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The company can change its privacy policy at any time at its sole discretion, and any privacy disputes will be subject to Ontario law and arbitration (risk_flags-1, risk_flags-2). Your user information may be transferred in business acquisitions and shared with third-party service providers (data_use-1, data_use-2). Additionally, 500px personnel and authorized contractors may access user information, and data may be released for legal compliance (data_use-3, data_use-4).
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Risk Flags
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Key issues that create risk for users.
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Disputes Subject to Ontario Law and Arbitration
Any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of Ontario law.
Why it matters: If you have a dispute related to privacy, it will be handled under Ontario law and may involve arbitration, which can limit your ability to pursue legal action in court.
If you decide to visit 500px website or use the 500px mobile application, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of Ontario law.
Changes to This Privacy Policy, paragraph 6 · Citation strength: strong
Data Use & Sharing
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How the company collects, uses, and shares your personal information.
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User Information May Be Transferred in Business Acquisitions
In some cases, we may choose to buy or sell assets. In these types of transactions, user information is typically one of the business assets that is transferred. Moreover, if 500px, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred.
Why it matters: Your personal information could be transferred to a new company if 500px is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, meaning your data would then be under the control of a new entity.
In some cases, we may choose to buy or sell assets. In these types of transactions, user information is typically one of the business assets that is transferred. Moreover, if 500px, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred.
Sharing Your Information, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
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Data Shared with Service Providers for Service Delivery
500px may share user information as well as information from tools such as cookies, log files, device identifiers, and location data, with third-parties that help 500px provide services to you (“Service Providers”).
Why it matters: Your information, including data from cookies, log files, device identifiers, and location, may be shared with third-party service providers, which means external companies will have access to your data to help 500px operate its services.
500px may share user information as well as information from tools such as cookies, log files, device identifiers, and location data, with third-parties that help 500px provide services to you (“Service Providers”).
Sharing Your Information, paragraph 8 · Citation strength: strong
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Information Disclosure for Legal Compliance and Protection
We may release personal information when we believe in good faith that release is necessary to comply with a law; to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other policies; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of 500px, our employees, our users, or others.
Why it matters: Your personal information may be disclosed if the company believes it's necessary to comply with legal requirements, enforce its policies, or protect its rights, property, or safety, or that of its employees or users.
We may release personal information when we believe in good faith that release is necessary to comply with a law; to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other policies; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of 500px, our employees, our users, or others.
Sharing Your Information, paragraph 4 · Citation strength: strong
Cancellation & Renewal
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Gotchas
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Protections
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Features and policies designed to protect users.
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Right to Edit, Update, or Delete Personal Information
You have the right to edit, update, access, or transfer your personal information, or to delete your personal information if you are terminating your registration with 500px.
Why it helps: This allows you to manage your personal information by editing, updating, accessing, transferring, or deleting it, giving you control over your data, especially if you decide to stop using the service.
You have the right to edit, update, access, or transfer your personal information, or to delete your personal information if you are terminating your registration with 500px.
Information You Provide To Us, paragraph 4 · Citation strength: strong
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Email Address Not Provided to Third Parties Without Explicit Permission
500px is very concerned about your privacy and we will never provide your email address to a third party without your explicit permission, as detailed in the "Sharing Your Information" section below.
Why it helps: This ensures that your email address will not be shared with third parties unless you explicitly give permission, protecting your privacy and reducing unwanted communications.
500px is very concerned about your privacy and we will never provide your email address to a third party without your explicit permission, as detailed in the "Sharing Your Information" section below.
If we learn that 500px has collected information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.
Why it helps: This commitment means that any personal information inadvertently collected from children under 13 will be promptly deleted, helping to protect the privacy of minors.
If we learn that 500px has collected information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.
Children Under 18 Years of Age, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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