PRIVACY POLICY

LAST UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Thank you for Choosing to be part of our community at Chargeway (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).  We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at [email protected].

When you visit our mobile application, and use our services, you trust us with your personal information.  We take your privacy very seriously.  In this privacy notice, we describe our privacy policy. We seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important.  If there are any terms in this privacy policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Apps and our services.

This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our mobile application, (“Apps”), and/or any related services, sales, marketing or events (we refer to them collectively in this privacy policy as the “Sites).

Please read this privacy policy carefully as it will aid you in making informed decisions about sharing your personal information.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND USE
  2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
  3. INFORMATION SHARING
  4. USE OF GOOGLE MAPS
  5. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
  6. LENGTH OF RETENTION OF INFORMATION
  7. KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION SAFE
  8. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION FROM MINORS
  9. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
  10. CALIFORNIA SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS
  11. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY
  12. CONTACTING US ABOUT THIS POLICY

 

  1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect personal information that you provide to us such as name, address, vehicle information, VIN and contact information.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when setting up the Apps, expressing an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, when participating in activities on the App or otherwise contacting us.

The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Apps, the choices you make and the products and features you utilize.  The personal information we collect can include the following:

Name and Contact Data.  We collect your first and last name, email address, postal zip code, phone number and other similar data.

Credentials.  We may collect passwords, password hints, and similar security measures used for authentication and account access.

All personal information that you provide us must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to personal information.

Information collected through our Apps

We may collect information regarding your geo-location, mobile device, when you use our apps.

If you use our Apps, we may also collect the following information:

  • Geo-location Information.We may request access or permission to track location-based information from your mobile device, either continuously or while you are using our mobile application to provide location-based services. If you wish to chage our access or permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings.
  • Mobile Device Data.We may automatically collect device information, operating system, version information and IP address.

Information collected from other sources

Summary: We may collect limited data from public databases, marketing partners and other outside sources.

We may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, as well as from other third parties.  Examples of the information we receive from other sources include: social media profile information, marketing leads and search results and links, including paid listings.

  1. USE OF INFORMATION

Summary: We process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent.

We use personal information collected via our Apps for a variety of business purposes described below.  We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests (“Business Purposes”), in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent and/or for compliance with our legal obligations.  We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.

We use the information we collect or receive:

To aid in account creation and log-on process with your consent. 

For other business purposes.  We may use your information for other business purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Apps, products, services, marketing and your experience.

  1. INFORMATION SHARING

Summary: We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations. 

We only share and disclose your information in the following situations:

  • Compliance with Laws.We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding court order or legal process.
  • Vital interests and Legal Rights. We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
  • Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
  • We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this privacy policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
  • With your consent.We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.
  1. USE OF GOOGLE MAPS

Summary: We use Google Maps for the purpose of providing a better service.

This website, mobile application uses Google Maps APIs. You may find the Google Maps APIs Terms of Service here: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/

To better understand Google’s Privacy Policy please refer to this link:  https://policies.google.com/privacy

By using our Maps API Implementation, you agree to be bound by Google’s Terms of Service.

  1. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

Summary: We are not responsible for the safety of any information that you share with third-party providers who advertise but are not affiliated with our websites.

The Apps may contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with us and which may link to other websites, online services or mobile applications.  We cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of data you provide to any third parties.  Any data collected by third parties is not covered by this privacy policy.  We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other websites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Apps.  You should review the policies of third parties and contact them directly if you have questions or concerns.

  1. LENGTH OF RETENTION OF INFORMATION

Summary: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this policy will require us keeping your personal information for longer than 6 months past the termination of the user’s account.

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or if this is not possible, then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

  1. KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION SAFE

Summary: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. We cannot guarantee that the internet is 100% secure.  We will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Apps is at your own risk. You should only access the services within a secure environment.

  1. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION FROM MINORS

Summary: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years old.

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age.  By using the Apps, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to that minor dependent’s use of the Apps.  If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we wil deactivate the account and take reasonable action to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we have collected from childen under age 18, please contact us at info@chargewaynet.

  1. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Summary: You may review, change or terminate your account at any time.

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority.  You can find their contact details here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm

  1. CALIFORNIA SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS

Summary: Residents of California are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits any users who are California residents to request and obtain from us a list of what personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year and the names and addresses of those third parties. Requests may be made only once a year and are free of charge.

  1. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY

Summary: We update this policy as necessary to maintain compliance with relevant laws.

We may update this policy periodically.  The updated version will be marked with a “revised” date and will be in effect as soon as it is available.  If there are significant changes to this policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice or by directly sending you a notification.  We

  1. CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions or comments about this Policy, please contact us at [email protected].