Last Updated Mar 18, 2021
Ringle Inc., including our Ringle affiliate companies (“we”, “us”, “our”, or “RINGLE”) provides this Privacy Policy to inform you of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information we receive from users of our services. This Privacy Policy applies to all information that has been provided to us through our websites (collectively, our “Sites”) or in the process of providing services (our “Services”) to our customers and visitors.
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The most updated version of the Privacy Policy is available HERE.
We will notify you of any material changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy wherever it may appear on our Sites, and give you notice that the Privacy Policy has been updated.
You should consult this policy regularly for any changes, and it is your responsibility to become aware of and understand them.
For the purposes of this policy, the terms "using" and "processing" information include using cookies on a computer, subjecting the information to statistical or other analysis and using or handling information in any way, including, but not limited to collecting, storing, evaluating, modifying, deleting, using, combining, disclosing and transferring information within our organization or among our affiliates within the United States or internationally.
NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
Our use of your information is subject to our “Privacy Notice for California Residents”, which is available HERE. If you are a California resident, please refer to that document for information on how we collect and use your personal information, and your rights under California law.
INFORMATION, COLLECTION, AND ITS USE
We collect information to provide and improve our Sites, our features, to administer accounts, and to provide our Services. This information can be personally identifiable, non-identifying, and include information relating to your device and activity, or of your own customers and their respective personal information. Please see the “What Kinds of Information We Collect” for more details on what we collect.
We collect this information when you use the Services. For example, we collect information before you start using our Services, including for account registration, to create, share, or request feedback, or message and communicate with us.
Depending on your privacy settings, we collect information about your computer and other devices you use to take part in the Services. We may associate device data to provide consistent o0Services, and to provide a secure environment for users. This can include collecting your device identifiers, location data, and IP address to verify registered users.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to collection or practices of third-parties that we do not own or control, including third-party providers used in connection with the Services. While we attempt to only work with third-parties that share our policies, we cannot take responsibility for the policies or practices of third-parties. If we work with any third-parties with data and information policies that are different than our own, we will notify you before those policies affect you. Regardless, we strongly encourage you to review third-party privacy policies before using their services or sharing your personal information.
WHAT KINDS OF INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
In the course of using the Services, we may ask you to provide us with, or grant us access to, or permission to obtain, certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information includes, but is not limited to, legal names, email addresses, mobile phone numbers, sex/gender, dates of birth, and billing address information (your "Personal Information").
We collect Personal Information in connection with your registration to form an account, and to participate in certain Services.
We may also use your Personal Information to contact you with newsletters, updates, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. If at any time you decide you no longer wish to receive such communications from us, please unsubscribe from further messages from any “Unsubscribe” function we provide, update your Account's "Notifications" settings, or write to us at RINGLE customer service via email at [email protected].
We may also collect Personal Information about you, such as your name, email address and mobile number when you provide feedback on the Services.
If we collect Personal Information to provide a specific Service, we will only use that information to provide the Service, and will not share that information with any third-party, including our third-party providers, except as necessary to provide the Service or as you have agreed to in writing with us.
We use Personal Information (in some cases, in conjunction with Non-Identifying Information defined below) to provide the Services, send information about the Sites or Services, and to respond to and administer inquiries and requests.
NON-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
We may also collect other information as part of registration for, and use of, certain Services, such as your ZIP or postal code, geographical data, birth month or day (but not both), and individual preferences ("Non-Identifying Information").
Certain Non-Identifying Information would be considered a part of Personal Information if it were combined with other identifiers (for example, by combining a ZIP or postal code with a street address) in a way that enables a person to be identified. Those same pieces of information are considered Non-Identifying Information when they are taken alone or combined only with other non-identifying information, such as your viewing preferences.
We may use Non-Identifying Information for any lawful purpose, including by aggregating Non- Identifying Information from multiple users to provide better or more personalized user experiences, to improve the quality and value of the Services, and to analyze and understand how and where our Services are used.
CALENDAR INFORMATION
You may connect your Google calendar with RINGLE. Our calendar integration only checks the duration and free/busy status of the events in your calendar so that the scheduling process can be even easier and more efficient. We never store who you are meeting with, their email address, the meeting title, or any other details about the appointments in your connected calendar.
LOG DATA
When you visit the Site, regardless of whether you are a registered user or a non-registered visitor, our servers may automatically record information that your browser sends about your visit ("Log Data"). Log Data may include information such as your computer's or device’s Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, or the webpage you were visiting before you came to a Site, pages of our Sites that you visit, the time spent on those pages, information you search for on our Sites, access times and dates, and other statistics. We use this information to improve our Site and Services and to deliver a better and more personalized service. For example, some of this information is collected so that when you visit our Sites, we will recognize you and serve information appropriate to your interests. We also use this information to verify that visitors meet the criteria required to process their requests. Log Data may be treated as Personal Information, but we may aggregate, analyze and evaluate such information for the same purposes as for Non-Identifying Information.
COOKIES
Like many website operators, we may use "cookies" to collect information. A cookie is a small data file that we transfer to your device's hard disk for record-keeping purposes. We will use cookies for two purposes. First, we may utilize persistent cookies to save your registration ID and login password for future logins to the Sites. Second, we may utilize session ID cookies to enable certain features of the Services, to better understand how you interact with our Sites, or Services and to monitor aggregate usage by users and web traffic routing. Unlike persistent cookies, session cookies are deleted from your computer or device when you log off from your Account and then close your browser. You can instruct your browser, by changing its options, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from the websites you visit. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may not be able to use all portions of the Site or certain functionalities of our Services.
NOTICE ABOUT IDENTITY THEFT & PHISHING
Identity theft and the practice known as "phishing" are of great concern to us. Safeguarding information to help protect you from identity theft is a top priority. We do not and will not, at any time, request or provide your Personal Information, including credit card information, login passwords, or identification numbers, such as your driver’s license number or Social Security number, in any email or other communication unless your Personal Information is needed to confirm your identity and respond to request you have made.
For more information about phishing, visit the Federal Trade Commission's website here: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0003-phishing.
CalOPPA DISCLOSURE & TRACKING
We do not currently respond to web browser “Do Not Track” settings that allow you to opt-out of information collection.
OTHER WEB SITE ANALYTICS SERVICES
We use third-party Service Providers such as Google Analytics to provide certain analytics and Viewer interactions services to RINGLE in connection with our operation of our Website, including the collection and tracking of certain data and information regarding the characteristics and activities of visitors to RINGLE. You may opt-out of relevant cookies using opt-out features on their respective websites.
WHO DO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH?
The following list describes with whom we may share your information, including your Personal Information, and for what purposes. You may opt-out of any information disclosure by contacting us at RINGLE customer service via email at [email protected]. If you choose to opt-out of any disclosure of your information, however, you may not be able to use all portions of the Site or certain functionalities of our Services.
REGISTERED USERS
When you register to join our Services, you must submit Personal Information to create an account. You can choose what other Personal Information you provide in connection with our Services that may be shared with other users. Providing this information is voluntary and you should only share as much as you would like to share with others.
TRUSTED PARTNERS
We may share generic, aggregated information that does not include Personal Information and we may otherwise disclose Non-Identifying Information and Log Data with our trusted business partners, affiliates, or advertisers for industry analysis, demographic profiling and other similar commercial purposes. Any aggregated information shared in these contexts will not contain your Personal Information. We will only share your Personal Information with our business partners for specific purposes, and only after receiving your prior consent to whom and for what purposes the information is shared.
THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS & SUBCONTRACTORS
We engage and utilize third-party service providers, and other third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Services, to provide certain Services on our behalf, such as payment processing services, maintenance services, and to assist us in analyzing how our Services are being used. These third-parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
We cooperate with government and law enforcement officials and private parties to enforce and comply with the law. We may access, read, preserve, or disclose any information about you to government or law enforcement officials or private third-parties as we, in our sole reasonable discretion, believe is necessary or appropriate to (a) respond to, or satisfy, applicable law, regulations, claims, court orders, and legal process (including but not limited to subpoenas); (b) follow and enforce our terms of Service, including this Privacy Policy, or to investigate any suspected violations; (c) detect, prevent, or address fraud, security, or technical issues; (d) to protect the property, rights, or safety of the public, us, our users, or any third- party; or (e) to prevent or stop activity we may consider to be, or to pose a risk of being, any illegal, unethical or legally actionable activity.
PARTIES TO BUSINESS TRANSFERS
We may sell, transfer or otherwise share some or all of its assets, including your Personal Information, in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, or in the event of bankruptcy, to third-parties.
NO OTHER USES
Except as expressly set out in this Privacy Policy, we will not share, sell, trade, or rent any of your Personal Information to any third-party for any purpose.
HOW TO CHANGE OR DELETE YOUR INFORMATION
We will retain your information for as long as you have an account, or as needed to provide a Service. All users may review, update, correct or delete their Personal Information.
If you would like us to terminate your account, to stop using your information, or otherwise makes changes to, or delete your information in our systems, please contact us at RINGLE customer service via email at [email protected], or use the functionalities we provide through our Sites to do so. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to honor your request as soon as possible.
However, we reserve the right to retain an archived copy, which is not accessible to third-parties, of your records and information as required by law, to maintain accurate business records, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreement with you.
THIRD-PARTY ANALYTICS SERVICES
You may opt out of Google Analytics’ services using the Opt-Out feature on their website. The Google Analytics service is provided by Google Inc. You can opt-out from Google Analytics service from using your information by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser tool: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy.
HOW WE SECURE YOUR INFORMATION
We are very concerned with safeguarding your information. However, we are not in the business of providing information security, and cannot guarantee perfect security over your information. We do however employ commercially reasonable data collection, storage, processing practices, and security measures, such as using SSL encryption on some but not all systems to protect against unauthorized access, use, loss, alteration or destruction of your Personal Information.
We will make any legally required disclosures of any breach of the security, confidentiality, or integrity of your unencrypted electronically stored "personal data" (as defined in applicable state statutes on security breach notification) to you via email or conspicuous posting on our Sites as soon as commercially practicable, and without unreasonable delay, so long as those disclosures are consistent with (a) the legitimate needs of law enforcement; or (b) any measures necessary to determine the scope of the breach and restore the reasonable integrity of the data system.
Do not provide us with your information if you are concerned with its disclosure or its security, or any of our policies described in this Privacy Policy.
Google API SERVICES USAGE DISCLOSURE
Ringle's use of information received from Google APIs will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
If you are a resident of the State of California, U.S.A., your Personal Information is subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”).
Our use of your information is fully intended to fully comply with the CCPA. Please consult our RINGLE “Privacy Notice for California Residents” (the “CCPA Notice”) for more information on additional rights and protections you have under the CCPA regarding your Personal Information.
If you are a resident of California, and there is any conflict between the terms of this Privacy Policy and the CCPA Notice, the terms of the CCPA Notice will take precedence at all times.
NOTICE REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF INFORMATION
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers and systems located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, you agree that your Personal Information will be transferred to the United States and processed there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
Our Services may provide links to other websites. If you click on another third-party link, you will be directed to that third-party's website. The fact that we link to a third-party website is not an endorsement, authorization or representation of our affiliation with that third-party, nor is it an endorsement of their privacy or information security policies or practices. We do not exercise control over third-party websites. These other websites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data, or solicit personal information from you. Other sites follow different rules regarding the use or disclosure of the personal information you submit to them. We encourage you to read the privacy policies or statements of the other websites you visit.
OUR POLICY TOWARDS CHILDREN
Protecting the privacy of children is especially important to us, and we strictly comply with the FTC’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA”). Our Services are not directed to, or meant for persons under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from children under 13, or allow them register accounts. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with Personal Information, or any user has provided information of or about any person under the age of 13, we will delete such information from our systems. Do not submit any Personal Information to us if you are under the age of 13, or any information of, or about, persons under the age of 13.
If you are a parent or guardian and you become aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information without your consent, you should contact us immediately at RINGLE customer service via email at [email protected], or use the contact functionality we provide through your account or on the Site to request we delete your child’s information.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, or our practice and procedures about your information, please contact us anytime via email at [email protected], or use the contact links and functionalities we provide through your account or on our Sites.