Privacy Policy

1 Jan 2018

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Application refers to Mindstories, the software program provided by the Company. Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to World Peace Initiative, 46/4 Khlong Luang Rd, Khlong Song, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand. Country refers to: Thailand Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet. Service refers to the Application. Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used. Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit). You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data

The following personal information about you may be collected and stored by us (personal information as used in this policy include personal data as defined under applicable law(s)):

  1. general geo-location;
  2. purchase information based on your activities on the App or Services;
  3. ordering, billing and other similar information you provide to purchase an item or service (which may also be captured by the app store that processes the details of your payment);
  4. activity and usage information based on your activities on the App or Services, such as statistics on your practice, achievement of milestones, etc.;
  5. community discussions and posts, messages, dispute resolution, correspondence through the App and Services, and correspondence sent to us;
  6. computer sign-on data, statistics on page views and traffic to and from the App or Services;
  7. other technical information or data collected from App or Services traffic, including IP address and standard web log information;
  8. information that your mobile device sends when you use our Services, like a device identifier, user settings and the operating system of your device, as well as information about your use of our Services
  9. supplemental or additional information we may request from you in the event previous information you've provided cannot be verified; and
  10. information that you voluntarily provide to us.

When you use the App we may collect and store information about your location (general or precise) by converting your IP address into a rough geo-location or by accessing your mobile device’s GPS coordinates or coarse location if you enable location services on your device. We may use location information to improve and personalize our Services for you. If you do not want us to collect location information, you may disable that feature on your mobile device. You can stop all collection of information via the App by uninstalling the app. You can also reset your device Ad Id at any time through your device settings, which is designed to allow you to limit the use of information collected about you. You can stop all collection of precise location data through the App by uninstalling the app or withdrawing your consent through your device settings.

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Usage of personal information

We may combine your information with information we collect from other sources to improve the App. We do not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties, in the traditional sense of the word “sell,” for their marketing purposes without your prior consent.

You agree that we may use your personal information as specified in the Terms of Service, and to:

  • fulfil the purposes disclosed when you provided your information to us;
  • provide, deliver, and collect payment for the services, products, and customer support you request;
  • review and process applications for employment;
  • resolve disputes, collect fees, and troubleshoot problems; prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities, and enforce our App- and Service-related agreements;
  • customize, measure, and improve our services and the App's content and layout;
  • provide you with personalized content;
  • tell you about targeted marketing, service updates, and promotional offers based on your communication preferences, to the extent that you have provided us with your consent to receive such communications under applicable law; and
  • compare information for accuracy, and verify it with third parties. Further, we may disclose personal information to respond to legal requirements, enforce Terms of Service or App policies, in connection with a merger, sale of assets, or other similar corporate transactions, respond to claims that a listing or other content violates the rights of others, or protect the rights, property, or safety or any person.

Please note that this Section does not apply to our use of personal information which relates to your health ('Health Data'). For information on how your Health Data is used, please see below.

If you sign up to receive promotional materials from us via email we will use the information you give us to provide the communications you have requested. When you receive such promotional communications from us, you will have the opportunity to "optout" (either through your Account or by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the e-mail you receive). If you no longer wish to receive push notifications through our App, you may turn them off at the device level. Please note that we do need to send you certain communications regarding the Services, such as communications regarding updates to our Terms of Service or this Privacy Policy, and you will not be able to opt out of those communications

Sharing Information

We may share your personal data with:

  • members of our corporate family to help detect and prevent potentially illegal acts and provide joint services to requesting users;
  • service providers, consultants or similar contractors to support or enhance the App or our business operations, or to whom we contract in order to carry out transactions initiated by you, such as credit card processing organizations (see “Service Providers” below);
  • other third parties to whom you explicitly ask us to send your information (or about whom you are otherwise explicitly notified and solicited consent when using a specific service);
  • law enforcement or other governmental officials, in response to a verified request relating to a criminal investigation or alleged illegal activity;
  • persons we believe in our sole discretion necessary or appropriate in connection with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringement, piracy, or other unlawful activity;
  • other business entities, should we plan to merge with, or be acquired by that business entity; third parties who will use the data for scientific research and study “Research Partners”; and
  • Where your account with us is connected to the corporate account of your employer or another organization with which you are affiliated (where your employer, workplace, or other organization with which you are affiliated provides a subscription to the Services or the App) data about your usage of the App may be accessible by that organization and may be personally identifiable to you. While that data is aggregated and intended to enable the corporate provider to monitor overall usage of the App by its personnel, you may be identifiable from it if your usage is very different from other members of your organisation or if your workplace has a small number of individuals who use the service. We may also share such aggregate information with other organizations in order to provide enterprise subscribers with the ability to benchmark the wellness activity of their workforce against that of other organizations. As noted above, while that information will be in aggregate form, you may be identifiable from it if your usage is very different from other members of your organisation or if your workplace has a small number of individuals who use the service.

We will not share your personal information with third parties in order for that third party to provide direct marketing communications to you. Notwithstanding the above, we may share information that does not identify you (including information that has been aggregated or de-identified) except as prohibited by applicable law. For information on your rights and choices regarding how we share information about you, please see the “Your Rights and Choices” section below.

Research Partners

The data we collect through your use of our App and Services gives us a valuable insight into wellbeing and health data. As such many educational and scientific institutions want to further enhance society’s understanding of wellbeing and health by carrying out scientific research on the data.

Although there is a clear common benefit in providing Research Partners with this data we respect our obligations to provide you with appropriate safeguards and to treat your data with respect. Where we share your personal data with our Research Partners for scientific research and study, we will only provide them with pseudonymised copies of your data.

Furthermore, when we share your personal information with our Research Partners, we stipulate that they protect this data and do not use it for any other purpose than for scientific research and study. We take these relationships seriously and oblige all our Research Partners to sign contracts with us that clearly set out their commitment to respecting individual rights, their commitments to assisting us to help you exercise your rights as a data subject and that they have in place suitable technological and organisational measures so that your data is secure and protected. Our major Research Partners include a variety of universities and educational institutions.

Service Providers

Our service providers provide us with a variety of administrative, statistical, and technical services. We will only provide service providers with the minimum amount of personal information they need to fulfil the services we request, and we stipulate that they protect this data and do not use it for any other purpose. We take these relationships seriously and oblige all of our data processors to sign contracts with us that clearly set out their commitment to respecting individual rights, and their commitments to assisting us to help you exercise your rights as a data subject. Our major service providers include a variety of various cloud hosting companies; and data analytics companies.

For how long do we keep your personal data?

We will hold your personal information on our systems only for as long as required to provide you with the Services you have requested or to perform the purpose for which that data was collected. Where you sign up to receive e-mail marketing from us we will retain your e-mail address on file should you ever ‘opt-out’ of receiving e-mails from us. We will retain your e-mail address in this way in order to ensure that we continue to honour and respect that opt-out request. In some circumstances you can ask us to delete your data: see ‘Your Rights’ below for further information. In some circumstances we may de-identify your personal information (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this data indefinitely without further notice to you.

Your Rights and Choices EU Data Subject Rights

If you are a data subject located in the European Union you have a number of rights in relation to your personal information. Below, we have described the various rights that you have, as well as how you can exercise them.

Right of Access

You may, at any time, request access to the personal information that we hold which relates to you (you may have heard of this right being described as a "subject access request"). Please note that this right entitles you to receive a copy of the personal information that we hold about you in order to enable you to check that it is correct and to ensure that we are processing that personal information lawfully. It is not a right that allows you to request personal information about other people, or a right to request specific documents from us that do not relate to your personal information. You can exercise this right at any time by writing to us using the contact details set out [email protected] and telling us that you are making a subject access request. You do not have to fill in a specific form to make this kind of request.

Your Right to Rectification and Erasure

You may, at any time, request that we correct personal information that we hold about you which you believe is incorrect or inaccurate. You may also ask us to erase personal information if you do not believe that we need to continue retaining it (you may have heard of this right described as the “right to be forgotten”). To do this, we recommend that you log into the App or Services. We will not manually modify your personal information because it is very difficult to verify your identity remotely. Please note that we may ask you to verify any new data that you provide to us and may take our own steps to check that the new data you have supplied us with is right. Further, we are not always obliged to erase personal information when asked to do so; if for any reason we believe that we have a good legal reason to continue processing personal information that you ask us to erase we will tell you what that reason is at the time we respond to your request. You must promptly update your personal information if it changes or is inaccurate. Upon your request, we will close your account and remove your personal information from view as soon as reasonably possible, based on your account activity and in accordance with applicable law.

Your Right to Restrict Processing

Where we process your personal information on the basis of a legitimate interest (see the sections of this Policy which explain how and why we use your information) you are entitled to ask us to stop processing it in that way if you feel that our continuing to do so impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms or if you feel that those legitimate interests are not valid. We may process your data on the basis of a legitimate interest in the following ways:

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Your Right to Portability

Where you wish to transfer certain personal information that we hold about you, which is processed by automated means, to a third party you may write to us and ask us to provide it to you in a commonly used machine-readable format. Because of the kind of work that we do and the systems that we use, we do not envisage this right being particularly relevant to the majority of individuals with whom we interact. However, if you wish to transfer your data from us to a third party we are happy to consider such requests. Your Right to object to automated decision making and profiling You have the right to be informed about the existence of any automated decision making and profiling of your personal information, and where appropriate, be provided with meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing that affects you.

Rights of All Users
Your Right to stop receiving communications

Where we send you e-mail marketing communications (or other regulated electronic messages) you have the right to opt-out at any time. You can do this by using the ‘unsubscribe’ link that appears in the footer of each communication (or the equivalent mechanism in those communications).

Alternatively, if for any reason you cannot use those links, or if you would prefer to contact us directly – you can unsubscribe by writing to us at [email protected] and telling us which communications you would like us to stop sending you.

Analytics and Advertising

Google provides tools to allow you to opt out of the use of certain information collected by Google Analytics at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and by Google Analytics for Display Advertising or the Google Display Network at https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/. The companies we work with to provide you with targeted ads are required by us to give you the choice to opt out of receiving targeted ads. Most of these companies are participants of the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) and/or the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”). To learn more about the targeted ads provided by these companies, and how to opt out of receiving certain targeted ads from them, please visit: (i) for website targeted ads from DAA participants, https://www.aboutads.info/choices; (ii) for app targeted ads from DAA participants, https://www.aboutads.info/appchoices; and (iii) for targeted ads from NAI participants, https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/. Opting out only means that the selected participants should no longer deliver certain targeted ads to you, but does not mean you will no longer receive any targeted content and/or ads (e.g., in connection with the participants’ other customers or from other technology services). You may also limit our use of information collected from or about your mobile device for purposes of serving targeted ads to you by going to your device settings and selecting “Limit Ad Tracking” (for iOS devices) or “Opt out of Interest-Based Ads” (for Android devices). Please note that if you opt out using any of these methods, the opt-out will only apply to the specific browser or device from which you opt out. We are not responsible for the effectiveness of, or compliance with, any opt out options or programs, or the accuracy of any other entities’ statements regarding their opt-out options or programs.

Exercising your rights

When you write to us making a request to exercise your rights we are entitled to ask you to prove that you are who you say you are. We may ask you to provide copies of relevant ID documents to help us to verify your identity. It will help us to process your request if you clearly state which right you wish to exercise and, where relevant, why it is that you are exercising it. The clearer and more specific you can be, the faster and more efficiently we can deal with your request. If you do not provide us with sufficient information then we may delay actioning your request until you have provided us with additional information (and where this is the case we will tell you).

Jurisdiction

The World Peace Initiative Foundation is located in the Kingdom of Thailand. All matters relating to privacy issues are governed by the laws of the Kingdom of Thailand.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers. If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may amend this Policy at any time by posting the amended terms on the App, which will automatically take effect after they are initially posted except as otherwise specified. If we make any material changes we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice in the Services prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us by email: [email protected]

 
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