PRIV PRIVACY POLICY
Last Modified: October 9, 2024
Version 1.2
Introduction
Your privacy matters to Priv Inc (“Priv”, “we”, or “us”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share and protect information about our Priv Members and Priv Professionals (collectively referred to as “Priv Users” or “you”). This policy applies to information we collect on the Priv Application (the “Priv App”) and on our website at www.gopriv.com (“Priv Website”) (collectively referred to as the “Priv Services”). The policy does not apply to information that you provide to or is collected by any third party whether through or in connection with your use of the Priv Services or otherwise, including information Priv Members and Priv Professionals may exchange between each other. Third parties may have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to inquire about before providing information to them. You agree and acknowledge that Priv has no duty or responsibility to maintain and safeguard any information you may provide to or is collected by any third party whether through or in connection with your use of the Priv Services or otherwise. This Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into both our Priv Member Terms of Use and Priv Professional Terms of Use. Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not use the Priv Services. By downloading and using the Priv App and/or registering with us through the Priv Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of the Priv Services after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check this policy periodically for updates.Persons under the Age of 18
The Priv Services are not intended for persons under 18 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from persons under 18 years of age. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from persons under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.Information that is being collected
Personal Information. We may ask you to provide us with certain categories of information such as personal information, which is information that could reasonably be used to identify you personally, such as your name, e-mail address, home or office address and mobile number (“Personal Information”). We may also collect personal information about Priv Professionals through certain background checks we perform. We may also ask your preferences in how Priv may contact you, including text, calls, or email. If you become a registered user of Priv Services, we will collect login and profile information and may also collect information about your areas of interest. We may also use third-party services to supplement or to ensure accuracy of contact information. Non Personal Information. When you download the Priv App, access and use the Priv Services, we may use technology to automatically collect:- Usage Details. When you access and use the Priv Services, we may automatically collect certain details of your access to and use of the Priv Services, including location data and other communication data and the resources that you access on or through the Priv Services.
- Device Information. We may collect information about your desk top or mobile device and internet connection, including the device’s unique device identifier, IP address, operating system, browser type, and for mobile devices certain network information and the device’s telephone number.
- Stored Information and Files. The Priv Services also may access metadata and other information associated with other files stored on your device.
- Location Information. The Priv Services collect real-time information about the location of your device.
Information collection and tracking technologies
The technologies we use for automatic information collection may include:- Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your device. It may be possible to refuse to accept cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your device. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of the Priv Services. Priv cannot control the use of cookies (or the resulting information) by third parties, and use of third party cookies is not covered by this policy.
- Web Beacons. Pages of the Priv Services and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags and single-pixel gifs) that permit Priv, for example, to count users who have visited those pages (or opened an e-mail) and for other related Priv Services statistics (for example, recording popularity of certain Priv App content and verifying system and server integrity).
- Embedded Scripts. An embedded script is programming code that is designed to collect information about your interactions with the Priv Services, such as the links you click on. The code is temporarily downloaded onto your device from our web server or a third-party service provider, is active only while you are connected to the Priv Services, and is deactivated or deleted thereafter.
Third-party Information Collection
When you use the Priv Services, certain third parties may use automatic information collection technologies to collect information about you and your device. These third parties may include:- Advertisers, ad networks and ad servers.
- Analytics companies.
- Your mobile device manufacturer.
- Your mobile service provider.
- Our payments processor.
How we use your information
Priv uses information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information, to:- Provide you with the Priv Services, and any other information, products or services that you request from us.
- Fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
- Communicate with you about your Priv Services and give you notices about your account.
- Carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including our billing and collection.
- Notify you when Priv Service updates are available, and of changes to any products or services we offer or provide through the Priv App and Priv Website.
- Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
- Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize the Priv Services according to your individual interests.
- Recognize you when you use the Priv Services.
Disclosure of your information
We may disclose aggregated information about our Priv Members and Priv Professionals, and information that does not identify any individual or device, without restriction. In addition, we may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide:- To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
- To contractors, service providers and other third parties we use to support our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us is among the assets transferred.
- To third parties to market their products or services to you if you have consented to/not opted out of these disclosures. We contractually require these third parties to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
- For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
- With your consent.
- To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
- To enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
- If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Priv, Priv Members, Priv Professionals or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Your choices about our collection, use and disclosure of your information
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. This section describes mechanisms we provide for you to control certain uses and disclosures of over your information.- Tracking Technologies. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies or block the use of other tracking technologies, some parts of the Priv Services may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
- Location Information. You can choose whether or not to allow the Priv Services to collect and use real-time information about your device’s location through the device’s privacy settings. If you block the use of location information the Priv Services may then be inaccessible and will not function properly.
- Promotion by the Company. If you do not want us to use your e-mail address to promote our own or third parties’ products or services, you can opt-out by logging into the Priv Services and adjusting your user preferences in your account profile by checking or unchecking the relevant boxes or by sending us an e-mail stating your request to [email protected].
- Targeted Advertising by the Company. If you do not want us to use information that we collect or that you provide to us to deliver advertisements according to our advertisers’ target-audience preferences, you can opt-out by sending us an e-mail stating your request to [email protected].
- Disclosure of Your Information for Third-Party Advertising and Marketing. If you do not want us to share your personal information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties for advertising and marketing purposes, you can opt-out by sending us an e-mail stating your request to [email protected].