Privacy Policy
Last updated: Mar 12, 2024
Forceupdate ("us", "we", or "our") operates https://forceupdate.app/ (hereinafter referred to as "Service").
This Privacy Policy governs your visit to https://forceupdate.app/ and outlines how we collect, protect, and disclose information resulting from your use of our Service.
We utilize your data to enhance and maintain our Service. Your use of the Service indicates your acceptance of this policy and agreement to the collection and utilization of information in accordance with it. Unless otherwise specified in this Privacy Policy, the terminology employed herein mirrors that of our Terms and Conditions.
Our Terms and Conditions ("Terms") oversee all interactions with our Service and, in conjunction with this Privacy Policy, constitute a binding agreement with us ("agreement").
By accessing our website, you hereby express your consent to our Privacy Policy and affirm your acceptance of its provisions.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
The personal information requested from you, as well as the rationale behind such requests, will be explicitly communicated to you when we solicit your personal details.
If you reach out to us directly, we might obtain supplementary information about you, such as your name, email address, phone number, the substance of your message along with any attachments, and any additional details you opt to share.
Upon registration for an Account, we may request your contact details, which may encompass particulars like your name, company name, address, and email address.
HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
We utilize the gathered information for a multitude of purposes, including but not limited to:
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Provision, operation, and maintenance of our Service.
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Enhancement, customization, and expansion of our Service.
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Examination and comprehension of your utilization patterns on our Service.
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Innovation of novel products, services, features, and functionalities.
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Communication with you, whether it's directly or through our affiliates, for customer service, dissemination of website updates and pertinent information, as well as for marketing and promotional endeavors.
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Dispatch of promotional and support emails.
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Identification and mitigation of fraudulent activities.
HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
Our Services afford you the opportunity to register and log in utilizing your third-party social media account credentials (such as those from Facebook or Twitter). Should you opt for this method, we will obtain specific profile details about you from your social media provider. The profile information received may vary contingent upon the particular social media provider, but typically encompasses your name, email address, friends list, profile picture, and any other information you opt to disclose publicly on the respective social media platform.
We shall utilize the received information solely for the purposes outlined in this privacy notice or as explicitly communicated to you within the relevant Services. It's important to note that we do not govern nor bear responsibility for additional uses of your personal information by your third-party social media provider. We advise that you peruse their privacy notice to comprehend how they gather, utilize, and distribute your personal information, as well as how you can configure your privacy preferences on their websites and applications.
HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
We will retain your personal information solely for the duration necessary to fulfill the objectives outlined in this privacy notice. Upon cessation of any legitimate business necessity for processing your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize said information. In cases where deletion or anonymization is not immediately feasible (such as when your personal information resides in backup archives), we will securely store your personal data and segregate it from any additional processing until such time as deletion becomes feasible.
DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
We refrain from intentionally soliciting data from or marketing to individuals under the age of 18. By utilizing the Services, you affirm that you are at least 18 years old or, if you are a parent or legal guardian of a minor, that you consent to the minor's usage of the Services. Should we become aware of the collection of personal information from users under the age of 18, we will deactivate the account and undertake reasonable measures to expeditiously remove such data from our records. If you discover any data that may have been collected from individuals under the age of 18, please reach out to us at support@forceupdate.app.
THIRD PARTY PRIVACY POLICY
The Privacy Policy of App Upgrade does not extend to other advertisers or services. Therefore, we recommend consulting the respective Privacy Policies of these third parties for comprehensive information. These policies may encompass their practices and guidelines on opting out of specific options.
Our payment processing is facilitated by Stripe.
We may engage third-party Service Providers to oversee and analyze the utilization of our Service, such as Google Analytics.
Our services, including application, database, logs, and images, are hosted on AWS (USA).
For email messaging, we utilize Gmail (Alphabet, Inc.) (USA).
SERVICE PROVIDERS
We may enlist the services of third-party companies and individuals to aid in facilitating our Service ("Service Providers"), delivering Service on our behalf, executing Service-related functions, or assisting us in analyzing the usage of our Service. These third parties are granted access to your Personal Data solely for the purpose of carrying out these tasks on our behalf and are bound by confidentiality obligations to refrain from disclosing or utilizing it for any other purpose.
COOKIES
Our website may utilize HTTP cookies to store user-specific data.
A cookie serves as a small piece of data exchanged between a web browser and a web server, carrying no significance for the server but gaining relevance within the context of the web application, such as an online shop, like maintaining the contents of a virtual shopping basket.
Two types of cookies exist: first-party cookies, generated by our website, and third-party cookies, created by external websites.
Cookies are categorized into three types: essential cookies ensuring basic website functionality, functional cookies optimizing website performance, and targeted cookies enhancing user experience.
We employ cookies to enhance the user-friendliness of our website. Some cookies persist on your device until manually removed, enabling browser recognition upon your subsequent visits.
To manage stored cookies, adjust cookie settings, or delete cookies, refer to your browser settings.
If you prefer to limit cookie storage, configure your browser to notify you about cookie placement, permitting it on a case-by-case basis. Cookies can be deleted or deactivated on your computer at any time, with specific procedures varying depending on your browser. For guidance, search for instructions tailored to your browser, such as "Delete cookies Chrome" or "Deactivate cookies Chrome" for Chrome, substituting "Chrome" with your browser's name, like Edge, Firefox, or Safari.
Disabling cookies through browser settings may result in certain functions and pages not performing as anticipated.
CCPA PRIVACY RIGHTS
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California consumers are entitled to various rights, including:
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Requesting that a business collecting their personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected about consumers.
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Requesting that a business delete any personal data collected about the consumer.
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Requesting that a business refrain from selling the consumer's personal data.
If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and hold a registered account with our Services, you possess the right to request the removal of any unwanted data you have publicly posted on the Services. To initiate such a request, please contact us using the provided contact information, including the email address linked to your account and a declaration of your California residency. While we will ensure the data is not publicly displayed on the Services, please note that the data may not be entirely or comprehensively eradicated from all our systems (e.g., backups, etc.).
Upon making a request, we have one month to respond. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@forceupdate.app.
HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, please contact us at:
FORCEUPDATE