Welcome to the eRated™ peer to peer ratings scorings service (“eRated”) at the address www.eRated.co (the “Site”), or at the applicable plug-in of eRated in different Marketplaces (as defined below) which are business partners of eRated. (the “Plug-in”)(the Site, eRated’s peer to peer rating scorings service and the Plug-in– the “Service”) brought to you (the “User”, “you”) by eRated Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company”).
We respect the privacy of our users and are committed to protect the personal information that users share with us in connection with the use of the Services.
This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) is intended to describe our practices regarding the information we may collect from you when you use the Services, the manners in which we may use such information, and the options and rights available to you.
BY ACCESSING AND/OR USING THE SERVICES (OR ANY PART THEREOF), YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY, INCLUDING TO THE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION (AS DEFINED BELOW). IF YOU DISAGREE TO ANY TERM PROVIDED HEREIN, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS, REGISTER TO OR USE THE SERVICES IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER.
Please note: you are not obligated by law to provide us with any Personal Information. You hereby acknowledge and agree that you are providing us with Personal Information at your own free will, for the purposes described in Section 4 below, and that we may retain such Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and any applicable laws and regulations.
We may collect two types of data and information from our Users:
a. The first type of information is un-identified and non-identifiable information pertaining to a User(s), which may be made available or gathered via the User's use of the Services (“Non-personal Information”). We are not aware of the identity of the User from which the Non-personal Information was collected. Non-personal Information which is being collected consists of technical information and aggregated usage information, and may contain, among other things, the activity of the User on the Services, User's sign-in data and 'click-stream' on the Services and/or any e-commerce, marketplace or social websites operated by third parties approved by you or which enable you to receive the Service (including eBay, Airbnb, Fiverr, Facebook and/or other third party content and/or services using the Plug-in (collectively and respectively the ”Approved Third Party” and “Third Party Services”), etc.
b. The second type of information is individually identifiable information, namely information that identifies an individual or may with reasonable effort identify an individual, or may be of private or sensitive nature (“Personal Information”).
Personal Information which is being gathered consists of the following:
BY USING THE SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICES, YOU THEREBY PERMIT THE COMPANY TO ACCESS, PROCESS AND STORE CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE BY YOU AND/OR SUCH USE THROUGH SUCH THIRD PARTY SERVICES.
For avoidance of doubt, any Non-personal Information connected or linked to any Personal Information shall be deemed as Personal Information as long as such connection or linkage exists.
We do not collect any Personal Information from you or related to you without your approval, which is obtained, inter alia, through your active acceptance to this Privacy Policy.
There are two main methods we use:
a. We collect information through your use of the Services (including from the Approved Third Party). When you are using the Services, including when you use Third Party Services and other services approved by you following your registration to eRated, you allow us to gather, collect and record the information relating to such usage, either independently or through the help of third-party services as detailed above.
b. We collect information which you provide us voluntarily. For example, we collect Personal Information which you voluntarily provide when you contact us directly.
We store the Personal Information either independently or through the help of our authorized third-party service providers as detailed below.
We collect Non-personal and Personal Information in order to provide and operate eRated and the Site, including for statistical and research purposes; to enable us to further develop, customize and improve the Services based on Users common preferences and uses; and to enable us to provide our Users with a better user experience and with technical assistance and support.
The Company will not share any Personal Information it collects with any third party except with your explicit consent.
You hereby acknowledge and agree that for the purposes of providing the Services, our analysis of your Personal Information as it is reflected in the eRated on-line merchants reputation score will be public and thus provided to any other Users of the Services and to an Approved Third Party.
YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES WE SHALL PROVIDE PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR EXISTING ACCOUNTS ON THIRD PARTY SERVICES AND/OR YOUR ACTIVITIES THEREIN, TO THIRD PARTY BUSINESS PARTNERS OF ERATED, WHICH OFFER ON-LINE COMMERCE MARKETPLACE SERVICES.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may disclose Personal Information in the following cases: (a) to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, subpoena or governmental request; (b) to enforce this Privacy Policy, including investigation of potential violations thereof; (c) to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; (d) to respond to User's support requests; (e) to respond to claims that any content available on the Services violates the rights of third-parties; (f) to respond to claims that contact information (e.g. name, e-mail address, etc.) of a third-party has been posted or transmitted without their consent or as a form of harassment; (g) to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the Company, its Users, or the general public; (h) when the Company or any of its affiliates is undergoing any change in control, including by means of merger, acquisition or purchase of all or substantially all of its assets; (i) to collect, hold and/or manage your Personal Information through the Company's authorized third party service providers (for example, the Amazon Web Services Platform), as reasonable for business purposes, which may be located in a country that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction; (j) pursuant to your explicit approval prior to the disclosure; or (k) to cooperate with Third Party Services and other third parties as required for providing you with the Services and enhancing your user experience.
For avoidance of doubt, the Company may transfer and disclose to third parties or otherwise use Non-personal Information at its sole discretion.
If for any reason you wish us to modify or delete your Personal Information which is stored with us and identifies you, please send us an e-mail to: [email protected] and we will make reasonable efforts to modify or delete any such Personal Information pursuant to any applicable privacy laws. Note that unless you instruct us otherwise we may retain your Personal Information for a period of 12 months or a longer period as reasonably required in order to provide the Services and as legally permissible or required.
To use the Services, you must be over the age of thirteen (13). The Company does not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of thirteen (13) and does not wish to do so. We reserve the right to request proof of age at any stage so that we can verify that minors under the age of thirteen (13) are not using the Services. In the event that it comes to our knowledge that a person under the age of thirteen (13) is using the Services, we will prohibit and block such User from accessing the Services and will make all efforts to promptly delete any Personal Information stored with us with regard to such User.
We take a great care in implementing and maintaining the security of the Services, and the User's Personal Information. The Personal Information is hosted on the Amazon Web Services Platform which provides advanced security features. The Company employs industry standard procedures and policies to ensure the safety of its Users’ Personal Information, and prevent unauthorized use of any such information. However, we do not and cannot guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur.
While using the Services we may be using third party software and/or service, in order to collect and/or process the information detailed herein. Such software includes without limitation, Google Analytics, which privacy policy is available at http://www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html; and the Amazon Web Services Platform, which security policy can be found at: http://aws.amazon.com/privacy/.
While using the Services you may encounter links to third party websites, content and/or services, including to Third Party Services. Please be advised that such services are independent from the Company, and if you click on any of these links, these services may use cookies and other web-tracking technologies to collect non-personal and/or personal information about you. We assume no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to privacy matters or any other legal matter with respect to such services. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policies and the terms of use or service of such services, as their terms, not ours, will apply to any of your interactions with such services.
When you access or use the Services, the Company may use industry-wide technologies such as "cookies" (or similar technologies), which store certain information on your computer ("Local Storage") and which will allow us to enable automatic activation of certain features, and make your service experience much more convenient and effortless. The cookies used by the Services are created per session, do not include any information about you other than your session key, and are removed as your session ends. It is easy to prohibit the Local Storage. Most browsers will allow you to erase cookies from your computer's hard drive, block acceptance of cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. However, if you block or erase cookies your online experience may be limited.
You hereby agree that we may use your contact details for the purpose of informing you regarding our products and services which may interest you, and to send to you other marketing materials, transmitted to the e-mail address you have provided. You may withdraw your consent via sending a written notice to us by e-mail to the following address: [email protected].
The Company reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time and at its sole discretion, so please re-visit this page frequently. We will provide notice of substantial changes of this Privacy Policy on the homepage of the Site and/or we will notify you via eRated regarding such changes. Such substantial changes will take effect seven (7) days after such notice was provided on any of the above mentioned methods. Otherwise, all other changes to this Privacy Policy are effective as of the stated “Last Revised” date and your continued use of the Services after the Last Revised date will constitute acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, those changes.
If you have any questions (or comments) concerning this Privacy Policy, you are welcome to send us an e-mail at: [email protected] and we will make an effort to reply within a reasonable time frame.