BadApple, Inc. ("BadApple," "we,"
"us") shares your concerns about the
protection of your personal information online. This Privacy Policy
("Policy") describes our practices regarding the collection and use of
information through our website, located at www.badapple.com, and any
of
our micro site (collectively, the "Site"). By using the Site or
obtaining
any product or service through this Site, you agree to the collection
and use of information as set forth in this Policy. If you do not agree
to this Policy, please do not use the Site.
We may from time to time update this Policy. We will notify you of
changes to the Policy by posting the updated Policy on this page. We
ask that you bookmark and periodically review this page to ensure
continuing familiarity with the most current version of the Policy. You
can determine when this Policy was last revised bychecking the
"Effective Date of Current Policy" legend at the top of the Policy.
What Information We Collect
BadApple collects two types of information during your visits to our
Site.
First, we collect non-personally identifiable information. When
visitors come to our Site, we collect and aggregate information
indicating, among other things, which pages of the Site were visited,
the order in which they were visited and which links were "clicked."
Collecting such information involves logging the IP addresses,
operating system and browser software used by each visitor to the Site.
Although such information is not personally identifiable, it may be
possible to determine from an IP address a visitor's Internet Service
Provider and the geographic location of the visitor's point of
connectivity.
We also use "cookies" and other tracking
technologies to collect non-personally identifiable information
regarding you. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to
your computer's hard drive through your Web browser. Cookies make it
possible for us to recognize your browser when you visit our Site. By
doing this, we can personalize your return visits and save you time
during login and checkout. Your browser must be set to accept cookies
in order for you to enjoy the benefits of being a registered user of
the Site.
Second, we may collect personal and personally identifiable information
such as your name, email address, physical address, telephone number,
credit card number and information concerning software downloaded,
products and content purchased, accessed and/or downloaded through our
products and services.
How We Use Collected Information
Please
take some time to familiarize yourself with the different ways that
BadApple uses the information that we gather. Keep in mind that, while
we encourage all third parties involved in running our business to
adhere to our policies regarding the privacy of our visitors and to
otherwise handle personally identifiable information in a responsible
manner, we cannot and do not assume any responsibility for any actions
or omissions of third parties, including the manner in which they use
information received either from BadApple or independently.
Non-personally identifiable information
BadApple uses non-personally identifiable information, such as
your IP address
and the pages that you visit on our Site, to help diagnose problems
with our servers and to administer our Site and improve Site-related
services and features. Your IP address and other non-personally
identifiable information also may be used to gather broad demographic
information and to recognize customer traffic patterns and Site usage
trends. This information aids us in merchandising and in developing the
design and layout of the Site.
BadApple may also collect diagnostic information and hardware
specifications in order to provide you with support and troubleshooting
services.
In addition, the very first time a BadApple computer starts up, our
BadApple
software application checks in with our server to look for updates and
security patches. At that time, we may record information such as the
IP
address and product specification information. Also at this time,
BadApple may assign a
random number to your computer. All of this information is recorded for
purposes of paying royalties and licenses to third party providers, for
marketing purposes, and for enforcing our policies and procedures.
We also may share aggregated statistical data and other non-personally
identifiable information with our current and potential business
partners, and with our service providers.
Personally identifiable information
BadApple uses personally identifiable information collected from
you to:
- complete transactions initiated by you
(such as the sale and delivery of products and services)
- provide support services
- get in touch with you when necessary
- contact you to make sure you are satisfied with our goods and
services or to find out how we can serve you better
- conduct in-depth marketing research regarding our customers and
potential customers
- verify access to access-restricted services such as our BadApple
Service, Forums and your "My.BadApple" account
- track content accesses and downloads for purposes of paying
royalties and licenses to third party providers, for marketing
purposes, and for enforcing our policies and procedures
- offer you product upgrades; and
auto-update downloaded products.
Financial informatiion (credit card numbers, credit card expiration
dates, billing address, and so forth) is used to bill you for products
and services.
You may, from time to time, receive information from us regarding new
features, new products and services and special offers we think you'll
find valuable. If you'd like to opt out of receiving future mailings
from BadApple, please follow the procedure outlined in the
Choice/Opt-out section below.
BadApple also may use your personally identifiable information to
"pre-populate" forms that are used by the Site to facilitate
transactions with us. Other types of use by us of personally
identifiable information are discussed below.
Service Providers
We
work with third parties who provide services, including but not limited
to order processing and fulfillment, credit card clearance, e-commerce
affiliation, data analysis and other services of an administrative
nature.
Personally identifiable information, including
financial information, is shared with such third parties for the
purpose of providing such services.
Further, we may use selected reputable third parties for marketing and
analysis purposes. Some of these third parties may be given access to
some, or all, of the information that you provide to us and may use
cookies or other tracking technologies in connection with providing
their services. To the extent that we provide your personally
identifiable information to such third parties, we seek to restrict
their ability to use such information for their own marketing purposes;
however, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies or practices
of such third parties.
Sale of Our Company
As
a natural consequence of the development of our company, we could be
sold to another company. In the event that we are acquired by another
company or a significant portion of our assets is sold to another
company, all of the customer information including both financial
records and consumer information that we have collected may be
transferred to the new company.
Choice/Opt-Out
We do not disclose an individual customer's personally identifiable
information to third parties for third-party direct marketing purposes
if we have received and processed a request from that customer not to
have his or her personal information shared for this purpose. You may
submit this type of opt-out request by email at abadapple-at-gmail.com.
In addition, we also allow you to decide whether you want to receive
further marketing information from us. If you do not want BadApple to
send to you announcements or special offers by email, please email us
at abadapple-at-gmail.com
with "Remove" in the subject line. Please allow up to two
weeks for your request to be processed.
Online Surveys
BadApple sometimes administers online surveys in connection with the
Site in which we ask you for demographic information and opinions. We
do not ask you for personally identifiable information as part of a
survey. We use the collected survey data on an aggregated basis to
better understand the needs of all of our customers.
Certain Non-Marketing Uses
BadApple may send to you periodic announcements regarding status
updates,
service changes concerning the Site and other administrative matters.
Subject to applicable law, we reserve the right to release information
concerning any Site visitor where such visitor is believed to be in
violation of his or her obligations to us, is partaking (or is
suspected of partaking) in any illegal activity, in response to civil
subpoenas and discovery requests, to protect the interests of BadApple,
our customers or others, and as otherwise permitted or required by law.
Third Party Websites
Emails
from BadApple or its business partners, and the Site itself, may
contain links to other Internet websites, including sites that may or
may not be owned or operated by BadApple. Unless otherwise explicitly
stated, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content
of such websites, including such sites' use of any information (such as
IP number, browser type or operating system) collected when email
recipients or Site visitors click through links to those sites. If you
visit such websites, we encourage you to become familiar with the
privacy practices of the sites.
How Your Information Is Stored
BadApple seeks to use reasonable security measures to help protect
against the
loss, misuse and alteration of personally identifiable information that
is under our control. Unfortunately, no security system, or system of
transmitting data over the Internet, can be guaranteed to be 100%
secure. As a result of the foregoing, while we seek to protect your
personally identifiable information, we cannot guarantee the security
of our servers, the means by which information is transmitted between
your computer and BadApple's servers, or any information provided to us
or to any third party through or in connection with the Site. You
provide all such information at your own risk.
How To Update Your Personal Information
If you have signed up for an account with BadApple, you may update your
mailing address, email address, name changes, Forum name, or billing
information by accessing your My.BadApple account, where you can log
into your account to review and update your
personal information.
BadApple Forums
This Site may make chat rooms, forums and/or message boards available
to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in
these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution
when deciding to disclose your personal information. Please note that
your default Forum name is your email address. You may change your
Forum name in your My.badfruit
account.
Contacting BadApple
If you have any
questions about this Policy, the data collection and usage practices of
this Site, or your dealings with this Site, or if you wish to report a
violation of this Policy, please email:
abadapple-at-gmail.com