Last updated February 3, 2020
Chirps (“we” or “us” or “our”) respects the privacy of our users (“user” or “you”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our mobile application (the “Application”).Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS THE APPLICATION.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Application after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the third-party online/mobile store from which you install the Application or make payments. We are not responsible for any of the data collected by any such third party.
Collection of your information
We do not collect, store or transfer any of your personal data. Period.
Last updated February 3, 2020
1. TERMS OF USE
By downloading, browsing, accessing or using this Chirps mobile application (“Mobile Application”), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use. We reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time. If you disagree with any of these Terms and Conditions of Use, you must immediately discontinue your access to the Mobile Application and your use of the services offered on the Mobile Application. Continued use of the Mobile Application will constitute acceptance of these Terms and Conditions of Use, as may be amended from time to time.
2. Intellectual Property Rights
Unless otherwise indicated, the Mobile Application is our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Mobile Application (collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the United States, foreign jurisdictions, and international conventions. The Content and the Marks are provided on the Mobile Application “AS IS” for your information and personal use only. Provided that you are eligible to use the Mobile Application, you are granted a limited license to access and use the Mobile Application and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial use. We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Mobile Application, Content and the Marks.
3. User Representations
By using the Mobile Application, you represent and warrant that: [(1) all registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete; (2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary;] (3) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms of Use; [(4) you are not under the age of 13;] (5) not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside[, or if a minor, you have received parental permission to use the Mobile Application]; (6) you will not access the Mobile Application through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script or otherwise; (7) you will not use the Mobile Application for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and (8) your use of the Mobile Application will not violate any applicable law or regulation. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Mobile Application (or any portion thereof).
4. User Registration
You may be required to register with the Mobile Application. You agree to keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
5. Prohibited Activities
You may not access or use the Mobile Application for any purpose other than that for which we make the Mobile Application available. The Mobile Application may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of the Mobile Application, you agree not to:
1. systematically retrieve data or other content from the Mobile Application to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us. 2. make any unauthorized use of the Mobile Application, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses. 3. use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Mobile Application. 4. use the Mobile Application to advertise or offer to sell goods and services. 5. circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Mobile Application, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Mobile Application and/or the Content contained therein. 6. engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Mobile Application. 7. trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords; 8. make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct. 9. engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. 10. interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Mobile Application or the networks or services connected to the Mobile Application. 11. attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user. 12. sell or otherwise transfer your profile. 13. use any information obtained from the Mobile Application in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person. 14. use the Mobile Application as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Mobile Application and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise. 15. decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Mobile Application. 16. attempt to bypass any measures of the Mobile Application designed to prevent or restrict access to the Mobile Application, or any portion of the Mobile Application. 17. harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Mobile Application to you. 18. delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content. 19. copy or adapt the Mobile Application’s software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code. 20. upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Mobile Application or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Mobile Application. 21. upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as “spyware” or “passive collection mechanisms” or “pcms”). 22. except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Mobile Application, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software. 23. disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Mobile Application. 24. use the Mobile Application in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
Use License
If you access the Mobile Application, then we grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to install and use the mobile application on wireless electronic devices owned or controlled by you, and to access and use the mobile application on such devices strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use. You shall not: (1) decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, or decrypt the application; (2) make any modification, adaptation, improvement, enhancement, translation, or derivative work from the application; (3) violate any applicable laws, rules, or regulations in connection with your access or use of the application; (4) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notice (including any notice of copyright or trademark) posted by us or the licensors of the application; (5) use the application for any revenue generating endeavor, commercial enterprise, or other purpose for which it is not designed or intended; (6) make the application available over a network or other environment permitting access or use by multiple devices or users at the same time; (7) use the application for creating a product, service, or software that is, directly or indirectly, competitive with or in any way a substitute for the application; (8) use the application to send automated queries to any website or to send any unsolicited commercial e-mail; or (9) use any proprietary information or any of our interfaces or our other intellectual property in the design, development, manufacture, licensing, or distribution of any applications, accessories, or devices for use with the application.
Apple and Android Devices
The following terms apply when you use a mobile application obtained from either the Apple Store or Google Play (each an “App Distributor”) to access the Mobile Application: (1) the license granted to you for our mobile application is limited to a non-transferable license to use the application on a device that utilizes the Apple iOS or Android operating systems, as applicable, and in accordance with the usage rules set forth in the applicable App Distributor’s terms of service; (2) we are responsible for providing any maintenance and support services with respect to the mobile application as specified in the terms and conditions of this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use or as otherwise required under applicable law, and you acknowledge that each App Distributor has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the mobile application; (3) in the event of any failure of the mobile application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify the applicable App Distributor, and the App Distributor, in accordance with its terms and policies, may refund the purchase price, if any, paid for the mobile application, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App Distributor will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the mobile application; (4) you represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. government as a “terrorist supporting” country and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties; (5) you must comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the mobile application, e.g., if you have a VoIP application, then you must not be in violation of their wireless data service agreement when using the mobile application; and (6) you acknowledge and agree that the App Distributors are third-party beneficiaries of the terms and conditions in this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use, and that each App Distributor will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce the terms and conditions in this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.
Third-Party Accounts
As part of the functionality of the Mobile Application, you may link your account with online accounts you have with third-party service providers (each such account, a “Third-Party Account”) by either: (1) providing your Third-Party Account login information through the Mobile Application; or (2) allowing us to access your Third-Party Account, as is permitted under the applicable terms and conditions that govern your use of each Third-Party Account. You represent and warrant that you are entitled to disclose your Third-Party Account login information to us and/or grant us access to your Third-Party Account, without breach by you of any of the terms and conditions that govern your use of the applicable Third-Party Account, and without obligating us to pay any fees or making us subject to any usage limitations imposed by the third-party service provider of the Third-Party Account. By granting us access to any Third-Party Accounts, you understand that (1) we may access, make available, and store (if applicable) any content that you have provided to and stored in your Third-Party Account (the “Social Network Content”) so that it is available on and through the Mobile Application via your account, including without limitation any friend lists and (2) we may submit to and receive from your Third-Party Account additional information to the extent you are notified when you link your account with the Third-Party Account. Depending on the Third-Party Accounts you choose and subject to the privacy settings that you have set in such Third-Party Accounts, personally identifiable information that you post to your Third-Party Accounts may be available on and through your account on the Mobile Application. Please note that if a Third-Party Account or associated service becomes unavailable or our access to such Third-Party Account is terminated by the third-party service provider, then Social Network Content may no longer be available on and through the Mobile Application. You will have the ability to disable the connection between your account on the Mobile Application and your Third-Party Accounts at any time. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNTS IS GOVERNED SOLELY BY YOUR AGREEMENT(S) WITH SUCH THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS. We make no effort to review any Social Network Content for any purpose, including but not limited to, for accuracy, legality, or non-infringement, and we are not responsible for any Social Network Content. You acknowledge and agree that we may access your email address book associated with a Third-Party Account and your contacts list stored on your mobile device or tablet computer solely for purposes of identifying and informing you of those contacts who have also registered to use the Mobile Application. You can deactivate the connection between the Mobile Application and your Third-Party Account by contacting us using the contact information below or through your account settings (if applicable). We will attempt to delete any information stored on our servers that was obtained through such Third-Party Account, except the username and profile picture that become associated with your account.