Privacy & Policy
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This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.
Table of Contents
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
- Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
- Application means the software program provided by the Company downloaded by You on any electronic device, named Sidekick.
- Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Privacy Policy) refers to Sidekick Enterprises, Inc.
- Country refers to: Oregon, United States
- Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
- Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
- Service refers to the Application or the Website or both.
- Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself.
- Website refers to Sidekick, accessible from sidekick.online
- You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Information We Collect
Personal Data
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- City and state
- Age
- Profile photo(s)
- Interests and activity preferences
- Usage Data
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Information Collected While Using the Application
While using Our Application, in order to provide features of Our Application, We may collect, with Your prior permission:
- Information regarding your location (for local activity and event matching)
- Pictures and other information from your Device’s camera and photo library (for profile photos)
We use this information to provide features of Our Service, to improve and customize Our Service. The information may be uploaded to the Company’s servers and/or a Service Provider’s server or it may be simply stored on Your device. You can enable or disable access to this information at any time, through Your Device settings.
How We Use Your Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
- To manage Your Account and Your registration as a user of the Service.
- To contact You by email or push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the Service.
- To match You with activities, events, and other users based on your interests, location, and personal filters.
- To manage Your requests and attend to requests You make to Us.
What We Don’t Do
Sidekick is built on a fundamentally different philosophy than traditional social media. We do not:
- Sell Your Personal Data to third parties
- Use Your data to serve targeted advertising
- Share Your data with data brokers
- Use algorithms designed to maximize screen time or engagement
- Allow AI-generated content or interactions on the platform
Sharing Your Information
We may share Your personal information in the following situations:
- With other users: When You share personal information or interact in public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
- With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, and to contact You.
- With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.
- For legal requirements: We may disclose Your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
Data Retention
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
If You wish to delete Your account, You may do so through the Application settings or by contacting us directly. Upon account deletion, we will remove Your Personal Data from our active databases, subject to any legal retention requirements.
Data Transfer
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.
Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us. We use commercially reasonable means to protect Your Personal Data, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us so that We can take necessary actions.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your Personal Data, including:
- The right to access the Personal Data we hold about you
- The right to request correction of inaccurate data
- The right to request deletion of your data
- The right to withdraw consent at any time
- The right to data portability
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the information provided below.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, You can contact us:
- By email: laura@sidekick.online
- By visiting our website: sidekick.online
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