Effective date: 12/23/2022

PRIVACY POLICY

1. Introduction

Welcome to GeekyAnts Inc.

GeekyAnts Inc. ("us", "we", or "our") operates https://gluestack.io/, https://seal.gluestack.io/ and/or https://my.gluestack.io/ (hereinafter referred to as each a "Site").

Our Privacy Policy ("Policy") governs your visit to https://gluestack.io/, https://seal.gluestack.io/, and/or https://my.gluestack.io/ and the use of our Service as defined hereunder, and explains how we collect, safeguard, use and disclose information that results from your use of our Service.

We use and/or collect your personal data and other information to provide and improve our Service. By using our Sites and Services, you agree to the collection, use and disclosure of information in accordance with this Policy. Therefore, we recommend that you read this Privacy Policy carefully as it provides important information about your personal data and your rights under the law. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms of Service.

Our Terms of Service ("Terms") govern all use of our Service and together with the Privacy Policy constitute your agreement with us ("Agreement").

During the Preview phase, the primary targeted users for our Services are Customers located in the geographic locations of the United States.

2. Definitions

SERVICE means https://gluestack.io/, https://seal.gluestack.io/ and/or https://my.gluestack.io/ website operated by GeekyAnts Inc. https://gluestack.io/ is a open source full-stack framework for web, mobile and backend https://seal.gluestack.io/ provides a cloud platform for deployment, hosting, sharing services and related analytics tools and https://my.gluestack.io/ provides support services to other gluestack platforms.

PERSONAL DATA OR PERSONAL INFORMATION means data that is unique to a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).

USAGE DATA is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

COOKIES are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device) that are used to collect information, enhance your experience on our Site and serve other related purposes.

DATA CONTROLLER means a natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller when we process your data.

DATA PROCESSORS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.

DATA SUBJECT is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.

THE USER is any living individual is a natural or legal person using our Service.

CUSTOMERS includes any individual who uses our Service individually or on behalf of an entity or organization.

END USER: As part of our Services, we also provide hosting solutions to our Customers through our global servers. Our Customers may collect Personal Data from the Customer’s End Users in connection with the products or services that they offer. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, such Customer’s End Users’ are hereinafter termed as End User.

PREVIEW means Services, releases, features, or functionality provided for preview, pre-release, evaluation, demonstration, or similar purposes.

3. Information Collection and Use

When you use our Services, we collect several different types of information as defined below for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

4. Types of Data Collected

A. Personal Data

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 ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

(a) Email address

(b) First name and last name

(d) Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City

(e) Cookies and Usage Data

(f) Anonymous analytics

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by emailing at support@gluestack.io.

B. Usage Data

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device .

This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When you access Service with a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

C. Location Data

We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so ("Location Data"). We use this data to provide features of our Service, to improve and customize our Service.

You can enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time by way of your device settings.

D. Tracking Cookies Data

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and we hold certain information.Through our use of cookies (and similar technologies), we or authorized third parties collect some Device and Usage Information. Some cookies are necessary to make the Site and our content available to you, while others are meant to improve the Site and enable us to analyze and measure audience and traffic. For more information on our use of cookies and the data that they collect, see our Cookie Policy.

E. Other Data

While using our Service, we may also collect the following information: sex, age, date of birth, place of birth, passport details, citizenship, registration at the place of residence and actual address, telephone number (work, mobile), details of documents on education, qualification, professional training, non-disclosure agreements, information on marital status, family members, social security (or other taxpayer identification) number, office location, and other related data.

5. Use of Data

We use your Data for for a number of different reasons, as further explained below.

(a) to provide and maintain our Service.

(b) to notify you about changes to our Service.

(d) to provide customer support.

(e) to gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service.

(f) to monitor the usage of our Service.

(g) to detect, prevent and address technical issues, fraud, illegal activities or security breaches.

(h) to fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.

(i) to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.

(j) to provide you with notices about your account and/or subscription, including expiration and renewal notices, email-instructions, etc.

(k) to provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information.

(l) in any other way we may describe when you provide the information.

(m) for any other purpose with your consent.

In addition, for users located in the EU, we must provide a valid legal basis in order to process your personal data. The main legal basis under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that justify our collection and use of your personal data are:

Performance of a contract — When your personal data is necessary to enter into or perform our contract with you.

Consent — When you have consented to our use of your personal data (online or offline).

Legitimate interests — When we use your personal data to achieve a legitimate interest and our reasons for using it outweigh any prejudice to your data protection rights.

Legal obligation — When we must use your personal data to comply with our legal obligations.

Vital interests — When your personal data is necessary to protect the vital interests.

Public task — When processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

6. Information we Process on Behalf of Customers

We also use and/or collect the personal data and other information of Customer's End Users' ("End Users") when the End User uses our Services through our Customer or when Customer uses our Services. Even though we store End Users' personal data, it does not cover how or why our Customers may collect, handle and disclose their End Users' personal data when the End Users' visit or use their websites or platforms. Each Customer is responsible for posting its own terms, conditions, and privacy policies, and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

As noted above, our Customers may collect personal data from their End Users in connection with the products or services that they offer to End Users. Because we host our Customers' websites and provide other analytics tools, we process End Users' personal data when they use our Customers' websites, web applications, and APIs. This information may also include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, system configuration information, and other information about traffic to and from Customers' websites, as well as Location Information derived from IP addresses. All of this information is stored as part of our Services, but Customers are responsible for the content transmitted across our network (e.g., images, written content, graphics, etc.), as well as any personal data they collect. Customers are also solely responsible for notifying their End Users of their personal information collection, use, and disclosure. With respect to such data, we collect and use it to operate, maintain, and improve our Services in performance of our obligations.

7. Retention of Data

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

In some instances, we may choose to anonymize your personal data instead of deleting it, for statistical use, for instance. When we choose to anonymize, we make sure that there is no way that the personal data can be linked back to you or any specific user.

8. Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to India and maintained on Indian computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located in the United States or outside, and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to India and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

GeekyAnts Inc. will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

9. Disclosure of Data

We may disclose personal data that we collect, or you provide

(a) Disclosure for Law Enforcement.

Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

(b) Business Transaction.

If we or our subsidiaries are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred.

When we act on behalf of our Customers (as a Data Processor or Service Provider), we may provide End Users' personal data to our Customers in order to comply with their requests, End Users' requests and/or regulator requests, among others.

(d) Other cases. We may disclose your information also:

(i) to our subsidiaries and affiliates.

(ii) to contractors, Service Providers, and other third parties we use to support our business.

(iii) to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.

(iv) for the purpose of including your company's logo on our website.

(v) for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.

(vi) with your consent in any other cases.

(vii) if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of our Company, our Customers, or others.

(e) Anonymized Information.

We also share aggregated, automatically-collected or otherwise non-personal information with third parties for various purposes, including (i) compliance with reporting obligations. (ii) for business or marketing purposes. (iii) to assist us and other parties in understanding our users' interests, habits and usage patterns for certain programs, content, services, marketing and/or functionality available through the use of our Services. We do not share personal data about you in this case.

10. Account Protection:

If you register with us, your password is the key to your account. You shall be solely responsible for all the activities happening under your username and you shall be solely responsible for keeping your password secure. Do not disclose your password to anyone. If you share your password or your personal information with others, you shall be solely responsible for all actions taken under your username and you may lose control over your personal information.

11. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

12. Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights, covered by GDPR. - See more at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj.

We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please email us at support@gluestack.io.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

(a) the right to access, update, or to delete the information we have on you.

(b) the right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.

(d) the right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.

(e) the right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of your Personal Data in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.

(f) the right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on your consent to process your personal information.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. Please note, we may not be able to provide our Service without some necessary data.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

13. Your Data Protection Rights under the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)

CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law's reach stretches well beyond California to require a person or company in the United States (and conceivable the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals with whom it is being shared, and to comply with this policy. - 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:

(a) users can visit our site anonymously.

(b) our Privacy Policy link includes the word “Privacy”, and can easily be found on the home page of our Sites specified above.

(d) users are able to change their personal information by emailing us at support@gluestack.io.

14. Our Policy on “Do Not Track” Signals

We do not respond to Do Not Track ("DNT") browser signals. For more information on DNT settings generally, please visit https://allaboutdnt.com.

15. Your Data Protection Rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you are entitled to learn what data we collect about you, ask to delete your data and not to sell (share) it. To exercise your data protection rights, you can make certain requests and ask us:

(a) What personal information we have about you. If you make this request, we will share with you:

(i) The categories of personal information we have collected about you.

(ii) The categories of sources from which we collect your personal information.

(iii) The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling your personal information.

(iv) The categories of third parties with whom we share personal information.

(v) The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.

(vi) A list of categories of personal information that we have sold, along with the category of any other company we sold it to. If we have not sold your personal information, we will inform you of that fact.

(vii) A list of categories of personal information that we have disclosed for a business purpose, along with the category of any other company we shared it with.

Please note, you are entitled to ask us to provide you with this information up to two times in a rolling twelve-month period. When you make this request, the information provided may be limited to the personal information we collected about you in the previous 12 months.

(b) To delete your personal information. If you make this request, we will delete the personal information we hold about you as of the date of your request from our records and direct any Service Providers to do the same. In some cases, deletion may be accomplished through de-identification of the information. If you choose to delete your personal information, you may not be able to use certain functions that require your personal information to operate.

(c) To stop selling your personal information. We do not sell your personal information for monetary consideration. However, under some circumstances, a transfer of personal information to a third party, or within our family of companies, without monetary consideration may be considered a “sale” under California law.

If you submit a request to stop selling your personal information, we will stop making such transfers. If you are a California resident, to opt-out of the sale of your personal information, please reach out us via email at support@gluestack.io

Please note, if you ask us to delete or stop selling your data, it may impact your experience with us, and you may not be able to participate in certain programs or membership services which require the usage of your personal information to function. But in no circumstances, we will discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

To exercise your California data protection rights described above, please send your request(s):

By email: support@gluestack.io

Your data protection rights, described above, are covered by the CCPA, short for the California Consumer Privacy Act. To find out more, visit the official California Legislative Information website. The CCPA took effect on 01/01/2020.

16. Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), provide Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services or assist us in analysing how our Service is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

The following are the list of Service Providers:

DataBase:

http://digitalocean.com/ : Cloud computing and data hosting services.

https://www.hetzner.com/ : Cloud computing and data hosting services.

https://geekyants.com/ (GeekyAnts India Pvt. Ltd.) : Cloud computing, data hosting services, marketing, sales and support services.

CI/CD:

https://www.jenkins.io/ : Delivery and deployment (CI/CD) automation software DevOps tool.

Analytics:

https://analytics.google.com/ : Data analytics and business insights.

Data Collection/Marketing:

https://www.typeform.com/ : Data collection and reporting.

https://www.sendinblue.com/ : Marketing, sales and customer management tool.

https://ads.google.com/ : Digital marketing and remarketing.

https://www.hubspot.com/ : Marketing, sales and customer management tool.

https://www.google.com/drive/terms-of-service/ : Cloud based storage service and accessibility tool.

17. Interactive and Public Spaces

The Service we provide may offer publicly accessible blogs, community forums, comments sections, discussion forums, or other interactive features etc. If you choose to participate in any of these Interactive and Public Spaces, please be aware that any information that you post may be read, collected, and used by others who access it and we are in no way liable for any risk associated with the information shared by you publicly. If you wish to remove your personal information from any of our Interactive and Public Spaces, please contact us at support@gluestack.io. We further reserve the right to remove any content posted by you on any of our Interactive and Public Spaces containing false, derogatory and disparaging remarks.

18. Domain Registrations

Note that if you purchase a domain name from us, we may be required to collect registrant data for the purposes of domain registration and listing via the WHOIS protocol. We may also be required to share this with ICANN, the relevant registrars and other such providers with whom we contract in order to provide our domain name services, as well as when served with a legitimate request from third parties. Registration data may include the domain name, registrant name and contact information, and information on the domain name server. Such registration data may be made publicly available by ICANN.

19. Payments

We may provide paid products and/or services within Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).

We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.

The payment processors we work with are:

Stripe:

Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at: https://stripe.com/us/privacy

20. Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. This policy and procedures we describe here do not apply to Third Party Sites, and links to such Third Party Sites on our Services and do not imply that we endorse or have reviewed the Third Party Sites. If you click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

21. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not intended for use by children under the age of 18 ("Child" or "Children").

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children under 18. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children's Internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by instructing their children never to provide personal details. If you become aware that a Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from Children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

22. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time without prior notice, at our sole discretion. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

You are advised to review the Privacy Policy posted on our Sites periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. Your continued use of the Services after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.

23. Contact Us

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

By email: support@gluestack.io.

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