Privacy Policy
Effective Date: March 3, 2021
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes the manner in which Foreman’s Lab (“Foreman’s Lab”, “we”, or “us”), collect, use, and disclose information about you through our VR headset application (a “VR Client” or “Client”), software development kits for use in connection with any technology or services made available by or on behalf of Foreman’s Lab (each, an “SDK”), and other services provided by us and on which a link to this Policy is displayed (collectively, including any Clients and SDKs, the “Platform”). By using the Platform, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Policy.
1. Information We Collect on the Platform
(a) User-provided Information: When you use the Platform, we may collect or you may provide information about you and we may link this information with other information about you. You may provide us with information in various ways on the Platform. For example, you provide us with information when you take a survey, use the platform, or send us an email.
(b) Information Disclosed While Using The Platform: When using the Platform, including participation in different “rooms”, “scenes”, or “worlds” made available to users of the virtual-reality component of our Platform, you may disclose to us and to other users of the Platform information about you. This may occur when you engage in conversations, chats, or other user-to-user interactions. We may collect and use this information to the extent permitted by law.
(c) Location Information: We may use your IP address to obtain general information about the physical location from which you are connecting to the Internet.
(d) Third Party Content: We may display third-party content on the Platform. Third-party content may use cookies, web beacons, or mechanisms for obtaining data in connection with your viewing of the third party content on the Platform. Additionally, we may implement third party buttons (such as Facebook “like” or “share” buttons) that may function as web beacons even when you do not interact with the button. Information collected through third-party web beacons and buttons is collected directly by these third parties, not by Foreman’s Lab. Information collected by a third party is subject to that third party’s own data collection, use, and disclosure practices. Please note that privacy choices you have made on Foreman’s Lab will not carry over to third party sites or Platforms (and vice-versa).
(e) Information from Other Sources: We may obtain information from third parties and sources other than the Platform, such as analytics partners and advertisers.
2. How We Use the Information We Collect
We use information we collect on the Platform (in both individual and aggregate format) in a variety of ways in providing the Platform and operating our business, including the following:
(a) We use the information that we collect on the Platform to operate, maintain, enhance and provide the Platform, to provide services and information that you request, to respond to comments and questions and otherwise to provide support to users.
(b) We use the information that we collect on the Platform to understand and analyze the usage trends and preferences of our users, to improve the Platform, and to develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
(c) We may use your email address or other information we collect to contact you for administrative purposes such as customer service or to send communications, including required notices, marketing communications, or updates on promotions and events relating to products and services offered by us and third parties.
(d) We may use information to: (i) personalize our Platform, such as remembering information about you so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the Platform; (ii) provide customized content and information; (iii) monitor and analyze the effectiveness of the platform; (iv) monitor aggregate usage metrics such as total number of visitors or concurrent number of visitors; (v) track your entries, submissions, and status in any promotions or other activities on the Platform; (vi) detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, intellectual property infringement, violations of law, or other misuse of the Platform; (vii) or as may be required by applicable laws and regulations or requested by any judicial process or governmental agency.
(e) We may also use information for other purposes for which we provide specific notice at the time the information is collected.
3. When We Disclose Information
Except as described in this Policy, we will not disclose information about you that we collect on the Platform to third parties without your consent. We may disclose information to third parties if you consent to us doing so, as well as in the following circumstances:
(a) We work with third party service providers who provide website, application development, hosting, payment, maintenance, and other services for us.
(b) We may disclose information about you if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with state and federal laws, in response to a court order, judicial or other government subpoena or warrant, or to otherwise cooperate with law enforcement or other governmental agencies.
(c) We also reserve the right to disclose information about you that we believe, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to (i) take precautions against liability, (ii) protect ourselves or others from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful uses or activity, (iii) investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations, (iv) protect the security or integrity of the Platform and any facilities or equipment used to make the Platform available, or (v) protect our property or other legal rights (including, but not limited to, enforcement of our agreements), or the rights, property, or safety of others.
(d) Information about our users may be disclosed and otherwise transferred to an acquirer, successor, or assignee as part of any merger, acquisition, debt financing, sale of assets, or similar transaction, or in the event of insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership in which information is transferred to one or more third parties as one of our business assets.
(e) We may make certain aggregate or otherwise non-personal or de-identified information available to third parties for various purposes, including (i) compliance with various reporting obligations; (ii) for business or marketing purposes; or (iii) to assist such parties in understanding our users’ interests, habits, and usage patterns for certain programs, content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality available through the Platform.
4. Your Choices
You may decline to share certain information with us, in which case we may not be able to provide to you some of the features and functionality of the platform. If you decline to share certain information, your access to the platform may also no longer be possible. If you wish to inquire about certain information or decline to share certain information, you may contact us at support@foremandesigns.com.
5. Third-Party Services
The Platform may contain certain features or links to websites and services provided by third parties. Any information you provide on third-party sites or services is provided directly to the operators of such services and is subject to those operators’ policies, if any, governing privacy and security, even if accessed through the Platform. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of third-party sites or services to which links or access are provided through the Platform. We encourage you to learn about third parties’ privacy and security policies before providing them with information.
6. Children’s Privacy
Our Platform is a general audience Platform not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you become aware that your child or any child under your care has provided us with information without your consent, please contact us at support@foremandesigns.com and we will do everything in our power to delete any such information.
7. Data Security
We use certain physical, managerial, and technical safeguards that are designed to improve the integrity and security of information that we collect and maintain. Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We cannot and do not guarantee that information about you will not be accessed, viewed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
8. The Platform is based in the United States. If you choose to use the Platform from the European Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, then please note that you are transferring your personal information outside of those regions to the United States for storage and processing. Also, we may transfer your data from the United States to other countries or regions in connection with storage and processing of data, fulfilling your requests, and operating the Platform. By providing any information, including personal information, on or to the Platform, you consent to such transfer, storage, and processing.
9. Changes and Updates to the is Policy
Please revisit this page periodically to stay aware of any changes to this Policy, which we may update from time to time. If we modify this Policy, we will indicate the effective date. Your continued use of the Platform after the revised Policy has become effective indicates that you have read, understood, and agreed to the current version of this Policy.
10. How to Contact Us
Please contact us with any questions or comments about this Policy, information we have collected or otherwise obtained about you, our use and disclosure practices, or your consent choices by email at support@foremandesigns.com.