A few days after the emails first went out, Ubisoft has responded to its accidental leak of around 500 fans' email addresses with...another email.
While a "sorry" might have been appreciated, all users received was a short message that read:
Dear User,
Ubisoft takes privacy matters seriously. Recently we discovered some users' email addresses were gathered without following proper privacy guidelines and procedures. As a precaution, we are removing your email from our marketing database.
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If you would like more information on Ubisoft's stance regarding your privacy, you can check out our privacy policy here. We thank you for your interest in Watch Dogs and look forward to sharing more about the game in the future.
Best Regards,
The Ubisoft Team
Saying your email address had been "gathered without following proper privacy guidelines and procedures" sure sounds nicer than "we accidentally sent your email address to thousands of complete strangers".