Privacy policies of Cross Referral INC
Cross Referral INC (“Cross Referral", “we", “our" or “us") values your privacy. In this Privacy Policy (“Policy"), we describe the information we collect, how we use it, and when and with whom we share it. This Policy applies to all sites, mobile applications and other online services (collectively, “Platform") made available by Cross Referral Inc. Unless explicitly stated otherwise herein, this Policy applies only to information collected on or through the Platform, and does not apply to information collected or obtained by or by any other means (including, but not limited to, information collected offline, in person, over the phone and / or by mail, or from third parties outside the Platform). Undefined capitalized terms used in this document will have the definitions set out in our Terms of Use. By accessing or using the Platform, you accept this Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS POLICY, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE PLATFORM.
Information We Collect
How we collect and store information depends on how you access and use the Platform. We collect information in multiple ways, including when you provide information to us directly, when you allow third parties to provide information to us, and when we passively collect information from you, such as information collected from your browser or device. Information you provide to us directly We may collect information about you during your use or access to the Platform, such as: When you register for an account; When you participate in surveys or surveys; When you sign up to receive electronic newsletters; When you request a quote or other information; When you send or respond to a quote; When you make a purchase; When you complete any form; When you enter a sweepstakes or contest, or register for a promotion; When you stream user content; When you download or use one of our mobile applications; o When you communicate with us or other users through the Platform
This list is illustrative, not exhaustive; The Privacy Policy applies to all uses of the Platform.
The information you provide directly to us may refer to you or others and may include, but is not limited to: (a) name; (b) postal code; (c) email address; (d) home or business phone number; (e) domicile, business or postal address; (f) demographic information (eg, gender, age, political preference, education, race, or ethnicity, and other information relevant to user surveys and / or offers); (g) date of birth; (h) insurance information; (i) photographs; (j) information about your project, request or need; (k) video or audio files; (l) in certain circumstances, payment information and / or identity verification; and / or (m) any other content that it includes in communications with other users through the Platform or communications with us. It may also include specific information about the services that you request or offer through the Platform, such as the commercial name, the service description, the qualifications and the credentials. You are not obliged to provide us with such information, but certain characteristics of the Platform may not be accessible or available, in the absence of the provision of the requested information.
Information from affiliates, social networking sites, and other unaffiliated third parties
We may collect information about you or others through affiliates of Cross Referral Inc or non- affiliated third parties. For example, you can access the Platform through a social network account, such as Facebook. If you access the Platform through your Facebook account, you can allow us to access certain information on your Facebook profile. This may include your name, profile photo, gender, networks, user ID, friend list, location, date of birth, email address, photos, videos, people you are following and / or following, and / or your posts or “likes." Social networking sites, like Facebook, have their own policies for handling your information. For a description of how these sites may use and disclose your information, including any information you make public, see the sites’ privacy policies. We have no control over how a third party site uses or discloses the personal information it collects about you.
We may collect information about you or others through unaffiliated third parties. For example, to the extent permitted by law, we may, in our sole discretion, request and collect additional information from third parties, such as information about your credit from a credit bureau, or information to verify your identity or reliability, or for other purposes. protection against fraud or security. We may combine the information we collect from you through the Platform with the information we obtain from such third parties and information derived from any other product or service we provide.
Information that is collected passively or automatically
Device / Usage Information. We and our third-party service providers, which include ad networks and analytics companies, including DoubleClick and Google Analytics, may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about the computers or devices (including mobile devices) you use. to access the platform. As described below, we may collect and analyze information that includes but is not limited to (a) browser type; (b) ISP or operating system; (c) domain name; (d) access time; (e) refer or leave pages; (f) visits to the page; (g) IP address; (h) unique device identifiers (eg IDFA or Android ID); and (i) the type of device you use. We can also track when and how often you access or use the Platform. We use this information (including information collected by our third-party service providers) for analysis of the Platform (including to determine which parts of the Platform are used most often and what our users like / dislike), to help to determine relevant advertising (both inside and outside the Platform), to evaluate the success of our advertising campaigns, and as described in this Policy.
Cookies and other electronic technologies
We and our third-party service providers may use cookies, transparent GIFs, pixel tags, and other technologies that help us better understand user behavior, personalize preferences, conduct research and analysis, and improve the Platform. These technologies, for example, may allow us to tailor the Platform to your needs, store your password in password protected areas, track the pages you visit, help us manage content, and collect statistics on the use of the Platform. We also use some of these technologies to deliver advertisements through the
Platform that may be of interest to you. We or our third-party service providers may also use some of these technologies in emails to our customers to help us track email response rates, identify when our emails are seen, and track whether our emails are forwarded.
How Cross Referral Inc uses the information it collects.
We may use your information for any of the following reasons: For the purposes for which you provided it; To allow you to use the services available through the Platform, including registering our services and verifying your identity and authority to use our services; For customer service and to answer your questions; For internal record keeping purposes; To administer surveys, sweepstakes, promotions or contests; To track fees and process billing and payment, including exchanging with third-party payment gateways and payment service providers in connection with the Platform; To improve and maintain the Platform and for product development; To address fraud or security issues, or to investigate complaints or suspected fraud or irregularities; To periodically send promotional emails regarding new Cross Referral Inc products, Cross Referral Inc special offers or other information that may be of interest to you; With your consent, contact you by text message regarding certain services or information you have requested; With your consent, contact you by phone or text message regarding the features, improvements or other products and services of the Platform that may interest you; For market research purposes of Cross Referral Inc, which include, among others, the customization of the Platform according to your interests; To contact you about goods and services that may interest you or with information about your use of the Platform; For other research and analysis purposes; and To resolve disputes, protect ourselves and other users of the Platform, and enforce the legal terms that govern your use of the Platform.
We may display information related to your company, including your name or your company name, publicly in your profile, except to the extent that we indicate that we will not display such information. If the information you provide us when registering for an account differs from the information you provide us as part of the verification data we collect, we have the sole discretion to determine what information will be publicly displayed on your profile. We may combine the information we collect from you through the Platform with information that we obtain from affiliated and unaffiliated third parties, and information derived from any other products or services that we provide. We can add and / or de-identify the information collected through the Platform. We may use anonymous or aggregated data for any purpose, including but not limited to research and marketing purposes, and we may also share such data with third parties, including, but not limited to, advertisers, promotional partners, sponsors, event promoters, and / or others.
We may, either directly or through third parties, contract with us to provide us services, review, scan or analyze your communications with other users exchanged through the Platform or as described in this Policy for fraud prevention, risk assessment, regulatory compliance , research, product development, research and customer service. For example, as part of our fraud prevention efforts, we may scan and analyze messages to prevent fraud or inappropriate actions. We may also scan, review, or analyze messages for product research and development
purposes, as well as to debug, improve, and expand product offerings. By using the Platform or participating in communications outside the Platform tracked by Cross Referral Inc, you agree that Cross Referral Inc, in its sole discretion, may, either directly or through third parties, contract with us to provide services to us, review, scan, analyze and store your communications, either manually or by automated means.
When Cross Referral Inc Reveals your information.
Unless otherwise described in this Policy, we may also share the information we collect from you through the Platform as follows:
Affiliates. We may share your information with any affiliate of Cross Referral Inc
Consent. We may disclose your information to unaffiliated third parties based on your consent to do so. Such consent includes the disclosure of your information (a) to provide services or products you have requested (see below for more details); (b) when we have your permission; or (c) as described in this Policy, the Terms of Use or any other legal term that governs your use of the Platform.
Service providers. We may provide access to your information to third parties that perform services on our behalf. These third parties provide us with a variety of services including, but not limited to, billing, sales, marketing, advertising, market research, compliance, data warehousing, analytics and processing, identity verification, fraud protection and security, and legal services. As we contract with new service providers, we generally seek contractual assurances from these service providers that they will not use your information in any way other than to help us provide you with the services and products available from Cross Referral Inc.
Legal requirements. We may disclose your information when required by law or when we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to: (a) comply with subpoenas, court orders, or other legal processes we receive; (b) establish or exercise our legal rights, including the application and administration of agreements with users; or (c) defend Cross Referral Inc against legal claims. If we are required by law to disclose your information, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify you unless (1) we believe, in our sole discretion, that providing notice could create a risk of injury or death, or that damage could be directed or fraud. Cross Referral Inc or users; or (2) we are prevented from giving notice by law. We will attempt to email the notice if you have provided us with an email address. While you may contest the disclosure request, please note that we may still be legally required to release your information.
Protection of Cross Referral Inc and others. We may disclose your information to whomever is necessary when we believe it is appropriate to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding possible illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of the Terms of Use, or any other legal terms that govern the
use of the Platform, and / or to protect our rights and property and the rights and property of other users.
Commercial transfers. As we continue to develop our business, we may sell, buy, merge or partner with other companies or businesses, or sell some or all of our assets. In such actual or contemplated transactions or where there is any change of control of Cross Referral Inc, user information may be between shared and / or transferred assets. Application store providers. We may provide your identity and mobile device identifier to third-party providers of the app store (for example, Apple’s app store) to allow you to download our mobile apps.
Academic and Research. We may provide user information to third parties for academic and research purposes, anonymously or in aggregate form.
Please note that certain information you provide and / or collect will be publicly accessible. For example, registering an account requires that you provide us with your name. If you register through Facebook, the Platform will use the name associated with your Facebook account. Your name (full name or, in some cases, your first and last name) may be visible to other users. Depending on the circumstances, your name may be attached to your Content or information, such as Pro Services schedule, service requests, reviews, participating in discussions or forums, messages and profile information. Certain other people, including other users with whom you have interacted through the Platform, will see information about you attached to your name. For example (but not limited to), if you are a client member seeking professional services, your description of the desired services, along with their name, will be displayed to some registered professional members in the appropriate category along with their name. Therefore, other users may personally identify you based on the Content you provide. Similarly, the information we collect, including, but not limited to, the last time you accessed the Platform, may be shared with other Members with whom you are interacting or otherwise made public.
We invite you to post Content on or through our Platform, including but not limited to your comments, images, Service Member profile and any other information. However, be careful and responsible when online. If you choose to post User Content on or through the Platform, such as through member-to-member messages or through our review boards, forums, blogs or other posts, that information: (a) may or may be publicly available; (b) may be collected and used by third parties with or without our knowledge; and (c) may be used in a way that may violate this Policy, the law, or your personal privacy.
Online analysis and personalized advertising.
Analytics
We can use third-party web analysis services on the Platform, such as Google Analytics. These service providers use the type of technology described in the Information section that is collected passively or automatically to help us analyze how users use the Platform, including noting the third-party website from which it arrives. The information collected by the
technology will be disclosed or collected directly by these service providers, who use the information to evaluate your use of the Platform. We also use Google Analytics for certain advertising-related purposes, as described in the next section. To prevent Google Analytics from using your information for analysis, you can install the Google Analytics browser opt-out plugin.
Custom advertising
Third parties whose products or services are accessible or marketed through the Platform may also place cookies or other tracking technologies on their computer, mobile phone or other device to collect information about their use of the Platform to (to) inform, optimize, and serve marketing content based on past visits to our websites and other sites and (b) report how our marketing content impressions, other uses of marketing services, and interactions with these marketing impressions and marketing services are related to visits to our websites. We also allow other third parties (for example, ad networks and ad servers such as Google Analytics, DoubleClick, Facebook and others) to send you personalized marketing and access their own cookies or other tracking technologies on your computer, mobile phone or other device that used to access the Platform. We do not have access to and this Policy does not govern the use of cookies or other tracking technologies that may be placed on your computer, mobile phone or other device that you use to access the Platform through unaffiliated third-party ad technology, ad servers, ad networks or any other unaffiliated third party. Parties using these technologies may offer you a way to opt out of receiving targeted advertising as described below. You can receive personalized advertising on your computer through a web browser. Cookies may be associated with unidentified data linked to or derived from data that you have voluntarily submitted to us (for example, your email address) that we can share with a service provider in a hashed, non-human-readable form.
If you are interested in learning more about browser-specific advertising and how you can generally control that cookies are placed on your computer to offer personalized marketing, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative Consumer Opt-Out Link and / or the Digital Advertising Alliance -Out Link consumer to opt out of receiving personalized advertising from companies participating in those programs. To disable Google Analytics for graphic advertising or customize the ads on the Google Display Network, you can visit the Google Ads Settings page. Please note that to the extent that advertising technology is integrated into the Platform, you may still receive advertising content even if you choose not to receive personalized advertising. In that case, the advertising content simply won’t suit your interests. Furthermore, we do not control any of the foregoing exclusion links and are not responsible for the choices you make using these mechanisms or the continued availability or accuracy of these mechanisms. If your browsers are configured to reject cookies when you visit this opt-out page, or if you later delete your cookies, use a different computer, or change web browsers, your NAI or DAA opt-out may no longer be effective. Additional information is available on the NAI and DAA websites, which can be accessed through the links above.
By using a mobile app, you can also receive personalized advertising content in the app. Each operating system, iOS for Apple devices, Android for Android devices, and Windows for Microsoft devices, provides its own instructions on how to avoid delivering personalized marketing content in the app. You can review the support materials and / or privacy settings of the respective operating systems to cancel personalized advertising in the application. For any other device and / or operating system, visit the privacy settings of the corresponding device or contact the operator of the corresponding platform.
Privacy for minors.
Our services are not designed for those under 18 years of age. Only people over 18 years old can use the Platform. If we discover that a person under the age of 18 has provided us with personal information, we will close the account and delete the personal information to the extent required by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. We may, when permitted by law, retain certain information internally for the purposes described in this Policy.
Security.
We employ technological, procedural, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access or disclosure. Cross Referral Inc may use encryption, passwords, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access and disclosure. However, no security measure is 100% secure. Therefore, we do not promise or guarantee, and therefore should not expect, that your information personal or communications are not collected, disclosed and / or used by others. You need to take steps to protect yourself against unauthorized access to your password, phone and computer, among other things, by logging out after using a shared computer, choosing a strong password that no one else knows or can easily guess, keeping your login and private password and does not recycle passwords from other websites or accounts. Cross Referral Inc is not responsible for the unauthorized use of your information or for any lost, stolen or compromised password, or for any activity on your Account through unauthorized password activity.
Links to external platforms.
The Platform may contain links to other websites or resources over which Cross Referral Inc has no control. Such links do not constitute an endorsement by Cross Referral Inc of those external websites. You acknowledge that Cross Referral Inc provides these links to you for your convenience only, and further agree that Cross Referral Inc is not responsible for the content of such external websites or for the protection and privacy of the information you provide while visiting such external websites.
Update, delete and correct your information.
You can review, correct and delete certain information about yourself by logging into the Platform and navigating to your preferences page in “Your Control Panel". You should immediately update your Account information if it changes or is inaccurate. Upon request, we will close your account and delete your profile information as soon as possible. We may retain information from Closed Accounts to comply with the law, prevent fraud, collect fees owed,
resolve disputes, resolve problems, assist with any investigation of any user, enforce our Terms of Use and / or for any other purpose otherwise. allowed by law that we deem necessary in our sole discretion. However, you should understand that once you transmit User Content through the Platform, you may not be able to change or delete it. Once we have deactivated or deleted your Account, you agree that Cross Referral Inc will not be liable to you for withholding information related to your Account.
Your choices regarding email communications.
We may send you periodic emails. You can opt out of receiving promotional emails by following the opt-out instructions in the email. Please note that it may take up to 10 business days for us to process opt-out requests. If you choose not to receive emails about recommendations or other information that we think may interest you, we may still send you emails about your Account or any services that you have requested or received from us.
California privacy practice notice.
If you are a California resident (as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Law), you may have certain rights. For more information, please see the Supplemental Privacy Notice for California Residents below.
Notice to California residents.
Under Nevada law, certain Nevada consumers may choose not to sell “personally identifiable information" for monetary consideration to one person so that person may license or sell such information to additional persons. “Personally identifiable information" includes first and last name, address, email address, telephone number, Social Security number, or an identifier that allows a specific person to be contacted physically or online.
We do not participate in such activity; however, if you are a California resident who has purchased or leased goods or services from us, you may submit a request to opt out of possible future sales under California law. Please note that we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity and the authenticity of the request. Once verified, we will maintain your request in the event that our practices change.
Changes to this policy.
YOUR POLICY IS CURRENT AS OF THE PREVIOUS EFFECTIVE DATE. CROSS REFERRAL INC MAY, IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, CHANGE THIS POLICY AT ANY TIME. CROSS REFERRAL INC WILL POST YOUR UPDATED POLICY ON THE PLATFORM, SEND YOU A MESSAGE OR OTHERWISE NOTIFY YOU WHEN YOU ARE SIGNED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. CROSS REFERRAL INC ENCOURAGES YOU TO REVIEW THIS POLICY REGULARLY FOR ANY CHANGE. YOUR CONTINUOUS ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE PLATFORM WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE CURRENT POLICY.
Consent to transfer.
Our computer systems are currently based in the United States, so your personal data will be processed by us in the United States, where privacy and data protection regulations may not
offer the same level of protection as in other parts of the world. If you create an account with the Platform as a visitor from outside the United States, by using the Platform, you accept this Policy and accept the transfer of all such information to the United States, which may not offer a level of protection equivalent to that required in the European Union or in other countries, and to the processing of that information as described in this Policy.
Contact Us.
If you have any questions about the Privacy Policy or the Platform, please contact us by sending an email to crossrefeeralinc.com
Supplemental privacy notice for California residents
This Supplemental Privacy Notice supplements the information in our previous Privacy Policy, and except as provided herein, applies only to California residents (as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act). It applies to personal information that we collect on or through the Platform and through other means (such as information collected offline, in person and by phone). It does not apply to the personal information we collect from Service Members in their capacity as Service Members. Employees of Cross Referral Inc. and job applicants for jobs at Cross Referral Inc. are also not covered by this Supplemental Privacy Notice.
Summary we collect.
California law requires us to disclose information about the categories of personal information we have collected about California consumers, the source categories from which the information was collected, for commercial or commercial purposes (as each of those terms are defined by applicable law) for which information was collected and the categories of parties with whom we share personal information.
We or our service providers may collect the following categories of information for the following commercial or commercial purposes (as those terms are defined in applicable law):
Operational purposes of us or our service provider;
Audit consumer interactions on our site (for example, measure ad impressions);
Detect, protect, and prosecute security incidents, fraudulent or illegal activities, and activities that violate any term or policy;
Error detection, error reporting and activities to maintain the quality or security of our services; Transient use in the short term, such as personalizing the content that we or our service providers display in the services;
Provide services (for example, account service and maintenance, order processing and fulfillment, customer service, advertising and marketing, analysis and communication about our services);
Improve our existing services and develop new services (for example, by conducting research to develop new products or features, or to train our employees in the problems that our users must solve);
Other uses that promote our commercial or economic interests, such as third-party advertising and communication with you about relevant offers from external partners;
Other uses about which we notify you.
Examples of these types of uses are identified below. We may also use the following categories of personal information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, and we may combine the information we collect (“add") or delete information (“de-identify") to limit or prevent the identification of a particular user or device.
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Rights.
If you are a California resident (as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Law), you may have certain rights. California law may allow you to request that we:
Provide you with the categories of personal information that we have collected or disclosed about you in the past twelve months; the categories of sources of such information; the commercial or commercial purpose to collect or sell your personal information; and the categories of third parties with whom we share personal information.
Please provide access and / or a copy of certain information that we hold about you.
Delete certain information that we have about you.
You also have the right not to be discriminated against (as provided by applicable law) for exercising some of the rights mentioned here. Certain information may be exempt from such requests under applicable law. In addition, we need certain types of information in order to provide our services to you. If you ask us to remove it, you may no longer be able to access or use our services.
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) sets certain obligations for companies that “sell" personal information. Cross Referral Inc shares certain personal information of Customer Members with selected Service Members to allow those Customer Members to find a Service Member who can provide a service in which the Customer Member has expressed interest.
Metrics
California law may require us to collect the following metrics for the prior calendar year: the number of rights requests received, fulfilled, and denied, as well as the average number of days within which we responded to those requests. To the extent that this obligation applies to Cross Referral Inc, we will update this section after CCPA has been in effect for one year. If you are a California resident, you can request a list of third parties who have received your information for direct marketing purposes during the previous calendar year. If we have shared your information, this list will contain the types of information shared, and we will provide this list.