This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for GitBit Services and various related services (together referred to as the “Services”). GitBit is provided by Kanekt’d, LLC, however, we will refer to our company and Service as “GitBit”, “Us,” “Our” or “We” to keep things simple. GitBit is committed to protecting Your privacy online. All visitors to, or users of, the GitBit Services are referred to, individually, as “You” or “Your.” Please read the information below to learn the following regarding Your use of this site.
You acknowledge that this Privacy Policy is part of Our site Terms of Use, available at http://gitbitapp.com/terms.html, and by accessing or using Our Services, You agree to be bound by all of its terms and conditions. The Terms of Use establishes the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of Our Services. If You do not agree to these terms, please do not access or use the GitBit Services.
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. We will post any Privacy Policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, We will provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of Privacy Policy changes, if You have provided Us with Your email). If the Services allow You to be a registered user, You acknowledge and agree that it is Your responsibility to maintain a valid email address as a registered user, review this site and this Privacy Policy periodically and to be aware of any modifications. Your continued use of the site after such modifications will constitute Your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
Capitalized terms contained herein have the same meaning as in the Terms of Use, unless defined differently in this Privacy Policy.
Please note that any contact information submissions or other content posted at the direction or discretion of users of the GitBit Services becomes published content and is not considered personally identifiable information subject to this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is part of GitBit’s Terms of Service and covers the treatment of user information, including personally identifying information, obtained by GitBit, including information obtained when You access the GitBit’s Services or any other software provided by GitBit.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that GitBit does not own or control, or to individuals whom GitBit does not employ or manage, including any of the third parties to which GitBit may disclose user information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.
GitBit may obtain the following types of information from or concerning You or Your mobile phone device, which may include information that can be used to identify You as specified below (“Personally Identifying Information”):
User Provided Information: You provide certain Personally Identifiable Information, such as Your mobile phone number, name, address, work information, billing information (if applicable) and mobile device information to GitBit when choosing to participate in various uses of the GitBit Service, such as registering as a user, updating Your contact information or requesting information of Your contacts. In order to provide the GitBit Service, GitBit will periodically accesses Your address book or contact list on Your mobile phone to locate the mobile phone numbers of other GitBit users (“innetwork” numbers), or otherwise categorize other mobile phone numbers as “outnetwork” numbers, which are stored as oneway irreversibly hashed values.
Cookies Information: When You visit the GitBit Site, we may send one or more cookies a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters to Your computer that uniquely identifies Your browser. GitBit uses both session cookies and persistent cookies. A persistent cookie remains after You close Your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by Your browser on subsequent visits to the site. Persistent cookies can be removed by following Your web browser help file directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after You close Your browser. You can reset Your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, the GitBit Site may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled.
Log File Information: When You use the GitBit Site, our servers automatically record certain information that Your web browser sends whenever You visit any website. These server logs may include information such as Your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time of Your request, one or more cookies that may uniquely identify Your browser, Your contact information and phone number, contact information and phone number You are requesting to connect with and various other user information. When You use the GitBit Service, our servers log certain general information that our application sends whenever a message is sent or received, or if You update or request any contact information, including time and date stamps and the mobile phone numbers the messages were sent from and to.
If You submit Personally Identifiable Information to us through the GitBit Service then We use Your personal information to operate, maintain, and provide to You the features and functionality of the GitBit Service. In particular, Your address, contact information, work and mobile phone number are essential to Your use of the GitBit Service and will be retained. Any 2billing information that may be collected from You will be deleted thirty (30) days after the termination of Your account with GitBit. Any Personally Identifiable Information or status content that You voluntarily disclose on the GitBit Service becomes publicly available and may be collected and used by other users of the GitBit Service (unless such user is blocked by You). Your name and ecard (as it is saved in other user's mobile phone address book or contact list) may be displayed to other users when You update Your contact information through the GitBit Service and other users may contact You through the GitBit Service. We do not use Your mobile phone number or other Personally Identifiable Information to send commercial or marketing messages without Your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which You will have the ability to optin or optout. We may, however, use Your mobile phone number (or email address, if provided) without further consent for nonmarketing or administrative purposes (such as notifying You of major GitBit Service changes or for customer service purposes). We may use both Your Personally Identifiable Information and certain nonpersonallyidentifiable information (such as anonymous user usage data, cookies, IP addresses, browser type, clickstream data, etc.) to improve the quality and design of the GitBit Site and GitBit Service and to create new features, promotions, functionality, and services by storing, tracking, and analyzing user preferences and trends. We may use cookies and log file information to: (a) remember information so that You will not have to reenter it during Your visit or the next time You use the GitBit Service; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) monitor individual and aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, etc.; and (d) track Your entries, submissions, views and such.
Other users of the GitBit Service may see Your Contact Information Submissions in a way that is consistent with the use of the GitBit Service. For example, Your ebusiness card will be available to every user of the GitBit Service who is connected to You and has You in their address book or contact list. In other words: If another user has Your mobile phone number stored in their mobile phone address book or contact list, they will be able see Your ebusiness card and contact information unless You have chosen to block such user.
We do not sell or share Your Personally Identifiable Information (such as mobile phone number) with other thirdparty companies for their commercial or marketing use without Your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which You will have the ability to optin or optout. We may share Your Personally Identifiable Information with third party service providers to the extent that it is reasonably necessary to perform, improve or maintain the GitBit Service. We may share nonpersonallyidentifiable information (such as anonymous User usage data, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform types, asset views, number of clicks, etc.) with interested thirdparties to assist them in understanding the usage patterns for certain content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality on the GitBit Site. We may collect and release Personally Identifiable Information and/or nonpersonallyidentifiable information if required to do so by law, or in the goodfaith belief that such action is necessary to comply with state and federal laws (such as U.S. Copyright Law), international law or respond to a court order, subpoena, or search warrant or equivalent, or where in our reasonable belief, an individual’s physical safety may be at risk or threatened. GitBit also reserves the right to 3disclose Personally Identifiable Information and/or nonpersonallyidentifiable information that GitBit believes, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce our Terms of Service, take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend itself against any thirdparty claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity of the GitBit Services or our servers, and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of GitBit, our users or others.
You may, of course, decline to submit Personally Identifiable Information through the GitBit Site or the GitBit Service, in which case GitBit may not be able to provide certain services to You. If You do not agree with our Privacy Policy or Terms of Service, please delete Your account, uninstall the GitBit mobile application and discontinue use of the GitBit Service; Your continued usage of the GitBit Service will signify Your assent to and acceptance of Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. To protect Your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps (such as SMS authentication in certain cases) to verify Your identity before registering Your mobile phone number and granting You access to the GitBit Service. Please contact GitBit via email to support at card@kanektd.com or available web forms with any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, Your personal information, Your consent, or Your optin or optout choices.
GitBit uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of Your personal information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information You transmit to GitBit and You do so at Your own risk. Using unsecured wifi or other unprotected networks to submit messages through the GitBit Service is never recommended. Once We receive Your transmission of information, GitBit makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of Our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of Our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. If GitBit learns of a security systems breach, then We may attempt to notify You electronically so that You can take appropriate protective steps. GitBit may post a notice on the GitBit Site or through the GitBit Service if a security breach occurs.
Protecting the privacy of Young children is especially important. For that reason, GitBit does not knowingly collect or maintain Personally Identifiable Information or nonpersonallyidentifiable information on the GitBit Site or GitBit Service from persons under 16 years of age, and no part of the GitBit Service is directed to or intended to be used by persons under 16. If You are under 16 years of age, then please do not use the GitBit Service or access the GitBit Site at any time or in any manner. If GitBit learns that Personally Identifiable Information of persons under 16 years of age has been collected on the GitBit Site 4or GitBit Service, then GitBit may deactivate the account and/or make the status submissions inaccessible.
The GitBit Site and Service are hosted in the United States and are intended for and directed to users in the United States. If You are a user accessing the GitBit Site and Service from the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from United States laws, please be advised that through Your continued use of the GitBit Site and Service, which are governed by New York law, this Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Service, You are transferring Your personal information to the United States and You expressly consent to that transfer and consent to be governed by New York law for these purposes.
In the Event of Merger, Sale, or Bankruptcy In the event that GitBit is acquired by or merged with a third party entity, we reserve the right to transfer or assign the information we have collected from our users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. In the unlikely event of Our bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, We may not be able to control how Your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.
This Privacy Policy may be revised periodically and this will be reflected by the "effective date" below. Please revisit this page to stay aware of any changes. Your continued use of the GitBit Site and GitBit Service constitutes Your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any amendments.
Except as otherwise discussed in this Privacy Policy, this document only addresses the use and disclosure of information We collect from You. Other sites accessible through Our site have their own privacy policies and data collection, use and disclosure practices. Please consult each site’s privacy policy. We are not responsible for the policies or practices of third parties and specifically disclaim any responsibility or liability for the actions of such third parties. Additionally, other companies which place advertising on the GitBit Services may collect information about You when You view or click on their advertising through the use of cookies. We cannot control this collection of information. You should contact these advertisers directly if You have any questions about their use of the information that they collect.
You must be at least 16 years old to have Our permission to use this site. Our policy is that We do not knowingly collect, use or disclose Personally Identifiable Information about visitors that are under 16 years of age.
You should also be aware that when Personally Identifiable Information is voluntarily disclosed (i.e. Your name, email address, etc.) in the discussion forums or other public areas on this site, that information, along with any information disclosed in Your communication, can be collected and used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages from third parties. Such activities are beyond Our control and this Privacy Policy does not apply to such information. Any submissions to chat rooms or other public areas on this site are accepted with the understanding that they are accessible to all third parties. If You do not want Your comments to be viewed by third parties, You are advised not to make any submissions. Please be careful and responsible whenever You’re online.