Privacy Policy
Here are 5 of the most important things, in normal non-lawyer speak. Pls scroll down to read the full binding version.
1. We value your privacy. We won't spam you and we won't share your personal details with any 3rd party unless required by law or for the proper functioning of the website as detailed below.
2. When you signup to Glocals, you need to submit some basic information to create your profile. You can modify or delete your information by going to Settings - Edit Profile or Settings - Delete My Account & Information.
3. Search Engines index our content. So if you post content to glocals.com, non-members may be able to see this content, together with your user-name and picture. However, non-members will not be able to see your full profile.
4. We use cookies so we can remember you and understand how you use our site.
5. We use third party applications and/or service providers for specific site functions like hosting, sending the newsletter & CRM. You can read about the apps we use & the information we share with them below.
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glocals.com Privacy Policy
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using or accessing the platform (defined below), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound to all the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Use (collectively, “User Agreements”).
If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy and/or our Terms of Use, please do not access or use the platform.
Although we may offer information or services which may be relevant to children, we do not intend for any of our sites or services to be used by children, and we do not intend to collect data from children.
Similarly, we do not intend to collect any sensitive data such as data relating to your health, religion, ethnic background or political views.
The Glocals.com platform is owned by GenevaOnline – a Swiss SARL located at Chemin des Fins 25, 1218 Grand Sacconex.
This policy describes the data that we collect from you, why we collect it and what we do with it.
The "data controller" of your personal data (in other words, the organization that determines how your data is used) is GenevaOnline SARL.
For any questions, feel free to contact us via the 'Feedback' form on this site or by emailing [email protected]
The terms “Glocals”, “Glocals.com”, “GenevaOnline”, “GOL”, “we,” “us,” and “our” include Glocals.com, GenevaOnline SARL and our affiliates. We use the terms “member,” “you,” and “your” to mean any person using or visiting our platform and/or services, including any organization or person using the Platform on an organization’s behalf. This Privacy Policy applies to the processing of information about members, visitors and other individuals that we collect when you use our Platform, which means any website, application, or services we offer, or when you communicate with us.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the information that you may provide to third parties, such as other members, social networks, service providers and others with whom you may share information about yourself.
What Personal Data Do We Collect and How?
We collect information about you when you create an account, login to or visit our website and/or communicate with us.
We also collect information, such as usage statistics, by using cookies, server logs, and similar technologies.
Information You Provide To Us:
We collect information you provide directly to us when you create an account, login to or visit our website and/or communicate with us.
The types of information that we may collect include your name, e-mail, address, gender, date of birth, country of origin, location, occupation, relationship status, basic intro and reason for joining.
We also save any information you post anything on our site (for example: forum posts, activities or events, classifieds posts, photos etc).
Information We Collect Automatically When You Use the Platform:
When you use our Platform, we may automatically collect information about you, including:
- Information about your visit to our websites, including information about how and when you came to visit our websites, how you interacted with the websites (pages you viewed or searched for; page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and where you went next
- Information about your IP address, your login information if you register on our website, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, device information
- Information collected through cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, device identifiers and other technologies
- Information from third parties providing services to us (including, for example, our hosting provider, our email processor and our analytics provider)
- If you register or log into your account through a third-party social media service, we will have access to some of your third-party account information from that service, such as your name and other information in that account. We may also have access to third-party account information if you use share or like content from our platform on social media
- If you communicate with other members, we record data about who you communicated with, when, and in what way
- If you create or join a group, we record data about the group you joined
- If you create or review a business in our city guide, we record data about the business & the review
- Our site uses cookies to recognize you when you visit and use the site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our site (for example, to remember your preferences) and also allows us to improve our site. Other cookies help us to tailor online advertising based on your interests and behaviour on our website and across the internet. For more information on the cookies we use, the purposes for which we use them and ways to limit the use of cookies and similar technologies in relation to your browsers or devices, please see our Cookie Policy below.
Invitations and Other Communications to Non-members
glocals.com members can invite friends to join the service by sending invitation emails via our automated invitation system. glocals.com stores the email addresses that members provide so that the respondents may be added to the friend's list of the member sending the invitations, and also to send reminders of the invitations Glocals.com does not sell these email addresses or use them to send any other communication besides invitations, invitation reminders (up to three (3) per email address). Recipients of invitations from glocals.com may contact Glocals.com to request the removal of their information from our database.
Links
glocals.com contains links to other sites. glocals.com is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only governs information collected on glocals.com.
Posting content to glocals.com
Please be aware that whenever you post information to glocals.com, the information can be accessed by the public and can in turn be used by those people to send you unsolicited communications, especially if you decide to include your email in your post. Information you post to glocals may be indexed by search engines, which means non-members will be able to see, together with your name and picture, and potentially other information about you.
How Do We Use The Data We Collect?
We use your personal data for a variety of purposes related to the products and services we provide.
How Do We Share Your Data? We will never sell your personal data or give it to anyone else for them to use for their own purposes without making that clear to you. There are, however, various ways in which we will share your data, as set out below:
International Transfer Of Your Data Whenever we send (or permit a third party to send) your personal data outside of Europe, we will make sure that we take steps necessary to protect your data as required by applicable laws. For example, we may implement specific contract terms or we may rely on service providers who adhere to certain compliance programs overseas, or we may select service providers based in countries with strong local laws to protect your personal data.
Security Of Your Personal Data We take the security of your data very seriously and have put physical, technical and administrative strategies, controls and measures in place to help protect your personal data from unauthorised access, use or disclosure as required by law and in accordance with accepted good industry practice.
To help us keep your data safe please choose a strong, secure password, keep your password confidential and avoid sharing it with anyone.
Retention Of Your Personal Data We retain certain information that we collect from you while you are a member of the Platform, and in certain cases where you have deleted your account, for the following reasons:
In broad terms, we will only retain your personal data for as long as is necessary for the purposes described in this privacy policy. This means that the retention periods will vary according to the type of the data and the reason that we have the data in the first place. Rights that you may have, depending on the country in which you live, include:
Changes To Our Privacy Policy Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this site. We may also email you if the changes require so and if we have your email address. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.
Cookie Policy We and our service providers use cookies and other technologies to provide our Platform and to enhance your experience. This Cookie Policy sets out some further detail on how and why we use these technologies on our Platform, which includes any website, application, or service we offer. By using our Platform, you consent to storage and access to cookies and other technologies on your device, in accordance with this Cookie Policy.
What are Cookies? Cookies are small data files which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow us to recognize your device.
How We Use Cookies We use cookies for the following purposes:
Duration of Cookies
Other Technologies
Opting Out Of Cookies Most devices and web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you may be able to remove or reject cookies. You can learn more about how to block cookies by visiting allaboutcookies.org. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Platform. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website experience, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. |