Wegether Privacy Policy

Effective: August 26th, 2021

These supplementary terms to the Wegether Terms of Use describe information we process to support Wegether, and other products, features, and services offered by Wegether Technologies LLC. These supplementary terms govern your worldwide access or use of the applications, websites, content, products, and services (henceforth referred to as "Services," more fully defined in the Wegether Terms of Use) made available by Wegether Technologies LLC and its representatives, affiliates, officers and directors (henceforth referred to as "Wegether").

In these supplementary terms, the words "including" and "include" mean "including, but not limited to." and by accessing or using any and all of Wegether’s Services, you confirm your agreement to be bound by these supplementary terms.

To provide the Wegether’s Services, we must process information about you. The types of information we collect depend on how you use our Services. You can learn how to access and delete information we collect by visiting the your Wegether account settings.

Listed below are the things you and others may do and provide to Wegether.

• Information and content you provide. We collect the content, communications and other information you provide when you use our Services, including when you sign up for an account, create or share content, and message or communicate with others. This can include information in or about the content you provide (like metadata), such as the location of a photo or the date a file was created. It can also include what you see through features we provide, such as our photo editing application, so we can do things like suggest masks and filters that you might like, or give you tips on using camera formats. Our systems automatically process content and communications you and others provide to analyze context and what's in them for the purposes described below. You can control who can see the things you share can be controlled in your Wegether account settings.

• Networks and connections. We collect information about the people, accounts, hashtags and groups you are connected to and how you interact with them across our Services, such as people you communicate with the most. We also collect contact information if you choose to upload, sync or import it from a device (such as an address book or call log or SMS log history), which we use for things like helping you and others find people you may know and for the other purposes listed below.

• Your usage. We collect information about how you use our Services, such as the types of content you view or engage with; the features you use; the actions you take; the people or accounts you interact with; and the time, frequency and duration of your activities. For example, we log when you're using and have last used our Services, and what posts, videos and other content you view on our Services. We also collect information about how you use certain features on our Services.

• Information about transactions made on our Products. If you use our Services for purchases or other financial transactions (such as when you book a travel experience), we collect information about the purchase or transaction. This includes payment information, such as your credit or debit card number and other card information; other account and authentication information; and billing, shipping and contact details.

• Things others do and information they provide about you. We also receive and analyze content, communications and information that other people provide when they use our Services. This can include information about you, such as when others share or comment on a photo of you, send a message to you, or upload, sync or import your contact information.

As described below, we may collect information from and about the computers, phones, connected TVs and other web-connected devices you use that integrate with our Services, and we combine this information across different devices you use. For example, we use information collected about your use of our Services on your phone to better personalize the content or features you see when you use our Services on another device, such as your laptop or tablet, or to measure whether you took an action in response to something we showed you on your phone on a different device. 

Information we obtain from these devices include: 

• Device attributes: information such as the operating system, hardware and software versions, battery level, signal strength, available storage space, browser type, app and file names and types, and plugins (which can help us improve device compatibility).

• Device operations: information about operations and behaviors performed on the device, such as whether a window is in the foreground or background, or mouse movements (which can help distinguish humans from bots).

• Identifiers: unique identifiers, device IDs, and other identifiers, such as from apps or accounts you use in connection with our Services.

• Device signals: Bluetooth signals, and information about nearby Wi-Fi access points, beacons, and cell towers.

• Data from device settings: information you allow us to receive through device settings you turn on, such as access to your GPS location, camera or photos.

• Network and connections: information such as the name of your mobile operator or ISP, language, time zone, mobile phone number, IP address, connection speed and, in some cases, information about other devices that are nearby or on your network, so we can do things like help you stream a video from your phone to your TV.

• Cookie data: data from cookies stored on your device, including cookie IDs and settings. 

  • Cookies are small pieces of data used to store information on web browsers. Cookies are used to store and receive identifiers and other information on computers, phones, and other devices. Other technologies, including data we store on your web browser or device, identifiers associated with your device, and other software, are used for similar purposes. 

  • We use cookies if you have a Wegether account, use Wegether’s Services, including our website and apps, or visit other websites and apps that use Wegether’s Services. Cookies enable Wegether to offer its Service to you and to understand the information we receive about you, including information about your use of other websites and apps, whether or not you are registered or logged in.

Advertisers, app developers, and publishers can send us information. These partners may provide information about your activities off Wegether including information about your device, websites you visit, purchases you make, the ads you see, and how you use their services whether or not you have a Wegether account or are logged into Wegether. For example, a business partner could tell us about a purchase you made in its store. We also receive information about your online and offline actions and purchases from third-party data providers who have the rights to provide us with your information. 

Partners receive your data when you visit or use their services or through third parties they work with. We require each of these partners to have lawful rights to collect, use and share your data before providing any data to us.

We use the information we have (subject to choices you make) as described below and to provide and support the Wegether Services and related products described in the Wegether Terms of Use here is how:

We use the information we have to deliver our Services, including to personalize features and content and make suggestions for you (such as travel experiences, venues, or events you may be interested in or topics you may want to follow) on and off our Services. To create personalized Services that are unique and relevant to you, we use your connections, preferences, interests and activities based on the data we collect and learn from you and others (including any data with special protections you choose to provide); how you use and interact with our Services; and the people, places, or things you're connected to and interested in on and off our Services. 

• Information across Wegether Services and devices: We connect information about your activities on different Wegether Services and devices to provide a more tailored and consistent experience on all Wegether Services you use, wherever you use them. For example, we can suggest that you partake on a travel experience on Wegether that includes, relates to, or otherwise connected to people you follow on Wegether or communicate with using Wegether. We can also make your experience more seamless, for example, by automatically filling in your registration information (such as your phone number) from one Wegether Service when you sign up for an account on a different Wegether Service.

• Location-related information: We use location-related information such as your current location, where you live, the places you like to go, and the businesses and people you're near in order to provide, personalize, and improve our Services for you and others. Location-related information can be based on things like precise device location (if you have allowed us to collect it through your device settings), IP addresses, and information from yours and others' use of Wegether’s Services (such as check-ins or events you plan to attend or have attended).

• Product research and development: We use the information we have to develop, test and improve our Services, including by conducting surveys and research, and testing and troubleshooting new products and features.

• Ads and other sponsored content: We use the information we have about you-including information about your interests, actions and connections-to select and personalize ads, offers and other sponsored content that we show you. Your choices over the data we use to select ads and other sponsored content for you are configure in your Wegether account settings.

We use the information we have (including your activity off our Services, such as the websites you visit and ads you see) to help advertisers and other partners measure the effectiveness and distribution of their ads and services, and understand the types of people who use their services and how people interact with their websites, apps, and services.

We use the information we have to verify accounts and activity, combat harmful conduct, detect and prevent spam and other bad experiences, maintain the integrity of our Services, and promote safety and security on and off of Wegether Services. For example, we use data we have to investigate suspicious activity or violations of our terms or policies, or to detect when someone needs help. 

We use the information we have to send you marketing communications, communicate with you about our Services, and let you know about our policies and terms. We also use your information to respond to you when you contact us.

Your information is shared with others in the following ways: 

When you share and communicate using our Services, you can choose the audience for what you share. For example, when you post content on Wegether, you can select the audience for the post, such as a group, the public, or a customized list of people. Similarly, when you communicate with people or businesses, those people and businesses can see the content you send. Your network can also see actions you have taken on our Services, including engagement with ads and sponsored content. 

Public information can be seen by anyone, on or off our Services, including if they don't have an account. This includes your Wegether username and any information you share with a public audience. You, other people using Wegether, and Wegether itself can provide access to or send public information to anyone on or off Wegether’s Services, including in other Wegether Services present and future, in search results, or through tools and APIs. Public information can also be seen, accessed, reshared or downloaded through third-party services such as search engines, APIs, and offline media such as TV, and by apps, websites and other services that integrate with our Services. 

You should consider who you choose to share with, because people who can see your activity on our Services can choose to share it with others on and off our Services, including people and businesses outside the audience you shared with. For example, when you share a post or send a message to specific accounts on Wegether, they can download, screenshot, or reshare that content to others across or off our Services, in person or online through any means and functionalities available to them, regardless of whether such means and functionalities are supported or made available by Wegether. Additionally, when you comment on someone else's post or react to their content, your comment or reaction will be visible to anyone who can see the other person's content, and that person can change their audience later at will. 

People can also use our Services to create and share content about you with the audience they choose. For example, people can share a photo of you in a post, mention or tag you at a location in a post, or share information about you in their posts or messages. If you are uncomfortable with what others have shared about you on our Services, you can report the content. Wegether will then communicate with you through its Services to consider the appropriate action to be taken following the report. While it is likely we will remove the content you report from our Services, removal of reported content is not guaranteed. Wegether handles reported content on a case-by-case basis.  

People in your networks can see signals telling them whether you are active on our Services, including whether you are currently active on Wegether, or when you last used our Products.

Apps, websites, and third-party integrations on or using our Products.

When you choose to use third-party apps, websites, or other services that use, or are integrated with, our Services, they can receive information about what you post or share. For example, when you book an Uber ride from your Wegether app, Uber can receive information about your activities in the Wegether app. Also, when you download or use such third-party services, they can access your public profile on Wegether, and any information that you share with them. Information collected by these third-party services is subject to their own terms and policies, not this one. 

If the ownership or control of all or part of our Services or their assets changes, we may transfer your information to the new owner.

We work with third-party partners who help us provide and improve our Services or who use Wegether’s Business Tools to grow their businesses, which makes it possible to operate our companies and provide certain services free of charge to people around the world. We impose strict restrictions on how our partners can use and disclose the data we provide. Here are the types of third parties we share information with: 

We provide aggregated statistics and insights that help people and businesses understand how you and others are engaging with their posts, listings, videos and other content on and off Wegether’s Services. For example, tour guides, account admins and business profiles receive information about the number of people or accounts who viewed, reacted to, or commented on their posts, as well as aggregate demographic and other information that helps them understand interactions with their posts or account.

We may provide advertisers with reports about the kinds of people seeing their ads and how their ads are performing, but we don't share information that personally identifies you (information such as your name or email address that by itself can be used to contact you or identifies who you are) unless you give us permission. For example, we may provide general demographic and interest information to advertisers (for example, an ad was seen by a woman between the ages of 18 and 25 who lives in Atlanta and likes cloud computing) to help them better understand their audience. We may also confirm which posts or ads on Wegether led you to make a purchase or take an action with an advertiser without sharing information that personally identifies you.

We may share information about you with companies that aggregate such information to provide analytics and measurement reports to our partners.

When you make purchases from individuals or businesses in our Services, the content creator or seller can receive your public information and other information you share with them, as well as the information needed to complete the transaction, including shipping and contact details.

We provide information and content to vendors and service providers who support our business, such as by providing technical infrastructure services, analyzing how our Services are used, providing customer service, facilitating payments or conducting surveys.

We share information with law enforcement or in response to legal requests in the circumstances outlined in Section 5 below.

We provide you with the ability to access, rectify, port and erase your data. Learn more in your Wegether account settings. 

We store data until it is no longer necessary to provide our Services, or until your account is deleted - whichever comes first. This is a case-by-case determination that depends on things like the nature of the data, why it is collected and processed, and relevant legal or operational retention needs. If you submit a copy of your government-issued ID for account verification purposes, we delete that copy 30 days after submission. 

When you delete your account, we delete things you have posted, such as your photos and status updates, and you won't be able to recover that information later. Information that others have shared about you is not a part of your account and would not be deleted. 

We access, preserve and share your information with regulators, law enforcement or others:

• In response to a legal request (like a search warrant, court order or subpoena) if we have a good faith belief that the law requires us to do so. This may include responding to legal requests from jurisdictions outside of the United States when we have a good-faith belief that the response is required by law in that jurisdiction, affects users in that jurisdiction, and is consistent with internationally recognized standards.

• When we have a good-faith belief it is necessary to: detect, prevent and address fraud, unauthorized use of our Services, violations of our terms or policies, or other harmful or illegal activity; to protect ourselves (including our rights, property or Services), you or others, including as part of investigations or regulatory inquiries; or to prevent death or imminent bodily harm. For example, if relevant, we provide information to and receive information from third-party partners about the reliability of your account to prevent fraud, abuse and other harmful activity on and off our Services.

Information we receive about you (including financial transaction data related to purchases made with Wegether) can be accessed and preserved for an extended period when it is the subject of a legal request or obligation, governmental investigation, or investigations of possible violations of our terms or policies, or otherwise to prevent harm. We also retain information from accounts disabled for terms violations for at least a year to prevent repeat abuse or other term violations.

We may share information globally, both internally within the Wegether’s Companies, and externally with our partners and with those you connect and share with around the world in accordance with this policy. Your information may, for example, be transferred or transmitted to, or stored and processed in the United States or other countries outside of where you live for the purposes as described in this policy. These data transfers are necessary to provide the services set forth in the Wegether Terms of Use and to globally operate and provide our Services to you. 

We'll notify you before we make changes to this policy and give you the opportunity to review the revised policy before you choose to continue using our Services. Notifications may come in the form of an email, within the Wegether app, or through text message via the means of contact you voluntarily submitted to Wegether through your Wegether account. 

If you have questions about this policy, you can contact us as described below. We may resolve disputes you have with us in connection with our privacy policies and practices through an arbitrator as specified in the Wegether Terms of Use.