​Your privacy is extremely important to The Ones Who Came Before, so we have created a Privacy Policy that outlines the types of data that are stored, collected, and used. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about our Privacy Policy.

The use of:  "We", "Us", "Our" refers to The Ones Who Came Before Assassin's Creed Fan Community.

This Policy is updated from time to time, and updates will be made clear.

​Your use of this site, in any and all forms, constitutes an acceptance of this Privacy Policy.

 

By using this site, you agree to follow the community standards and code of conduct.


How we collect and use your information

There are several circumstances in which we may ask for personal information from our users.
 

• Competitions: If one of our users wins a competition, we will ask for: Real name, Address. We ask for this information so that prizes can be sent directly to an address. Upon winning a competition, we may publicly publish your: Real Name/User Name to inform other users that the competition has ended, and that a winner has been selected. We may also ask for your age, if the competition has an age restriction upon it. We may also share: Real Names/ Addresses with Third Parties who are helping us to organise a Giveaway/ Event/ Project

 

• Crediting a user: If a user provides information that we feel should be shared on this site, in any or all forms, we may publicly share your: Real Name/User Name, as to thank the user for giving us the information.

 

• Contact: If you contact The Ones Who Came Before (via Facebook, Twitter, or Email), we may ask for: Real Name/ User Name, Home Address. This is so that we can proceed with the project in the most productive way possible, and know the best ways in which to contact the user.

 

• Enter our promotions, contests, or sweepstakes: We may need: User Name/ Real Name/ Age /Address in order to proceed with the project. Users will be contacted directly if any of the above are needed.

 

• Projects: We may ask users to send us a video/article to be used for an article. In this case, we will be sharing that segment with the Community.

How we use your personal information
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• The Personal Information that we collect allows for us to connect with Assassin's Creed Community Members, creating a personal experience that allows for us to communicate efficiently. It also allows for us to provide users with unique opportunities, such as giveaways and community projects.

 

• Community Projects: Our Admins may contact Assassin's Creed Community Members when working on Projects such as Interviews, Videos, etc, so that more people can be involved. This is to the benefit of users, as they are then given unique opportunities to work with other members of the Community. If Users do not wish to take part in any of our projects, then they are free to decline the offer at any point.

 

• ​Sharing Information: Our Admins may share: Contact Information/User Name/Real Names with Third Parties such as: Ubisoft, The Mentor's Guild, Access The Animus, The Codex, Assassin's Creed Community Team (etc), if we believe that is to the benefit of the user, such as a project/opportunity. We will ask for consent before using information for a purpose other those set out in this Privacy Policy.

 

• Records: When you contact The Ones Who Came Before, we keep a copy of the communication for our records, so that we may refer back to it in the future. This means that if you email us, we will not delete the email, in case it is needed once again in the future. This applies to all communication on this site such as: Emails, Twitter Messages, Facebook Messages.

 

• Communication: Our Admins may contact you to ask questions, as to improve the experience for users of The Ones Who Came Before: This means that we may send you: Survey/ Questions, in order to create the best possible experience for users. For this to happen, we would contact users via: Email, Twitter, Facebook Messages. Admins may also contact Users in other circumstances such as: Offering an Admin Position on TOWCB, Questions, Reaching out to discuss projects/giveaways etc. An acceptance of this Privacy Policy confirms that you are willing to be contacted by our Admins to discuss any of the above.

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Google Analytics

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The Ones Who Came Before is a participant of the Google Analytics Program, a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google Analytics uses a technical tool called cookies to collect information about our website visitors, app users and their online behaviours. Google Analytics services cannot function without the use of cookies. By using The Ones Who Came Before website, you consent to the use of cookies. You can opt out here:

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How your data is used:

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• Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. We use reports provided by Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and webpage usage.

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The program collects information which records:

 

• The duration of web visits, and the number of views per page. 

• The number of users on the site at any given time.

• Audience referral figures - How many users were redirected from third party sites such as social media platforms.

• Location - Amount of users by country.

• New vs returning users

• Devices the site has been viewed on.

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We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve this site. 

Changes to Contact Information

Users may contact us at any point to request that we make changes to stored contact information. This may be: Real Name: Address, Email Address etc, User Name etc. Users may also request for us to delete contact information at any point. This may include: Real Name, Email Address, User Name (etc). Upon Request, Contact Information will be deleted from our systems within 10 days. The User will also be notified upon deletion.

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Wix Cookies Policy

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Cookies are small pieces of data stored on a site visitor's browser. They are typically used to keep track of the settings users have selected and actions they have taken on a site.

In accordance with the GDPR, you must inform your visitors that you are using cookies on your site. This can be done by adding a section about your site's cookies in your privacy policy. Make sure to include details about the types of cookies your site uses. Learn more about creating a privacy policy. 

Wix uses cookies for many important reasons, such as:

• To provide a great experience for your visitors and customers.

• To identify your registered members (users who registered to your site)

• To monitor and analyze the performance, operation and effectiveness of Wix's platform.

• To ensure our platform is secure and safe to use. 

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Google Adsense

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• Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites.

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• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to TOWCB website users based on their visit to our site and other sites on the internet.

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• Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Ads Settings. (Alternatively, you can direct users to opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

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Advertising

 

• The Ones Who Came Before is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. This helps with costs such as website maintenance, giveaways and shipping. We believe that by participating in the program, we are creating more opportunities for the community long term.

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• The Ones Who Came Before is a participant of Awin affiliate advertising, a global affiliate marketing network which empowers advertisers and publishers of all sizes to grow their businesses online. The program enables publishers to select relevant advertising, and earn advertising fees in return.

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The Ones Who Came Before Admins reserve the right to:

• Add or change advertising on the site.

• Join Affiliate Programs

• Promote content we believe is relevant

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Changes to this Privacy Policy The Ones Who Came Before Admins reserve the right to: Revise, Update or Modify this Policy at any time. All changes will be highlighted in the Privacy Policy, so that users can clearly see that changes have been made.


Contact Us

Contacting The Ones Who Came Before:

Feel free to contact our Admins at any point via:

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• Email: Theoneswhocamebefore@googlemail.com

• Facebook Message

• Twitter Message

• Instagram Message