PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy

Faction Four Systems Inc. built the Smart Squad app as a Commercial app. This SERVICE is provided by Faction Four Systems Inc. and is intended for use as is.

This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our Service.

If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

The Services include our websites (the “Sites”), our mobile applications (the “Apps”), and other online services that we own or control (collectively, the “Services”).

What does Smart Squad Collect?

Data You Provide To Us:

We collect data that you provide to us when you create an account, such as full name, email address, phone number and other data if you create an account using third party log-in credentials (please see “Data Received From Third Parties” below). We may also collect other data you provide when you use the Service, including pictures you upload, messages you send through the Apps, searches and any other data that you voluntarily provide to us.

Data Collected Automatically When You Use Our Services:

If you opt in to sharing your location with us, we automatically receive data about your precise location (e.g., latitude-longitude coordinates) whenever you use the Service. If you opt in to have background location on in our App, we will collect data about your location when you are not using the Apps and when the Apps is minimized (as permitted by your device settings).

We also collect additional data about you when you use the Service. We collect device information such as your hardware model, operating system and version, unique ID and device data such as device identifiers.

Data Received From Third Parties:

We do not receive data about you from third parties.

Privacy Policy of Third Party Service Providers Used by Smart Squad

• Google Play Services
• Mapbox

Log Data

We want to inform you that whenever you use our Service, in a case of an error in the app we collect data and information (through third party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics.

Cookies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device’s internal memory.

This Service does not use these “cookies” explicitly. However, the app may use third party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of this Service.

When Is My Data Shared?

We may share certain data about you as further described in this Privacy Policy or when you have given us consent to do so.

Data That May Be Shared With Other Users When you use the Services, authorized users may see some of your data (e.g. name, profile photo, information you post, and your location). When you communicate using the Service, such as when you direct message, other users may see this data.

Data That May Be Shared With Affiliates, Service Providers and Partners We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:

• To facilitate our Service;
• To provide the Service on our behalf;
• To perform Service-related services;

We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties do NOT have access to your Personal Information. We do NOT share user data with our affiliated entities without customer authorization.

Compliance with Law We may share data (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process (such as a court order or subpoena); (ii) in response to requests by government agencies, such as law enforcement authorities; (iii) to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights; (iv) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical or other harm or financial loss; (v) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity; 

When You Consent We will also share your data with your consent.

Security

We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

This policy is effective as of 2020-11-12

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at support@factionfour.com.