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Zynga's PrivacyVille rewards you with zPoints for learning about privacy practices

Not quite what you'd expect

Zynga's PrivacyVille rewards you with zPoints for learning about privacy practices
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Do you ever read those long-winded lists of T&Cs and privacy policies when you register for a new website?

If you're anything like us here at Pocket Gamer Towers, you don't.

That's why social gaming giant Zynga has today released PrivacyVille, a fun, zany, and rewarding way to learn about the company's privacy policies.

If you head on over to PrivacyVille, you'll be greeted by a CityVille-esque map of several different buildings, which you can click on for information.

Question time

You start at the tennis court by learning about how Zynga use your account information such as your name and your profile picture, before clicking on farms and police stations to learn about email policies and mobile games.

As you progress through the map, you'll fill a bar at the bottom of the screen, which upon reaching 100 per cent triggers a short multiple-choice Q&A session.

Once all of that is complete, you'll be the proud new owner of 200 zPoints, which can be added to your current total.

zPoints aplenty

zPoints, of course, are Zynga's exclusive currency, which you earn daily simply by playing Facebook games such as FarmVille and CityVille.

As your points accumulate, you earn coins redeemable in RewardVille, a special rewards shop that allows you to purchase special items and decorations for your games.

The whole process only takes five minutes (honest!), so go and check it out.

Anthony Usher
Anthony Usher
Anthony is a Liverpool, UK-based writer who fell in love with gaming while playing Super Mario World on his SNES back in the early '90s. When he isn't busy grooming his beard, you can find him replaying Resident Evil or Final Fantasy VII for the umpteenth time. Aside from gaming, Anthony likes hiking, MMA, and pretending he’s a Viking.