We know that when you use our services, you’re making a choice to trust and share information with us. We take that responsibility seriously and work hard to protect the data you share. This Privacy Policy is meant to be easy to read and understand. This Policy applies to the services we provide to you and summarizes the types of information we may collect, how we use that information, and other topics regarding your privacy. Put simply, we do not sell your data and the data we collect helps us deliver services to you and improve the functionality of our platform.
Last updated March 22, 2022
Your data belongs to you and we only use it for the reasons set out in this Policy. We’re transparent about what we collect—and a lot of the data collected is meant to help us improve our platform
We collect certain Personal data that you provide or gathered by our platform that is related to advertising, analytics, and operations of our service. We specifically collect information such as your first name, last name, phone number, company name, address, email address, cookies and usage data, usernames and passwords, payment information, & location data in addition to the data collected through third-party partnerships. This may include location information or usage data about our platform. We also collect certain content and information about you when you create an account, create content on our platform such as uploading or sharing images or videos, or engage with content. Other information that is collected includes system logs, IP addresses, MAC addresses, browser or device type, and operating system details.
We (like the vast, vast majority of other companies on the internet) use cookies to better understand how our platform is used and to improve our platform
We use cookies that help us understand more about your device and usage patterns. Cookies help our platform work with things such as usernames, app settings, and user preferences on our site. Cookies help us make your experience on our website enjoyable and convenient. For example, they help save preferences, login information, and certain personalization features. You can always choose to prevent cookies from interacting with your device by changing your browser settings. Currently, our service does not interact with Do Not Track beacons used in some browser plugins.
We use other companies’ software to help make our platform better. These other platforms may help us offer paid services and better understand how users interact with our platform
We couldn’t build our platform alone or without some help along the way! We use some third-party software service providers that may process some of your information as you use our platform. These third parties help us use analytics to understand how users engage our platform or help us receive and process payments to use our service. While we can’t speak for our service providers, we highly recommend checking out their privacy policies to better understand how your data is handled. Specifically, we use the following third parties: Gatsby & Google Analytics.
We’re dedicated to providing a platform that’s relevant and useful to you. When we collect data, we do it to improve both our platform and your experience
Put simply, collected data helps us control access to the platform, charge for services, protect the security of our platform, communicate with our users, and improve the platform. Some of the data is automatically collected to help detect fraudulent activity too. Personal data collected with third-party service providers helps enhance the user experience and is sometimes required to use those third-party services.
We also use personal data to tailor site preferences, ensure the site and application are secure, and help us develop new services. We may also have to use personal data when legal issues arise. In these situations, the data would be used to comply with record retention obligations, to defend a legal claim, to comply with laws, or to prevent fraud or IP infringement violations. We may also use personal data to provide services such as customer support to our users.
There are specific situations where we might need to access or share data that we’ve collected, such as working with technology vendors or legal obligations
Generally, we do not access information unless we have a specific reason. Information that has been anonymized may be shared within the company to improve the platform. Data may also be shared with certain third-parties (like we discussed above) or other business groups necessary in providing services to you or to comply with legal obligations. We may also share personal data in these situations:
We take the appropriate and expected steps to guarantee the safety of your personal data
We take commercially reasonable steps to make sure your personal data is secure. We may use third-party service providers to ensure personal data is sufficiently protected. We may also maintain reasonable safeguards to help protect the confidentiality of personal data on our platform against any unauthorized disclosure. Unfortunately, this cannot be guaranteed, and we are not responsible for security breaches beyond our reasonable control.
We store your data for as long as necessary to provide our services to you
How long do we keep your data? Don’t hate us—but it really depends. Retention periods for some data will depend on the purpose and use of the data collected. There are also some laws that dictate specific time frames for data to be retained which may be impact our policy. In most cases, we retain personal data for the shortest time necessary to provide our service to you.
Our platform is not meant for children & we do not knowingly collect information from children We never knowingly collect information from children under the age of 16 on our platform. Our platform is not intended for use by children and if we ever become aware of a child using our platform, we will take the necessary steps to remove such data from the platform as soon as possible.
You have the right to correct, amend, delete, and limit the use and collection of your data
The GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, gives certain rights around personal data to residents of the European Union & European Economic Area. The GDPR also holds that data being transferred out of the European Union must be handled with care as dictated by European law.
If you’re reading this, we’ve determined that we should comply with these heightened expectations of data privacy. So, what are these rights? As a user, you have the right to correct, amend, delete, and limit the use of your personal data with respect to our platform. This includes the following:
You also have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about the collection and use of the Personal Information we collect. Please contact your local data protection authority in your relevant European Economic Area for further information regarding this process. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, simply send a message explaining your situation to our support e-mail found at the bottom of this Policy.
California residents have certain rights to the data being collected about them. Below explains how those rights can be exercised
California residents have certain rights granted by California law, otherwise known as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. You have a right to access, to your information, and to the deletion of your information. We collect certain data that we described above—and some of that data may be considered personal information under the California Customer Records statute or protected classification characteristics.
We collect personal data from you when you sign up or use our services, through indirect tools that observe how you interact with our platform, and through other automated technologies that we’ve described in this Policy.
Here’s an explanation of your rights:
Changes, questions, or comments Have questions or just want to chat? Shoot us a message
We post all changes to this Policy on our site. We may update this policy at any time and as needed as relevant regulations are introduced. If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us.
All questions, comments, or requests should be sent to: kappainnovationllc@gmail.com