Gatherknow ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our social media platform, Gatherknow (the "Platform").
By accessing or using the Platform, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Platform.
We collect information about you in various ways, including information you provide directly to us and information automatically collected through your use of the Platform.
A. Information You Provide Directly
Account Data: Your name, email address, username, password, date of birth, and phone number.
Profile Data: Profile picture, biography, city, interests, and other details you choose to share on your public profile.
User Content: All data, photos, videos, comments, and messages you post, send, or share on the Platform, including private messages and group chats.
Communications: Records of your correspondence with our customer support team.
B. Information Collected Automatically
Usage Data: Information about how you interact with the Platform, such as the posts you view, the groups you join, the features you use, the time and duration of your activity, and the links you click.
Device Data: Information about the device you use to access the Platform, including the device model, operating system, browser type, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
Location Data: Your approximate location derived from your IP address or, if you permit, precise geolocation data from your mobile device's GPS.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to track activity on our Platform and hold certain information. (See Section 7 for more details.)
C. Information from Third Parties
We may receive information about you from other users (e.g., if another user tags you in a post or uploads your contact information) or from third-party partners (e.g., if you sign up using a third-party social account).
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To Provide and Maintain the Platform: To create and manage your account, deliver content, enable communication, and facilitate the features you use.
To Personalize Your Experience: To tailor your feed, suggest friends, groups, and content, and provide targeted advertisements and promotions based on your interests and activity.
To Communicate with You: To send you service announcements, security alerts, customer support responses, and marketing communications (from which you can opt-out).
Security and Safety: To monitor for and prevent fraud, spam, illegal activities, and violations of our Terms of Use, and to enforce our policies.
Analytics and Improvement: To analyze usage trends, measure the effectiveness of our services, and develop new products, features, and functionality.
We may share your information in the following situations:
With Other Users: Any information you post publicly (including your profile information, photos, and posts) is available to other users. Private messages and private group content are shared with the intended recipients.
Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, consultants, and service providers who perform services for us or on our behalf (e.g., hosting, data analysis, payment processing).
Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a court order, subpoena, or other legal process.
Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
We do not sell your Personal Information to third parties. We may, however, share certain data with advertising partners to provide interest-based advertising, which may be considered "sharing" or "targeted advertising" under certain privacy laws.
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your Personal Information:
Right to Access: The right to request copies of your Personal Information we hold.
Right to Rectification: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): The right to request that we delete your Personal Information, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Object/Opt-Out: The right to object to the processing of your Personal Information for direct marketing purposes, including the sharing of data for targeted advertising.
Right to Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization or directly to you, under certain conditions.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided in Section 9. We will respond to your request within a timeframe specified by applicable law (e.g., 30 to 45 days).
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your Personal Information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the information you provide to us, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
We retain your Personal Information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
We use cookies to:
Authenticate you and keep you logged in.
Analyze how users navigate and use the Platform.
Personalize content and display relevant advertisements.
You have the option to accept or refuse cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences directly in your browser settings. However, refusing cookies may prevent you from using some portions of the Platform.
The Platform is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a child under age 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, your privacy rights, or our data practices, please contact us:
Gatherknow Technologies
Email: privacy@gatherknow.com
Web: https://gatherknow.com/contact-us
