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Privacy Policy
Travel Friendly, Inc.
(“Travel Friendly,” “we,” and “us”) respects the privacy of its users (“you”)
and has developed this Privacy Policy to demonstrate its commitment to
protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes the information we
collect, how that information may be used, with whom it may be shared, and your
choices about such uses and disclosures. We encourage you to read this Privacy
Policy carefully when using our application or services or transacting business
with us. By using our website or application (our “Service”), you are accepting
the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
If you
have any questions about our privacy practices, please refer to the end of this
Privacy Policy for information on how to contact us.
Information
we collect about you
In General. We may collect information that can
identify you such as your name and email address ("personal
information") and other information that does not identify you. We may
collect this information through a website or a mobile application. By using
the Service, you are authorizing us to gather, parse and retain data related to
the provision of the Service. When you provide personal information through our
Service, the information may be sent to servers located in the United States and
countries around the world.
·
Information you provide. In
order to register as a user with Travel Friendly, you will be asked to sign in
using your Facebook login. If you do so, you authorize us to access certain
Facebook account information, such as your public Facebook profile (consistent
with your privacy settings in Facebook), your email address, interests, likes,
gender, birthday, education history, relationship interests, current city,
photos, personal description, friend list, and information about and photos of
your Facebook friends who might be common Facebook friends with other Travel
Friendly users. You will also be asked to allow Travel Friendly to collect your
location information from your device when you download or use the Service. In
addition, we may collect and store any personal information you provide while
using our Service or in some other manner. This may include identifying
information, such as your name, address, email address and telephone number,
and, if you transact business with us, financial information. You may also
provide us photos, a personal description and information about your gender and
preferences for recommendations, such as search distance, age range and gender.
If you chat with other Travel Friendly users, you provide us the content of
your chats, and if you contact us with a customer service or other inquiry, you
provide us with the content of that communication.
Use of
technologies to collect information
. We use various technologies
to collect information from your device and about your activities on our
Service.
·
Information collected
automatically
. We automatically collect information from your browser or
device when you visit our Service. This information could include your IP
address, device ID and type, your browser type and language, the operating
system used by your device, access times, your mobile device’s geographic
location while our application is actively running, and the referring website
address.
·
Cookies and Use of Cookie
Data
. When you visit our Service, we may assign your device one or
more cookies to facilitate access to our Service and to personalize your
experience. Through the use of a cookie, we also may automatically collect
information about your activity on our Service, such as the pages you visit,
the time and date of your visits and the links you click. If we advertise, we
(or third parties) may use certain data collected on our Service to show you Travel
Friendly advertisements on other sites or applications.
·
Pixel tags. We
embed pixel tags (also called web beacons or clear GIFs) on web pages, ads, and
emails. These tiny, invisible graphics are used to access cookies and track
user activities (such as how many times a page is viewed). We use pixel tags to
measure the popularity of our features and services. Ad companies also use
pixel tags to measure the number of ads displayed and their performance (such
as how many people clicked on an ad).
·
Mobile Device IDs: If
you're using our app, we use mobile device IDs (the unique identifier assigned
to a device by the manufacturer), or Advertising IDs (for iOS 6 and later),
instead of cookies, to recognize you. We do this to store your preferences and
track your use of our app. Unlike cookies, device IDs cannot be deleted, but Advertising
IDs can be reset in “Settings” on your iPhone. Ad companies also use device IDs
or Advertising IDs to track your use of the app, track the number of ads
displayed, measure ad performance and display ads that are more relevant to
you. Analytics companies use device IDs to track information about app usage.
·
Information collected by third-parties for advertising purposes. We may allow service providers, advertising companies and ad
networks, and other third parties to display advertisements on our Service.
These companies may use tracking technologies, such as cookies or web beacons,
to collect information about users who view or interact with their
advertisements. We do not provide any
non-anonymized personal information to third parties. Some of these third-party advertising
companies may be advertising networks that are members of the Network
Advertising Initiative, which offers a single location to opt out of ad
targeting from member companies (
www.networkadvertising.org). Opting out will not decrease the number of advertisements you
see.
How we
use the information we collect
In General. We may use information that we collect
about you to:
·
deliver and improve our
products and services, and manage our business;
·
manage your account and
provide you with customer support;
·
perform research and analysis
about your use of, or interest in, our or others’ products, services, or
content;
·
communicate with you by
email, postal mail, telephone and/or mobile devices about products or services
that may be of interest to you either from us or other third parties;
·
develop, display, and track
content and advertising tailored to your interests on our Service and other
sites, including providing our advertisements to you when you visit other
sites;
·
website or mobile application
analytics;
·
verify your eligibility and
deliver prizes in connection with contests and sweepstakes;
·
enforce or exercise any
rights in our Terms of Use
; and
·
perform functions or services
as otherwise described to you at the time of collection.
Job applicants. If your personal
information is submitted through our website when applying for a position with
our company, the information will be used solely in connection with considering
and acting upon your application. We may retain your personal information, but
only for the purpose of considering your application for current or future
available positions. This information, which may include your name and contact
information, prior education and experience, and other information you provide
to us, may be shared with third-party service providers retained by us to
collect, maintain and analyze candidate submissions for job postings.
In all
circumstances, we may perform these functions directly or use a third party
vendor to perform these functions on our behalf who will be obligated to use
your personal information only to perform services for us. Also, if you access
our Service from a third party social platform, such as Facebook, we may share non-personal information with that platform to the
extent permitted by your agreement with it and its privacy settings.
With
whom we share your information
Information Shared with Other Users. When
you register as a user of Travel Friendly, your Travel Friendly profile will be
viewable by other users of the Service. Other users (and in the case of any
sharing features available on Travel Friendly, the individuals or apps with
whom a Travel Friendly user may choose to share you with) will be able to view
information you have provided to us directly or through Facebook, such as your
Facebook photos, any additional photos you upload, your first name, your age,
approximate number of miles away, your personal description, and information
you have in common with the person viewing your profile, such as common
Facebook friends and likes. If you swipe right or use voting buttons to say
“yes” to a person, you will be able to chat with that person if they swipe
right or use voting buttons to say "yes" to you, e.g., when you have
a “match.” If you chat with your match, of course your match will see the
content of your chat.
Personal
information
. We do not share your personal information with others except
as indicated in this Privacy Policy or when we inform you and give you an
opportunity to opt out of having your personal information shared. We may share
personal information with:
·
Service providers: We
may share information, including personal and financial information, with third
parties that perform certain services on our behalf. These services may include
fulfilling orders, providing customer service and marketing assistance,
performing business and sales analysis, ad tracking and analytics, member
screenings, supporting our Service functionality, and supporting contests,
sweepstakes, surveys and other features offered through our Service. These
service providers may have access to personal information needed to perform
their functions but are not permitted to share or use such information for any
other purposes.
Other
Situations
. We may disclose your information, including personal
information:
In
response to a subpoena or similar investigative demand, a court order, or a
request for cooperation from a law enforcement or other government agency; to
establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims; or as
otherwise required by law. In such cases, we may raise or waive any legal
objection or right available to us.
When
we believe disclosure is appropriate in connection with efforts to investigate,
prevent, or take other action regarding illegal activity, suspected fraud or
other wrongdoing; to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of our
company, our users, our employees, or others; to comply with applicable law or
cooperate with law enforcement; or to enforce our Terms of Use
or
other agreements or policies.
In
connection with a substantial corporate transaction, such as the sale of our
business, a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the
unlikely event of bankruptcy.
Aggregated and/or non-personal information. We
may use and share non-personal information we collect under any of
the above circumstances. We may also share it with third parties to develop and
deliver targeted advertising on our Service and on websites or applications of
third parties, and to analyze and report on advertising you see. We may combine non-personal information we collect with additional
non-personal information collected from other sources. We also may share
aggregated, non-personal information, or personal information in hashed,
non-human readable form, with third parties, including advisors, advertisers
and investors, for the purpose of conducting general business analysis or other
business purposes. For example, we may engage a data provider who may collect
web log data from you (including IP address and information about your browser
or operating system), or place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser to
enable you to receive customized ads or content. The cookies may reflect de-identified
demographic or other data linked to data you voluntarily have submitted to us
(such as your email address), that we may share with a data provider solely in
hashed, non-human readable form. To opt-out of cookies that may be set by third
party data or advertising partners, please go to
http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.
Do Not
Track Disclosure
Do Not
Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in their web browsers.
DNT is a way for users to inform websites and services that they do not want
certain information about their webpage visits collected over time and across
websites or online services. We are committed to providing you with meaningful
choices about the information we collect and that is why we provide the opt-out
links above. However, we do not recognize or respond to any DNT signals, as the
Internet industry works toward defining exactly what DNT means, what it means
to comply with DNT, and a common approach to responding to DNT.
Third
Party Websites
There
are a number of places on our Service where you may click on a link to access
other websites that do not operate under this Privacy Policy. For example, if
you click on an advertisement on our Service, you may be taken to a website
that we do not control. These third- party websites may independently solicit
and collect information, including personal information, from you and, in some
instances, provide us with information about your activities on those websites.
We recommend that you consult the privacy statements of all third-party
websites you visit by clicking on the “privacy” link typically located at the
bottom of the webpage you are visiting.
How
you can access your information
If you
have a Travel Friendly account, you have the ability to review and update your
personal information within the Service by opening your account and going to
settings. More information about how to contact us is provided below. You also
may close your account at any time by visiting the "Settings" page
for your account. If you close your account, we will retain certain information
associated with your account for analytical purposes and recordkeeping
integrity, as well as to prevent fraud, enforce our Terms of Use, take actions
we deem necessary to protect the integrity of our Service or our users, or take
other actions otherwise permitted by law. In addition, if certain information
has already been provided to third parties as described in this Privacy Policy,
retention of that information will be subject to those third parties' policies.
Your
choices about collection and use of your information
You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but
that may result in you being unable to use certain features of our Service because
such information may be required in order for you to register as user; purchase
products or services; participate in a contest, promotion, survey, or
sweepstakes; ask a question; or initiate other transactions.
Our
Service may also deliver notifications to your phone or mobile device. You can
disable these notifications by going into “App Settings” on the app or by
changing the settings on your mobile device.
You
can also control information collected by cookies. You can delete or decline cookies
by changing your browser settings. Click “help” in the toolbar of most browsers
for instructions.
How we
protect your personal information
We
take security measures to help safeguard your personal information from
unauthorized access and disclosure. However, no system can be completely
secure. Therefore, although we take steps to secure your information, we do not
promise, and you should not expect, that your personal information, chats, or
other communications will always remain secure. Users should also take care
with how they handle and disclose their personal information and should avoid
sending personal information through insecure email. Please refer to the
Federal Trade Commission's website at
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/consumer/data.shtm for
information about how to protect yourself against identity theft.
Information
you provide about yourself while using our Service
We
provide areas on our Service where you can post information about yourself and
others and communicate with others. Such postings are governed by our Terms of
Use. Also, whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information on
publicly-viewable pages, that information will be publicly available and can be
collected and used by others. For example, if you post your email address, you
may receive unsolicited messages. We cannot control who reads your posting or
what other users may do with the information you voluntarily post, so we
encourage you to exercise discretion and caution with respect to your personal
information.
Children's
privacy
Although
our Service is a general audience Service, we restrict the use of our service
to individuals age 18 and above. We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use
personal information from children under the age of 18.
Visiting
our Service from outside the United States
If you
are visiting our Service from outside the United States, please be aware that
your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United
States where our servers are located and our central database is operated. By
using our services, you understand and agree that your information may be
transferred to our facilities and those third parties with whom we share it as
described in this privacy policy.
No
Rights of Third Parties
This
Privacy Policy does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require
disclosure of any personal information relating to users of the website.
Changes
to this Privacy Policy
We
will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in the law, our
data collection and use practices, the features of our Service, or advances in
technology. When we post changes to this Privacy Policy, we will revise the
"last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy, which will be
posted on the Services under “Settings” and also on travel-friendly.com, and you
should regularly check for the most recent version, which is the version that
applies. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify
you of the changes by reasonable means, which could include notifications
through the Services or via email. Please review the changes carefully. Your
continued use of the Services following the posting of changes to this policy
will mean you consent to and accept those changes. If you do not consent to
such changes you can delete your account by following the instructions under
Settings.
How to
contact us
If you
have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email as
follows:
meghann@travel-friendly.com