Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes the ways in which GrowTime App. and its websites (collectively, “GrowTime,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) collect, use, and disclose information about you in the course of operating our business, including when you use the GrowTime app and any other websites and applications that lin to this policy (collectively, the “Services”). This Privacy Policy does not apply to websites, apps, destinations, or other offerings that we do not own or control, even if they are linked to from the Services. This Privacy Policy is an integral part of and incorporated by reference into the Terms of Service. Information We Collect We may collect the following categories of personal information from and about you: Identifiers such as your name, email address, username (for our Services and third-party services that you may connect to our Services), country code, IP address, phone number, advertising IDs, device IDs, or other similar identifiers; Demographic information, such as date of birth; Characteristics protected by certain laws, such as your age; Commercial information, such as a record of products or services you purchase. Financial information, such as your PayPal account information and other account numbers; Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as mobile network information, messages that you send using the Services, information about your interaction with the Services and other users of the Services, and information about your interaction with advertisements; Geolocation data, such as information you provide about your location and information we receive about your device location based on your SIM card and/or IP address, which may reveal precise geolocation on an ongoing basis; Audio, electronic,video or visual, or similar information, such as device characteristics, photographs, video recordings, and audio recordings; and Inferences drawn from the above categories. We collect personal information about you from a variety of sources, including: From you: We collect information that you submit to us. For example, when you download our app, create an account, interact with the Services, or otherwise contact us with a question, comment, or request . From your devices: We and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical information from your computer or mobile device once you have downloaded the app or use the Services, such as your Internet Protocol address, your geographic location, battery level, your browser type, your operating system, app and file names and types, model of your device, time zone setting, unique device identifiers, language, the pages you view immediately before and after you access the Services, and the search terms you enter on the Services, network type. This information allows us to recognize you and personalize your experience if you return to the Services, and to improve the Services. We and our service providers may collect this information using “cookies,” which are small text files that the Services save on your computer using your web browser and access when you return or through similar technologies. We may collect such information over time and across different websites or services. From third parties: We may obtain information about you or your use of the Services from third parties and sources, such as other users of the Services and vendors, like web hosting providers, analytics providers, attribution providers, or advertisers. To the extent we allow for third party social media integrations in the Services, the information we may obtain from third party services depends on your account/privacy settings with those third parties and the third parties’ privacy policies. If you access the Services through third party-platforms, you are authorizing us to collect, store and use such information and content in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Please keep in mind that any information provided to us by a third party may also be subject to that third party’s privacy policy. How We Use Your Information We may use the information we collect for a number of purposes associated with operating our business and providing you the Services, including: Identification and authentication : We use your information to verify your identity when you access and use our Services, or otherwise engage with us, and to protect the security of your personal information. Service operations : We process your personal information to provide the Services that you request. This may also include facilitating third party partnerships or integrations with the Services, or for troubleshooting purposes, or for permitting you and other users to connect with each other. Payment processing : We may use your personal information for billing and payment processing purposes or to distribute awards to you. Customizing your experience : We may use your personal information to improve your experience of the Services, such as by providing interactive or personalized elements on the Services and providing you with content based on your interests, or making our service more personized under your permissions to provide with the location-based services. Service improvements, development, and research : We analyze usage information to maintain and improve the Services. We may also use your information to conduct research and develop new products and services. Communications : Communications may include, for example, providing information about our products and services, changes to the terms of service, updates regarding our services, or responses to questions you pose. Marketing : We may use your personal information to build a profile about you, to analyze and understand your preferences, to help determine which marketing materials would be of interest to you, to display advertising, to send you marketing communications,for award activities, and to measure the effectiveness of advertising. We may also process your personal information in the course of granting awards or operating sweepstakes, contests or other promotions. Exercising our rights : We may use your personal information to exercise our rights where it is necessary to do so, for example to detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, intellectual property infringement claims, other violations of law, or violations of our terms of service and community guidelines. Complying with our obligations : We may process your personal information to comply with legal or regulatory requirements. We may also aggregate and/or deidentify your personal information and may use this aggregate or deidentified information for any other purpose. How We May Share Your Information We may share the information we collect from you: With other users of the Services : For example, we may share information about your profile with other users with whom you interact on the Services. With the public or other users of the Services : Certain information associated with your account or that you post on the Services may be visible to the public or to other users, for example, your profile information. With third-party entities that provide services to us : We may share your personal information with third parties that perform business operations on our behalf. For example, we may partner with companies to process secure payments, optimize services, analyze information including personal information, improve the services, send marketing communications, support email and messaging services, and detect fraud. Affiliates and business partners : We may share your information with our affiliates and business partners. For example, we may share information with affiliates that assist us with software development, product improvement and troubleshooting the Services, or with business partners for a range of activities including to enhance the Services or other offerings made to you. Where required by law : We may share your personal information with law enforcement agencies, courts, other government authorities or other third parties when we receive legal process (e.g., a subpoena, warrant or court order) or where we believe it is necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation. For safety purposes and to exercise our rights or third party rights : We may share your personal information with law enforcement agencies, courts, other government authorities or other third parties when we believe it is necessary to protect the integrity of the Services, enforce our terms of service and community guidelines, protect your safety or the safety of others, and to protect our rights or the rights of third parties. In the context of a transaction including mergers, acquisitions or asset sales : We may share your personal information with potential transaction partners, service providers, advisors, and other third parties in connection with the consideration, negotiation, or completion of a corporate transaction in which we are acquired by or merged with another company or we sell or transfer all or a portion of our assets or business. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to obligate the entity to which we transfer your personal information to use it in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy. In addition, we may share or disclose information to anyone when it has been aggregated or otherwise de-identified. Data Retention We retain your personal information for as long as we reasonably need it for legitimate business purposes, including to manage any account you might have with us. After our relationship or other interaction with you has ended, we may retain information for a period of time for communiations with you and for internal recordkeeping. We may also retain records to investigate or defend against potential legal claims, and also as required by law. Please note as described in the next section, that deleting our app or your account does not necessarily result in the deletion of your personal information. If you have deleted our app and closed your account and would like us to delete your personal information. Please also see the “Additional Information for California Residents” section below if you are a California resident and want information on exercising your deletion rights. Your Choices Managing your Information You can review, modify, and delete certain personal information you submit to us, such as your account profile information. In general, you can browse, modify, and delete account profile information at any time, but you may not be able to modify certain of the initial registration information and verification information provided at the time of registration. You can also close your account. We verify account closure requests using information that we maintain about you. Please note that the closing of your account may be irreversible. Also, please note that your deletion of our app from your mobile device will not necessarily delete your account and closing your account will not automatically result in the deletion of your information. See the Data Retention section above. Please also see the “Additional Information for California Residents” section below if you are a California resident. Managing cookies If you do not want the Services to collect information through the use of cookies, you can set your web browser to reject cookies from the Services. Each browser is different, so you should check your browser’s “Help” menu to learn how to change your cookie preferences. Please note that if you reject or block cookies from the Services, the Services may not function as intended. We do not currently respond to web browser “do not track” signals or other mechanisms that provide a method to opt out of the collection of information across the networks of websites and online services in which we participate. For more information, visit www.allaboutdnt.org. International Data Processing and Transfer The Services are intended for persons in the United States and Canada. Information collected through the Services will be processed in and subject to the laws of the United States. Our servers are located in the United States. However, we may transfer your information or it may be accessible outside the United States to our affiliated entities and service providers located in other countries. Data Security We take reasonable security measures to protect against unauthorized access to, or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information. However, because no data transmission is completely secure, and no system of physical or electronic security is impenetrable, we cannot guarantee the security of your information or the security of servers, networks or databases. Therefore, we encourage you to use caution when sharing personal information with the Services. Children The Services are intended for a general audience. Children under the age of 13 may not create an account on the Services unless they provide verifiable parental consent from their parent or guardian. If a child under 13 seeks to create an account, we will collect contact information for their parent or guardian in order to provide direct notice and obtain verifiable consent. Children under 13 years of age who provide us with verifiable parental consent may create an account on the Services. The above sections of this privacy policy describe the information that we collect from registered users, how we use that information, and how we may disclose that information. Parents who have provided consent to their child’s use of the Services may review and/or request deletion of their child’s personal information. Parents are also free to refuse to permit further collection of their child’s personal information. Please note that, due to age restrictions imposed by PayPal, users who are under the age of majority in their state may be unable to use PayPal and therefore will be unable to collect certain cash rewards earned through the use of the Services without the assistance of their adult parent or guardian. If you become aware that your child under 13 or any child under 13 who is under your care has provided us with information without your consent, please contact us at the contact information listed below. Changes to this Privacy Policy If we update this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting a new Privacy Policy on this page. If we make any changes that materially change the ways we process or protect your information, we will provide additional notification of changes. Last Modified: 30 November 2022