Privacy Policy

Be a Geek, Inc. ("us", "we", or "our") operates the Be a Geek Discover web application (the "Service").

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

• First name and last name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Age and gender
• Zip code
• Race
• User-generated content, such as messages and reviews
• Cookies and usage data

Usage Data

When you access the Service with a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device's unique device 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 ("Usage Data").

Use of Data

Be a Geek, Inc. uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain the Service
• To notify you about changes to our Service
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
• To provide customer care and support
• To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
• To monitor the usage of the Service
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues

Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Be a Geek, Inc. will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Data

We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• To comply with a legal obligation
• To protect and defend the rights or property of Be a Geek, Inc.
• To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
• To protect against legal liability

Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Third-Party Services

We use third-party services to help us operate and improve the Service. These services may have access to your personal information only to perform tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. These services include:

• Firebase (Google): We use Firebase for authentication, database storage, and hosting. Google's privacy policy can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Givebutter: We use Givebutter to process donations. Givebutter's privacy policy can be found at https://givebutter.com/privacy

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential Cookies: Required for the Service to function properly, such as maintaining your login session.
• Preference Cookies: Used to remember your preferences and settings.
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Service so we can improve it.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13 ("Children").

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 children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Your Rights

You have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal data. You may delete your account at any time through your account settings or by contacting us.
• Opt-out: You can opt out of receiving promotional communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in those messages.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@beageek.org.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal purposes.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, and update the "last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: support@beageek.org