This policy details how data about you is used when you access our websites and services, including via our mobile applications (together, “WT”) or interact with us. If we update it, we will revise the date, place notices on WT if changes are material, and/or obtain your consent as required by law.
1. Protecting your privacy
- We take precautions to prevent unauthorized access to or misuse of data about you.
- We do not share your data with third parties for marketing purposes.
- We do not engage in cross-marketing or link-referral programs.
- We do not employ tracking devices for marketing purposes.
- We do not send you unsolicited communications for marketing purposes.
- We do not engage in affiliate marketing (and prohibit it on WT).
- Please review privacy policies of any third party sites linked to from WT.
- We do not respond to “Do Not Track” signals (see allaboutdnt.com).
2. Data we collect, use and disclose:
Below is a list of all the types of data we collect, where we get it, why we collect it and the categories of third parties to whom we disclose it. We do not sell your data to third parties. Please note that disclosure to “Payment processors” applies when you pay for a WT post using a credit card.
Data type | Where we got it | Why collected | Disclosed to |
First and last name | User entry | Facilitating transactions and personalizing your use of WT | Payment processors |
User entry | Account creation, user-to-user and WT-to-user communications and combatting fraud/abuse | No one | |
Phone number | User entry | User-to-user communications, combatting fraud/abuse, personalizing your use of WT | Payment processors and phone verification service providers |
Mailing or street address | User entry | Account and post creation, WT communicating with corporate users, facilitating transactions and personalizing your use of WT | Payment processors |
Credit card data | User entry | Facilitating your transactions | Payment processors |
Geographic location (latitude and longitude) | User entry, IP/geolocation providers | Personalizing your use of WT and combatting fraud/abuse | No one |
Photos and other data you voluntarily provide, post on or send via WT | User entry | Facilitating and personalizing your use of WT | No one |
Saved searches, account preferences, favourite/hidden postings | User entry | Facilitating and personalizing your use of WT | No one |
HTTP browser cookie | User’s browser, WT web server | Facilitating and personalizing your use of WT and combatting fraud/abuse | No one |
Information about your device and browser such as device ID, browser version, operating system, plugins | User’s browser, mobile app | Facilitating and personalizing your use of WT and combatting fraud/abuse | No one |
IP address | User’s browser, mobile app, IP/geolocation providers | Combatting fraud/abuse | Service providers that help us combat fraud/abuse |
Web page views, access times, HTTP headers | User’s browser, mobile app | Combatting fraud/abuse | No one |
We may share some or all of the above listed data in the following circumstances:
- to respond to subpoenas, search warrants, court orders, or other legal process.
- to protect the rights, property, or safety of WT users, WT, or the general public.
- at your direction (e.g. if you authorize us to share data with other users).
- in connection with a merger, bankruptcy, or sale/transfer of assets.
3. Data we store
- We retain data as needed to facilitate and personalize your use of WT, combat fraud/abuse and/or as required by law.
- We make good faith efforts to store data securely, but can make no guarantees.
- You may access and update certain data about you via your account login.
4. International Users
By accessing WT or providing us data, you agree we may use and disclose data we collect as described here or as communicated to you, transmit it outside your resident jurisdiction, and store it on servers in Europe or the United States. For more information please contact our privacy officer at privacy@windies.today.
5. Contact
If you have any questions or concerns about WT’s privacy policy and practices please email privacy@windies.today.