This Privacy Policy describes your privacy rights regarding how and when we collect, use, store, share and protect your information across our websites, APIs, app, email notifications and tools regardless of how you use or access them.
When this policy mentions "we," "us," or "our," it refers to the controller of your information under this policy. The data controller responsible for your information is COMRADE DATA SERVICES Technology Limited.
Despite this, you alone control and are responsible for any and every information provided to us through the use of our services as provided in the Terms of Service.
When using any of our services, you consent to the collection, transfer, storage, disclosure, and use of your information.
We respect the privacy of our online visitors and registered users and we will take reasonable steps to protect your information.
It is our policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website and app.
Contact List and Image Collection
At COMRADE DATA SERVICES, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose information when you use our mobile application (the "App") that references this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to all users of the App, and covers information we collect through the App. By using the App, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
When you use the App, we may collect the following information:
- Contact List: We may collect information about the contacts in your device's address book, including their names, phone numbers, email addresses, and any other information that is stored in your contact list. We use this information to provide you with the functionality of the App, such as allowing you to share content with your contacts
- Images: We may collect images from your device's image library or camera roll, if you grant us permission to do so. We use this information to provide you with the functionality of the App, such as allowing you to edit or share images.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain the App: We use the information we collect to provide you with the functionality of the App, such as allowing you to share content with your contacts or edit images
- To improve the App: We use the information we collect to improve the App, such as by fixing bugs, adding new features, and making the App easier to use.
- To communicate with you: We may use the information we collect to communicate with you, such as to send you updates about the App or to respond to your questions or comments
How We Share Your Information
We may share the information we collect with third parties in the following circumstances:
- With your consent: We may share your information with third parties if you give us your consent to do so.
- With service providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting the App, analyzing data, or providing customer service. These service providers are only allowed to use your information as necessary to perform their services for us
What we do with Information Collected
Personal Information
Upon registration, we collect personal information which you voluntarily provided by lawful means. We collect and use personal information solely for fulfilling the purposes specified by us and for other ancillary purposes.
This refers to the personal information you submit when you register (e.g., email address, company name, password, bank account number, etc.) it may also include anonymous information that is linked to you, for example, your IP Address. It should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
- To provide you with access to our service.
- To verify the information provided.
- To prevent, detect and manage any illegal and fraudulent activity.
- To improve our services to you.
- To address any inappropriate use of our services.
- To update our website layout, database and content.
- To target advertisements, newsletter and service updates
- Resolve disputes that may occur.
Additional personal information may be gotten from third party applications and other identification/verification services. For example, from your financial institution.
Once you begin to use our services, we keep all records of your transactions and we will not share or disclose your personal information with a third party without your consent.
Protecting Your Information
We will protect your personal information by using global security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as against any unauthorized access, risk of loss, disclosure, copying, misuse or modification.
Other security measures include but not limited to, firewall, data encryption and granting access only to employees in order to fulfil their job responsibilities.
We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.
Cookies
Like many other websites, we use cookies to identify you as a user and to customize and improve our services. A cookie is a small data file that is transferred to your computer or mobile device. It enables us to remember your account log-in information, IP addresses, web traffic, number of times you visit, date and time of visits.
Some browsers may automatically accept cookies while some can be modified to decline cookies or alert you when a website wants to place a cookie on your computer. If you do choose to disable cookies, it may limit your ability to use our website.
Data Storage
We will only retain personal information on our servers for as long as an account is active. Once an account has been deactivated, your information is stored on our servers for as long as necessarily obligated by law.
This policy may change from time to time at our sole discretion.