Privacy Policy

Last modified on May 21, 2018

At Kidbo Limited, we’re committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure.

We may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes. By using our website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.

Any questions regarding this Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to hello@kidbo.co.

How do we collect information from you?

We obtain information about you when you use our website or when you download the Kidbo app. For example, when you complete the sign up information to create a profile, when you use features on the platform, if you engage with content or if you register to receive our email newsletters.

What type of information is collected from you?

The personal information we collect might include your name, postcode, city, email address, IP address, and information regarding what pages are accessed and when. Child data is also collected to create personalised feed and content suggestions, but it remains visible only to the user.

How is your information used?

We may use your information to:

• ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your device.
• allow you to connect with content that is selected based on your user profile inputs and engagement history.
• allow you to connect with other users of the site and build peer-to-peer relationships.
• provide you with information, products or services that you request from which we feel or, us may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.
• allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so. We may track your activity whilst using the site, such as the pages you visit or when you match with another user of the site..
• notify you about changes to our service.
• send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest to you.

We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. We are legally required to hold some types of information to fulfil our statutory obligations. We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with us.

Who has access to your information?

We will not sell or rent your information to third parties. We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.

• Third Party Product Providers we work in association with: We work closely with various third party product providers to bring you a range of quality and reliable products and services designed to meet the needs of parents. When you enquire about or engage with related content, we will redirect you to their sites for further information. In some cases, they will be acting as a data controller of your information and therefore we advise you to read their Privacy Policy.

We may transfer your personal information to a third party as part of a sale of some or all of our business and assets to any third party or as part of any business restructuring or reorganisation, or if we’re under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation or to enforce or apply our terms of use or to protect the rights, property or safety of our supporters and customers. However, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected.

Your choices

You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. If you do not want to receive direct marketing communications from us via your weekly discoveries and/or via news updates from Kidbo, then you can update your choices by ticking the relevant boxes situated on the form on which we collect your information and through the edit profile setting.

We will not contact you for marketing purposes by email unless you have given your prior consent. You can change your marketing preferences at any time in the edit-profile page or by contacting us by email: hello@kidbo.co

How you can access and update your information

The accuracy of your information is important to us. We’re working on ways to make it easier for you to review and correct the information that we hold about you. Key user information is available to edit on the "edit profile" page on the platform. Otherwise, if you change email address, or any of the other information we hold is inaccurate or out of date, please email us at: hello@kidbo.co

You have the right to ask for a copy of the information Kidbo Limited holds about you by emailing us at hello@kidbo.co.

Security precautions in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of your information

When you give us personal information, we take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely.

Non-sensitive details (your email address etc.) are transmitted normally over the Internet, and this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems. Where we have given (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our websites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.

Profiling

We may analyse your personal information to create a profile of your interests and preferences so that we can contact you with information relevant to you. We may make use of additional information about you when it is available from external sources to help us do this effectively.

Use of 'cookies'

Like many other websites, the Kidbo uses cookies. 'Cookies' are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. For example, we use cookies to store your login details. This helps us to improve our website and deliver a better more personalised service.
It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. Turning cookies of may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our website‚ so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website.
In addition, if you linked to our website from a third party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site.

16 or Under

We are concerned to protect the privacy of children aged 16 or under. If you are aged 16 or under‚ please get your parent/guardian's permission beforehand whenever you provide us with personal information.

WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The data we collect from you will be stored and transferred within the European Economic Area (“EEA”) and the United States, which is deemed by the EU as a non-EU country with an adequate level of data protection. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password, which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Review of this Policy

We keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in May 2018.