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Insight Timer's policy states that continued use of services after changes implies agreement to all changes (risk_flags-1). Additionally, by using the services, users broadly consent to the collection, use, and sharing of their information (risk_flags-2). User profiles are public by default, meaning certain information about you and your content engagement will be visible to other users, even with a private setting your name and profile picture are still visible (risk_flags-3). Even if users opt out of legal notice emails, these notices still apply and users are responsible for them (gotchas-1). The policy also outlines the collection of sensitive personal data for various account types, including private communications and social security numbers for teachers, and demographic data for mental health professionals (data_use-1). Furthermore, personal data may be collected from public sources and third parties (data_use-2), and all personal data may be transferred to a third party during business transfers (data_use-3). When using communities or forums, identifiers and chat content will be shared with other members (data_use-5).
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Clauses that indicate potential for significant user harm, present one-sided terms, give broad rights to the provider, or limit user recourse. These are areas where user vigilance is most essential.
By continuing to use the services after any changes to the Privacy Policy have been posted, users agree to all the changes.
Why it matters: If you use the Services after any changes to the Privacy Policy have been posted, that means you agree to all of the changes.
If you use the Services after any changes to the Privacy Policy have been posted, that means you agree to all of the changes.
By using or accessing the Services, users consent to the collection, use, and sharing of their information as described in the Privacy Policy.
Why it matters: By using or accessing our Services in any manner, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined below, and you hereby consent that we will collect, use and share your information as described in this Privacy Policy.
By using or accessing our Services in any manner, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined below, and you hereby consent that we will collect, use and share your information as described in this Privacy Policy.
User profiles are public by default, meaning other users can see certain information like name and profile picture, and the content engaged with through the Services. Even making a profile private still allows others to see name and profile picture.
Why it matters: By default, your profile will be deemed "public," meaning that other users of our Services will be able to see certain information about you (for example, your name and profile picture) and the Content you engage with through the Services. If you make your profile "private," you can limit what other users see about you but other users will still be able to see your name and profile picture.
Please note that by default, your profile will be deemed “public,” meaning that other users of our Services will be able to see certain information about you (for example, your name and profile picture) and the Content you engage with through the Services. If you make your profile “private,” you can limit what other users see about you but other users will still be able to see your name and profile picture.
Clauses that describe how your data is collected, used, and shared, including with third parties. This section also highlights any tracking technologies employed.
For users signing up for an Insight Timer account, Sensitive Personal Data such as the contents of private communications sent through the Services may be collected. For Teacher accounts, Sensitive Personal Data such as social security number (if applicable) and contents of certain communications sent through the Services may be collected. For Mental Health Professional accounts, Sensitive Personal Data such as ethnicity, gender, and faith or religion may be collected if chosen to be provided.
Why it matters: The service collects various types of sensitive personal data, including the contents of private communications and, for specific account types like teachers or mental health professionals, sensitive details like social security numbers, ethnicity, gender, faith, or religion, if provided. This means highly personal information could be collected during your use.
Data** such as the contents of private communications sent through the Services | Providing, Customizing and Improving the Services | Service Providers Parties You Authorize, Access or Authenticate | | **Inference Data** based on your use of our Services (for example, related to the features you use or Content you engage with) | Providing, Customizing and Improving the Services | Service Providers Parties You Authorize, Access or Authenticate | | **Other Identifying Information You Choose to Provide** in free-form fields, chat features, emails, letters, surveys, or other communications you send us or submit through the Services.
The service may collect personal data from public sources like licensure directories for Mental Health professionals, and from third-party vendors for analytics, lead generation, and customer support. It may also collect information from social networks if connected, and from research partners for analysis.
Why it matters: The service gathers your personal information not only directly from you but also from external sources such as public records (for professionals), third-party vendors, social networks, and research partners. This broad collection means that data about you is obtained from various places beyond your direct input.
* **Public Sources** * We may collect information from publicly available sources such as a licensure directory, if you are a Mental Health professional.
All collected personal data may be transferred to a third party if the company undergoes a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or other transaction where the third party assumes control of the business.
Why it matters: Your personal data could be transferred to a new owner if the company is acquired, merged, or undergoes bankruptcy, meaning your information may fall under new management and privacy policies.
All of your Personal Data that we collect may be transferred to a third party if we undergo a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or other transaction in which that third party assumes control of our business (in whole or in part).
The website utilizes cookies and similar technologies but does not support "Do Not Track" requests from browsers.
Why it matters: The service uses tracking technologies like cookies, and even if you enable "Do Not Track" in your browser, the website will not respond to that preference, continuing to track your activity.
Please note that because of our use of Cookies, our website does not support “Do Not Track” requests sent from a browser at this time.
If users join or engage with a Community or forum, information such as identifiers or other content put into the chat will be made available to other members.
Why it matters: When you participate in online communities or forums, any information you share, including your identifiers and chat content, will be visible to other members of that community.
If you choose to join or engage with a Community or forum, information such as your identifiers or other information you may put into the chat of a Community or forum will be made available to other members of the Community or forum.
The service may aggregate, de-identify, or anonymize personal data and use or share this 'De-Identified Data' with third parties for lawful business purposes, including to analyze, build, and improve services, and promote the business, as long as it does not identify the user.
Why it matters: The service converts your personal data into de-identified data, which can then be used and shared with third parties for various business purposes without directly identifying you. While individual privacy is protected, the aggregated data derived from your information might contribute to analysis and business promotion.
We may aggregate, de-identify or anonymize Personal Data by removing information that makes the data personally identifiable to a particular individual (making the resulting data “De-Identified Data”). We may use De-Identified Data and share it with third parties for our lawful business purposes, including to analyze, build and improve the Services, and promote our business, provided that such data does not identify you.
Clauses related to account termination, subscription cancellation, and automatic renewals. These terms impact a user's ability to stop using a service and cease payments.
Potentially overlooked clauses that may contain unexpected conditions or outcomes for users. These often involve disclaimers, limitations of liability, or specific user responsibilities.
If users opt not to receive legal notice emails, or haven’t provided an email address, those legal notices will still govern their use of the services, and users are responsible for reading and understanding them.
Why it matters: Even if you choose not to receive legal notice emails, these notices will still apply to your use of the services, and you remain responsible for being aware of their content, meaning you could miss important updates.
Please note that if you’ve opted not to receive legal notice emails from us (or you haven’t provided us with your email address), those legal notices will still govern your use of the Services, and you are still responsible for reading and understanding them.
For payments, the respective payment processor's terms of service and privacy policy govern the use and storage of personal data, and users should refer to them.
Why it matters: When making payments, your personal data will be handled according to the specific payment processor's terms and privacy policy, imposing additional terms beyond this policy.
Please see the respective Payment Processor’s terms of service and privacy policy for each Payment Processor for information on its use and storage of your Personal Data.
If users delete all cookies on their device, they may have to manually adjust preferences every time they visit the website, and some functionalities may not work.
Why it matters: Deleting all cookies may require you to reconfigure preferences each time you visit the website, and some features might not function correctly.
If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit our website and some of the functionalities of our website may not work.
Clauses that offer the user control, recourse, or benefits. These are consumer-friendly terms.
The company has clarified that it does not sell or share personal data for targeted advertising purposes.
Why it helps: This commitment helps protect user privacy by explicitly stating that personal data will not be used for targeted advertising, reducing unwanted solicitations and profiling.
We’ve also expanded and provided more information about your privacy rights in accordance with new U.S. state privacy laws and clarified that we do not sell or share your personal data for targeted advertising purposes.
When sharing data with Research Partners, the company commits to only sharing aggregated or de-identified data for scientific research and study, unless otherwise authorized by the user. They also stipulate that Research Partners protect this information and do not use it for other purposes, make them sign contracts outlining commitments to individual rights, and ensure suitable technological or organizational measures for data security.
Why it helps: This commitment ensures that personal data shared with research partners is either de-identified or aggregated, preventing individual re-identification. Contractual obligations and security measures further protect the data from misuse.
Furthermore, when we share such data with our Research Partners, we stipulate that they protect this information and do not use it for any other purposes than for scientific research or study. We take these relationships seriously and oblige all our Research Partners to sign contracts with us that clearly set out their commitment to respecting individual rights, their commitments to assisting us to help you exercise your rights (as applicable) and that they have in place suitable technological or organizational measures so that the data is secure and protected.
Users can modify their profile settings to make their profile 'private' to limit what other users see, although name and profile picture will still be visible.
Why it helps: This allows users to control the visibility of their personal information to other users, enhancing their privacy within the service.
You can modify your profile settings by going to “Privacy” under your “Settings” within your mobile application.
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