Privacy

Thank you for using Biografi

Our mission is to allow you to showcase and share the stories of your most treasured belongings.

We wrote this policy to help you understand what information we collect, how we use it and what choices you have about it. Because we're an internet company, some of the concepts below are a little technical, but we've tried our best to explain things in a simple and clear way. We welcome your questions and comments on this policy.

We collect information in a few different ways

1. When you give it to us or give us permission to obtain it
When you sign up for or use Biografi you voluntarily share certain information including your name, email address, phone number, photos, testimonials, and any other information you give us. You can also choose to share your precise location using your device settings or through photos. We will still use your IP address, which is used to approximate your location, even if you don't choose to share your precise location. You will also have the option to share other information about yourself such as your gender, age and preferred language.

If you connect your Facebook, Google or other third-party accounts to Biografi, we may use information from those accounts (such as your friends or contacts) to improve your Biografi experience. This is dependent on the privacy policies or settings for those accounts.

2. We also get technical information when you use Biografi
When you use a website, mobile application or other internet service, certain internet and electronic network activity information gets created and logged automatically. This is also true when you use Biografi. Here are some of the types of information we collect:

Log data. When you use Biografi, our servers record information ("log data"), including information that your browser automatically sends whenever you visit a website, or that your mobile app automatically sends when you're using it. This log data includes your Internet Protocol address (which we use to infer your approximate location), the address of and activity on websites you visit that incorporate Biografi features, searches, browser type and settings, the date and time of your request, how you used Biografi, cookie data and device data.
Cookie data. We also use "cookies" (small text files sent by your computer each time you visit our website, unique to your Biografi account or your browser) or similar technologies to get log data. When we use cookies or other similar technologies, we use session cookies (that last until you close your browser) or persistent cookies (that last until you or your browser delete them). For example, we use cookies to store your language preferences or other settings so you don't have to set them up every time you visit Biografi. Some of the cookies we use are associated with your Biografi account (including information about you, such as the email address you gave us) and other cookies are not. For more detailed information about how we use cookies, please review our Cookie Policy.
Device information. In addition to log data, we collect information about the device you're using Biografi on, including the type of device, operating system, settings, unique device identifiers and crash data that helps us understand when something breaks.
Clickstream data and inferences. When you're on Biografi, we use your activity-such as which items you click on, items you create, and any text that you add in a testimonial or description along with information you provided when you first signed up and information from our partners and advertisers to make inferences about you and your preferences. We may also infer information about your education or professional experience based on your activity when you link your account to accounts you have with third parties like Facebook or Google.

What we do with the info we collect

We're committed to showing you content that's relevant, interesting and personal to you. To do that, we use your information to provide and improve your experience, including:

Identify you when you use Biografi.
Recommend items, users, topics or categories you might like based on your activity on Biografi.
Respond to your questions or comments.

We have a legitimate interest for using your info in these ways. It's fundamental to what we do at Biografi and necessary in order to make Biografi and its features relevant and personalized to you.

We also have a legitimate interest in making Biografi safe and improving our product features so you keep finding the inspiration you want. We all benefit when we use your information to:

Suggest other people who have similar interests.
Help your friends and contacts find you on Biografi. For example, if you sign up using a Facebook account, we can help your Facebook friends find you on Biografi when they first sign up for Biografi. Or people can search for your account on Biografi using your email.
Work with law enforcement and keep Biografi safe. We may get requests for account information from law enforcement authorities like the police or courts.
Review your messages on Biografi to detect activity that poses a risk to the safety of you, our community and/or members of the public.
Conduct analytics and research on who is using Biografi and what they are doing. For example, by logging how often people use two different versions of a feature on Biografi, we can understand which version is better.
Improve Biografi and offer new features.
Advertise Biografi products and services to you on other sites.
Send you updates (such as when certain activity, like testimonials, happens on Biografi) and news by email or push notification, depending on your settings.

We have a legitimate interest in delivering ads that are relevant, interesting and personal to you in order to generate revenue. To further these interests we use the information we collect to:

Decide which ads to show you. We customize the ad content we show you by identifying your interests based on your onsite and offsite activities, as well as by using information we receive from ad partners or other third parties. Where we use cookies to identify your offsite interests, we'll get your consent where we need to. Where ad partners or other third parties share information with us about you, we rely on the consent they already obtained.
Tell our ad partners how their Biografi ads are doing, and how to make them better. Some of this information is aggregated. In other instances, this information isn't aggregated. For example, we would let an advertiser know that a particular item has been seen by certain people.

We have a legitimate interest in using information we collect to customize your Biografi experience based on your offsite behavior. When we identify your interests based on your offsite behavior with cookies, we (or our partners) will obtain any consent that we may need. To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

In addition to the specific circumstances above, we'll only use your information with your consent in order to:

Send you marketing materials by email, text, push notification or phone call depending on your account or operating system settings. Each time we send you marketing materials, we give you the option to unsubscribe.
Identify your precise location and customize the content we show you. You can opt in to this in your device operating system settings.

We'll also rely on your consent where we use cookies to show you ads you might be interested in. We use cookies to identify your interests based on your offsite activity. We do this for people currently using Biografi and for new folks, and it helps us customize how you get started on Biografi.

To find out more about how we use cookies, and your choices about how we use them, please see our Cookie Policy.

Choices you have about your info

Our goal is to give you simple and meaningful choices regarding your information. If you have a Biografi account, many of these controls are built directly into Biografi or your settings. For example, you can:

Edit information in your profile at any time.
Link or unlink your Biografi account from other services (like Facebook, Google or Twitter).
Close your account at any time. When you close your account, we'll deactivate it, remove your items & testimonials from Biografi and delete your account data. Please note that there may be legal reasons for us to keep your data, such as if we receive a law enforcement request asking us to preserve data. We may also retain certain information in our backup systems for a limited period of time, or as required by law.

You also have choices available to you through the device or software you use to access Biografi. For example:

The browser you use lets you control cookies or other types of local data storage.
Your mobile device lets you choose how and whether your precise location is shared with us.

To learn more about these choices, please see the information provided by your device or software provider.

How and when we share information

Anyone can see the items you create and profile information you give us. We also make this public information available through what are called APIs (basically a technical way to share information quickly). For example, a partner can study what their most popular items are or how their items are being shared on Biografi by using a Biografi API. We also share your information with:

Other services, at your direction, to enable you to sign up for or log in to Biografi, or when you decide to link your Biografi account to those services, like Facebook or Google, or when you publish your content on Biografi to them. For example, if you choose to publish your items to Facebook or Twitter, then information about that content will be shared with Facebook or Twitter.
Services we use to market Biografi to you on sites and apps other than Biografi, such as Facebook Ads, Google Marketing Platform, Microsoft Advertising, LinkedIn Advertising, The Trade Desk and others from time to time.
Online advertisers and third-party companies that we or they use to audit or improve the delivery and performance of ads or content on websites and apps (for example, through Google Analytics). This includes us sharing the items or ads you were shown on Biografi and whether or how you engaged with those items or ads, or other information about your activity on Biografi. Learn more about how we share information with online advertisers.
Third-party companies, service providers or individuals that we employ to process information on our behalf based on our instructions and for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. For example, we share data with security consultants to help us get better at identifying spam. Some information we acquire may be collected by third-party providers on our behalf.
Law enforcement agencies or government agencies. We only share information if we believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation or legal request; to protect the safety, rights, or property of the public, any person, or Biografi; or to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues.
Our wholly-owned subsidiaries and affiliates. If we were to engage in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, dissolution, reorganization, or similar transaction or proceeding that involves the transfer of the information described in this Policy, we would share your information with a party involved in such a process (for example, a potential purchaser).

Partners we work with

Biografi uses the solutions form the following partners. Please read each of their terms of service & privacy policies:

Also, we work with social logins from the following platforms. Please read each of their terms of service & privacy policies:

How long we keep your information

We keep your information only so long as we need it to provide Biografi to you and fulfill the purposes described in this policy. This is also the case for anyone that we share your information with and who carries out services on our behalf. When we no longer need to use your information and there is no need for us to keep it to comply with our legal or regulatory obligations, we'll either remove it from our systems or depersonalize it so that we can't identify you.

Our policy on children's information

Children under 13 are not allowed to use Biografi. If you are based in the EEA you may only use Biografi if you are over the age at which you can provide consent to data processing under the laws of your country.

Your options

You have options in relation to the information that we have about you. To exercise these options, please visit your account settings.

Request access to the information we collect and hold about you. We'll usually share this with you within 30 days of you asking us for it through our contact form.
Have your information corrected or deleted. You can update your information in your profile or delete your data by closing your account.
Have the information you provided to us sent to another organization, where we hold this information with your consent or for the performance of a contract with you, and, where it's technically feasible for us to do so.
Request more details about the information we collect and how and why we use and share it.

We will not discriminate against you if you choose to exercise your options related to your personal information. We work to be clear with you about your options and the consequences of exercising certain options. If you have questions, please contact us.

Request data deletion

To request deletion of your data, please use our contact form.

California residents

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires us to disclose categories of Personal Information we collect and how we use it, the categories of sources from whom we collect Personal Information, and the third parties with whom we share it, which we have explained above.

We collect Personal Information from you, your devices, our partners, third parties, and from categories of sources otherwise described in the "We collect information in a few different ways" section of this Privacy Policy.

We are also required to communicate information about rights California residents have under California law. You may exercise the following rights:

Right to Know and Access. You may submit a verifiable request for information regarding the:
1. categories of Personal Information we collect, use, or share;
2. purposes for which categories of Personal Information are collected or used by us;
3. categories of sources from which we collect Personal Information;
4. specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you.
Right to Equal Service. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.
Right to Delete. You may submit a verifiable request to close your account and we will delete Personal Information about you that we have collected.

In order to verify your identity when you make a request, you will be required to log in to your password-protected account or respond to an email verification request.

We do not sell the Personal Information of our users.

For more information about these rights, contact us at privacy@biografi.app.

In addition to exercising these rights yourself, you may also designate an authorized agent to make these requests on your behalf. In order to do this, we will ask you to verify the request directly via email or through your password-protected account.

We collect the following categories of Personal Information we may disclose these categories of Personal Information for a business purpose to affiliates, service providers and third parties, as described in the How and when we share information section of this Privacy Policy:

Identifiers, such as your name, username, email address, phone number, unique device identifiers, and your IP address
Personal characteristics protected by law, such as your gender and age
Internet or electronic network activity information, such as information about your device and your use of our Services
Geo-location data, when shared through your device settings or photos
Electronic, visual, or similar information, such as your profile picture or photos
Professional or employment information, when you link your account to other accounts
Inferences we draw or derive about users, such as your interests or preferences
Other information you provide, such as your bio, items, and testimonials

We use and disclose this information for the business purposes described in the What we do with the info we collect section in this Privacy Policy, including to: provide our Service, communicate with you to provide updates or respond to your comments and questions, audit our Service, detect security incidents and prevent fraud, debug and repair errors, maintain your account, provide customer service, process or fulfill orders, conduct research and development and other activities to improve our Service, show advertising, market our Services, and understand how users interact with our Services.

The CCPA requires us to disclose certain metrics about the various requests we get, such as how many specific requests we received from California residents in the last calendar year.

How we make changes to this policy

We may change this policy from time to time and if we do, we'll post any changes on this page. If you continue to use Biografi after those changes are in effect, you agree to the new policy. If the changes are significant, we may provide a more prominent notice or get your consent, as required by law.

Contact us

The best way to get in touch with us or to exercise your options described above is through our contact form.

Effective Date: 2021-10-18
Last updated: 2021-11-01