ProSe Privacy

Computer Information

IP address, browser type and version, operating system, and device identifiers.

Personal Identifier

Data that can be used to identify an individual, such as name, email address, phone number, and government-issued IDs.

Purchase and Order History

Specific financial information detailing items bought or services contracted.

Financial

Encompasses payment information, transaction history, credit card details, and financial account details.

Employment Information

Details about employment status or history if relevant.

User Online Activities

Information about how users interact with a website or application, such as browsing history, search queries, and usage patterns.

Location

GPS data, IP address-based location, and other geolocation data.

Contact Information

Phone numbers, email addresses, and other contact points.

Firebase

SendGrid

Google Analytics

Google Cloud

Personalization

To enhance user experience, data might be collected to personalize content, recommendations, and features based on individual preferences and behaviors.

Communication

Organizations often collect contact information to communicate with users, such as sending transactional emails, updates, newsletters, or responding to inquiries.

Transaction Processing

Personal and payment information is often collected to process transactions and manage billing for services or products.

Marketing and Advertising

With user consent, data may be used for marketing purposes, such as targeting advertisements or promotions to users who might find them relevant.

Service Provision

Data is often collected to provide and improve the services or products that users have requested. This could involve using personal data for account creation, service delivery, or customer support.

Legal Compliance

Organizations may need to collect data to comply with legal obligations, such as maintaining records for regulatory purposes or responding to legal requests.

Research and Development

Data might be used for research and development to innovate and develop new features, technologies, or services.

Analytics and Improvement

Data is used to analyze how users interact with a service or product. This helps in improving user experience, addressing issues, and making informed business decisions.

Permanent Retention

Information that is retained indefinitely, often until the user requests deletion or the service is terminated. This might apply to essential account information for active users.

Short-term Retention

Data retained for a short period, often days to a few months, such as some types of temporary logs or non-essential cookies.

Regulatory Compliance

Data retained specifically to meet regulatory requirements, where laws dictate specific timeframes, such as tax records or data related to legal disputes.

Cookies and Tracking Elements

Information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies used to track user behavior and preferences online.

Vendor and Third-Party Assessments

Service providers that handle personal data are vetted and monitored for adequate security.

Privacy Audits and Reviews

Regular internal or external audits and reviews that check how personal data is handled and protected.

Data Access Limitation

Access to personal data is restricted to the staff and systems that need it, for example through role-based permissions.

Secure Data Storage

Personal data is kept in protected systems, such as secured data centers or encrypted databases.

Generic Security Assurances

The policy states that data is protected but does not describe the specific measures used.

Secure Data Transfer

Data is protected while it moves between devices and servers, typically over encrypted connections.

Secure User Authentication

Accounts are protected by measures such as strong passwords, two-factor authentication or secure session handling.

Encryption

Data is encoded so that only authorized parties can read it, in storage, in transit, or both.

Privacy-Relevant Changes

Changes that affect what personal data is collected, how it is used, or who it is shared with.

Business Changes

Changes to the organization itself, such as a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, that may affect how data is handled.

Changes in Data Processing

Changes to how, where or by whom personal data is processed, such as new service providers or storage locations.

Update in Privacy Policy Document

The revised policy is published, usually with a new "last updated" date, and users are expected to check it themselves.

Website Announcement

A notice is posted on the service's website, such as a banner or a news page.

Email Notification

Users are told about the change by email, at the address linked to their account.

Contractual Necessity

Processing is needed to perform a contract with the user, or to take steps the user asked for before entering into one.

Consent

The user has agreed to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes.

Legal Obligation

Processing is needed to comply with a law the organization is subject to.

Addresses data from children

Whether the policy specifically covers how data from children and minors is handled.

Yes

Collects data from children

Whether the policy says the service collects personal data from children.

No

Minimum age

The age below which the policy says personal data is not collected.

16 years

Age for consent

The age the policy gives for obtaining consent to process a child's data.

16 years