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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 9, 2025

1. Introduction

IdeaRoom ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, use our mobile application, or use our services (collectively, the "Services").

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.

This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect:

  • On our website and mobile application.
  • Through email, text, and other electronic communications between you and our Services.
  • When you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Us

We collect information that you provide directly to us, including:

  • Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, password, and other information you choose to provide.
  • Profile Information: We collect information you provide in your profile, such as your photo, biography, and preferences.
  • Idea Content: We collect information about your ideas, notes, research, presentations, and other content you create using our Services.
  • Communications: We collect information when you contact us directly, respond to surveys, or provide feedback.
  • Payment Information: If you make a purchase, we collect payment information, though full credit card numbers are processed by our payment processors.

Information We Collect Automatically

When you access or use our Services, we automatically collect certain information, including:

  • Device Information: We collect information about the device you use to access our Services, including hardware model, operating system, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
  • Usage Information: We collect information about your interactions with our Services, such as the pages or content you view, your searches, and other actions on our Services.
  • Location Information: We may collect information about your approximate location derived from your IP address.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing behavior and preferences.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our Services.
  • Personalize your idea development experience and recommend content based on your interests and activity history.
  • Process transactions and send related information, including confirmations and receipts.
  • Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages.
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and requests, and provide customer service.
  • Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events, and provide other news or information about us and our partners.
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services.
  • Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities and protect the rights and property of IdeaRoom and others.
  • Personalize and improve the Services and provide content or features that match user profiles or interests.
  • Facilitate contests, sweepstakes, and promotions and process and deliver entries and rewards.

4. Information Sharing

We may share information about you as follows or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:

  • With Service Providers: We share information with vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf.
  • With Collaborators: When you invite others to collaborate on your ideas, we share relevant idea content with those collaborators.
  • For Legal Reasons: We may disclose information if we believe that disclosure is necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
  • For Protection: We may share information to protect the safety, rights, or property of IdeaRoom, our users, or others.
  • With Your Consent: We may share information with your consent or at your direction.
  • In Aggregated or De-identified Form: We may share information that has been aggregated or de-identified, so that it can no longer reasonably be used to identify you.

5. Your Choices and Rights

You have several choices regarding the information we collect and how it is used:

  • Account Information: You may update, correct, or delete your account information at any time by logging into your account settings.
  • Marketing Communications: You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the instructions in those emails.
  • Cookies: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies.
  • Data Access and Portability: In some jurisdictions, you have the right to request a copy of your personal information, as well as the right to request that we correct, update, or delete your personal information.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no internet or electronic communications service is ever completely secure or error-free. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via the internet.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not directed to children under 13 (or other age as required by local law), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child, please contact us using our contact form.

8. International Data Transfers

IdeaRoom is based in the United States and the information we collect is governed by U.S. law. If you are accessing the Services from outside of the U.S., please be aware that information collected through the Services may be transferred to, processed, stored, and used in the U.S. and other jurisdictions. Data protection laws in the U.S. and other jurisdictions may be different from those of your country of residence.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email (sent to the email address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on our Services prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us using our contact form.