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Nintendo collects various types of information, including data you provide, device information, usage of services, content you create or share, and purchase details. The company uses this information to deliver, maintain, and improve services, provide tailored advertising, and send promotional materials. Nintendo may share your information with third-party service providers for business purposes, including advertising, and with corporate affiliates. Information and content you share in public activities may be visible to Nintendo, its partners, other users, and the public. Nintendo permits third parties to collect your information and explicitly states that it does not sell your information. Despite security measures, no system is impenetrable, and third-party security is not guaranteed. Exercising your rights (e.g., data deletion) may result in changes or unavailability of some service features.
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Exposure of Shared Information
Information and content shared by users when using certain services may be visible to Nintendo, its trusted business partners, other Nintendo users, and potentially the public.
Why it matters: When you choose to use services that allow you to share information and content with other users or engage in public activities, the information or content that you share, your nickname, user icon, online status, country of residence, reported age range, gaming console type, and gameplay information may be visible to Nintendo and its trusted business partners, other Nintendo users, and in some cases, the public. Shared information and content may be read, collected, or used by others or the public, and users are fully responsible for the information and content they choose to share.
Some of our services allow you to share your information and content with other users or engage in public activities. When you choose to use these services, the information or content that you share, your nickname, your user icon, your online status, your country of residence, your reported age range, the type of gaming console you are using, and your gameplay information may be visible to Nintendo and its trusted business partners, other Nintendo users, and in some cases, the public. Please keep in mind, when you use these services, that the information and content that you choose to share may be read, collected, or used by others or the public.
How your information is shared, paragraph 6 · Citation strength: strong
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Limited Security Guarantees for User Information
The policy states that despite efforts, no security system can be guaranteed as impenetrable, and information collected by third parties may not have the same security protections.
Why it matters: You should understand that despite Nintendo's efforts, no security can be guaranteed as impenetrable. Information collected by third parties may not have the same security protections as information submitted to Nintendo, and Nintendo is not responsible for protecting the security of such information.
You should understand though that, despite our efforts, no security can be guaranteed as impenetrable. Please note that information collected by third parties may not have the same security protections as information you submit to us, and we are not responsible for protecting the security of such information.
Information retention and information security, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
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Features May Change or Become Unavailable After Exercising Rights
Exercising user rights and choices, such as requesting access, correction, or deletion of information, may result in some functionality and features of the services changing or no longer being available.
Why it matters: While Nintendo will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights and choices regarding your information, some of the functionality and features of their services may change or no longer be available to you.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights and choices, however some of the functionality and features of our services may change, or no longer be available to you.
Your controls, choices and rights, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
Data Use
Practices concerning the collection, processing, and sharing of user data.
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Use of Inferences for Profiling
Nintendo collects information about your use of services, including inferences used to create a profile about your preferences and characteristics.
Why it matters: Information about your use of services may include inferences used to create a profile about your preferences and characteristics.
We collect information about your use of and interaction with our services. This could include information about the account you use to access our services, your gameplay, your online status, your service use history, your connections and interactions with other users, the content you share, the date, time and duration of your use or visit, information about the links you click, pages you view, and advertising you interact with within our services, inferences used to create a profile about your preferences and characteristics, standard server log information, and other information about how you use our services.
* **Information about your use of our services**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Third-Party Collection of Your Information
Nintendo permits third-party service providers to collect your information through some of their services.
Why it matters: Third-party service providers are permitted to collect your information through some of the services provided by Nintendo.
However, we permit third-party service providers to collect your information, as described [here](https://www.nintendo.com/interest-based-ads-policy/), through some of our services
How we use your information, paragraph 4 · Citation strength: strong
Cancellation & Renewal
Terms and conditions related to subscription cancellations, service renewals, and associated billing practices.
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Protections
Provisions and features that safeguard user rights, privacy, and control over their data and service usage.
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Right to Request Access, Correction, or Deletion of Information
Users have the right to request access to, correction, or deletion of their information.
Why it helps: This allows users to maintain control over their personal data by being able to review, correct inaccuracies, or have their information deleted.
You have the right to request access to, correction, or deletion of your information.
Your controls, choices and rights, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
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No Sale of Information to Third Parties
Nintendo explicitly states that they do not and will not sell user information to third parties.
Why it helps: This commitment helps protect user privacy by ensuring that their personal data will not be directly sold to other companies.
We do not and will not sell your information to third parties.
How we use your information, paragraph 4 · Citation strength: strong
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Commitment to Parental Consent for Children's Data Collection
Nintendo does not knowingly collect, use, or share information from children under a certain age without parental consent or as permitted by law.
Why it helps: This commitment protects children's privacy by requiring parental consent for data collection from underage users, adhering to legal standards for child data protection.
We do not knowingly collect, use or share information from children under a certain age without parental consent or as permitted by law (e.g., a “child” is under the age of 13 in the United States, under the age of 14 in Quebec, etc.).
Information about children, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Parental Controls for Children's Information
Parents or guardians can review, modify, or delete their child's information, withdraw consent, and manage third-party access to their child's account information.
Why it helps: This provides parents with significant control over their child's data and privacy settings, allowing them to oversee and manage what information is collected, used, and shared by third parties.
Parents or guardians may review, modify, or delete your child's information, or withdraw consent, by contacting us using the contact information provided at the end of this privacy policy, and may view the list of third-party games and applications, identified by name, that have been authorized to receive your child’s account information and may manage which third-party games and applications can continue to access and use the child's Nintendo Account information through your Nintendo Account profile settings.
Information about children, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Notice of Material Changes to Privacy Policy
Nintendo commits to notifying users of material changes to how they collect, use, retain, or share information by email or by posting notice on the services.
Why it helps: This provides users with advance notice of significant changes to data practices, allowing them to stay informed and make decisions about their continued use of the services.
If we make material changes in the way we collect, use, retain or share your information, we will notify you by sending you an email at the last email address that you provided us, or by posting notice of the changes on the services covered by this privacy policy.
Changes, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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CARU Privacy Certified Program Participant
Nintendo is a licensee and participating member of the Children’s Advertising Review Unit’s Privacy Certified Program, subject to frequent audits and enforcement by CARU to meet established online information collection and use practices.
Why it helps: Participation in this program, with independent audits and accountability by CARU, demonstrates an external commitment to protecting children's privacy and adherence to established online information practices.
This privacy policy and the certification seal located on our websites that link to this policy confirms that we are a valid licensee, and participating member, of the Children’s Advertising Review Unit’s Privacy Certified Program. To help protect your privacy, we have voluntarily undertaken this privacy initiative. As a licensee in this privacy certification program, we are subject to frequent audits of our websites and other enforcement and accountability mechanisms administered independently by the CARU. All of our sites containing the CARU certification seal have been reviewed, and certified, by CARU to meet established online information collection and use practices.