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{{InfoboxCompany
{{CompanyCargo
| Name = Scopely, Inc.
|Description=
| Type = Subsidiary
|Founded=2011
| Founded = 2011
|Industry=Video Games
| Industry = Video games
|Logo=Scopely logo.png
| Official Website = https://scopely.com/
|ParentCompany=
| Logo = Scopely logo.png
|Type=Subsidiary
}}'''[[wikipedia:Scopely|Scopely, Inc.]]''' is an American interactive entertainment company and mobile-first video game developer and publisher. The company is headquartered in Culver City, California, with offices across the US, EMEA and Asia.
|Website=https://scopely.com/
}}
'''[[wikipedia:Scopely|Scopely, Inc.]]''' is an American interactive entertainment company and mobile-first video game developer and publisher. The company is headquartered in Culver City, California, with offices across the US, EMEA and Asia.


Scopely has both internal game development studios as well as partners with external development studios to create free-to-play games. they also partners with intellectual property holders to create video games based on popular entertainment brands.
Scopely has both internal game development studios as well as partners with external development studios to create free-to-play games. they also partners with intellectual property holders to create video games based on popular entertainment brands.
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====[[Forced arbitration]]====
====[[Forced arbitration]]====
The company's Terms of Service<ref name=":0">[https://www.scopely.com/en/legal?id=tos&langSection=en&lock=true#section-8 Terms of Service]</ref> immediately disclose forced arbitration:<blockquote>TERMS CONTAIN AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, A CLASS ACTION WAIVER, AND A JURY TRIAL WAIVER THAT AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS. IN ARBITRATION THERE IS NO JUDGE OR JURY AND THERE IS LESS DISCOVERY AND APPELLATE REVIEW THAN IN COURT. PLEASE REVIEW THESE PROVISIONS CAREFULLY.</blockquote>The manner in which these terms apply is explained in section 9:<blockquote>'''Arbitration Agreement'''
The company's Terms of Service<ref name=":0">[https://www.scopely.com/en/legal?id=tos&langSection=en&lock=true#section-8 Terms of Service] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250708194632/https://www.scopely.com/en/legal?id=tos&langSection=en&lock=true Archived])</ref> immediately disclose forced arbitration:<blockquote>TERMS CONTAIN AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, A CLASS ACTION WAIVER, AND A JURY TRIAL WAIVER THAT AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS. IN ARBITRATION THERE IS NO JUDGE OR JURY AND THERE IS LESS DISCOVERY AND APPELLATE REVIEW THAN IN COURT. PLEASE REVIEW THESE PROVISIONS CAREFULLY.</blockquote>The manner in which these terms apply is explained in section 9:<blockquote>'''Arbitration Agreement'''


*If your dispute remains unresolved after you have exhausted our informal dispute resolution process above, you may seek to resolve it through binding individual arbitration as follows:
*If your dispute remains unresolved after you have exhausted our informal dispute resolution process above, you may seek to resolve it through binding individual arbitration as follows:
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===Privacy Policy===
===Privacy Policy===
As stated in the Privacy Policy,<ref>[https://www.scopely.com/en/legal?id=privacy&langSection=en&lock=true Privacy Policy]</ref> the company will share your personal data with third-parties for advertising purposes:<blockquote>We may share some of your information with certain third-party partners to make advertising more relevant, to measure its effectiveness, and to help recognize your devices and serve ads. We or they may also employ cookies or similar technologies, as described above, to ensure you receive appropriate advertising and personalized experiences. These third-party advertising partners include, but are not limited to Meta, Google, AppLovin, LiveRamp, Criteo, IronSource, Microsoft, and their partners.</blockquote>This happens despite promising the exact opposite in prior sections:<blockquote>At Scopely, we are in the business of creating great games, not selling information.</blockquote>Users have also reported difficulties when opting out of the data selling, as opting out in the individual games does not automatically do the same for the website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DO NOT SHARE MY PERSONAL INFO IS ON THE WEBSITE |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MarvelStrikeForce/comments/146wqcl/do_not_share_my_personal_info_is_on_the_website/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>
As stated in the Privacy Policy,<ref>[https://www.scopely.com/en/legal?id=privacy&langSection=en&lock=true Privacy Policy] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250708194635/https://www.scopely.com/en/legal?id=privacy&langSection=en&lock=true Archived])</ref> the company will share your personal data with third-parties for advertising purposes:<blockquote>We may share some of your information with certain third-party partners to make advertising more relevant, to measure its effectiveness, and to help recognize your devices and serve ads. We or they may also employ cookies or similar technologies, as described above, to ensure you receive appropriate advertising and personalized experiences. These third-party advertising partners include, but are not limited to Meta, Google, AppLovin, LiveRamp, Criteo, IronSource, Microsoft, and their partners.</blockquote>This happens despite promising the exact opposite in prior sections:<blockquote>At Scopely, we are in the business of creating great games, not selling information.</blockquote>Users have also reported difficulties when opting out of the data selling, as opting out in the individual games does not automatically do the same for the website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DO NOT SHARE MY PERSONAL INFO IS ON THE WEBSITE |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MarvelStrikeForce/comments/146wqcl/do_not_share_my_personal_info_is_on_the_website/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=[[Reddit]] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230611152643/https://old.reddit.com/r/MarvelStrikeForce/comments/146wqcl/do_not_share_my_personal_info_is_on_the_website/ |archive-date=11 Jun 2023}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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