careful when divulging this information online.

Act of God, intervention by government bodies, political turbulence, war, civil uproar or alteration in the laws applicable in the land, for any or all of these, Spades13 cannot be held liable, nor for anything beyond our direct control. While we put in our best efforts to safe-guard your information, but, with the increase in cyber attacks, we cannot guarantee, nor do we confirm that there would be no slip-up with regard to the security of your personal details. We declare that we will not be responsible for any indirect, incidental, momentous or disciplinary harm resulting from the use or disclosure of your personal information on Spades13.