Spark respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through compliance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy describes how we handle the personal information we collect in connection with our website, https://www.playspark.art/ (the “Website”), the Spark mobile app (the “App”), and through other interactions and correspondence with you (collectively, the “Services”).
We collect personal information that you provide to us such as your username and email address, your creations, details of purchases made, and any messages you send us. We may also collect personal information about your device and how you use the App.
Information You Provide To Us Directly. The personal information that you provide us directly may include:
Information We Obtain from Other Sources. We may maintain pages on social media platforms, such as Discord, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. When you visit or interact with our pages on those platforms, including by following the links on our Website, the platform provider’s privacy policy will apply to your interactions and their collection, use and processing of your personal information. You or the platforms may provide us with information through the platform, and we will treat such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Information Automatically Collected from You. The information that we may automatically collect and store about you when you use the App may include:
We collect such personal information automatically via cookies, pixel tags, local storage technologies, web beacons or similar technologies (collectively referred to as “Cookies”). We use essential Cookies to help make our App usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation, to allow you to save your creations, and to authenticate your registration. These Cookies are necessary of the functioning of the App.
We use personal information to provide our Services, communicate with you about your use of the Services, improve the Services for you and other users, and keep the Services safe to use. We may also use personal information to comply with legal obligations, protect us in the event of a dispute, and for other compliance purposes.
We use personal information for the following purposes or as otherwise described at the time of collection:
Providing and supporting our App. We use personal information to operate, maintain, and provide you with our App. In particular, we will use personal information to perform our contractual obligation under our Terms of Use towards you, such as to allow you to use the App.
Communicating with you about our App. It is in our legitimate business interests to use personal information to respond to your requests, provide customer support, and communicate with you about our App, including by sending announcements, updates, security alerts and support and administrative messages.
Improving, and protecting our Services. It is in our legitimate business interests to improve and keep our Services safe for our users, which includes:
Research and development. We may use personal information for research and development purposes in our legitimate business interests, including to analyze and improve the Services and our business. As part of these activities, we may create or use aggregated, de-identified or other anonymized data from personal information we collect. We make personal information into anonymized data by removing information that makes the data personally identifiable to you. We may use this anonymized data and share it with third parties for our lawful business purposes, including to analyze and improve the Services and promote our business.
Compliance and protection. We may use personal information to comply with legal obligations, and to defend us against legal claims or disputes, including to:
We do not sell any personal information. We share personal information with other companies who help us to provide our Services to you. We may also share your personal information with our advisors, for legal and compliance purposes, or if we are involved in certain business transactions.
You can choose to share certain information, like your creations, with other users of the App.
We do not sell any personal information. We may share personal information with the following entities:
Service providers. Companies and individuals that provide services on our behalf or help us operate the Services or our business (such as hosting, information technology, customer support, email delivery and website and app analytics services).
Professional advisors. Professional advisors, such as lawyers, auditors, bankers and insurers, where necessary in the course of the professional services that they render to us.
Authorities and others. Law enforcement, government authorities and private parties, as we believe in good faith to be necessary or appropriate for the compliance and protection purposes described above.
Business transferees. Acquirers and other relevant participants in business transactions (or negotiations for such transactions) involving a corporate divestiture, merger, consolidation, acquisition, reorganization, sale or other disposition of all or any portion of the business or assets of, or equity interests in, Spark (including, in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceedings).
You can change your settings within the App to choose how you share your information with other users. You can also request that we delete all of your data, or request a copy of your personal information, via the App settings. You can also contact us to exercise your rights over your personal information. ?
If you have any complaints about how we use your personal information, you may have the right to complain to a local data protection regulator.
With the public. You may choose to share information, such as the creations you design in the App, with other App users or with the public. You can change your sharing options in the App.
Opt out of push notifications. If you opt in to receive push notifications within the App, we may send push notifications or alerts to your mobile device from time to time. You can deactivate push notifications and alerts at any time by changing your device settings, changing the push notification settings within the application, or deleting the App.
Do Not Track. Some Internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit. Our Website does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" or similar signals. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
Personal information requests. We also offer you choices that affect how we handle the personal information that we control. Depending on your location and the nature of your interactions with our Services, you may request the following in relation to personal information:
To make a request, please visit the “Settings” tab in the App, or reach out to as provided in the Contact Us section below. We may ask for specific information from you to help us confirm your identity. Depending on your jurisdiction, you may designate an “authorized agent” to make a request on your behalf. We will require authorized agents to confirm their identity and authority, in accordance with applicable laws. You are entitled to exercise the rights described above free from discrimination.
Right to complain. You may have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection regulator. For example, if you are in the UK or EU, click here to find your local supervisory authority.
Limits on your choices. In some instances, your choices may be limited, such as where fulfilling your request would impair the rights of others, our ability to provide a service you have requested, or our ability to comply with our legal obligations and enforce our legal rights. If you are not satisfied with how we address your request, you may submit a complaint by contacting us as provided in the Contact Us section below.
Our Services may contain links to websites and other online services operated by third parties. In addition, our content may be integrated into web pages or other online services that are not associated with us. These links and integrations are not an endorsement of, or representation that we are affiliated with, any third party. We do not control websites or online services operated by third parties, and we are not responsible for their actions. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such third-party sites or services.
You will provide personal information directly to us in the United States. We may also transfer personal information to our affiliates and service providers in the United States and other jurisdictions. Please note that such jurisdictions may not provide the same protections as the data protection laws in your home country.
When we engage in cross-border data transfers, we will ensure that relevant safeguards are in place to afford adequate protection for personal information and we will comply with applicable data protection laws. For example, if you are based in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, we may rely on an EU Commission or UK government adequacy decision or on contractual protections for the transfer of personal information. For more information about how we transfer personal information internationally, please contact us as set out in the Contact Us section below.
Our Services are not intended for use by children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under 13 years of age. If we learn that a child under 13 years of age has provided personal information without the consent of the child’s parent or guardian as required by law, we will delete it. If you become aware that personal information of a child under 13 years of age has been provided, please contact us as provided in the Contact Us section below.
We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and processed, in accordance with our retention procedures, and in accordance with applicable laws or until you withdraw your consent (where applicable).
To determine the appropriate retention period for your personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal information, the purposes for which we use your personal information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
We have implemented measures designed to protect your information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. Unfortunately, the Internet is not completely secure. Although we are working to protect your information, we cannot guarantee the security of your information either in transmission or when stored.
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will let you know.
Spark is the entity responsible for the processing of personal information and is the data controller in respect of such processing.
To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, or if you would like to exercise your rights with respect to personal information, please contact us at corporate@playspark.art or write to us by mail at:
Create This App, Inc.,
Attn: Legal Department
3019 Ocean Park Blvd, #118
Santa Monica
CA 90405
USA
