The Privacy Policy explains how TipTags may collect, use, disclose, and secure information we obtain through the “Service.” The terms “TipTags,” “we,” and “us” include TipTags Inc. and our affiliates and subsidiaries. This Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into the TipTags Terms of Use. Any capitalized terms used and not defined in this Privacy Policy shall have the meaning given to them in the Terms of Use.
“Personal Information” means information that alone or when in combination with other information may be used to readily identify or contact you, such as: name, address, email address, or phone number. We do not consider Personal Information to include information an individual makes public through the Service or information about a device.
THE SERVICE COLLECTS YOUR INFORMATION
We collect Personal Information when you:
- register to use the Service;
- log in with social media credentials;
- use the Service; and
- communicate with us.
We also collect information, such as anonymous usage statistics, by using cookies, server logs, and other similar technology as you use the Service.
Registration and Account Information. You must register to use the Service. To register, you may need to provide Personal Information, such as your name, email address, and home area. You may also provide other optional information.
Social Connect. When you choose to login and connect your social media account to your Service profile, we collect Personal Information from that social media website. For example, when you login with your Facebook account, we may collect the Personal Information you have made publicly available in Facebook, such as your name, user ID, profile picture, cover photo, username, gender, networks, age range, language, country, friend list, and any other information you have made public. We may also obtain other nonpublic information from social media websites with your permission. We may collect information from such social media website in an ongoing manner so we can update your profile.
Using the Service. We collect information you provide through the Service. For example, when you interact with other users by posting messages, the Service will collect the information you provide in such submissions, including any Personal Information.
Making Payments. When you make payments through the Service, you may need to provide financial account information, such as your credit card number, to our thirdparty service providers. We do not collect or store such information, though we may receive information about completed transactions that does not include credit card or bank account numbers.
Information about Others. You may provide us with the name, email address, and telephone number of others. You may use such information through the Service to notify them by email or text message in case of an emergency.
Referrals. A user may submit Personal Information, such as an email address, about others to us so that the user can recommend the Service or content available on the Service to them. We use the information to send a communication to the individual and then delete the information. The recipient of an invitation to use the Service may see your name and email address as the referrer.
Communicate with Us. We may collect Personal Information through your communications with our customersupport team or through other communications with us, including through social media.
Location Information from Your Mobile Device. We may receive and store information about the location of your device if your device settings are enabled to send it to us. We may collect this geolocation information when the App(s) is running on your device, when you are using the App(s) and in the background. Collection of this information may improve the provision of the Service, such as when you share messages with other users and to show you ads and offers related to your location. We may store location information in anonymized form and for as long as we have a business need for it. You may use your device settings to control whether the Service has access to location information. If you turn off device location services, the Service will likely not function properly.
Information and Content from Your Device. The Service automatically collects information about your device, such as a device ID and browser type, so that we can provide and customize functionality, such as push notifications. You may also permit the Service to access and collect information from your device’s contact list and photo storage.
Automatic Data Collection: Cookies and Related Technologies. When you visit our Service or open our emails, we and our thirdparty partners, such as advertising networks, social media widgets, and analytics providers, may collect certain information by automated means, such as cookies, web beacons and web server logs. By using the Service, you consent to the placement of cookies, beacons, and other similar technology in your browser and on emails in accordance with this Privacy Policy. The information collected in this manner includes IP address, browser characteristics, device IDs and characteristics, operating system version, language preferences, referring URLs, and information about the usage of our Service. We may use this information, for example, to determine how many users have visited certain pages or opened messages or newsletters, or to prevent fraud. We may link this data to your profile. Our partners also may collect information about your online activities over time, on other devices, and on other websites or apps, if those websites and apps also use the same partners. When they provide such services, they are governed by their own privacy policies. You may be able to change browser settings to block and delete cookies when you access the Service through a web browser. However, if you do that, the Service may not work properly.
By using the Service, you are authorizing us to gather, parse, and retain data related to the provision of the Service. We may retain such information, including Personal Information, indefinitely.
HOW TIPTAGS USES YOUR INFORMATION
We use Personal Information to:
- facilitate and improve our services; and
- communicate with you.
We may use anonymous information, such as anonymous location information, for any purpose, including for marketing purposes.
Internal and Service Related Usage. We use information, including Personal Information, for internal and servicerelated purposes. We may use and retain any data we collect to provide and improve any of our services.
Communications. We may send email to the email address you provide to us, push notifications to your mobile device if they are enabled, or text messages with your consent, to verify your account and for informational and operational purposes, such as account management, customer service, system maintenance, and other Service-related purposes.
Marketing. We may use information, including Personal Information and anonymized location information, to provide personalized online advertising to you and others on the Services and to send you information we think may be useful or relevant to you. For example, we may show you online ads or send you notifications describing offers from businesses near you using location information from your device. You may opt out of email marketing by using the unsubscribe link in a marketing email.
Aggregate Data. We may anonymize or aggregate data collected through the Service and use and disclose it for any purpose.
TIPTAGS MAY DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION
We may share your Personal Information:
- with our third-party vendors and service providers;
- with other users;
- to comply with legal obligations;
- to protect and defend our rights and property; and
- with your permission.
We do not rent, sell, or share Personal Information about you with other people or nonaffiliated companies for their direct marketing purposes, unless we have your permission.
We Use Vendors and Service Providers. We may share any information we receive with vendors and service providers we use to help us provide and improve the Service. For example, we will provide Personal Information to payment processors as part of financial transactions, and may provide geolocation information to thirdparty map or navigation service providers. We provide geolocation information to Google to use the Google Maps service, and you agree to the Google privacy policy when you use that service, which is located at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy.
Displaying to Other Users. The information and content you provide to the Service may be displayed on the Service. Other users of the Service may be able to see some information about you, such as your profile information and messages you post. We are not responsible for how other users will view and use the posted information, and we do not consider publish information to be Personal Information.
Social Networking and Other Websites. The Service may allow you to share information, including Personal Information, with social networking websites, such as Facebook. We do not share your Personal Information with them unless you direct the Service to share it. Their use of the information will be governed by their privacy policies, and you may be able to modify your privacy settings on their websites.
Marketing. We do not rent, sell, or share personal information about you that we collect on the Service with other people or unaffiliated companies for their direct marketing purposes, unless we have your permission. We may allow access to data collected by the Service to enable the delivery of online advertising to you and others on the Service or on other websites and online services, or to send you information we think may be useful or relevant to you.
You may be able to opt out of receiving personalized advertisements on this browser or device from advertisers, or other advertising networks who are members of the Network Advertising Initiative or who subscribe to the Digital Advertising Alliance’s SelfRegulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising by visiting the optout sections on the websites of each of those organizations. Links to those Services are here:
Network Advertising Initiative:
- Browser OptOut: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
Digital Advertising Alliance:
- Browser OptOut: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/
- App OptOut: http://youradchoices.com/appchoices
You may also be able to change your mobile device settings to opt out of personalized advertising through apps. For example, for iOS mobile devices, go to “Settings” from your device’s home screen; scroll down to “Privacy”; select “Advertising”; and turn on “Limit Ad Tracking.” Also, for locationbased ads, you may go to “Settings” from your device’s home screen; select “Privacy”; select “Location Services”; select “System Services”; and deselect “LocationBased Apple Ads.” For Android mobile Devices, go to “Google Settings” on your Device; select “Ads”; and check the box labeled “Opt Out of InterestBased Ads.”
When you opt out of personalized advertising, you may continue to see online advertising on the Service and/or our ads on other websites and online services.
Legal and Similar Disclosures. We may access, preserve, and disclose collected information, if we believe doing so is required or appropriate to: comply with law enforcement requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; respond to your requests; comply with the law; or protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety.
Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, sale of TipTags assets, or transition of service to another provider, your information may be disclosed in connection with the negotiation of such transaction, and/or sold or transferred as part of such a transaction as permitted by law and/or contract. We cannot control how such entities may use or disclose such information.
With Your Permission. We may also disclose your Personal Information with your permission.
INFORMATION SECURITY
We take steps in an effort to treat your information securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, the Internet cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us. We do not accept liability for unintentional disclosure.
By using the Service or providing Personal Information to us, you agree that we may communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of the Service. If we learn of a security system’s breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically by posting a notice on the Service or sending an email to you.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use personal information from children under 13 years of age, and no part of the Service is directed to children under the age of 13. If you learn that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, you may alert us at privacy@tiptags.co. If we learn that we have collected any personal information from children under 13, we will promptly take steps to delete such information and terminate the child’s account.
INTERNATIONAL USERS
If you are visiting from the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use, you agree to the transfer of your information to the United States and processing globally. By providing your information you consent to any transfer and processing in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION OR POSE A QUESTION OR SUGGESTION
If you would like to request that we update or correct any information that you have provided to us through your use of the Service or otherwise, or if you have suggestions for improving this Privacy Policy, please send an email to privacy@tiptags.co. If you are under the age of 18 and a California resident, you may request that content or information you posted to the Service no longer be publicly accessible from the Service by sending an email to privacy@tiptags.co. After completing the request, we may continue to hold your content and information and such content and information may remain publicly available if your association with the content and information is removed or another user posted, copied, or reposted the content and information.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY AND PRACTICES
Posting of Revised Privacy Policy. We will post any adjustments to the Privacy Policy on this web page, and the revised version will be effective when it is posted.
New Uses of Personal Information. From time to time, we may desire to use Personal Information for uses not previously disclosed in our Privacy Policy. If our practices change regarding previously collected Personal Information in a way that would be materially less restrictive than stated in the version of this Privacy Policy in effect at the time we collected the information, we will make reasonable efforts to provide notice and obtain consent to any such uses as may be required by law.
Contact Information
TipTags Inc.
2140 North Hollywood Way, #11073
Burbank, CA 91510
Effective Date: February 12, 2019
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