Welcome to Tapsystems.NET Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 05-11-2020
Thanks for entrusting Tapsystems.net. (“Software”, “we”, “us”, “our”) with your data and your personal information. Our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand how we collect, use, and share your personal information and to assist you in exercising the privacy rights available to you.
We are a data, software development and hosting company. Since data is one of our core services that we offer, we aim to be as transparent as possible about how and why we store your data.
All capitalized terms have their definition in Tapsystems.net Terms of Service, unless otherwise noted here.
Table of contents
- Scope
- What information we collect
- What information we do not collect
- How we use your information
- How we share the information we collect
- How we secure your information
- How you can access and control the information we collect
- How we communicate with you
Scope
This Privacy Policy covers the personal information we collect about you when you use our products or services, or otherwise interact with us, including on our website at www.tapsystems.net (“Website”), web applications at our subdomains app.tapsystems.net and our related online and offline offerings (collectively, the “Services”). This policy also explains your choices surrounding how we use your personal information, which include how you can object to certain uses of the information and how you can access and update certain information.
What information we collect
We collect data to enable us to operate our Services and provide you with the best experiences on our website and using our Services. You provide some of this data to us directly, such as when you register to use our Services, subscribe to a newsletter, or contact us for support. We also receive some of your data by means of how you interact with our Services.
We classify personal information as any information about one of our Users which could, alone or together with other information, personally identify them or otherwise be reasonably linked or connected with them. Information such as a username, password, email address, name, Internet protocol (IP) address, and profile picture are examples of personal information.
Personal information does not include aggregated, non-personally identifying information that does not identify an individual or cannot otherwise be reasonably linked or connected with them. We may use such aggregated, non-personally identifying information for research purposes and to operate, analyze, improve, and optimize our Website and Services.
Information you provide to us
Account and profile creation
We require basic information when you create your account, such as your username, email, name and password. You may choose to give us more information for your profile, such as your avatar, occupation, company, and location. Additionally, we collect more detailed information about you such as your office type and work hours to help us improve our Services that we provide to you.
Payment information
At the moment we only accept electronic transfer payments which is supplied by you to our account on the presentation of our invoices. Please note that this might change in the future should we move to an third party card payments provider like PayPal or Google pay, in such an event we will contact you to explain the additional payment options available.
Surveys
We may contact you to participate in surveys. If you decide to participate, you may be asked to provide certain information which may include personal information.
Information collected automatically
Device information
When you visit our website and interact with any of our Services, we collect data through Google Analytics about your device, such as your operating system, hostname, browser type, and referring URLs.
Usage data
We collect data about how you interact with Software and our Services. For example, we may collect data about the features you use, the web pages you visit, and the plugins you install. This includes your interactions on our website and your interactions with us via email. It also includes interactions you may experience with our Services in your code editor.
Cookies and similar technologies information
We do not use cookies or access third party cookies.
How we use your information
We may use your personal information for the following purposes.
Provide the services or requested information
Examples of how we may use your personal information to provide our Services include:
- Creating your account and providing you with our Services;
- Providing you with a paid Subscription or any other paid service you request;
- Identifying you on our Website;
- Communicating with you via email;
- Responding to support requests;
- Inviting you to take part in surveys, beta programs, or other research projects, subject, where necessary, to your consent.
Serve administrative purposes
Examples of how we may use your personal information to serve administrative purposes include:
- Better understanding how our Users use Software and to improve our Website and Services;
- Developing new products and services;
- Authenticating and verifying individual identities;
- Investigating possible fraud or attempts to harm Software or our Users;
- Communicating with you about your account, activities on our Services and Privacy Policy changes; and
- Complying with our legal obligations, protecting our intellectual property, and enforcing our Terms of Service.
Marketing our products and services
We may use personal information to tailor and provide you with content. If you have any questions about our marketing practices or if you would like to opt out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes, you may update your subscription preferences at any time.
De-identified and aggregated information use
We may use personal information and other data about you to create de-identified and/or aggregated information. De-identified and/or aggregated information is not personal information, and we may use and disclose such information in a number of ways, including research, internal analysis, analytics, and any other legally permissible purposes. For example, we may compile anonymized averages on the activity across our Software users to show global reference classes in our Services.
How we share the information we collect
We may share your personal information with third parties under one of the following circumstances:
With your consent
We share your personal information, if you consent, after letting you know what information will be shared, with whom, and why.
With service providers
We share personal information with a limited number of service providers who process it on our behalf to provide or improve our Service, and who have agreed to privacy restrictions similar to the ones in our Privacy Statement by signing data protection agreements or making similar commitments. Our service providers perform analytics, payment processing, customer support ticketing, network data transmission, and other similar services. While Software processes all personal information in the United States, our service providers may process data outside of the United States or the European Union.
Sharing content with others
Tapsystems.net may offer social sharing features and other integrated tools, which let you share actions you take on Tapsystems.net with other media, such as Twitter, and vice versa. Your use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending on the settings you establish with the entity that provides the social sharing feature.
Advertising partners
We do not use or share your information, including personal information, to advertise any third party’s products or services via the Services. We may use and share your personal information with third-party advertising partners to market our own Services and grow our Services’ user base, such as to provide targeted marketing about our own Services via third-party services.
For legal disclosure
Tapsystems.net strives for transparency in complying with legal process and legal obligations. Unless prevented from doing so by law or court order, or in rare, exigent circumstances, we make a reasonable effort to notify users of any legally compelled or required disclosure of their information. Tapsystems.net may disclose information we collect about you to law enforcement if required in response to a valid subpoena, court order, search warrant, a similar government order, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to comply with our legal obligations, to protect our property or rights, or those of third parties or the public at large.
Disclosures to protect us or others
We may access, preserve, and disclose any information we store in association with you to external parties if we, in good faith, believe doing so is required or appropriate to: (i) comply with law enforcement or national security requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; (ii) protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety; (iii) enforce our policies or contracts; (iv) collect amounts owed to us; or (v) assist with an investigation and prosecution of suspected or actual illegal activity.
Disclosure in the event of merger, sale, or other asset transfer:
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, or transition of service to another provider, then your information may be sold or transferred as part of such a transaction, as permitted by law and/or contract.
How we secure your information
Tapsystems.net takes commercially reasonable steps designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction; maintain data accuracy; and help ensure the appropriate use of personal information.
We hash sensitive information. We use the Blake2b hashing algorithm to ensure the security of your data. Transmission of data on Software is encrypted using SSH and HTTPS (TLS). Our data remains hashed when it is stored.
No method of transmission, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any personal information to us over the Internet. In addition, we are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Services, or third party websites.
How you can access and control the information we collect
If you're already a Tapsystems.net user, you may access, update, alter, or delete your basic user profile information by editing your user profile. You can control the information we collect about you by limiting what information you provide in your profile.
Data retention
We store the personal information we receive as described in this Privacy Policy for as long as you use our Services or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our Services, resolve disputes, establish legal defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with applicable laws.
Deletion of data
If you would like to cancel your account or delete your personal information, you may do so in your account settings. Barring legal requirements, we will delete your full profile (within reason). You may contact us to request the erasure of the data we process on the basis of consent within 30 days. After an account has been deleted, certain non-identifiable data may remain. However, we will delete or de-identify your personal information, including your username and email address.
Anonymized data
Your data is anonymized before it is aggregated as part of a reference class, such as a team or global reference class. This information is not personally identifiable. We also do not consider this data personal information.
Our use of tracking
Web tracking and analytics
We use a number of third-party analytics and service providers to help us evaluate our Users' use of Software, compile statistical reports on activity, and make smarter product decisions. In addition, we use our own internal analytics software, such as in our plugins, to provide features, monitor for bugs, and improve the overall quality of our Services.
Pixel tags
Our emails may contain a pixel tag, which is a small, clear image that can tell us whether or not you have opened an email and what your IP address is. We use this pixel tag to make our email more effective for you and to make sure we’re not sending you unwanted email.
How we communicate with you
We use your email address to communicate with you, with your permission. For example, if you contact our Support team with a request, we respond to you via email. You may manage your communication preferences in your user Account settings.
Depending on your email settings, we may occasionally send notification emails about product launches, new features, requests for feedback, important policy changes, or to offer customer support. We also send marketing emails based on your choices and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. There is an “unsubscribe” link located at the bottom of each of the marketing emails we send you.
Please note that you cannot opt out of receiving important communications from us, such as emails from our support team or system emails, but you can configure your notifications settings in your profile to opt out of other communications. You can also delete your account permanently, which will remove you from all future communications with us.
Contact Us
If you have concerns about the way we are handling your personal information, please let us know immediately. We are here to listen. You may email us directly at hello[at]tapsystems.net with the subject line "Privacy Concerns." We will respond as promptly as possible.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
Tapsystems.net may change our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will provide notification to Users of material changes to this Privacy Policy through our Website prior to the change taking effect by posting a notice on our home page or, if additional notice is required by law, sending email to the primary email address specified in your Tapssytems.net account.