Privacy Policy

Codeflare

At Codeflare (“Codeflare” “we” or “us”), we are committed to protecting your privacy and keeping your information safe. Codeflare processes information about you in a few different ways. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and keep information that can identify you (“Personal Information”) when you create an Codeflare account and use Codeflare mobile application, to post content to the Codeflare community, including stories you create, comments and messages (the “Services”).

By creating an account with Codeflare, using the Services, or submitting any Personal Information Information via the Services, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information as described below in this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the use of your Personal Information in these ways, please stop using the Services. This is important; we hope you will take time to read it carefully.

What is Personal Information?

"Personal Information" is any information that can identify you. This may include, but is not limited to, your name, mailing address, telephone number, email address, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, age, gender, marital status, health information, financial status, credit card information and credit history.

What do we do with the data we collect, and Why do we use it?

If you’re just browsing our Site, we don’t collect any Personal Information about you. In order for you to create an account with Codeflare and use our Services, we need to collect and process some Personal Information. Depending on your use of the Services, that may include:

Information that is necessary for the use of our Services, such as your username, email address, date of birth, and password.
If you register for Codeflare via third parties like Facebook and Google, they send us information that is necessary for your use of our Services, such as your name, email address, gender and birthdate.
Information you choose to give to us, such as your real name, gender, and location.
Information we automatically collect from your use of our Services, including: IP address Cookie data Device information Browser type Operating system Pages visited Actions performed e.g. suggestions

We use this Personal Information to:

Create your Codeflare account and provide you with our Services
Identify you across the Services (e.g. when you sign in, post a story, or make a comment)
Make age appropriate content available to you
Provide you with technical support services
Communicate with you (e.g. letting you know about upcoming changes or improvements)
Send you marketing emails, unless you opt-out
Display the information as part of your Codeflare profile
Calculate anonymous, aggregate statistics to better understand our users, improve our Services, and develop new features
Personalize and customize your story discovery experience
Measure your use and overall satisfaction with our Services
Investigate and prevent reported issues, illegal activity, and breaches of our terms of service
Help prevent spam, fraud, abuse, and other prohibited activity
Display relevant, tailored advertisements and improve your ad experience, except where your separate consent is required
For security purposes

Why do we collect and use your email?

We use email as an important way to communicate with you. You can manage your email notification preferences, such as messages and follower alerts, by adjusting your preferences in the Notifications section of your account Settings. You may also opt out or unsubscribe from any future email communications from within a link provided in each email we send you. However, please note that in all cases you will continue to receive all system e-mails (e.g. those regarding forgotten user passwords) and legal notices (e.g. updates to our policies) from us.

How do we share your Personal Information?

We may share your Personal Information with third-party service providers, but only where it’s necessary to provide any of the Services to you (e.g., email providers, server providers, etc.). When we share data with third-party services that support our delivery of the Services, we require that they protect your Personal Information to the same standards we do.

We do not and will not release, rent or sell your Personal Information, except in the following very limited situations:

To comply with an applicable law (including investigations of any crime), regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request.
To protect the rights, property, or safety of Codeflare, our employees, our users, or the public.
If Codeflare is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, in which case we will continue to ensure the confidentiality of any Personal Information and give affected users notice before Personal Information is transferred or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
We never post anything to your Facebook or other third-party accounts without your permission.