Posted March 20, 2014
I was going to purchase Hitman Contracts, as it's my favorite in the series, until I read the End User License Agreement. I found Item 6 particularly disturbing:
6. In-Game Advertising
The Software Product may incorporate technology (which may be provided bySEL or third party service providers engaged by SEL (each a "Dynamic Advertising Provider")) which enables advertising to be uploaded into the Software Product on your PC, and changed while the Software Product is being played on-line. In order that the Dynamic Advertising Provider is able to direct advertising appropriate to your Software Product and geographic region, as well as to the correct location within the computer game, certain data and information may be retrieved and retained by the Dynamic Advertising Provider including your I.P.address, geographic location, in-game position, and information concerning the appearance of advertising visible during your gameplay (for example, the length of time an item of advertising was visible, the dimensions of the advertisements). In addition, the Dynamic Advertising Provider may assign a unique identification number which is stored on your PC and which is used to monitor and calculate the number of views of dynamic advertising during gameplay. None of the information collected for this purpose including the identification number can be used to identify you.
The technology employed by Dynamic Advertising Providers may be located outside your country of residence (including outside of the European Union).
Where a Software Product incorporates dynamic advertising technology, the technology which serves the provision of dynamic in-game advertising is integrated within the Software Product. This means that if you do not want to receive dynamic advertising, you should only use the Software Product when you are not connected to the Internet. By playing the Game when connected to the Internet you consent to our use of dynamic advertising as described in this Paragraph.
Are there any other games on GOG with such an agreement in place?The Software Product may incorporate technology (which may be provided bySEL or third party service providers engaged by SEL (each a "Dynamic Advertising Provider")) which enables advertising to be uploaded into the Software Product on your PC, and changed while the Software Product is being played on-line. In order that the Dynamic Advertising Provider is able to direct advertising appropriate to your Software Product and geographic region, as well as to the correct location within the computer game, certain data and information may be retrieved and retained by the Dynamic Advertising Provider including your I.P.address, geographic location, in-game position, and information concerning the appearance of advertising visible during your gameplay (for example, the length of time an item of advertising was visible, the dimensions of the advertisements). In addition, the Dynamic Advertising Provider may assign a unique identification number which is stored on your PC and which is used to monitor and calculate the number of views of dynamic advertising during gameplay. None of the information collected for this purpose including the identification number can be used to identify you.
The technology employed by Dynamic Advertising Providers may be located outside your country of residence (including outside of the European Union).
Where a Software Product incorporates dynamic advertising technology, the technology which serves the provision of dynamic in-game advertising is integrated within the Software Product. This means that if you do not want to receive dynamic advertising, you should only use the Software Product when you are not connected to the Internet. By playing the Game when connected to the Internet you consent to our use of dynamic advertising as described in this Paragraph.
