Last updated: June 16, 2023
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.
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.
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) refers to ApeTail.
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 ApeTail communication system widget.
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.
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).
Private messages refers to messages generated by users and collected for purpose to maintain the private messaging functionality.
Website refers to ApeTail, accessible from https://apetail.chat
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.
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:
Email address
First name and last name
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.
We use JavaScript localStorage to store data on Your browser:
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.
For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.
We may share Your personal information in the following situations:
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.
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.
The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.
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.
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).
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
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.
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.
If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.
Our Service 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.
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.
Right of access: The right to obtain access to Your Personal Information. You have the right to request Us for copies of Your Personal Information.
Right to rectification: The right to obtain rectification of Your Personal Information without undue delay when You believe that Personal Information is inaccurate or incomplete. If we shared Your Personal Information with others, we will tell them about the correction where possible. If You ask us, and where possible and lawful to do so, we will also tell You with whom we shared Your Personal Information so You can contact them directly.
Right to erasure: The right to obtain the erasure of Your Personal Information without undue delay in certain circumstances, such as where the Personal Information is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or processed. If we shared Your data with others, we will tell them about the erasure where possible. If You ask us, and where possible and lawful to do so, we will also tell You with whom we shared Your Personal Information with so You can contact them directly.
Right to restrict processing: The right to obtain restriction of the processing undertaken by us on Your Personal Information in certain circumstances, such as, where the accuracy of the Personal Information is contested by You, for a period of time enabling us to verify the accuracy of that Personal Information. We will tell You before we lift any restriction on processing. If we shared Your Personal Information with others, we will tell them about the restriction where possible. If You ask us, and where possible and lawful to do so, we will also tell You with whom we shared Your Personal Information so You can contact them directly.
Right to portability: The right to portability allows You to move, copy or transfer personal information easily from one organization to another.
Right to object processing: You have a right to object to any processing of Your Personal Information, under certain conditions. You can object to marketing activities for any reason whatsoever.
Right to withdraw consent. If we rely on Your consent to process Your Personal Information, You have the right to withdraw that consent at any time, but this will not affect any processing of Your data that has already taken place.
Right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority. If You have a concern about our privacy practices, including the way we handled Your Personal Information, You can report it to the data protection authority that is authorized to hear those concerns.
User Consent: By using our application and granting access to your Google Drive account, you consent to the uploading, processing, storage, and sharing of your chosen files as described in this Privacy Policy. You understand and acknowledge that our application requires certain permissions to function properly and provide the services you expect.
Information Collection and Use: Our application accesses your Google Drive account solely for the purpose of facilitating file upload, storage, sharing, and display functionality. This includes file metadata (e.g., file name, size, type) and the content of files you choose to interact with through our application.
Data Retention: We retain your data only for as long as necessary to provide the services you have requested or as required by law. You can delete your uploaded files (and only these files) from your Google Drive account with tools of our service.
By using our application and granting access to your Google Drive account you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to the terms and conditions outlined in this Privacy Policy section regarding the access, use, storage, and sharing of your data through the Google Drive API.
Residents of the State of California can request a list of all third-parties to which our App has disclosed certain personal information (as defined by California law) during the preceding year for those third-parties’ direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and want such a list, please contact us at apetail.service@gmail.com. For all requests, please ensure you put the statement “Your California Privacy Rights” in the body of your request, as well as your name, street address, city, state, and zip code. In the body of your request, please provide enough information for us to determine if this applies to you. You need to attest to the fact that you are a California resident and provide a current California address for our response. Please note that we will not accept requests via the telephone, mail, or by facsimile, and we are not responsible for notices that are not labeled or sent properly, or that do not have complete information.
We store messages shared in private chats in unencrypted form. Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your private messages if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or claim Your rights, You can contact us: