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PRIVACY NOTICE

TEXAS LOTTERY TINSELTOWN TAKEOVER™

This privacy notice (Privacy Notice) sets forth the privacy terms that apply to your use of this Texas Lottery (the TLC or Lottery ) TINSELTOWN TAKEOVER™ Promotional Second-Chance Drawings website (the Website). Participants in the Texas Lottery TINSELTOWN TAKEOVER™ Second-Chance Promotion (the Promotion) and all participants’ submissions are subject to the TLC’s terms of use, disclaimers, rules and regulations and privacy statement and the Terms of Use which govern this website in addition to this Privacy Notice. This website is operated by Imagine Experience (IE) on behalf of the TLC (together referred to herein as we or us). By using this Website or participating in any Promotion, you agree to comply with the terms and conditions set forth herein. This Privacy Notice does not describe information collection practices that may take on other websites, including those linked to or from this Website, and https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/index.html.

PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

Your privacy is important to us. We shall only collect personally identifiable information (PII), which includes, but is not limited to, your name, mailing address, email address, age, telephone number, etc., when you provide such information in order to register with us and participate in the Promotion, including winning and collecting prizes in connection therewith, or send information to us via the Feedback page of this Website or otherwise. You are free to provide or not provide the requested information. If you choose not to provide this type of PII, you may still visit this Website, but you shall be unable, however, to participate in the Promotion or win or collect any prizes in connection therewith. Any PII provided by you to IE, Scientific Games International, Inc. (SGI), or TLC in connection with the Promotion, including PII submitted by you through this Website, shall be used for the purposes stated on this Website.

PUBLIC INFORMATION AND RECORDS RETENTION

Please be aware that in the state of Texas, laws exist to ensure that state government is open and that the public has a right to access records and information possessed by the state and these apply to information collected by or for the Lottery. We collect and retain information as required by Texas records retention laws (Texas Government Code, Chapter 441) and rules. Different types of information are required to be kept for different periods of time. The Texas Lottery is subject to the terms of the Texas Public Information Act, located in Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, which provides public access to certain government records. More information regarding open government laws, can be found at: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/open-government. In the event that you submit additional, unsolicited personal or other information during your visit to this Website, you expressly consent to our collection, use and disclosure of such information.

USE OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

We strive to limit the amount of PII we collect from you. We may use your PII to conduct the Promotion and to verify eligibility for award and distribution of prizes to you (including sharing information as necessary for prize fulfillment) and to tailor interactive features of this Website to your specific interests and needs (including periodically communicating information directly to you that matches your selected interests). If you wish to change your preferences relative to receiving communications from us, you may do so by logging in to the Luck Zone and updating your profile information.

WEB COOKIES

If you visit this Website, you should be aware that a cookie may be created on your computer. Temporary and permanent cookies may be used when necessary to complete a transaction, to process data submitted online or to facilitate various ongoing Internet interactions, including the Promotion. Information collected from you through this Website, including cookies, may also be subject to disclosure pursuant to a public records request, subpoena or other legal process. If you do not want to have cookies placed on your computer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies before using this Website, with the drawback that certain features of this Website may not function properly without the aid of such cookies.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your PII. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to rights, property, or safety.

DO NOT TRACK DISCLOSURES

We do not track users over time and across third-party websites to provide targeted advertising, and therefore we do not respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals. Third parties cannot collect PII about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use this Website.

SERVER STATISTICS AND PASSIVE DATA COLLECTION

We collect general statistics to track user trends on this Website. These statistics include hits to our server, the types of browsers used to access this Website, page views, and navigational patterns. We may also use "web beacons" to help us identify when emails sent to you have been received and read. We may also collect IP addresses and other information in order to prevent the introduction of viruses and hackers into this Website.

SECURITY MEASURES

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your PII when you enter, submit, or access your personal information.  We offer the use of a secure server. We take very seriously the integrity of the information and systems that we maintain. Reasonable care will be utilized to ensure that files and data obtained from you through this Website, and which may contain personally identifiable information, are secured. At our discretion, such files or data may also be routinely purged.

ONLINE PRIVACY NOTICE ONLY

This online Privacy Notice applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.

LINKED WEBSITES

We may provide links to third-party websites through this Website. By clicking on any of these links, you are leaving this Website. The data collection, usage and disclosure practices of any third party whose website is linked to this Website are not covered by this Privacy Notice. A third-party’s collection or use of your information is governed by their privacy policy and/or terms of use or service. We have no control over the information collected from you and used by any third party. We encourage you to read and understand the privacy policies on such third-party websites. We assume no liability and are not responsible for any practices of such third-party websites, including their privacy practices or content, or disclosure of your information by or to third parties.

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Neither TLC, IE, and/or SGI, nor any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees or commissioners shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information or materials contained on this Website and no such party assumes any responsibility for your use of such information, materials or this Website. In no event shall the TLC, IE, and/or SGI, or their respective officers, directors, employees or commissioners be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services, loss of use, data or profits, or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this Website or any Promotion, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not limited to those caused by misdirected, lost, late, corrupted, stolen or incomplete entries; technical failures including malfunctions, interruptions, failure of performance, or disconnection in phone, cable or satellite lines or network hardware or software, unauthorized human intervention in any of the entry process or for any entry that does not comply with these procedures whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action.

AGE RESTRICTIONS

Persons under eighteen (18) years of age are strictly prohibited from using this Website, participating in any Promotion, submitting any personally identifiable information or using the offered services in any way. No person shall be eligible to claim or receive any prize(s) from IE, SGI, and/or TLC who uses this Website in violation of the aforementioned age restriction and/or Texas state law.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

ALTHOUGH THE DATA FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN PRODUCED AND PROCESSED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED TO BE RELIABLE, NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS MADE REGARDING ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, COMPLETENESS, LEGALITY, RELIABILITY OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION. THIS DISCLAIMER APPLIES TO BOTH ISOLATED AND AGGREGATE USES OF THE INFORMATION. THE TLC, IE, AND SGI, PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FREEDOM FROM CONTAMINATION BY COMPUTER VIRUSES AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS ARE DISCLAIMED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS PRIVACY NOTICE SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS GIVING BUSINESS, LEGAL OR OTHER ADVICE OR WARRANTING AS FAIL PROOF, THE SECURITY OF INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE.

INDEMNIFICATION

You hereby undertake to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless IE, SGI, and TLC, and their respective affiliates and licensors, and all of their respective predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, partners, employees, agents and representatives (collectively the Indemnified Parties) from and against any and all liability and costs, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of or relating to any breach by you of this Privacy Notice or the representations, warranties, and covenants you have made by agreeing to this Privacy Notice.  You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any such claim. IE, SGI, and TLC reserve the right, at their own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.

GOVERNING LAW

By visiting this Website, you agree that the laws of the State of Texas and the administrative rules of the Texas Lottery, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, shall govern this Privacy Notice and any dispute of any sort that might arise between or among you, IE, SGI, and TLC.

CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE

We may revise this Privacy Notice from time to time. We encourage users to frequently check this page for any changes to this Privacy Notice.  Your continued use of this Website and provision of any personally identifiable information after any changes to this Privacy Notice will constitute your acceptance of such new Privacy Notice. However, we will not use information previously provided to us except in accordance with the then applicable Privacy Notice that was posted on this Website. This Privacy Notice was last modified in January of 2021.

CONTACT

Contact Us for any further questions concerning this Privacy Notice.

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