PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy applies to your use of the uSpeek Site and Service. By using the uSpeek Site or Service, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use the uSpeek Site or Service.

1. Applicability of this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy applies to this website (the “Site”), the use of uSpeek and other interactions (e.g., customer service inquiries, feedback on use and technology, etc.) you may have with uSpeek. If you do not agree with the terms, do not use the Site, uSpeek or any other aspect of uSpeek’s business.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third party applications or software available on this Site or that integrate with uSpeek or any other third party products, services or businesses. In addition, our Terms & Conditions govern the delivery, access and use of this Site and uSpeek, including the processing of Uploads and Results.

2. Information We Collect.

When you use the uSpeek Site or Service, we may collect two types of information from you: (1) information that you voluntarily provide to us, which may include Personal Information (as defined below), and (2) information that we collect automatically when you use the uSpeek Site or Service, which may include information about your use of the uSpeek Site or Service, your device and your internet connection.

2.1. Use of Information Collected..

We may use the information we collect from you for a variety of purposes, including:

To provide, operate, maintain and improve the uSpeek Site and Service; To understand how you use the uSpeek Site or Service and the content, products or services that you access, including for the purpose of providing customer support.

2.2. For marketing and promotional purposes;.

To send you communications, including announcements and information about the uSpeek Site or Service, changes to our Terms & Conditions or Privacy Policy, or other news or information that may be of interest to you;

To prevent, detect, mitigate and investigate fraud or other illegal or unauthorized activity; and As otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy or in the Terms & Conditions.

2.3. CSharing of Information Collected..

We will not sell, rent or lease your Personal Information to third parties. We may, however, share your Personal Information with third parties in the following circumstances:

- With service providers: We may share your Personal Information with service providers who perform certain functions or services on our behalf. For example, we may share your Personal Information with a service provider who helps us process credit card payments or send marketing communications.

- With business partners: We may share your Personal Information with business partners with whom we have joint marketing agreements. For example, if you sign up for a service through one of our business partners, we may share your Personal Information with them.

- In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets: If we merge with another company, sell our assets, or are acquired by another company, we may share your Personal Information with the other company.

- For legal reasons: We may share your Personal Information if we believe in good faith that we are required to do so by law, or that doing so is necessary to protect our rights or the rights of others.

2.4. Third Party Services.

uSpeek uses third party services in connection with this Site. The providers of the third party services may share certain information with uSpeek. You should check the privacy settings and notices in these third party services to understand what data may be disclosed to uSpeek

In particular, uSpeek is using the Google Maps API(s). Please see the Google Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

2.5. Additional Information Provided to uSpeek.

We receive Service Data if you request support, interact with our personnel or our social media accounts or otherwise communicate with uSpeek.

3. Other Use of Data.

uSpeek also uses Service Data and Content Data (together “User Data”) in furtherance of our legitimate interests in operating the Site and uSpeek and our business. More specifically, uSpeek uses User Data:

• To improve the Site and uSpeek.
• To support delivery of the services under the Terms & Conditions, prevent or address service errors, security or technical issues, analyse and monitor usage, trends and other activities. This also includes: (i) the administration of your use of the Site; (ii) to better understand your needs and interests; (iii) to personalize and improve your experience; and (iv) to provide or offer software updates and other marketing and non-marketing announcements. We also use User Data to improve the service with respect to, but not limited to, data storage, maintenance services, database management, web analytics and payment processing. As required by applicable law, legal process or regulation.
• To communicate with you by responding to your requests, comments and questions. If you contact us, we may use your User Data to respond.To send emails and other communications. We may send you service, technical and other administrative emails, messages and other types of communications. We may also contact you to inform you about changes in our services, our services offerings, and important services-related notices, such as security and fraud notices. These communications are considered part of the services and you may not opt out of them. In addition, we sometimes send emails about new product features, promotional communications or other news about uSpeek.
• For billing, account management and other administrative matters. uSpeek may need to contact you for invoicing, account management and similar reasons and we use account data to administer accounts and keep track of billing and payments.
• To investigate and help prevent security issues and abuse.
• If User Data is aggregated or de-identified so it is no longer reasonably associated with an identified or identifiable natural person, uSpeek may use it for any business purpose. To the extent User Data is associated with an identified or identifiable natural person and is protected as personal data under applicable data protection law, it is referred to in this Privacy Policy as “Personal Data.”

4. Data Retention.

The deletion of an Account may result in the deletion of your Content, so it is important that you keep a copy of your Content before you delete your Account. We will retain certain information associated with closed Accounts for a period of time to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.

5. How We Share and Disclose Information.

This section describes how uSpeek may share and disclose Information.

5.1. Third Party Service Providers and Partners. We may engage third party companies or individuals as service providers or business partners to process User Data and support our business.

5.2. Corporate Affiliates. uSpeek may share User Data with its corporate affiliates, parents and/or subsidiaries.

5.3. During a Change to uSpeek’s Business. If uSpeek engages in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, dissolution, reorganization, sale of some or all of uSpeek’s assets or stock, financing, public offering of securities, acquisition of all or a portion of our business, a similar transaction or proceeding, or steps in contemplation of such activities (e.g. due diligence), some or all User Data may be shared or transferred.

5.4. Aggregated or De-identified Data. We may disclose or use aggregated or de-identified User Data for any purpose. For example, we may share aggregated or de-identified Service Data with prospects or partners for business or research purposes.

5.5. To Comply with Laws. If we receive a request for information, we may disclose User Data if we reasonably believe disclosure is in accordance with or required by any applicable law, regulation or legal process.

5.6. To enforce our rights, prevent fraud, and for safety. We may disclose User Data to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of uSpeek or third parties, including enforcing contracts or policies, or in connection with investigating and preventing fraud or security issues.

6. Security.

uSpeek takes security of data seriously. uSpeek works hard to protect User Data from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access or disclosure. These steps take into account the sensitivity of the User Data we collect, process and store, and the current state of technology.

Given the nature of communications and information processing technology, uSpeek cannot guarantee that User Data, during transmission through the Internet or while stored on our systems or otherwise in our care, will be absolutely safe from intrusion by others.

7. Age Limitations.

uSpeek does not allow use of this Site and uSpeek by anyone younger than 18 years old (a "Minor"). If you are under 18 years old, please do not submit any personal information or create an account on this Site. We reserve the right to delete any account that has been registered by a Minor and/or terminate your access to this Site if we believe that you are under 18 years old.

Your Rights.

Individuals located in certain countries, including the Laws of India, have certain statutory rights in relation to their personal data.

The types of personal information we collect and process includes name, address, email address, phone number and other personally identifiable information. We may also collect demographic information such as gender and age range which is not considered personal data under GDPR but may be used to provide you with a better experience on our website.

8. Policy change.

uSpeek may change its Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any changes to our Privacy Policy, we will post the revised Privacy Policy here and make it available by clicking on the link at the bottom of every uSpeek web page. We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy periodically so that you can be apprised of any changes to it.

9. Data Transfers.

Whenever we transfer your Personal Data, we will comply with applicable data protection laws.

10. Identifying the Data Controller and Processor.

Data protection law in certain jurisdictions differentiates between the “controller” and “processor” of information. uSpeek is both the controller and processor of User Data you have provided to us.

11. Your Rights.

Individuals located in certain countries, including the Laws of India, have certain statutory rights in relation to their personal data. Subject to any exemptions provided by law, you may have the right to request access to Personal Data, as well as to seek to update, delete or correct this Personal Data. Please contact: [email protected] for additional access and assistance.

California law permits users who are California residents to request and obtain from us once a year, free of charge, a list of the third parties to whom we have disclosed their personal information (if any) for their direct marketing purposes in the prior calendar year, as well as the type of personal information disclosed to those parties. To make such a request, please contact us at the information provided in the CONTACT US section.

Individuals located in certain countries, including the European Economic ‎Area, have certain statutory rights in relation to their personal data. Subject to any exemptions provided by law, you may have the right to ‎request access to Personal Data and to receive a copy of the Personal Data, as well as to seek to update, delete or rectify this Personal Data. You may do so by contacting us as outlined in Section 15.1.‎

EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has provided the below rights to the EU residents:

• Right to information - including contact details to the DPO, the purposes for processing Personal Information and the rights of the individual.
• Right to access the Personal Information that is processed
• Right to erasure (”Right to be forgotten”)
• Right to rectification
• Right to restriction of processing
• Right to data portability of the Personal Information supplied to uSpeek by the EU resident
• Right to object (opt-out) to processing (unless uSpeek otherwise has compelling legitimate grounds)

EU residents can exercise these rights by raising a request at the information provided in CONTACT US section.

To the extent that uSpeek’s processing of your Personal Data is subject to the General Data Protection Regulation, uSpeek relies on its legitimate interests, described above, to process your data. uSpeek may also process Service Data that constitutes your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes and you have a right to object to uSpeek’s use of your Personal Data for this purpose at any time.

12. Data Protection Authority.

Subject to applicable law, you also have the right to (i) restrict uSpeek’s use of User Data that constitutes your Personal Data and (ii) lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. You may direct questions or complaints to: [email protected]

13. Contacting uSpeek

Please also feel free to contact uSpeek if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or uSpeek’s practices, or if you are seeking to exercise any of your statutory rights. You may contact us at: [email protected]