Snifie Privacy Policy: Protecting Your Personal Information & Data

1. Introduction and General Provisions

Welcome to snifie. Your privacy is critically important to us. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected by snifie.net and how it is used. By accessing our platform, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms described herein.

This policy applies to all services offered by snifie, including our website, mobile applications, and any related services (collectively, the "Service"). It is designed to help you understand our practices regarding the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of information that you may provide via the Service.

2. What Data We Collect

We collect information to provide, improve, and personalize our Service for you. The data we gather falls into the following categories:

• Information You Provide Directly: This includes profile details (such as name, age, gender, preferences, biography, and photos), communication content (messages, chats), and any other information you submit when creating an account or using interactive features.
• Automatically Collected Information: When you use our Service, we automatically collect certain data from your device, including IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, pages viewed, time spent, and other usage statistics.
• Location Data: With your explicit consent, we may collect precise or approximate location information to enable location-based features like showing potential matches nearby.
• Information from Third Parties: We may receive information about you from other sources, such as social media platforms (if you choose to link your account) or service providers that help us verify information and prevent fraud.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the collected information for various legitimate business purposes, including:

• To operate, maintain, and improve the functionality and security of the snifie Service.
• To create and manage your account, personalize your experience, and facilitate connections between users.
• To communicate with you about service updates, security alerts, support messages, and promotional offers (where permitted).
• To develop new features, conduct research and analysis to understand user trends and preferences.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or potentially illegal activities.
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Service.

We process your personal data based on your consent, the necessity to perform our contract with you, compliance with legal obligations, or our legitimate interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your data protection rights.

4. Sharing Data with Third Parties

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: We engage trusted third-party companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing, customer support, and marketing assistance. These providers have access to your information only to perform these tasks and are obligated not to disclose or use it for other purposes.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
• Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company, your information may be transferred as a business asset.
• With Your Consent: We will share personal information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.

5. Data Protection and Security

We implement a variety of technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption (both in transit and at rest), access controls, secure software development practices, and regular security assessments.

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We encourage you to use strong passwords and to protect your login credentials from unauthorized access.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, which may include:

• Access and Portability: The right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you and to receive it in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Correction: The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Deletion: The right to request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Restriction and Objection: The right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal data.
• Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, the right to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
• Opt-Out of Marketing: You can opt-out of receiving promotional communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in those communications.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Information" section below. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

snifie uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. They are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

We use both session and persistent cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off.
• Performance Cookies: Allow us to count visits and traffic sources to measure and improve site performance.
• Functionality Cookies: Enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences.
• Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. For more detailed information, please see our separate Cookie Policy.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top. We may also provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you a notification) if changes are material.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. Your continued use of the Service after the posting of a revised Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.

9. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact our Data Protection Officer at:

snifie Data Privacy Team
Email: [email protected]
Postal Address: Privacy Inquiries, snifie Ltd., 123 Digital Lane, Suite 450, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

We are committed to working with you to obtain a fair resolution of any complaint or concern about privacy.