Introduction
Community Pinger ("Community Pinger," "we," "our," or "us") values your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit our website, submit an advertisement, purchase advertising services, contact us, or otherwise use our platform (collectively, the "Service").
By using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
Information we collect
Depending on how you use our Service, we may collect the following categories of information.
Information you provide
This includes information you voluntarily submit, such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Business name
- Billing information
- Advertisements and campaign content
- Images and files you upload
- Contact lists you voluntarily upload for use with our messaging services
- Communications with our support team
Information we collect automatically
When you use our website, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device information
- Operating system
- Website usage activity
- Referring website
- Date and time of access
This information helps us improve the performance, security, and reliability of our Service.
Customer contact lists
If you choose to upload your own contact list for use with Community Pinger's services, we use that information solely for the purpose of delivering the messaging services you request.
We do not sell, rent, share, or use your uploaded contact lists for our own marketing purposes or to benefit other customers.
How we use your information
We use your information for legitimate business purposes, including to:
- Provide and maintain our Services
- Process transactions and payments
- Review and approve advertising campaigns
- Communicate with you regarding our Services, your submissions, purchases, or customer support requests
- Respond to customer support inquiries
- Improve our website and user experience
- Detect fraud, abuse, or unauthorized activity
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
- Enforce our Terms of Service
Payments
Payments are processed through trusted third-party payment processors.
Community Pinger does not store complete credit card or debit card information on its own servers.
Cookies and analytics
We may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to:
- Remember your preferences
- Analyze website traffic
- Improve platform functionality
- Enhance security
You may disable cookies through your browser settings; however, certain portions of the Service may not function properly.
Sharing of information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information only when necessary to:
- Process payments
- Operate our platform through service providers
- Comply with legal obligations
- Protect our legal rights
- Prevent fraud or abuse
- Complete a merger, acquisition, or sale of business assets
All third-party providers are expected to handle information appropriately and only for the services they provide.
Data security
We implement commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information over the Internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Provide our Services
- Maintain business records
- Comply with legal obligations
- Resolve disputes
- Enforce our agreements
When information is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it where reasonably practicable.
Your rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Access your personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of certain information
- Receive a copy of your personal information
- Object to or restrict certain processing activities
Requests may be subject to legal exceptions and verification of identity.
Children's privacy
The Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
Third-party websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites, and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
When changes are made, we will update the "Last Updated" date above. Your continued use of the Service after changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
Contact
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us through our Contact page.
See also our Terms of Service.
