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Privacy Policy
How We Collect and Use Information
1 - Information you provide us directly
We ask for certain information such as your username, real name,
birthdate, address, phone number and e-mail address when you register,
or if you correspond with us. We may also retain any messages you send
through the Service, and may collect information you provide in User
Content you post to the Service. We use this information to operate,
maintain, and provide to you the features and functionality of the
Service. Your username and if you choose to disclose it, your real
name, will be published publicly. Once published your username and / or
real name may not be able to be removed
2 - Information we may receive from
third parties
We may receive information about you from third parties. For example,
if you access our websites or Service through a third-party connection
or log-in, for example, through Facebook Connect, by “following,â€
“liking,†adding the application, linking your account to the
Service, etc., that third party may pass certain information about your
use of its service to . This information could include, but is not
limited to, the user ID associated with your account (for example, your
Facebook UID), an access token necessary to access that service, any
information that you have permitted the third party to share with us,
and any information you have made public in connection with that
service. If you allow us access to your friends list, your friends’
user IDs, and your connection to those friends, may be used and stored
to make your experience more social, and to allow you to invite your
friends to use our Service as well as provide you with updates if and
when your friends join . You should always review, and if necessary,
adjust your privacy settings on third-party websites and services
before linking or connecting them to the Service. You may also unlink
your third party account from the Service by adjusting your settings on
the third party service.
3 - Analytics information
We may directly collect analytics data, or use third-party analytics
tools and services, to help us measure traffic and usage trends for the
Service. These tools collect information sent by your browser or mobile
device, including the pages you visit and other information that
assists us in improving the Service. We collect and use this analytics
information in aggregate form such that it cannot reasonably be
manipulated to identify any particular individual user.
4 - Cookies information
When you visit the Service, we may send one or more cookies — a small
text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters — to your
computer that uniquely identifies your browser and lets help you log in
faster and enhance your navigation through the site. A cookie may also
convey information to us about how you use the Service (e.g., the pages
you view, the links you click and other actions you take on the
Service), and allow us or our business partners to track your usage of
the Service over time. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive
after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your
browser on subsequent visits to the site. Persistent cookies can be
removed by following your web browser’s directions. A session cookie
is temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can reset
your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is
being sent. However, some features of the Service may not function
properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled. Full details can
be found on our Cookie Policy.
5 - Log file information
Log file information is automatically reported by your browser or
mobile device each time you access the Service. When you use our
Service, our servers automatically record certain log file information.
These server logs may include anonymous information such as your web
request, Internet Protocol (“IPâ€) address, browser type, referring
/ exit pages and URLs, number of clicks and how you interact with links
on the Service, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed, and other
such information.
6 - Device identifiers
When you access the Service by or through a mobile device (including
but not limited to smart-phones or tablets), we may access, collect,
monitor and/or remotely store one or more “device identifiers,â€
such as a universally unique identifier (“UUIDâ€). Device
identifiers are small data files or similar data structures stored on
or associated with your mobile device, which uniquely identify your
mobile device. A device identifier may be data stored in connection
with the device hardware, data stored in connection with the device’s
operating system or other software, or data sent to the device by . A
device identifier may convey information to us about how you browse and
use the Service. A device identifier may remain persistently on your
device, to help you log in faster and enhance your navigation through
the Service. Some features of the Service may not function properly if
use or availability of device identifiers is impaired or disabled.
7 - Location data
When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, we may
access, collect, monitor and/or remotely store “location data,â€
which may include GPS coordinates (e.g. latitude and/or longitude) or
similar information regarding the location of your mobile device.
Location data may convey to us information about how you browse and use
the Service. Some features of the Service, particularly location-based
services, may not function properly if use or availability of location
data is impaired or disabled.
8 - Commercial and marketing
communications
We use the information we collect or receive, such as your email
address, to communicate directly with you. We may send you emails
containing newsletters, promotions, and special offers. If you do not
want to receive such email messages, you will be given the option to
opt out or change your preferences. We also use your information to
send you Service-related emails (e.g., account verification, purchase
and billing confirmations and reminders, changes/updates to features of
the Service, technical and security notices). You may not opt out of
Service-related emails. You may also be able to be “found†on based
on information that you provide (see “Find friends on â€) above.
9 - Use of certain service type
information we collect about you
We use or may use cookies, log file, device identifiers, location data
and clear gifs information to: (a) remember information so that you
will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you
visit the site; (b) provide custom, personalized content and
information; (c) to provide and monitor the effectiveness of our
Service; (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of
visitors, traffic, and demographic patterns; (e) diagnose or fix
technology problems; (f) help you efficiently access your information
after you sign in; (g) to provide advertising to your browser or
device, and (h) automatically update the application on your mobile
devices.
10 - Sharing of Your Information
We will not rent or sell your information into third parties outside
and its group companies (including any parent, subsidiaries and
affiliates) without your consent, except as noted below:
10.1. Who we may share your information with: We may share your
information with third-party business partners and Trusted Users for
the purpose of providing the Service to you. Third party business
partners will be given limited access to your information as is
reasonably necessary to deliver the Service, and we will require that
such third parties comply with this Privacy Policy, or operate under a
similar privacy policy.
10.2. Who can see User Content: Any User Content that you voluntarily
disclose for posting to the Service becomes available to the public and
cannot be removed, except by in its sole discretion. Once posted on ,
User Content may not be removable from public view, as copies may
remain viewable in cached and archived pages of the Service, on other
sites that have republished us, or if other Users have copied or saved
that information. If you do not wish your User Content to be available
to the public, please don’t post it on . Your username and if you
choose to disclose it, your real name, will be published publicly. Once
published your username and / or real name may not be able to be removed
10.3. Who can see your IP address: If you post User Content on the
Service while not logged in, your IP address will be published with
your User Content in order to attribute your contribution to the
Service. A selection of Trusted Users with administrative powers on
have the ability to review IP addresses of users to reduce abusive
behavior. Any third party service embedded on such as an advertiser,
video provider, social network or other third party will also have
access to your IP address.
10.4. Who can see your email address: If you enter an email address,
you will enable communication from and other Users. If you reply to
users or participate in group activities such as meetups, your email
address will be shared with these users. In addition, some email
addresses such as blocked@.com forward to a group of Trusted Users, who
will use your email address to reply to the email.
11 - What happens in the event of a
change of control
We may buy or sell/divest/transfer the company (including any shares in
the company), or any combination of its products, services, assets
and/or businesses. Your information such as customer names and email
addresses, User Content and other user information related to the
Service may be among the items sold or otherwise transferred in these
types of transactions. We may also sell, assign or otherwise transfer
such information in the course of corporate divestitures, mergers,
acquisitions, bankruptcies, dissolutions, reorganizations,
liquidations, similar transactions or proceedings involving all or a
portion of the company.
12 - Instances where we are required
to share your information
We will disclose your information where required to do so by law or
subpoena or if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to
(a) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement;
(b) to enforce our Terms of Use or to protect the security, quality or
integrity of our Service; and/or (c) to exercise or protect the rights,
property, or personal safety of , our Users, or others.
13 - How We Store Your Information
Your information collected through the Service may be stored and
processed in the United States or any other country in which or its
subsidiaries, affiliates, or service providers maintain facilities. may
transfer information that we collect about you, including personal
information, to affiliated entities, or to other third parties across
borders and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or
jurisdictions around the world. If you are located in the European
Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that
may differ from U.S. law, please note that we may transfer information,
including personal information, to a country and jurisdiction that does
not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction, and you
consent to the transfer of information to the U.S. or any other country
in which or its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, or service providers
maintain facilities and the use and disclosure of information about you
as described in this Privacy Policy.
14 - Keeping your information safe
We care about the security of your information, and uses commercially
reasonable safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of all
information collected through the Service. To protect your privacy and
security, we take reasonable steps (such as requesting a unique
password) to verify your identity before granting you access to your
account. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique
password and account information, and for controlling access to your
email communications from , at all times. However, cannot ensure or
warrant the security of any information you transmit to or guarantee
that information on the Service may not be accessed, disclosed,
altered, or destroyed. Your privacy settings may also be affected by
changes to the functionality of third party sites and services that you
add to the Service, such as social networks. is not responsible for the
functionality or security measures of any third party.
15 - Compromise of information
In the event that any information under our control is compromised as a
result of a breach of security, will take reasonable steps to
investigate the situation and where appropriate, notify those
individuals whose information may have been compromised and take other
steps, in accordance with any applicable laws and regulations.
16 - Your Choices about Your
Information
We make every effort to promptly process all unsubscribe requests. As
noted above, you may not opt out of Service-related communications
(e.g., account verification, purchase and billing confirmations and
reminders, changes/updates to features of the Service, technical and
security notices). If you have any questions about reviewing or
modifying your account information, you can contact us directly at
info@syntheticdata.eu.
17 - Opting out of collection of your
information for Tracking / Advertising
Please refer to your mobile device or browser’s technical information
for instructions on how to delete and disable cookies, and other
tracking/recording tools. Depending on your type of device, it may not
be possible to delete or disable tracking mechanisms on your mobile
device. Note that disabling cookies and/or other tracking tools
prevents or its business partners from tracking your browser’s
activities in relation to the Service, and for use in targeted
advertising activities by third parties. However, doing so may disable
many of the features available through the Service. If you have any
questions about opting out of the collection of cookies and other
tracking/recording tools, you can contact us directly at
info@syntheticdata.eu.
18 - Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect or solicit any information from anyone
under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register as
Users. The Service and its content are not directed at children under
the age of 13. In the event that we learn that we have collected
personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of
parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as
possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or
about a child under 13, please contact us at info@syntheticdata.eu.
19 - Links to Other Websites and
Services
We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites or
services linked to or from the Service, including the information or
content contained therein. Please remember that when you use a link to
go from the Service to another website, our Privacy Policy does not
apply to third-party websites or services. Your browsing and
interaction on any third-party website or service, including those that
have a link or advertisement on our website, are subject to that third
party’s own rules and policies. In addition, you agree that we are
not responsible and we do not control over any third-parties that you
authorize to access your User Content. If you are using a third-party
website or service (like Facebook, Google groups, or an IRC chatroom)
and you allow such a third-party access to you User Content you do so
at your own risk. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information we
collect by other means (including offline) or from other sources other
than through the Service.