Privacy Policy
Updated on February 28, 2021.
Welcome to fuze (the "Platform"), available at fuze.video (the "Site"), and through the mobile application ("App").
Our Privacy Policy ("Policy") is designed to help you understand how we collect, use and share your personal information and to assist you in exercising the privacy rights available to you.
Agreement
By using our Services, you agree to the Policy (and Terms of Use). If you don't agree, do not use the Services.
Scope
The Policy applies to personal information processed by us in our business, including on our websites, mobile applications, and other online or offline offerings (collectively, the "Services").
How We Collect Information
The categories of personal information we collect depend on whether you are a user, user, applicant or visitor, and the requirements of applicable law.
Information You Provide to Us
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Account Creation
When you create a user account, we collect your username, email address, and certain information when you sign up/in using a third party service provider.
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Communications with Us
We collect personal information from you such as email address, phone number, or mailing address when you request information about our Services, request user or technical support, apply for a job or otherwise communicate with us.
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Surveys
We may contact you to participate in surveys. If you decide to participate, you may be asked to provide certain information which may include personal information.
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Social Media Contents/Posts
We may offer forums, blogs, or social media pages. Any content you provide on these channels will be considered "public" and is not subject to privacy protections.
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Sweepstakes, Giveaways, Events, or Contests
We may run sweepstakes, contests, events, and giveaways (collectively, each an "Event"). Contact information you provide may be used to reach you about the Event and for other promotional, marketing and business purposes, if permitted by law. In some jurisdictions, we are required to publicly share information of winners.
Information Collected Automatically or From Others
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Automatic Collection
We may collect certain information automatically when you use the Services. This information may include your Internet protocol (IP) address, user settings, MAC address, cookie identifiers, mobile carrier, mobile advertising and other unique identifiers, details about your browser, operating system or device, Internet service provider, pages that you visit before, during and after using the Services, information about the links you click, and other information about how you use the Services. Information we collect may be associated with accounts and other devices.
In addition, we may automatically collect data regarding your use of our Services, such as the types of content you interact with and the frequency and duration of your activities. We may combine your information with information that other people provide when they use our Services, including information about you when they tag you.
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Technologies
We, as well as third parties that provide content, advertising, or other functionality on the Services, may use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other technologies ("Technologies") to automatically collect information through the Services. Technologies are essentially small data files placed on your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or other devices that allow us to record certain pieces of information whenever you visit or interact with our Services.
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Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed in visitors' computer browsers to store their preferences. Most browsers allow you to block and delete cookies. However, if you do that, the Services may not work properly.
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Pixel Tags & Web Beacons
A pixel tag (also known as a web beacon) is a piece of code embedded in the Services that collects information about users' engagement on that web page. The use of a pixel allows us to record, for example, that a user has visited a particular web page or clicked on a particular advertisement.
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Analytics & Advertising
We may use Google Cloud data analytics products to collect information regarding visitor behavior and visitor demographics on our Services. For more information about Google Analytics, please visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You can opt out of Google's collection and processing of data generated by your use of the Services by going to tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
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Data from Other Sources
We may obtain information about you from other sources, including through third party services and organizations to supplement information provided by you. For example, if you access our Services through a third-party application, such as an app store, a third-party login service, or a social networking site, we may collect information about you from that third-party application that you have made public via your privacy settings. Information we collect through these services may include your user identifier and email, stored in that service. This supplemental information allows us to verify information that you have provided to us and to enhance our ability to provide you with information about our business, products, and Services.
How We Use Your Information
As explained below, we use your information to fulfill and enforce our Terms of Use, to improve and administer the Platform, and to allow you to use its functionalities. We may also use your information to, among other things, show you suggestions, promote the Platform, and customize your ad experience.
In general, we use the information we collect:
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To fulfill requests for products, services, Platform functionality, support and information for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical, and survey purposes and to solicit your feedback
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To customize the content you see when you use the Platform. For example, we may provide you with services based on the country settings you have chosen or show you content that is similar to content that you like or interacted with
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To send promotional materials from us or on behalf of our affiliates and trusted third parties
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To improve and develop our Platform and conduct product development
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To measure and understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you and others and to deliver targeted advertising
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To make suggestions and provide a customized ad experience
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To support the social functions of the Platform, including to permit you and other users to connect with each other through the Platform and for you and other users to share, download, and otherwise interact with User Content posted through the Platform
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To use User Content as part of our advertising and marketing campaigns to promote the Platform
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To understand how you use the Platform, including across your devices
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To infer additional information about you, such as your age, gender, and interests
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To help us detect abuse, fraud, and illegal activity on the Platform
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To ensure that you are old enough to use the Platform (as required by law)
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To communicate with you, including to notify you about changes in our services
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To announce you as a winner of our contest, sweepstakes, or promotions if permitted by the promotion rule, and to send you any applicable prizes
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To enforce our terms, conditions, and policies
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Consistent with your permissions, to provide you with location-based services, such as advertising and other personalized content
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To inform our algorithms
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To combine all the information we collect or receive about you for any of the foregoing purposes
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For any other purposes disclosed to you at the time we collect your information or pursuant to your consent.
Notice Regarding Third Party Websites, Social Media Platforms and Software Development Kits
The Services may contain links to other websites, and other websites may reference or link to our website or other Services. These other websites are not controlled by us. We encourage our users to read the privacy policies of each website and application with which they interact. We do not endorse, screen or approve and are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such other websites or applications. Visiting these other websites or applications is at your own risk.
Our Services may include publicly accessible blogs, forums, social media pages, and private messaging features. By using such Services, you assume the risk that the personal information provided by you may be viewed and used by third parties for any number of purposes. In addition, social media buttons such as Twitter, Instagram and YouTube (that might include widgets such as the "share this" button or other interactive mini-programs) may be on our site. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. These social media features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our site. Your interactions with these features apart from your visit to our site are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
We may use third-party application programming interfaces ("APIs") and software development kits ("SDKs") as part of the functionality of our Services. APIs and SDKs may allow third parties including analytics and advertising partners to collect your personal information for various purposes including to provide analytics services and content that is more relevant to you. For more information about our use of APIs and SDKs, please contact us as set forth below.
We may also use information from Apple's TrueDepth camera to improve the quality of some effects. Information from the TrueDepth camera is used in real time. We don't store this information on our servers or share it with third parties.
How We Share Your Information
Except as provided below, we do not share your personal information. We do not sell consumers' personal information and have not sold consumers' personal information in the preceding 12 months.
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Service Providers
We may share any personal information we collect about you with our third- party service providers. The categories of service providers (processors) to whom we entrust personal information include: IT and related services; information and services; payment processors; user service providers; and vendors to support the provision of the Services.
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Advertising Partners
Through our Services, we may allow third party advertising partners to set Technologies and other tracking tools to collect information regarding your activities and your device (e.g., your IP address, mobile identifiers, page(s) visited, location, time of day). These advertising partners may use this information (and similar information collected from other websites) for purposes of delivering targeted advertisements to you when you visit third party websites within their networks. This practice is commonly referred to as "interest-based advertising" or "online behavioral advertising. We may allow access to other data collected by the Services to share information that may be useful, relevant, valuable or otherwise of interest to you. If you prefer not to share your personal information with third party advertising partners, you may follow the instructions below.
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Disclosures
We may access, preserve, and disclose any information we store associated with you to external parties if we, in good faith, believe doing so is required or appropriate to: comply with law enforcement or national security requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; protect your, our or others' rights, property, or safety; enforce our policies or contracts; collect amounts owed to us; or assist with an investigation or prosecution of suspected or actual illegal activity.
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In the Event of Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, or transition of service to another provider, then your information may be sold or transferred as part of such a transaction, as permitted by law and/or contract.
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International Data Transfers
You agree that all information processed by us may be transferred, processed, and stored anywhere in the world, including but not limited to, the United States or other countries, which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws where you live. We have taken appropriate safeguards to require that your personal information will remain protected and require our third-party service providers and partners to have appropriate safeguards as well. Further details can be provided upon request.
Your Choices
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General
You have certain choices about your personal information. Where you have consented to the processing of your personal information, you may withdraw that consent at any time and prevent further processing by contacting us as described below. Even if you opt out, we may still collect and use non- personal information regarding your activities on our Services and for other legal purposes as described above.
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Email and Telephone Communication
If you receive an unwanted email from us, you can use the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of the email to opt out of receiving future emails. Note that you will continue to receive transaction-related emails regarding products or Services you have requested. We may also send you certain non-promotional communications regarding us and our Services, and you will not be able to opt out of those communications (e.g., communications regarding the Services or updates to our Terms or this Policy).
We process requests to be placed on do-not-mail, do-not-phone and do-not-contact lists as required by applicable law.
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Mobile Communication
We may send you push notifications through our mobile application. You may at any time opt-out from receiving these types of communications by changing the settings on your mobile device. We may also collect location-based information if you use our mobile applications. You may opt-out of this collection by changing the settings on your mobile device.
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"Do Not Track" Setting
Do Not Track ("DNT") is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. Please note that we do not respond to or honor DNT signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers.
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Cookies & Interest-Based Advertising
You may stop or restrict the placement of Technologies on your device or remove them by adjusting your preferences as your browser or device permits. The online advertising industry also provides websites from which you may opt out of receiving targeted ads from data partners and other advertising partners that participate in self-regulatory programs. You can access these and learn more about targeted advertising and consumer choice and privacy, at www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp, www.youronlinechoices.eu/, youradchoices.ca/choices/, and www.aboutads.info/choices/. To separately make choices for mobile apps on a mobile device, you can download DAA's AppChoices application from your device's app store. Alternatively, for some devices you may use your device's platform controls in your settings to exercise choice.
Please note you must separately opt out in each browser and on each device. Advertisements on third party websites that contain the AdChoices link may have been directed to you based on information collected by advertising partners over time and across websites. These advertisements provide a mechanism to opt out of the advertising partners' use of this information for interest-based advertising purposes.
Your Rights
In accordance with applicable law, you may have the right to:
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Access & Portability
Access to, or portability of your personal information per legal requirements. In addition, you may have the right in some cases to receive or have your electronic personal information transferred to another party.
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Correction
Request correction of your personal information where it is inaccurate or incomplete. In some cases, we may provide self-service tools that enable you to update your personal information or we may refer you to the controller of your personal information who is able to make the correction.
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Deletion
Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions prescribed by law.
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Object to Processing
Request restriction of or object to processing of your personal information, including the right to opt in or opt out of the sale of your personal information to third parties, if applicable, where such requests are permitted by law.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, contact us as set forth below. We will process such requests in accordance with applicable laws. To protect your privacy, we will take steps to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.
Retention
We use reasonable measures to help protect information from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. You should understand that no data storage system or transmission of data over the Internet or any other public network can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure. Please note that information collected by third parties may not have the same security protections as information you submit to us, and we are not responsible for protecting the security of such information.
Use by Children
The Services are not directed to children under 13 (or other age as required by local law), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you learn that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, you may contact us as set forth below. If we learn that we have collected any personal information in violation of applicable law, we will promptly take steps to delete such information and terminate the child's account.
Changes
We may update this Policy from time to time. When we update the Policy, we will notify you by updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy and posting the new Policy and providing any other notice required by applicable law. We recommend that you review the Policy each time you visit the Platform to stay informed of our privacy practices.