Privacy Policy - globalnewfriends

Global Friends – Match and Date. Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Welcome to Global Friends – Match and Date. The Platform is provided and controlled by Families Technologies. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy covers the experience we provide for users age 14 and over on our Platform.

Capitalized terms that are not defined in this policy have the meaning given to them in the Terms of Service.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

We collect information when you create an account and use the Platform, More information about the categories and sources of information is provided below.

Information you choose to provide

For certain activities, such as when you register, upload content to the Platform, or contact us directly, you may provide some or all of the following information:

Registration information, such as age, username and password, language, and email or phone number
Profile information, such as name, account information, and profile image
User-generated content, including posts, texts, comments, photographs that you choose to upload or broadcast on the Platform (“User Content”)
Your opt-in choices and communication preferences
Information to verify an account
Information in correspondence you send to us

Information we obtain from other sources

We may receive the information described in this Privacy Policy from other sources, such as:

Social Media. if you choose to link or sign up using your social network (such as Google), we may collect information from these social media services, including your contact lists for these services and information relating to your use of the Platform in relation to these services.

Third-Party Services. We may collect information about you from third-party services, such as advertising partners and analytics providers.

Others Users of the Platform. Sometimes other users of the Platform may provide us information about you, including through customer service inquiries.

Information we collect automatically

We automatically collect certain information from you when you use the Platform, including internet or other network activity information such as your IP address, geolocation-related data (as described below), unique device identifiers.

We collect information regarding your use of the Platform and any other User Content that you generate through and broadcast on our Platform. We also link your subscriber information with your activity on our Platform across all your devices using your email, phone number, or similar information.

Device Information

We collect information about the device you use to access the Platform, including your IP address, unique device identifiers, model of your device, your mobile carrier, time zone setting, screen resolution, operating system, app and file names and types, keystroke patterns or rhythms, and platform.

Location data

We collect information about your location, including location information based on your IP address. With your permission, we may also collect Global Positioning System (GPS) data.

Metadata

When you upload User Content, you automatically upload certain metadata that is connected to the User Content. Metadata describes other data and provides information about your User Content that will not always be evident to the viewer. In connection with your User Content the metadata can describe how, when, and by whom the piece of User Content was collected and how that content is formatted. It also includes information, such as your account name, that enables other users to trace back the User Content to your user account. Additionally, metadata will consist of data that you chose to provide with your User Content, e.g. any hashtags used to mark keywords to the captions.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

As explained below, we use your information to fulfils and enforce our Terms of Service, to improve and administer the Platform, and to allow you to use its functionalities. We may also use your information to, among other things, show you suggestions, promote the Platform, and customize your ad experience.

We generally use the information we collect:

to fulfils requests for products, services, Platform functionality, support and information for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical, and survey purposes and to solicit your feedback
to customize the content you see when you use the Platform. For example, we may provide you with services based on the country settings you have chosen or show you content that is similar to content that you liked or interacted with
to send promotional materials from us or on behalf of our affiliates and trusted third parties
to improve and develop our Platform and conduct product development
to measure and understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you and others and to deliver targeted advertising
to make suggestions and provide a customized ad experience
to support the social functions of the Platform, including to permit you and other users to connect with each other through the Platform and for you and other users to share, download, and otherwise interact with User Content posted through the Platform
to use User Content as part of our advertising and marketing campaigns to promote the Platform
to understand how you use the Platform, including across your devices
to infer additional information about you, such as your age, gender, and interests
to help us detect abuse, fraud, and illegal activity on the Platform
to ensure that you are old enough to use the Platform (as required by law)
to communicate with you, including to notify you about changes in our services
to announce you as a winner of our contest, sweepstakes, or promotions if permitted by the promotion rule, and to send you any applicable prizes
to enforce our terms, conditions, and policies
consistent with your permissions, to provide you with location-based services, such as advertising and other personalized content
to inform our algorithms
to combine all the information we collect or receive about you for any of the foregoing purposes
for any other purposes disclosed to you at the time we collect your information or pursuant to your consent.

HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

We are committed to maintaining your trust, and while Global Friends – Match and Date does not sell personal information to third parties, we want you to understand when and with whom we may share the information we collect for business purposes.

For Legal Reasons

We may disclose your information to respond to subpoenas, court orders, legal process, law enforcement requests, legal claims, or government inquiries, and to protect and defend the rights, interests, safety, and security of Dating App Inc., the Platform, our affiliates, users, or the public. We may also share your information to enforce any terms applicable to the Platform, to exercise or defend any legal claims, and comply with any applicable law.

With Your Consent

We may share information for other purposes pursuant to your consent or with your further direction.

If you access third-party services, such as Google to login to the Platform or to share information about your usage on the Platform with others, these third-party services may be able to collect information about you, including information about your activity on the Platform, and they may notify your connections on the third-party services about your use of the Platform, in accordance with their privacy policies.

If you choose to engage in public activities on the Platform, you should be aware that any information you share may be read, collected, or used by other users. You should use caution in disclosing personal information while engaging. We are not responsible for the information you choose to submit.

YOUR RIGHTS

You may submit a request to access or delete the information we have collected about you by sending your request to us at the email or physical address provided in the Contact section at the bottom of this policy. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law and subject to proper verification. And we do not discriminate based on the exercise of any privacy rights that you might have.

YOUR CHOICES

You can switch off GPS location information functionality on your mobile device if you do not wish to share GPS information.

If you have registered for an account you may access, review, and update certain personal information that you have provided to us by logging into your account and using available features and functionalities.

SECURITY

We use reasonable measures to help protect information from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. You should understand that no data storage system or transmission of data over the Internet or any other public network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

CHILDREN

The Platform otherwise is not directed at children under the age of 14. If we become aware that personal information has been collected on the Platform from a person under the age of 14 we will delete this information and terminate the person’s account. If you believe that we have collected information from a child under the age of 14 on the Platform, contact us at: services@globalnewfriends.com

OTHER RIGHTS

Sharing for Direct Marketing Purposes

If you are a California resident, once a calendar year, you may be entitled to obtain information about personal information that we shared, if any, with other businesses for their own direct marketing uses. If applicable, this information would include the categories of customer information, as well as the names and addresses of those businesses with which we shared customer information for the immediately prior calendar year. To submit a request, contact us at: services@globalnewfriends.com

CHANGES

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we update the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy and posting the new Privacy Policy and providing any other notice required by applicable law. We recommend that you review the Privacy Policy each time you visit the Platform to stay informed of our privacy practices.

CONTACT

Questions, comments and requests regarding this policy should be addressed to: