Data Privacy Policy
This policy describes the information we process to support all Social Standard Powered Platforms, including(but not limited to) Tapp, Advizor, Fusha and other apps using the Universal Standard Account system in their core technologies and other features offered by Social Standard (SS Powered Platforms or SS Powered Products). Social Standard's LX and chairman wanted to add a personal letter regarding how important we see this topic and the transparency of it.
"To all whom also feel betrayed by the continous privacy abuse from big tech and feel that they purposely add a really long privacy policy(possibly cause most people are less likely to want to read it all),
So, I would like to give you the shortest and clearest summary of basically how our technologies use your data (from fellow human being to fellow human being). I'm going to make this clear now...Data collected by Social Standard through its associated companies' platforms is never sold to outside 3rd party companies and do our best to minimize what is needed depending on feature(which is made to the benefit of the user, of course).
All the data collected and maintained by our SS Powered systems, is organized by Social Standard's technology in different ways in order to enhance the user experience as much as possible and within any other Social Standard Powered Platform that the user decides to want to use at any point in time. This is also to keep making the platforms TRULY and increasingly useful to the user for its main purpose.
Data is always kept within Social Standard's systems and when user needs to use one of the associated platforms, it is available to the user. The Universal Standard Account(USA) system that the associated platforms use are strictly meant to benefit and help each user in daily life as much as possible in many different ways; All powered by Social Standard's systems.
Let me give you a real life example... Let's say you are walking home and find yourself in a lonely street... A stranger(man) is walking on the same sidewalk and into your direction while whistling...
and you start getting nervous from the sudden feeling of insecurity. You open Tapp app, and want to tell everyone nearby that you feel insecure on the street that you are on... the SS Powered system searches which users are geographically near you at that very instant and in this way you are able to successfully reach others nearby. The system is made to use the minimum necessary so that the function that the user is needing does what it is meant to do, for the user's benefit.
Life saving features like this one are being developed and added all free for every Universal Standard Account user.
How do we intend to fund the ability to offer these many life changing/enhancing platforms in the long term?
User data will never be sold to outside companies. All and any data Social Standard and its associated companies' platforms collect will internally be used for enhancing of the platforms for the benefit of each user.
For the platforms that use ads(advertising), it must be noted that data collected is also used internally to make sure that advertising done within the SS Powered Platforms are of the best quality of ads that which are actually relevant to each individual user in the best possible way.
Revenue is important to keep this operation going and growing reaching people all throughout the world, so that they too can use features such as the one from the Tapp app example. Therefore advertisements will eventually be necessary, however we don't want to bombard users with irrelevant and annoying ads, but instead show you something that you might like and actually be looking for. The same data that our systems collect will actually help us in that way as well...hey if we're gonna have to show you ads eventually, they might as well be useful to you right? I'd at least want to make it clear once again, that none of your data is going into the hands of some outside creepy company that no one has ever even heard of... Our mission goes far beyond money, and Social Standard is not a public company with stock holders forcing us to do something to make more revenue...no...not us...no way. I must say, that if there is a legal request, or if a person's life is at risk, we would have no other choice than to alert proper authorities." Learn more
"Well you can go ahead and read the longer more complete version(There is good information and I would highly recommend it)."
"WE CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WE TRY TO MINIMIZE DATA THAT NEEDS TO BE COLLECTED. ANY PIECE OF DATA THAT IS COLLECTED IS FOR PURPOSES WHERE IT IS ABSOLUTELY NEEDED IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE TO GIVE USER THE BEST EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE, IN EVERY WAY. WE DO NOT INTEND TO SELL ANY OF YOUR DATA TO OUTSIDE COMPANIES, SUCH AS THE OTHER BIG TECH COMPANIES DO! OUR INTENTION IS TO LEARN FROM OUR USERS TO SEE HOW WE CAN GIVE OUR USERS THE BEST EXPERIENCE THAT OUR TECHNOLOGIES CAN POSSIBLY GIVE THEM, THE TYPE OF EXPERIENCES THAT EVEN POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR DAILY LIVES, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT NO OTHER RELATED TECH COMPANIES OFFER THEIR USERS IN A TRUE AND EFFECTIVE MANNER!!"
-LX of Social Standard
What kinds of information do we collect?
To provide the highest quality for Social Standard Powered Products, we must process information about you. The types of information we collect depend on how you use our technologies and which platform you are logging into.
Things you and others do and provide(some of the platforms such as Tapp app currently only collects the minimum information necessary to give the user the full experience, therefore almost all of the following does not apply to Tapp app, but may in the future with the updating of new features).
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Information and content you provide. We collect the content, communications and other information you provide when you use our technologies, including when you sign up for an account, create or share content, and message or communicate with others. This can include information in or about the content you provide (like metadata), such as the location of a photo or the date a file was created. It can also include what you see through features we provide, such as our camera, so we can do things like suggest masks and filters that you might like, or give you tips on using camera formats(depending on platform). Our systems automatically process content and communications you and others provide to analyze context and what's in them for the purposes described below.
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Data with special protections: You can choose to provide information in your Social Standard Universal profile fields or Life Events about your religious views, political views, who you are "interested in," or your health. This and other information (such as racial or ethnic origin, philosophical beliefs or trade union membership) could be subject to special protections under the laws of your country/state.
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Networks and connections. We collect information about the people, Pages, accounts, hashtags and groups you are connected to and how you interact with them across our Products, such as people you communicate with the most or groups you are part of. We also collect contact information if you choose to upload, sync or import it from a device (such as an address book or call log or SMS log history), which we use for things like helping you and others find people you may know and for the other purposes listed below.
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Your usage. We collect information about how you use our Products/Platforms, such as the types of content you view or engage with; the features you use; the actions you take; the people or accounts you interact with; and the time, frequency and duration of your activities. For example, we log when you're using and have last used our Products, and what posts, videos and other content you view on our Products. We also collect information about how you use features like our camera.
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Things others do and information they provide about you. We also receive and analyze content, communications and information that other people provide when they use our Products. This can include information about you, such as when others share or comment on a photo of you, send a message to you, or upload, sync or import your contact information.
Device Information
As described below, we collect information from and about the computers, phones, connected TVs and other web-connected devices you use that integrate with our Products, and we combine this information across different devices you use. For example, we use information collected about your use of our Products on your phone to better personalize the content (including ads) or features you see when you use our Products on another device, such as your laptop or tablet(if applicable), or to measure whether you took an action in response to an ad we showed you on your phone on a different device.
Information we obtain from these devices includes:
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Device attributes: information such as the operating system, hardware and software versions, battery level, signal strength, available storage space, browser type, app and file names and types, and plugins.
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Device operations: information about operations and behaviors performed on the device, such as whether a window is foregrounded or backgrounded, or mouse movements (which can help distinguish humans from bots).
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Identifiers: unique identifiers, device IDs, and other identifiers, such as from games, apps or accounts you use, and Family Device IDs (or other identifiers unique to Social Standard Company Products associated with the same device or account).
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Device signals: Bluetooth signals, and information about nearby Wi-Fi access points, beacons, and cell towers.
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Data from device settings: information you allow us to receive through device settings you turn on, such as access to your GPS location, camera or photos.
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Network and connections: information such as the name of your mobile operator or ISP, language, time zone, mobile phone number, IP address, connection speed and, in some cases, information about other devices that are nearby or on your network, so the platform functions at its best in its relation to the feature.
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Cookie data: data from cookies stored on your device, including cookie IDs and settings.
Information from partners.
Advertisers and associated platforms can send us information through the SS system they use, including our social plug-ins (such as the uni-feed on some platforms), Universal Standard Account Login, and other features that may be added in an update(in which case this policy will be updated accordingly). These associated platforms provide information about your activities into the Social Standard multi-platform system so that your experience can be made better—including information about your device, location, post reactions, and reactions to the ads you see,—your Universal Standard account will be used to log into every associated platform in order to keep it most convenient for you. We also receive the information about your location even when off of either of the associated platforms, this is also done in order to make sure you will benefit the most out of certain features such as its security related features.
You data is only shared within the Universal Standard account associated platforms(which in turn share it right back into the Social Standard multi-platform system in order to give you the best experience within the associated platforms which you decide to use, which have a a closed system from any outside party, unless it is absolutley necessary to make sure to keep you safe and/or if it is in your benefit in one way or another.
How do we use this information?
We use the information we have (subject to choices you make) as described below and to provide and support the Social Standard products and associated platforms described in the Social Standard terms of use. Here's how:
Provide, personalize and improve our Products.
We use the information we have to deliver our Products, including to personalize features and content (including your Geo-Chat, Posts, comments and ads) and may later make suggestions for you (such as other persons or associated platforms you may be interested in or topics you may want to follow) on our associated platforms. To create personalized Products that are unique and relevant to you, we use your connections, preferences, interests and activities based on the data we collect and learn from you and others (including any data with special protections you choose to provide); how you use and interact with our associated platforms; and the people, places, or things you're connected to and interested in on and off our associated platforms.
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Information across Social Standard associated platforms and devices: We connect information about your activities on different SS associated platforms and devices to provide a more tailored and consistent experience on all Social Standard associated platforms that you use, wherever you use them. For example, we can suggest another associated platform that includes features that you will very likely find very useful and convenient to use. We can also make your experience more seamless, for example, by automatically filling in your registration information (such as your phone number) from one Social Standard associated platform, when you sign up for an account on a different platform.
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Location-related information: We use location-related information-such as your current location, where you live, the places you like to go, and the businesses and people you're near-to provide, personalize and improve our Products and features within associated platforms which you will use, including ads, for you and others. Location-related information can be based on things like precise device location (which by registering you have allowed us to collect it), IP addresses, and information from your and others' use of Social Standard associated platforms (such as distance from another user or events you attend).
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Product research and development: We use the information we have to develop, test and improve our Products, including by conducting surveys and research, and testing and troubleshooting new products and features.
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Face recognition: We may add this feature for security reasons for all users. When implemented, we use face recognition technology to recognize you in photos, videos and camera experiences. The face-recognition templates we create may constitute data with special protections under the laws of your country/state. If we introduce face-recognition technology to your platform experience, we will let you know first.
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Ads and other sponsored content: We use the information we have about you-including information about your interests, actions and connections-to select and personalize ads, offers and other sponsored content that we show you.
Provide measurement, analytics, and other services.
Promote safety, integrity and security.
We use the information we have to verify accounts and activity, combat harmful conduct, detect and prevent spam and other bad experiences, maintain the integrity of our Products, and promote safety and security on and off of Social Standard associated platforms. For example, we use data we have to investigate suspicious activity or violations of our terms or policies, or to detect when someone needs help.
Communicate with you.
We use the information we have to send you marketing communications, communicate with you about our Products, and let you know about our policies and terms. We also use your information to respond to you when you contact us.
Research and innovate for social good.
We use the information we have (including from the associated platforms' companies we closely collaborate with) to conduct and support research and innovation on topics of general social welfare, technological advancement, public interest, the advancement of society, health and well-being. For example, we analyze information we have about migration patterns during crises to aid relief efforts.
Background Location Privacy for Tapp app
With Tapp app your privacy is secured. Background location is only used to provide user with the best user experience through its specific feature of obtaining the help you need right at the moment you or another nearby user is needing help. Location while using Tapp app is for the GeoChat™ features to offer the unique user experience with the abilities in allowing users to communicate with the nearby communities they find themselves in at any moment, and so the user knows that those they are communicating with are indeed within range distance and not someone thousands of miles away. We take our users privacy very seriously and is at the top of our priorities.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by updating the date of this Privacy Policy and posting it on the Service or other appropriate means. Any modifications to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon our posting the modified version (or as otherwise indicated at the time of posting). In all cases, your use of the Service after the effective date of any modified Privacy Policy indicates your acknowledging that the modified Privacy Policy applies to your interactions with the Service and our business.