Privacy Policy
Effective Date: Aug 21st, 2024
By accessing or using our website, services, applications, products and content (that include but are not limited to the Platform) (collectively, the “Services”), you acknowledge that you have read this policy and that you understand your rights in relation to your information and how we will collect, use and process it. If you do not agree with this policy in general or any part of it, you should not use our Services.
By using Catmint, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms between you and Catmint Team (herein after “we”, “our” and “us”). You also agree that we may collect, use and share your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, as revised from time to time. In addition, your use of Catmint signifies that you agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, do not use Catmint.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and forms part of the Catmint Terms of Service that you have agreed to in order to use Catmint. Any terms used in this Privacy Policy will have the same meaning as the equivalent defined terms in the Catmint Terms of Service unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy or the context requires otherwise. Unless otherwise specified in this Privacy Policy, these terms in the Catmint Terms of Service shall also be applicable in this Privacy Policy.
Any information that is collected is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is collected. We may, however, modify and revise our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any change to this policy, which we deem to be material changes, we will (where reasonably practicable) notify you of such changes by posting them on our website, through our services or by sending you an email or other notification, and we will indicate when such changes will become effective. By continuing to access or use our services after the changes become effective, with or without notification, you are agreeing to be bound by the revised policy.
Catmint may link you to social media or other features or services (including websites, plug-ins and widgets) provided by a third party. Please note that this Privacy Policy doesn’t apply to the information collected by any third-party websites, services or applications that can be accessed through our services, and does not apply to the information collected by other companies and organizations who advertise their services on Catmint. We bear no liability for any third party use of any information provided by you to them.
Our Commitment to Transparency and User Respect
At Catmint, we prioritize transparency and respect for our users. Participation in our app is entirely voluntary, and we are committed to never pressuring anyone to engage with our platform or make decisions that do not align with their best interests.
We aim to ensure every user has a positive and empowering experience, free from prompts that encourage unreasonable consumption or behavior.
Your time and decisions are valuable, and we are dedicated to creating a space where you can engage with our app comfortably, responsibly, and on your own terms.
We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services. This includes:
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
Use the collected data for various purposes:
- Provide better service and maintenance
- Through data/technical analysis, we can better optimize and iterate applications
- Provide you with more personalized services
- Detect and resolve technical issues
We use or may disclose your personal information only as follows:
● To verify your identity;
● To connect you with others as enabled by the Service;
● To share your Profile with others on the Service;
● To allow your use of certain features of the Service that may be offered from time to time (such as Premium Services (see our Terms of Use), etc.);
● To show you the names of persons you communicate with and to show your name to persons you communicate with on the Service;
● To deliver to you any administrative notices, alerts and communications relevant to your use of the Service;
● To provide you with relevant content that you requested, using information that you allow us to collect from you or that you provide to a social media provider with which your Catmint account is connected, such as information regarding your and your Catmint contacts' respective locations;
● To contact you via email, SMS or otherwise for the purpose of informing you about new products, services or promotions offered by Catmint;
● For internal operations, including troubleshooting problems, data analysis, testing, research, improvements to the Service, detecting and protecting against error, fraud or other illegal activity;
● When we have a good faith belief that the law, any legal process, law enforcement, national security or issue of public importance requires disclosure;
● To protect and defend our rights or property (including to enforce our Terms of Use and other agreements); or
● In connection with a corporate transaction involving Catmint, such as the purchase or sale of a business unit, an acquisition, merger, sale of assets, or other similar event.
In addition to some of the specific uses of information we describe in this Privacy Policy, we may use device IDs information that we receive to:
We will share your information with the following selected third parties: cloud storage providers to store the information you provide and for disaster recovery services, as well as for the performance of any contract we enter into with you;
Analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the optimisation and improvement of the Platform; and IT service providers;
Our data center and the servers of our host providers.
We will also share your information with any member, subsidiary, parent, or affiliate of our corporate group, only for the purposes set out above, to assist in the improvement and optimisation of the Platform, in order to prevent illegal uses, increase user numbers, development, engineering and analysis of information or for our internal business purposes.
We will share your information with law enforcement agencies, public authorities or other organizations if legally required to do so, or if such use is reasonably necessary to: comply with legal obligation, process or request; enforce our Terms of Service and other agreements, policies, and standards, including investigation of any potential violation thereof; detect, prevent or otherwise address security, fraud or technical issues; or protect the rights, property or safety of us, our users, a third party or the public as required or permitted by law (including exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction).
Tracking and Cookie Data
We use cookie like tracking technology to track the activity of our services and store some information.
A cookie is a file containing a small amount of data, which contains an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent from the website to the browser and stored on the device. Tracking technology also includes beacons, tags, and scripts for collecting and tracking information, improving services, and analyzing.
You can instruct the browser to reject all cookies or indicate when to send cookies, but if you do not accept cookies, you will not be able to use any part of our service.
Examples of cookies we use:
·Session Cookie. We use session cookies to operate services.
·Favorite Cookies. We use preference cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
·Secure cookies. Use secure cookies for security purposes.
Data disclosure
Legal requirements
Catmint may disclose your personal data in good faith for the following reasons:
·Fulfilling legal obligations
·Protecting and safeguarding the rights or property of Catmint
·Preventing or investigating illegal activities that may be related to services
·Protecting the personal safety of service users or the public
·Exemption from legal liability
We take appropriate administrative, technical and physical security measures to safeguard your Personal Information from unauthorized access and disclosure. For example, only authorized employees are permitted to access Personal Information, and they may do so only for permitted business functions. In addition, we use encryption in the transmission of certain your Personal Information between your system and ours, and we use firewalls to help prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to your Personal Information. Please be advised, however, that we cannot fully eliminate security risks associated with the storage and transmission of your Personal Information. You should use caution whenever submitting information through Catmint Services and take special care in deciding which information you provide us with.
You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your password and account information at all times.
Service Provider
We can hire third-party companies and individuals to provide convenience for our services, or ("Service Providers") to provide services on our behalf, provide service related services, or analyze how to use our services.
These third parties accessing your personal data are used to perform these tasks on our behalf and have an obligation not to disclose or use it for other purposes.
Children
The Platform is not directed at children under the age of 18. If we find that personal information has been collected from people under the age of 18, we will delete that information and terminate that person's account.If the law of the user's residential area has special provisions for users over the age of 18 to use the platform and for the platform to collect the personal information of users over the age of 18, we will comply with the provisions of the local law.
Our platform is unwavering in its dedication to upholding the highest standards of child safety, fully complying with all applicable laws and regulations. Please check website [https://api.catmintco.com/pages/childabuse.html] for more details.
We may modify or revise our privacy policy from time to time. Although we may attempt to notify you when major changes are made to this privacy policy, you are expected to periodically review the most up-to-date version found at Catmint Services so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
If we change anything in our privacy policy, the date of change will be reflected in the "last updated date". By continuing to access or use the Services after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy.
Link to other websites
Our services may include links to other websites that we do not operate. Clicking on the third-party link will guide you to the third-party website. We suggest that you review the privacy policy of each website you visit.
We cannot control the content, privacy policies, or methods of third-party websites or services, and do not assume any responsibility.
You warrant, represent and warrant to us that your UGC (including our use, publication and/or exploitation thereof) will not:
1) Contains any content or material that violates the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, confidential information, privacy or likeness;
2) Contain any offensive, abusive, defamatory, discriminatory, obscene, violent, pornographic, promote violence, terrorism or any other illegal content or may harass or make uncomfortable, warning, annoying material;
3) Discrimination based on race, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or age;
4) Violate any other applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations.
Information retention
As long as you have your account, we will keep your personal and other information.
You can request to delete your account at any time through the application message > service or email. After appropriate review, you may delete information that is no longer required for regulatory, tax, insurance, litigation, or other legal reasons. For example, if needed, you can keep your device and data for a reasonable period of time. This information may be stored for security, safety, fraud prevention and investigation, and development purposes. In some cases, you may not be able to cancel the account (such as balances or unresolved charges or complaints). If the unblocking issue is resolved, please follow the instructions above to delete the account.
For safety, security, and fraud prevention, you may need to store certain information. For example, if your account is closed due to bad behavior or security incidents, you can save account-specific information to prevent users from creating new money in the future.