Foggie Privacy Policy

Please read this Privacy Policy, which is a part of the Terms and Conditions (collectively with the Payment Policy, the “Terms”) carefully before using the Foggie software, web or mobile applications (“Foggie”), or any associated product or services. Any defined term not defined in this Payment Policy has the meaning assigned to it elsewhere in the Terms.

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about the information we will possibly collect about you whenever you visit our website, access your Foggie, make a payment, use the Services, or when you register or create an Account, how such information will be used by us or other persons or entities, with whom such information may be shared, your choices regarding the collection, use and distribution of such information, your ability to edit, update, correct or delete such information and the security procedures that we have implemented to protect your privacy.

This Privacy Policy only applies to data collected through Foggie and further only applies to the practices of Fog Works, Inc., our assignees, transferees, and to people that we employ or manage. Companies with whom we contract, promote, or allow access to have their own privacy statements and you must visit their websites if you need to have more information about their policies. This Privacy Policy does not cover any information that we may receive about you through sources other than the use of Foggie and the Services. Foggie, its website, and Services may link out to other websites or mobile applications, but this Privacy Policy does not and will not apply to any of those linked websites or applications

A. What do we collect?

1. Services

We collect and log traffic of Foggie and the Services and we may view, but not alter or access, any User Content you create without your express permission, for any reason, especially if we have reason to believe it violates the Terms.
To subscribe to Foggie, we need some basic information from you. When you create an Account, we require the following limited information in order to create the account, provide certain Services, and process payments:

An email address
A credit card (including name, card number, expiration date, CVV, country, and postal code)
Preferred billing cycle (monthly or annually)
Users who sign up for our Service using credit card will also be asked to provide:
A username
A phone number
A password
Once you’ve created an Account, you can access and modify your information through the Account or by emailing us at [email protected].

2. Browsing the Website

You do not have to give us any personally identifiable information to browse our website. We collect basic information from visitors to the website, such as the number of website visitors and page views. We detail this more in the “Cookies” section below. We do not track your activities outside of our website, nor do we track your activities while using an Account. We do not share your private information with any third parties aside from the disclosures already made in this Privacy Policy.

3. Cookies

To get a better understanding of how users access and use our website, we may use or engage others to use cookies, and similar technologies. You can browse our website without telling us who you are or submitting any personal information. We simply use this information to understand website activity and to monitor and improve performance.

Fog Works, Inc. uses cookies to:

Aggregate statistical information about user activity; and
Help you log into your account faster.
Cookies may be stored on your device to improve user experience across visits to our website, and for analytics including page views and site visits. Keep in mind that this type of data does not distinguish an individual – in other words, it won’t be tied to your identity. The cookies used for our website are not used or tied to the VPN service itself, so your activity within our Services is completely private.

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can edit your browser options to block them in the future. The “Help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your computer from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Website visitors who disable their web browsers’ ability to accept cookies will be able to browse the website, but certain features will not function.

4. Third Parties-

We engage third parties to view and analyze website data that’s not personally identifiable to you. These third parties use cookies on our website to collect, analyze, and generate reports on usage for us. We do not provide these third parties with any personal information about you.

Provider	SListing	About	Opt Out
Google Analytics	ssl-googleanalytics.com	Learn More	Disable

B. How do we use your information?

The information we collect through our website is used for the following reasons:

To create new Accounts and provide information about them
Collect payment for our Services
Communicate with current subscribers
Offer troubleshooting or customer support
To provide the Services

We may disclose your personal data to other members of our corporate group involved in the administration of our Services and to third party processors (such as payment processors). We closely review any requests we receive for customer information by a third party. We do not provide information that we do have unless we are legally required to.

C. How to Modify Your Personal Information

If you’d like to review or amend your account information, or for technical support, service information, and changes in usage, please contact: [email protected]. We respond to all requests in a timely manner, and we’re always happy to assist you. You may also view and amend much of your account information, or update or renew your subscription, by logging in to your account and updating your account information.

D. Emails

We may send you marketing and promotional emails about products, services, and other information we think may interest you.
If you receive a marketing or promotional email from us, you may click the ‘Unsubscribe’ link contained in the bottom of every email to “opt out” from future promotional emails. However, we may continue to send you emails about your account and for other purposes related to customer service. You may also unsubscribe from such emails at any time by emailing us at [email protected] and telling us you would like to “unsubscribe from marketing emails.”
We may also send product awareness emails to new customers. These emails include application tips and other information intended to educate Foggie Account subscribers about the uses and fundamentals of decentralized storage.

Transactional Emails

Account

To keep you updated on any changes or alerts related to your account, we will occasionally send you account information emails. This includes:

Billing

Billing emails allow us to relay important information to you about your transactions. This includes:

Transactional emails are system-generated and simply serve the purpose of alerting our customers when necessary. Please be aware that if you have opted out of our marketing emails, you will still receive transactional emails from time to time.

E. Children’s Privacy

Our Site and Services are not intended for anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child under 18 has provided personal information to us, please contact us at [email protected] so that we can delete the child’s information.

F. Data Retention and Content

We will retain copies of your Personal Data in a form that permits identification only for as long as is necessary in connection with the purposes set out in this policy, unless applicable law requires a longer retention period. In particular, we may retain your personal data for the duration of any period necessary to establish, exercise or defend any legal rights. We only retain user content for as long as required by you in order to provide the Services. No User Content is accessible by us without your express permission unless we have reason to believe it violates the Terms. Content may be permanently and irrevocably deleted by you at any time by emailing us at [email protected].

G. Security Measures We Have in Place

1. The security of our customers is our priority.

We use encryption, access controls, passwords, and/or physical security measures to protect the basic information we collect against unauthorized access and disclosure.

2. GDPR Rights

Under applicable law, including the GDPR, you may have a number of rights, including:

the right not to provide your Personal Data to us; the right of access to your Personal Data;
the right to request rectification of inaccuracies;
the right to request the erasure, or restriction of Processing, of your Personal Data;
the right to object to the Processing of your Personal Data; the right to have your Personal Data transferred to another Controller;
the right to withdraw consent; and
the right to submit a Data Subject Access Request, a Data Subject Erasure Request, or to exercise other rights under the GDPR, please email us at [email protected].

You can also contact us using the contact details below. Please note that:

we may require proof of your identity before we can give effect to these rights; and
where your request requires the establishment of additional facts (e.g., a determination of whether any Processing is non-compliant with applicable law) we will investigate your request reasonably promptly, before deciding what action to take.
Lawful basis for processing your personal information

In processing your personal data in connection with the purposes set out in this Policy, we may rely on one or more of the following legal bases, depending on the circumstances:

Consent: We may process your personal data where we have obtained your prior, express consent to the processing, you can withdraw this consent by contacting us at [email protected] – this legal basis is only used in relation to processing that is entirely voluntary – it is not used for Processing that is necessary or obligatory in any way
Contractual necessity: we process your personal data where the processing is necessary in connection with your subscription for our services (e.g., billing information);
Compliance with applicable law: we may process your personal data where the processing is required by applicable law;
Legitimate interests: We may process your personal data where we have a legitimate interest in carrying out the processing for the purpose of managing, operating or promoting our business, and that legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms.

3. California Consumer Privacy Act

In accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act, if you are a consumer residing in California the following addition terms apply to you.

Right to Know About Information Collected, Disclosed or Sold You have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell. To submit a verifiable request, please email us at [email protected]. If you have an account with us, we will verify the request by confirming the email address used to make the request is the same as the email address on file for the account. If you do not have an account with us, we will verify the request by sending an email to the email address used to make the request. The categories of California consumers’ personal information we may collect are listed above in the section titled “What do we collect?” We collect this data from our customers and website visitors. We confirm we have not sold any personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding 12 months. We confirm we do not sell personal information of minors under 16 years of age without authorization. We may disclose the categories of Personal Information listed in the section “What do we collect?” to our vendors and service providers for a business purpose, as explained further in the section above titled “Third Parties.”
Right to Request Deletion of Personal Information You have the right to request deletion of Personal Information collected or maintained by us. To do so, please submit a request by emailing us at [email protected]. If you are a current or former customer submitting a request by web form or email, please provide sufficient information to identify your account, including your email address on file with us. You may be asked to verify your identity by responding to us with the email address on file for the account. If you are not a current or former customer, we may ask for proof of identity sufficient to show you are the same consumer about whom we have collected personal information that you are requesting to be deleted.
Right to Opt-Out of the Sale of Personal Information You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information by a business. Pursuant to California law, because we do not and will not sell your personal information, we do not offer such an opt-out at this time.
Right to Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of a Consumer’s Privacy Rights You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment by the business for the exercise of the privacy rights conferred by the California Consumer Privacy Act.
Authorized Agent If you would like to make a request under the California Consumer Privacy Act on behalf of a California consumer who is a current or former customer, please provide an email from the email address we have on file for the customer authorizing the request. You may also make a request under the California Consumer Privacy Act on behalf of a California consumer if you provide (1) a signed, written permission from the consumer to act on your behalf, and the consumer verifies their own identity directly with us; or (2) proof that the consumer has provided you with power of attorney pursuant to Probate Code sections 4000 to 4465. We may deny a request from an agent that does not submit proof that they have been authorized by the consumer to act on their behalf.
Contact for More Information If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policies and practices, you may contact us via email at [email protected].
Date Privacy Policy Last Updated Our Privacy Policy was lasted updated as of the date indicated at the beginning of the policy.

H. How to Contact Us

For questions about this website or services provided by Fog Works, Inc., or for more information about how we or our business operators treat your personal information, please contact us at [email protected].
If you wish to be taken off our contact list for direct marketing, or if you have any comments, questions or concerns about any of the information in this Policy, or any other issues relating to the Processing of Personal Data carried out by us, or on our behalf, please contact:
[email protected]
Fog Works, Inc.
440 N. Wolfe Road, #126
Sunnyvale, CA 94085

I. Changes to This Policy

From time to time, we may change and/or update this Privacy Policy. We recommend you regularly review this page for updates.