This notice describes our Privacy Policy. Our privacy policy is designed to advise you about how we collect, use, and protect the personal information you provide. By visiting www.spherica.com (the “Website”), you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
(a) Information You Provide to Us: We collect any information you enter on the Website, or that you give us in any other way. You can choose not to provide certain information, but you may not be able to take advantage of our services and features.
(b) Automatic Information: When you visit a website, you disclose certain information, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and the time of your visit. The Website, like many other websites, records this basic information about visits to the Website and automatically collects information regarding the actions you take on the Website (“Usage Data”). Usage Data is information or content we collect about the use of the Website in a way that does not identify an individual user. Usage Data helps us understand trends in our users’ needs so that we can better consider new features or otherwise tailor or enhance our services. This Privacy Policy in no way restricts or limits our collection and use of Usage Data, and we may share Usage Data about our users with third parties for various purposes, including to help us better understand our customers’ needs and improve our services. For example, each time you use the Website we may automatically collect the type of Web browser you use, your operating system, your Internet Service Provider, your IP address, the pages you view, how you interact with links on the services, comments and other content you post via the services and the time and duration of your visits to the Website. We do not disclose your Personal Information to third parties unless otherwise provided herein. We may store such Usage Data itself and/or such information may be included in databases owned and maintained by Spherica affiliates, agents or service providers. We may use such information and pool it with other information to track, for example, the total number of visitors to the Website, the number of vistors each page of the Website, etc.
(c) “Cookies”: Like many websites, we use “cookies,” and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses the Website or advertisements and other content served by or on behalf of the Website on other websites. Cookies are pieces of information that are transferred to your computer from a web server. Most browsers are set up to accept cookies, but you can change your settings to have your browser notify you when you receive a new cookie or to refuse to accept cookies.
(a) The information we collect is used for administering our business activities. Occasionally we may use the information to notify you about changes to the Website, new services, or special offers. When you register to use the Website and provide your e-mail, you will have the option to receive emails from us from time to time regarding any notices, new services or special offers. If you do not wish to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please inform us about it by writing an email to contact@spherica.com.
(b) We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law; enforce or apply our Terms of Use https://www.spherica.com/terms-conditions/ and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of the Website, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. This does not include selling, renting, sharing, or otherwise disclosing personally identifiable information from users for commercial purposes in violation of the commitments set forth in this Privacy Policy.
Information about our users is important to us. The Website includes third-party advertising and links to other websites. We do not provide any personally identifiable customer information to these advertisers or third-party websites. These third-party websites and advertisers may sometimes use technology to send the advertisements that appear on the Website directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. They may also use cookies and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. We do not have access to or control over cookies or other features that they may use, and the information practices of these advertisers and third-party websites are not covered by this Privacy Policy. Please contact them directly for more information about their privacy practices.
(a) Service Providers. From time to time, we may establish a business relationship with other businesses that we believe to be trustworthy and have privacy practices consistent with ours (“Service Providers”). For example, we may contract with Service Providers to provide certain services, such as hosting and maintenance, data storage and management, and marketing and promotions. We only provide our Service Providers with the information necessary for them to perform these services on our behalf. Each Service Provider must agree to use reasonable security procedures and practices, appropriate to the nature of the information involved, in order to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Service Providers are prohibited from using Personal Information other than as specified by Spherica.
(b) Advertising. We may work with third-party advertisers, search providers, and ad networks (“Advertisers”). These companies may collect and use information about your use of the Website or services in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you. Advertisements may be shown via the Website or third-party websites and online services. These companies may place or recognize a unique cookie on your computer or use other technologies such as Web beacons. Our Privacy Policy does not cover any use of information that Advertisers may collect from you or that you choose to provide to them.
We use security software to protect the confidentiality of your personal information. In addition, our business practices are reviewed periodically for compliance with policies and procedures governing the security
and confidentiality of our information. Our business practices limit employee access to confidential information, and limit the use and disclosure of such information to authorized persons.
This Website does not provide services or sell products to children under the age of 18. If you are under 18, you may use this Website only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. Persons under 13 are prohibited from providing personal information on the Website and Spherica does not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received Personal Information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete such information from our records.
This Privacy Policy shall not apply to any unsolicited information you provide to Spherica through the Website or through any other means. This includes, but is not limited to, information posted to any public areas of the Website, such as bulletin boards, any ideas for new products or modifications to existing products, and other unsolicited submissions (collectively, “Unsolicited Information”). All Unsolicited Information shall be deemed to be non-confidential and Spherica shall be free, and you hereby grant Spherica the right, to reproduce, use, disclose, and distribute such Unsolicited Information to others without limitation or attribution.
Please be aware that your Personal Information and communications may be transferred to and maintained on servers or databases located outside your state, province, or country. By using the Website or services, you agree that the applicable laws in the United States will govern the collection, use, transfer, and disclosure of your Personal Information
and communications. The laws in the United States may not be as protective of your privacy as those in your location.
By using the Website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. Your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Policy and our Terms of Use https://www.spherica.com/terms-conditions/, including limitations on damages, resolution of disputes, and application of the law of the state of California. If you have any concern about privacy at the Website, you may contact us at contact@spherica.com with a thorough description, and we will try to resolve it. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, and any changes thereof, unless you have instructed us not to, but we request that you check the Website frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account.
If our Privacy Policy or procedures change, we will immediately post those changes to the Website. Any such changes will be effective immediately upon being posted, unless otherwise stated in the change.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of May 26, 2016.