Privacy Policy

LAST UPDATED: September 14, 2021

Introduction

Garbo Technology Corp, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, (“Garbo”, "Company" or "We") is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. This Privacy Policy applies to the service, website, and platform provided by Garbo (our "Platform") and describes our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing information from users of the Platform.

This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect:

• On this Platform (whether accessed on mobile or desktop); and
  

• In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Platform;

It does not apply to information collected by:

• Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Garbo or any third-party; or 
  

• Any third-party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Platform.
  

For information contained within our Platform, see the section below entitled “Information in our Platform.”

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Platform. By accessing or using this Platform, you agree to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may change from time to time (see “Changes to this Privacy Policy,” below). Your continued use of this Platform after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Privacy Policy periodically for updates. 

Children Under the Age of 18

Our Platform is not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any information to or on the Platform. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on this Platform or through any of its features, register on the Platform, or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at help@garbo.io.

Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Platform, including information:

• By which you may be personally identified, such as name, e-mail address, date of birth or telephone number ("personal information"); and
  

• About the devices you use to access our Platform, and usage details regarding your use of the Platform.

We collect this information:

• Directly from you when you provide it to us;
  

• Automatically as you navigate through the Platform. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies; and
  

• From third-parties, such as our business partners, for example.

Information You Provide to Us  

The information we collect on or through our Platform may include:

• Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Platform. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our Platform, subscribing to our service, posting materials, or requesting further information. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our Platform;
  

• Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us; and
  

• Your search queries on the Platform.

You may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Platform. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Platform or joining a mailing list; (b) signing up for special offers; or (c) sending us an email message.  If you choose to provide us with a donation, your payment details will be collected and processed by our payment processor, and not Garbo. We will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Information in our Platform 

Our Platform contains information on individuals that has been collected from public records (such as state and local records) and other public and private sources.  We may use some service providers to provide more detailed information when we only possess partial information (such as matching a phone number to a name).  We constantly refresh information obtained from many public sources, so we do not control what information they include or exclude from such public sources.  We do not respond to general requests from individuals to delete information in our Platform. If you believe that information in the Platform about you is objectively false, then you should contact the original sources of such information, and review our Profile Review Request Policy.  Any subpoenas or court orders directed to Garbo should be sent to help@garbo.io.

Use of your Personal Information 

Garbo collects and uses your personal information to operate its Platform and deliver the services you have requested.

Garbo may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Garbo and its affiliates.

Sharing Information with Third-Parties

Garbo does not sell, rent or lease its user lists to third parties.

Garbo may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. 

Garbo may share data with trusted service providers to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Garbo, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Garbo may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Garbo or the Platform; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Garbo; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Garbo, or the public.

In the event of a merger, sale or other reorganization of Garbo or its assets, your personal information may be transferred in connection with such transaction.

Automatically Collected Information

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Garbo through the use of cookies and pixels. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics and helpful analytics regarding use of the Garbo website.

Use of Cookies

The Platform may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server and stores certain information about your use of a website. We do not use cookies to run programs on your computer without your authorization. 

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize the Platform, a cookie helps Garbo to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information. When you return to the Platform, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Garbo features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Garbo services or websites you visit.  One provider is Google Analytics.  For information about Google Analytics please click on this link: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. To opt-out of Google Analytics, please copy and paste “tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout” into your browser and download the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.  Further information on cookies is available at www.allaboutcookies.org.

Links

This Platform contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our Platform and to read the privacy policies of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Opt-Out

From time to time, Garbo may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Garbo, you may opt out of such communications by clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE link.

Data Retention

We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed for us to manage and provide our services and for our business needs. Even if we delete some or all of your personal information, we may continue to retain and use de-identified or aggregate data previously collected.

Security

We take the security of our data and information seriously. We take what we believe are reasonable precautions to protect against unauthorized access to our systems and to prevent data from being disclosed to unauthorized parties. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Garbo reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about material changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our Platform, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Platform and this Privacy Policy to check for any changes. Your continued use of the Platform after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Privacy Policy.

Contact Information

Garbo welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that Garbo has not adhered to this Privacy Policy, please contact Garbo at help@garbo.io.