Welcome to monad, a service provided by monad.social, PBC.
By using the Website or any of the Services, and in particular by registering on monad, you are consenting to the use of your personal information in the manner set out in this Privacy Policy.
Like most websites monad, uses cookies. If you choose to use the Platform without blocking or disabling cookies or opting out of these technologies, you will indicate your consent to our use of these cookies and other technologies and to our use of any personal information that we collect using these technologies. If you do not consent to the use of these technologies, please be sure to block or disable them using your browser settings.
If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact us at Info@monad.social
Please note that this Privacy Policy only applies to the Website and the Services (together, the “Platform”). When using the Platform, you may find links to other websites, apps and services, or tools that enable you to share information with other websites, apps and services. monad is not responsible for the privacy practices of these other websites, apps and services and we recommend that you review the privacy policies of each of these websites, apps or services before connecting your monad account or sharing any personal information.
Information We Collect About You
You don’t need to provide us with any personal information in order to visit the Website. However, certain Services do require that you register for monad, and, by doing so, you will provide us with certain personal information:
- Essential Information: When you register on monad, you have the option to provide your email address, or information passed via third-party logins from your provider(s) to monad.
- Information from Correspondence: You will provide certain personal information if you contact us by email, use any of the webforms on the Website, or contact us by mail, fax or other offline means.
- Survey Information: If you participate in any survey, you will provide certain personal information as part of your response, unless you respond anonymously.
Information Provided by You
Information We Collect Automatically
- the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the device from which you access the Platform (this can sometimes be used to derive the country or city from which you are accessing the Platform)
- the site that you visited immediately prior to visiting the Website
- the specific actions that you take on the Platform, including the pages that you visit, drafting and saving campaigns and other specific actions taken to use the Platform.
- any search terms that you may enter on the Website
- the time, frequency and duration of your visits to the Platform
- your browser type and operating system
- the nature of the device from which you are accessing the Platform, for example, whether you are accessing the Platform from a personal computer or from a mobile device
- information regarding your interaction with email messages, for example, whether you opened, clicked on, or forwarded the email message
Information from Other Sources
monad allows you to sign up and log in using your Twitter or Google Plus account. If you sign up on monad, each one of these companies will ask for your permission to share certain information (including possible personal information) from your account with monad. This may include your first name, last name. gender, general location, a link to your profile, your time zone, date of birth, profile picture, your “likes” and your list of friends, followers and/or subscribers.
- Your email address(es) are used to identify you when you log into the Platform.
- Your email address(es) will be used to send you service updates and notifications regarding your account, and (if you have elected to receive them using your account preferences) newsletters and certain email notifications.
How We Use Your Personal Information
- To operate and maintain your monad account, and to provide you with access to the Website and use of the Apps and any Services that you may request from time to time.
- To seek your participation in surveys, and to conduct and analyze the results of those surveys if you choose to participate.
- To provide you with technical support
- To analyze the use of the Platform, and the people visiting the Website and using Services, in order to improve monad.
- To respond to you about any comment or enquiry you have submitted.
- To customize your use of the Platform and/or the content of any email newsletter or other material that we may send to you from time to time.
- To prevent or take action against activities that are, or may be, in breach of our Privacy Policy or applicable law.
- For other purposes, provided we disclose this to you at the relevant time, and provided that you agree to the proposed use of your personal information.
Sharing of your personal information
- With your consent: We will disclose your personal information if you have explicitly agreed that we may do so. We will make this clear to you at the point at which we collect your information.
- Service Providers: We use certain reputable third parties, some of whom may be located outside of the United States of American, to provide us with certain specialized services related to the Platform. These third parties will have access to certain information about you, but only where this is necessary in order for those third parties to provide their services to us. When we transfer personal information to these third parties, we ask and require these third parties to implement appropriate organizational and technical security measures to protect against unauthorized disclosure of personal information, and only to process personal information in accordance with our instructions and to the extent necessary to provide their services to us.
- To provide you with technical support
- Other networks and connected apps: If you choose to connect your monad account to other apps or social Twitter, Google or YouTube you will be sharing certain information with these apps or networks.
- As aggregated data: We may aggregate your personal data with similar data relating to other users of the Platform in order to create statistical information regarding the Platform and its use, which we may then share with third parties or make publicly available. However, none of this information would include any email address or other contact information, or anything that could be used to identify you individually, either online or in real life.
- If required by law: We will disclose your personal information if we believe in good faith that we are permitted or required to do so by law, including in response to a court order, subpoena or other legal demand or request.
- To protect our interests: We may disclose your personal information if we feel this is necessary in order to protect or defend our legitimate rights and interests, or those of our users, employees, directors or shareholders, and/or to ensure the safety and security of the Platform and/or the the monad community.
- In the context of a business transfer: We may transfer your personal information to any person or company that acquires all or substantially all of the assets or business of The Club Social, PBC and monad, or as the result of a merger of our business, or in the event of our insolvency.
Cookies and similar technology
International data transfers
The Club Social, PBC and monad are based in the United States of American, and your personal information is collected, stored, used and shared in accordance with US privacy laws. You should be aware that privacy laws in the United States may not be equivalent to the laws in your country, and by using the Platform, you consent to the transfer, storage and processing of your personal information in the United States in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
Children
monad is not intended for use by children. Anyone under the age of 13 is not permitted to use the Platform and must not attempt to register an account or submit any personal information to us. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from any person who is under the age of 13 or allow them to register an account. If it comes to our attention that we have collected personal data from a person under the age of 13, we will delete this information as quickly as possible. If you have reason to believe that we may have collected any such data, please notify us immediately at Info@monad.social.
Changes and Updates to this Privacy Policy
We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy, and when we do so, we will also revise the Effective Date set out below. Any changes to our Privacy Policy will always be available here so that monad users are always aware of what information we gather, and how we might use and share that information. Please be sure to check back here from time to time to ensure that you are aware of any changes to this Privacy Policy. Any material changes to this Privacy Policy will be communicated to registered users by a notification to their account and/or by posting a notice of the change on the Website.
Questions?
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to suggest changes to this Privacy Policy or want to know what information we store about you, please contact us by email at Info@monad.social.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to suggest changes to this Privacy Policy or want to know what information we store about you, please contact us by email at Info@monad.social.
Effective Date: Jan 1, 2023
