At BattlePACs, we take your privacy and security seriously. This Privacy Policy outlines how BattlePACs and its affiliates (collectively, “BattlePACs,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) process the information we collect about you through our websites, mobile apps, and other online services (collectively, the “Services”) and when you otherwise interact with us, such as through our customer service channels.
1. How we collect information
We collect information from you in several ways when you visit and use the Site.
2. Information you provide
We collect information you provide when you use our Services or otherwise engage or communicate with us as described below.
Identity Data, when you register for an account with us we collect information such as your name, date of birth, marital status, social security number, biometric identifiers, and other data on government-issued identification documents;Contact Data, such as your email address, mailing address, and telephone number;Financial Data, such as your bank account and payment card details, and information about your income, account balances, financial transaction history, credit history, tax information, and credit scores;Profile Data, your username and password, your interests, preferences, feedback, and survey responses;Stored Content, such as photos from your mobile phone gallery or contacts stored in your mobile device or email accounts. We only collect this information with your permission; andAdditional Data You Provide, such as via focus groups, survey responses, contests/sweepstakes, customer support, or other means.3. Information We Collect Automatically
As is true of many digital platforms, we also collect certain information about you automatically when you use our Services, as described below.
Usage Information. We collect information about your activity on our Services, which includes device identifiers (like IP address or mobile device identifiers), pages or features you use, time and date of access, and other similar usage information. Search for and view a profile; Send messages through the Site;Transational Information. When you receive, submit, or complete a transaction via the BattlePACs platform, we collect information about the transaction, such as transaction amount, type and nature of the transaction, and time and date of the transaction.Location Data. Location Data. We may collect the GPS location of your mobile device in accordance with your device permissions. You can stop the collection of this precise location information at any time (see the Your Control section below for details). Google uses technologies to approximate your location, including IP address (see Google’s Privacy Policy located at https://policies.google.com/privacy to learn more about how they process this information). We also approximate your location by your IP address.Information Collected Through Tracking Technologies.We and our service providers also use technologies, including cookies and web beacons, to automatically collect certain types of usage and device information when you use our Services or interact with our emails. The information collected through these technologies includes your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, platform type, device type, operating system, date and time stamp, a unique device or account ID, usage information and other similar information. For information about how to disable cookies, please see the Your Controls section below. 4. Information We Collect from Other Sources
We also obtain information about you from other sources as described below.
Vendors and Business Partners.We We collect information about you from companies that we do business with, such as name, contact data, inferences about your preferences and attributes, as well as inferred fraud risk, from identity verification and fraud prevention partners.Publicly Available Data.includes contact information, your interactions with our social media platforms, and other information from publicly available sources, such as public websites. Advertising Data.We collect information in connection with our ad campaigns that surfaced on other platforms, such as the ads you clicked on and other interactions with our ads. Data from other users.If you are in another user’s contact list and they choose to share that list with us, then we will collect the contact information and your association with that user.5. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION.
We use the information we collect for purposes described below or as otherwise described to you at the point of collection:
Maintain and provide the Services, including to process account applications, authenticate your identity, repair our Services, support, and handle billing and account management;Send you transactional or relationship information, including confirmations, invoices, technical notices, customer support responses, software updates, security alerts, support and administrative messages, and information about your transactions;Communicate with you about offers and other things we think you will be interested in, such as newsletters, product announcements, partner offerings, surveys, contests or sweepstakes, events or announcements BattlePACs future activities or opportunities;Personalize our Services, such as by suggesting content or customizing content or ads we show you;Monitor and improve our Services, including analyzing usage, research and development;Facilitate contests, sweepstakes, and promotions and process and deliver entries and rewards;Help protect the safety and security of our Services, business, and users, such as to investigate and help prevent fraud or other unlawful activity;Protect or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims, including to enforce and carry out contracts and agreements; andComply with applicable laws and legal obligations, such as compliance obligations associated with being a regulated broker-dealer.6. DISCLOSURES OF INFORMATION.
We are committed to maintaining your trust, and we want you to fully understand when, and with whom, we share information about you. We share information about you only in the instances described below.
Authorized third-party vendors and service providers. We share information about you with third-party vendors and service providers who may perform services for us, such as identification verification, fraud prevention, web hosting, and analytics services. We may use an identification verification service provider to determine whether a selfie you take matches the photo in your government-issued identification. With your consent, we may record your voice and send this data to our third-party partner to authenticate you and to help prevent fraud. The information collected from your photo and your voice by our third-party vendors may include biometric data.BattlePACs affiliates. Where appropriate, we share information about you with other companies owned or controlled by BattlePACs or companies with a controlling stake in BattlePACs. For example, Standard Labs may receive information to provide you with other related services as described in your customer agreement. These companies will process any information shared in the same manner as described under this Privacy Policy.Legal purposes. We disclose information about you if we believe that disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law or legal process or to protect and defend the rights, interests, safety, and security of BattlePACs, our users, or the public.With your consent. We share information about you for any other purposes disclosed to you with your consent.We share information with others in an aggregated or otherwise de-identified form that does not reasonably identify you.
7. THIRD-PARTY TRACKING
We use third-party analytics services to better understand your online activity but not to serve you targeted advertisements.
For example, we use Google Analytics and you can review the “How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services” linked here: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ for information about how Google processes the information it collects. These companies collect information about your use of our Services and other websites and online services over time through cookies, device identifiers, or other tracking technologies. The information collected includes your IP address, web browser, mobile network information, pages viewed, time spent, links clicked, and conversion information. We use this information to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of content,
We do not use third party tracking to deliver advertisements targeted to your interests on BattlePACs or any other platforms, or to provide advertising-related services to us such as reporting, attribution, analytics, and market research.
8. DO NOT TRACK.
Some web browsers transmit “do-not-track” signals to websites. We currently don’t take action in response to these signals.
9. YOUR CONTROLS.
Account profile. You may update certain account profile information by logging into your account.
Access to your device data. You may disconnect our mobile app’s access to certain stored device information through your device’s settings. For instance, you can withdraw permission for the app to access your contact list or photo gallery.
How to control your communications preferences. You can stop receiving promotional emails from us by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in those emails. We may still send you service-related or other non-promotional communications, such as account notifications, receipts, security notices and other transactional or relationship messages.
Affiliate sharing opt out. In some cases, you can limit sharing between our affiliates. If you want to exercise this right, please contact us at privacy@battlePACs.com.
Disabling certain data sharing. You can limit how we share your data with our marketing partners to more effectively market our Services to you across sites and apps. When disabled, we will no longer share personal information with these partners for these purposes.
Cookie controls. Many web browsers are set to accept cookies and similar tracking technologies by default. If you prefer, you can set your browser to delete or reject these technologies. If you choose to delete or reject these technologies, this could affect certain features of our Services. Furthermore, if you use a different device, change browsers, or delete the opt-out cookies that contain your preferences, you may need to perform the opt-out task again.
10. TRANSFER OF INFORMATION.
Our Services are currently designed for use only in the United States. If you are using our Services from another jurisdiction, your information may be processed in the United States or other countries that may not provide levels of data protection that are equivalent to those of your home jurisdiction.
11. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY.
This Privacy Policy will evolve with time, and when we update it, we will revise the “Effective Date ” above and post the new Policy. If we make any changes to this Policy that materially affect our practices with regard to the personal information we have previously collected from you, we will endeavor to provide you with notice in advance of such change by prominently posting a notice on the Site or sending you a notification by email if you have provided us with your email address.
To stay informed of our privacy practices, we recommend you review the Policy on a regular basis as you continue to use our Services.