Privacy Policy

This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their 'Personally Identifiable Information' (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information.

What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our platform (website, app, et al)?

When registering on or using our platform, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, phone number, relationship information (such as from your contact list) or similar details to help you connect with people you know or may want to know and to improve and deliver the overall user experience. We also gather location information, which we use to determine who can connect with you, and as a primary filter to determine what may be important to you at that time and place. Finally, we gather usage information, such as when you launch our mobile apps.

When do we collect information?

We collect information from you when you register on or use our platform, including when you launch our mobile app. We periodically gather background location, when our app is not open, so that people you have approved can know you’re nearby, assuming your privacy settings on our platform to allow it.

How do we use your information?

We may use the information we collect from you when you register on or use our platform in the following ways:

• To determine how to deliver the best experience for you.
• To improve our platform in order to better serve you, including finding ways to bring you more joy.
• To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
• To administer a survey or other platform feature.
• To ask for ratings and reviews of services or products

How do we protect your information?

Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or similar technology.

We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.

We do not use vulnerability scanning and/or scanning to PCI (payment card industry) standards, because we do not ask for credit card or payment information.

We do use regular Malware Scanning.
We do not process financial transactions.

Do we use 'cookies'?

We do not use cookies.

Third-party disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide you with advance notice. This does not include technology partners and other parties who assist us in operating our platform, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property or safety

However, non-personally identifiable information may be provided to other parties for other uses, such as improving our platform.

Third-party links

We do not include or offer third-party products or services on our platform.

Google

We have not enabled Google AdSense on our platform and have no plans to do so in the future.

California Online Privacy Protection Act

CalOPPA is the first state law in the United States to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law's reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. - See more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf

According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:

Users can visit our site anonymously.

Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page or as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website.

Our Privacy Policy link includes the word 'Privacy' and can easily be found on the page specified above.

You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes:

• On our Privacy Policy Page

Can change your personal information:

• By logging in to your account

How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?

We honor Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.

Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking?

It's also important to note that we do not allow third-party behavioral tracking.

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States' consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online 's privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.

We do not let third-parties, like ad networks or plug-ins collect PII from children under 13.

Fair Information Practices

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.

In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:

We will notify the users via a notification on our platform:

• Within 7 business days

We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle which requires that individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.

CAN-SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address in order to:

• Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions
• Verify your account, or allow you to recover your account.

To be in accordance with CAN-SPAM, we agree to the following:

• Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
• Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
• Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.
• Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
• Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
• Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at hi@andme.org and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.

The & Company
10000 Marshall Drive
Lenexa, KS 66215
United States
hi@andme.org

Last Updated on 2021-10-30