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Privacy Policy
Last Revised: March 23, 2023
Welcome to RUN Studios' privacy policy.
RUN Studios respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit it from) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
Our privacy practices may vary among the countries in which we are active. When you are visiting our website from the EU or UK, please review our GDPR Privacy Addendum . For residents of Australia, please click here. For California residents, please review our California Consumer Privacy Act Addendum.
This privacy policy is provided in a layered format so you can click through the links to the specific areas set out below:
1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND WHO WE ARE
2. THE DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU
3. HOW IS YOUR PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED?
4. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
5. DISCLOSURES OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
1. Important information and who we are
Purpose of this privacy policy
This privacy policy aims to give you information on how RUN Studios collects and processes your personal data through your use of this website, including any data you may provide through this website when you use this website.
This website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.
It is important that you read this privacy policy together with any other privacy policy or fair processing policy we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This privacy policy supplements other notices and privacy policies and is not intended to override them.
Controller
RUN Studios, LLC is the controller and responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as "RUN Studios", "we", "us" or "our" in this privacy policy).
We have appointed a data privacy manager who is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this privacy policy. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact the data privacy manager using the details set out below.
Contact details
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact our data privacy manager in the following ways:
Full name of legal entity: RUN Studios, LLC
Email address: privacy@runstudios.com
Postal address: 501 Eastlake Ave E #100, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Telephone number: + 1 425 828 8822
Changes to the privacy policy and your duty to inform us of changes
We keep our privacy policy under regular review. This version was last updated on the date shown at the start of it.
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.
Third-party links
This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
2. The data we collect about you
Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified.
We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:
a. Identity Data includes name, username or similar identifier, title, date of birth and gender.
b. Contact Data includes telephone numbers, email address, company name (if any), address, message in contact form, resume or CV, and website.
c. Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, device type, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
d. Usage Data includes information about how you use our website, products and services.
e. Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.
We also collect, use and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated Data could be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data in law as this data will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your Usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this privacy policy.
Other than in relation to job applications, we do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences from the website.
If you are a job applicant or a contractor, please go to our application page. Past the initial limited application information, additional privacy notices will be provided based on the location of the position prior to us accepting any further personal information related to a job opportunity or hiring.
If you fail to provide personal data
Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with goods or services). In this case, we may have to cancel a product or service you have with us but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.
3. How is your personal data collected?
We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:
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Direct interactions. You may give us your Identity, Contact and Financial Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you:
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apply for our products or services;
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subscribe to our service or publications;
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request marketing to be sent to you;
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enter a competition, promotion or survey;
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post a blog on our website;
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apply for a job through our website; or
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give us feedback or contact us.
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Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with our website, we will automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies. We may also receive Technical Data about you if you visit other websites employing our cookies. Please see our cookie policy for further details.
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Third parties or publicly available sources. We will receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources as set out below.
Technical Data from analytics providers, such as Google Analytics;
4. How we use your personal data
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
i. Performance of a contract with you. Where we need your personal data to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
ii. Necessary to comply with a legal obligation. Where we need your personal data to comply with a legal obligation.
iii. Necessary for our legitimate interest. Where your personal data is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
iv. Consent. Generally, we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data although we will get your consent before sending (i) third party direct marketing communications to you via email or text message (ii) direct marketing communications to prospects. You have the right to withdraw consent to marketing at any time by contacting us.
See below to find out more about the types of lawful basis that we will rely on to process your personal data.
Purposes for which we will use your personal data
We have set out below, in a table format, a description of all the ways we plan to use your personal data, and which of the legal bases we rely on to do so. We have also identified what our legitimate interests are where appropriate.
Note that we may process your personal data for more than one lawful ground depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data. Please contact us if you need details about the specific legal ground we are relying on to process your personal data where more than one ground has been set out in the table below. The letters and numbers correspond to the information stated in paragraph 2 and 4 above.
Marketing
We strive to provide you with choices regarding certain personal data uses, particularly around marketing and advertising.
Promotional offers from us
We may use your Identity, Contact, Technical, Usage and Profile Data to form a view on what we think you may want or need, or what may be of interest to you. This is how we decide which products, services and offers may be relevant for you (we call this marketing).
You will receive marketing communications from us if you have requested information from us or purchased services from us and you have not opted out of receiving that marketing.
Third-party marketing
We will get your express opt-in consent before we share your personal data with any third party for marketing purposes.
Opting out
You can ask us or third parties to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by following the opt-out links on any marketing message sent to you or by contacting us at any time.
Where you opt out of receiving these marketing messages, this will not apply to personal data provided to us as a result of a purchase, service experience or other transactions.
Cookies
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly. For more information about the cookies we use, please see our cookie policy.
Change of purpose
We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.
If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.
5. Disclosures of your personal data
We may share your personal data with the parties set out below for the purposes set out in the table above. We only share your personal data with trusted third parties if:
a. they need to know the information for the purposes of providing their services;
b. they agreed to comply with all applicable privacy legislation (‘Applicable Privacy Legislation’) if required. This means for instance that such third parties need to put adequate security measures in place; and that where applicable, the transfer complies with any legitimization requirements for cross border transfer.
We share your personal data on a strictly need-to-know-basis with:
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Service providers who provide IT and system administration services, marketing communications services and recruitment application tracking software and services.
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Professional advisers including lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance and accounting services.
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Competent authorities, such as tax authorities, regulators and other authorities who require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances.
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Third parties to whom we may choose to sell, transfer or merge parts of our business or our assets. Alternatively, we may seek to acquire other businesses or merge with them. If a change happens to our business, then the new owners may use your personal data in the same way as set out in this privacy statement.
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Incidentally: other third parties, on a need-to-know basis.
We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
6. Data security
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
7. Data retention
How long will you use my personal data for?
In principle, we do not store your personal data any longer than is strictly necessary for the purposes for which we process your personal data.
There could however be exceptions applicable to the general retention terms.
Exceptions:
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Shorter retention period. If you exercise certain privacy rights, it is possible that RUN Studios will remove your data earlier than the general applicable retention period or – oppositely – retain it for a longer period of time. For more information about this, please refer to the header "Your legal rights"
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Longer retention period. In certain situations, we may process your personal data for a longer period of time than what is necessary for the purpose of the processing. We may retain your personal data for a longer period, for example if:
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A longer minimum statutory retention period that applies to RUN or other specific statutory obligation;
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Your consent;
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A (pending) legal procedure; in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.
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The right to freedom of expression and to information;
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A task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; or
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Public health reasons.
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To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements.
In some circumstances we will anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
Last Revised: February 14, 2022
Cookie Policy
Welcome to RUN Studios' cookie policy.
RUN Studios respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This cookie policy will inform you as to how we use your personal data when you visit our website runstudios.com (regardless of where you visit it from) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
This cookie statement is provided in a layered format so you can click through the links to the specific areas set out below:
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND WHO ARE WE?
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WHAT ARE COOKIES
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WHAT TYPE OF COOKIES DO WE USE?
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HOW CAN YOU MANAGE COOKIES AND COOKIE SETTINGS?
1. Important information about who we are.
Purpose of this cookie policy
This cookie policy aims to provides information on the data that we collect from our website visitors and sets out how cookies and similar technologies are used via runstudios.com. In addition, some background information on cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, is provided.
It is important that you read this cookie statement together with any other privacy statement or fair processing statement we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This cookie policy supplements other notices and privacy policies and is not intended to override them.
RUN Studios, LLC is the controller and responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as "RUN Studios", "we", "us" or "our" in this cookie policy).
We have appointed a data privacy manager who is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this cookie policy. If you have any questions about this cookie policy, please contact the data privacy manager using the details set out below.
Contact details
If you have any questions about this cookie policy or our privacy practices, please contact our data privacy manager in the following ways:
Full name of legal entity: RUN Studios, LLC
Email address: privacy@runstudios.com
Postal address: 501 Eastlake Ave E #100, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Telephone number: + 1 425 828 8822
Changes to the cookie policy
We keep our cookie policy under regular review. This version was last updated on the date shown at the start of it.
2.What are cookies?
Cookies. Cookies are small bits of data that can be placed on your computer, tablet, smartphone or other electronic “device” with which you can use the internet via a web browser. When a website is visited, the website can place these cookies on your device via your web browser. Examples of web browsers are: Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome and Opera.
There are two different categories of cookies:
a. First party cookies. Cookies which RUN Studios places on your device for its own purposes.
b. Third party cookies. Cookies placed by or for an external/third party (e.g. other company). Usually these are cookies for the purpose of advertisement and tracking (see below). Vice versa, RUN Studios may also obtain cookie information obtained by third parties when you visit other websites.
Purpose cookies. After a cookie is placed on your device, your device can be recognized as you browse through our website via the same web browser. This will for instance enable us to ‘remember’ your language settings. If these cookies are placed by a third-party, such third-party can (also) use the cookie for the same purposes.
For more information on cookies, please refer to the website www.allaboutcookies.org.
Lifecycle cookies. After a cookie is placed on a device, it is only valid for a certain period.
1. Default period. After the validity period of a cookie passes, the cookie is automatically removed by the web browser.
The validity period varies per cookie. For example, some cookies are only valid during the browser session. Other cookies can also recognize your device if you visit the website during a new browser session, e.g. for half a year after being placed.
2. Early deletion/refusal of cookies. You can choose to delete a cookie manually before its validity period has passed. You can also decide to refuse the cookies which may only be used with your consent. For more information on this, please see the section below: “How can you manage cookies and cookie settings?”.
Similar technologies. In addition to cookies, other techniques can also be used for similar purposes, such as:
1. HTML5 Local Storage. HTML5 Local Storage and local shared objects can be used for the same purposes as cookies.
2. Web beacons. Web beacons (also called “tags” or “tracking pixels”) are bits of programming code that can be included in web pages, emails, and ads. Web beacons can notify the user when those web pages, emails, or ads have been viewed or clicked on by you.
Below, when we speak of “cookies”, we also mean the similar technologies described above, unless we say otherwise.
3.What type of cookies do we use?
RUN Studios uses four types of cookies on the RUN Studios website: (i) functional cookies, (ii) analytical cookies, and (iii) social media cookies. More information on this is provided below.
i. Functional cookies.
a. Definition: Functional cookies are essential for the proper layout and navigation of a website. It concerns cookies (1) that are placed with the sole purpose of facilitating communication over an electronic communication network or (2) that are strictly necessary for providing you with the information-society service as requested by you.
b. No consent required: Functional cookies may be placed without your consent.
ii. Analytical cookies.
a. Definition analytical cookies: Analytical cookies are used to analyze and map the use of a certain website, so that the quality and/or effectiveness of RUN Studios’s services can be improved.
We use third party analytics tools, including Google Analytics provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), to collect certain information about your visits to our Website. Google Analytics uses cookies or other tracking technologies to help us analyze how you interact with and use our Website, compile reports on our Website’s activities, and provide other services related to your Website activity and usage. The technologies used by Google may collect information such as your IP address, the type of Internet browser used to access the Website, the time of visit, whether you are a return visitor, and any referring site. Our Website does not use Google Analytics to gather information that personally identifies you. The information generated by Google Analytics will be transmitted to and stored by Google and will be subject to Google’s privacy policies. To learn more about Google’s partner services and to learn how to opt out of tracking of analytics by Google, click here.
b. Consent occasionally required. RUN Studios does not need or request your consent to place cookies for obtaining information about the quality or effectiveness of a provided information-society service (analytical cookies), if this will have little or no impact on your private life.
Social media cookies.
a. Definition social media cookies. On the RUN Studios website social media buttons are included, which redirect to our social media pages after clicking. These are so-called non-active social media buttons. You must consciously press one of these buttons before cookies from the social media in question can be placed. These are also called 'grey' buttons.
b. Consent required. By clicking on a 'grey' social media buttons you determine that you want to accept the functionality of that button and activate the social media plug-in cookies.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the tables below:
Essential cookies
Analytics cookies
You can choose which nonessential cookies we can set by turning these on our off on our cookie banner tool.
4. How can you manage cookies and cookie settings?
Browser settings. For most internet browsers it is possible to adjust the browser settings in such a way that you receive a warning before a cookie is placed. In most cases it is also possible to configure your browser to refuse all cookies or only third-party cookies. Furthermore, you can delete cookies which are already placed. Please keep in mind that it is necessary to adjust these settings separately on every different browser and computer you use.
Functioning of the Website. If you choose to block or delete certain cookies, it is possible website of RUN Studios or functions on this website do not work properly anymore.
How to change or delete cookie settings in your browser. For your convenience we included links on how to change cookie settings on the most commonly used internet browsers:
How to change cookies setting in Internet Explorer
How to change cookies setting in Microsoft Edge
How to change cookies setting in Mozilla Firefox
How to change cookies setting in Google Chrome
How to change cookies setting in Safari
More information. RUN Studios cares about your privacy. Please consider carefully which web browser you use. Some browsers may benefit from sharing your personal data, while others are completely independent. We advise you to research the available web browsers and decide for yourself which browser best suits your interests. Please visit www.whatismybrowser.com for information on the browser you use and more information on other browsers and browser settings.