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Effective Date: August 15, 2023

Privacy Policy

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand how we collect, use, and share information so that you understand how your information is being used by us. This Privacy Policy applies to your use of the Collectively Application as well as the Collectively’s website.

 

We use the following terms throughout this Privacy Policy:

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  • “Collectively,” “we,” or “us” refers to Collectively Network, Inc. and its affiliates that operate under the Collectively brand to provide the social messaging and media product.

  • Our “Services” or “the Application” refer to our mobile app, websites, software, programs, and any other products, features, and services we provide to you. This Privacy Policy applies to all of our Services. The Collectively Terms of Service govern your use of the Application and Services provided through the Collectively mobile app. 

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Collection of Information

Collectively collects information about you when you download, install, access, or otherwise use the Application. We collect this information to help you use the Services. The types of information we collect vary depending on which Services you use and how you use them.

 

Information you or others provide when using the Services.

Collectively collects the information that you and others provide us when using our Services. Information we collect includes:

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  • Account and identifying information. When you register your profile, we may ask you for information such as your name, date of birth, and phone number. We also may collect other contact information you provide us when using our Services. For example, we collect your email address when you subscribe to marketing communications through our website.

  • Your contacts. Collectively collects information about the people or accounts you are connected to within the Application and to enable the use of the Services.

  • Information and content you provide. When you communicate with Collectively or with other users through Collectively, we receive and store those communications and information associated with them, such as the date and time of the message.

  • Information others provide. Collectively also receives information about you when another user uploads their contact book with your name or phone number, or otherwise uses our Services. For example, if someone you know sends you an invite to use Collectively through the app, Collectively would receive your phone number.

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Information we collect from and about your device.

We may collect certain information automatically from your device including, but not limited to:

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  • Device attributes. Information such as the operating system, hardware and software versions, battery level, signal strength, available storage space, browser type, and plugins.

  • Device operations. Information about Collectively’s operations and behaviors when you use Collectively on your device, such as if you have backgrounded the Application, which may indicate that an action in the Application is taking too long. 

  • Network and connections. Information such as the name of your mobile operator or ISP, language, time zone, mobile phone number, and connection speed. 

  • Log and usage data. Usage and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use the Application or Services and which we record in log files.

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Information from other sources.

We may also receive information about you from other sources, such as:

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  • Third-party sources. Collectively may receive information about you from other third parties, including companies we use for advertising services. We also collect information from publicly available sources. We may combine information from third parties with other information we have about you.

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Use of Information

Collectively uses the information we have about you as described below, and to provide and support our Services. Here’s how:

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  • Provide our Services. Collectively uses the information we have to provide you with our Services and process your requests. 

  • Personalize our Services. Collectively uses the information we have to personalize the content you see from us. For example, on our Services, we could show you communities you recently visited or have liked. 

  • Improve our Services. Collectively uses the information we have to understand how you use our Services, features, and content; and to improve and develop your experience on our Services. For example, we use information to conduct surveys, analyze how our products and Services are used, troubleshoot technical issues, and test and develop new products and features.

  • Promote safety, integrity and security. Collectively uses the information we have to secure users’ accounts; detect, prevent, and mitigate fraud, spam and other violations with our policies or terms, maintain the integrity of our Services; and promote safety and security on and off of our Services.

  • Communicate with you. Collectively uses the information we have to communicate with you regarding our products and Services and respond to you when you contact us.

  • Advertise Collectively to you. We use information we have about you and your interactions with the Services to advertise Collectively’s products to you and provide you relevant offers and promotions and send marketing communications to which you subscribe. 

  • Legal purposes. Collectively may also use the information we have to comply with applicable laws and global regulations. 

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Sharing of Information

Collectively shares information with:

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  • Vendors and service providers. Collectively shares your information with third parties for specific purposes in connection with the services they provide us. For example, we share information with service providers for our everyday business purposes, such as to process your requests, maintain your account, enable you to withdraw funds, or enhance the security of our Services by providing fraud detection services. 

  • Regulatory, law enforcement and judicial authorities. Collectively may share information with regulatory, judicial, and law enforcement authorities in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

  • New Owner. If the ownership or control of all or part of Collectively or our assets changes, we may transfer your information to the new owner.

  • Third parties with your consent. Collectively may share information for any other purposes disclosed to you at the time we collect the information or pursuant to your consent.

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We also may share aggregated and de-identified or anonymized data relating to the performance of our products and Services, such as the total number of users. Aggregated and de-identified or anonymized data is not subject to this Privacy Policy because that data does not identify any specific person.

 

If you use third-party services that are integrated with Collectively, these services may be able to collect information about you, including information about your activity on Collectively. These services are outside our control and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. You should review the privacy policies of any third party with whom you share your information.

 

Data Retention, Deletion and Security

We store your information only for so long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above, in accordance with applicable laws. If you delete your information by closing your Collectively account or deleting specific information, this information will no longer be accessible by you. 

 

We use appropriate technical, physical, and administrative measures to help protect your information from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These measures include computer safeguards, such as firewalls and data encryption. When you engage with third parties through Collectively, they may have different levels of security. Collectively is not responsible for the security practices of these third parties.

 

Privacy Notice for California Residents

If you are a California resident, you can learn more about your consumer privacy rights by reviewing the California Privacy Notice appended to this Privacy Policy.

 

Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will provide notice of the changes, as appropriate. For other changes, such as administrative changes, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy and post the updated Privacy Policy. We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy each time you visit the Services to stay informed of our privacy practices. Any changes will be effective from when we post the updated Privacy Policy.

 

For More Information

In accordance with applicable laws, you may have the right to access, rectify, port and erase your information, as well as the right to restrict and object to certain processing of your information. You can learn how to access and delete information by visiting settings in the Application or by visiting the Collectively website. 

 

Cookie Policy

Our Privacy Policy explains our principles when it comes to the collection, processing, and storage of your information. This policy specifically explains how we, our partners, and users of our Services deploy cookies, local storage, and other similar technologies (collectively, “cookies”) when you use our websites and online Services, as well as the options you have to control them.

 

What are cookies?

Browser cookies. A browser cookie is a small piece of data, stored in text files, that are stored on your browser or other device when websites are loaded in the browser. Cookies are used to “remember” you and your preferences when you visit the Services either for a single visit (through a “session cookie”) or for multiple repeat visits (called a “persistent cookie”).

 

How do we use cookies?

We use cookies to ensure consistent and efficient experiences for participants in the Website. Cookies also perform functions like allowing users to remain logged into their account, if applicable. You can find more information about the types of cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them as described below:

 

 

Purpose Cookie (Type of Cookie)

These cookies are essential in order to enable you to use our Services and its features. The information collected by these cookies relate to the operation of the Services, for example website scripting language and security tokens to maintain secure areas of our website.
 

Strictly Necessary

These cookies collect information about how you use our Services, for example which pages you visit most often, whether you receive any error messages, and how you arrived at our Services. Information collected by these cookies is used only to improve your use of our Services and never to identify you. 
 

Performance

These cookies are placed by trusted third-party networks to track details like number of unique visitors and page views to improve user experience.

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Analytics

These cookies remember choices you make, for example the country you visit our Services from, your language selection, login data, and any changes you have made to text size or other parts of the Services that you can customize, in order to improve your experience of our Services and to make your visits more tailored and enjoyable.

 

Which cookies are used and why?

The Collectively website uses strictly necessary, performance, analytics, and functionality cookies for the purposes of analyzing our traffic and providing a variety of features to you.

 

How do I disable cookies?

Most internet browsers are automatically set up to accept cookies. However, if you want to refuse or delete any cookies (or similar technologies), please refer to the help and support area on your internet browser for instructions on how to block or delete cookies. Please note you may not be able to take advantage of all the features of our Services, including certain personalized features, if you delete or disable cookies.

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Collection of Information
Sharing Information
Cookie Policy

California Consumer Privacy Act notice and inquiries
California privacy notice

This California Privacy Notice (“Notice”) is for California residents and supplements our Privacy Policy. It explains how we collect, use, and share your Personal Information and how to exercise your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). When we say “Personal Information” in this Notice, we mean information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you. Personal Information does not include information that is aggregated or information that cannot be reasonably linked to you.

 

I. How we collect, use, and share Personal Information

To provide the Collectively website, we must process information about you, including Personal Information. Subject to the limitations we describe in our Privacy Policy, we may share your Personal Information for business purposes with strict restrictions on how our partners can use and disclose the data we provide, at your direction, or in ways otherwise in accordance with the CCPA. We don’t sell any of your Personal Information, and we never will.

 

The best way to learn about the kinds of information we collect and how we use it is to review our Privacy Policy. Here is a summary of the CCPA-related categories of Personal Information we may have collected about you, depending on how you use the Collectively website, as well as how we use it and with whom we may have shared it.

 

Categories of Personal Information we collect may include:

  • Identifiers; and

  • Internet or other electronic network activity information

 

Examples of how Personal Information is used include:

  • Sending promotional materials to you about our product;

  • Providing, personalizing, and improving the Collectively website;

  • Promoting safety, integrity, and security; and

  • Communicating with you.

 

Parties with whom each category of Personal Information may be shared include:

  • Authorized third-party vendors and service providers;

  • Entities pursuant to legal process (e.g. in response to subpoenas, court orders, warrants);

  • Potential business partners; and

  • Other parties with your consent.

 

To learn more about how we process information, including other types of Personal Information we collect, return to our Privacy Policy.

 

II. Sources of Personal Information

We receive Personal Information from the information that you and others provide, from your device(s), and from our partners. The categories of sources from which we’ve collected or received Personal Information include:

 

  • You: We collect the information you provide directly to us through the Collectively website, such as your email address. We also collect information about elements you've interacted with on the Collectively website and pages visited on the website.

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  • Your device(s): We collect information from and about the devices you use to access the Collectively website, such as the operating system, hardware and software versions, browser type, the name of your mobile operator or ISP, IP address, and cookie data.

 

III. How can you exercise your rights provided under the CCPA?

Under the CCPA, you have the following rights:

 

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose to you the Personal Information we collect, use, or disclose, and information about our data practices;

  • Right to Request Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete your Personal Information that we have collected from you; and

  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.

 

To exercise your “right to know” or your “right to request deletion,” send us a request at info@collectivelyco.xyz. 

 

Please note that to protect your information and the integrity of our Services we may need to verify your identity before processing your request. 

 

Under the CCPA, you may exercise these rights yourself or you may designate an authorized agent to make these requests on your behalf. In most cases, we will facilitate your request through automated tools available through your password-protected account.

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