Privacy Policy
Last updated September 17, 2020.At United Podcasters ("UP"), we collect and manage user data according to the following Privacy Policy, with the goal of incorporating our company values: transparency, accessibility, sanity, usability. This document is part of UP's Terms of Service, and by using up.audio (the “Website”), you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service. Please read the Terms of Service in their entirety, and refer to those for definitions and contacts.
Data Collected
We collect anonymous data from every visitor of the Website to monitor traffic and fix bugs. For example, we collect information like web requests, the data sent in response to such requests, the Internet Protocol address, the browser type, the browser language, and a timestamp for the request.
We ask you to log in and provide certain personal information (such as your name and email address) in order to be able to save your profile and the documents and comments associated with it. In order to enable these or any other login based features, we use cookies to store session information for your convenience. You can block or delete cookies and still be able to use UP, although if you do you may not be able to log in to the Website. In order to take advantage of certain features of the Website, you may also choose to provide us with other personal information, such as your picture, but your decision to utilize these features and provide such data will always be voluntary.
You are able to view, change and remove your data associated with your profile. Should you choose to delete your account, please contact us at hello@up.audio and we will follow up with such request as soon as possible.
Minors and children under the age of 16 should not use UP. By using the Website, you represent that you have the legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement.
For listeners of podcasts using the UP prefix, we also collect information such as IP address and user agent when you access a podcast’s RSS feed or download a podcast episode.
Use of the Data
We only use your personal information to provide you the UP services or to communicate with you about the services or the Website.
With respect to any videos or images you may choose to upload to UP, we take the privacy and confidentiality of such documents seriously. If you choose to make a video public, we recommend you redact any and all references to people and addresses, as we can't protect public data and we are not responsible for any violation of privacy law you may be liable for.
We employ industry standard techniques to protect against unauthorized access of data about you that we store, including personal information.
We do not share personal information you have provided to us without your consent, unless:
- doing so is appropriate to carry out your own request;
- we believe it's needed to enforce our Terms of Service, or that is legally required;
- we believe it's needed to detect, prevent or address fraud, security or technical issues;
- otherwise protect our property, legal rights, or that of others.
UP is operated from the United States. If you are visiting the Website from outside the U.S., you agree to any processing of any personal information you provide us according to this policy.
UP may contact you, by email or other means. For example, UP may send you promotional emails relating to UP or other third parties UP feels you would be interested in, or communicate with you about your use of the UP website. UP may also use technology to alert us via a confirmation email when you open an email from us. You can modify your email notification preferences by clicking the appropriate link included in the footer of email notifications. If you do not want to receive email from UP, please opt out of receiving emails at the bottom of any UP emails or by editing your profile preferences.
Sharing of Data
We don't share your personal information with third parties. Only aggregated, anonymized data is periodically transmitted to external services to help us improve the UP Website and service. We currently use Google Analytics (traffic analysis, SEO optimization), Sendgrid (transactional email), Mailchimp (mailing list management), and Stripe (payments). We listed below what data these third parties extract exactly. Feel free to check out their own Privacy Policies to find out more.
- Google Analytics: anonymous (ad serving domains, browser type, demographics, language settings, page views, time/date), pseudonymous (IP address)
- Sendgrid: transactional email
- Mailchimp: name and email for our subscription list
- Stripe: payment transactions
We employ and contract with people and other entities that perform certain tasks on our behalf and who are under our control (our “Agents”). We may need to share personal information with our Agents in order to provide products or services to you. Unless we tell you differently, our Agents do not have any right to use Personal Information or other information we share with them beyond what is necessary to assist us. You hereby consent to our sharing of Personal Information with our Agents.
We may choose to buy or sell assets. In these types of transactions, user information is typically one of the transferred business assets. Moreover, if we, or substantially all of our assets, were acquired, or if we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of us or our assets may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
Your Rights
You have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be viewed, changed, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us at hello@up.audio. California residents can also make requests related to your California privacy rights (e.g. to Access My Personal Information, Delete My Personal Information, Do Not Sell My Personal Information) by contacting us at hello@up.audio.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. Use of information we collect now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used. If we make major changes in the way we collect or use information, we will notify you by posting an announcement on the Website or sending you an email. A user is bound by any changes to the Privacy Policy when he or she uses the Services after such changes have been first posted.
Should you have any question or concern, please write to hello@up.audio.