Privacy Policy

By using the TypeMatch mobile application (“App”), you agree to allow us to collect some information about you. You may choose to use the App to share information with other users of the app, and we may also need to share your information from time to time.

If you have any questions or comments about this Policy, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.

Registration Information

Some of the information we may collect when you download the app is as follows:

  • Name
  • Username
  • Email address
  • Login Info
  • Gender Identity and Sexual preference

Once registered, you will be able to review and change your information at any time by accessing your “Profile” page. You control your user profile and can correct or update all information except your email address and mobile number.

The information we collect helps to enhance the App and verify our Users. Registration Information such as your first name will be visible to the public on your profile page but last name and contact information will be kept private.

Additional Information

We highly recommend and encourage all to think about the information you disclose about yourself. We also do not recommend that you put email addresses, phone numbers, full names or addresses, credit card details, drivers’ license info and other personal identifying information or “PII” on your profile.

Please be careful about posting PII on your profile, you can add any info about yourself like religion and political views when you create your profile. While you may voluntarily provide this information to us when you create your profile, there is no requirement to do so. What you do choose to post regarding sensitive information about yourself means you are explicitly consenting to our processing of your information as well as allowing others to view this info.

By posting anything that is inconsistent with our Terms and Conditions of Use we reserve the right to terminate your Account.

For safety and security, we require users to verify their accounts. This assures that we avoid fake TypeMatch accounts being created, which can be used for malicious activities and cybercrime.

Purchasing of a “Gold Membership” will be processed through your respective app store and we will NOT store financial information, but simply process through the app store you use. Be sure to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of the app store you use.

California resident’s PII collected will comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

  1. Identifiers, such as name and location;
  2. Personal information, as defined in the California customer records law, such as contact (including email and telephone number) and financial information;
  3. Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law (if you choose to provide them), such as age, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, and medical conditions;
  4. Commercial information, such as transaction information and purchase history;
  5. Geolocation data, such as mobile device location;
  6. Photos and videos;

Data Storage

We will be using servers within the United States but will only collect and store the PII used on the registration form and will not be storing or tracking cookies.

Geolocation Information

When these device settings are on, we will collect information about WIFI access points as well as your longitude and latitude and may save your device’s coordinates. This information helps us identify your physical location and will only be accessed while you are using the app.

If you have enabled location services, but wish to turn them off, you can do so by the following methods:

  1. iPhone app — settings, privacy, location services, TypeMatch
  2. Android — settings, location, TypeMatch, permissions, location

Log and Usage Data

We keep your personal information only as long as we need it for legitimate business and as permitted by applicable law.

We delete your information upon deletion of your account.

Device Information

We may collect information about your device when you use the App including the unique device identifier.

Cookies

Cookies will not be stored

We will notify you of any important changes to our use of cookies and local storage devices. Please visit this page regularly so that you are aware of any changes.

1. USE OF INFORMATION

To keep you as up to date as possible with the changes to the app, disputes between users, and changes terms and conditions and privacy policy, we will use the information provided on the registration form to contact you.

2. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

Our policy is to not disclose your Registration Information. Exceptions to this policy may arise in the case that we need to assist/cooperate with law enforcement from within or outside your country where we are required to by law or to protect the vital interests of a person. We will disclose any of your information, including your Registration Information to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal request; to protect the safety of any person; to address fraud, security or technical issues.

TypeMatch does not sell your data.

3. WHAT OTHERS MAY SEE ABOUT YOU

If you register or log in to the App using your Facebook account, you are authorizing us to access certain Facebook account information (email used and Facebook ID). Information you make available via the App, including information you provide directly or indirectly through may be viewed and shared by users.

When using TypeMatch, you should assume that anything you post or submit on the App may be publicly-viewable and accessible, please remember that TypeMatch is a world-wide app and the information you make visible will be able to be seen throughout the world.

4. MODIFYING YOUR REGISTRATION INFORMATION

You may access/modify the Registration Information provided at any time or hide your account When your Account is hidden it will no longer be viewable on the app. It is possible to unhide the account at any point in time.

5. OUR POLICY TOWARDS AGE.

No user under the age of 18 years old will be permitted to make an account. If a user is identified as under 18, we will immediately terminate the account and withhold the email address and identifying information to prevent that account from being recreated.

6. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

If changes to these terms are made, updated date and the modified information shall be posted at the bottom of this page. If there is a change that we feel is very important to all users, we will send out a mass email to all registered account holders through the email provided. Please understand that by us sending that email to your provided address and you ‘the user’ continuing to use the site, it will be legally bound by the newly updated terms. If you do not accept any Changes to the Terms, stop using the app.

7. SECURITY.

Security is of the utmost importance to us here at TypeMatch, we use US stateside servers which are controlled and secured by an outside company. Though we use the most up to date safeguards and firewalls, no website is truly 100% secure, and we cannot claim that hacks, data loss, or other breaches will never occur. Be sure to not share passwords for the app, and change the password from time to time. If you believe that your information is being compromised, please change your password immediately. If you are using the Facebook method of profile creation, also change that password. TypeMatch is not responsible for any breaches to security, damages to your device, or any loss or unauthorized use of your registration information or posted data.

8. YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS.

For users in California, under the CCPA you have the right to be free from unlawful discrimination for exercising your rights under the act. You have the right to request a disclosure of certain information to you and explain how we have collected, used and shared your personal information over the past 12 months. Also, users in California have the right to request that we delete your personal information that we collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.

If any questions regarding information in the CCPA, please feel free to email [email protected]

9. YOUR UK AND EU RIGHTS

Under UK and EU law, UK and EU users hold the right to file a complaint with data protection regulators. The Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) is the UK’s lead regulator. Do so by visiting their website at www.ico.org.uk. If you’re within the EU, you may also get in touch with your local Data Protection Regulator who may liaise with the ICO on your behalf.

Rights under European Data Protection law if you are an EU citizen.

  • Right to be informed: what personal data an organization is processing and why (this notice).
  • Right of access: you can request a copy of your data.
  • Right of rectification: if the data held is inaccurate, you have the right to have it corrected.
  • Right to erasure: you have the right to have your data deleted in certain circumstances.
  • Right to restrict processing: in limited circumstances, you have the right to request that processing is stopped but the data retained.
  • Right to data portability: you can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable form that can be transferred to another provider.
  • Right to object: in certain circumstances (including where data is processed based on legitimate interests or for marketing) you may object to that processing.
  • Rights related to automated decision-making including profiling: there are several rights in this area where processing carried out on a solely automated basis results in a decision that has legal or significant effects for the individual. In these circumstances, your rights include the right to ensure that there is human intervention in the decision-making process.

Does TypeMatch collect any other personal data about me?

Other than the information collected from your registration form, we will only use the email you use to contact customer support. No other data will be stored.

Other purposes for personal data

Under EU and UK data protection laws, we are only permitted to use your data when we have a lawful basis to do so. We can explain in the relevant sections in this Policy how you can withdraw consent or opt-out of certain data uses (where applicable). If you require this information please contact [email protected] to receive information on how to opt-out of specific data.

10. ABOUT US

By using the App, you are consenting to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the United States. You agree that such courts shall have jurisdiction and venue and waive any objection based on inconvenient forum. By continuing on the app, you agree that you will not file or participate in a class action against TypeMatch LLC. In the event there is a language requirement for understanding this document please contact [email protected] for a translated form. If disparities exist, the English version will prevail over all others.

Effective date

This Privacy Policy was last updated 20 January 2020.