Footprint App, Inc. Privacy Policy
Welcome! We at Footprint App, Inc. designed and built the Footprint App, which is a Service intended for use as is. Our team values the privacy of all our users, and we know that you also care about your privacy, the privacy of your organization and its members and employees, and the privacy of your classroom and students. We have created this Privacy Policy to explain the information that we collect from our users and how and when we disclose or use it. By accessing or using the Footprint App and the content made available by Footprint, App Inc., you are consenting to the collection and use of your information as outlined in this Privacy Policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing and improving the Service and we will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy. By consenting to our Privacy Policy, you also agree to our Terms and Conditions, which are accessible via the Footprint website and mobile application.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
For a better experience with our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including name, email address, mailing address, location information, and phone number. The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy.
LOG DATA
In the case of an error that occurs within the app, whenever you use our Service, we collect data and information through third-party services and via your mobile device called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, device name, manufacturer, and model, and operating system version, as well as the time, date, and configuration of the app when utilizing our Service. We use this information to help ensure that our Services function properly.
COOKIES
Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device's internal memory. While our Service does not use these “cookies” explicitly, it may use third party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use or will experience difficulty while using some portions of our Service.
II. HOW WE USE INFORMATION
SERVICE PROVIDERS
We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:
To facilitate our Service;
To provide the Service on our behalf;
To perform Service-related functions; or
To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
These third-party companies may collect information used to identify you. Links to the privacy policies of these third-party service providers used by Footprint App are as follows:
While these third-parties are obligated not to disclose or use the information provided to them for any other purposes, this Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, information, or other practices of any third-parties. The inclusion of a third-party link on our Service does not imply endorsement of the linked site or service by us or by our affiliates. We have no control over how other applications or sites collect, distribute, or otherwise use your personal information or how they safeguard and secure it.
We may also disclose your information in response to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal requirements. This may include reasons such as to exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims, to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud or abuse, violations of our policies, or to protect our rights and property.
OTHER USES
In addition to the uses stated above, we may also use your information to:
Connect your profile with that of friends so that you can compete against each other or create community groups, should you agree to this in your settings;
Decide which ads to show you and notify our partners of their ad performance;
Identify your location to customize community features or to automatically log travel entries into your profile, should you agree to share your location in your settings;
Conduct analytics on who is using Footprint and what they are doing in order to will help improve Footprint App and diagnose what features are or are not meeting the needs of our users;
Facilitate purchases in Footprint that you buy from partners or merchants, wherein we share the information necessary for you to make the purchase, such as your payment information, with the privacy policies of these merchants applying to those purchases;
Send you updates and news by email;
Send you updates by push notification, should you agree to this in your settings; or
Assist law enforcement or government agencies if we believe that disclosure is necessary to comply with a law, regulation, or legal request, or to protect the safety, rights, or property of the public, any person, or Footprint App, Inc.
III. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION
Your information may be disclosed:
To our affiliates for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy;
To our third-parties who provide services such as website hosting, data analysis, payment processing, order fulfillment, information technology and related infrastructure provision, customer service, email delivery, auditing, and other services;
Within our leaderboard feature, which makes certain aspects of your individual information available for other application users, but that which does not go beyond your name and aggregated metrics, should you agree to this in your settings;
As we believe to be necessary or appropriate, under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence: (a) to comply with legal process; (b) to respond to requests from public and government authorities, including public and government authorities outside your country of residence; (c) to enforce our terms and conditions; (d) to protect our operations or those of any of our affiliates; (e) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you or others; and (f) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
We may also further share your information that has been aggregated or reasonably de-identified, so that the information could not reasonably be used to identify you. For instance, we may publish aggregate statistics about the use of our Services or share a hashed version of your email address to facilitate customized ad campaigns on other platforms.
IV. TRANSPARENCY AND CONTROLS
We understand and respect your privacy concerns, and provide you with the ability to make certain choices related to our collection, use, and sharing of your information. Additionally, if you are located in certain countries, including those that fall under the scope of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), data protection laws give you rights with respect to your personal data, subject to any exemptions provided by the law. This includes the right to:
Request access to your personal data;
Request correction or deletion of your personal data;
Object to our use and processing of your personal data;
Request that we limit our use and processing of your personal data; and
Request portability of your personal data.
We value your trust in providing us with your information as it pertains to this Privacy Policy, which is why we strive to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. Please be reminded that no method of electronic storage or transmission over the internet is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
V. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF INFORMATION
Information may be processed, stored, and used outside of the country in which you are located. Data privacy laws vary across jurisdictions, and different laws may be applicable to your data depending on where it is processed, stored, and/or used.
Individuals within the EU who use our Service also have the right to make a complaint to a government supervisory authority. By accessing or using the Footprint App and the content made available by Footprint, App Inc., you authorize the collection, use, storage, and sharing of your information outside of the European Union and as it pertains to this Privacy Policy.
V. CALIFORNIA ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT COMPLIANCE
We comply with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties not included in this Privacy Policy without your consent.
VII. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
These Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. In the case that we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete their data and account from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take the necessary actions to remove their data and account.
VIII. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to change or modify our Privacy Policy which may be updated from time to time. We ask that you refer to the Privacy Policy periodically and on a continuing basis so that you understand our current privacy practices. We will notify you when these updates occur by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. If substantial changes are implemented to the Privacy Policy, a notification to view updates will be provided within our application. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page, and as an ongoing user of Footprint, you will be subject to the terms of the then-current Privacy Policy.
IX. YOUR CONSENT
By accessing or using the Footprint website, services, software, applications, and/or content made available by Footprint, App Inc., you are consenting to the collection and use of your information as outlined in this Privacy Policy. Footprint App reserves the right to delete your information at any time and for any reason, such as technical needs, legal concerns, abuse prevention, removal of idle accounts, data loss, or any other reason.
In the future, we may sell to, buy, merge with, or partner with other businesses. In such transactions, user information may be among the transferred assets.
X. CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to provide any feedback or suggestions, please contact us at contact@footprintapp.org.
Footprint App is owned by Footprint App, Inc., 3701 Brookwoods Drive, Houston, TX.