Year In Review – Privacy Policy

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Nintendo Co., Ltd. (11-1 Hokotate-cho, Kamitoba, Minami-ku, Kyoto 601-8501, Japan.

Representative Directors: Shuntaro Furukawa, Shigeru Miyamoto. Registration number:

1300-01-011420, email: service@nintendo.de.)

If you have questions about this website, please contact us via the contact form available

under https://www.nintendo-europe.com/contact (Europe) /

nintendoaustraliaprivacy@nal.nintendo.com.au (Australia and New Zealand).

Website Privacy Policy

Version: 12/2024 (EN-EU)

This Privacy Policy covers the use of the website https://year-in-

review.nintendo.com/en-au/, operated by: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (11-1 Hokotate-cho,

Kamitoba, Minami-ku, Kyoto 601-8501, Japan) ("Nintendo"). Nintendo is the controller

within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679

of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 – “GDPR”). If you are a

resident of the United Kingdom (“UK”), references in this Privacy Policy to GDPR shall be

understood as reference to the UK General Data Protection Regulation (“UK GDPR”). The

processing of your Nintendo Account play history is subject to the “Nintendo Account

1. Data Processing

Nintendo respects the privacy rights of its online visitors and recognises the importance

of protecting their personal data. Certain information is transmitted to Nintendo’s

servers by the internet browser of each online visitor when they access the website,

including the date and time of access, names of requested files, the referral-webpage,

the status (e.g. transaction completed), the internet browser and operation system used,

the IP address of the device and the size of transmitted data.

1.1. Nintendo uses this information in order to set up the connection of your device

with Nintendo services and to enable you to use the website. If you are located in

a country of the European Union or in the UK, the legal basis for this processing is

the provision of the service you have requested (Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR).

1.2. The information is further stored in connection logs for the purpose of ensuring

the security and proper functioning of the website. If you are located in a country

of the European Union or in the UK, the legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para.

1 (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest Nintendo pursues is the protection of Nintendo

systems. If you are located in a country of the European Union or in the UK,

you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation,

at any time to such processing. To exercise this right you may at any time

contact Nintendo as provided for in Section 7 of this Privacy Policy.

1.3. Nintendo may also use the information for statistical purposes in an anonymised

form.

1.4. Nintendo may combine information about your use of this website with your

Nintendo Account data. Such combined data will be processed in accordance with

the Nintendo Account Privacy Policy (which can be found here

https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_chooser/privacy_policy) and your Nintendo

Account data settings.

1.5. Nintendo uses the IP address of the device to determine your approximate location

which enables you to be automatically redirected to the appropriate version of this

website for your country or region. However, you can manually select your

preferred version based on your country or language. The legal basis for this

processing is Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest Nintendo pursues is

providing content and language options that are relevant to your geographical

location and complying with applicable laws. You have the right to object, on

grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to such processing. To

exercise this right you may at any time contact Nintendo as provided in Section 7

of this Privacy Policy.

2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

2.1. General Information

Nintendo may place cookies on its website. Cookies are small files downloaded to your

device. Cookies could be used to ensure the safety and smooth functionality of our

website (strictly necessary security cookies and session cookies) and to collect

information about the preferences of our online visitors in order to make our online

offers more attractive for our users (non-essential cookies). Most browsers are

automatically set to accept cookies. You can choose which types of cookies shall be

allowed on your device. With the exception of strictly necessary cookies that are required

for the operation of the website (more information below), cookies will only be activated

if you explicitly allow it.

2.2. Strictly Necessary Cookies

Nintendo employs security and session cookies that are strictly necessary to provide you

with the services you have requested. For example, Nintendo employs session cookies

to store your selections whilst you navigate to different pages and to provide access to

secure areas of the website. If you are located in a country of the European Union or in

the UK, the legal basis for using strictly necessary cookies is the provision of the service

you have requested (Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR).

2.3. Non-essential Cookies

Nintendo of Europe SE (“Nintendo of Europe”), Goldsteinstrasse 235, 60528 Frankfurt

am Main, Germany, is responsible for the usage of the cookies which are listed in this

section 2.3 of the Privacy Policy. Nintendo neither controls the means nor the purposes

of any data processing related to these cookies.

For information on the contact details of Nintendo of Europe’s data protection officer

and for information on your rights you may have under GDPR vis-à-vis Nintendo of

Europe, please see “Website Privacy Policy | Legal Information | Nintendo UK”

(https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Legal-information/Website-Privacy-Policy/Website-

Privacy-Policy-637785.html).

With your consent Nintendo of Europe employs the following non-essential cookies on

the website:

2.3.1. Google Analytics

With your consent, Nintendo of Europe uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service

provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5,

Ireland (“Google Ireland").

Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on visitors' computers, to help

Nintendo of Europe analyse how visitors use the website. The information generated by

the cookie about the visitors' use of the website will generally be transmitted to and

stored by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

(“Google") on servers in the United States. On this website, IP anonymisation has been

activated. The IP addresses of users from European Union member states, from other

states contracting to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or from the United

Kingdom, will be shortened. Only in exceptional cases will a complete IP address be

transferred to a Google server in the United States and shortened there. On behalf of

Nintendo of Europe, Google Ireland will use this information for the purpose of

evaluating the website for Nintendo, in order to compile reports on website activity, and

to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage for Nintendo of

Europe. Google Ireland will not associate the IP address transferred in the context of

Google Analytics with any other data held by Google Ireland. For further information

please visit https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.

If you are located in a country of the European Union or in the UK, the legal basis for

enabling Google Analytics and for the subsequent processing of the data collected via

Google Analytics such as usage, analysis and storage is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 (a)

GDPR). Google Analytics will only be activated if you explicitly allow it. If you permitted

the use of Google Analytics, you can withdraw your consent and disable Google

Analytics at any time by updating your cookie settings below. Alternatively, Google

Analytics can be deactivated by downloading and installing a browser plug-in through

the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

This website uses “Google Signals”. Google Signals is an update provided by Google

Ireland as part of Google Analytics and enables a cross device tracking only of those

users who are logged into their Google account and who have activated “Ads

Personalization” in their Google account settings. When using Google Signals

aggregated data such as enhanced reports on demographics and interests from website

users who are logged into their Google account and who have activated “Ads

Personalization” in their Google account is included in Google Analytics reports. The

aggregated data Google Signals generates for Nintendo allows for Nintendo to serve

ads to users in cross-device remarketing campaigns, but does not allow Nintendo to

infer the identity of any such user. On an aggregate basis, Google Signals provides

Nintendo with information about how a visitor interacts with this website from multiple

browsers and multiple devices.

Google account users can control their advertisement experience and can deactivate

“Ads Personalization” at any time in their Google account settings.

2.3.2. Google Marketing Platform/DoubleClick

With your consent, Nintendo of Europe uses DoubleClick by Google Ireland on this

website. DoubleClick by Google Ireland uses cookies to provide website visitors with

relevant advertisements. A cookie ID is assigned to your browser to keep a log of which

advertisements have already been delivered to that particular browser. The DoubleClick

cookie enables Google Ireland and its partner websites to show advertisements based

on former visits on this or other websites. In the same way, the cookie ID allows the

DoubleClick cookie to log conversions related to advertisement requests - such as when

a user views a DoubleClick advertisement and later uses the same browser to visit the

advertiser’s website.

If you are located in a country of the European Union or in the UK, the legal basis for

enabling the DoubleClick cookie and the subsequent processing of the data collected

via the DoubleClick cookie by Nintendo of Europe is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 (a)

GDPR). Nintendo of Europe will only use DoubleClick if you explicitly allow it. If you

permitted the use of DoubleClick, you can withdraw your consent and disable

DoubleClick at any time by updating your cookie settings below. Alternatively, the

DoubleClick cookie can be deactivated by installing the DoubleClick browser plug-in

through the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin or by updating

the settings on the following website: https://www.google.com/settings/ads.

2.3.3. Google Ads Remarketing

With your consent, on this website Nintendo of Europe uses the Google Ads

Remarketing technology which is a service from Google Ireland. Advertisements can be

presented within the advertising network of Google / Google Ireland based on content

which has previously been accessed on websites within the Google / Google Ireland

advertising network by visitors that are also using the Google Ads Remarketing feature.

In particular, based on your prior use of this website Nintendo of Europe uses Google

Ads Remarketing to target its ads to you when you visit other websites, e.g. sites in

Google’s / Google Ireland’s content network.

If you are located in a country of the European Union or in the UK, the legal basis for

using Google Ads Remarketing and the subsequent processing of the data collected via

Google Ads Remarketing such as usage, analysis and storage is your consent (Art. 6 para.

1 (a) GDPR). Nintendo of Europe will only use Google Ads Remarketing if you explicitly

allow it. If you permitted the use of Google Ads Remarketing, you can withdraw your

consent and disable Google Ads Remarketing at any time by updating your cookie

settings below. Alternatively, Google Ads Remarketing can be deactivated by updating

the settings under http://www.google.com/settings/ads.

When you access this website while logged into your Google account and when you

have chosen to enable Google / Google Ireland to associate your browsing history with

your Google account and to use such information to personalise advertisements, Google

/ Google Ireland associates information collected through Google Analytics to your

Google account data. Google / Google Ireland will use the collected information for

cross-device marketing issues. In particular, based on your use of this website on one

device our advertisements can be targeted to you when you browse on another device.

The data collected by Google / Google Ireland on this website about Google account

users allow for Nintendo no conclusion as to the identity of any Google account user.

You can find additional information about the collection and use of data by Google /

Google Ireland under http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Google account users can control their advertisement experience and modify their

settings with respect to personalised advertisements at any time in their Google account

settings.

2.3.4. Meta Tracking Pixel

With your consent, we use Meta pixel on this website. The Meta pixel is operated by

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2,

Ireland (“Meta”).

Meta pixel is a JavaScript code snippet that allows us and Meta to understand and track

our website visitors’ activities. When you take certain actions on our website, Meta pixel

loads a small library of functions with which Meta can track your actions on our website

and link them to other information that they have about you.

The Meta pixel collects and processes the following information (called “Event Data”):

• Information about actions and activities of the visitors of our website, such as

searching and viewing a product or purchasing a product;

• Specific pixel information such as the pixel ID and the Facebook cookie;

• Information about buttons clicked by visitors to our website;

• Information present in HTTP headers, such as IP addresses, web browser

information, page location, and referrer; and

• Information about the status of disabling/restricting ad tracking.

The Event Data collected via the Meta pixel is used for targeting our ads and improving

ad delivery on Meta products such as the social media platforms Facebook and

Instagram, for personalising features and content, or the measurement of the success of

our ads (called "conversion tracking"), and for improving and securing Meta products.

We have no influence on the scope and subsequent processing of the submitted Event

Data by Meta. Meta may process the information to create or enrich user profiles. If you

are registered with a Meta service such as Facebook or Instagram, Meta may associate

the Event Data (including the visit on our website) with your account. Even if you are not

registered with a Meta service or have not logged in, it is possible that Meta may learn

your IP address and other identifying information and use it to create a profile. For more

information about how Meta processes user profiles and your personal data, including

the purposes, legal basis on which Meta relies and how you can exercise your rights

against Meta, please see Meta Privacy Policy at

https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

We have also engaged Meta to prepare reports on the impact of our advertising

campaigns and other online content based on the Event Data collected through the

Meta pixel (“campaign reports”) and to provide analysis and insights about the visitors

and their use of our website, products and services (“analytics”). We transfer personal

data contained in the Event Data to Meta for these purposes. The transferred personal

data is processed by Meta as our processor to provide us with campaign reports and

analytics.

Please note that Meta may transfer processed data also to servers outside the EU, in

particular to Meta Platforms, Inc. in the USA. Such data transfer is based on Art. 45 para.

1 GDPR, as Meta Platforms, Inc. is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

and is also registered in the list maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Data

Privacy Framework List). The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework is an adequacy decision by

the EU Commission which certifies that participating companies provide for an adequate

level of data protection within the meaning of the GDPR. The EU-U.S. Data Privacy

Framework is available here: https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-

4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en.

The Meta pixel with the remarketing function is used by Nintendo to target, based on

visitors’ prior use of this website, advertisements to visitors of this website once they

visit the social network Facebook ("Facebook Ads").

The legal basis for collection and transmission of personal data by us to Meta and the

commissioned processing of personal data by Meta for the creation of analyses and

campaign reports is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR). We will only use the Meta

pixel if you explicitly allow it. If you permitted the use of the Meta pixel, you can withdraw

your consent and disable the Meta pixel at any time with effect for the future by updating

your cookie settings or by updating your Facebook account settings.

3. User Communications

When you send an email or other communication to Nintendo, Nintendo uses those

communications in order to process your inquiries and respond to your requests. If you

are located in a country of the European Union or in the UK, the legal basis for this

processing is the provision of the service you have requested (Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR).

4. Who Has Access to Your Information

Nintendo may share your information with other entities of the Nintendo group to be

used in accordance with this Privacy Policy; in particular, with:

• its European affiliate, Nintendo of Europe SE and its branches in France, the

Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain and

the United Kingdom.

• Nintendo Australia Pty Limited, located in Australia. The level of data protection

provided under Australian law is lower than the level provided in the European

Community.

If Nintendo shares your information with Nintendo Australia Pty Limited appropriate

safeguards for an adequate level of data protection are provided for by standard data

protection clauses that have been adopted by the European Commission and that have

been entered into between Nintendo and Nintendo Australia Pty Limited.

If you are located within the European Union, the legal basis for Nintendo sharing your

information with other entities of the Nintendo group is Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR. Nintendo

has a legitimate interest in sharing your information for internal administrative purposes,

in particular to offer the website services and to deal with any inquiries in an efficient

and high-quality manner.

If you are located within the European Union, you have the right to object, on

grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to such sharing. To

exercise this right you may at any time contact Nintendo as provided in Section 7

of this Privacy Policy.

In compliance with applicable data protection requirements, Nintendo may also use

third-party data processors and may share your information with such third-party data

processors acting on Nintendo’s behalf to provide services in connection with the

website. Where such third-party processors are located outside the European Union

respectively the European Economic Area, such third-party processors are either located

in a third country where the European Commission has decided that this country ensures

an adequate level or appropriate safeguards for an adequate level of data protection are

provided for by standard data protection clauses that have been adopted by the

European Commission and that have been entered into between Nintendo and the

third-party data processor.

5. Storage Time

Nintendo will only store your information as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for

which the information is collected and processed or – where the applicable law provides

for longer storage and retention periods – for the storage and retention period required

by law. After that your personal data will be deleted. In particular, if you exercise a right

to object to the processing of your personal data, Nintendo will delete your personal

data that Nintendo processed for the purpose to which you objected without undue

delay, unless another legal basis for processing and retaining this data exists or unless

applicable law requires us to retain the data.

6. Your rights under GDPR

If you are located in a country of the European Union or in the UK, you may in particular,

without limitation, have the following rights under applicable European data protection

law:

• Right of access: You have the right to obtain confirmation from Nintendo as to

whether or not Nintendo processes personal data from you and you also have

the right to at any time obtain access to our personal data stored by Nintendo.

To exercise this right you may at any time contact Nintendo as provided in Section

7 of this Privacy Policy.

• Right to rectification of your personal data: If Nintendo processes your personal

data, Nintendo shall endeavour to ensure by implementing suitable measures

that your personal data is accurate and up-to-date for the purposes for which

Nintendo collected your personal data. If your personal data is inaccurate or

incomplete, you have the right to obtain the rectification of such data. To exercise

this right you may at any time contact Nintendo as provided in Section 7 of this

• Right to erasure of your personal data or right to restriction of processing: You

may have the right to obtain the erasure of your personal data or the restriction

of processing of your personal data. To exercise this right you may at any time

contact Nintendo as provided in Section 7 of this Privacy Policy.

• Right to data portability: You may have the right to receive the personal data

concerning you and which you have provided to Nintendo, in a structured,

commonly used and machine-readable format or to transmit those data to

another controller. To exercise this right you may at any time contact us as

provided in Section 7 of this Privacy Policy.

• Right to object: You have the right to object to the processing of your

personal data as further specified in this Privacy Policy.

• Right to lodge a complaint with supervisory authority: You have the right to lodge

a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority located in the European

Union. You may contact the Hesse Data Protection Supervisor.

7. Nintendo’s European Representative and Contact

If you are located in a country of the European Union or in the UK and if you have any

questions about this Privacy Policy and Nintendo’s data processing activities or if you

want to exercise any of your rights under GDPR, please contact:

Nintendo’s European representative Nintendo of Europe SE, Attn.: Legal Department,

Goldsteinstrasse 235, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, or via the contact form

available under https://www.nintendo.com/eu/contact.

Please note that Nintendo’s representative in the United Kingdom is Nintendo UK, The

Quadrant, 55-57 High Street, Windsor, SL4 1LP.

8. Nintendo’s Data Protection Officer:

Nintendo Co., Ltd., 11-1, Attn.: Data Protection Officer, Hokotate-cho, Kamitoba,

Minami-ku, Kyoto, 601-8501, Japan, dataprotectionofficer@nintendo.co.jp.