Privacy & Cookie Collection Policy
Introduction
The TuneMoji service is owned and operated
by Emoticast Limited (“Emoticast”) which complies with the Data Protection Act
1998 (“the Act”). Within the terms of the Act, Emoticast is a Data Controller
and is obliged to manage your personal data and information in accordance with
the requirements of the Act. Under the Act you have certain rights as a ‘Data
Subject’. You may make a request from us of a copy of your personal data that
we retain. Under the terms of the Act we are able to levy a small fee for the
administration of these requests. This fee is currently £10 and should be sent
with your request for a copy of your personal information to Emoticast Data
Request, 28 Ives Street, London, SW3 2ND United Kingdom. In the event that we
are retaining information that is incorrect, inaccurate or otherwise requires
modification or amendment, please let us know as quickly as possible and we
shall amend our records accordingly and notify any relevant third parties of
such amendment.
This document, the "Privacy
Policy", explains how we collect, process and store any personal data
belonging to you, meaning information about you which is personally
identifiable such as your name, address, telephone number or email address.
Such information is referred to throughout this policy as "Personal
Information" or "data". By accessing and/or using our Services
you consent to us collecting, processing, storing and sharing your Personal
Information in the ways set out in this Privacy Policy. If you have any
concerns about providing data to us or having it used in any manner permitted
in this Privacy Policy you should not use our Services. As set out in the terms
and conditions relating to our Services, you must be at least 13 years old to
access and/or use our Services.
What
information might be collected on our service?
If you choose to participate in the TuneMoji
service, you may be asked to provide personal information as part of the
registration process. This information may include your name, email address,
telephone number, your contacts and other information necessary to the
registration process and to provide users with the TuneMoji service. We will
collect information to allow our Services to interact with a third party social
network or platform (where you have chosen to allow such interaction) and also
to allow our payment processors to process your payment instructions.
How do we
use your information?
We may use some or all of this information
to build user profiles that are required in order to use and access the TuneMoji
service. We may use the information that you provide us to profile our users
and to make service enhancements according to that data. We may also aggregate
certain demographic data which we may use to in order to make changes to the
user experience on the TuneMoji service, to market or promote Services of
specific interest, for reporting purposes or to include in anonymised reporting
to industry partners. You may receive communications from us in relation to the
TuneMoji service or other Services that we think may be of interest to you.
Cookies and
automated data collection
When you visit the TuneMoji service we may
utilise ‘cookies’. Cookies are small packets of data that contain information
specific to you and your visit to the service. These cookies may be used to;
provide automated access to certain parts of the TuneMoji service, to make it
easier to use the TuneMoji service; to ensure messages are sent to the correct
recipient, to optimise the service according to your choice of browser, your
location or other such factor. Cookies are stored within your device’s memory
and may be deleted or managed by you at anytime. You may manage your cookies to
adjust or restrict the amount and type of information that is retained. By
restricting or deleting cookies you might impede the ability of TuneMoji to
offer the service and may not be able to access all of the service
functionality. By using he TuneMoji service you are consenting to the use,
collection and distribution of your data in the form of ‘cookies’.
Who will see
my personal data?
We will only share your personal
information with our industry partners and other third parties necessary to the
provision of the TuneMoji service. Information is only shared on the understanding
that it remains confidential and will not be further distributed or disclosed.
Under exceptional circumstance we may be required to disclose personal information
where there is a legal obligation to do so. Such obligation shall be only
created by the due process of law, for example upon receipt of an appropriate
court order. Your personal information may be aggregated with personal
information from other users and this may be supplied to other users, or third
parties, on an anonymised basis to provide insights into the TuneMoji service,
its user base and its composition.
Interaction
with social networks or platforms
You may allow the Services to interact with
third party social networks or messaging platforms (such as Facebook messenger
or WhatsApp), which will provide data about you to us. These applications or
websites are created and maintained by a third party which is not a part of, or
controlled by Emoticast. You should ensure that you read their terms of service
and privacy policies to understand how they treat your data and what data they
might share with us. You understand that where you allow the Services to
interact with any third party social network or platform, we may share data
about you with your contacts and other users of our Services (and vice versa)
in order that you may enjoy the Services socially (the “Social Data”). This
Social Data may include your name, your social media profile picture, your
activity status (including the time and date you last used our Services) and
the amount of credit on your account. You can make changes to what data a third
party social network or platform shares with us, or stop our Services
interacting with that social network or platform by adjusting your settings
with that third party provider, however you may find you are not able to enjoy
all of the same features of our Services.
Security
Your personal information will be stored by
us on secure servers and we will use industry accepted procedures deemed secure
that might involve multiple levels of authentication in order to access the
information. Despite these measures, you must acknowledge that any information
conveyed over the Internet may be subject to interception by unauthorised third
parties. Whilst we strive to maintain secure storage of your personal
information you confirm that all information supplied to us is done so at your
own risk and that we cannot be held responsible for any unauthorised access to
your personal information by so called ‘hacking attempts’ or other such means.
For
how long will we retain your information?
We will retain your Personal Information
for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected or
as needed to provide you with our Services. We may retain your Personal
Information after you have closed any account you have with us or after we have
stopped providing Services to you if retention of your Personal Information is
reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations, meet regulatory
requirements, resolve disputes between members, prevent fraud, cheating or
abuse, or enforce this Privacy Policy or any other agreement we may have with a
user.
Will
we transfer your Personal Information overseas?
Your Personal Information may be
transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area
(" EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA
who work for us or for one of our suppliers. We will take all steps reasonably
necessary to ensure that your Personal Information is treated securely and in
accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Links
from our Services
We may provide links to third party
websites from our Services. You understand that when you click on these links
any data which you provide afterwards is subject to that third party's privacy
policy and not to ours. Although we will try only to link to reputable
websites, Emoticast takes no responsibility for the content, safety or security
of any third party website.
Changes to
this Policy and Enquiries
We strive to keep this document up to date
and would advise you review the document from time to time to ensure you are
aware of any changes. Accordingly, we reserve our right to make any changes to
this document as we deem necessary without notice to you. We are happy to
answer any questions that you might have in relation to the TuneMoji service,
the application or this privacy policy. You may contact use by email at info@Emoticast.com
or in writing to Emoticast Limited, 28 Ives Street, London, SW3 2ND, United
Kingdom. This Privacy Policy is governed by and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of England. Any dispute arising in connection with this Privacy Policy
will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England unless
you choose the courts of your home country.