In this privacy policy, we want to help you understand how and why Podup, Inc. ("Podup," "we" or "us") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you use our websites, mobile apps, widgets, APIs, emails, and other online products and services (collectively, the "Services") or when you otherwise interact with us or receive a communication from us.
We know reading a privacy policy might not be everyone’s idea of a good time, but hear us out. We put a lot of effort into making this policy as clear and engaging as possible, because we actually want you to read it! Think of us as your digital friend, here to guide you through the ins and outs of what data we collect, and why and how we use it.
This Privacy Policy applies to websites, apps, events and other services we operate under the Podup brand. Whether you're searching for your soulmate, joining us at one of our events, or using any of our other awesome services, this Policy has got you covered. For simplicity, we just refer to all of these as our “service” in this Privacy Policy.
If for some reason, one of our services requires its own separate privacy policy, then that policy will be made available to you and that policy -- not this Privacy Policy -- will apply.
It goes without saying, we can’t help you develop meaningful connections without you providing some information about yourself. Using our service also generates some information, such as when you logged in and how you used the service. We may also collect data from third parties, like when you access the service through an account you have on another platform (e.g., Facebook, Google or Apple) or when you upload information from your account on another platform to complete your profile. If you're interested in all the details, be sure to check out the table below.
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Data you give us |
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Description |
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Account Data |
When you create an account, you give us basic information for your account to be set up such as your email address. |
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Profile Data |
When you complete your profile, you share additional details about you, such as your gender, interests, preferences, approximate location, etc. If you choose to provide this data, you consent to us using it as laid out in this Privacy Policy. |
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Content |
We collect the content you submit to the Services. This includes your posts and comments including saved drafts, your messages with other users (e.g., private messages, chats, and mail), and your reports and other communications with moderators and with us. Your content may include text, links, images, gifs, audio, videos, software, and tools. |
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Actions you take |
We collect information about the actions you take when using the Services. This includes your interactions with the platform and content, like voting, saving, hiding, and reporting. It also includes your interactions with other users, such as following, and blocking. We collect your interactions with communities, like your subscriptions or moderator status. |
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Purchase Data |
If you purchase products or services from us or otherwise through the Services, you will have to provide payment information in order to complete your purchase. Podup uses industry-standard payment processor services (e.g., Stripe) to handle payment information, and those services are subject to separate terms and conditions and privacy policies. We will collect information about the product or service you are purchasing (e.g., purchase dates, amounts paid or received, and expiration and renewal dates). |
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Other information |
You may choose to provide other information directly to us. For example, we may collect information when you fill out a form, survey, participate in Podup-sponsored activities, promotions, or programs, apply for a job, request customer support, or otherwise communicate with us. |
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Information We Collect Automatically When you access or use our Services, we may also automatically collect information about you. This includes: | |
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Log and usage data |
We may log information when you access and use the Services. This may include your IP address, user-agent string, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, device information (e.g., device IDs), device settings, mobile carrier name, pages visited, links clicked, the requested URL, and search terms. |
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Information collected from cookies and similar technologies |
We may receive information from cookies, which are pieces of data your browser stores and sends back to us when making requests, and similar technologies. We use this information to deliver and maintain our Services, improve your experience, understand user activity, personalize content and advertisements, measure the effectiveness of advertising, and improve the quality of our Services. For example, we store and retrieve information about your preferred language and other settings. |
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Location information |
We may receive and process information about your location. We may receive location information from you when you choose to share such information on our Services, including via the Location Customization setting or by associating your content with a location, or we may derive an approximate location based on your IP address. |
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Usage Data |
Using the service generates data about your activity, including how you use it (e.g., when you logged in, features you’ve been using, actions taken, information shown to you, referring web pages, ads you interacted with) and how you interact with others (e.g., searching, communicating). We may also receive data related to interactions you had with our ads on third party’s websites or apps. |
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Audience measurement |
We partner with service providers that perform audience measurement to learn demographic information about the population that uses Podup. To provide this demographic information, these companies collect cookie information to recognize your device. |
The main reason we process your data is to provide our service to you and improve it over time. That includes connecting personalizing your experience，and just helping you make the most of our service. We also process your data to keep you and all of our members safe and secure while using our service. We take this responsibility very seriously and we’re always working to improve our systems and processes to help protect you. Read on for a more detailed explanation.
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Purposes for processing your data |
Grounds for processing your data |
Categories of data processed (Those are described in Section 2 of this Policy) |
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To enable you to use our service, including: Creating and maintaining your account and profile on our service Operating and maintaining the various features on our service Recommending other members to you and recommending you to them Organizing sweepstakes and contests Responding to your requests and questions Monitoring the well functioning of our service and troubleshooting and fixing issues as needed Processing your applications to join one of our premiere/VIP services |
Performance of our contract with you
Your consent (where sensitive data or other type of data that requires consent is processed) |
Account Data Profile Data Content Purchase Data Usage Data |
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To enable your purchases on our service, including: Processing payments Offering discounts and promotions, customizing prices |
Performance of our contract with you |
Account Data Profile Data Purchase Data Usage Data |
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To operate advertising and marketing campaigns, including: Performing and measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns run on our service Performing and measuring the effectiveness of marketing campaigns promoting our own service on third-party platforms Communicating with you about products and services we believe may interest you |
Consent (where required under applicable law) and otherwise our legitimate interest. It is in our legitimate interest to promote our service and to show ads to our members which are tailored to their interests, as a way to improve their experience and help fund the parts of our service which are free |
Account Data Profile Data Usage Data |
When you submit content (e.g., a post, comment, or chat message) to a public part of the Services, any visitors to and users of our Services will be able to see that content, the username associated with the content, and the date and time you originally submitted the content. That content and information may also be available in search results on Internet search engines like Google. You should take the public nature of the Services into consideration before posting.
Your Podup account has a profile page that is public. Your profile contains information about your activities on the Services, such as your username, prior posts and comments, profile display name, about section, avatar or profile image, moderator, contributor.
We offer social sharing features that let you share content or actions you take on our Services with other media. Your use of these features enables the sharing of certain information with your friends or the public, depending on the settings you establish with the third party that provides the social sharing feature. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with social sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the third parties that provide these social sharing features (e.g., Tumblr, Facebook, and X).
In addition to the information that is displayed publicly as described above, we may share information in the following ways:
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Recipients |
Reasons for sharing |
Categories of Personal Data |
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Other members |
You share data with other members when you voluntarily disclose information on the service for others to see (e.g., your public profile). If someone submits a report involving you (such as a claim you violated our Terms of Use), we may let the reporter know what actions we took, if any, as a result of their report. The same applies if you submit a report involving another member. |
Profile Data
Content |
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Service providers/partners |
We share data with vendors and partners who help us operate, promote and improve our service. They provide us services such as data hosting and maintenance, analytics, customer care, marketing, advertising, payment processing, legal support, and security operations. |
Depending on the service provided by the vendor or partner, it may include: Account Data Profile Data Content Purchase Data Geo-location Data |
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Law enforcement authorities |
We may disclose your data to: (i) comply with a legal process, such as a court order, subpoena or search warrant, government / law enforcement investigation or other legal requirements; (ii) assist in the prevention or detection of crime; (iii) protect the safety of any person; and (iv) establish, exercise or defend legal claims. |
The categories of data shared will vary depending on the specific circumstances surrounding the request, but it often can include: Account data Profile Data Content Purchase Data Usage Data Technical Data Geo-location Data |
We take measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. For example, we use HTTPS while information is being transmitted. We also enforce technical and administrative access controls to limit which of our employees have access to non-public personal information.
We store the information we collect for as long as it is necessary for the purpose(s) for which we originally collected it. We may retain certain information for legitimate business purposes and/or if we believe doing so is in accordance with, or as required by, any applicable law. For example, if you violate our policies and your account is suspended or banned, we may store the identifiers used to create the account (such as Email address) to prevent you from creating new accounts.
Podup, Inc. is based in the United States and we process and store information on servers located in the United States. We may store information on servers and equipment in other countries depending on a variety of factors, including the locations of our users and service providers. By accessing or using the Services or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing, transfer, and storage of information in and to the United States and other countries, where you may not have the same rights as you do under local law.
When we transfer the personal data of users in the EEA, UK and/or Switzerland, we rely on the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission for such transfers or other transfer mechanisms deemed 'adequate' under applicable laws.
We want you to be in control of your data, so we want to remind you of the following rights, options and tools available to you. Depending on where you live, you may not have the same rights or they may be named differently.
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Your Rights |
How to use it |
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Accessing and Changing Your Information |
You can access your information and change or correct certain information through the Services. |
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Deleting Your Account |
ou may delete your account information at any time from the user preferences page. When you delete your account, your profile is no longer visible to other users and disassociated from content you posted under that account. Please note, however, that the posts, comments, and messages you submitted prior to deleting your account will still be visible to others unless you first delete the specific content. |
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Rectification or Correction Right to amend or update your personal data where it’s inaccurate or incomplete |
You can update your data directly within the service by simply updating your profile. |
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Controlling Mobile Notifications |
With your consent, we may send promotional and non-promotional push notifications or alerts to your mobile device. You can deactivate these messages at any time by changing the notification settings on your mobile device. |
Our service is restricted to individuals who are 18 years of age or older. We do not permit individuals under the age of 18 on our platform. If you suspect that a member is under the age of 18, please use the reporting mechanism available on the service.
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If the changes, in our sole discretion, are material, we may also notify you by sending an email to the address associated with your account (if you have chosen to provide an email address) or by otherwise providing notice through our Services. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy. By continuing to use our Services after Privacy Policy changes go into effect, you agree to be bound by this policy.
If you have other questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
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