GENERAL
The purpose of this privacy policy is to disclose to you what information we may collect, how we may collect it, with whom we may share it, and certain other matters related to such information, including the choices you have regarding our collection of information and our use and disclosure to other parties of information we may have collected from you.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
The Personal Information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with PBG, your location, and applicable law. You are not required (by law or by any contract with us) to provide personal information to us via this website. We will only require you to provide personal information to us where it is necessary for us to provide you with a service at your request. However, the Personal Information we collect broadly falls into the following categories:
Information you provide to us
We may receive personal information about you whenever you Contact Us. For example, by doing the following:
- Contacting us through the enquiry form on our website or emailing us
- Enquiring about PBG drawings and results
- Using and browsing our website
- Telephoning, texting, writing by post or emailing us
- Signing up to our mailing list
This information may include the following:
- Basic identification and contact information, such as your name and title, email address, telephone number and IP address
- Information relevant to your use of our site and services, such as your marketing preferences, survey responses and feedback
Information we collect about you on our website
We collect information using cookies and other similar technologies to help distinguish you from other users of our website, streamline your online experience and to personalize the adverts that you see on our site to be relevant to you. You can find more information about our use of cookies in our Cookies Policy.
When you visit our website, we may collect the following information:
- Which pages you view and which links you follow
- Your IP address and general location
- Details of the hardware and software that you are using to access the site
- A device identifier (cookie or IP address)
- Details of your visits to our website and the resources that you access, including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data
Our website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.
Information we collect about you from other sources
Sometimes you will have given your consent for other websites, services or third parties to provide information to us. We may collect information about you from other sources. This may include the following:
- Publicly available information, including what you share on social media
- Information about your marketing and advertising preferences
- Information about your browsing habits (see our Cookies Policy)
This list is not exhaustive, and, in some instances, we may need to collect additional data for the purposes set out in this policy.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We take data protection law seriously, so below we have set out exactly how and why we use your information. PBG does not sell your data to third parties. PBG does, however, provide the minimal amount of personal data to third-party vendors required for PBG to process prize payments..
Reasons your Personally Identifiable Information is used by PBG include, but are not limited to:
- Process your PBG winnings;
- Service your online transactions;
- Identify you while providing technical support;
- Confirm your eligibility to claim a prize;
- Provide communications regarding your online transactions;
- Provide marketing communications including e-mails and/or SMS messages;
- Conduct research and analysis to improve your experience; and/or
- Display content based upon your interests.
Additionally, reasons your Personally Identifiable Information may be disclosed include, but are not limited to:
- Compliance by law for subpoenas or other similar legal processes;
- To protect the rights of PBG;
- To protect yourself and/or others;
- Investigation of fraud;
- Respond to government requests; and/or
- When you provide consent to share with any other third party.
Verifying your identity
We may use your information where it is necessary for us to do so in order to meet our legal obligations or to detect and prevent fraud, money-laundering and other crimes.
Protecting you and others from harm
We may use your information where it is necessary to protect your interests, or the interests of others. This may include in the event of criminality such as identity theft, piracy or fraud.
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
PBG reserves the right to share and display some of your information for marketing and/or promotional purposes in relation to winning prizes from any game or promotion. Each game and promotion will have official rules documents available on their respective detail pages with the specific language and policies for the given game or promotion.
In general, winners may expect their first and last name, hometown or city currently associated with their PBG prize claim, and/or prize amounts to be displayed as applicable.
Visit the PBG FAQ page for more information regarding prize claims, including winner anonymity.
HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will only store your personal information for as long as we need it for the purposes for which it was collected. Where we provide you with any service, we will retain any information you provide to us at least for as long as we continue to provide that service to you.
If we rely on your consent to use your personal data, such as in connection with marketing or advertising, we may keep your personal data until you withdraw your consent.
In all other circumstances, we will keep your information for a reasonable amount of time. This period of time will be dictated by the nature of the data and how it relates to offering you the best service we can.
HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this policy.
When you provide sensitive information and/or Personally Identifiable Information via the PBG Website, it is encrypted and transmitted as securely as possible. However, no method of data transmission and/or storage, online or otherwise, is 100% secure. Therefore, the PBG cannot guarantee its absolute security.
All attempts to gain unauthorized access to data, or unauthorized attempts to alter or damage the Website can be traced. Such details will be released to the appropriate legal authorities to investigate and prosecute as applicable.
We try to ensure that all information you provide to us is transferred securely via the website (always check for the padlock symbol and "https" at the beginning of the URL). Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access.
All information you provide to us is stored on third party secure servers hosted with the Google Cloud Platform, which is owned by Google LLC.
THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND FEATURES
PBG may, at times, provide links to a third-party website or use features that integrate with a third-party organization.
Third-party links may direct you to other websites that are not owned nor controlled by PBG. When you leave the PBG Website to visit such websites, your interactions with these sites are governed by their privacy statements.
Third-party features may be hosted either on the PBG Website or the third-party’s website. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy statement of the organization that provides such features.
INFORMATION ACCURACY
PBG does not warrant the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of any information published to the PBG Website nor on any third-party website. Additionally, PBG does not endorse any content, viewpoint, product, or service provided by any third-party organization.
Although PBG attempts to continuously update all information to maintain accuracy, portions of information presented on the PBG Website may be incorrect or not current.
Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from the PBG and/or third-party sites does so at their own risk.
PRIVACY STATEMENT UPDATES
PBG may revise this privacy statement as needed at its sole discretion and such revisions shall be effective when posted to the PBG Website.
Any changes we make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, sent to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.