Last Updated: February 21, 2023
Starling Protocol Inc (“Starling Protocol,” “we,” “our,” and/or “us”) values the privacy of individuals who use our applications, websites, and related services (collectively, our “Services”). This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) explains how we collect, use, and disclose information from users of our Services (“Users”). By using our Services, you agree to the collection, use, disclosure, and procedures this Privacy Policy describes. Beyond the Privacy Policy, your use of our Services is also subject to our Terms of Service.
Information We Collect
We may collect a variety of information from or about you or your devices from various sources, as described below.
A. Information You Provide to Us.
Chat Windows. When you use our chat window to create content through our Services, we may collect any information that you submit via the chat window, including any information that you submit about yourself.
Communications. If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you, such as your email address (if you email us), Twitter handle (if you choose to contact us on Twitter), the contents of a message or attachments that you may send to us, and other information you choose to provide.
Payment Information. If you make a purchase through our Services, your payment-related information, such as credit card or other financial information, is collected by our third-party payment processor on our behalf.
B. Information We Collect When You Use Our Services.
Location Information. When you use our Services, we collect your country location.
Device Information. We receive information about the device and software you use to access our Services, including IP address (which could be used to infer your general location information), operating system version, and push notification tokens.
Usage Information. To help us understand how you use our Services and to help us improve them, we automatically receive information about your interactions with our Services, like the purchases you make and any content you post.
Information from Cookies and Similar Technologies. We and our third-party partners collect information using cookies, pixel tags, or similar technologies. We may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across different services. Cookies are small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to our Services.
Please review your web browser’s “Help” file to learn how you may modify your cookie settings. Please note that if you delete or choose not to accept cookies from the Service, you may not be able to utilize the features of the Service to their fullest potential.
User Feedback. Users may rate other Users’ content published on the Services by “liking” the content. We receive information about such ratings and share your “likes” with other Users.
C. Information We Receive from Third Parties.
Information from third-party services. If you choose to link our Services to your Apple account, we may receive information about you, including email address and the country in which you are located. If you wish to limit the information available to us, you should visit the privacy settings of your third-party accounts to learn about your options.
How We Use the Information We Collect
We use the information we collect: