Privacy Policy
HED Unity Ltd.
HED SOCIAL PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: 28 November 2022
This Privacy Policy applies to HED Social, LLC. (“we,” “our,” “us”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share the personal information that we gather on oursubdomains and websites or through your use of our mobile application (the “Services”). By continuing to use our Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. What Types of Personal Information Do We Collect?
Information You Give Us. You may give us information by signing up for an account, entering information through our online forms or surveys or in our mobile app, using the voice command function in our mobile app, contacting us by phone or email for information or customer service.
The categories of information include:
- Identifiers, such as name, email, and country;
- Personal information under California Civil Code section 1798.80;
- Commercial information, such as product or services obtained from us;
- Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, and cookie data;
- Audio or visual information, such as voice recordings when using our voice assistant, or your display photo; and,
- Inferences drawn from any of the above information categories.
The sensitive categories of information include:
- Account log-in data, such as username and password; and,
- Financial account information, such as credit card information to process payment.
Information Obtained from Your Interaction with our Services. We may collect information that your device sends whenever you use our Services.
- Usage Information. When you use our Services, our servers may automatically collect information about how you use the Services, such as how you use the app and how often you log in.
- Device Information. When you use our Services, our servers may automatically collect information about the device and software you use to access our Services, such as the operating system, hardware model, application or browser version, and unique identifiers associated with your device, such as your device’s advertising identifiers.
- Log Information. When you use our Services, our servers may automatically collect system logs or similar information about your interaction with the Services from your browser. This may include information such as IP address, browser language, date and time of access, browser type or the domain from which you are visiting, web-pages you visit, search terms you use, features you click on and cookie information.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies. When you use our Services, our servers may automatically collect additional usage data to improve our Services. You can control cookies to enable or disable them. Learn more in our Cookie Section below.
Information We Collect From Third Parties. If you access our Services through third parties, or if you share content from our Services to a third-party service, the third-party service may send us certain information about you if the third-party service and your account settings allow such sharing. The information we receive will depend on the policies and your account settings with the third-party service.
2. How Do We Use Personal Information?
We use your personal information as follows:
- To provide you with our Services on the HED Social website and mobile application
- To market our products and/or services to you
- With respect to website cookies, to share with third-party marketing partners to provide tailored advertising on our Services and other websites that you may visit
- To analyze Services usage and improve the services offered
- For market research, project planning, troubleshooting problems
- To provide you with employment opportunities
- For detecting and protecting against error, fraud or other criminal activity
3. How Do We Share Personal Information?
Affiliates and Service Providers. We share your information with our third-party service providers and any subcontractors as required to offer you our products and services. The service providers we use may help us to:
- run, operate and maintain our Services through third party platform and software tools;
- perform content moderation and crash analytics;
- run email and mobile messaging campaigns;
- perform marketing analytics;
- provide measurement services and target ads (you can opt out of these services at websites such as http://www.aboutads.info/choices);
- provide payment attribution; and,
- provide technical and customer support.
Some external service providers may also collect information directly from you (for example, a payment processor may request your billing and financial information) in accordance with their own privacy policy. These external service providers do not share your financial information, like credit card number, with us, but may share limited information with us related to your purchase, like your zip code.
Aggregated Data. We may also aggregate or otherwise strip information of all personally identifying characteristics and may share that aggregated, anonymized data with third parties or publish it. This data does not personally identify you and helps us to measure the success of the Services and its features and to improve your experience. We reserve the right to make use of any such aggregated data as we see fit.
Third Party Marketing and Advertising Organizations. With respect to website cookies, we share your information with third party marketing and advertising partners to market our services on our Services and other websites that you may visit. Learn more in our Cookie Policy below.
Third Party Links and Websites. Our Services may contain links to and from the websites of third parties. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any data to these websites.
Disclosures Required by Law. We may be required to disclose your data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet law enforcement requirements. We may be under a duty to disclose or share your personal information in order to comply with any legal obligation, to enforce or apply our terms and conditions and other agreements, to protect our rights, property, or safety, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection.
4. How Do We Respond to ‘Do Not Track’ Signals?
Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. DNT is a way for users to inform websites and services that they do not want certain information about their webpage visits collected over time and across websites or online services. We do not recognize or respond to browser-initiated DNT signals, as the Internet industry is currently still working toward defining exactly what DNT means, what it means to comply with DNT, and a common approach to responding to DNT.
5. Cookies
To make our Services and services work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, shopping cart, or other preferences) over a period of time, so you do not have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
Google Analytics. We may use Google Analytics. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve the Services. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy for more information. You may also choose to download the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
You may wish to restrict the use of cookies. Please be aware that some of the features of our Services may not function correctly if you disable cookies.
Most modern browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. You can usually find these settings in the options or preferences menu of your browser. To understand these settings, the following links for commonly used browsers may be helpful:
- Cookie settings in Chrome
- Cookie settings in Firefox
- Cookie settings in Microsoft Edge
- Cookie settings in Safari web and iOS
Personalized Advertising. We may also use targeted advertising cookies, such as Google Ads, to deliver tailored advertising on our Services and other websites that you may visit. You can learn more about how to control advertising cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative’s Consumer Opt-Out link, the DAA’s Consumer Opt-Out link for browsers, or the DAA’s opt-out link for mobile devices. Please note that electing to opt-out will not stop advertising from appearing in your browser or applications and may make the ads you see less relevant to your interests.
You may opt out of advertising cookies at any time through the Settings>Privacy menus in the HED Social app.
6. Your Privacy Choices
Please contact us if you would like to request access and/or make any changes to your personal information.
Marketing Opt Out: We may use your personal information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in any email we send, or you can contact us using the contact details provided in the “Contact Information” section below. You will still continue to receive service-related messages concerning products and services you have signed up for (unless we have indicated otherwise).
Your Privacy Rights. We have listed the privacy rights for several jurisdictions below, but we understand you may have additional rights in your jurisdiction. You may contact us directly at any time about exercising your data protection rights by using the contact details provided in the “Contact Information” section below. We will consider your request in accordance with applicable laws.
Depending on the applicable laws, your rights may include the right to:
- Access your Personal Data held by us;
- Know more about how we process your Personal Data;
- Erase or delete your Personal Data, to the extent permitted by applicable data protection laws;
- Restrict our processing of your Personal Data, to the extent permitted by law;
- Object to our processing of your Personal Data. Where we process your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes or share it with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes, you can exercise your right to object at any time to such processing without having to provide any specific reason for such objection;
- Opt-out of certain disclosures of your Personal Data to third parties; and
- Not be discriminated against for exercising your rights described above.
1. Additional Disclosures for Certain U.S. State Residents
Certain state laws require that we detail the categories of Personal Data that we disclose for certain “business purposes,” such as to service providers that assist us with securing our services or marketing our products.
We disclose the following categories of Personal Data for our business purposes:
- Identifiers;
- Personal information under California Civil Code section 1798.80;
- Commercial information;
- Internet activity information;
- Audio and visual information; and
- Inferences drawn from any of the above information categories.
Sensitive Categories of Personal Data:
- Account log-in information; and
- Financial account information.
Several jurisdictions grant state residents certain rights, including the right to access specific types of Personal Data, the right to learn how we process Personal Data, the right to know whether and how we disclose or sell Personal Data, the right to opt out of any sale of Personal Data, the right to request deletion of Personal Data in certain circumstances, and the right not to be denied goods or services for exercising these rights.
Third Party Marketing. California law further permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose your personal information to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information. In the preceding twelve months we have not sold personal information for monetary consideration, but we recognize that some state privacy laws define “personal information” in such a way that some sharing of personal information necessary to provide you with personalized ads may be considered a “sale,” even if no money is exchanged. You may learn more about how to opt out of such personalized ads through our Cookie Policy below.
If you are an authorized agent wishing to exercise rights on behalf of a state resident, please contact us using the information in the “Contact Us” section below and provide us with a copy of the consumer’s written authorization designating you as their agent. We may need to verify your identity and place of residence before completing your rights request.
2. Additional Disclosures for Data Subjects in the EEA
Residents in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom (together, for purposes of this section of the Privacy Policy, “EEA”), as well as certain other jurisdictions, are entitled to certain rights and disclosures with respect to their Personal Data.
Our legal bases for collecting and using your Personal Data include:
- The performance of your contract or to enter into the contract and to take action on your requests. For example, the processing of your account registration, providing our services and products to you, providing customer service to you.
- Our legitimate business interests. For example, fraud prevention, maintaining the security of our network and services, direct marketing to you, and maintaining, analyzing, and improving our products and services.
- Compliance with a mandatory legal obligation. For example, maintaining administrative records which are subject to mandatory retention periods. We may also collect your Personal Data to record your requests to exercise your rights and to verify your identity for such requests.
- Consent you provide where we do not rely on another legal basis. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
In some countries, and in particular if you are located in the EEA, you may have the right to:
- Access your personal information;
- Correct inaccurate personal information;
- Request erasure of your personal information without undue delay;
- Request the restricted processing of your personal information;
- Request portability of the personal information that you have given us; and
- To object to the processing of your personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us as set forth in the “Contact Us” section below and specify which privacy right(s) you wish to exercise. We may need to verify your identity in order to honor your request.
If you have any issues with our compliance, you have the right to lodge a complaint with an EEA supervisory authority. We would, however, appreciate the opportunity to first address your concerns and would welcome you directing an inquiry first to us per the “Contact Us” section below.
7. International Transfers of Data
Any data that you provide to us may be accessed, shared or processed by our offices, located in the United States, and service providers located in the United States, if such data transfer is necessary for the specific purpose for which you submitted your data (such as the provision of goods or services under a written contract). This may entail a transfer of your personal information across international borders. The data protections standards may differ and be lower than the standards enforced in your jurisdiction. We maintain appropriate safeguards as required by applicable law for any personal information transferred internationally.
8. Children’s Privacy
The Services are not directed at individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided in the “Contact Information” section below. If we become aware that a child under 16 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.
9. Change of Control
Personal information may be transferred to a third party as a result of a sale, acquisition, merger, reorganization or other change in control. If we sell, merge or transfer any part of the business, part of the sale may include your personal information.
10. Security and Data Retention
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. For example, when possible, we use encryption to transfer and store data. We further limit access to this data using access controls and confidentiality commitments.
However, no website, application, or transmission can guarantee security. Thus, while we have established and maintain what we believe to be reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of personal information obtained through the Services, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.
We retain information from or about you for so long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. When the information is no longer necessary for these purposes, we delete it or keep it in a form that does not identify you, unless we are required by law to keep this information for a longer period. When determining the retention period, we take into account various criteria, such as the type of products and services requested by or provided to you, the nature and length of our relationship with you, possible re-enrolment with our products or services, the impact on the services we provide to you if we delete some information from or about you, mandatory retention periods provided by law and the statute of limitations.
11. Policy Changes
We may change our Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to this privacy policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to ensure you are familiar with the most current version.
12. Contact Us
You may contact us at [email protected] to exercise your data subject rights or contact us with questions regarding this Online Privacy Notice. You can also write to us at HED Unity Ltd., att. Privacy Office, 56 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 002 X224, Ireland.
HED SOCIAL COOKIE POLICY
To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, shopping cart, or other preferences) over a period of time, so you do not have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
Cookies on www.getunity.com
The following list sets out the different categories of cookies that our site uses, and why we use them. The lists of third-party cookie providers are intended merely as illustrative and should not be viewed as a comprehensive list.
TYPE OF COOKIE: STRICTLY NECESSARY
These cookies are essential to enable your use of the site or services, and are used to help make our website work efficiently, provide security features on our website, and provide services you have asked for, like shopping carts and billing.
Who Serves (for example)
- N/A
TYPE OF COOKIE: PERFORMANCE / ANALYTICS
These cookies are used to analyze the way our website works and how we can improve it. For example, we may use cookies to understand how you are using certain site features.
Who Serves (for example)
TYPE OF COOKIE: FUNCTIONALITY
These cookies help to enhance your experience by remembering choices you have made concerning the features of the website (e.g., username, language, currency, region you are in).
Who Serves (for example)
TYPE OF COOKIE: ADVERTISING / TARGETING
These cookies and pixels are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
Cookies and You
To sign up for an account or make a purchase online, you must have cookies enabled on your internet browser. If you choose not to enable cookies, you will still be able to browse our website, but it will restrict some of the functionality of our website or what you can do.
Controlling your cookies
You can control cookies in your browser to enable or disable them. If you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by any website, you should do this through the web browser settings for each web browser you use, on each device you use to access the internet.
You can also manage many companies’ cookies used for online advertising via the consumer choice tools created under self-regulation programs in many countries, such as the US-based aboutads.info choices page or the EU-based Your Online Choices.
You may also opt out of advertising cookies at any time through the Settings>Privacy menus in the HED Social app.