Privacy Policy
This is the Privacy Policy for Missing Pets mobile application. We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our website or sending you an in-app pop-up notification). To better protect your privacy you may review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Service to stay informed about our information practices.
INFORMATION
Collected information is a randomly generated user number to you, your location when publishing new posts and device information such as UUID for us to easily identify unique users and reproduce data to devices in case of re-downloading the application. When you send or receive messages or content, we also collect, process and store the contents on our servers hosted by third party providers so that the content then can be viewed by others using the application.
INFORMATION RELATED TO THE DEVICE
The Services require access to your mobile device’s location services and image storage applications. If you later decide to revoke your consent and prevent us from continuing to access your location and image storage applications, you can do so by either changing the settings on your device, if this settings option is provided by your device operating system, or by following the standard uninstall process and removing our services from your device. On iOS devices, you can grant or revoke your consent at any time and prevent us from continuing to access your phonebook and image storage applications by changing the settings on your device.
HOW WE USE INFORMATION
We only use the collected information about you to carry out the purpose it was collected for, including the possibility for you to send messages or posts to the Missing Pets community, create social graphs and for us to send you technical notices, updates, security alerts and support and administrative messages. If you don’t allow Missing Pets to send push notifications your device. You can deactivate these messages at any time by changing the notification settings on your device.
HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION
We may share personal data in response to legal process or a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with any applicable law, rule, or as otherwise required by any applicable law, rule or regulation.
SERVICES USAGE OF INFORMATION
Third party providers are being used as a push notification service. Third party providers may collect personally identifiable information such as your device’s Advertising Identifier, Your email address. Some or all of the following information: IP address, device push token, precise location, network information, language, timezone, product preferences, and privacy preferences. The third party provider or a data partner they have engaged may collect and store a unique identifier matched to your mobile device, in order to deliver customized ads or content while you use applications or surf the internet, or to seek to identify you in a unique manner across other devices or browsers.
SECURITY
No security can be guaranteed for the data transmitted and stored. Since data is stored and transmitted through the internet, it also means that any data or information also may and/or could leak to other sources. We will do our best to store and transmitted securely.
REMOVING DATA OR INFORMATION
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal We will remove your personal data at any time if you oppose to the use of data or if we are obligated to do so by law. In case a deletion is not possible due to legal, statutory or contractual retention periods, or if it requires disproportionate efforts or prejudices your legitimate interests, the data will be made unavailable instead of deleted. You can also delete content that you have posted on Missing Pets. Content that you have deleted will be hidden from other users. However the content may be kept by Missing Pets longer before it is being deleted. Contact us if you have any questions about how information and data is being used at: support@missingpets-app.com
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Missing Pets legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it. Missing Pets may process your Personal Data because: We need to perform a contract with you, You have given us permission to do so, The processing is in our legitimate interests and it’s not overridden by your rights, For payment processing purposes, To comply with the law.
Retention of Data
Missing Pets will retain your Personal Data only for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. Missing Pets will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Transfer of Data
Missing Pets will retain your Personal Data only for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. If you are located outside Sweden and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Sweden and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. Missing Pets will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.nger time periods.
Disclosure of Data
Legal Requirements Missing Pets may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: Legal Requirements Missing Pets may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: To comply with a legal obligation, To protect and defend the rights or property of Missing Pets, To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service, To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public, To protect against legal liability.
Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is one hundred percent secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
“Do Not Track” Signals
We do not support Do Not Track (“DNT”). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.
Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Missing Pets aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us. In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights: The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you. The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete. The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data. The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information. The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format. The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Missing Pets relied on your consent to process your personal information. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Service Providers
Our ServicWe may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service. Google Analytics: Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Advertising
We may use third-party Service Providers to show advertisements to you to help support and maintain our Service. AdMob by Google: AdMob by Google is provided by Google Inc. You can opt-out from AdMob by Google service by following the instructions described by Google: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en For more information on how Google uses the collected information, please visit the “How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or app” page: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ or visit the Privacy Policy of Google: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Payments
We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors). We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information. The payment processors we work with are: Apple Store In-App Payments Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ Google Play In-App Payments Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.