This notice describes our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy explains how ViewExchange Inc. (“ViewExchange”) collects, uses, and protects the personal information obtained through the use of our website www.ViewExchange.com (“Site”) and the services available through the Site (collectively, “Services”). Through the Services we provide a platform for users to connect and discuss with others interested in politics and political issues. By visiting the Site or using any of our Services, you agree that your personal information will be handled as described in this Privacy Policy. Your use of our Site or Services, and any dispute over privacy, is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service, including its applicable limitations on damages and the resolution of disputes. ViewExchange Terms of Use are incorporated by reference into this Privacy Policy.
We collect information about you directly from you and from third parties, as well as automatically through your use of our Site or Services.
(a) Information We Collect Directly From You. Certain areas and features of our Site require registration. To register you must provide at minimum your full name, city or zip code, email address, phone number, and any other information required in the Terms of Use (“Personal Information”). Personal Information is information that identifies, relates to, describes or is reasonably capable of being associated with you.
(b) Information We Collect Automatically. We may automatically collect information about your use of our Services through cookies, web beacons, and other technologies, including technologies designed for mobile applications. We combine this information with other information we collect about you. Please see the section “Cookies and Other Tracking Mechanisms” below for more information.
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(c) Unless you choose to provide it to us or include in your account profile, we do not collect sensitive personal information from users of the Site. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
(a) User Profile Information
You may have the opportunity to create an account, which consists of information about you, which will require you to provide your name, email address, phone number, email address, and any other information required in the Terms of Use. The information in your account may be visible to our Service Providers and other Site users. If you believe that an unauthorized profile has been created about you, you can request for it to be removed by contacting us at privacy@viewexchange.com.
(b) We also use your personal information for the following reasons:
ViewExchange will rely on legal grounds to process your personal information to the extent permitted by applicable law, which may include, without limitation: to honor contractual commitments, to take steps in anticipation of entering into contract, to fulfill legal obligations, your consent, and ViewExchange’s legitimate interests.
(c) LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING DATA UNDER THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (“GDPR”).
Below are the types of lawful basis that we will rely on to process your Personal Information:
Legitimate Interest means the interest of our business in conducting and managing our business to enable us to give you the best service/product and the best and most secure experience. We make sure we consider and balance any potential impact on you (both positive and negative) and your rights before we process your Personal Information for our legitimate interests. We do not use your Personal Information for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you (unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted to by law). You can obtain further information about how we assess our legitimate interests against any potential impact on you in respect of specific activities by contacting us at privacy@viewexchange.com.
Performance of Contract means processing your data where it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract.
Comply with a legal or regulatory obligation means processing your Personal Information where it is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation that we are subject. Consent means where you have consented to a certain use of your Personal Information.
We may share your information, including personal information, as follows:
a. Service Providers. We will not sell, trade, or rent your personally identifiable information to others. However, we do provide some of our services through contractual arrangements made with affiliates, service providers, partners and other third parties ("Service Providers"). Our Service Providers include Telesign and Google AdSense. Telesign is used to verify your phone number during the registration process. Google AdSense is used to generate targeted advertisements on our Site through aggregate or de-identified data. This list may be amended from time to time in ViewExchange’s sole discretion. We and our Service Partners may need to use some personal information in order to perform tasks on our Site or to deliver services to you.
We may also share information in the following circumstances:
a. Business Transfers. If we are acquired by or merged with another company, if substantially all of our assets are transferred to another company, or as part of a bankruptcy proceeding, we may transfer the information we have collected from you to the other company.
b. In Response to Legal Process. We also may disclose the information we collect from you in order to comply with the law, a judicial proceeding, court order, or other legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena..
c. To Protect Us and Others. We also may disclose the information we collect from you where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, violations of our Terms of Use or this Privacy Policy, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
d. Aggregate and De-Identified Information. We may share aggregate or de-identified information about users with third parties for marketing, advertising, research or similar purposes. We may also disclose information about you that is not personally identifiable. For example, we may provide merchants, business partners, or other third parties with reports that contain aggregated and statistical data about our users.
To protect your personal identifiable information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry standard SSL/TLS end-to-end encryption of data in transit to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. If you provide us with your financial or any other personal information, the information is encrypted using industry standard protections in our database. No payment information is ever stored in our database, as it is solely processed through third parties and is only temporarily stored during the processing of payment. All other information we collect may be stored in perpetuity through our internal database, unless we receive a request by you to remove such information.
Although we have implemented commercially reasonable precautions to protect the information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction, please be aware that despite our best efforts, no data security measures can guarantee 100% security. You should take steps to protect against unauthorized access to your password, phone, and computer by, among other things, signing off after using a shared computer, choosing a robust password that nobody else knows or can easily guess, and keeping your log-in and password private. We are not responsible for any lost, stolen, or compromised passwords or for any activity on your account via unauthorized password activity.
Advertising on our Site is based on cookies and similar technology.
We use personalized advertising on our Services. This allows us to deliver more relevant advertising to people who visit our Site. It works by showing you advertisements that are based on your browsing patterns and the way you have interacted with our Site. It then shows you ads which we believe may interest you.
When you use our Services, some of the cookies and similar technology we place on your device are advertising cookies, so we can understand what sort of pages you are interested in. We can then display advertising on your browser based on these interests. For instance, if you have purchased a lot of food related products, we may show you more advertisements for food and drink.
We do not collect or use information such as your name or email address for personalized online advertising.
We may also show you advertising on our Site based on your browsing patterns on other websites or mobile applications that we have obtained from our advertising partners. Online retargeting is another form of online advertising that allows us and some of our advertising partners to show you advertising based on your browsing patterns and interactions with a website or mobile applications away from our Services.
ViewExchange uses cookies to: store visitors’ preferences; record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit; ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads; or customize our content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. We also share information about your use of the Site with our advertising and analytics partners. This section explains what cookies are, how we use cookies and similar technologies on our Site and what you can do to manage how cookies are used.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Site. The cookie will collect information relating to your use of the Site, information about your device such as the device’s IP address and browser type, demographic data and, if you arrived at our Site via a link from third party site, the URL of the linking page.
In addition to cookies, our Site may use web beacons. Web beacons allow us to count the number of users who have visited or accessed the Site and to recognize users by accessing our cookies. We may employ web beacons to facilitate Site administration and navigation, to track the actions of users of ViewExchange, to compile aggregate statistics about ViewExchange usage and response rates, and to provide an enhanced online experience for visitors to ViewExchange. We may also include web beacons in HTML-formatted e-mail messages that we send to determine which e-mail messages were opened. A web beacon is often invisible because it is only 1 x 1 pixel in size with no color. A web beacon can also be known as a web bug, 1 by 1 GIF, invisible GIF and tracker GIF.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOKIES AND HOW DO WE USE THEM?
Essential: These are cookies which are essential for running of ViewExchange. Without these cookies, parts of ViewExchange would not function. These cookies do not track where you have been on the internet and do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing purposes.
Examples of how we may use essential Cookies include:
Functional: These cookies are used to remember your preferences on ViewExchange and to provide enhanced, more personal features. The information collected by these cookies is usually anonymized, so we cannot identify you personally. Functional cookies do not track your internet usage or gather information which could be used for selling advertising.
Examples of how we may use functional Cookies include:
Analytical performance cookies are used to monitor the performance of our Site, for example, to determine the number of page views and the number of unique users ViewExchange has. We use this information to improve user experience or identify areas of ViewExchange which may require maintenance. The information is anonymous (i.e. it cannot be used to identify you and does not contain personal information such as your name and email address) and it is only used for statistical purposes.
Examples of how we may use analytical cookies include:
Advertising: Behavioral advertising cookies, which may be placed on your device by us or our trusted third-party service providers, remember that you have visited a website and use that information to provide you with advertising which is tailored to your interests. This is often called online behavioral advertising and is done by grouping together shared interests based upon web browsing history. Your web browsing history can be used to infer things about you (e.g. your age, gender etc.), and this information may also be used to make advertising on websites more relevant to you. Although behavioral advertising cookies can track your activity around the internet, these cookies cannot identify you personally, even if you are signed in to ViewExchange.
Examples of how we may use advertising cookies include:
Third Party Cookies: You may notice on some pages of ViewExchange that cookies have been set that are not related to us. When you visit a page with content embedded from, for example, YouTube or Facebook, these third party service providers may set their own cookies on your device. We do not control the use of these third party cookies and cannot access them due to the way that cookies work, as cookies can only be accessed by the party who originally set them. Please check the third-party websites for more information about these cookies.
Disabling Cookies: Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can edit your browser options to block them in the future. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your computer from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Visitors to our Site who disable cookies will be able to browse certain areas of the Site, but some features may not function. You can change your preferences for ViewExchange, including cookies and opting out of the sale or sharing of data, by clicking here. To learn more about how to reject cookies on the internet, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or go to the help menu within your internet browser. If you experience any problems having deleted cookies, you should contact the supplier of your web browser.
Clear GIFs, pixel tags and other technologies. Clear GIFs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on your computer’s hard drive, clear GIFs are embedded invisibly on web pages. We may use clear GIFs, including Google Analytics, (a.k.a. web beacons, web bugs or pixel tags), in connection with our Services to, among other things, track the activities of Site visitors, help us manage content, and compile statistics about our Site usage. We and our third-party service providers also use clear GIFs in HTML emails to our users, to help us track email response rates, identify when our emails are viewed, and track whether our emails are forwarded.
We use automated devices and applications, such as Google Analytics, to evaluate usage of our Site. We also may use other analytic means to evaluate our Services. We use these tools to help us improve our Services, performance and user experiences. These entities may use cookies and other tracking technologies to perform their services. We do not share your personal information with these third parties.
When you click on links on our Site, they may direct you away from our Site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites or mobile applications and encourage you to read their individual privacy policies. If you visit a third-party website or mobile application link from our Site, you do so at your own risk.
You may modify personal information that you have submitted by logging into your account and updating your profile information. Please note that copies of information that you have updated, modified or deleted may remain viewable in cached and archived pages of the Site for a period of time.
Although we describe much of the following processes throughout this Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to email us at privacy@viewexchange.com to receive the following information:
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations. We collect your email address in order to:
To be in accordance with "CAN-SPAM" we agree to the following:
We may send periodic promotional or informational emails to you. You may opt-out of such communications by following the opt-out instructions contained in the email. Please note that it may take up to 10 business days for us to process opt-out requests. Even if you opt-out, we may still communicate with you about your account or any Services you have requested or received from us.
The Services not intended for use by children under the age of 16. ViewExchange does not allow individuals under the age of 16 to create an account, nor do we knowingly collect or use any personal information from such children. If you are under the age of 16, do not submit any information to our Site. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by instructing their children never to provide Personal Information on the Site without their permission . If we learn that we collected personal information from children under the age of 16, we will take steps to delete that information as soon as possible. If a parent or guardian believes that ViewExchange has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at privacy@viewexchange.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides consumers who are residents of the State of California with specific rights related to their personal information (which includes Personally Identifiable Information), subject to certain exceptions. It also requires us to disclose the information we collect, the purposes for which we collect it, and what we share and disclose.
California Civil Code § 1798.83, also known as the "Shine the Light" law, provides California residents with the right to request, once per year, without charge, information from website operators and owners regarding the Personal Information that they collect online and offline, if any, and the third parties, including affiliates, with which they have shared this information during the preceding calendar year, for the direct marketing purposes of the third party. If such information is collected and shared with third parties for their direct marketing purposes, the website operator or owner is required, upon request, to provide the list of categories of Personal Information they collect, if any, and the names and addresses of all third parties with which it has shared such information for direct marketing purposes.
A website operator or owner may meet its obligations, and be exempt from such disclosures, under the Shine the Light law, if it provides California residents the right to opt-out of, and thereby prohibit, the website operator or owner from sharing such Personal Information with third parties including its affiliates, for the direct marketing purposes of the third party.
In accordance with California Civil Code section 1798.83(c)(2), ViewExchange complies with California 's "Shine the Light" law by providing all of its users, including its California users, with a cost-free method to opt-out of the sharing of Personal Information with all third parties for the direct marketing of those third parties, by not disclosing to third parties, for their direct marketing purposes the Personal Information of any customer if the customer has exercised the option to prevent such disclosure, and by disclosing these policies in its Privacy Policy. Consequently, ViewExchange is not obligated under Shine the Light to provide California users, who have requested such information, a list of the categories of the Personal Information disclosed by ViewExchange to third parties for their direct marketing purposes or the names and addresses of the third parties to which ViewExchange has shared such Personal Information for their direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year.
In accordance with California Civil Code section 1798.83(c)(2), ViewExchange complies with California 's "Shine the Light" law by providing all of its users, including its California users, with a cost-free method to opt-out of the sharing of Personal Information with all third parties for the direct marketing of those third parties, by not disclosing to third parties, for their direct marketing purposes the Personal Information of any customer if the customer has exercised the option to prevent such disclosure, and by disclosing these policies in its Privacy Policy. Consequently, ViewExchange is not obligated under Shine the Light to provide California users, who have requested such information, a list of the categories of the Personal Information disclosed by ViewExchange to third parties for their direct marketing purposes or the names and addresses of the third parties to which ViewExchange has shared such Personal Information for their direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year.
California residents may have further rights related to the handling of their Personal Information under the California Consumer Privacy Act. While ViewExchange does not "sell" your Personal Information in the traditional sense, it may share your information with third parties. California residents may have certain rights related to this information, including the right to ask that we "Do Not Sell Your Personal Information," the right to ask that we Delete your Personal Information, or the right to request Access to the categories or specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you. California residents also have the right to not be treated differently by ViewExchange in response to your decision to exercise any of these rights.
To learn more about these rights, to opt-out of our sharing of your Personal Information, and to exercise other rights that apply, please contact ViewExchange at 60 29th Street #547, San Francisco, CA 94110 or email us at privacy@viewexchange.com. As part of your request, we may ask for certain information including your name, email address, or the manner in which you have previously interacted with ViewExchange. We will use this information only to contact you about your request and to verify your request. You may also designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf. You can change your preferences for ViewExchange, including cookies and opting out of the sale or sharing of data, by clicking here.
Nevada law requires website operators to provide a way for Nevada consumers to opt out of the sale of certain information that the website operator may collect about them. This information is limited to direct identifiers, such as your name, postal address, and email address. When Nevada consumers opt out of the sale of their information, website operators must ensure that the information is not sold to another business that will further license or sell the information to others.
If you are a Nevada resident and you would like to opt out of any possible sale of this information, please email us at privacy@viewexchange.com. For all requests, you must put the statement “Your Nevada Privacy Rights” in the subject field of your request. You must also include your full name, street address, city, state, and zip code. We will not accept requests via telephone, postal mail, or facsimile, and we are not responsible for notices that are not labeled or
ViewExchange reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time as it sees fit and your continued use of the Service will signify your acceptance of any adjustment to this Privacy Policy. If there are any changes to our Privacy Policy, we will announce that these changes have been made on our home page and on other key pages on our Site. If there are any changes in how we use our users’ personal information, notification by e-mail will be made to those affected by this change. Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on our Services 30 days prior to these changes taking place. You are therefore advised to re-read this statement on a regular basis.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of August 24, 2020.
