PRIVACY POLICY
Effective as of April 6, 2020
This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) applies to the information collection and use practices of our online services, which are made available to you through a variety of platforms, such as through the Vessel mobile application (the “App”), our website, located at vesselhealth.com (the “Site”), and through our social media accounts on @vesselhealth (collectively, “Social Media”), all owned and operated by Vessel Health, Inc. dba Vessel (“Vessel,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). The App, the Site, and our Social Media accounts are collectively referred to as the “Platform.” We have created this Privacy Policy to tell you what information the Platform collects, how we use that information, and who we will share that information with, if at all. This Privacy Policy does not address the privacy practices of any third parties that we do not own, control, or are affiliated with. Capitalized terms not defined in this Privacy Policy will have the meaning set forth in our Terms of Use. By visiting and/or using our Platform, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the accompanying Terms of Use. We encourage you to read the Privacy Policy, and to use the information it contains to help you make informed decisions.
- Information We Collect or Receive. In the course of operating the Platform we will collect and/or receive the following types of information. Accordingly, we are subject to various laws in the United States and the General Data Protection Regulation which applies across the European Union (including the United Kingdom) and we are the responsible controller as defined in those laws. You hereby authorize us to collect and/or receive such information.
- Personal Information. We only receive or collect information that identifies you personally if you choose to provide such personally identifiable information to us via email or other means. When you sign up to become a user or contact us, you will be required to provide us with personal information about yourself (collectively, the “Personal Information”). Such Personal Information may include your name, e-mail address, physical address, and phone number. We do not collect any Personal Information from you when you use the Platform unless you provide us with the Personal Information voluntarily.
- Third-Party Log In. If you sign in through Vessel, you are authorizing us to collect, store, and use, in accordance with this Privacy Policy, any and all information that you agreed that Vessel would provide to us through Vessel Application Programming Interface (“API”). Such information may include, without limitation, your first and last name, Vessel username, Vessel profile picture, headline, unique identifier and access token, and e-mail address.
If you register or visit the Platform through Facebook Connect or another social media website, you are authorizing us to collect, store, and use, in accordance with this Privacy Policy, any and all information that you agreed that the social media website would provide to us through its Application Programming Interface (“API”). We do not receive or store your passwords for your social media accounts.
- Payment Information. If you choose to make a purchase or subscribe to a feature or service of ours that requires a fee, you will be required to provide us with your payment information, including, without limitation, bank account numbers, credit card or debit card numbers, account details, ACH information, and similar data (collectively, “Payment Information”). Such Payment Information will be collected and processed by our third-party payment vendors pursuant to the terms and conditions of their privacy policies and terms of use, and we do not obtain access to any Payment Information in connection with such purchases or subscriptions.
- Geolocational Information. Certain features and functionalities of the Platform are based on your location. In order to provide these features and functionalities while you are using your mobile device, we may, with your consent, automatically collect geolocation information from your mobile device or wireless carrier and/or certain third-party service providers (collectively, “Geolocational Information”). Collection of such Geolocational Information occurs only when the Platform is running on your device. You may decline to allow us to collect such Geolocational Information, in which case we will not be able to provide certain features or functionalities to you.
- Third-Party Analytics. We and the third-party technology providers, ad exchanges, ad networks, advertisers, agencies, ad exchanges, and ad servers with which we work use third-party analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics) to evaluate your use of the Platform, compile reports on activity, collect demographic data, analyze performance metrics, and collect and evaluate other information relating to the Platform and mobile and Internet usage. These third parties use cookies and other technologies to help analyze and provide us the data. You consent to the processing of data about you by these analytics providers in the manner and for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. For more information on these third parties, including how to opt out from certain data collection, please visit:
- FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
- GOOGLE - https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
- BING - https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads.
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/. Please be advised that if you opt out of any such service, you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Platform.
- Other Information. In addition to the Personal Information, Payment Information, and Geolocational Information, we may automatically collect or receive additional information regarding you and your use of the Platform; your interactions with us and our advertising; and information regarding your computer and mobile devices used to access the Platform (collectively, the “Other Information”). Such Other Information may include:
- From You. Additional information about yourself that you voluntarily provide to us, such as your gender and your product and service preferences.
- From Your Activity. We may collect or receive information regarding:
- IP address, which may consist of a static or dynamic IP address and will sometimes point to a specific identifiable computer or mobile device;
- browser type and language;
- referring and exit pages and URLs;
- date and time; and
- details regarding your activity on the Platform, such as search queries and other performance and usage data.
- About Your Mobile Device. We may collect or receive information regarding:
- type of mobile device;
- advertising Identifier (“IDFA” or “AdID”);
- operating system and version (e.g., iOS, Android or Windows);
- carrier; and
- network type (e.g., WiFi, 3G, 4G, LTE).
- From Cookies. We may use both session cookies, which expire once you close the Platform, and persistent cookies, which stay on your mobile device until you delete them and other technologies to help us collect data and to enhance your experience with the Platform. Cookies are small text files an app can use to recognize a repeat visitor to the Platform. We may use cookies for various purposes, including to:
- type of mobile device;
- personalize your experience;
- analyze which portions of the Platform are visited and used most frequently; and
- measure and optimize advertising and promotional effectiveness.
If you do not want us to deploy cookies in the Platform, you can opt out by setting your device to reject cookies. You can still use the Platform if you choose to disable cookies, although your ability to use some of the features may be affected.
- Other.
- From publicly accessible sources (e.g., property records)
- Directly from a third party
- From a third party with your consent
- Via our IT systems, including:
- Door entry systems and reception logs;
- Automated monitoring of our websites and other technical systems, such as our computer networks and connections, CCTV and access control systems, communications systems, email and instant messaging systems.