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vaguely defined and difficult to implement. The costs of compliance with these laws may increase in the future as a result of changes in
interpretation. Furthermore, any failure on our part to comply with these laws may subject us to significant liabilities.
We are also subject to federal, state and foreign laws regarding privacy and protection of player data, including the collection of data from
minors. We post our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service online, in which we describe our practices concerning the use, transmission and
disclosure of player data. Any failure by us to comply with our posted privacy policy or privacy related laws and regulations could result in
proceedings against us by governmental authorities or others, which could harm our business. In addition, the interpretation of many data
protection laws, and their application to the Internet is unclear and in a state of flux. There is a risk that these laws may be interpreted and
applied in conflicting ways from state to state, country to country, or region to region, and in a manner that is not consistent with our current data
protection practices. Complying with these varying international requirements could cause us to incur additional costs and change our business
practices. Further, any failure by us to adequately protect our players’ information and data could result in a loss of player confidence in our
services and ultimately in a loss of players, which could adversely affect our business.
With the move of our services to mobile devices, we are also subject to additional regulations regarding communication via this channel,
such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The interpretation of many of these laws, including the TCPA, and their application to
current means of communication through mobile devices is unclear and in a state of flux. These laws may be interpreted and applied in a manner
that is not consistent with current industry practices. The costs of compliance with these laws may increase in the future as a result of changes in
interpretation and may greatly reduce our ability to contact our players through this channel. Furthermore, failure on our part to comply with
these laws may subject us to significant liabilities.
In addition, some concern has been expressed in Europe and in certain countries that social gaming should be regulated to protect
consumers, in particular minors and persons susceptible to addiction to social games. This concern could lead to the adoption of legislation or
regulations that may impose additional burdens upon us, prohibit the offering of our games to certain users or territories, increase our costs or
require changes to our games.
Also, because our services are accessible worldwide, certain foreign jurisdictions have claimed and others may claim that we are required
to comply with their laws, including in jurisdictions where we have no local entity, employees or infrastructure.
Separately, we have a partnership agreement with bwin.party to develop, test and operate certain real money online poker and casino
games in the United Kingdom. The real money games are powered by the established operating platform and software of bwin.party and operate
under bwin.party’s gambling licenses in the applicable jurisdictions. Previously in December 2012, we filed an Application for a Preliminary
Finding of Suitability with the Nevada Gaming Control Board, but have since withdrawn this application.
Available Information
Our website is located at www.zynga.com, and our investor relations website is located at http://investor.zynga.com. The following filings
are available through our investor relations website after we file them with the SEC: Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and our Proxy Statements for our annual meetings of stockholders, for the last year. These filings are also
available for download free of charge on our investor relations website. Further, a copy of this Annual Report on Form 10-K is located at the
SEC’
s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room can be
obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
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