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7"We may share your Personal Information within and among entities affiliated with or related to us that are in the Aniplex group (collectively, "Affiliates"), some of which are outside the scope of this Privacy Policy, for any purpose, including but not limited to, (i) business development; (ii) community administration or development; (iii) support of various business processes; (iv) security; (v) research and development; and (vi) enabling us to link your accounts and Usage Information between and amongst certain Aniplex properties."
Personal information is shared with Aniplex affiliates for broad purposes including business development and R&D, and some affiliates operate under different privacy policies with potentially weaker protections.
"We may share your Personal Information within and among entities affiliated with or related to us that are in the Aniplex group for any purpose, including but not limited to... (vi) enabling us to link your accounts and Usage Information between and amongst certain Aniplex properties."
Aniplex explicitly reserves the right to link user accounts and usage data across its various properties, creating unified cross-service profiles.
"Some mobile service providers may also provide us or our third-party service providers with information regarding the physical location of the Device used to access the Application."
Aniplex may receive physical location data from mobile carriers, which goes beyond what a mobile game typically requires for core functionality.
"We may retain information about you as long as it is necessary for us to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. In addition, we may retain your information for an additional period as is permitted or required to, among other things, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. Even if we delete your information from active databases, the information may remain on backup or storage media."
There is no defined retention period, data may be kept indefinitely for vague purposes, and even deleted data persists on backups with no stated cleanup timeline.
"Aniplex reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time, without prior notice to you, and any changes will become effective immediately upon posting, so please review this Privacy Policy periodically."
Aniplex can modify the privacy policy at any time with changes taking effect immediately and without prior notice, placing the burden on users to constantly check for updates.
"Aniplex, as well as any third-party analytics providers or other service providers, may use a variety of technologies that automatically or passively collect information about how the Application is used ("Usage Information"). Aniplex may also automatically collect and use your in-game actions and achievements, as well as your IP address or other unique identifiers ("Device Identifiers") for the computer, mobile device, technology or other device."
The app automatically collects device identifiers, IP addresses, in-game behavior, and usage information via both first-party and third-party technologies beyond what a game needs.
"Please note, if you request deletion of your CA Personal Information, to the extent permitted by applicable law, we may be required to retain some of your CA Personal Information to fulfill consumer requests. Even if we delete your information from active databases, the information may remain on backup or storage media."
Even after a deletion request, Aniplex retains some personal information and acknowledges data persists on backups indefinitely, undermining the effectiveness of deletion rights.