Last Updated and Effective as of: August 21, 2022
Your privacy matters to Zencastr, Inc. (“Zencastr”, “we”, "our" or “us”). This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy") explains how we collect, use, share and protect information about our users (collectively referred to as “Users”). Zencastr collects information about you when you use our websites, mobile applications and other online products and services (collectively, the “Services”) and through other interactions and communications you have with us. The term “Services,” includes, collectively, various websites, applications, mobile applications, widgets, email notifications and other mediums, or portions of such mediums, through which you have accessed this Privacy Policy. By accessing or using our Services, you consent to the collection, transfer, manipulation, storage, disclosure and other uses of Your Information as described in this Privacy Policy. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "Your Information" means your personal information, as described below, which may be of a confidential nature and may include personally identifying information and/or financial information.
You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age to use the Service. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from persons under the age of 18. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received Personal Information from a person under the age of 18, we will delete such information from our records.
We receive and store any information you enter on our Services. This includes information that can identify you ("personal information"), including your first and last name, telephone number, postal and e-mail addresses, and, in some cases, billing information (such as credit card number, cardholder name, and expiration date). We collect any content you submit to the application or Site, including podcast recordings, and information contained in the submission or which can be extracted from the content, such as transcriptions of the podcasts.
The types of information that we collect when you use our Services include:
Technologies such as cookies, beacons, tags and scripts are used by us and our partners, affiliates, advertisers, analytics teams, or service providers. These technologies are used in analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking Users' movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our User base as a whole. We may receive reports based on the use of these technologies by these companies on an individual as well as aggregated basis. For example, we use Google Analytics to provide analytics information regarding the use of the Services. We use cookies to help us know that you are logged on, provide you with features based on your preferences, understand when you are interacting with our Services, and compile other information regarding use of our Services. Third parties with whom we partner to provide certain features on our site or to display advertising based upon your Web browsing activity use cookies to collect and store information. You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some features or areas of our site may be limited. For more information on how Google collects information on the Services, please see "How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps."
Our system does not currently respond to Do Not Track requests or headers from browsers.
Information We Collect from Other Sources
We may also receive information from other sources and combine that with information we collect through our Services. For example if you choose to link, create, or log in to your Zencastr account with a payment provider e.g., Google Wallet or social media service e.g., Facebook, or if you engage with a separate app or website that uses our API, or whose API we use, we may receive information about you or your connections from that site or app. Additionally, if you are invited to use the Services as a guest, the party inviting you will provide certain information, including your email address, to Zencastr so that Zencastr can provide the Services to you.
How We Use Information
We will use this information in order to:
Additionally, we may use the information we collect about you to:
We may transfer the information described in this Privacy Policy to, and process and store it in, the United States and other countries, some of which may have less protective data protection laws than the region in which you reside. Where this is the case, we will take appropriate measures to protect your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Disclosure of Personal Information
We may share the information we collect about you as described in this Privacy Policy or as described at the time of collection or sharing, including as follows:
Publicly Available Information
Any information that you submit by posting publicly to our Services will be available to Users, including members of the general public.
Information You May Share on the Services
You may also use the Services to share information with another User directly, e.g., by recording a podcast with another User or making a podcast available to a certain group of Users, and you may have the ability to connect to third-party services, such as social media or other apps or websites that integrate with our API or Services, as discussed further below. Zencastr cannot control how other Users may use or disclose the personal information that you share with them.
Information We May Share on the Services
We may disclose Your Information:
We also reserve the right to transfer your personal information to a buyer or other transferee in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, sale, or other transfer of some or all of our assets. Should such a sale, merger, or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to direct the transferee to use Your Information in a manner that is consistent with our Privacy Policy.
Social Sharing Features
The Services may integrate with social sharing features and other related tools which let you share actions you take on our Services with other apps, sites, or media, 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 social sharing service. Please refer to the privacy policies of those social sharing services for more information about how they handle the data you provide to or share through them.
Links to Third-Party Websites
Our Services, as well as the email messages sent with respect to our Services, may contain links or access to websites operated by third parties that are beyond our control. Links or access to third parties from our Services are not an endorsement by us of such third parties, or their websites, applications, products, services, or practices. We are not responsible for the privacy policy, terms and conditions, practices or the content of such third parties. These third parties may send their own cookies to you and independently collect data. If you visit or access a third-party website, application or other property that is linked or accessed from our Services, we encourage you to read any privacy policies and terms and conditions of that third party before providing any personally identifiable information. If you have a question about the terms and conditions, privacy policy, practices or contents of a third party, please contact the third party directly.
Account Information
You may correct your account information at any time by logging into your online account. If you wish to cancel your account, please email us at support@zencastr.com. Please note that in some cases we may retain certain information about you as required by law, or for legitimate business purposes to the extent permitted by law. For instance, if you have a standing credit or debit on your account, or if we believe you have committed fraud or violated our Terms, we may seek to resolve the issue before deleting Your Information.
Your Rights Regarding Your Information
Zencastr offers its Users the following rights, which may be exercised by contacting us through the contact information set forth below:
Access and Correct Your Information
You have the right to request access to the personal information that we have collected about you, and you have the right to update or correct that information as permitted by applicable law.
Delete Your Information
You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information. Please note that we may be permitted to keep certain personal information in accordance with applicable law, e.g., maintaining records of purchases for tax purposes or to provide the Services.
Opt Out of Promotional Information
You may opt out of receiving promotional messages from us by following the instructions in those messages. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as those about your account, about Services you have requested, or our ongoing business relations.
Your California Privacy Rights
California legislation permits consumers who are California residents to request and obtain from us once a year, free of charge, information about the personal information, if any, we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes within the immediately preceding calendar year. If applicable, this information would include a list of the categories of personal information that was shared and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared information within the immediately preceding calendar year.
If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to: support@zencastr.com.
Data Transfers
Zencastr is based in the State of Utah in the United States. When we obtain information about you, we may transfer, process, and store such information outside of the country in which you reside, including in the United States. We have taken steps to ensure that all international transfers of personal information are compliant with applicable law.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make a material change to our Privacy Policy, we will provide you with prominent notice as appropriate under the circumstances (e.g., by email or placing a notice on the Services) that our privacy practices have changed and will provide a link to the new policy. By continuing to use the Services, you consent to the revised Privacy Policy. We encourage you to periodically review the Privacy Policy for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@zencastr.com.