Consolidation of Personal Data
ith the release of the Expansion just around the corner, we would like to inform you of the way we plan to deal with personal data management, which will help us to provide the best possible customer service.
Moving forward, customer data will be managed by Blizzard Europe, under the direction of Blizzard Entertainment Inc. All customer services provided by Blizzard will remain unchanged: game servers, in-game support, technical & billing support, web & community will all continue to be operated by the Blizzard Europe teams.
In addition, to enhance communication to our players, we have decided to create a global customer management system. This will require part of the personal data of all our players to be stored in one location, and therefore, we will be consolidating personal data at Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the United States from the 15th of January.
This process is limited to the transfer of certain personal information, such as your name and contact details, and does not include any banking details. We will continue to treat your personal data with the utmost security and confidentiality in compliance with European data protection laws, which provide a high degree of security.
For further information on the way we collect, store and use your personal data, please refer to our privacy policy at
http://www.blizzard.co.uk/privacy.shtml. For further information on this data transfer process, please read our FAQ.
The Dark Portal Opens Midnight January 16th!
o commemorate the opening of the Dark Portal, we will be co-hosting special midnight signing events at four retail locations across Europe!
You can be among the first in Europe to purchase World of Warcraft®: The Burning Crusade™ going on sale at midnight, January 16. Developers from The Burning Crusade team will be on hand to meet you and sign copies of the game.
In the UK, HMV at 150 Oxford Street, London, will open its doors at 23:00 on Monday, January 15th. In Germany, Media Markt at 10627 Berlin-Charlottenburg opens its doors at 21:30, January 15th. France and Sweden's launches will both open their doors at 00.00, midnight January 16 - in Paris, at FNAC, 74 Ave des Champs Elysées, and in Stockholm, at EB Games Gallerian, Hamngatan 37.
If you don't live in these areas, or can't make it to one of these four events, check with your local stores to see if they will be opening early to sell The Burning Crusade, as some other European retailers will also be holding midnight openings.
See you in Outland...
Retailer Address Time Line- Up Begins
UK: HMV 150 Oxford Street
London W1D 1DJ 11PM, January 15
FRANCE:
FNAC 74 Ave des Champs
Elysées Paris 8e 12AM, January 16
GERMANY:
Media Markt 10627 Berlin-
Charlottenburg
Krumme Straße 48 12AM, January 16
SWEDEN:
EB Games
Gallerian Hamngatan 37
Stockholm 12AM, January 16