In order to provide the social networking function of our site (the “Site”), it is necessary that we Sonesta Group, LLC , and its parent company as licensees of Sonesta Technologies, s.r.o. need to process your personal information. By accepting this policy and creating an account with the Site you are confirming that you have read and understand this policy including how and why we use your information. If you don’t want us to collect or process your personal information in the ways described in this policy, you must not use the Site. Please be aware that while we impose certain use restrictions in our Terms of Use, we are not and cannot be responsible for any user or third party’s(ies’) use of information you may determine to share through the Site, whether through your profile, chat, direct message or otherwise. This Policy applies to any information you provide to us, including through this website, our mobile apps, communications by email.
When you visit our Site we may collect the following information:
When you access the Site, you consent to our processing and retention of your data which data we will process and retain in compliance with our internal data retention policy, as amended from time to time. This data will be retained to service your account, the service located on the Site (the “Service”), developing new services and products related to the Service, and as otherwise provided in this Policy. All information collected by us is used for maintaining and operating the service located on the Site. The information you provide to us is used to service and maintain your account. The postings and responses you submit are shared with other users of the Service as directed by you by virtue of you submitting such postings and responses.
Where we provide services that utilize your device’s location, we may permit other users of the service to block individuals in certain locations, based upon their IP, from accessing such users’ content.
Your username will be associated with all activities you undertake on the Site including, without limitation, messages sent and other content or information you may determine to post or share. Your gender information help other users find you. Your IP addresses, device data, and other use information are used by us in order to optimize our site for use. Your usage history may also be used to help our internal algorithm to recommend other Site users and/or content to you.
We reserve the right to share any and all account information with law enforcement or agencies authorized by applicable governmental authorities either in response to their written request or at our own election should we believe, in our sole discretion, that you or your account may be involved with illegal activity, or if we believe, in our sole discretion, that such disclosure is necessary to protect the rights or property of the Site, our users, and/or one or more third parties.
We do not and cannot control any other user or third party’s use of such public information. You should always be careful when deciding to disclose your personal information either through the Service or any other online website. The following are considered public information and are not governed by this Policy.
The Site may provide message boards, blogs and other user generated content facilities. Anything that you share through any of these means, including your username by virtue of interacting with such facilities, is deemed public information.
Any information you may send to us or share either publically or privately through any third party website will not be controlled by this Privacy Policy.
Payment processing for purchases you may determine to make on our Site is carried out by third parties. Each such third party payment processor has its own Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and is not governed by this Policy or our Terms of Use. When you make a purchase, you are submitting your data directly to one of such third party payment processors. As such, prior to submitting your data, you will need to review the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for the relevant third party payment processor to learn about their data collection and retention policies.
We use third party services to assist with fraud prevention and enforcing protections we have placed on our Site. These third parties will receive certain information like your device identification information and IP address.
For any questions about this policy or your data please contact our Data Privacy Officer as follows:
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have certain rights with respect to the personally identifying information you provide to us.
Copies of Your Personally Identifying Information.
Up to two times in any twelve month period, you are entitled to obtain, for free, the following information for
the immediately preceding twelve month period:
In order to obtain a copy of this information with respect to your account, you may email or call using the following information:
Toll-Free phone number: 1-800-956-3107
Email address: [email protected]
For your privacy and protection, we will require certain information to confirm that it is you, the accountholder, requesting the information.
If you would like to withdraw your consent at any time, you may do so by requesting account deletion. For fraud prevention, in order to request your account be deleted you must be able to log into your account.
This Site makes use of cookies. These cookies do things like track the advertiser who referred you to our Site, record when you have logged in so you don’t have to keep re- entering your login information each time you click a link, allow us to suggest content you might enjoy based upon content you have previously viewed, tailor the advertisements you see, secure your account when someone has attempted to guess your password, and for analysis purposes to learn how all our users interact with our Site in order to improve our Site and Service. If you do not wish to use cookies, please check your security settings in your internet browser or contact your internet browser’s customer support.
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time in accordance with this provision. If we make changes to this Privacy Policy, we will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Website and update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. We will also provide you with notice of the modification by email. If you disagree with the revised Privacy Policy, you may cancel your account. If you do not cancel your account before the date the revised Privacy Policy becomes effective, your continued access to or use of the Website will be subject to the revised Privacy Policy.