Tingme

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

We know that in this digital age, your privacy is important. This Privacy Policy reflects our commitment to protecting personal data and the choices we offer you regarding how your data is used. We welcome you to read more about how we keep your information safe, as well as how you can exercise your rights. In addition, our Privacy policy covers our treatment of data that may be personal to you.

  • ‍We will review, update, and amend these policies from time to time, consistent with our business needs and technology. We encourage you to check back periodically for new updates or changes. Your continued use of the service makes up for your acceptance of any change to this Privacy Policy. We are the data controller of your information. We handle and process all data on behalf of our customers
  • You may likewise decide not to give us “discretionary” Personal Data; however, please remember that without it, we will most likely be unable to provide you with the full scope of our administrations or with the best client experience when utilizing our Services.
  • This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”)describes how VivaSmart Digital Ltd is doing business as TINGME.Will gather, use, and maintain your Personal Information on the Tingme Mobile application. It will also explain your legal rights with respect to that information.
  • By using the website and app or services, you confirm that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and our Terms (together referred to herein as the “Agreement”). The agreement governs the use of the website and mobile application. We will collect, use, and maintain information consistent with the agreement.

What private data do we collect from the people who visit our website and mobile application?

When enlisting on our site or using our mobile application as suitable, you could be approached to type in your name, email, payment information, or different subtleties to assist you with your experience.

When you create an account and use the Services, including through a third-party platform, we collect any data you provide directly, including:

  • Account Data:To use certain features (like Paid or unpaid Services), you need to create a user account. When you create or update your account, we collect and store the data you provide, like your email address, password, and name, and assign you a unique identifying number (“Account Data”).
  • Personal Data: Personal Data is information that can be used to identify you specifically, We will collect the following: Parent/Guardian Data: Full name, location, email address, Telephone number, Date of Birth & Gender. Parent/Guardian– Official ID document scan and face biometric. We collect Personal Data about you (including Personal Data from children under thirteen (13)). Child Data: First Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Tingme Username and Country of Location. You consent to give us this information by providing it to us voluntarily on our mobile application. Your decision to disclose this data is entirely voluntary. You are under no obligation to provide this information, but your refusal may prevent you from accessing certain benefits from our mobile application. You can also add additional Optional Child Data to their profile if you require. Optional Child Data: Full name and Town/City of Location. In addition, I give TingMe permission to store my child/childrens Selfie Photograph(s) to be used to check using biometric technology to assure authenticity. I understand that the selfie photographs provided will be visible in app for other TingMe children users to view on the Child profile as well as parents of my child’s friends.
  • Coppa (children online privacy protection action)

With regards to the assortment of private information from children under the age of 13 years, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in charge. The Federal Trade Commission, United States’ consumer safety firm, enforces the COPPA Guideline, which defines what providers of websites and online services should do to safeguard children’s privatizes and security online. For more details, Click Here or below link

https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule 

  • Financial Data:Financial data is related to your payment methods, such as credit card or bank transfer details. We collect financial data to allow you to purchase or exchange services from our mobile application. We store limited financial data. Most financial data is transferred to our payment processors, Stripe, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, and you should review these processors’ Privacy Policies to determine how they use, disclose, and protect your financial data. 

o Stripe Privacy Policy can be found herehttps://stripe.com/gb/privacy

  • Contact information.An Authorized User is required to provide some contact information (e.g., an email address) when making an account on the Services.

Automatically collected information about your use of our Services or tools,

This information is registered automatically with the visit by the own configuration or manual of each tool on the website and app

  • When you visit, connect with, or utilize our service, we may gather, record, or create specific specialized data about you. We do so either autonomously or with the assistance of third gathering Service Providers, including using “cookies” and other following innovations. 
  • We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the website and app. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser, and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our website and app and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our website and app and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

The information we collect includes:

Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data are service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our website and app, which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, settings, and information about your activity on the website (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages, and files viewed, searches and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called ‘crash dumps’) and hardware settings). 

Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or another device you use to access the website and app. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information. 

How do we handle social signals?

If you choose to register or log in to our app using a social media account, we may access certain information about you. 

Our Sites offer you the ability to register and log in using your third-party social media account details (like your Facebook, Google, or Instagram logins). Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information about you from your social media provider. The profile Information we receive may vary depending on the social media provider concerned, but will often include your name, email address, friends list, profile picture, as well as other information you choose to make public. 

We will use the information we receive only for the purposes described in this privacy policy or that are otherwise made clear to you on the Sites. Please note that we do not control, and are not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by your third-party social media provider. We recommend that you review their privacy policy to understand how they collect, use, and share your personal information and how you can set your privacy preferences on their sites and apps.

How do we use your details?

We process personal data to operate, improve, understand, and personalize our services. We use personal data for the following purposes:

  • To fulfil or meet the reason you provided the information (e.g., to help provide our Site services to you).
  • To communicate with you about the Services, including Service announcements, updates, or offers.
  • Correspond with you; and
  • Prevent fraudulent activity on our website or mobile app; and
  • Analyze trends to improve our website and app, and offerings.
  • To personalize and develop our site and the services we provide you and improve our offerings.
  • To create, maintain, customize, and secure your account with us.
  • To personalize your experience and deliver content and product, and services relevant to your interests.
  • To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.
  • To prevent illegal activity, fraud, and abuse.
  • To help our site that will be ready to serve you better.

We will not collect additional categories of Personal Data or use the Personal Data we collected for materially different, unrelated, or incompatible purposes without providing you notice.

As noted in the list above, we may communicate with you if you’ve provided us with the means to do so. For example, if you’ve given us your email address, we may send you promotional email offers or email you about your use of the Services. Also, we may receive a confirmation when you open an email from us, which helps us improve our services. If you do not want to receive communications from us, please indicate your preference by emailing us at [email protected].

How to opt-out

When you engage us for the Services or make inquiries about our Services, you will be requested to provide your consent to us to send promotional material to you. You may stop the delivery or “opt-out” of future promotional emails by following the specific instructions in the email you receive.

Do Not Track

Currently, various browsers — such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari — offer a “do not track” or “DNT” option that relies on a technology known as a DNT header, which sends a signal to Web sites visited by the user about the user’s browser DNT preference setting. TINGME does not currently commit to responding to browsers’ DNT signals concerning the Company’s Web sites, in part because industry groups have adopted no common industry standard for DNT, technology companies, or regulators, including no consistent standard of interpreting user intent. TINGME takes privacy and meaningful choice seriously and will make efforts to continue to monitor developments around DNT browser technology and the implementation of a standard.

How we use cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for several purposes, depending on the context or service, including: 

  • We are keeping track of your specified preferences. This allows us to honour your likes and dislikes, such as your language and configuration preferences.
  • Detecting and preventing fraudulent activity and improving security.
  • We are conducting research and diagnostics to improve our offerings.
  • Reporting allows us to measure and analyze the performance of our offerings.

First-party cookies

  1. a) Strictly Necessary Cookies:These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are often set in response to actions made by you, which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
  2. b) Functional cookies:These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages or by us.
  3. c) Performance cookies:These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources to measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
  4. d) Targeting cookies:These cookies may be set through our site and used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.

California Consumer Rights

The California Consumer Privacy Act provides specific rights to those in California. Suppose you are a California-based consumer, as that term is defined under California law. In that case, this section shall apply in addition to all other applicable rights and information contained in this Statement.

  • You have the right to request that we provide you with what personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
  • You have the right to request that we delete the personal information we, or our service providers, store about you. 
  • We will not discriminate or retaliate against you if you elect to exercise any rights under this section of our Privacy Statement. 
  • You may request that we not sell your personal information. As noted above, we do not sell your personal information, and we only share your personal information with third parties, as described in this Statement.
  • You have the right to designate an authorized agent to request on your behalf. Please see the Identity Verification Requirement below for information on our process for verifying that we have received a legally valid request.
  • If you are a California consumer and have additional questions based on this section of our Privacy Statement or wish to submit a request to request that we not share your information with third parties, please contact us by email or through the contact us page.
  • See more at https://consumercal.org/about-cfc/cfc-education-foundation/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa-3/

According to caloppa, we agree to the following:

  • Users can visit our site anonymously.
  • You’ll be notified of any ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY changes via email

Nevada Resident Rights

If you are a resident of Nevada, you have the right to opt-out of selling certain Personal Data to third parties who intend to license or sell that Personal Data. You can exercise this right by contacting us at [email protected] with the subject line “Nevada Do Not Sell Request” and providing us with your name and the email address associated with your account. Please note that we do not currently sell your Data as sales are defined in Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 603A.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) requires online service providers to obtain parental consent before collecting personally identifiable information online from children under thirteen years of age (13).

If you use our TINGME platform, we require schools and school districts to obtain parental consent from students under the age of thirteen (13) prior to their use of the Services. Schools and school districts may obtain parental consent in a variety of ways, such as through a school-wide consent program for all third-party technology. If you are a parent or have questions about how your school obtains parental consent, please inquire with your school or school district. If you believe that a child under the age of thirteen (13) has provided us with personal information (other than the Required Information) without parental consent being obtained by the school or school district, please contact us at [email protected].

If you are the parent or guardian of a user of our Services who is under 13 years of age, you may contact us at any time to request that (a) we stop collecting Personal Data from such user, (b) we delete any Personal Data already collected from such user (though we may retain information in an anonymized or aggregated form where such information does not personally identify such user), or (c) we stop disclosing Personal Data collected from such user to third parties.

GDPR-Customer data processing appendix:

Customer Data” means any personal data that TINGME processes on the customer’s behalf via the Services, as more particularly described in this DPA.

Data Protection Laws” means all data protection laws and regulations applicable to a party’s processing of Customer Data under the agreement, including, where applicable, EU Data Protection Law and Non-EU Data Protection Laws.

GDPR-EU data protection law  

EU Data Protection Law” means all data protection laws and regulations applicable to Europe, including (i) Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and the Council on the protection of natural persons concerning the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) (“GDPR “); (ii) Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector; (iii) applicable national implementations of (i) and (ii); and (iv) in respect of the United Kingdom (“UK “) any applicable national legislation that replaces or converts in domestic law the GDPR or any other law relating to data and privacy as a consequence of the UK leaving the European Union.

Europe” means, for this DPA, the European Union, the European Economic Area and/or their member states, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Non-EU Data Protection Laws” means the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA“); the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”); and the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“LGPD “), Federal Law no. 13,709/2018.

SCCs” means the standard contractual clauses for processors as approved by the European Commission or Swiss Federal Data Protection Authority (as applicable), which shall be applied only to transfers of Customer Data from the European Union.

Sensitive Data” means (a) social security number, passport number, driver’s license number, or similar identifier (or any portion thereof); (b) credit or debit card number (other than the truncated (last four digits) of a credit or debit card); (c) employment, financial, genetic, biometric or health information; (d) racial, ethnic, political or religious affiliation, trade union membership, or information about sexual life or sexual orientation; (e) account passwords; or (f) other information that falls within the definition of “special categories of data” under applicable Data Protection Laws.

Services Data” means any data relating to the customer’s use, support, and/or operation of the Services, including information relating to volumes, activity logs, frequencies, bounce rates, or other information regarding emails and other communications the customer generates and sends using the Services.

  • Parties’ roles:If EU Data Protection Law or the LGPD applies to either party’s processing of Customer Data, the parties acknowledge and agree that concerning the processing of Customer Data, the customer is the controller and is a processor acting on behalf of the customer, as further described in Annex A (Details of Data Processing) of this DPA.
  • Purpose limitation:TINGME shall process Customer Data only following the customer’s documented lawful instructions as outlined in this DPA, as necessary to comply with applicable law, or as otherwise agreed in writing (“Permitted Purposes”). The parties agree that the agreement sets out the customer’s complete and final instructions to TINGME concerning the processing of Customer Data. Processing outside the scope of these instructions (if any) shall require a prior written agreement between the parties.
  • Prohibited data. The customer will not provide (or cause to be provided) any Sensitive Data to TINGME for processing under the agreement, and TINGME will have no liability whatsoever for Sensitive Data, whether in connection with a Security Incident or otherwise. To avoid doubt, this DPA will not apply to Sensitive Data.
  • Customer compliance:Customer represents and warrants that (i) it has complied, and will continue to comply, with all applicable laws, including Data Protection Laws, in respect of its processing of Customer Data and any processing instructions it issues to TINGME; and (ii) it has provided, and will continue to provide, all notice and has obtained, and will continue to obtain, all consents and rights necessary under Data Protection Laws for TINGME to process Customer Data for the purposes described in the agreement. The customer shall have sole responsibility for the accuracy, quality, and legality of Customer Data and how the customer acquired Customer data. Without prejudice to the generality of the preceding, the customer agrees that it shall be responsible for complying with all laws (including Data Protection Laws) applicable to any emails or other content created, sent, or managed through the service, including those relating to obtaining consents (where required) to send emails, the content of the emails and its email deployment practices.
  • The lawfulness of customer’s instructions:The customer will ensure that United Kingdom processing of the Customer Data by Customer’s instructions will not cause TINGME to violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule, including, without limitation, Data Protection Laws. TINGME shall promptly notify the customer in writing unless prohibited from doing so under EU Data Protection Laws if it becomes aware or believes that any data processing instruction from the customer violates the GDPR or any UK implementation of the GDPR.

Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws to your data.

You may have the following rights: –

  1. Request accessto your data (commonly known as a “data subject access request”). This enables you to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you and check that we are lawfully processing it.
  2. Request correctionof the personal data that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you corrected, though we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide.
  3. Request deletionof your data. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no good reason to continue processing it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your data where you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), where we may have processed your information unlawfully or where we are required to erase your data to comply with local law. Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons, which will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request.
  4. Object to processingyour data where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party). Something about your situation makes you want to object to processing on this ground as you feel it impacts your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have the right to object to processing your data for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have compelling legitimate grounds to process your information, overriding your rights and freedoms.
  5. Request restrictionof processing of your data. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of your data in the following scenarios:
  6. If you want us to establish the data’s accuracy.
  7. Our use of the data is unlawful, but you do not want us to erase it.
  8. You need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
  9. You have objected to our use of your data, but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.
  10. Request the transferof your data to you or a third party. We will provide your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format to you or a chosen third party. Note that this right only applies to automated information; you initially provided consent for us to use or used the information to perform a contract with you.
  11. Withdraw consentat any time where we are relying on consent to process your data. However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may not provide certain services to you.

How do we protect your details?

  • We have implemented industry-accepted administrative, physical, and technology-based security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, unauthorized access, and alteration of personal information in our systems. We ensure that any employee, contractor, corporation, organization, or vendor who has access to personal information in our systems is subject to legal and professional obligations to safeguard that personal information.
  • We do not use vulnerability scanning and/or scanning to PCI specifications.
  • We use regular Malware Scanning.
  • Your individual information is comprised behind secured systems and is merely accessible by a restricted number of folks who’ve special access privileges to such systems and must keep the information confidential carefully. Furthermore, your resource’s very sensitive/credit information is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
  • We implement several security measures whenever a user gets into, submits, or accesses their information to protect your individual information.
  • While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or form of electronic storage is 100 per cent secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
  • TINGME prohibits unauthorized access or use of personal information stored on our servers. Such access is a violation of law, and we will fully investigate and press charges against any party that has illegally accessed the information within our systems.

Can-spam act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a regulation that sets the guidelines for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial announcements, offers recipients to have emails ceased from being delivered to them, and spells out hard fines for violations.

We accumulate your email to be able to:

  • Send information, react to questions, and/or other demands or questions
  • To maintain compliance with CANSPAM, we consent to the next:
  • Not use untrue or misleading subject matter or email addresses.
  • Identify the concept as an advertisement in some realistic way.
  • Include the physical address of our site headquarters or business
  • Screen third-party email marketing services for conformity, if one can be used.
  • Honour opt-out/unsubscribe demands quickly.
  • Allow users to unsubscribe utilizing the link at the bottom of every email.

If anytime you want to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us by using the contact form on our website, and we’ll immediately remove you from ALL communication.

Limitation of liability

Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.

We make no legal representation that the website and app or services are appropriate or available in locations outside the United Kingdom. You may access the website and app from outside the United Kingdom. At your own risk and initiative and must bear all responsibility for compliance with applicable foreign laws.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This website and app originate from the United Kingdom. The laws of the United Kingdom. Without regard to its conflict of law, principles will govern these terms to the contrary. You hereby agree that all disputes arising out of or in connection with these terms shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. Using this website and app, you consent to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts in connection with any action, suit, proceeding, or claim to arise under or because of these terms. You hereby waive any right to trial by jury arising out of these terms.

Changes to this privacy notice

We’re constantly trying to improve our Services, so we may need to change this Privacy Policy from time to time, but we will alert you to changes by placing a notice on the TINGME website and app by sending you an email and/or by some other means. Please note that if you’ve opted not to receive legal notice emails from us (or you haven’t provided us with your email address), those legal notices will still govern your use of the Services, and you are still responsible for reading and understanding them. If you use the Services after any changes to the Privacy Policy have been posted, that means you agree to all the changes. The use of the information we collect is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is collected.

Contacting us

If you would like to contact us to understand more about this Policy or wish to contact us concerning any matter relating to individual rights and your Personal Information, you may do so via the contact us or email us at [email protected]

This document was last updated on June 11, 2022