Privacy
BEINGSOCIAL,
PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: June 25th,
2016
BeingSocial,
(“BeingSocial,” “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 India and countries around the world.
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Information you provide. In order to
register as a user with BeingSocial, 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 BeingSocial users. You
will also be asked to allow BeingSocial 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 BeingSocial
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.
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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.
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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 BeingSocial
advertisements on other sites or applications.
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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).
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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.
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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-partyadvertising
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 . 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:
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deliver and improve our products and
services, and manage our business;
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manage your account and provide you with
customer support;
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perform research and analysis about your
use of, or interest in, our or others’ products, services, or content;
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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;
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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;
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website or mobile application analytics;
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verify your eligibility and deliver prizes
in connection with contests and sweepstakes;
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enforce or exercise any rights in our Terms
of Use; and
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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 BeingSocial,
your BeingSocial profile will be viewable by other
users of the Service. Other users (and in the case of any sharing features
available on BeingSocial, the individuals or apps
with whom a BeingSocial 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:
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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.
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Other Situations. We may disclose your
information, including personal information:
Ø 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.
Ø 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.
Ø 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 other Match Group companies and 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.
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 BeingSocial
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
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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.
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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.
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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 athttp://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 +13 and above. We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use personal
information from children under the age of 13.
Visiting our Service from outside India
If
you are visiting our Service from outside India, please be aware that your
information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the India 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 beingsocial.co.in.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 or postal mail as follows:
Anil
Suthar
BeingSocial
Subhash Nagar
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 342008
+918107449932
www.beingsocial.co.in