COMMUNICATING WITH YOU REGARDING OUR SERVICES
• We will send you surveys to gather your feedback on our Services.
• We will provide information we believe may be helpful to you or that you have requested concerning our products and services.
Protecting Our Services and Ensuring a Trusted Environment
• We will carry out investigations and adhere to all relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards, while responding to legitimate information requests from the government or lawful legal processes.
• We may contact you to address disputes, collect payments, and assist you with our Services.
• We will perform troubleshooting to detect and resolve errors affecting the functionality of our Services.
• We will ensure your compliance with our Terms of Service and other relevant agreements or policies.
• We will investigate, identify, prevent, and report any fraudulent activities, security breaches, or other unlawful actions to protect your account, including disputing chargebacks on your behalf.
• We will safeguard your rights and property, as well as those of our other customers, to maintain the security and integrity of our Services.
• We will verify and uphold the quality and safety of our Services.
• We will confirm your identity, which may involve using government-issued identification numbers.
Advertising and Marketing
• We will promote our Services to you.
• We will communicate opportunities, products, services, contests, promotions, discounts, incentives, surveys, and rewards provided by us and selected partners.
If we send you marketing emails, each will include instructions on how to opt out of future communications from us.
Other Uses
• We may use your information for other purposes that we will inform you about, subject to your consent.
We gather information about you and the devices you utilize to access our Services, which may include your computer, mobile phone, or tablet. The types of information we collect encompass the following:
• Geolocation Information: This includes the location of your device, such as your IP address, device language, and your network provider's location. It may also consist of precise geolocation data. For additional details and instructions on how to disable the collection of precise geolocation information on your mobile device, please refer to the section below.
• Device Information: We collect characteristics about your device, including its hardware model, operating system and version, device name, unique identifier, mobile network details, and how your device interacts with our Services. For users of iOS devices, we can automatically identify if you have downloaded Chrome, allowing us to inquire about your preferred browser for opening links from PlayPay.
• Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information: This involves how you use and engage with our Services. It includes your access times, log-in and log-out details, browser type and language, device country and language settings, IP address, your internet service provider's domain name, browser attributes, and specifics about the pages you visit, content you view, features you use, the date and time of your interactions, your search queries, and the websites you visited prior to accessing our Services.
• Inferences: We analyze the collected information to develop a profile about you, which may include your preferences, characteristics, and behaviors, primarily for account security and to enhance our Services.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU
We collect (and have collected during at least the 12 months preceding the effective date of this Privacy Notice) information from the following sources:
• Directly from you when you provide information or permit us to access it.
• From your devices and your interactions with our Services.
• From our affiliated companies.
• Other sources, including:
◦ Identity Verification: Information from third-party verification services, such as identity verification agencies and analytics providers, as well as publicly available sources. In certain legal contexts, this may include your government-issued identification number.
◦ Credit, Compliance, and Fraud: Information obtained from third parties for credit investigations, eligibility determinations, identity or account verification, fraud detection processes, or as legally required. This may involve the exchange of account or credit-related information with credit reporting agencies or bureaus, and any organizations with which you have had or currently have a financial relationship, including past, present, and potential future employers and financial institutions.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS USED
We collect, utilize, and share your information, as well as information previously collected over the past 12 months, for several purposes:
Providing, Improving, and Developing our Services
• Assessing the availability of our Services in your location;
• Handling payment transactions and money transfers;
• Offering you the PlayPay product and features you select;
• Presenting your transaction history;
• Connecting you with individuals you know;
• Maintaining and enhancing our Services;
• Creating new products and services;
• Supplying the information and support you request through our Services;
• Customizing and streamlining your experience with our Services, content, and applications;
• Evaluating trends and usage related to your interaction with our Services, including promotions or discounts from us or partners;
• Supplying the products and features you opt to utilize.
Communicating with You About our Services
• Distributing surveys and gathering your feedback regarding our Services;
• Sending you information that may be of interest or is requested concerning our products and services.
Protecting our Services and Maintaining a Trusted Environment
• Conducting investigations and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, standards, and responding to lawful information requests;
• Contacting you regarding disputes, fee collection, and assistance with our Services;
• Troubleshooting to identify and resolve errors that affect our Services;
• Ensuring adherence to our Terms of Service and related agreements;
• Investigating and preventing fraudulent or illegal activities, enhancing the security of your account, including contesting chargebacks on your behalf;
• Safeguarding your, our, or our other customers' rights and property, as well as the security and integrity of our Services;
• Verifying the quality and safety of our Services;
• Confirming your identity, such as through government-issued identification.
Advertising and Marketing
• Promoting our Services to you;
• Informing you about opportunities, products, services, contests, promotions, discounts, and rewards from us and selected partners.
When we send marketing emails, each will include instructions on how to opt-out of future communications.
Alternate Applications
• For any other purpose we may inform you about periodically, with your consent.
We gather information about you and the devices you use to access our services, which may include your computer, mobile phone, or tablet. The data we collect comprises:
• Geolocation Data: This encompasses the location of your device, such as your IP address, device language, and your network provider's location.
• Device Information: This includes details regarding your device, such as hardware model, operating system and version, device name, unique device identifier, mobile network data, and how your device interacts with our services.
• Internet or Electronic Network Activity Information: This pertains to how you use and engage with our services, including access times, login/logout data, browser type and language, device language and country settings, IP address, domain name of your internet service provider, and other characteristics relevant to your browser, mobile device, and operating system.
• Inferences made from the information we gather to create a profile that may reflect your preferences, traits, and behaviors.
We obtain information about you from the following sources:
• Directly from you when you provide us with information or allow us to access it.
• From your devices and their interaction with our services.
• Through our group companies or affiliates.
• From various sources, including identity verification services, third-party analytics, and publicly accessible information.
We may collect, utilize, and share your information for the following purposes:
• To provide, enhance, and develop our services.
• To communicate with you regarding our services.
• To protect our services and ensure a trustworthy environment.
WHEN AND WITH WHOM WE DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION
We may share information as detailed in the "Information We Collect About You" section with the following types of service providers and third parties:
With Other Users of Our Services
• With other users of our services. For instance, we may share information with individuals involved in transactions when you send or receive payments using our services. This is to confirm that they are receiving funds from you or that you have requested payment from them. We may also provide specific information to other PlayPay customers to help them verify the payment recipient, such as your registration date with PlayPay, your presence in their contacts, and the number of contacts who have transacted with you. Furthermore, we may share details with individuals you choose to communicate with through our services, assisting them in identifying you, such as your name, Playtag, and previous transaction history with them. If you prefer, we may also enable you to share additional information about yourself and your use of our services with other PlayPay customers.
We may share your information with our affiliates and group companies to enhance the services we provide through PlayPay and our other products. This sharing helps us understand your interactions with our offerings, enabling us to improve our services and tailor them to your preferences.
We also collaborate with service providers who assist in delivering, maintaining, and enhancing our services. This includes vendors involved in fraud prevention, identity verification, and payment processing, as well as financial institutions and credit bureaus related to your transactions.
Additionally, we work with advertising partners to manage our campaigns, analyze site performance, and track metrics in connection with our services, including contests and special offers.
Your information is shared with merchants when you make a payment using PlayPay. For example, when you complete a transaction with a merchant, we provide them with your information to facilitate the purchase. If you use PlayPay US, we may also share details regarding offers, such as cash back rewards linked to your usage.
In the event of business transfers or corporate changes, we may disclose your information to new owners or operators of our services. This includes circumstances involving mergers, consolidations, or restructuring, as well as the sale of our assets.
We may also need to disclose information to comply with legal requirements or protect our rights and those of our customers. This can involve responding to legal processes, enforcing our agreements, or investigating suspected illegal activities.
With your consent, we may share your information as directed by you or when you authorize third-party applications to access it.
Lastly, we may share aggregated and anonymized information with our affiliates or service providers that does not identify you or any specific user of our services.