Barview Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Bar view”) are the committed to protecting your
privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our websites and when you use our products and
services (collectively, “Products”).
This policy outlines our data handling practices, and in particular how we collect, use, and disclose
Personal Data. It covers all Personal Data that you affirmatively provide during your interactions with
us, information that we automatically collect when you interact with our Products, and information that
we collect about you from third parties. The policy is applicable worldwide, and also describes rights
you may have to control our use of Personal Data and how to exercise those rights.
As used in this Privacy Policy, “Personal Data” means any information that can be used to identify or is
reasonably linkable to a specific person.
This policy may be updated from time to time for reasons such as operational practices or regulatory
changes, so we recommend that you review our Privacy Policy when returning to our website. If we propose
to make any material changes, we will notify you by means of a notice on this page prior to the change
becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our
privacy practices.
Collection of your Personal Data
Whether you have A bar view account or not, we may collect Personal Data from or about you when you use
or otherwise interact with our Products. We may gather the following categories of Personal Data about
you:
We collect this data to provide you with the best experience with our Products. Mostly, we gather
Personal
Data directly from you, directly from your devices, or directly from someone who communicates with you
using
Barview services, such as leaving a review, participant or venue. Some of our collection happens on an
automated basis – that is, it’s automatically collected when you interact with our Products. In certain
instances, you can choose whether to provide Personal Data to Barview, but note that you may be unable
to
access certain options and services if they require Personal Data that you have not provided. You can
adjust
certain settings to reduce the amount of Personal Data we automatically collect from you, such as by
turning
off optional cookies in your browser’s setting or by using our Cookie Preferences link at the bottom of
the
Barview homepage.
We may also obtain information about you from a user who uses Barview. For example, a user may input
your
contact information when you are invited to a Barview chat
Data from third-party partners. Sometimes, other companies who help us deliver the service (our service
providers) and may collect or have access to information on our behalf when you use our Products. We
have
agreements with our service providers to ensure that they do not use any of the information that they
collect on our behalf for their own commercial purposes or for the commercial purposes of some other
company
or third party. We may also receive Personal Data that third parties collect in other contexts, which we
use
in order to better understand our users, advertise and market, and enhance our services.
By registering your login and password associated with a supported third-party provider account to login
to
Barview, you authorize Barview to access and use your personal information associated with such
third-party
account profile for the purpose of providing the alternative login functionality. If you choose to not
provide Barview authorization to access and use such personal information, you will not be able to login
to
Barview using your third-party provider account login and password. Barview’s use of your personal
information as described in this paragraph shall comply with Barviews privacy policy as well as the
terms
and conditions governing the Barview account under which you are accessing .
To comply with applicable Chinese laws, users accessing barview from within mainland China will be
required
to verify their identity using a mobile phone number.(By registering your login with Wechat or Alipay
won’t
need to verify again.)
Residents of the European Union (“EU”), United Kingdom, Lichtenstein, Norway, Iceland or Switzerland.
If you reside in the European Union (“EU”), United Kingdom, Lichtenstein, Norway, Iceland or
Switzerland,
you may have legal rights with respect to your Personal Data, including those set forth under the EU’s
General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
• Residents of the state of California.
If you reside in California, you may have legal rights with respect to your Personal Data, including
those
set forth under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Barview is prohibited from discriminating
against California consumers that choose to exercise their privacy-related rights under the CCPA.
Data Retention
How long we retain your Personal Data depends on the type of data and the purpose for which we process
the
data. We will retain your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined
in
this Privacy Notice unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Security of your Personal Data Barview is committed to protecting the Personal Data you share with us.
We
utilize a combination of industry-standard security technologies, procedures, and organizational
measures to
help protect your Personal Data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. When we transfer credit
card
information over the Internet, we protect it using Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption technology.
We recommend you take every precaution in protecting your Personal Data when you are on the Internet.
For
example, change your passwords often, use a combination of upper and lower-case letters, numbers, and
symbols when creating passwords, and make sure you use a secure browser.
Linked Websites and Third-Party services
Our websites and services may provide links to other third-party websites and services which are outside
our
control and not covered by this policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on these
(and
all) sites you visit or services you use.
Transfer and Storage of Personal Data
Our Products are generally hosted and operated in the United States (“U.S.”) through Barview and its
service
providers, though data may be collected from wherever our users are located. We may transfer your
Personal
Data to the U.S., to any Barview affiliate worldwide, or to third parties acting on our behalf for the
purposes of processing or storage. Where local law requires, we may store data locally in order to
comply
with global regulations. By using any of our Products or providing any Personal Data for any of the
purposes
stated above, you consent to the transfer and storage of your Personal Data, whether provided by you or
obtained through a third party, to the U.S. as set forth herein, including the hosting of such Personal
Data
on U.S. servers.