Privacy

HelpisFun | Crowdfunding Platform

This privacy policy tells you how we use personal information collected at this site. Please read this privacy policy before using the site or submitting any personal information. By using the site, you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy. You are encouraged to review the privacy policy whenever you visit the site to make sure that you understand how any personal information you provide will be used. Note: the privacy practices set forth in this privacy policy are for this web site only. If you link to other web sites, please review the privacy policies posted at those sites.
Collection of Information
We collect personally identifiable information, like names and email addresses, phone numbers, bank details etc., when voluntarily submitted by our visitors. Your Facebook information if you are signing up via Facebook connect (This will authenticate your identity and link your Facebook Profile information, such as your name and email address, to your Fundclock account. Services like Facebook Connect give you the option to post information about your activities on this Web site to your profile page to share with others within your network)
You may also provide your location. The information you provide is used to fulfil your requests on our web site and to enable communication from our company to you. As a Contributor, you may provide your name, email address, gender, billing name and address. Cookie/Tracking Technology: The site uses cookies and tracking technology including but not necessarily limited to technology called Google Analytics. Cookies and Google Analytics tracking technology are useful for gathering information such as browser type and operating system, tracking the number of visitors to the site, and understanding how visitors use the Site. Cookies also help customize the site for visitors. Personal information cannot be collected via cookies, however, if you previously provided personally identifiable information, cookies may be tied to such information. Aggregate cookie and tracking information may be shared with Google Analytics to provide us with site management statistics. Distribution of Information We may share information with governmental agencies or other companies assisting us in fraud prevention or investigation. We may do so when: (1) permitted or required by law; or, (2) trying to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized transactions; or, (3) investigating fraud which has already taken place. We will not share your data with any other company outside of these limitations.
What’s Private
This data will not be publicly displayed or revealed to other users:
•any payment information you provide
•your password details
•your IP address
•your phone number
•communications you send to us (for example, when you ask for support, send us questions or comments, or report a problem)
We don’t give your personal information to any third-party services, except when it’s necessary to provide fundclock Service (like when we partner with payment processors).
What’s Only Shared with Creators
When you back a campaign, the campaign’s creator will know your account name, the amount you have donated, and the email address associated with your Fundclock account. Creators never receive backers’ credit card details or other payment information.
What’s Public
When you create an account, we create a basic profile page for you on fundclock, containing your account name, the date the account was created, and a list of projects you have backed or launched. Whenever your account name appears on the site (for instance, when you post comments, send messages, or back campaigns), people can click your account name to see your profile. The profile is not searchable on Fundclock or via search engines like Google. Here are some of the things that will be publicly viewable on your profile, or elsewhere on the site:
•the account name, and the date it was created
•any information you choose to add to your profile (like a picture, bio, or your location)
•campaigns you’ve backed
•campaigns you’ve launched
•any comments you’ve posted on the Site
•if you have “Liked” a campaign update
Please note that each campaign page lists the community of users who have backed the project.
Uses of Your Personal Information
We will use the personal information you provide to:
•identify you when you sign in to your account;
•enable us to provide you with the Services;
•send you information we think you may find useful or which you have requested from us;
•present projects to you when you use the Service which we believe will be of interest based on your geographic location and previous use of the Service;
•administer your account with us;
•enable us to contact you regarding any question you make through the Service;
•analyze the use of the Service and the people visiting to improve our content and Services; and
•use for other purposes that we may disclose to you when we request your information.
We take securing your data and preserving your privacy very seriously. We never post anything to your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ or other third-party accounts without your permission. Fundclock Campaign Creators never receive contributors’ credit card details or other payment information. We will never sell your data.
Email
We want to communicate with you only if you want to hear from us. We try to keep emails to a minimum and give you the ability to opt out when we can.
We will send you email relating to your personal transactions. You will also receive certain email notifications, from which you may opt out.
We may send you service-related announcements on the rare occasions when it is necessary to do so.
Links to Other Websites, Blogs/Forums and Social Media Widgets
Our Site includes links to other Web sites whose privacy practices may differ from those of Fundclock. When you use a link to go from our Website to another website, such as that of our payments processors, the privacy statement for the other website governs. We encourage you to carefully read and understand the privacy statement of any Website you visit.
Our Website offers a publicly accessible blog. You should be aware that any information you provide in these areas may be displayed publicly and read, collected, and used by others who access them.
Our Website includes Social Media Features, such as the Facebook Like button and Widgets, such as the Share this button. These Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our Website, and may set a cookie to enable the Feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Website. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
If we make a material change to our privacy policies and procedures as to the collection, use or disclosure of your Personal Information, we will post a notice of those changes on our Website or notify you by email (sent to the email address specified in your account) to keep you aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it, prior to the change becoming effective. You are bound by changes to the Privacy Policy when you use the site after those changes have been posted. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.