Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for Addonface
Update on 12th September, 2024
Your privacy is important to us at Addonface. That's why we're committed to being transparent about how we collect, use, and share your information. Our Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we handle your data and how you can manage your privacy settings to suit your needs. Take a moment to read our policy and explore your options in the Addonface settings under your profile. We're dedicated to helping you control your privacy and customize your experience.Your privacy is important to us at Addonface. That's why we're committed to being transparent about how we collect, use, and share your information.
Our Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we handle your data and how you can manage your privacy settings to suit your needs. Take a moment to read our policy and explore your options in the Addonface settings under your profile. We're dedicated to helping you control your privacy and customize your experience.
Information We Collect
We collect information in three categories:
To use some of our products and services, you'll need to create an account, which requires providing certain information. Additionally, our paid products and services require payment information to function. In short, sharing some information is necessary to access and enjoy many of our offerings."
=> Addon 1a. Personal Accounts
To create an account, please provide:
- Display name (e.g., "James")
- Username (e.g., @nickname)
- Password
- Email address or phone number
- Date of birth
- Display language
- Third-party single sign-in information (if chosen)
Optional:
- Share your location in your profile and posts
- Upload your address book to help find people you may know
Note:
- Your profile information (display name and username) is always public
- You can use your real name or a Business name
- You can create multiple accounts to express different parts of your identity (professional or otherwise)"
=> Payment Information.
In order to purchase ads or other offerings provided as part of our paid products and services you will need to provide us payment information, including your credit or debit card number, card expiration date, CVV code, and billing address.
=> Preferences
When you set your preferences in your General Setting, we collect that information to respect your choices and provide a personalized experience.
=> Job Applications & Recommendations
We may collect and use your personal information, including:
- Employment history
- Educational history
- Employment preferences
- Skills and abilities
- Job search activity and engagement
=> This information may be used to:
- Recommend potential jobs for you
- Share your information with potential employers when you apply for a job
- Enable employers to find potential candidates
- Show you more relevant advertising
=>Addon 1b. Information We Collect When You Use Addonface
When you use our services, we collect information about your usage patterns to:
- Provide you with personalized products and services
- Enhance the security and integrity of Addonface
- Create a more respectful and relevant experience for you and our community
This information helps us optimize our services to better serve you and our users."
Usage Information
We collect data on your activity on (link unavailable), including:
- Posts and content you share (date, application, and version)
- Broadcast activity (e.g., creations, timestamps)
- Your engagement in lists, bookmarks, and communities
Social Interactions
We collect data on your interactions with others' content, including:
- Reposts, likes, bookmarks, shares, and replies
- Mentions and tags (when others mention/tag you, or you mention/tag them)
- Broadcast participation (viewing history, listening, commenting, speaking, reacting)
This helps us understand how you engage with our community and content.
This helps us understand how you interact with our platform and improve your experience.
=> Social Connections & Messaging
We collect data on:
- Your relationships with others on the platform (following, followers)
- Encrypted Messages (metadata)
- Direct Messages (contents, recipients, timestamps)
This helps us understand your social network and communication patterns.
=> Communication & Link Interaction
When you:
- Contact us (e.g., through email)
- Interact with links across our services (including in our emails to you)
We collect information about:
- The communication itself
- Its content
- Your link interactions
This helps us understand your needs and preferences, and improve our services."
=> Purchase & Payments
When you use Addonface features or services to make a payment, send money, or use an intermediary, we collect information about your transaction, including:
- Transaction date and time
- Subscription expiration and auto-renewal details
- Payment amounts and recipients
This helps us facilitate and record your transactions, and provide a seamless payment experience.
=>Device Information
When you access Addonface, we collect information about your device and connection, including:
- Connection details: IP address, browser type, and related information
- Device and settings: device and advertising ID, operating system, carrier, language, memory, apps installed, and battery level
- Device address book (if shared with us)
This helps us optimize our services for your device, improve performance, and provide a better user experience.
=> Location Information
When you use Addonface, we collect some information about your approximate location to:
- Provide the service you expect
- Show you relevant ads
You can also choose to share your:
- Current precise location
- Previous locations where you've used Addonface
By enabling these settings in your account, you can control how much location information you share with us.
=> Inferred Identity
We may collect or receive information that helps us infer your identity, including:
- Associating your account with browsers or devices you use to sign in
- Linking your account with other browsers or devices (subject to your settings)
- Connecting your Addonface account with information like email addresses or phone numbers
- Using this information to infer additional details about your identity (e.g., associating your account with related email address hashes)
When you access Addonface without signing in, we may also infer your identity based on the information we collect.
=> Log Information
When you interact with our products and services - even if you don't have an account or are signed out - we may collect information such as:
- IP address and related data
- Browser type and language
- Operating system
- Referring webpage
- Access times
- Pages visited
- Location
- Mobile carrier
- Device information (device and app IDs)
- Search terms and IDs (including non-query submissions)
- Ads displayed on Addonface
- Addonface-generated identifiers
- Cookie-associated identifiers
We also collect log information when you:
- Click on or view links on our services
- Interact with links, including when you install another app through Addonface"
=> Advertisements
When you view or interact with ads on or off Addonface, we may collect information about those interactions, including:
- Video ad views (e.g., watching a preroll)
- Ad clicks
- Engagements with reposts or replies to ads
This helps us understand how you respond to ads and improve our advertising services.
=> Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, www.addonface.com uses "cookies". These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.
=> Interactions with our content on third-party sites. When you view our content on third-party websites that integrate Addonface content such as embedded timelines or post buttons, we may receive log information that includes the web page you visited.
Google DoubleClick DART Cookie
Google is one of a third-party vendor on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to www.website.com and other sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at the following URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Our Advertising Partners
Some of advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners are listed below. Each of our advertising partners has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. For easier access, we hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of www.addonface.com.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on www.addonface.com, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
Note that www.addonface.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
===.> Third Party Privacy Policies
addonface.com's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.
===.> CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:
Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
===.> GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
=> Addon 1b. Information from Third Parties
We may receive information about your activities from other online products and services you use. This happens when:
- You use third-party services that share your usage data with us
This helps us better understand your online behavior and preferences.
=> Additional Sources of Information
We may collect information about you from third parties beyond our ad partners, including:
- Other Addonface users
- Developers and partners who help us evaluate content safety and quality
- Our corporate affiliates
- Other services you've linked to your Addonface account
You have the option to connect your Addonface account to another service, which may share information about your account on that service with us.
=> Addon 2. How We Use Information
Understanding how we use the information we collect can be complex, as our systems work together to deliver our services in a interconnected way. The same piece of information may be used in multiple ways to provide a single service. To simplify, we've identified the five main ways we use information:
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If you have any further questions or need clarification, please don't hesitate to contact us. We're here to help!
=> Addon 2. Operating, Improving, and Personalizing Our Services
We utilize the collected information to:
- Power and operate Addonface products and services
- Enhance and personalize your experience on Addonface, including:
- Displaying relevant content and ads
- Suggesting people and topics to follow
- Enabling discovery of affiliates, third-party apps, and services
Additionally, we may combine the collected information with publicly available data to train our machine learning and artificial intelligence models, aimed at improving our services and delivering a better experience for you.
We may use information from connected accounts to:
- Enable features like cross-posting and cross-service authentication
- Operate our services
We also use your contact information to:
- Help others find your account, if your settings allow it, through third-party services and client applications
Additionally, we use your information to:
- Provide relevant advertising and sponsored content, based on your settings
- Measure ad effectiveness and recognize your devices to serve ads on and off Addonface
Some ad partners integrate our advertising technology, allowing us to collect similar information directly from their websites or apps. We may combine this information with other data we have about you, as described in our Privacy Policy, including:
- Information shared by ad partners and affiliates
- Data collected by Addonface from ad partners' and affiliates' websites and apps
This helps us provide more targeted advertising and a better overall experience on Addonface.
=> Addon 2.2. Ensuring Safety and Security
We use collected information to:
- Verify your identity and authenticate your account
- Defend against fraud, unauthorized use, and illegal activity
- Evaluate and ensure the safety and quality of content on X
- Investigate and enforce our policies, terms, and applicable laws
=> Addon 2.3. Improving Our Services
We use collected information to:
- Measure and analyze the effectiveness of our products and services
- Understand how you use our services to make them better
=> Addon 2.4 Communication
We use collected information to:
- Communicate product updates and changes to our policies and terms
- Send marketing messages (if you've opted in)
2.5 Research and Development
We use collected information to:
- Conduct research, surveys, product testing, and troubleshooting
- Operate and improve our products and services"
=> Addon 3. Sharing Information
We want to be transparent about how we share your information, why we share it, and how you can control it. There are five main ways we share your information:
=> Addon 3.1 Posting and Sharing
When you post and share content, you're directing us to disclose that information publicly. This includes:
- Your profile information (name/pseudonym, username, profile pictures)
- X content, which is available for public viewing, even without an X account
- Your interactions with other users' content, such as likes and follows
- Direct Messages and other content sent to specific users
Note that if you share information with someone who accesses X through a third-party service, that information may be shared with the third-party service.
We'll explore the other four ways we share information in the next sections.
=> Sharing with Partners
We share information with select third-party partners to help operate and improve our products and services. You have control over this sharing through the "Privacy Setting" option in your General Settings. This setting allows you to choose whether to share your personal information with our partners, giving you the power to customize your privacy preferences.
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=> Addon 3.2 Sharing with Third Parties and Integrations
=> Addon 3.2 a => Sharing with Service Providers
We may disclose your information to our service providers who perform specific functions and provide services on our behalf. This includes:
- Payment services providers for payment processing
- Service providers that host our blogs and wikis
- Analytics services to understand the use of our services
- Applicant tracking system providers for job applications and recruitment
- Fraud detection services to ensure security
These service providers only receive the necessary information to perform their specific functions and are required to keep your information secure and confidential.
=> Addon 3.2 b => Sharing with Advertisers
Advertising revenue allows us to provide our products and services. When you interact with ads on Addonface, advertisers may collect information, such as:
- Your engagement with their ads (e.g., clicks, views)
- Your journey from Addonface to their website (e.g., referrer URL)
- Ad characteristics (e.g., target audience, ad identifiers)
- Personal information (e.g., cookie IDs, IP address)
Advertisers may use this information to understand their audience, improve their ads, and tailor their content to your interests. Keep in mind that advertisers' privacy practices may vary, so it's essential to review their policies for more information.
=> Addon 3.2 c => Sharing with Third-Party Content and Integrations
We share your information with third-party content and integrations in two ways:
1. With your consent: We share your information when you authorize a third-party web client or application to access your account or when you direct us to share your feedback with a business.
2. To enhance your experience: We partner with third-party providers to display their video content on Addonfsce or enable cross-platform sharing. When you interact with this content, our partners may collect and process your personal information in accordance with their privacy policies.
Please note that you can adjust your autoplay settings to control automatic video playback. We prioritize transparency and only share your information with your consent or to improve your experience.
=> Sharing Public Information through APIs
We make public information on Addonface available to third-party websites, apps, and services through our APIs and embeds. This allows them to access and utilize our content, such as displaying posts on a news website or analyzing user discussions. We provide this content in limited quantities for free and offer licensing fees for large-scale access.
We have established standard terms and a compliance program to ensure the appropriate use of this information. However, please note that these third-party entities are not affiliated with Addonface, and their content may not reflect updates made on our platform.
For more information on how we share public data on Addonface, please visit our developer portal at (link unavailable)
=> Addon 3.3 Disclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances
We may preserve, use, share, or disclose your information in the following exceptional circumstances:
1. Legal obligations: To comply with a law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
2. Safety and security: To protect the safety of individuals, our platform, or the public, including preventing spam, abuse, or malicious activities.
3. Content removal: To explain the removal of content or accounts from our services due to violations of our rules.
4. Fraud and security: To address fraud, security, or technical issues.
5. Protection of rights: To protect our rights or property, or those of our users.
We will only disclose your information in these circumstances when we believe it is reasonably necessary to do so.
=> Addon 3.4. Sharing with Affiliates
We may share information among our affiliate companies to provide our products and services, ensuring a seamless experience for our users.
=> Addon 3.5. Changes in Ownership
In the event of a change in ownership, such as a merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of assets, or bankruptcy, we may share, sell, or transfer your information to the new entity. This Privacy Policy will continue to apply to your personal information, both before and after the transaction is complete, ensuring your data is protected throughout the process.
In the event of a transfer, the new entity will be required to adhere to this Privacy Policy, ensuring your information remains secure and private.
=> Addon 3.4. Sharing with Affiliates
We may share information among our affiliate companies to provide our products and services, ensuring a seamless experience for our users.
=> Addon 3.5. Changes in Ownership
In the event of a change in ownership, such as a merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of assets, or bankruptcy, we may share, sell, or transfer your information to the new entity. This Privacy Policy will continue to apply to your personal information, both before and after the transaction is complete, ensuring your data is protected throughout the process.
In the event of a transfer, the new entity will be required to adhere to this Privacy Policy, ensuring your information remains secure and private.
=> Addon 3.6. Data Retention Policy
We retain different types of information for varying periods, as follows:
1. Profile information and content: We store this data for the duration of your account.
2. Personally identifiable data: We generally retain this data for a maximum of 18 months from the date of collection.
Please note that:
- Public content may persist elsewhere, even after deletion or expiration on Addonface, due to retention by search engines and other third parties according to their privacy policies.
- Suspended accounts: In cases of policy violations, we may indefinitely retain identifiers (email address or phone number) to prevent repeat offenders from creating new accounts.
- Extended retention: We may retain certain information beyond our specified policies for legal compliance, safety, and security reasons.
=> Addon 4. Exercising Control Over Your Information
=> Addon 4.1 Access, Correction, and Portability
You have the right to access, correct, or modify your information by:
- Editing your profile and adjusting account settings
- Requesting access to additional information through Your Addonface Data
- Downloading a copy of your information, such as posts, by following instructions
We verify identity before granting access or complying with requests. In certain situations, we may reject requests if identity cannot be verified.
=> Addon 4.2 Deleting Your Information
To deactivate your account and queue data for deletion, follow instructions. Deactivation removes your Addonface account, display name, username, and public profile from view. You can restore your account within 30 days if it was accidentally or wrongfully deactivated.
=> Addon 4.3. Managing Privacy Settings and Consent
Adjust privacy settings and account features. Changes may take time to reflect throughout our systems and may limit access to certain features. You can also manage settings for specific content and features, such as Space recording or video downloadability.
Addonface adheres to the Digital Advertising Alliance Self-Regulatory Principles and respects the DAA's consumer choice tool for opting out of interest-based advertising.
=> Addon 4.4. Authorized Agent Requests
To submit requests related to access, modification, or deletion of your information or someone else's information (as their authorized agent), contact us as specified in the How To Contact Us section. We may require additional information for verification.
=> Addon 5. Privacy Rights and Our Responsibilities
We provide our services to users worldwide, offering consistent privacy tools and controls regardless of location. However, we may adapt our services to accommodate local requirements, resulting in a slightly varied experience for users in different countries.
=> Addon 5.1 Legal Basis for Processing Information
We have carefully assessed the legal grounds for collecting, using, sharing, and processing your information. We rely on legitimate interests, contractual necessity, and compliance with legal obligations as the basis for our data processing activities. For more information on our data processing practices, please refer to our additional resources.
Additionally, we do not sell your personal information. We are committed to transparency and protecting your privacy.
=> Addon 5.2 Data Transfer and Global Operations
To provide a seamless and reliable experience, we transfer data across borders and to different countries worldwide. This enables global conversations and interactions, such as between Europe and the United States. We use international data centers, cloud providers, affiliates, and third-party partners to support our services.
Before transferring data, we assess potential risks and rely on standard contractual clauses (SCCs) to ensure your data rights are protected. You can request a copy of the SCCs by contacting us.
When sharing data with third parties, we require them to maintain the same level of protection as we do. This ensures your data is safeguarded throughout our global operations.
7. Addonface's Audience and Age Restrictions
Our services are not intended for children under the age of 13. You must be at least 13 years old to use our services. Additionally, you must meet the minimum age requirement to consent to the processing of your personal data in your country. In certain countries, we may permit your parent or guardian to provide consent on your behalf.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
The most current version of this Privacy Policy governs our processing of your personal data. We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time as necessary. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will provide you with notice and an opportunity to review the revised policy before you continue to use Addonface. We will ensure that any changes comply with applicable laws and regulations.
9. General Provisions
The Addonface Privacy Policy is written in English and translated into multiple languages. While we strive for accuracy, the English version shall prevail in case of any discrepancies or inconsistencies. By using Addonface, you acknowledge that the English language version of the Privacy Policy shall serve as the definitive reference point for interpreting and construing its terms."
Or, in an even more formal tone:
"9. General Provisions and Language
The Addonface Privacy Policy is drafted in the English language and subsequently translated into various languages to facilitate understanding. In the event of any discrepancies or inconsistencies between the translations and the original English version, the latter shall take precedence. By utilizing Addonface's services, you explicitly acknowledge and agree that the English language version of the Privacy Policy shall serve as the authoritative and binding reference point for all purposes of interpretation and construction.
10. Contacting Addonface
We value your feedback and questions regarding this Privacy Policy. Please feel free to reach out to us through our email
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.
