Ripplet, Inc. Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our mobile application, (“Apps”) and/or any related services, sales, marketing or events, and our website at www.rippletapp.com collectively referred to as the (“sites”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have questions or concerns about our policy, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at support@rippleapp.com.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

In order to better provide you with products and services offered, Ripplet may collect personally identifiable information that you provide to us such as name, address, contact information, passwords and payment information. All information that we do collect will be encrypted and secure. The personal information we gather depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Apps, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The information we collect can include the following:

Ripplet may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your:

INFORMATION COLLECTED THROUGH OUR APPS

We may also collect certain information that is not provided directly by you such as your device information. Things like, phone model, manufacturer, operating system and version, the last date you were active on our app for each device. We will also be using a unique way to identify each device for messaging. Also, for each device the app version installed is stored so we can track the statistics for the app versions used.

If you use our App we may collect the following

We do not collect any other personal information not outlined above, about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal 2 information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the App and or Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Ripplet collects and uses your personal information to operate its Apps, website(s) and deliver the services you have requested. We use information collected via our Apps for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and or for compliance with our legal obligations.

SHARING INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES

Ripplet does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists or information to third parties. Ripplet may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or for the authentication and database storage of certain data. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Ripplet, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. Ripplet may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Ripplet or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Ripplet; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Ripplet, or the public.

AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED INFORMATION

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Ripplet. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Ripplet App and website.

USE OF COOKIES & PLUG INS

Ripplet may use "cookies" to help personalize your experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer or phone. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. The purpose of a cookie is to make things more efficient while you use the App and/or Site. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, name, and so on. When you return to the Ripplet app and or site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Ripplet features that you customized. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Ripplet services. We also use Google maps API to show the location in each post you create within our app.

LINKS

The App and website may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. No purposes in this policy will require us to keep your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us. When we no longer have a business purpose to process your information we will either delete or anonymize it, or if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible. If you delete your profile with us your information will no longer be visible to other users, however it will remain within our records. For questions or concerns with deleting your information from our records please contact us at support@rippleapp.com.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Ripplet secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Ripplet uses encryption processes to ensure your information cannot be obtained by any outside party. We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.

CHILDREN UNDER THIRTEEN

Ripplet does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website. Further prior to registration of a profile within the app you will be required to authenticate age.

CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS RIGHTS

If you are a CA resident, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your information. You may request at any point during the year to obtain from us, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a CA resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below. If you are under 18 years of age, reside in CA, and have a registered account with the Apps, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Apps. To request removal of said data, please contact us using the information below, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in CA. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Apps, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.

EUROPEAN UNION RESIDENTS RIGHTS

Please be aware that this is a summary of the rights that you have under the European Union’s GDPR. Some of the rights are complex, and not all of the details have been included in our summaries. Accordingly, you should read the relevant laws and guidance from the regulatory authorities for a full explanation of these rights. If you are a resident of the European Economic Area and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: http://ec.europoa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/iondex_en.htm Your principal rights under data protection law are:

  1. the right to access;
  2. the right to rectification;
  3. the right to erasure;
  4. the right to restrict processing;
  5. the right to object to processing;
  6. the right to data portability;
  7. the right to complain to a supervisory authority; and
  8. the right to withdraw consent

You have the right to confirmation as to whether or not we process your personal data and, where we do, access to the personal data, together with certain additional information. That additional information includes details of the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data concerned and the recipients of the personal data. Providing the rights and freedoms of others are not affected, we will supply to you a copy of your personal data. You have the right to have any inaccurate personal data about you rectified and, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to have any incomplete personal data about you completed. In some circumstances, you have the right to the deletion of your personal data without undue delay. Those circumstances include: the personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed; you withdraw consent to consent-based processing; you object to the processing under certain rules of applicable data protection law; the processing is for direct marketing purposes; and the personal data have been unlawfully processed. However, there are exclusions of the right to deletion. The general exclusions include where processing is necessary: for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information; for compliance with a legal obligation; or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. In some circumstances, you have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data. Those circumstances are: you contest the accuracy of the personal data; processing is unlawful but you oppose erasure; we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of our processing, but you require personal data for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; and you have objected to processing, pending the verification of that objection. Where processing has been restricted on this basis, we may continue to store your personal data. However, we will only otherwise process it: with your consent; for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person; or for reasons of important public interest. You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation, and in relation to the use of your data for direct marketing purposes, but only to the extent that the legal basis for the processing is that the processing is necessary for: the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of any official authority vested in us; or the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party. If you make such an objection, we will cease to process the personal information unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest. To the extent that the legal basis for our processing of your personal data is:

  1. consent; or
  2. that the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are party or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract,and such processing is carried out by automated means, you have the right to receive your personal data from us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. However, this right does not apply where it would adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. If you believe that our processing of your personal information infringes data protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection. You may do so in the EU member state of your residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. To the extent that the legal basis for our processing of your personal information is consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal. You may also contact us at support@rippleapp.com for help, questions or deletion of your personal information from our database.

ACCOUNT INFORMATION

If you would at any time like to review or change your information in your account or terminate it you can log into your account settings and update your user information such as login information. Any information that cannot be changed within the app can be changed by contacting us at support@rippletapp.com Upon your request to terminate your account we will deactivate or delete the account and information from our databases. Some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our terms of use and or comply with legal requirements. If you do not want to accept the use of cookies you can always change your browser settings to accept or not accept cookies by default. We currently employ the use of email marketing to send updates and important user information about Ripplet, if at any point you wish to unsubscribe you can do so at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link within the email. We may from time to time need to send service related emails that are not related to an email marketing campaign but directly related to your use of the Ripplet apps. To make any changes to your account please do so through the account settings within the apps.

CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT

Ripplet reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

CHOICE OF LAW

This policy and the use of our services is governed by the laws of the State of Florida without regard to such states conflict of laws rules. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties and or this policy, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of Florida and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of Pinellas County, Florida, or the federal courts for the United States for the Middle District of Florida, and no other courts.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Ripplet welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Ripplet has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Ripplet at: RippletAttn: John Gifford 279 West Lake Rd. Palm Harbor, FL, 34684 Email Address: support@rippletapp.com Effective as of April 22, 2019