CROOM.XYZ PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated November 1 2018
INTRODUCTION
Croom.XYZ (“we” or “us” or “our”) respects the privacy of our
users (“user” or “you”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use,
disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website Croom.XYZ,
including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or
connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”). Please read this privacy
policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy
policy, please do not access the site.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and
for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last
Updated” date of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be
effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site,
and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or
modification.
You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay
informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be
subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised
Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such
revised Privacy Policy is posted.
COLLECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information
we may collect on the Site includes:
Personal Data
Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address,
email address, and telephone number, and demographic information, such as
your age, gender, hometown, and interests, that you voluntarily give to us
[when you register with the Site [or our mobile application,] or] when you
choose to participate in various activities related to the Site [and our
mobile application], such as online chat and message boards. You are under
no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however
your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the
Site [and our mobile application].
Derivative Data
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site,
such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your
access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after
accessing the Site. [If you are using our mobile application, this
information may also include your device name and type, your operating
system, your phone number, your country, your likes and replies to a post,
and other interactions with the application and other users via server log
files, as well as any other information you choose to provide.]
Financial Data
Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g.
valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect
when you purchase, order, return, exchange, or request information about
our services from the Site [or our mobile application]. [We store only very
limited, if any, financial information that we collect. Otherwise, all
financial information is stored by our payment processor, and you are encouraged
to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions.]
Facebook Permissions
The Site [and our mobile application] may by default access your
Facebook basic
account information, including your name, email, gender, birthday, current
city, and profile picture URL, as well as other information that you choose
to make public. We may also request access to other permissions related to
your account, such as friends, checkins, and likes, and you may choose to
grant or deny us access to each individual permission. For more information
regarding Facebook permissions, refer to the
Facebook Permissions Reference
page.
Data From Social Networks
User information from social networking sites, such as [Apple’s Game
Center, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter], including your
name, your social network username, location, gender, birth date, email
address, profile picture, and public data for contacts, if you connect your
account to such social networks. [If you are using our mobile application,
this information may also include the contact information of anyone you
invite to use and/or join our mobile application.]
Mobile Device Data
Device information, such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer,
and information about the location of your device, if you access the Site
from a mobile device.
Third-Party Data
Information from third parties, such as personal information or network
friends, if you connect your account to the third party and grant the Site
permission to access this information.
Data From Contests, Giveaways, and Surveys
Personal and other information you may provide when entering contests or
giveaways and/or responding to surveys.
Mobile Application Information
If you connect using our mobile application:
● Geo-Location Information. We may request access
or permission to and track location-based information from your mobile
device, either continuously or while you are using our mobile application,
to provide location-based services. If you wish to change our access or
permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings.
● Mobile Device Access. We may request access or
permission to certain features from your mobile device, including your
mobile device’s [bluetooth, calendar, camera, contacts, microphone,
reminders, sensors, SMS messages, social media accounts, storage,] and
other features. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do
so in your device’s settings.
● Mobile Device Data. We may collect device
information (such as your mobile device ID, model and manufacturer),
operating system, version information and IP address.
● Push Notifications. We may request to send you push
notifications regarding your account or the Application. If you wish to
opt-out from receiving these types of communications, you may turn them off
in your device’s settings.
USE OF YOUR INFORMATION
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a
smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use
information collected about you via the Site [or our mobile application]
to:
● Administer sweepstakes, promotions, and contests.
● Assist law enforcement and respond to subpoena.
● Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally or
with third parties.
● Create and manage your account.
● Deliver targeted advertising, coupons, newsletters, and other information
regarding promotions and the Site [and our mobile application] to you.
● Email you regarding your account or order.
● Enable user-to-user communications.
● Fulfill and manage purchases, orders, payments, and other transactions
related to the Site [and our mobile application].
● Generate a personal profile about you to make future visits to the Site
[and our mobile application] more personalized.
● Increase the efficiency and operation of the Site [and our mobile
application].
● Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the
Site [and our mobile application].
● Notify you of updates to the Site [and our mobile application]s.
● Offer new products, services, [mobile applications,] and/or
recommendations to you.
● Perform other business activities as needed.
● Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect
against criminal activity.
● Process payments and refunds.
● Request feedback and contact you about your use of the Site [and our
mobile application] .
● Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.
● Respond to product and customer service requests.
● Send you a newsletter.
● Solicit support for the Site [and our mobile application].
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations.
Your information may be disclosed as follows:
By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond
to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our
policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may
share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law,
rule, or regulation. This includes exchanging information with other
entities for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for
us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email
delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
Marketing Communications
With your consent, or with an opportunity for you to withdraw consent, we
may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, as
permitted by law.
Interactions with Other Users
If you interact with other users of the Site [and our mobile application],
those users may see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your
activity, including sending invitations to other users, chatting with other
users, liking posts, following blogs.
Online Postings
When you post comments, contributions or other content to the Site [or our
mobile applications], your posts may be viewed by all users and may be
publicly distributed outside the Site [and our mobile application] in
perpetuity.
Third-Party Advertisers
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit
the Site [or our mobile application]. These companies may use information
about your visits to the Site [and our mobile application] and other
websites that are contained in web cookies in order to provide
advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
Affiliates
We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will
require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include
our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other
companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
Business Partners
We may share your information with our business partners to offer you
certain products, services or promotions.
[Offer Wall
Our mobile application may display a third-party hosted “offer wall.” Such
an offer wall allows third-party advertisers to offer virtual currency,
gifts, or other items to users in return for acceptance and completion of
an advertisement offer. Such an offer wall may appear in our mobile
application and be displayed to you based on certain data, such as your
geographic area or demographic information. When you click on an offer
wall, you will leave our mobile application. A unique identifier, such as
your user ID, will be shared with the offer wall provider in order to
prevent fraud and properly credit your account.]
[Social Media Contacts
If you connect to the Site [or our mobile application] through a social
network, your contacts on the social network will see your name, profile
photo, and descriptions of your activity.]
Other Third Parties
We may share your information with advertisers and investors for the
purpose of conducting general business analysis. We may also share your
information with such third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by
law.
Sale or Bankruptcy
If we reorganize or sell all or a portion of our assets, undergo a merger,
or are acquired by another entity, we may transfer your information to the
successor entity. If we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, your
information would be an asset transferred or acquired by a third party. You
acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that the transferee may
decline honor commitments we made in this Privacy Policy.
We are not responsible for the actions of third parties with whom you share
personal or sensitive data, and we have no authority to manage or control
third-party solicitations. If you no longer wish to receive correspondence,
emails or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for
contacting the third party directly.
TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
Cookies and Web Beacons
[We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking
technologies on the Site [and our mobile application] to help customize the
Site [and our mobile application] and improve your experience. When you
access the Site [or our mobile application], your personal information is
not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set
to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be
aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of
the Site [or our mobile application]. You may not decline web beacons.
However, they can be rendered ineffective by declining all cookies or by
modifying your web browser’s settings to notify you each time a cookie is
tendered, permitting you to accept or decline cookies on an individual
basis.]
[We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking
technologies on the Site [and our mobile application] to help customize the
Site [and our mobile application] and improve your experience. For more
information on how we use cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy posted
on the Site, which is incorporated into this Privacy Policy. By using the
Site, you agree to be bound by our Cookie Policy.]
Internet-Based Advertising
Additionally, we may use third-party software to serve ads on the Site [and
our mobile application], implement email marketing campaigns, and manage
other interactive marketing initiatives. This third-party software may use
cookies or similar tracking technology to help manage and optimize your
online experience with us. For more information about opting-out of
interest-based ads, visit the
Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool
or
Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool
.
Website Analytics
We may also partner with selected third-party vendors[, such as
Adobe Analytics
,
Clicktale
,
Clicky
,
Cloudfare
,
Crazy Egg
,
Flurry Analytics
,
Google Analytics
,
Heap Analytics
,
Inspectlet
,
Kissmetrics
,
Mixpanel
,
Piwik and others, to
allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on the Site [and our
mobile application] through the use of first party cookies and third-party
cookies, to, among other things, analyze and track users’ use of the Site
[and our mobile application] , determine the popularity of certain content
and better understand online activity. By accessing the Site[,our mobile
application,], you consent to the collection and use of your information by
these third-party vendors. You are encouraged to review their privacy
policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions. We do not
transfer personal information to these third-party vendors. However, if you
do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking
technologies, you can visit the third-party vendor or the
Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool
or
Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool
.
You should be aware that getting a new computer, installing a new browser,
upgrading an existing browser, or erasing or otherwise altering your
browser’s cookies files may also clear certain opt-out cookies, plug-ins,
or settings.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
The Site [and our mobile application] may contain links to third-party
websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and
external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used
these links to leave the Site [or our mobile application], any information
you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy,
and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before
visiting and providing any information to any third-party websites, you
should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of
the third party responsible for that website, and should take those steps
necessary to, in your discretion, protect the privacy of your information.
We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices
and policies of any third parties, including other sites, services or
applications that may be linked to or from the Site [or our mobile
application].
SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help
protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to
secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that
despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and
no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception
or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to
interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot
guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.
POLICY FOR CHILDREN
We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under
the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from
children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information
provided below.
CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems [and our mobile
applications] include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can
activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your
online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology
standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized.
As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other
mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked
online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in
the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of
this Privacy Policy./Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems
[and our mobile applications] include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or
setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data
about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. If you set
the DNT signal on your browser, we will respond to such DNT browser
signals.
OPTIONS REGARDING YOUR INFORMATION
Account Information
You may at any time review or change the information in your account or
terminate your account by:
● Logging into your account settings and updating your account
● Contacting us using the contact information provided below
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete
your account and information from our active databases. However, some
information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot
problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use and/or
comply with legal requirements.
Emails and Communications
If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other
communications from us, you may opt-out by:
● Noting your preferences at the time you register your account with the
Site [or our mobile application]
● Logging into your account settings and updating your preferences.
● Contacting us using the contact information provided below
If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other
communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the
third party directly.
CONTACT US
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact
us at:
croomxyz@gmail.com