@CaryEverett

"My immediate thoughts upon reading that is that she is quoting Dutch laws, and Blizzard is an American company, and thus not subject to Dutch laws. However, there could be equivalent laws in America."
First off - let's confirm the MMORPG stigma - the char is a she, I'm a he :)

You are overlooking the fact that this has nothing to do whatsoever with American laws. Privacy Policies are always - always - bound to the local laws. The same reason applies as to why Blizzard Europe has contests in which not everyone is eligible to participate, due to local legal restrictions. Furthermore, the privacy policy itself - as I linked and quoted - states that they respect all applicable laws
"This Privacy Policy respects all applicable laws on data protection."
in this case Dutch Law.
I have nothing to do with American Law, being Dutch, resident in the Netherlands where Blizzard (a US based company) provides services.

As an analogy: It would be kinda weird if you had to pay Dutch or English tax-tariffs on petrol when you tank at a shell gasstation simply because it is a Netherlands and UK based company.

"Such an oversight is rather sad coming from a person who claims to be a "Dutch Law Student."
I am not a Dutch Law Student, not claim to be one, anywhere in my posts. As a matter of fact, I am far from one. I 've been working as a freelance ICT-specialist for several years now. Yes, I conferred with a lawyer about the issue at hand, a collegue of my girlfriend. He pointed several issues to me, which I relayd in my post.

Sincerely,

Ethena.