Privacy Policy

InMessage.site Privacy Policy 

Last updated: August 10, 2021   

InMessage.site (“we” or “us” or “our”) respects the privacy of our users (“user” or “you”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website InMessage.site, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site.  

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification.   

You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.

Collection of Your Information

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data

Personally identifiable information is any information that may identify an individual, such as name, date of birth, profile picture, gender, email address, phone number, physical address, username and password. We collect personal data that you provide to us voluntarily. For example, we collect personal data when you create an account, submit a profile, search for member profiles, join one of our groups, or otherwise interact with the Site. 

Usage Data

 Our servers automatically record information ("usage data") when you access and use the Site. This may include browser type, internet service provider (“ISP”), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data. We use this information to analyze trends, administer the Site, track users' movements around the Site, and gather demographic information.  

Push Notifications

We may request to send you push notifications regarding your account or the Service. If you wish to opt-out from receiving these types of communications, you may turn them off in your device's settings.  

Automatic Data Collection

 With regard to each of your visits to our Site, we may automatically collect data to include  IP addresses, web log information, browser type, internet service provider, referring/exit pages, documents viewed, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data (the pages you visit in what order).  

Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

- Create and manage your account. 

- Respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests, such as to send newsletters and otherwise communicate with you.

- Develop new products and services.

- Improve and optimize our Site.

- Send marketing communications, including information regarding our newsletters, new products or services, upcoming promotions, and related information.

- Contact you to provide information about events or programs that we think may be of interest to you.

- Provide third parties with anonymous statistical information about our users (but not information that could personally identify any individual user).

- Investigate and inhibit fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities.  

Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or otherwise provide your personally identifiable information to third parties for the third parties' own direct marketing purposes.  

Personally identifiable information is collected only when voluntarily submitted by you. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, except under the following circumstances:

- By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.

- To Service Providers: We may share information with third party vendors and service providers in order to conduct certain business operations. These include analytics and search engine tools, email and marketing services, customer service providers, and data storage providers.

Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to third parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

We will not sell your personally identifiable information to any third parties.

Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personally identifiable information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

Children Under Thirteen

Our Site is not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any personal information to or on the Site. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on this Site or on or through any of its features. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at privacy@InMessage.site.

California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

Because we value your privacy, we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We comply with the information collection requirements instituted by COPPA, FERPA and PPRA.

California Civil Code Section 1798.83

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 also known as "Shine The Light", enables California residents to obtain information about what categories of personally identifiable information as defined in Section 1798.80 is being disclosed / sold and to whom that information is being disclosed / sold for direct marketing purposes.

In compliance with that law, we provide California consumers, upon request, with a list of all third parties to which we disclosed personal information for the third parties' direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year, as well as the categories of personal information that were disclosed / sold and the names and addresses of those third parties. Those requests may be made (1) by email to privacy@InMessage.site, (2) by calling us toll-free at the phone number listed on our website; or (3) by writing to us at the address listed on our website: InMessage 405 Market St, CA 94111.

Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.  

We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

As our organization grows, we may need to amend this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and without prior notice. Your continued use of the Site after we make changes is evidence of your acceptance of those changes. Please, check this page periodically for updates.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy and the privacy practices of our Service,  please contact us at privacy@InMessage.site.