Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Introduction

PartnerEd respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. This policy describes: 

  • The types of information we may collect or that you may provide when you purchase, download, install, register with, access, or use Violet.
  • Our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This policy applies only to information we collect in Violet, and in email, text, and other electronic communications sent through or in connection with Violet/PartnerEd.

This policy DOES NOT apply to information that:

  • We collect offline or on any other PartnerEd apps or websites, including websites you may access through this App. 
  • You provide to or is collected by any third party (see Third-Party Information Collection).

Our website and app (Violet), and these other third parties [may] have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to read before providing information on or through them.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not download, register with, or use this App. By downloading, registering with, or using this App, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of this App after we revise this policy means you accept those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates. 

Children Under the Age of 16

The App is not intended for children under 16 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at [CONTACT INFORMATION].

California residents under 16 years of age may have additional rights regarding the collection and sale of their personal information. Please see Your State Privacy Rights for more information.

Information We Collect and How We Collect It

We collect information from and about users of our App:

  • Directly from you when you provide it to us.
  • Automatically when you use the App. 

Information You Provide to Us

When you download, register with, or use this App, we may ask you provide information:

  • By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, email address, telephone number, or [ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE APP COLLECTS THAT IS DEFINED AS PERSONAL OR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION UNDER AN APPLICABLE LAW]/any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline] (“personal information“).
  • That is about you but individually does not identify you, such as [TYPES OF INFORMATION].

This information includes: 

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms in the App. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use the App and requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with the App.
  • Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses and phone numbers), if you contact us.
  • Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.

You may also provide information for publication or display (“Posted“) on public areas of the app [or websites you access through the App/[WEBSITE]] (collectively, “User Contributions“). Your User Contributions are Posted and transmitted to others at your own risk. [Although you may set certain privacy settings for such information by [logging into your account profile/[PRIVACY SETTINGS INSTRUCTIONS]], please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.] Additionally, we cannot control the actions of third parties with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.

Automatic Information Collection [and Tracking]   

When you download, access, and use the App, it may use technology to automatically collect:

  • Usage Details. When you access and use the App, we may automatically collect certain details of your access to and use of the App, including [traffic data,] [location data,] [logs,] [and other] communication data and the resources that you access and use on or through the App. 
  • Device Information. We may collect information about your mobile device and internet connection, including the device’s unique device identifier, [IP address,] operating system, browser type, mobile network information, and the device’s telephone number.
  • Stored Information and Files. The App also may access metadata and other information associated with other files stored on your device. This may include, for example, photographs, audio and video clips, personal contacts, and address book information.
  • Location Information. This App [collects/does not collect] real-time information about the location of your device. [DESCRIPTION OF LOCATION INFORMATION COLLECTION].

If you do not want us to collect this information [do not download the App or delete it from your device/you may opt out at any time by [OPT-OUT METHOD]]. For more information, see Your Choices About Our Collection, Use, and Disclosure of Your Information[LINK TO CHOICES ABOUT HOW WE USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION]. Note, however, that opting out of the App’s collection of location information will disable its location-based features.

[We also may use these technologies to collect information about your activities over time and across third-party websites, apps, or other online services (behavioral tracking). Click here [LINK TO DO NOT TRACK DISCLOSURES] for information on how you can opt out of behavioral tracking on or through this app and how we respond to browser signals and other mechanisms that enable consumers to exercise choice about behavioral tracking.] 

Information Collection [and Tracking] Technologies 

The technologies we use for automatic information collection may include:

  • Cookies (or mobile cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on your smartphone. It may be possible to refuse to accept mobile cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your smartphone. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our App. 
  • [Web Beacons. Pages of the App [and our emails] may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the PartnerEd, for example, to count users who have visited those pages [or opened an email] and for other related app statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain app content and verifying system and server integrity).]
  • [OTHER TECHNOLOGIES.]

Third-Party Information Collection

When you use the App or its content, certain third parties may use automatic information collection technologies to collect information about you or your device. These third parties [may] include: 

  • [Advertisers, ad networks, and ad servers.]
  • [Analytics companies.]
  • [Your mobile device manufacturer.]
  • [Your mobile service provider.]

[These third parties may use tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use this app. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites, apps, and other online services websites.] They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content. 

We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly. [For information about how you can opt out of receiving targeted advertising from many providers, see Your Choices About Our Collection, Use, and Disclosure of Your Information.]

How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information, to:

  • Provide you with the App and its contents, and any other information, products, or services that you request from us.
  • Fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
  • Carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
  • Notify you when App updates are available, and of changes to any products or services we offer or provide though it.

The usage information we collect helps us to improve our App and to deliver a better and more personalized experience by enabling us to:

  • Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
  • Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our App according to your individual interests.
  • Speed up your searches.
  • Recognize you when you use the App.

[We use location information we collect to [COLLECTION PURPOSE FOR LOCATION INFORMATION].]

[We may also use your information to contact you about [our own and third parties’] goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, please [check the relevant box located on the form on which we collect your data (the [order form/registration form])/adjust your user preferences in your account profile.]] For more information, see Your Choices About Our Collection, Use, and Disclosure of Your Information.

[We may use the information we collect to display advertisements to our advertisers’ target audiences. Even though we do not disclose your personal information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria.]

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users[, and information that does not identify any individual [or device],] without restriction. 

In addition, we may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide:

  • To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
  • To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business[ and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them].
  • To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of [PARTNERED NAME]’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by [PARTNERED NAME] about our App users is among the assets transferred.
  • [To third parties to market their products or services to you if you have [consented to/not opted out of] these disclosures. [We contractually require these third parties to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.] For more information, see [LINK TO CHOICES ABOUT HOW WE USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION] Your Choices About Our Collection, Use, and Disclosure of Your Information.]
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it. [For example, if you give us an email address to use the “email a friend” feature of our Website or App, we will transmit the contents of that email and your email address to the recipients.]
  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
  • With your consent.
  • [OTHER TYPES OF THIRD-PARTY DISCLOSURES.]
  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
  • To enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including the App EULA, [terms of sale [LINK TO APP’S TERMS OF SALE OF GOODS AND SERVICES],] and for billing and collection.
  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of [PARTNERED NAME], our customers, or others. [This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.]

Your Choices About Our Collection, Use, and Disclosure of Your Information

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. This section describes mechanisms we provide for you to control certain uses and disclosures of over your information. 

  • Tracking Technologies. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. [You can choose whether or not to allow the App to collect information through other tracking technologies by [OPT-OUT METHOD]]. If you disable or refuse cookies or block the use of other tracking technologies, some parts of the App may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
  • [Location Information. You can choose whether or not to allow the App to collect and use real-time information about your device’s location [through the device’s privacy settings] [or] [OTHER METHOD]. If you block the use of location information, some parts of the App may become inaccessible or not function properly.]
  • [Promotion by the PartnerEd. If you do not want us to use your [email address/[CONTACT INFORMATION]] to promote our own or third parties’ products or services, you can opt-out by [OPT-OUT METHOD]. You can also always opt-out by logging into the App and adjusting your user preferences in your account profile by checking or unchecking the relevant boxes or by sending us an email [or text message] stating your request to [EMAIL ADDRESS] [or [SMS CODE]].] 
  • [Targeted Advertising by the PartnerEd. If you do not want us to use information that we collect or that you provide to us to deliver advertisements according to our advertisers’ target-audience preferences, you can opt-out by [OPT-OUT METHOD]). You can also always adjust your user advertising preferences in your account profile by checking or unchecking the relevant boxes or by sending us an email [or text message] stating your request to [EMAIL ADDRESS] [or [SMS CODE]].]
  • [Disclosure of Your Information for Third-Party Advertising and Marketing. If you do not want us to share your personal information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties for advertising and marketing purposes, you can opt-out by [OPT-OUT METHOD]. You can also always opt-out by logging into the App and adjusting your user preferences in your account profile by checking or unchecking the relevant boxes or by sending us an email [or text message] stating your request to [EMAIL ADDRESS] [or [SMS CODE].]

We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI“) on the NAI’s website.

[Residents in certain states, such as California, may have additional personal information rights and choices. Please see Your State Privacy Rights for more information.] 

[Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Information]

[[You can review and change your personal information by logging into the App and visiting your account profile page.] 

[You may also send us an email at [EMAIL ADDRESS] to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We cannot delete your personal information except by also deleting your user account. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.]

[If you delete your User Contributions from the App, copies of your User Contributions may remain viewable in cached and archived pages, or might have been copied or stored by other App users. Proper access and use of information provided on the App, including User Contributions, is governed by our terms of use [LINK TO TERMS OF USE].]

[Data Security]

[We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. [All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind firewalls. Any payment transactions [and [OTHER INFORMATION]] will be encrypted [using SSL technology].]]

The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our App, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. [We urge you to be careful about giving out information in public areas of the App like message boards. The information you share in public areas may be viewed by any user of the App.]

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet and mobile platforms is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted through our App. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures we provide.]

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update our privacy policy from time to time. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will post the new privacy policy on this page [with a notice that the privacy policy has been updated] [and notify you by [[email][ and/or] [text message] to the [primary] [email address] [and/or] [phone number] specified in your account][ and ][an in-App alert the first time you use the App after we make the change]].

The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable [email address] [and/or] [phone number] for you and for periodically visiting this privacy policy to check for any changes.

Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at: 

[ADDRESS/EMAIL ADDRESS] 

[or via our toll-free number: 

[TOLL-FREE NUMBER]]

[To register a complaint or concern, please [PRIVATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION INSTRUCTIONS].]