This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the Company Terms and Conditions. Your use of the Service and any personal information you provide remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions. Status Submissions or other content posted at the direction or discretion of Users of Birdsbeep becomes published content and is not considered personally identifiable information subject to this Privacy Policy.
In line with our commitment to safeguard information and protect User privacy, we have outlined the following provisions:
Acquisition of Certain Information
To be able to use the Services and access the content of Company application, the Company requests certain information from the User including but not limited to phone book, e-mail address, telephone number, and full name.
These types of information are collected in order to verify the identity and authenticity of the User as well as to prevent unauthorized access and use of the Service and information provided by the User.
We may request access to your current location – provided by your mobile device using GPS or similar technologies. You are free to accept or block access to your location information.
Other Uses
The User data may also be utilized in relation to the Service provided by the Company. Phonebook information and mobile phone numbers, for example, may be tapped to find possible Service Users. It will also make sharing the Service and the Company itself to the network, faster, easier, and more convenient.
Visibility of Data
Information provided by the Users will remain inaccessible and invisible on other Users. Users shall also have the option to hide or not submit certain information that is deemed not completely necessary for the access of both the application content and Service. Users, nevertheless, should realize that incomplete information may mean limited access to the Service.
Deletion of User Information
The Company reserves the right to delete an account it deems to be suspicious or fraudulent. Moreover, the stored User information is also deleted once the User decides to stop using the Service and close User account.
Other Types of User Information
The Service greatly depends on the contribution of the Users, and as such, it is its goal to create a community where Users can also communicate among themselves. Users therefore are allowed to build their own profiles and share certain information including but not limited to profile name and photos. They can also send and receive private messages. Most of these profile information may be viewed by other Users within the application.
Marketing and Promos
In order to remain competitive, increase membership, reward Users, and promote the products and Services of our affiliates, the Company creates promos and other marketing events. In order to participate, the User may be asked to fill out forms and surveys and requested to give personal information such as birth date, name, address, e-mail address, and other contact details.
Payment Information
In cases wherein the User needs to pay a part of a Service, credit card information has to be provided. This is to facilitate the payment processing. It is expected that the User provides only genuine and accurate information to avoid delays, disputes, and legal issues.
Cookies
Our application runs cookies, which helps collect and store information regarding the visit and use of our application and its Services. Other than these data, no other type of information is being collected. Cookies help speed up the access of our application’s pages and the data may be used for Company analytics. Nevertheless, Users can clear their cache and delete cookies, although this may mean inaccessibility of Service that requires active log-ins or turned-on cookies.
Login and Device Information
Our Company uses special software that immediately captures and records login information such as User IP address, browser language and type, device used, device operating system, Username, etc. These data are used no more than for analytics. They can help give the Company a better idea of the demographics of their Users and deliver a more User-centric Service and experience.
Use and Scope of User Information
Unless stated otherwise or deemed necessary to do by the Company, the User’s information and its succeeding use will be subject to the scope and limitation of the function it is needed or belongs to.
Third-party Use
The success of the Company depends on the Users and its business partners or affiliates, who may then provide a part of the Service or is instrumental to its functionality and maintenance. As such, we may share certain personal information with them. We shall inform you what information this is, how it’s being collected, who has access to it, and why it’s being obtained. The Company may also appoint a trustee who will be the person in charge of the bulk of User information. He or she is subject to strict confidentiality agreement and is required to follow a reliable and ideal management system of User data.
The Company doesn’t share personal information to affiliates and other third parties without your prior consent. We do not sell or trade personal information. Our Company may also be asked to provide User information as dictated by existing federal and state laws.
Analytics
The Company engages in different forms of advertising or marketing in order to make the Service more known to its target audience. We then perform analytics by integrating third-party applications to mobile phone Users that can help us measure the efficiency and effectiveness of such campaigns. These applications shall be duly known by the User.
Rights and Responsibilities of the User
As the User of our application and its Services, you have the right to change your personal information whenever necessary or when prompted by the Company especially in order to update login information for the protection of your other personal data.
Nevertheless, you are chiefly responsible for the information you provide to the Company. The Company expects that the information is correct, genuine, and updated. The protection of your login and to an extent the accessibility of your personal information is also your responsibility.
The Company may question, ask you to explain, and investigate accounts it may consider fraudulent, suspicious, or false.
Account Expiration
The User account is considered expired as soon as the User deletes it and terminates his use of the Service. All the personal information related to such account shall also be deleted using the outlined regulations of the Company.
Security
Protecting User privacy and personally identifiable information is a top priority. We take reasonable precaution to protect Personal Information from misuse, loss and unauthorized access. We have physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in place to protect Personal Information stored on our servers and protected by secured networks to which access is limited to a few authorized employees and personnel. However, due to the inherent nature of the Internet and related technology, no method of electronic storage, is 100% secure.
Changes to the Policy
To guarantee the safety and privacy of the User at all times, the Company reviews, amends, and changes a part or all of the privacy policy regularly. These are performed without the prior consent of the User. Before these changes are in full effect, however, the User is notified of such changes through e-mail or the application, where it’s displayed in a conspicuous location.
Your continued use of the Service indicates your assent to any changes and signifies your agreement to the terms of our Policy. If you do not agree with these terms, you should not use the Service.
Contact Information
If you have any more questions, suggestions, and comments about the terms and conditions and privacy policy, please contact us.
