Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 4, 2021
This policy applies to your access to and use of Gyre (the “Services”) provided by You Are Here, Inc. (“You Are Here,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). Capitalized terms that are not defined in this policy have the meaning given to them in the Terms of Service.
1. What information do we collect?
We collect information when you create an account and use the Platform. We also collect technical and behavioral information about your use of the Platform, and information contained in the messages you send through our Platform. More information about the categories and sources of information is provided below.
Information you choose to provide
For certain activities, such as when you register, upload content to the Platform, or contact us directly, you may provide some or all of the following information:
Registration information, such as password, email or phone number
User-generated content, including posts and comments that you choose to upload or broadcast on the Platform (“User Content”)
Your opt-in choices and communication preferences
Information to verify an account
Information in correspondence you send to us
Information we collect automatically
We automatically collect certain information from you when you use the Platform, including internet or other network activity information such as your IP address, geolocation-related data (as described below), unique device identifiers, and content you have viewed in the Platform.
Usage Information
We may collect information regarding your use of the Platform and any other User Content that you generate through and broadcast on our Platform. We also link your subscriber information with your activity on our Platform across all your devices using your email, phone number, or similar information.
Device Information
We may collect information about the device you use to access the Platform, including your IP address, unique device identifiers, model of your device, your mobile carrier, time zone setting, screen resolution, operating system, app and file names and types, keystroke patterns or rhythms, and platform.
Location data
We may collect information about your location, including location information based on your SIM card and/or IP address. With your permission, we may also collect Global Positioning System (GPS) data.
Messages
We may collect and process, which includes scanning and analyzing, information you provide in the context of composing, sending, or receiving messages through the Platform’s messaging functionality. That information includes the content of the message and information about when the message has been sent, received and/or read, as well as the participants of the communication. Please be aware that messages sent to other users of the Platform will be accessible by those users and that we are not responsible for the manner in which those users use or disclose messages.
Metadata
When you upload User Content, you automatically upload certain metadata that is connected to the User Content. Metadata describes other data and provides information about your User Content that will not always be evident to the viewer. In connection with your User Content the metadata can describe how, when, and by whom the piece of User Content was collected and how that content is formatted. It also includes your account id. Additionally, metadata will consist of data that you chose to provide with your User Content, e.g. any hashtags used to mark keywords.
2. How we use your information
As explained below, we use your information to fulfill and enforce our Terms of Service, to improve and administer the Platform, and to allow you to use its functionalities.
We generally use the information we collect:
To fulfill requests for products, services, Platform functionality, support and information for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical, and survey purposes and to solicit your feedback
To customize the content you see when you use the Platform,
To improve and develop our Platform and conduct product development,
To support the social functions of the Platform, for you and other users to share and interact with User Content posted through the Platform
To understand how you use the Platform, including across your devices
To help us detect abuse, fraud, and illegal activity on the Platform
To ensure that you are old enough to use the Platform (as required by law)
To communicate with you, including to notify you about changes in our services
To enforce our terms, conditions, and policies
Consistent with your permissions, to provide you with location-based services
To combine all the information we collect or receive about you for any of the foregoing purposes
For any other purposes disclosed to you at the time we collect your information or pursuant to your consent.
3. How we share your information
We are committed to maintaining your trust, and while Gyre does not sell personal information to third parties, we want you to understand when and with whom we may share the information we collect for business purposes.
Service Providers
We share the categories of personal information listed above with service providers to help us perform business operations including research, database maintenance, technology services, email deployment, analytics, measurement, data storage and hosting, disaster recovery, and data processing. These service providers may include:
Customer and technical support providers, who may receive the information you choose to provide, the information we obtain from other sources, and the information we collect automatically.
Researchers, who may receive the information you choose to provide, the information we obtain from other sources, and the information we collect automatically.
Cloud providers, who may receive the information you choose to provide, the information we obtain from other sources, and the information we collect automatically.
Analytics vendors, who may receive the information you choose to provide, the information we obtain from other sources, and the information we collect automatically.
For Legal Reasons
We may disclose any of the information we collect to respond to subpoenas, court orders, legal process, law enforcement requests, legal claims, or government inquiries, and to protect and defend the rights, interests, safety, and security to You Are Here Inc., the Platform, our affiliates, users, or the public. We may also share any of the information we collect to enforce any terms applicable to the Platform, to exercise or defend any legal claims, and comply with any applicable law.
With Your Consent
We may share your information for other purposes pursuant to your consent or with your further direction.
If you access third-party services, such as Facebook, Google, or Twitter, to login to the Platform or to share information about your usage on the Platform with others, these third-party services may be able to collect information about you, including information about your activity on the Platform, and they may notify your connections on the third-party services about your use of the Platform, in accordance with their privacy policies.
If you choose to engage in public activities on the Platform, you should be aware that any information you share may be read, collected, or used by other users. You should use caution in disclosing personal information while engaging. We are not responsible for the information you choose to submit.
4. Your Rights
You may submit a request to access or delete the information we have collected about you by sending your request to us at the email or physical address provided in the Contact section at the bottom of this policy. You may be entitled, in accordance with applicable law, to submit a request through an authorized agent. To designate an authorized agent to exercise choices on your behalf, please provide evidence that you have given such agent power of attorney or that the agent otherwise has valid written authority to submit requests to exercise rights on your behalf. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law and subject to proper verification. We will verify your request by asking you to send it from the email address associated with your account or to provide information necessary to verify your account. And we do not discriminate based on the exercise of any privacy rights that you might have.
5. Your Choices
If you have registered for an account you may access, review, and update certain personal information that you have provided to us by logging into your account and using available features and functionalities.
You can switch off GPS location information functionality on your mobile device if you do not wish to share GPS information; however, if you do this the service will not function.
6. Security
We use reasonable measures to help protect information from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. You should understand that no data storage system or transmission of data over the Internet or any other public network can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure. Please note that information collected by third parties may not have the same security protections as information you submit to us, and we are not responsible for protecting the security of such information.
7. Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we update the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy and posting the new Privacy Policy and providing any other notice required by applicable law. We recommend that you review the Privacy Policy each time you visit the Platform to stay informed of our privacy practices.