Effective as of December 1, 2023
This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) applies to the Afuse mobile application (the “App”),
owned and operated by Huntsman Solutions, LLC (“Huntsman,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). We have
created this Privacy Policy to tell you what information the App collects, how we use that
information, and who we will share that information with, if at all. This Privacy Policy does not
address the privacy practices of any third parties that we do not own, control, or are affiliated
with. Capitalized terms not defined in this Privacy Policy will have the meaning set forth in our
Terms of Use. By visiting and/or using our App, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy
Policy and the accompanying Terms of Use. We encourage you to read the Privacy Policy, and to
use the information it contains to help you make informed decisions.
Information We Collect or Receive
In the course of operating the App, we will collect and/
or receive the following types of information. You authorize us to collect and/or receive such
information.
- Personal Information We only receive or collect information that identifies you
personally if you choose to provide such personally identifiable information to us via
email or other means. When you sign up to become a user or contact us, you will be
required to provide us with personal information about yourself (collectively, the
“Personal Information”). Such Personal Information may include your name, e-mail
address, physical address, and phone number. We do not collect any Personal
Information from you when you use the App unless you provide us with the Personal
Information voluntarily.
- Third-Party Log In If you sign in through Huntsman Solutions, LLC, you are
authorizing us to collect, store, and use, in accordance with this Privacy Policy, any and
all information that you agreed that Huntsman Solutions, LLC would provide to us
through Huntsman Solutions, LLC’s Application Programming Interface (“API”). Such
information may include, without limitation, your first and last name, Huntsman
Solutions, LLC username, Huntsman Solutions, LLC profile picture, headline, unique
identifier and access token, and e-mail address.
- Payment Information If you choose to make a purchase or subscribe to a feature or
service ours that requires a fee, you will be required to provide us with your payment
information, including, without limitation, bank account numbers, credit card or debit
card numbers, account details, ACH information, and similar data (collectively,
“Payment Information”). Such Payment Information will be collected and processed by
our third-party payment vendors pursuant to the terms and conditions of their privacy
policies and terms of use, and we do not obtain access to any Payment Information in
connection with such purchases or subscriptions.
- Geolocational Information Certain features and functionalities of the App are based
on your location. In order to provide these features and functionalities while you are
using your mobile device, we may, with your consent, automatically collect
geolocational information from your mobile device or wireless carrier and/or certain
third-party service providers (collectively, “Geolocational Information”). Collection of
such Geolocational Information occurs only when the App is running on your device.
You may decline to allow us to collect such Geolocational Information, in which case
we will not be able to provide certain features or functionalities to you.
- Third-Party Analytics We and the third-party technology providers, ad exchanges, ad
networks, advertisers, agencies, ad exchanges, and ad servers with which we work use
third-party analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics) to evaluate your use of the App,
compile reports on activity, collect demographic data, analyze performance metrics,
and collect and evaluate other information relating to the App and mobile and Internet
usage. These third parties use cookies and other technologies to help analyze and
provide us the data. You consent to the processing of data about you by these analytics
providers in the manner and for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. For more
information on these third parties, including how to opt out from certain data
collection, please email support@afuse.app. Please be advised that if you opt out of
any such service, you may not be able to use the full functionality of the App.
- Other Information In addition to the Personal Information, Payment Information, and
Geolocational Information, we may automatically collect or receive additional
information regarding you and your use of the App; your interactions with us and our
advertising; and information regarding your computer and mobile devices used to
access the App (collectively, the “Other Information”). Such Other Information may
include:
- From You Additional information about yourself that you voluntarily provide to
us, such as your gender and your product and service preferences.
- From Your Activity We may collect or receive information regarding:
- IP address, which may consist of a static or dynamic IP address and will
sometimes point to a specific identifiable computer or mobile device;
- browser type and language;
- referring and exit pages and URLs;
- date and time; and
- details regarding your activity on the App, such as search queries and other
performance and usage data.
- About Your Mobile Device We may collect or receive information regarding
- type of mobile device;
- advertising Identifier (“IDFA” or “AdID”);
- operating system and version (e.g., iOS, Android or Windows);
- network type (WiFi, 3G, 4G, LTE).
- From Cookies We may use both session cookies, which expire once you close
the App, and persistent cookies, which stay on your mobile device until you delete
them and other technologies to help us collect data and to enhance your
experience with the App. Cookies are small text files an app can use to recognize
a repeat visitor to the app. We may use cookies for various purposes, including to:
- type of mobile device;
- personalize your experience;
- analyze which portions of the App are visited and used most frequently; and
- measure and optimize advertising and promotional effectiveness.
If you do not want us to deploy cookies in the App, you can opt out by setting
your mobile device to reject cookies. You can still use the App if you choose to
disable cookies, although your ability to use some of the features may be affected.
Information Collected by Or Through Third-Party Advertising Companies.
We may
share Other Information about your activity on the App with third parties for ad distribution
and ad optimization defined as the tailoring, targeting (i.e., behavioral, contextual,
retargeting, analyzing, managing, reporting, and optimizing of ads). These third parties may
use cookies, pixel tags (also called web beacons or clear gifs), and/or other technologies to
collect Other Information for such purposes. Pixel tags enable us and these third-party
advertising companies to recognize a browser’s cookie when a browser visits the site on
which the pixel tag is located in order to learn which advertisement brings a user to a given
site. In addition, we may receive Other Information from advertisers and/or their service
providers such as advertising identifiers, IP addresses, and post-conversion data.
How to Opt Out Of Third-Party Interest-Based Advertising
If you wish to opt out of
third-party interest-based advertising, please visit http://www.networkadvertising.org and
http://www.aboutads.info/choices for details on how to do so. Please refer to your device
manufacturer’s instructions on how to opt out of Interest-Based Advertising, if available.
How Information Is Used and Shared.
- You authorize us to use the Personal Information, Payment Information, Geolocational
Information, and the Other Information (collectively, the “Information”) to:
- provide and improve our App;
- provide our services;
- administer our promotional programs;
- solicit your feedback; and
- inform you about our products and services
- In order to provide our services and administer our promotional programs, we may
share the Information with our third-party promotional and marketing partners,
including, without limitation, businesses participating in our various programs.
- We engage third-party companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf.
Examples may include providing technical assistance, customer service, marketing
assistance, and administration of promotional programs. These other companies will
have access to the Information only as necessary to perform their functions and to the
extent permitted by law
- In an ongoing effort to better understand our users, the App, and our products and
services, we may analyze certain Information in anonymized and aggregate form to
operate, maintain, manage, and improve the App and/or such products and services.
This aggregate information does not identify you personally. We may share and/or
license this aggregate data to our affiliates, agents, business and promotional partners,
and other third parties. We may also disclose aggregated user statistics to describe the
App and these products and services to current and prospective business partners and
investors and to other third parties for other lawful purposes.
- We may share some or all of your Information with any of our parent companies,
subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control with us.
- As we develop our businesses, we might sell or buy businesses or assets. In the event
of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, sale of assets, dissolution, or similar event,
the Information may be part of the transferred assets.
- To the extent permitted by law, we may also disclose the Information:
- when required by law, court order, or other government or law enforcement
authority or regulatory agency; or
- whenever we believe that disclosing such Information is necessary or advisable,
for example, to protect the rights, property, or safety of us or others, including
you.
We will use your Payment Information to process your authorized payments through the App.
We will share your Payment Information with a third-party service provider as necessary to
process your payment. The third-party service provider stores your Payment Information; we
do not store this information. Storage by the third-party service provider of your Payment
Information is subject to the privacy policies and practices of the third-party service provider
and is not subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy. By providing your Payment
Information, you acknowledge and agree to use of such information by the third-party service
provider for purposes of processing your payment to us.
Accessing and Modifying Information and Communication Preferences
If you have
provided us any Personal Information, you may access, remove, review, and/or make changes
to the same by contacting us as set forth below. In addition, you may manage your receipt of
marketing and non-transactional communications by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link
located on the bottom of any of our marketing e-mails. We will use commercially reasonable
efforts to process such requests in a timely manner. You should be aware, however, that it is
not always possible to completely remove or modify information in our subscription
databases. You cannot opt out of receiving transactional e-mails related to the App (e.g.,
requests for support).
We may also deliver notifications to your mobile device (e.g., push notifications). You can
disable these notifications by deleting the relevant service or by changing the settings on your
mobile device.
How We Protect Your Information
We take commercially reasonable steps to protect the
Information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Please understand, however, that no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the
security of our databases or the databases of the third parties with which we may share such
Information, nor can we guarantee that the Information you supply will not be intercepted
while being transmitted over the Internet. In particular, e-mail sent to us may not be secure,
and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us via email.
Important Notices to Non-U.S. Residents
The App and its servers are operated in the
United States. If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that your
Information, including your Personal Information, may be transferred to, processed,
maintained, and used on computers, servers, and systems located outside of your state,
province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as
protective as those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and
choose to use the App, you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to such transfer,
processing, and use in the United States and elsewhere.
App Stores; External Websites
Your app store (e.g., iTunes or Google Play) may collect
certain information in connection with your use of the App, such as Personal Information,
Payment Information, Geolocational Information, and other usage-based data. We have no
control over the collection of such information by a third-party app store, and any such
collection or use will be subject to that third party’s applicable privacy policies.
The App may contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over the privacy
practices or the content of these websites. As such, we are not responsible for the content or
the privacy policies of those third-party websites. You should check the applicable third-party
privacy policy and terms of use when visiting any other websites.
Children
The App is not directed to children under the age of 13. We adhere to the
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and will not knowingly collect Personal
Information from any child under the age of 13. We ask that minors (under the age of 13) not
use the App. If a child under the age of 13 has provided us with Personal Information, a
parent or guardian of that child may contact us and request that such information be deleted
from our records.
California Privacy Rights: Shine the Light Law
Under California Civil Code Section
1798.83, California residents who have an established business relationship with us may
choose to opt out of our sharing their contact information with third parties for direct
marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and you wish to opt out, please send an
e-mail to support@afuse.app.
California Privacy Law: Do Not Track
We do not monitor, recognize, or honor any optout or do not track mechanisms, including general web browser “Do Not Track” settings and/
or signals.
Changes to This Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date stated at the
top of this Privacy Policy. We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any such
changes will be posted on the App. By accessing the App after we make any such changes to
this Privacy Policy, you are deemed to have accepted such changes. Please be aware that, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, our use of the Information is governed by the Privacy
Policy in effect at the time we collect the Information. Please refer back to this Privacy
Policy on a regular basis.
How to Contact Us.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please e-mail us at
support@afuse.app with “Privacy Policy” in the subject line or mail us at the following
address: 3064 Wake Forest Road #1624, Raleigh, NC 27609