Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Eat Connection Co.,Ltd.  (“EatConnection”, “us”, “we” or “our”) collect, handle, use, process, and disclose your Personal Information through the access or use of EatConnection’s mobile applications and websites (respectively “Apps” and “Websites”), as well as products, features and other services globally, operated by EatConnection (collectively referred as “Services”).

“User”, “you”, “your” and “yours” refers to you, as a user of our Services. A user is someone who accesses or uses our Services.

Please read this Privacy Policy and understand it before accessing and/or using Services. 

By registering for, and/or using our Services, you agree and where required you consent to the collection, use, and transfer of your information as set out in this policy.

If you do not agree with any part of these Privacy Policy and/or our Terms and Conditions please do not register or use our Services.

1. Collection of Information

We collect information about you when you provide it to us when you use our Services. When you use our Services, you may be asked to provide information that personally identifies you and/or your location. Information is any information which can be used to identify you or from which you are identifiable.

We collect the following information about you when you register for an account, create or modify your profile, set preferences, sign-up for, use, or make purchases through the Services. This information may include but is not limited to your name, nationality, email, address, phone number, geolocation, personal interests, date of birth, marital status, government-issued identification numbers, and payment information, including credit card information and billing address.

We may also collect information about your usage of our Services and information about you from the messages you post to our Services and the emails or letters you send to us. 

We may also receive and store certain information about you and your device(s) automatically when you access or use our Services.

This information may include:

  • Information related to the device you use to access our Services
  • The type of web browser and operating system you use to access our Services
  • Your IP address
  • The domain name of your Internet service provider
  • Your search terms, the website you visited before you use our Services and other clickstream data.
  • Preferences information such as notification and marketing preferences

We also store information you upload to or send through our Services, including:

  • Information about products and services you sell or offer (including inventory, pricing, sale, transaction, tax, and other data)
  • Information about your business (employees, consumers, and suppliers)

2. Use and Disclosure of Information

 We collect this information to operate, maintain, process, and to improve the features and functionality of our Services and to provide you with offers, information, and other services we think you may be interested in.

Please note that by submitting comments and feedback concerning our Services, you consent for us to use such comments and feedback on our Services and in any marketing or advertising materials.

Information we may receive and share with Third Parties
Some of the functionality on our Services may be provided by third parties. These entities may collect or receive certain information when you use our Services over time and across different Services, including through the use of cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies.

To help us run our business, we may share your information, including your contact information, with entities that provide services to us, including third parties that provide payment processing, logistics services, advertising services, web analytics, data processing, IT services, accounting, customer support, and other services. By submitting your information, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing.

We may use your information to provide recommendations or to let you know about our other products and services that may be of importance to you including services that may be the subject of direct marketing and we may contact you to do so by post, telephone, mobile messaging (e.g. SMS, MMS etc.) as well as by email.

Social Networking
In addition, you agree that we are not responsible and we do not have control over any third-parties that you authorize to access your User Content.

 For example, if you access our Services through a third-party connection or log-in such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, that third party may pass certain information about your use of its services to us.

This information could include, but is not limited to, the user ID associated with your account (for example, your Facebook UID), an access token necessary to access that service, any information that you have permitted the third party to share with us, and any information you have made public in connection with that service.

You should always review, and if necessary, adjust your privacy settings on third-party websites and services before linking or connecting them to our Website.

Ads
We may share certain information with third parties such third-party ad servers or ad networks to serve advertisements on our Services.

These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to send, directly to your browser or mobile device, the ads and ad links that appear on our Services, and will automatically receive your IP address when they do so. They may also use other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, device identifiers, location data, and clear gifs) to compile information about your browser’s or device’s visits and usage patterns on the services and on other websites, and to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize the advertising content delivered to you in ways we do not control.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of third-parties. Please consult the respective privacy policies of such third parties or contact such third parties for more information.

Corporate Transactions
If our business enters into a joint venture with, purchases or is sold to or merged with another business entity, your information may be disclosed or transferred to the target company, our new business partners or owners or their advisors.

When Required by Law
We may be required to use the information that you provide to us if we are under an obligation to disclose or share your information in order to comply with (and/or where we believe we are under an obligation to comply with) any legal obligation; to protect and defend our legal rights, protect the safety and security of users of our Services, prevent fraud, comply with the law, respond to legal process, or a request for cooperation by a government entity.

3. Security and Data Retention

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Although we will take steps to protect your information, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information during transmission to us or storage by us and you acknowledge that you disclose your personal information to us at your own risk.  

Where you have chosen a password to access our Services, you are responsible for keeping your password confidential.  

We will retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services and to maintain a record of your transactions for financial reporting purposes.

We will also retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, to address problems with our Services, or to enforce our Terms of use or other applicable agreements or policies. 

4. Links to Other Websites and Services

Our Services may have links to other websites. Please remember that when you use a link to go from our Website and/or Services to another website, our Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or services. This privacy policy only applies to our Services. You should therefore read the privacy policies of the other websites when you are using those sites.

We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services linked to or from our Website and/or Services including the information or content contained therein.

Your browsing and interaction on any third-party website or service, including those that have a link or advertisement on our Services, are subject to that third party’s own rules and policies

5. Changes to our Privacy Policy

Our Services may change from time to time; as a result, we reserve the right to update or modify all or any part of this Privacy Policy at any time at our own discretion without prior notice.

Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted to the Website.  You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. If you disagree with these changes, you can stop your use of our Services. Your continued use of our Services after any changes to the Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of such changes.