PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated 7/7/2025
This Privacy Policy describes how Qr8Map (hereinafter referred to as "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares personal information of our users of our web service qr8map.com (the "Service").
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
A. Information You Provide Directly:
- Account registration details such as Name, DOB, email address, username, password, gender etc
- Profile information you choose to provide, such as your location, Project Name, Project Location etc.
- Project Categorization Keywords and Descriptions that help us to curate your project and list it with relevance.
- Content you submit or upload to the Service, such as Profile picture, comments, posts, or files
- Communications you send to us, such as support requests or feedback.
- Payment information for Qr8Map subscriptions and a record of Payments made to creators. These are done through our payment partner(s)
B. Information Collected Automatically:
- Log Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, pages you visited on our Service, the time and date of your visit, and other diagnostic data.
- Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies to track your activity on our Service and store certain information.
- Device Information: Information about the device you use to access our Service, including the device model, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
- Location Data: We may collect information about your location if you enable location services. This is important to pin projects to the map and show users creator projects that are around them and in the places of their interest.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information internally for various purposes, including to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our Service.
- Personalize your experience on the Service.
- Communicate with you, including responding to your inquiries and providing updates about the Service.
- Allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service.
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve and develop our Service.
- Detect, prevent, and address technical issues, security incidents, and fraud.
- Process payments.
- Send you marketing and promotional communications - where permitted by law and with your consent, where required.
- Comply with legal obligations.
3. Sharing Your Information
We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share information with third-party vendors and service providers who assist us in operating, providing, and improving our Service (e.g., hosting providers, analytics providers, payment processors, email marketing services). These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of assets, or bankruptcy, your information may be transferred to a successor entity. We will notify you of such a transfer and any changes to this Privacy Policy.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid legal process (e.g., a subpoena or court order).
- Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information when we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties with your explicit consent.
- Aggregated and Anonymized Data: We may share aggregated or anonymized information that does not directly identify you with third parties for various purposes, including analytics and research.
4. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- Access: The right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
- Rectification: The right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): The right to request the deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances.
- Restriction of Processing: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
- Data Portability: The right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.
- Objection: The right to object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.
- Withdrawal of Consent: If we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We may need to verify your identity and have specific, necessary requirements before fulfilling your request.
You also have choices regarding the collection and use of your information:
- Cookies: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically block or delete cookies. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Service.
- Marketing Communications: You can opt-out of receiving marketing emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions included in those emails or by contacting us.
- Location Data: You can typically disable location services on your device.
5. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures may include encryption, firewalls, access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. The retention period may depend on factors such as the nature of the data, the purpose of collection, and legal obligations.
7. International Data Transfers
Your information 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 of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we may transfer your information to the US and process it there.
8. Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's website or service. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every website you visit.
9. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We may also provide you with additional notice, such as via email. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at qr8map@gmail.com