This privacy notice for Approveage Inc. (doing business as Approveage) ("
we,"
"
us," or "
our"), describes how and why we might collect,
store, use, and/or share ("
process") your information when you use our services
("
Services"), such as when you:
- Visit our website at approveage.com, or any website
of ours that links to this privacy notice
- Download and use our mobile application (Approveage), or any other application of ours
that links to this privacy notice
- Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events
Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you
understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices,
please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us
at
[email protected].
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTSThis summary provides key points from
our privacy notice, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the
link following each key point or by using our table of contents below to find the section you
are looking for.
What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may
process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices
you make, and the products and features you use. Learn more about personal information you
disclose to us.
Do we process any sensitive personal information? We may process sensitive personal information,
when necessary, with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law. Learn more about
sensitive information we process.
Do we receive any information from third parties? We do not receive any information from third
parties.
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and
administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply
with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process
your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more about how we
process your information.
In what situations and with which types of parties do we share personal information? We may share
information in specific situations and with specific categories of third parties. Learn more
about when and with whom we share your personal information.
How do we keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical processes and
procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission
over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we
cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties
will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your
information. Learn more about how we keep your information safe.
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy
law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information.
How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by submitting a data
subject access request, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in
accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Want to learn more about what we do with any information we collect? At approveage.com/privacy
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- What information do we collect?
- How do we process your information?
- What legal bases do we rely on to process your personal information?
- When and with whom do we share your personal information?
- Do we use cookies and other tracking technologies?
- How do we handle your social logins?
- How long do we keep your information?
- How do we keep your information safe?
- Do we collect information from minors?
- What are your privacy rights?
- Controls for do-not-track features
- Do united states residents have specific privacy rights?
- Do we make updates to this notice?
- How can you contact us about this notice?
- How can you review, update, or delete the data we collect from you?
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the
Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services,
when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.
Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on the
context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products
and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:
- names
- phone numbers
- email addresses
- mailing addresses
- job titles
- usernames
- passwords
- contact preferences
- contact or authentication data
- billing addresses
Sensitive Information. When necessary, with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable
law, we process the following categories of sensitive information:
- financial data
- credit worthiness data
- social security numbers or other government identifiers
Social Media Login Data. We may provide you with the option to register with us using your
existing social media account details, like your Facebook, Twitter, or other social media
account. If you choose to register in this way, we will collect the information described in the
section called "HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?" below.
Application Data. If you use our application(s), we also may collect the following information if
you choose to provide us with access or permission:
- Geolocation Information. We may request access or permission to track location-based
information from your mobile device, either continuously or while you are using our mobile
application(s), to provide certain location-based services. If you wish to change our access
or permissions, you may do so in your device's settings.
- Mobile Device Access. We may request access or permission to certain features from your
mobile device, including your mobile device's camera, sms messages, social media accounts,
storage, and other features. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so
in your device's settings.
- Push Notifications. We may request to send you push notifications regarding your account or
certain features of the application(s). If you wish to opt out from receiving these types of
communications, you may turn them off in your device's settings.
This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our
application(s), for troubleshooting, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you
must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
Information automatically collected
In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and
device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This
information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but
may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device
characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country,
location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information.
This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and
for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.
The information we collect includes:
- Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and
performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our
Services and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log
data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and
information about your activity in the Services (such as the date/time stamps associated
with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which
features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports
(sometimes called "crash dumps"), and hardware settings).
- Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet,
or other device you use to access the Services. Depending on the device used, this device
data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and
application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service
provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.
- Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device's location,
which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the
type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS
and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location
(based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information
either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your
device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the
Services.
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services,
communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also
process your information for other purposes with your consent.
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with
our Services, including:
- To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts. We may
process your information so you can create and log in to your account, as well as keep your
account in working order.
- To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your information
to provide you with the requested service.
- To send administrative information to you. We may process your information to send you
details about our products and services, changes to our terms and policies, and other
similar information.
- To enable user-to-user communications. We may process your information if you choose to use
any of our offerings that allow for communication with another user.
- To deliver targeted advertising to you. We may process your information to develop and
display personalized content and advertising tailored to your interests, location, and more.
- To post testimonials. We post testimonials on our Services that may contain personal
information.
- To protect our Services. We may process your information as part of our efforts to keep our
Services safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.
- To evaluate and improve our Services, products, marketing, and your experience. We may
process your information when we believe it is necessary to identify usage trends, determine
the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve our Services,
products, marketing, and your experience.
- To identify usage trends. We may process information about how you use our Services to
better understand how they are being used so we can improve them.
- To determine the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns. We may process
your information to better understand how to provide marketing and promotional campaigns
that are most relevant to you.
- To comply with our legal obligations. We may process your information to comply with our
legal obligations, respond to legal requests, and exercise, establish, or defend our legal
rights.
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a
valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to
comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfill our contractual
obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.
If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.
We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (i.e., express consent)
to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission
can be inferred (i.e., implied consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time.
In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable law to process your
information without your consent, including, for example:
- If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in
a timely way
- For investigations and fraud detection and prevention
- For business transactions provided certain conditions are met
- If it is contained in a witness statement and the collection is necessary to assess,
process, or settle an insurance claim
- For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and communicating with next of kin
- If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or may be victim of
financial abuse
- If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with consent would compromise the
availability or the accuracy of the information and the collection is reasonable for
purposes related to investigating a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of
Canada or a province
- If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, warrant, court order, or rules of the
court relating to the production of records
- If it was produced by an individual in the course of their employment, business, or
profession and the collection is consistent with the purposes for which the information was
produced
- If the collection is solely for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes
- If the information is publicly available and is specified by the regulations
4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with
the following categories of third parties.
Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with
third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents ("third parties") who perform
services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. We have
contracts in place with our third parties, which are designed to help safeguard your personal
information. This means that they cannot do anything with your personal information unless we
have instructed them to do it. They will also not share your personal information with any
organization apart from us. They also commit to protect the data they hold on our behalf and to
retain it for the period we instruct. The categories of third parties we may share personal
information with are as follows:
- Ad Networks
- Affiliate Marketing Programs
- Data Analytics Services
- Data Storage Service Providers
- Finance & Accounting Tools
- Government Entities
- Social Networks
- Sales & Marketing Tools
- Performance Monitoring Tools
- Mortgage Brokers
- Real Estate Agencies
- Mortgage Agents
- Mortgage Agents
We also may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
- Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection
with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or
acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
- When we use Google Analytics. We may share your information with Google
Analytics to track and analyze the use of the Services. The Google Analytics Advertising
Features that we may use include: Remarketing with Google Analytics, Google Display Network
Impressions Reporting and Google Analytics Demographics and Interests Reporting. To opt out
of being tracked by Google Analytics across the Services, visit You can opt out of Google
Analytics Advertising Features through Ads Settings and Ad Settings for mobile apps. Other
opt out means include optout.networkadvertising.org and networkadvertising.org/mobile-choice. For more information on the
privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms page.
- When we use Google Maps Platform APIs. We may share your information with
certain Google Maps Platform APIs (e.g., Google Maps API, Places API). We obtain and store
on your device ("cache") your location. You may revoke your consent anytime by contacting us
at the contact details provided at the end of this document.
- Affiliates. We may share your information with our affiliates, in which
case we will require those affiliates to honor this privacy notice. Affiliates include our
parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we
control or that are under common control with us.
- Business Partners. We may share your information with our business partners
to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
- Other Users. When you share personal information (for example, by posting
comments, contributions, or other content to the Services) or otherwise interact with public
areas of the Services, such personal information may be viewed by all users and may be
publicly made available outside the Services in perpetuity. If you interact with other users
of our Services and register for our Services through a social network (such as Facebook),
your contacts on the social network will see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of
your activity. Similarly, other users will be able to view descriptions of your activity,
communicate with you within our Services, and view your profile.
5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your
information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or
store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can
refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice.
6. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media account, we
may have access to certain information about you.
Our Services offer you the ability to register and log in using your third-party social media
account details (like your Facebook or Twitter logins). Where you choose to do this, we will
receive certain profile information about you from your social media provider. The profile
information we receive may vary depending on the social media provider concerned, but will often
include your name, email address, friends list, and profile picture, as well as other
information you choose to make public on such a social media platform.
We will use the information we receive only for the purposes that are described in this privacy
notice or that are otherwise made clear to you on the relevant Services. Please note that we do
not control, and are not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by your
third-party social media provider. We recommend that you review their privacy notice to
understand how they collect, use, and share your personal information, and how you can set your
privacy preferences on their sites and apps.
7. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in
this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set
out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law
(such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will require
us keeping your personal information for longer than three (3) months past the termination of
the user's account.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will
either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because
your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your
personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
8. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and
technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures
designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our
safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet
or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or
guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to
defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although
we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information
to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a
secure environment.
9. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the
Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such
a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Services. If we learn that personal
information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the
account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you
become aware of any data, we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at
[email protected].
10. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: In some regions, such as Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access to and
control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any
time.
In some regions (like Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws.
These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal
information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your
personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be subject to
automated decision-making. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to
the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us by
using the contact details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?"
below.
We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information,
which may be express and/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right
to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us
by using the contact details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?"
below.
However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its
withdrawal nor, when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal
information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
Account Information
If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate
your account, you can:
- Log in to your account settings and update your user account.
- Contact us using the contact information provided.
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and
information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to
prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms
and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.
Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you
prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If
you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services
of our Services.
If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at
[email protected].
11. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a
Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not
to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no
uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As
such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that
automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online
tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in
a revised version of this privacy notice.
12. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: If you are a resident of, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your
personal information.
What categories of personal information do we collect?
We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12)
months:
Category
| Example
| Collected
|
A. Identifiers
| Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile
contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol
address, email address, and account name
| YES
|
B. Protected classification characteristics under state or federal law
| Gender and date of birth
| YES
|
C. Commercial information
| Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and payment
information
| YES
|
D. Biometric information
| Fingerprints and voiceprints
| NO
|
E. Internet or other similar network activity
| Browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data, and
interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems, and
advertisements
| NO
|
F. Geolocation data
| Device location
| YES
|
G. Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information
| Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our
business activities
| NO
|
H. Professional or employment-related information
| Business contact details in order to provide you our Services at a business
level or job title, work history, and professional qualifications if you apply
for a job with us
| YES
|
I. Education Information
| Student records and directory information
| NO
|
J. Inferences drawn from collected personal information
| Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal information listed above to
create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and
characteristics
| YES
|
K. Sensitive personal Information
| Drivers' licenses, passport numbers and precise geolocation
| YES
|
We will use and retain the collected personal information as needed to provide the Services or
for:
- Category A - As long as the user has an account with us
- Category B - As long as the user has an account with us
- Category C - As long as the user has an account with us
- Category F - As long as the user has an account with us
- Category H - As long as the user has an account with us
- Category J - As long as the user has an account with us
- Category K - As long as the user has an account with us
Category K information may be used, or disclosed to a service provider or contractor, for
additional, specified purposes. You have the right to limit the use or disclosure of your
sensitive personal information.
We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances
where you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:
- Receiving help through our customer support channels;
- Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
- Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries.
How do we use and share your personal information?
Learn about how we use your personal information in the section, "HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR
INFORMATION?"
Will your information be shared with anyone else?
We may disclose your personal information with our service providers pursuant to a written
contract between us and each service provider. Learn more about how we disclose personal
information to in the section, "WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?"
We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as for undertaking
internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to
be "selling" of your personal information.
We have disclosed the following categories of personal information to third parties for a
business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months:
- Category A. Identifiers
- Category B. Characteristics of protected classifications under state or federal law
- Category C. Commercial information
- Category F. Geolocation data
- Category H. Professional or employment-related information
- Category J. Inferences drawn from collected personal information
- Category J. Sensitive personal information
The categories of third parties to whom we disclosed personal information for a business or
commercial purpose can be found under "WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION?"
We have sold or shared the following categories of personal information to third parties in the
preceding twelve (12) months:
- Category A. Identifiers
- Category B. Characteristics of protected classifications under state or federal law
- Category C. Commercial information
- Category F. Geolocation data
- Category H. Professional or employment-related information
- Category J. Inferences drawn from collected personal information
The categories of third parties to whom we sold personal information are:
- Data Analytics Services
- Affiliate Marketing Programs
- Mortgage Brokerages
- Mortgage Agents
- Real Estate Brokerages
- Real Estate Agencies
The categories of third parties to whom we shared personal information with are:
- Ad Networks
- Affiliate Marketing Programs
- Data Analytics Services
- Social Networks
13. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with
relevant laws.
We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an
updated "Revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If
we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting
a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review
this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
14. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at [email protected].
15. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the
personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it. To request to
review, update, or delete your personal information, please email us at [email protected].