DIALIN PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: August 2024

This Privacy Policy details our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use the Dialin services ("Service"). It aims to inform you of your privacy rights and the legal protections available to you. By using our Service, you agree to the practices outlined in this policy.

1. Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words with capitalized initials have the meanings defined under the following conditions. These definitions hold the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or plural.

Definitions

  • Service: Refers to the personal cloud storage and content management platform provided by Dialin LLC.

  • Company: Dialin LLC, located at 400 S Green St, Suite 403, Chicago, IL 60607, referred to as "the Company," "We," "Us," or "Our" in this document.

  • Account: A unique account created for you to access our Service.

  • Personal Data: Any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. Under GDPR, Personal Data refers to any information such as name, identification number, location data, or an online identifier. Under CCPA, it means any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or could be linked to you.

  • Cookies: Small files placed on your device by a website, which contain details of your browsing history and other uses.

  • Usage Data: Data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself, such as page visit duration.

2. Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Age Consent

Dialin is designed for users aged 13 and older. If you believe someone under 13 is using the Service, contact us at seekers@dialin.io. Users under 18 must have parental or legal guardian consent, who should review this policy together with the minor.

Types of Data Collected

  • Personal Data: While using our Service, you may be asked to provide personally identifiable information, which includes but is not limited to:

    • Phone number

    • Usage data, such as IP address, browser type, time and date of visits, and other diagnostic data.

  • Usage Data: Automatically collected when using the Service. This includes information such as your device's IP address, browser type and version, pages of our Service you visit, time spent on those pages, and diagnostic data.

  • Mobile Device Data: When accessing the Service through a mobile device, additional information may be collected, including device type, unique device ID, IP address, mobile operating system, and other diagnostic data.

Consent for Accessing Data

With your explicit consent, we may access your device's contacts for purposes such as:

  • Invitations: Facilitate inviting friends to join Dialin.

  • Networking: Enhance your ability to connect with others on the platform by identifying mutual connections.

You have control over this access and can revoke it at any time through your device settings. Revocation may limit some functionality within the app.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on our Service and store information. The tracking technologies we use include:

  • Cookies: Small files stored on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse cookies, though this may affect the functionality of the Service.

  • Flash Cookies: Used to collect and store information about your preferences. These are managed differently than browser cookies.

  • Web Beacons: Small electronic files used to track and measure user engagement.

3. Use of Your Personal Data

The Company uses your Personal Data for various purposes, including:

  • Providing and Maintaining the Service: To monitor and ensure the effective operation of our Service.

  • Account Management: Managing your registration as a user of the Service. The data you provide gives you access to various functionalities available to registered users.

  • Performance of a Contract: Fulfilling contracts such as purchases made through the Service.

  • Communication: To contact you via email, phone, or SMS regarding updates, news, and important service-related information.

  • Business Transfers: Your data may be used in the event of a merger, sale, or other corporate transaction.

  • Service Improvement: For data analysis, usage trends, and overall enhancement of the Service.

4. Retention of Your Personal Data

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. This includes retaining data to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

5. Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your data, including Personal Data, may be processed at our operating offices and other locations where involved parties are based. This may involve transferring your data outside your jurisdiction. By submitting your data, you consent to this transfer.

6. Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Your Personal Data may be disclosed under certain circumstances, such as:

  • Business Transactions: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

  • Legal Obligations: If required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

  • Protection of Rights: To protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, users, or the public.

7. Security of Your Personal Data

We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data but cannot guarantee its absolute security. We implement measures designed to secure your data from accidental loss and unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights concerning your Personal Data:

  • Access: Request a copy of your data.

  • Correction: Request the correction of inaccurate data.

  • Deletion: Request deletion of your data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

  • Objection: Object to the processing of your data under certain conditions.

  • Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.

  • Withdrawal of Consent: Withdraw consent where the processing is based on consent.

9. CCPA Privacy Rights (For California Residents)

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to:

  • Notice: Know what personal information is being collected and for what purpose.

  • Access: Request the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.

  • Deletion: Request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.

  • Opt-Out: Direct us to stop selling your personal information.

  • Non-Discrimination: Not be discriminated against for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy regularly for any changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • Email: seekers@dialin.io