Dugmates - Your All-in-One Sports Community App

Dugmates - Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy has been created with the help of the Privacy Policy Generator.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.

Company (referred to as either “the Company, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement)

Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.

Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.

Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

Service refers to the Website information and services.

Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.

Third-party Social Media Service refers to any website or any social network website through which a User can log in or create an account to use the Service.

Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally, identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

Device location and IP to uniquely identify device.

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Collection and Usage of Images

Image Access

Our application may request access to images stored on your device to enable you to share and post images within the app for a richer social experience. This permission allows you to seamlessly upload and share images as part of your interactions within our platform.

How We Use Images

The images accessed from your device are utilized solely within our application for the purpose of enabling you to create, share, and interact with visual content. This facilitates a more engaging and personalized social experience for you and other users of our platform.

Storage and Protection

We prioritize the security and confidentiality of the images accessed from your device. All images uploaded and shared within our application are securely stored within our system, employing industry-standard security protocols to prevent unauthorized access or misuse.

User Control and Permissions

Respecting your privacy choices is important to us. You have the ability to grant or revoke access to your device’s images through the application settings at any time. Please note that restricting this access may impact certain functionalities related to sharing and interacting with images within our app.

Third-Party Sharing

We do not share or disclose the images accessed from your device with any third parties without your explicit consent. Your images are used exclusively within our application for the intended purposes and are not shared or distributed externally.

Collection and Usage of Videos

Video Access

Our application may request access to videos stored on your device to facilitate the sharing and posting of videos within the app, enhancing the social experience for our users. This permission enables you to seamlessly upload and share videos as part of your interactions within our platform.

How We Use Videos

The videos accessed from your device are utilized exclusively within our application for the purpose of enabling you to create, share, and engage with video content. This enhances the social and interactive aspects of our platform, allowing users to communicate more vividly through video-based interactions.

Storage and Protection

We prioritize the security and confidentiality of the videos accessed from your device. All videos uploaded and shared within our application are securely stored within our system, employing robust security measures to prevent unauthorized access or misuse.

User Control and Permissions

We respect your privacy preferences and provide you with the option to grant or revoke access to your device’s videos through the application settings at any time. Please note that restricting this access may impact certain functionalities related to sharing and interacting with videos within our app.

Third-Party Sharing

We do not share or disclose the videos accessed from your device with any third parties without your explicit consent. Your videos are used solely within our application for the intended purposes and are not shared or distributed externally.

Collection and Usage of Contact List Information​

Collection of Contact Information

To enhance your experience and facilitate seamless connections within our application, we may request access to your contact list. This permission allows us to find and connect you with contacts who are already associated with our application, ensuring a smoother and more efficient user experience.

How We Use Contact Information

The contact information retrieved from your contact list is used solely for the purpose of facilitating connections with users who are already part of our application. This enables you to easily connect and communicate with your existing contacts within our platform.

Storage and Protection

We take the utmost care to safeguard the contact information accessed from your device. All contact list data is securely stored within our system, employing industry-standard security measures to prevent unauthorized access or misuse.

User Control and Permissions

Respecting your privacy preferences is paramount to us. You have the option to grant or revoke access to your contact list through the application settings at any time. Please note that limiting this access may impact certain functionalities related to connecting with your existing contacts within our app.

Third-Party Sharing

We do not share your contact information with any third parties without your explicit consent. Your contact list data is used exclusively within our application for the stated purposes and is not shared or sold to external entities.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service.

You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service.

Cookies can be Persistent or Session Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close your web browser. Learn more about cookies: All About Cookies.

We use both session and persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

– Necessary / Essential Cookies

Type: Session Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.

– Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.

– Functionality Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
  • To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
  • For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
  • To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
  • To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
  • To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

To request removal of such data, you can contact Us using the contact us page.

Be aware that Your request does not guarantee complete or comprehensive removal of content or information posted online and that the law may not permit or require removal in certain circumstances.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the Last updated date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.