Privacy Notice

Updated September 25, 2023

SHIFT Matchmaking, Inc., its parent company, subsidiaries, franchisees, and registered d/b/a companies (collectively referred to as “SHIFT,” “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) provide this Privacy Notice to describe how we collect, use, share, and otherwise process the information we collect through www.shiftmatchmaking.com and other Company sites where this Notice is posted (“Website”).

By visiting this Website and requesting information, products, or services offered on or through it, you acknowledge the terms of this Privacy Notice, as they may be amended occasionally. As the Company updates or expands its Website, services, or products, this Privacy Notice may change, and the changes are effective upon posting. This Privacy Notice is incorporated into, and part of, the Website Terms and Conditions that govern your use of this Website.

PURPOSE OF THE PRIVACY NOTICE

This Notice describes the personal information collection, use, and disclosure practices of Company, and will apply to any Websites where it is posted, including (a) this Website, (b) Company’s other Websites, and (c) Third Party partner websites. Company is not responsible for the information collection or privacy practices of third party websites or applications which Company does not own or control.

COLORADO CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (“CCPA”)

Please see our CCPA Privacy Policy.

INFORMATION COLLECTION, USE, AND DISSEMINATION PRACTICES

1.0. Collection of Information

1.1. User Direct Information. Company collects and stores personal information you provide through our Website or submit to us in some other method. This may include personal information, such as your name, address, email address, telephone number, Driver’s License Number, and may also include financial information such as payment method (credit card number and type, expiration date). When you join our service, we also request information about you such as your hobbies and interests, gender and age, and other information, including but not limited to your education, occupation, interests, activities, religion, children, etc. We may also obtain a photo(s). Your responses will be held strictly confidential. However, limited personal information (such as your first name and photo) may be shared with potential matches.

1.2. Survey Information. Company collects personal information from you when you voluntarily complete a Company survey, order form, or a registration page either online by using the internet or offline by providing this information through the mail, in person, or using a telephone. This information may be collected by way of surveys, order forms, or registration pages operated by third parties on our behalf. This method of collection is collectively known as a “Survey.” In such Surveys, Company or a third party acting on our behalf may ask you to provide personal information including your name, email address, street address, zip or postal code, telephone numbers (including cell phone numbers and carriers), birth date, gender, salary range, education and marital status, occupation, employment information, personal and online interests, and such other information as may be requested from time to time. Company also collects such information concerning you from another source and uses that information in combination with information provided from the Website or Surveys. Surveys are completely voluntary, and you are under no obligation to provide Survey Information to Company or a third party.

1.3. Third Party Information. Company collects personal information from you when you provide information to a third party, which may be a publicly or privately held corporation, and Company subsequently acquires or uses the information provided by the third party. Such information may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, street address, zip or postal code, telephone numbers (including cell phone numbers and carriers), birth date, gender, salary range, education and marital status, occupation, industry of employment, personal and online interests, and such other information you may have provided to the third party. When acquiring this information, Company seeks assurances from the third party that you agreed to provide and have such information acquired by Company. If you did not give permission, or you would like to remove your permission, you may suppress all of your information by submitting your email address to info@shiftmatchmaking.com

1.4. Other Methods of Collecting Personal Information. Other occasions when Company obtains information from you (such as your name, email address, and other contact information) include: (1) when you claim a prize or seek to redeem an offer by Company or by a third party; (2) when you request assistance through Company’s customer service department or through social media; and (3) when you voluntarily subscribe to a Company service or newsletter.

1.5. Cookies, Web Beacons, and Other Info Collected Using Technology.  Company currently uses cookie and web beacon technology to associate certain Internet-related information about you with information about you in its database.

(a) Cookies. “Cookies” are a feature in your browser software. If enabled, we may write cookies that may store small amounts of data on your computer about your visit to any of the pages of this Website. Cookies assist us in tracking which of our features appeal the most to you and what content you may have viewed on past visits. When you visit this Website again, cookies can enable us to customize our content according to your preferences. We may use cookies to: keep track of the number of return visits to this Website; accumulate and report aggregate, statistical information on Website usage; deliver specific content to you based on your interests or past viewing history; save your password for ease of access to our Website. You can disable cookies, although the Website may not function properly for you. Your browser preferences can be modified to accept or reject all cookies or request a notification when a cookie is set. You may read more about cookies at http://cookiecentral.com. In order to use all of the features and functionality of Company’s websites, you need to accept cookies.

You can find more information about the individual cookies and similar technologies used on our Website and the purposes for which they are used in the table below:

Cookie/Technology Name Purpose More information

BrandCDN – We use this cookie to deliver our content and services to you. Brand CDN’s Privacy Policy

Facebook_FB – We use this cookie to deliver relevant advertising to you across the Internet and on mobile devices Facebook’s Privacy Policy

Google Analytics_ga We use this cookie to distinguish users and understand how visitors interact with the website Google’s Privacy Policy

Google Analytics Help pages

Google Conversion _gac, _gads We use these cookies to measure the effectiveness of our advertising across the Internet Google’s Privacy Policy

Google Tag Manager gtm We use this cookie to manage other cookies on our website in order to deliver you the content and services we offer Google’s Privacy Policy

LinkedIn lidc, bcookie, bscookie, L1c, BizoID, BizoData, BizoUserMatchHistory, BizoNetworkPartnerInder We use these cookies to deliver relevant advertising to you across the Internet and on mobile devices LinkedIn’s Privacy Policy

(b) Web Beacons. A web beacon is a programming code that can be used to display an image on a web page, but can also be used to transfer your unique user identification to a database and associate you with previously acquired information about an individual in a database. This allows Company to track certain websites you visit. Web beacons are used to track online behavioral habits for marketing purposes to determine products or services you may be interested in. In addition to using web beacons on web pages, Company also uses web beacons in email messages sent to individuals listed in Company’s database.

(c) IP Addresses. Company automatically tracks certain information based upon your behavior on the site. We may use this information to do internal research on our users’ demographics, interests, and behavior to better understand, protect and serve you and our community. This information may include the URL that you just came from (whether this URL is on the site or not), which URL you next go to (whether this URL is on the site or not), your computer browser information, and your IP address. Your Internet Protocol (“IP”) is a unique Internet “address” which is assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider (“ISP”). For local area network (“LAN”), DSL, or cable modem users, an IP address may be permanently assigned to a particular computer. IP addresses are automatically logged by Web servers, collecting information about a user’s traffic patterns. While the IP address does not identify an individual by name, it may, with the cooperation of the ISP, be used to locate and identify an individual using the Web. Your IP address can, however, reveal what geographic area you are connecting from, or which ISP you are using. Finally, other websites you visit have IP addresses, and we may collect the IP addresses of those websites and their pages.

1.6. No Information Collected from Children. Company will never knowingly collect any personal information about children under the age of 13. If Company obtains actual knowledge that it has collected personal information about a child under the age of 13, that information will be immediately deleted from its database. Because it does not collect such information, Company has no such information to use or to disclose to third parties. Company has designed this Privacy Notice in order to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”).

1.7. Credit Card Information. Company may in certain cases collect credit card numbers and related information, such as the expiration date of the card (“Credit Card Information”) when an individual places an order from Company. When the Credit Card Information is submitted to Company, such information is encrypted and is protected with SSL encryption software. Company will use the Credit Card Information for purposes of processing and completing the purchase transaction, and the Credit Card Information will be disclosed to third parties only as necessary to complete the purchase transaction. Your credit card informaton will be securely stored in our Stripe account. Stripe privacy policy

1.8. Provision of Information. Sometimes we may ask you to provide certain information about yourself, such as your name, address, birth date, gender, marital status, occupation, education, and personal interests. If you choose not to provide the requested information, you may not be able to access or use certain features of the Website or participate in our services.

2.0. Use of Personal Information

Your personal information is stored securely with our partner Smart Match App. Smart Match App privacy policy

2.1. General Use. Company uses personal information collected to provide you with information, products, and services you request, to administer our business, to improve our Website and services, to customize your experience on our Website, and as otherwise described in this Privacy Notice. We may also use your personal information for other purposes that are disclosed to you at the time we collect the information and/or with your consent.

2.2. Marketing. We may use your personal information to send you promotional materials and other communications as part of our marketing efforts. You may choose to opt-out of receiving these communications as described below under “Choice/Opt-out.”

2.3. Use of Technical Information.  We use technical information, including information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies, to understand user behavior, to customize content and offerings, and to improve the functionality and user-friendliness of our Website. We also use this information to better understand our users’ needs and interests and to tailor our marketing and promotional efforts.

2.4. Profiles of Individuals. We may create profiles of individuals based on personal information, including technical information and information obtained from third-party sources, to better provide our services, customize the user experience, and for other business purposes.

2.5. Storage of Personal Information. Personal information is stored on our servers and on the servers of third parties who provide services to us. We retain personal information for as long as necessary for our business purposes and as required by law.

2.6. No Automatic Decision-Making or Profiling. We do not use personal information for automated decision-making or profiling.

**3.0. Transfers and Disclosures of Personal Information**

Company may share personal information with third parties for various purposes, including:

(a) Service Providers: We may share personal information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting, and other services.

(b) Business Partners:  We may share personal information with our business partners, such as co-sponsors of contests, sweepstakes, or other offerings, for the purposes of administering such promotions.

(c) Aggregate Information: We may share aggregated information about our users with third parties, such as advertisers, for marketing and promotional purposes.

(d) Legal Requirements: We may disclose personal information when required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety.

(e) Third Parties: We may share personal information with trusted third parties for specific purposes, such as marketing and promotional campaigns.

4.0. International Visitors

If you visit our Website from outside the United States, you acknowledge and consent to the transfer and storage of your personal information in the United States or other jurisdictions where we operate.

5.0. Privacy Practices of Third Parties

This Privacy Notice applies only to the use and disclosure of information we collect through our Website. Other websites and applications, including those of our business partners, advertisers, and other third parties, may have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to read before providing information on or through them.

6.0. Safeguards

We use reasonable technical, administrative, and physical measures to protect personal information within our organization. Unfortunately, no transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of your account has been compromised), please immediately notify us using the contact information provided below.

7.0. Your Rights Under the CCPA

As a resident of Colorado, you may have certain rights under the Colorado Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). To learn more about your rights and how to exercise them, please see our CCPA Privacy Policy.

8.0. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Notice or our privacy practices, you may contact us at info@shiftmatchmaking.com.

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Please note that email communications are not always secure; so, please do not include sensitive information in your emails to us.

9.0. Privacy Notice Changes

We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. If we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this Privacy Notice. We encourage you to review the Privacy Notice whenever you interact with us to stay informed about our information practices. If you continue to use our Website after we change the Privacy Notice, you accept all changes.