Commonfolk
Last updated December 12th, 2022
Commonfolk, LLC (“we” or “us” or “our”) respects the privacy of our users (“user” or “you”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.commonfolk.io, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
We reserve the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this privacy policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated privacy policy on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification.
You are encouraged to periodically review this privacy policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised privacy policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised privacy policy is posted.
Beyond this privacy policy, your use of our Services is also subject to our Terms of Service.
COLLECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION
A. Information You Provide to Us
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. Your information is processed and stored within the United States. The information we may collect on the Site includes:
Registration and Profile Information
Personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, email address, profile photo, and demographic information, such as your date of birth, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however your refusal to do so will prevent you from using the Site.
User Content
When you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, we collect any information such as posts, photos, votes, and forfeits.
Communications
If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you. For example, if you contact us for support, we may receive your name, email address, phone number, the contents of any message or attachments you may send to us, and any other information you choose to provide.
Facebook and Google Permissions
The Site may access your Facebook and Google basic account information if you connect your account to the third party and grant the Site permission to access this information. This includes your name, email, and profile photo, as well as other information that you choose to make public. We may also request access to other permissions related to your account, and you may choose to grant or deny us access to each individual permission.
B. Information We Collect When You Use Our Services
Location Information
When you use our Services, we infer your general location information, for example by using your internet protocol (IP) address.
Derivative Data
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.
Mobile Device Data
Device information, such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer, information about the location of your device, if you access the Site from a mobile device, and push notification tokens.
Usage Information
To help us understand how you use our Services and to help us improve them, we automatically receive information about your interactions with our Services, such as the posts or other content you view, the searches you conduct, the people you follow, and the dates and times of your visits.
Information from Cookies and Similar Technologies
We and our third party partners, collect information using cookies, and similar technologies. Cookies are small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to our Services. Please review your web browser’s “Help” file to learn the proper way to modify your cookie settings. Please note that if you delete or choose not to accept cookies from our Services, you may not be able to utilize the features of our Services to their fullest potential.
USE OF YOUR INFORMATION
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:
- administer, sustain, and refine our Services
- create new features and functionality
- curate advertisements and other promotional items that may be of interest to you
- provide technical support, communications, and updates via email or push notifications
- enhance your personal experience by analyzing trends on how you use our Services
- prevent fraud and respond to trust and safety issues
- collect other information upon notice
- enforce our Terms of Service
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation. This includes exchanging information with other entities for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Interactions with Other Users
Our Services are social services that allow you to find, enjoy, and share content. Your name, username, profile photo, and contacts (i.e., followers and following) will always be viewable and/or searchable by other Users. When you post, or contribute other content to the Site, your posts may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside the Site in perpetuity. The content you post to our Services will be displayed on our Services and viewable by other Users by default. Although this content is public by default, you may elect to make your account “Private” to limit the sharing of certain information. We are not responsible for other Users’ use of available information, so you should carefully consider whether and what to post and how you identify yourself on our Services.
Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, email delivery, and hosting services.
Marketing Communications
With your consent, or with an opportunity for you to withdraw consent, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.
Third-Party Advertisers
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Site. These companies may use information about your visits to the Site and other websites that are contained in web cookies in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
Other Third Parties
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any third-party websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website, and should take those steps necessary to, in your discretion, protect the privacy of your information. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other sites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Site.
Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers
If we reorganize or sell all or a portion of our assets, undergo a merger, or are acquired by another entity, we may transfer your information to the successor entity. If we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, your information would be an asset transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that the transferee may decline honor commitments we made in this Privacy Policy.
We are not responsible for the actions of third parties with whom you share personal or sensitive data, and we have no authority to manage or control third-party solicitations. If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.
SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, as our Services are hosted electronically, we can make no guarantees as to the security or privacy of your information.
OPTIONS REGARDING YOUR INFORMATION
You may at any time review or change the information in your account or terminate your account by:
- Editing your profile and updating your account
- Deleting your account in mobile via account settings
- Deleting your account and information by emailing us your request at contact@commonfolk.io
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Services and/or comply with legal requirements. If you have questions about your privacy on the Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@commonfolk.io.
POLICY FOR CHILDREN
We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13 in violation of this Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@commonfolk.io.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF DATA
Our Services are hosted in the United States and intended for visitors located within the United States. If you choose to use our Services from the European Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, then please note that you are transferring your personal information outside of those regions to the United States for storage and processing. By providing any information, including personal information, on or to our Services, you consent to such transfer, storage, and processing.
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us at contact@commonfolk.io.
If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the Site, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Site. To request removal of such data, please contact us at contact@commonfolk.io, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Site, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.
EMAILS AND COMMUNICATIONS
If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from us, you may opt-out by contacting us at contact@commonfolk.io. If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.
PUSH NOTIFICATIONS
We may request to send you push notifications regarding your account or the Site. If you wish to opt-out from receiving these types of communications, you may deny permissions in your browser.
CONTACT US
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Commonfolk, LLC.