Privacy
Upliff Privacy Policy. Last Updated October 10, 2017
Upliff values the privacy of those who use our website (“Site”), products and services and makes all commercially reasonable efforts to protect it. This privacy policy discloses the privacy practices of Upliff (“Upliff,” “we,” “our” or “us”), which owns and operates a website, Upliff.com. Your access to and use of the services on Upliff website (collectively, “Upliff Services”) are subject to Upliff Terms of Service and all applicable laws.
This privacy policy describes how and when Upliff collects, uses, and shares information when you use Upliff Services. Upliff may receive your information through your mobile device, website, email notifications, or other interactions with Upliff Services. When using any Upliff Services you consent to the collection, transfer, manipulation, storage, disclosure or other uses of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. Regardless of which country you reside in or supply information from, you authorize Upliff to use your information in the United States and any other country where Upliff operates.
We value your comments about our privacy statement and invite you to e-mail us with inquiries, suggestions and complaints at: hello@upliff.com. Please read the following to learn more about what information we collect, what we do with that information, and how we may use your personal information.
Information Collected.
How Information is Collected. To enhance your user experience and improve the Upliff Services, Upliff collects information about you from two sources: (i) information you affirmatively give to us; and (ii) information automatically collected when you use any Upliff Services (“Upliff”). Third parties may also collect your information in connection with your use of Upliff Services.
Information You Affirmatively Give Us. In using Upliff Services, you may provide us with personally identifiable information. This refers to information about you that can be used to contact or identify you, and information on your use of and activities at our website that may be connected with you (“Personal Information”). Personal Information that we collect may include, but is not limited to, your name, username, email address, and password. Personal Information may also include information you supply to us concerning your preferences, geographic location, and interests expressed in the course of use Upliff Services.
Information Automatically Collected. We also collect information about your visit from the browser on your computer or mobile device including but not limited to the time and date you visit the Upliff Services, your geographic location, IP address, device information, cookies and the pages you request — to analyze trends, administer the site, track your navigation of the site, deliver relevant advertisements and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use (note that IP addresses are not linked to “personally identifiable information”). Additionally, we collect aggregate information from multiple users without personally identifying individuals, such as geographic region, which we may share with our business partners — to improve understanding of customer needs and provide relevant services.
By using Upliff Services, you are giving Upliff permission to use and store such information consistent with this privacy policy.
Creating an Upliff Account and Profile Information. There are two (2) types of Upliff accounts that can be created, one account can be created for select authors chosen by Upliff and the other account can be created by users from the general public. When you create a Upliff account, you provide access credentials in the form of a username, email address, and password or by authentication using another service, such as Facebook. You may optionally provide us with additional profile information, including a short bio, location, and profile picture. If you create your Upliff account by connecting through another service, we may use public information from the connected account to help complete your Upliff profile. You may update or modify your profile information and contact information at any time. Profile information is available publicly on Upliff Services, such as on your profile page.
Content, Following, and Other Public Information. Upliff is a website geared toward motivating people to share something good, so some information you provide us is information that you choose to be made public. This includes not only the content that you post and data provided with such content, such as when it was posted, but also the content you follow, the content that you like or comment on, and other public interactions on Upliff Services. Your public information is broadly and instantly disseminated. For instance, your profile information and public content are immediately delivered to a wide range of users and other services that access Upliff. When you share information or content via Upliff Services, you should think carefully about what you are making public.
How We Use Personal Information
Use of Personal Information. Personal Information is or may be used for the following purposes: (i) to provide and improve Upliff Services, (ii) to administer your use of Upliff Services, (iii) to enable you to enjoy and easily navigate the Upliff Services, (iv) to better understand your needs and interests, (v) to fulfill requests you may make, (vi) to personalize your experience, (vii) to provide or offer software updates and product announcements, and (viii) to provide you with further information and offers from us or third parties that we believe you may find useful or interesting, including newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information on services and products offered by us or third parties.
We use information we obtain by technical means (such as the automatic recording performed by our servers or through cookies) for the above purposes and to monitor and analyze use of Upliff Services; for technical administration of Upliff Services; to increase functionality and user-friendliness of Upliff Services; to better tailor Upliff Services to your needs, and to generate and derive useful data and information concerning the interests, characteristics, and use behavior of our users.
Sharing of Information. When you send information to Upliff Services, you are granting Upliff permission to use and take other actions regarding such information (as described in the Terms of Service), to provide Upliff Services. We do not share, sell, rent or otherwise distribute this information to others, except as disclosed in this Privacy Policy. Upliff may share your information with others outside of Upliff under the following circumstances:
We have your explicit consent to share the information;
We need to share your information to fulfill your service request;
We wish to contact you with information about services from our business partners;
We have a good faith belief that sharing or otherwise permitting access, disclosure, use or preservation of such information is reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations;
We believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud or potential threats against persons or property; or
We believe it is necessary to investigate potential violations of our Terms of Service, or to enforce those Terms of Service.
With Whom Information Is Shared
Public Information – Upliff may share as it sees fit information that you voluntarily make public. Since such public information can be accessed by the public and used by any member of the public, such use by third parties is beyond the control of Upliff.
When you post content on the Upliff Services, we also collect, process, and store the contents of the Upliff on our servers. The contents of the Upliff Services can also be temporarily stored on the devices of users. We cannot prevent others from making copies of your content (e.g. taking a screenshot).
Personal Information – If we have your express consent, Upliff may share your personal information it collects with business partners and other third parties that are not affiliated with Upliff. Upliff will never share your personal information without your consent, unless compelled to do so by law.
Under narrow circumstances, Upliff may disclose your personal information without asking for your consent to protect the legal rights of Upliff or its affiliates, and each of their respective investors, directors, officers, employees, agents, and suppliers; to protect the safety and security of users of the Upliff Services or to enforce our Terms of Services; to protect against fraud or for risk management purposes; or to comply with or respond to the law or legal process or a request for cooperation by a government entity, whether or not legally required. If you notify us you believe your legal rights have been violated by Upliff or another user of Upliff Services, we may provide the information you provide to us to others if we believe it is necessary to evaluate and respond to your complaint. For instance, if you submit a notice of copyright infringement to us, we may send a copy to the person or entity who uploaded, stored, or transmitted the material addressed by the communication.
Non-Personal Information and Aggregate Data
Upliff may share with third parties your non-personal information and related aggregated data. For example, Upliff may share IP addresses or general demographic information of its users to provide anonymous aggregated data to business partners about the volume of use on Upliff Services and the specific Upliff Services in which users are most interested. Because this form of data does not identify particular users, these third parties will not be able to contact you based solely on this data.
Change of Control
If Upliff sells all or part of its business, makes a sale or transfer of assets, is otherwise involved in a merger or business transfer, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy, Upliff may transfer your personal information and non-personal information to one or more third parties as part of such transaction.
How You Can Control the Information We Collect, Use and Share
You have the choice about whether to disclose your personal information or other information about yourself to Upliff. Regardless of your choices regarding promotional communications and updates regarding content, Upliff may send you administrative messages, service announcements, terms and conditions of your account, or other similar communications, without offering you the opportunity to opt out of receiving them.
You may stop using your account on the Upliff Services at any time by simply logging out. Please note that if you cancel your account, Upliff may retain some information about you but will discontinue posting such information on Upliff Services.
Cookies
Cookies are small data files that a website you visit may save on your hard drive that usually includes an anonymous unique identifier. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive, pass on computer viruses, or capture your e-mail address. Upliff Services use cookies for user authentication, keeping track of your preferences, promotional campaigns that require user identification, keeping track of our audience size and traffic patterns, and in certain other cases. You can configure your browser to accept cookies, reject cookies or notify you when a cookie is being used.
If you would like more information about web tags and cookies associated with online advertising or to opt-out of third-party collection of this information, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative or Digital Advertising Alliance. To the greatest extent permissible under applicable law, we are not responsible for the tracking practices of third parties in connection with the Upliff website.
Links
The Upliff website and services may contain links to other sites. Upliff is not responsible for the privacy policy or other practices employed by websites linked to, or from, our website nor the information or content contained therein. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.
Our Policy Toward Children
The Services are not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If a parent or guardian learns his or her child has provided us with Personal Information without their consent, he or she should contact us at hello@upliff.com. If we learn a child under 13 has provided us with Personal Information, we will delete such information from our files.
Changes and Updates
From time to time, we may change this privacy policy. To ensure that you are familiar with our most updated policies and practices, check the effective date indicated above of this privacy policy each time you use Upliff Services. If we make any changes, we will notify you of such changes by posting the updated privacy policy on the Upliff website. We may also send you an email alerting you of such changes. You will be bound by any such changes to the policy when you use Upliff Services after those changes have been posted. If we make material revisions concern practices where we have represented we will obtain your consent to use or disclose your personal information, we will obtain your consent before taking any action inconsistent with those representations.
If Upliff should ever sell its assets, merge with another entity or file for bankruptcy, information collected from this website and in the operation of the services may be transferred as assets of Upliff.
Contact Us
Upliff welcomes your feedback regarding this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service. If you have questions, comments, or concerns about either one, please contact us by e-mail at hello@upliff.com.