Tap’n Privacy Policy
Effective September 21, 2023
This Privacy Policy describes how Fastr Tech, Inc. dba Tap’n (hereinafter “Tap’n”) collects, uses, discloses, transfers, stores, retains or otherwise processes Your Personal Information and data when You apply or sign up for an account with Tap’n and other services through Tap’n’s website or applications (collectively, the “Tap’n Services”). Tap’n collects, uses, and discloses Your information ONLY as described in this Privacy Policy and as permitted by the applicable law. References to “You” or “Your” shall mean the individual users of Tap’n Services depending on the context in which those terms are used.
LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING UNDER GDPR AND CCPA.
This Privacy Policy is meant to be compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The processing of Your Personal Information as described herein is necessary to meet our contractual obligations to You, to meet our legal obligations, or to meet our legitimate interests . Moreover, Tap’n does not sell Your Personal Information as the terms “sell” and “Personal Information” are defined by the CCPA and, in providing its services to You, Tap’n will not retain, use, or disclose Your Personal Information to any other third parties that would constitute “selling” as the term is defined by the CCPA. Our legitimate interests may include analyzing, improving, and better tailoring our products and Tap’n Services. Any questions or requests regarding Tap’n’s processing of Your Personal Information in respect of Your rights under GDPR and CCPA should be directed to us as the data controller of your personal data.
California residents have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment by Tap’n for the exercise of their rights conferred by the California Consumer Privacy Act.
CCPA and GDPR collectively together with other regulatory requirements as applicable to Tap’n are hereinafter referred to as “Law” or “Applicable Law”.
INFORMATION TAP’N COLLECTS
Tap’n requests different types of Personal Information from You or others, depending on the Tap’n Services You use. Tap’n may collect the following categories of information, depending on the Tap’n Services that You use:
- “Personal Information” is data that can identify You as an individual either by the data itself or in combination with other information, including Your name, phone number, date of birth, email address, authentication credentials, and any other data You submit via the Tap’n Services.
- “Phone number” to authenticate the user via a one time secret code sent as SMS, as an alternate for social login(Google, Apple)
- “Purchase Information” including transactional information such as data related to itemized bill, date and time of purchase and purchase history.
- Device and Usage Information: Including information about Your device and internet or other electronic network activity information. This includes:▪
- Device identifiers, such as IP address and geolocation information.
- Information about Your online activity, including information collected using standard internet technologies, such as cookies, logs, and other internet technologies, as further set forth in our [Cookie Policy]; and
- Space utilization information and information about how You use our Tap’n Services.
- Anonymous, Aggregated, and Other Information Collected: In addition, Tap’n collect and/or generate anonymized and aggregated information from Your use of the Tap’n Services. Tap’n use anonymized and aggregated information in various ways, including to measure Your interest in and use of portions or features of the Tap’n Services. Anonymized or aggregated information may not identify You as an individual, thus is not Personal Information as defined in this Privacy Policy.
- Contact Information: Tap’n, may collect contact information from You including but not limited to name, address, phone number, email-adresses and other identifiers. Tap’n may also collect your Contact list from (i) through services to other people or businesses, (ii) social network or authentication service, (iii) from other Tap’n users through referral process; or (iv) through any other manner as permissible under Law and after obtaining consent from You as and when required under Law.
- Location Information: Tap’n utilized location information of the user particularly when they use the Tap functionality of the app.
- Inferences drawn to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences or characteristics: We or third parties operating on our behalf may analyze Your actual or likely preferences based on the information we gather about You as described above.
HOW TAP’N COLLECTS YOUR DATA
Tap’n collects information and processes data from the following sources:
- When You register online to use our Tap’n Services and during Your use of our Tap’n Services when you enable the Tap’n Services.This may include the collection of your phone number, which is used for account verification, communication, and to enhance your experience with our Services.
- When You use our Tap’n services and during referral process and for authentication purposes, Tap’n collects Contact list from You and for this purposes, Tap’n may upload your information to (https://tapnapi.herokuapp.com) and such other sites or to third parties with your consent.
- When You voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our Tap’n Services via email or third-party services.
- Automatically via Your browser's cookies when You use or access our Services.
- Google and other third-party analytics.
USE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED:
Tap’n collects Your data for the following purposes:
- Provide You with Tap’n Services, including to process your purchase history;
- Respond to or fulfill customer service requests;
- Analyze, better tailor, and improve our Tap’n Services to merchants and users;
- Marketing and advertising our services and expertise and for other marketing, advertising, and promotional purposes, such as to contact You about products or services we think may interest You;
- Contact You about our Tap’n Services, enhance Your engagement with us, and otherwise communicate with You;
- Comply with our legal obligations and enforce our legal rights, such as, among other things, to exercise contractual rights, to comply with financial reporting obligations, court orders, warrants, or subpoenas in accordance with applicable law.
- To protect our business, including authenticating and validating payments to mitigate and protect against identity theft or fraud;
- To provide location-based services and benefits to customers by connecting to Tap’n merchants in a particular geographical area.
- For our general business operations and for business administration purposes, such as maintaining customer records and safeguarding our business interests;
- Additionally, Your phone number may be used for providing services and could be shared with third parties for better provision of services to You
- Your contacts may be used for limited purposes to facilitate You with better services, including but not limited to referral services, to address and resolve Your issues and concerns and for other purposes as permissible under Law.
SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Tap’n respects your privacy and never discloses Your Personal Information unless it is specifically required under Applicable Law or for provision of services. Tap’n shares the personal information with the following affiliates and service-providers in limited circumstances. Tap’n also understands that the personal information includes sensitive information such as financial information, payment related information and contact list, which Tap’n will handle with utmost safety and discloses only when required as per this Privacy Policy:
- Tap’n: Tap’n may share Your Personal Information among Tap’n representatives depending on where You are located and the Tap’n Services that Your use, including any current or future parent company, affiliate, subsidiary, or division. Tap’n uses Your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
- Merchants. Tap’n shares your Personal Information with the Merchants You visit in accordance with our service agreements (also referred to as our terms and conditions or contracts).
- Service Providers. Tap’n may rely on third-party service providers to perform a variety of services on our behalf. Tap’n take steps to ensure that these service providers act only in line with our instructions and only use Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy and data protection agreements with equivalent protections for Your Personal Information.
- Research / Survey Solicitations: Your participation is voluntary, and Tap’n will use the information that Tap’n collects for research and reporting purposes, and to help us to improve the quality of our Tap’n Services. Tap’n use the survey responses to determine the effectiveness of our Tap’n Services, including the quality of our communications. If You participate in a survey, Your responses will be used along with other participants’ responses.
- Analytics Providers/Advertisers. We share information with analytics providers and advertisers to assist us in implementing and evaluating relevant advertising. Often, the information that we share is collected from You through cookies and other tracking technologies on our mobile applications. See the section Our Use of Cookies for more information
- Other Parties When Required by Law: Other Parties When Required by Law: There may be instances when Tap’n disclose Your Personal Information to other parties:
- to comply with our legal obligations, including with auditors, lawyers, CPAs, financial consultants, or other consultants;▪
- to comply with the law or respond to legal process or a request for cooperation by a government entity or law enforcement;
- to detect, limit, and prevent fraud, or verify and enforce compliance with the policies governing our Tap’n Services; or
- to protect the rights, property, and safety of Tap’n and others; and
- where otherwise required by law.
- Tap’n also reserves the right to disclose the personal information to Government and related agencies, authorities and entities for the purposes of compliance with Law.
HOW TAP’N STORES YOUR DATA AND SECURITY
The security of all Personal Information provided to Tap’n is important to us. Tap’n uses commercially reasonable physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards designed to protect Your Personal Information against unauthorized or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction, or damage. Tap’n strives to protect Your Personal Information, Tap’n cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information to the extent as provided under this Privacy Policy. However, that You transmit to Tap’n, and You do so at Your own risk. As such, You should implement your own security controls, such as a strong password, not sharing Your credentials with others, logging out when You are done using our Tap’n Services, and other security best practices.
Tap’n will keep Your Personal Information in compliance with its data retention policy or until You request to delete it. Once this time period has expired, Tap’n will delete all related data.
- When You register online to use our Tap’n Services and during Your use of our Tap’n Services when you enable the Tap’n Services.
- When You voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our Tap’n Services via email or third-party services
- Automatically via Your browser's cookies when You use or access our Services.● Google and other third-party analytics.
- Google and other third-party analytics.
YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS
Tap’n would like to make sure You are fully aware of all Your data protection rights. Depending upon the applicable data protection law, You may be entitled to the following rights with respect to Your Personal Information:
The right to access - You have the right to request Tap’n for copies of Your personal data. Tap’n may charge You a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification - You have the right to request that Tap’n correct any information You believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Tap’n to complete information You believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure - You have the right to request that Tap’n erase Your personal data. If You as an individual request Your data be deleted, Tap’n will anonymize Your name and Personal Information.
The right to restrict processing - You have the right to request that Tap’n restrict the processing of Your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing - You have the right to object to Tap’n's processing of Your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability - You have the right to request that Tap’n transfer the data that Tap’n have collected to another organization, or directly to Your, under certain conditions.
The right to access - You have the right to request Tap’n for copies of Your personal data. Tap’n may charge You a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification - You have the right to request that Tap’n correct any information You believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Tap’n to complete information You believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure - You have the right to request that Tap’n erase Your personal data. If You as an individual request Your data be deleted, Tap’n will anonymize Your name and Personal Information.
The right to restrict processing - You have the right to request that Tap’n restrict the processing of Your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing - You have the right to object to Tap’n's processing of Your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability - You have the right to request that Tap’n transfer the data that Tap’n have collected to another organization, or directly to Your, under certain conditions.
- The right to access - You have the right to request Tap’n for copies of Your personal data. Tap’n may charge You a small fee for this service.
- The right to rectification - You have the right to request that Tap’n correct any information You believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Tap’n to complete information You believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure - You have the right to request that Tap’n erase Your personal data. If You as an individual request Your data be deleted, Tap’n will anonymize Your name and Personal Information.
- The right to restrict processing - You have the right to request that Tap’n restrict the processing of Your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing - You have the right to object to Tap’n's processing of Your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability - You have the right to request that Tap’n transfer the data that Tap’n have collected to another organization, or directly to Your, under certain conditions.
Additional California Privacy Rights
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) grants residents of California certain rights with respect to their personal information and requires us to provide such individuals with certain information, as described in this Section. In addition to the above rights, as a California resident You have the following rights:
- Opt-Out of Sale. Tap’n does not sell personal information. However, the collection of data through third party cookies for our targeted advertising purposes may be considered a “sale” under the CCPA. While we do not sell personal information, we do use third party cookies for targeted advertising purposes. To opt-out, please go to our California Notice to Opt-Out of Sale.
- Right to non-discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights under CCPA or applicable law, including by denying you goods or services, charging you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through the use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties, providing you a different level of quality of goods or services, or suggesting that you will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level of quality of goods or services
If You would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: hello@tap’n.network and Tap’n will contact them for You.
Call us at: +1 (646) 350-9701
PRIVACY POLICIES OF OTHER WEBSITES
If links to other Websites are contained in the Tap’n Services, this Privacy Policy applies only to our Tap’n Services. If You click on a link to another website, You should read their privacy policy.
YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS
Tap’n keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this Tap’n web page. This Privacy Policy was last updated on September 21, 2023.
HOW TO CONTACT US
If You have any questions about the Tap’n Privacy Policy, the data Tap’n holds on You, or You would like to exercise one of Your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email us at: privacy@tapn.network
Postal address: 1790 Front St, Apt 40, East Meadow, NY - 11554
HOW TO CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES
If You are in the state of California and wish to report a complaint or if You feel that Tap’n has not addressed Your concern in a satisfactory manner, You may contact the California’s Office of the Attorney General.
OUR USE OF COOKIES AND OTHER SIMILAR AUTOMATED TECHNOLOGIES
When You interact with our online services, or open emails we send You, we obtain certain information using automated technologies, such as cookies, web server logs, web beacons, and other technologies. These technologies help us to:
- Remember your information so you do not have to re-enter it;
- Track and understand how you use and interact with our online services and emails;
- Tailor our online services to your preferences;
- Measure how useful and effective our services and communications are to you; and
- Otherwise manage and enhance our products and services.
Cookies. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your device’s hard drive through your web browser for record-keeping purposes. Some cookies allow us to make it easier for you to navigate our Site and Services, while others are used to enable a faster log-in process or to allow us to track your activities at our Site and Service. There are two types of cookies: session and persistent cookies.
Persistent Cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device after you have closed your browser or turned off your device. We use persistent cookies to track aggregate and statistical information about user activity.
Session Cookies. Session cookies exist only during an online session. They disappear from your device when you close your browser or turn off your device. We use session cookies to allow our systems to uniquely identify you during a session or while you are logged into the Services. This allows us to process your online transactions and requests and verify your identity, after you have logged in, as you move through our Site.
Disabling Cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can edit your browser options to block them in the future. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your computer from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Visitors to our Site and Services who disable cookies will be able to browse certain areas of the Site, but some features may not function.
Clear GIFs, Pixel Tags and Other Technologies. Clear GIFs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on your computer’s hard drive, clear GIFs are embedded invisibly on web and app pages. We may use clear GIFs (a.k.a. web beacons, web bugs or pixel tags), in connection with our Services to, among other things, track the activities of Site visitors, help us manage content, and compile statistics about Site usage. We and our third-party service providers may also use clear GIFs in HTML e-mails to our customers, to help us track e-mail response rates, identify when our e-mails are viewed, and track whether our e-mails are forwarded.
Third Party Analytics. We use automated devices and applications, such as Google Analytics, to evaluate usage of our Site. We also may use other analytic means to evaluate our Site. We use these tools to help us improve the performance of our Site and user experiences. These entities may use cookies and other tracking technologies, such as web beacons or local storage objects (LSOs), to perform their services. To learn more about Google’s privacy practices, please review the Google Privacy Policy at
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. You can also download the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent their data from being used by Google Analytics at
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Do-Not-Track Signals. Please
note that our Site does not recognize or respond to any signal which your browser might transmit through the so-called “Do Not Track” feature your browser might have. If you wish to disable cookies on our Site, you should not rely on any “Do Not Track” feature your browser might have. For more information about do-not-track signals, please click
here.
Users may opt out of many ad networks. For example, you may go to the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”)
Consumer Choice Page for information about opting out of interest-based advertising. Please be advised that opting out of ad networks will opt you out from certain companies’ delivery of interest-based content or ads to you, but it does not mean you will no longer receive any advertising through our Site or on other websites. You may continue to receive advertisements, for example, based on the particular website that you are viewing (i.e., contextually based ads). Additional information is available on the DAA’s websites at
www.aboutads.info and
https://youradchoices.com/appchoices.
Notice of the Right to Opt Out of the Sale of Personal Information for California Residents
We offer our users certain choices about how we use their information. The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA“) provides to California residents the right to opt out of the “sale” of their personal information as more fully described in our
Privacy Notice.
Personalized Advertising and Sponsored Programs
The CCPA defines “sale“ broadly, and it may include our sharing information that we have about you, such as a cookie ID or IP address, with third party advertising partners who may use this information, on our behalf, to help us deliver advertising on our App as well as on third party websites. The definition of “sale“ under CCPA may also include the sharing of information with our commercial clients in connection with our advertising and sponsored programs.
Your Choices
Personalized Advertising
You can exercise your right to opt out of advertising cookies through your browser settings or via the
Google Ads Settings page.
If you opt-out, you will still see ads but they will not be personalized based on your online activity. Additionally, if you disable your cookies or upgrade your browser after opting out, you will need to opt-out again. Please also note that your choice to stop tailored advertising is specific to the browser or mobile device that you are using so if you make a choice to opt out from one computer or mobile device and you want your opt-out to apply to a different computer or mobile device as well, please opt out from that computer or mobile device too.
You can also generally opt-out of receiving targeted ads from third party advertisers and ad networks who are members of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) by visiting
http://optout.networkadvertising.org/. You may opt-out of receiving targeted advertisements from other companies that perform interest-based advertising services, including some that we may work with, via the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) site at
http://optout.aboutads.info/.
You may also control interest-based advertising on your mobile device by enabling the “Limit Ad Tracking“ setting in your Ios device’s settings or “Opt out of Ads Personalization“ in your Android device’s settings. This will not prevent you from seeing advertisements but will limit the use of device advertising identifiers to personalize ads based on your interests.
CONTACT US
You can also submit a request to exercise your right to Opt-Out of a Sale by sending us an email with your specific request at our email privacy@tapn.network