PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated on April 23, 2024
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the thinkerpick community! At thinkerpick, your privacy and trust are our top priorities. This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) explains how we handle your data, who we share it with, and your rights regarding your data. This Notice applies whenever you use our services through our websites linked to this Notice, as well as our products, features, and applications. This includes our mobile applications, downloadable products, and pages we operate on social networking sites and other platforms (collectively referred to as the “Services”).
We may be required by law to provide different or additional disclosures regarding the processing of personal information for residents of certain countries, regions, or states. Please refer to the relevant disclosures below that may apply to you:
This notice is presented in a layered format, allowing you to click through to specific sections outlined below.
1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE AND OUR ROLE
This Notice is issued on behalf of thinkerpick, Inc. (the "Company") and its affiliated entities (the "Company Group"). When we refer to the "Company," "we," "us," or "our" in this Notice, we mean the relevant entity within the Company Group that is responsible for processing your data. The Company acts as the controller and is primarily responsible for the Services. However, the Company is not accountable for the practices of companies that we do not own or control, including those we partner with for specific services like thinkerpick Live or thinkerpick Great Dates.
AGE RESTRICTIONS
Our Services are intended for individuals aged 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect or store personal information from children under the age of 16. If you become aware that we have received personal data from a person under 16, please contact us immediately.
THIRD-PARTY CONTENT AND LINKS
The Services may include content or links from third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections might allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies. When you leave our website, we encourage you to review the terms of service and privacy notices of every website you visit.
2. THE DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU AND HOW IT IS COLLECTED
In this Notice, "personal data" or "personal information" refers to any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or can be reasonably associated with or linked, directly or indirectly, to you. This does not include aggregated or de-identified information that is maintained in a form that cannot reasonably be associated with or linked to you.
WHAT WE COLLECT AND HOW
We may collect, use, store, and transfer various types of personal data about you, which we have categorized as follows:
- Information You Provide: When you register, use, or subscribe to any of our Services, or participate in any interactive features (such as contests, games, promotions, quizzes, surveys, research, or other services or features), we may collect a variety of information, including:
- Contact Information, including your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address;
- Personal information such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, religious beliefs, union memberships, or any biometric data you share while using our services, which we refer to as "Sensitive Personal Data."
- Additional data we may gather includes your date of birth, videos, passwords, billing details, credit card data, demographics, employment or educational history, personal interests, gender, age, dating preferences, physical attributes, personal bio, life experiences, location, photos, and any information volunteered during service use. We may also collect payment information if you utilize a paid service.
- We gather data on how you interact with our services, including the pages and profiles you visit, your browsing behavior, dating activity, your Company coin balance, and any purchases you make like boosts and gifts. This also encompasses the features you utilize, connections you establish, invitations to friends or contacts, profile searches, and application usage.
- We collect information about the content you upload, such as the time, date, and location it was taken or uploaded (metadata), along with details on how you use them, who views them, or whom you share them with. Additionally, we may scan, monitor, store, and analyze the photos, videos, and other content you provide using third-party services for various purposes. These purposes include anti-fraud measures, ensuring compliance with our Terms of Use, identifying your interests and activities (like pets, sports, or trips), and enhancing our ability to provide suitable matches for you. To facilitate sharing, we may request access to your device's camera roll and camera, subject to your permission. If you need to update your permissions, you can do so through the "Settings" app on your device.
- We and our partners automatically gather certain information when you use our Services. This includes details like your IP address, browser type, the website you came from, and where you go when you leave our site. We also collect data like device identifiers, operating system details, and information about your usage of our Services. This information is gathered through technologies like cookies, web beacons, and similar tools. For more details about how we use cookies and similar technologies, please refer to our Cookie Notice.
- We and our third-party partners may utilize cookies and comparable technologies, including those from third parties, to gather, analyze, and retain information. This information helps in offering tailored advertising on our platforms and elsewhere, enhancing our services and products, and detecting and thwarting fraudulent activities. For further details regarding our usage of cookies and similar technologies, please refer to our Cookie Notice.
- Data from within the Company Group may be shared with us, enabling us to utilize the information you provide for delivering our Services, engaging in communication with you, or tailoring advertisements and personalized content to your preferences.
3. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Typically, we'll utilize your personal data in the following situations:
- To complete your registration on our services, we'll need to verify your information to ensure its accuracy and validity.
- To complete your purchases (like processing credit card payments for your transactions) and meet your requests (such as providing information you ask for).
- To tailor your experience and deliver content on our platform that matches your interests, we may customize offers and advertisements. This could include targeted promotions via our website, email, social media, third-party sites, or other devices you use.
- To ensure the operation, upkeep, and delivery of the features and capabilities of the Services.
- We reserve the right to communicate important updates about the Services, such as revisions to terms, conditions, policies, or other administrative details. As this information could significantly impact your use of the services, you cannot opt out of receiving these communications.
- To keep you updated on products, features, programs, services, and promotions we think you might like, we may add you to our email or mailing lists and invite you to join sweepstakes, contests, and similar offers.
- To uphold the safety, security, and integrity of our service, technological resources, and business operations.
- For our internal business needs, which include data analysis, customer research, audits, fraud prevention, developing new products or features, enhancing our services, improving service quality, identifying usage patterns, and assessing the impact of promotional efforts. This also extends to informing our machine learning algorithms to enhance user engagement.
4. DISCLOSURES OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
When using our Services, you have the option to share personal information with other individuals and companies, such as fellow users, potential users, and other entities affiliated with us. This information may include details from your profile, like basic registration data, data from linked Social Networking Sites, and any additional information you or your connections have added (such as religious beliefs, ethnicity, and physical traits). Additionally, it may encompass information regarding your activity on our platform, like recent logins. It's crucial to prioritize your privacy and safety when disclosing any information, whether it's through your profile or other means.
Your profile information is visible to other users and visitors on our platform, and it might also be accessible through public search or third-party sites you utilize. We cannot dictate who views the information you provide or how they use it, hence, we advise you to be prudent and careful when sharing personal data. Additionally, please prioritize the safety and privacy of others when sharing information about them, and obtain their consent before doing so.
We might also disclose your personal information to the entities listed below for the objectives outlined in the table above.
- Third-party service providers, consultants, and vendors carry out functions or services on our behalf, following our instructions to ensure the availability and functionality of our services and features for you. These include infrastructure partners like AWS, customer support service providers, marketing and analytics service providers, safety check providers, payment processors, cybersecurity partners, anti-fraud analytics firms, chargeback representation services, and partners enabling specific features. They commit to maintaining confidentiality in line with this Notice and the agreements we establish with them.
- We collaborate with advertising networks and technology firms like Google, Facebook, and Twitter, as well as companies specializing in advertising performance measurement and attribution. We may disclose personal data to advertising networks or authorize them to gather data directly from you on our websites to facilitate online advertising. This includes search engines and social network advertising providers, enabling them to deliver targeted ads to you or to groups of users with similar traits, such as probable commercial interests and demographics, on third-party platforms. For further details, including opting out of interest-based advertising, please refer to [provide necessary information or link].
- We collaborate with promotional partners to organize contests, sweepstakes, and other joint promotional activities. These partners are typically specified in the contest rules or promotional materials.
- Social networks like Facebook and Google, where applicable, may access your data if you've granted permission or used your social network account to log in to our platform. In such cases, your data will be subject to the privacy policies of those respective social networks.
- When you share feedback or contribute content on our Services, such as posting a product review on our website or commenting on our social media platforms, your information, like your first name and comments, might be visible on our websites or social media pages. If you interact with us on social media, we may tag your account or the accounts of others, for example, to credit another user for a photo.
- As deemed necessary, we may: (i) comply with relevant laws, regulations, subpoenas, court orders, or government requests, (ii) uphold our Terms of Use Agreement, including probing potential breaches, (iii) investigate and safeguard against third-party claims or accusations, (iv) safeguard the rights, assets, or safety of our Company, its users, or the public, as mandated or allowed by law, and (v) identify, prevent, or resolve criminal activities (including fraud or stalking), security concerns, or technical problems.
- In the event of any corporate transaction, including but not limited to mergers, asset or share sales, reorganizations, financings, changes of control, or acquisitions of our business by another entity, or in situations such as bankruptcy, dissolution, divestiture, or related proceedings, the following provisions apply.