1. Purpose
This Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into the Align Terms of Service (the "Terms of Service"). The terms "Align," "we," and "us" refer to Align App. This Privacy Policy explains our online and offline information practices, the types of information we may collect, how we intend to use, store, protect, disclose, and share that information, and how you can opt out of certain uses or correct or update your information.
2. Scope
This Privacy Policy applies to Personal Information that is Processed by Align in the course of our business, including on Align websites (each a "Site"), mobile applications, forums, blogs, and other online or offline offerings (together with any and all future online and offline offerings operated by or on behalf of Align (the "Services")). All individuals whose responsibilities include the Processing of Personal Information on behalf of Align are expected to protect that data by adhering to this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is intended to meet requirements globally, including those in North America, Europe, and other jurisdictions.
By visiting, installing, using or otherwise accessing the Services, you agree to this Privacy Policy and Terms of Services of Align and give an explicit and informed consent to the processing of your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Please do not install or use the Services if you do not agree to this Privacy Policy or Terms of Services.
Please note that Align is not responsible for the actions of Third Parties, the content of their sites, the use of information you provide to them or any services they may offer.
Align reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy and your continued use of the Services shall mean your acceptance of the changes to this Privacy Policy.
3. Types of Personal Information We Collect and How We Use It
The types of Personal Information we may collect (directly from you or from Third-party sources) and our privacy practices depend on the nature of the relationship you have with Align and the requirements of applicable law. Some of the ways that Align may collect Personal Information include:
You may provide Personal Information directly to Align through interacting with the Services, participate in Services feedback, questionnaires, surveys, or contests or participating in forums discussions, and requesting Services, or information; and as you navigate the Services, certain passive information may also be collected about your visit, including through Cookies and similar technologies as described below.
Primary goals in collecting information are to provide and improve our Services, to administer your use of the Services and to enable you to enjoy and easily navigate our Services. We endeavor to collect only that information that is relevant for the purposes of Processing. Below are the ways we collect Personal Information and how we use it.
3.1. Types of Personal Information We Collect
Align collects Personal Information regarding its current, prospective, and former clients, customers, users, visitors, and guests (collectively "Individuals").
3.1.1. Information Collected from Third-parties when Installing and Using the Applications
If you use any of the applications or the Services on connected Third-party applications or connect the Services to any Third-party applications, like Apple, Google, Amazon and/or from Social Networking Sites ("SNS") such as Facebook, Align may receive certain information about you from the provider of the Third-party application. The information received depends the Third-party application, your privacy settings and, if applicable, your friends' privacy settings on that Third-party application.
When you connect with the Services through an SNS, the information that Align collects may include your first and last name, your SNS user identification number and/or user name, your profile picture or its URL, location, sex, the login e-mail you provided to that Third-party application when you registered with the SNS, age-range, locale, language of your application, time zone and the SNS user identification numbers for your friends who are also connected to the Services.
When you use any of the Services or applications on a mobile platform, Align may collect and record certain information such as your unique device ID, your device operating system, version, model, CPU, amount of RAM and disk space, hardware type, Identifier For Advertising (IDFA), Advertising ID, the version of your operating system ("OS"), your device name, and your location based on your Internet Protocol ("IP") address. This information is useful to Align for troubleshooting and helps Align understand usage trends.
As part of the payment processing through Third Parties, Align does not collect, store and use personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, credit card number, phone number, and your e-mail address. Align does not have access to your credit card or bank account data. However, Third Party payment processors may share non-financial information with us related to your purchases, like the items purchased to fulfill your order.
3.1.2. Information Collected Directly from You
When you use the services or engage in certain activities, such as Registering for an Account with our applications, responding to surveys, requesting services or information, or contacting us directly, we may ask you to provide some or all of the following types of information.
Registering for an Account. When you create an account in our Services, we may ask you to submit Personal Information such as your name, email address, user name, password and profile information (such as profile photo).
Communications with Us. We may collect Personal Information from you such as email address, phone number or mailing address when you choose to request information about our Services, request to receive customer or technical support, or otherwise communicate with us.
User Reviews. From time to time, you may share your comments about our applications and provide certain information that may include Personal Information. All information collected from your participation in such reviews is provided by you voluntarily. We may use such information to improve our products, Sites and/or Services and in any manner consistent with the policies provided herein.
3.1.3. Automated Data Collection
We or the Service Providers acting on our behalf, such as Google Analytics, may store log files and use tracking technologies such as Cookies, web beacons and/or tracking pixels.
We may collect certain information automatically by using such technologies through our Services or other methods of web analysis, such as your Internet protocol (IP) address, cookie identifiers, mobile advertising identifiers, your mobile device's identifiers like your Identifier For Advertising (IDFA), Advertising ID, the type of computer or mobile device you are using, your device's operating system, version, model, hardware type and other device identifiers that are automatically assigned to your computer or device when you access the Internet, browser type and language, hardware type, operating system, Internet service provider, pages that you visit before and after using the Services, the date and time of your visit, the amount of time you spend on each page, information about the links you click and pages you view within the Services and other actions taken through use of the Services such as preferences.
4. How We May Disclose Your Information
We may share your information as described in this Privacy Policy (to provide the Services with our Third-party Service Providers; to comply with legal obligations; to protect and defend our rights and property) or with your consent.
Service Providers. We may share any information we receive with Service Providers. The types of Service Providers (processors) to whom we entrust Personal Information include Service Providers for: (i) provision of IT and related services; (ii) provision of information and services you have requested; (iii) payment processing; (iv) customer service activities; and (v) in connection with the provision of the Services.
Disclosures to Protect Us or Others. We may access, preserve, and disclose your Personal Information, other account information and content if we believe doing so is required or appropriate: (i) to comply with law enforcement or national security requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; (ii) to respond to your requests; (iii) to protect yours, ours or others' rights, property or safety; (iv) to enforce Align's policies or contracts; (v) to collect amounts owed to Align; (vi) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation or prosecution of suspected or actual illegal activity.
5. International Transfer
All Personal Information collected via or by Align may be stored anywhere in the world, including, but not limited to, in the United States, the European Union, in the cloud, on our servers and on the servers of our affiliates or the servers of our Service Providers.
When we transfer your Personal Information internationally, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that it is treated securely, lawfully and in the manner, we describe here. Please note that laws vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, so the privacy laws applicable to the places where your information is transferred to or stored, used or processed in may be different from the privacy laws applicable to the place where you are resident.
By providing information to Align, you consent to the storage of your Personal Information in these locations.
6. Opt Out (Right to Restrict Processing)
You have the right to opt out of certain uses and disclosures of your Personal Information. When you have consented to Align's processing of your Personal Information or Sensitive Personal Information, you may withdraw that consent at any time and opt out to further Processing by contacting alignappeu@gmail.com. Even if you opt out, we may still collect and use anonymized, non-Personal Information regarding your activities on our Services.
Email Communications. If you receive an unwanted email from us, you can use the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email to opt out of receiving future emails. We will process your request within a reasonable time after receipt. Note that you will continue to receive transaction-related emails regarding products or Services you have requested.
Mobile Devices. Align may occasionally send you push notifications through our mobile applications with updates, notices that may be of interest to you. You may at any time opt out from receiving these types of communications by changing the settings on your mobile device.
7. Rights of Access, Rectification, Erasure, and Restriction
You have the right to request access to and rectification or erasure of Personal Information or restriction of processing, the right to object and the right to data portability.
When otherwise permitted by applicable law, you can send an e-mail to alignappeu@gmail.com to request access to, receive (port), seek rectification or request erasure of Personal Information held about you by Align. Please include your full name, user identifier, the email address associated with your account and a detailed description of your data request. Such requests will be processed in line with applicable laws.
8. Data Retention and Data Deletion
Align retains the Personal Information collected as described in this Privacy Policy for as long as you use our Services or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our Services, resolve disputes, establish legal defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements and comply with applicable laws.
Align cares about data minimization to protect against unnecessary and disproportionate harm in the event of a security breach. To minimize data, Align enacts and enforces data retention and data deletion policies for all products. If you have any questions about our data deletion practices, please contact Align by email at alignappeu@gmail.com. We will address your concerns and attempt to resolve any data deletion issues in a timely manner.
9. Security of Your Information
The Personal Information that you provide to Align is stored on servers that are located in secured facilities and protected by protocols and procedures designed to ensure industry-standard security of such information, such as firewalls and data encryption. However, no server, computer or communications network or system or data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while Align strives to protect your information, Align cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to Align or through the Services.
By using the Services or providing Personal Information to us, you agree that we may communicate with you electronically regarding security privacy, and administrative issues related to your use of the Services. If we learn of a security system's breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically by posting a notice on the Services or sending an e-mail to you or via push notification.
10. Children's Privacy
The Services are not directed to children under 13, and Align does not knowingly collect Personally Identifiable Information from children under 13. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a child under the age of 13 (or under 16 in certain jurisdictions in the European Union) who uses our applications, please contact us at alignappeu@gmail.com. We will delete your child's Personal Information if we are able to identify your child unless you provide us with your verifiable consent for your child to continue to use our applications.
11. Redress/Compliance and Accountability
If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, please contact Align by email at alignappeu@gmail.com. We will address your concerns and attempt to resolve any privacy issues in a timely manner.
12. Changes to Our Privacy Policy and Practices
Revision to the Privacy Policy. We may revise this Privacy Policy at our sole discretion, so review it periodically. If you continue to visit this Site and use the services made available to you after such changes have been made, you hereby provide your consent to the changes.
Posting of Revised Privacy Policy. If there are any material changes to this Privacy Policy, Align will notify you by email or as otherwise required by applicable law. We will post adjustments to the Privacy Policy on this web page, and the revised version will be effective immediately when it is posted (or upon notice as applicable). If you are concerned about how your information is used, bookmark this page and read this Privacy Policy periodically.
New Uses of Personal Information. Additionally, before we use Personal Information for any new purpose not originally authorized by you, we will endeavor to provide information regarding the new purpose and give you the opportunity to opt out. When consent of the Individual for the Processing of Personal Information is otherwise required by law or contract, Align will endeavor to comply with the law or contract.
13. California Privacy Rights
California law permits users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, a list of the Third Parties to whom we have disclosed their Personal Information (if any) for their direct marketing purposes in the prior calendar year, as well as the type of Personal Information disclosed to those parties. Align does not share Personal Information with Third Parties for their own marketing purposes.
14. Contact Information
If you have any questions about the privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, please contact Align by email at alignappeu@gmail.com.