Effective Date: February 6, 2025
This privacy policy describes how SPOKE SAFETY, Inc. ("Licensor," "we," "us," or "our") collect, use, share, and protect your information when you use our smartphone application (the "App"), our consumer electronics device ("Device"), and related services.
1. Information We Collect: This includes information we collect automatically and information you provide directly to us.
- Email Address: We collect your email address when you sign up for an account in our App. This is the only personal information required to create an account.
- Precise Location Data (with Consent and App in Use): Our App uses precise location tracking to provide its core functionalities, but only with your explicit consent. We will request your permission to access your device's location services before initiating location tracking. Furthermore, we only collect your precise location data while the App is actively in use (i.e., when the App is open and running in the foreground). We do not collect precise location data when the App is closed or running in the background.
- Device Information: When you register your Device, we collect the serial number to link it to your account.
- Anonymous Location History: We collect and store anonymous location history for analytics purposes and to improve system functions. This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally.
- Crash and Performance Logs: We automatically collect log data when the App crashes or encounters performance issues. This may include device information, app version, and details about the crash or performance problem. This data helps us to diagnose and fix issues and improve the App's stability and performance.
2. How We Use Your Information: We use the collected information for the following purposes:
- Account Creation and Management: We use your email address to create and manage your account and to enable you to log in to the App.
- Device Registration: We use the serial number of your Device to link it to your account and provide you with relevant services.
- Navigation and Road Risk Alerts: We use precise location information to provide you with accurate navigation and to alert you of potential road risks and hazards in your vicinity.
- App Improvement and Support: We use crash and usage logs to identify and fix bugs, improve the App's performance, and provide customer support. This data is not used for any other purposes, such as marketing or profiling.
3. Information Sharing and Disclosure:
- No Selling or Sharing of Personal Information: We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties for marketing or advertising purposes.
- Service Providers: We may share anonymous, aggregated data with third-party service providers who assist us in analytics, system monitoring, and improving the App. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
4. Data Security: We are committed to employing industry best practices and adhering to relevant security standards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. Our security measures include:
- Data Encryption: We use encryption to protect your personal data both while in transit and at rest.
- Access Controls: We implement strict access controls to limit access to your personal information to authorized personnel only.
- Security Assessments: We conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities in our systems and infrastructure.
- Secure Storage: We store your data on secure servers with appropriate physical and technical safeguards in place.
5. Data Retention: We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
6. Your Rights: You have the following rights regarding your personal information
- Right to Access: You have the right to request access to your personal information that we have collected.
- Right to Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information.
- Right to Correction: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. (Note: We do not currently sell or share your personal information.)
- Right to Object (GDPR): You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest as the legal basis for processing.
- Right to Restrict Processing (GDPR): You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as when you contest the accuracy of the data or object to its processing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@spokesafety.com
7. Children's Privacy: Our App is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information as soon as possible.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy: We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new privacy policy within the App or by sending you an email notification. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the App after any changes to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such changes.
9. Contact Us: If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at: support@spokesafety.com
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