KeepPet Terms and Conditions
These terms and conditions are a binding agreement between you, an end user (“you”) and KeepPet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), which consists of (i) User Agreement (“Agreement”), and (ii) privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy” and together with the Agreement, these “Terms and Conditions”)
USER AGREEMENT
This Agreement governs your use of KeepPet, the Company’s mobile application (including all related documentation, the “Application”). The Application is licensed, not sold, to you.
BY CLICKING THE “AGREE” BUTTON, YOU
(A) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT;
(B) REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL AGE TO ENTER INTO A BINDING AGREEMENT;
(C) ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY BOUND BY ITS TERMS; AND
(D) ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY ADVICE PROVIDED VIA APPLICATION IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, GENERAL AND NOT SPECIFIC TO YOUR PET, YOUR PET’S DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS UNLESS THERE IS AN EMERGENCY OR A VALID VETERINARIAN-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP (“VCPR”).
VCPR DISCLAIMER
I understand that a VCPR is not established by electronic consultations; VCPR can be established only after a veterinarian’s house call or in-person visit to a veterinarian’s office and can then be maintained through electronic means.
By creating an account on the Application for my pet, I certify that I am the legal owner or guardian of the pet and responsible for all medical decisions for the pet. I acknowledge that I use the Application at my own risk, and I am entirely responsible for the decisions made based on information provided on the Application or by the Company. I understand that any opinion given through the Application is the opinion of the treating veterinary professional and not of the Company, and the Company disclaims any and all liability whatsoever in connection therewith. I acknowledge that the Company has the right to end any relationship with me at any time if the terms of this Agreement are violated.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT INSTALL AND USE THE APPLICATION OR DELETE IT FROM YOUR DEVICE.
1. License Grant. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Company grants you a limited, non-exclusive, and nontransferable license to install and use the Application for your personal, non-commercial use on a device owned or otherwise controlled by you (“Device”) strictly in accordance with the Application’s documentation.
2. License Restrictions. You shall not:
- copy the Application, except as expressly permitted by this license;
- modify, translate, adapt, or otherwise create derivative works or improvements, whether or not patentable, of the Application;
- reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, decode, or otherwise attempt to derive or gain access to the source code of the Application or any part thereof;
- remove, delete, alter, or obscure any trademarks or any copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights notices from the Application, including any copy thereof;
- rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, assign, distribute, publish, transfer, or otherwise make available the Application, or any of its features or functionality, to any third party for any reason;
- remove, disable, circumvent, or otherwise create or implement any workaround to any copy protection, rights management, or security features in or protecting the Application; or
- use the Application in, or in association with, the design, construction, maintenance, or operation of any hazardous environments or systems, including any power generation systems; aircraft navigation or communication systems, air traffic control systems, or any other transport management systems; safety-critical applications, including medical or life-support systems, vehicle operation applications or any police, fire, or other safety response systems; and military or aerospace applications, weapons systems, or environments.
3. Reservation of Rights. You acknowledge and agree that the Application is provided under license, and not sold, to you. You do not acquire any ownership interest in the Application under this Agreement, or any other rights thereto other than to use the Application in accordance with the license granted, and subject to all terms, conditions, and restrictions, under this Agreement. Company reserves and retains its entire right, title, and interest in and to the Application, including all copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights therein or relating thereto, except as expressly granted to you in this Agreement.
4. Collection and Use of Your Information. You acknowledge that when you install or use the Application, Company may use automatic means (including, for example, cookies and web beacons) to collect information about your Device and about your use of the Application. You also may be required to provide certain information about yourself and/ or your pet as a condition to using the Application or certain of its features or functionality, and the Application may provide you with opportunities to share information about yourself and/ or your pet with others. All information we collect through or in connection with the Application is subject to the Privacy Policy. By installing, using, and providing information to or through the Application, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
5. Geographic Restrictions. You acknowledge that if you access the Application from outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with local laws.
6. Updates. Company may from time to time in its sole discretion develop and provide Application updates, which may include upgrades, bug fixes, patches, other error corrections, and/or new features (collectively, including related documentation, “Updates”). Updates may also modify or delete in their entirety certain features and functionality. You agree that Company has no obligation to provide any Updates or to continue to provide or enable any particular feature or functionality. Based on your Device settings, when your Device is connected to the Internet either:
- the Application will automatically install all available Updates; or
- you may receive notice of or be prompted to install available Updates.
You shall promptly install all Updates and acknowledge and agree that the Application or its portions may not properly operate should you fail to do so. You further agree that all Updates will be deemed part of the Application and be subject to this Agreement.
7. Third-Party Materials. The Application may display, include, or make available third-party content (including data, information, applications, and other products, services, and/or materials) or provide links to third-party websites or services, including through third-party advertising (“Third-Party Materials”). You acknowledge and agree that Company is not responsible for Third-Party Materials, including their accuracy, completeness, timeliness, validity, copyright compliance, legality, decency, quality, or any other aspect thereof. Company does not assume and will not have any liability or responsibility to you or any other person or entity for any Third-Party Materials. Third-Party Materials and links thereto are provided solely as a convenience to you, and you access and use them entirely at your own risk and subject to such third parties’ terms and conditions.
8. Term and termination.
- The term of this Agreement commences when you acknowledge your acceptance and will continue in effect until terminated by you or Company as set forth in this Section 8.
- You may terminate this Agreement by deleting the Application and all copies thereof from your Device. YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL YOU CANCEL IT IN THE SETTINGS OF THE APPLICATION AND, IF YOU DO NOT CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION PRIOR TO THE END OF A SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD, YOUR MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION WILL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW. If you have difficulties to cancel your subscription, please contact the KeepPet team as soon as possible by email that is linked to your account to: support@keep.pet.
- Company may terminate this Agreement at any time without notice. In addition, this Agreement will terminate immediately and automatically without any notice if you violate any of the provisions of this Agreement.
- Upon termination: (i) all rights granted to you under this Agreement will also terminate; and (ii) you must cease all use of the Application and delete all copies of the Application from your Device and account.
- Termination will not limit any of Company’s rights or remedies at law or in equity.
9. Payments and fees. You are entitled to a refund of your payment to the Company if(i) KeepPet encounters a technical issue which results in the inability of your veterinary professional to complete a video consultation (this excludes device or internet connection issues on your end to access the video consultation or Service); or (ii) your veterinary professional is unable to provide you with any information, guidance, or advice regarding your pet, as determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion.
You are not entitled to a refund of your payment to the Company if you didn’t use the service in your sole discretion. If you believe you are entitled to a refund, please contact the KeepPet team as soon as possible by email to: support@keep.pet. We will then verify whether you are entitled to a refund and, if appropriate, complete the refund as soon as possible.
All financial transactions will be processed in U.S. dollars. You acknowledge and agree that you shall be personally responsible for all incurred expenses. KeepPet reserves the right to modify or implement a new pricing structure at any time prior to billing you for your initial payment or for future payments due pursuant to these Terms and Conditions of Service.
YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL YOU CANCEL AND, IF YOU DO NOT CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION PRIOR TO THE END OF A SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD, YOUR MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION WILL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW.
10. Billing and payments. By providing your credit or debit card information (or other payment method accepted by Company from time to time) when you sign up, and as updated from time to time on your Account (your “Payment Method”), you authorize Company and/or our third-party payment processor to charge your Payment Method the then-effective rate for your subscription. If your Payment Method cannot be authorized or is otherwise in error, we may suspend or cancel your subscription. In the event of such failure of your Payment Method, we may take reasonable steps to retry your Payment Method. We may contact you to reconfirm or update your Payment Method. We are not responsible for any fees incurred by you when charging or retrying your Payment Method, including but not limited to, overdraft fees. You can update or change your Payment Method and other billing and payment account information by visiting My cards section of the Settings page in the Application.
11. Disclaimer of Warranties. THE APPLICATION IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” AND WITH ALL FAULTS AND DEFECTS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, COMPANY, ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES AND ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND WARRANTIES THAT MAY ARISE OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE FOREGOING, COMPANY PROVIDES NO WARRANTY OR UNDERTAKING, AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND THAT THE APPLICATION WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, ACHIEVE ANY INTENDED RESULTS, BE COMPATIBLE, OR WORK WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE, APPLICATIONS, SYSTEMS, OR SERVICES, OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, MEET ANY PERFORMANCE OR RELIABILITY STANDARDS, OR BE ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY ERRORS OR DEFECTS CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF OR LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATIONS ON THE APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER, SO SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
12. Limitation of Liability. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS, HAVE ANY LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE APPLICATION FOR:
- PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, LOST PROFITS, COST OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
- DIRECT DAMAGES IN AMOUNTS THAT IN THE AGGREGATE EXCEED THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU FOR THE APPLICATION.
THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARISE OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE OR COMPANY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SO SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
13. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Company and its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, successors, and assigns from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from or relating to your use or misuse of the Application or your breach of this Agreement, including but not limited to the content you submit or make available through the Application.
14. Export Regulation. The Application may be subject to US export control laws, including the Export Control Reform Act and its associated regulations. You shall not, directly or indirectly, export, re-export, or release the Application to, or make the Application accessible from, any jurisdiction or country to which export, re-export, or release is prohibited by law, rule, or regulation. You shall comply with all applicable federal laws, regulations, and rules, and complete all required undertakings (including obtaining any necessary export license or other governmental approval), prior to exporting, re-exporting, releasing, or otherwise making the Application available outside the US.
15. US Government Rights. The Application is commercial computer software, as such term is defined in 48 C.F.R. §2.101. Accordingly, if you are an agency of the US Government or any contractor therefor, you receive only those rights with respect to the Application as are granted to all other end users under license, in accordance with (a) 48 C.F.R. §227.7201 through 48 C.F.R. §227.7204, with respect to the Department of Defense and their contractors, or (b) 48 C.F.R. §12.212, with respect to all other US Government licensees and their contractors.
16. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, the remainder of the provision will be amended to achieve as closely as possible the effect of the original term and all other provisions of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect; provided, however, that if any fundamental term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall be unenforceable.
17. Governing Law. This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule. Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement or the Application shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of California in each case located in Los Angeles. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
18. Limitation of Time to File Claims. ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE APPLICATION MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES OTHERWISE SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
19. Entire Agreement. These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and Company with respect to the Application and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the Application.
20. Waiver. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Company, any right or any power hereunder operates as a waiver thereof, nor any single or partial exercise of any right or power hereunder precludes further exercise of that or any other right hereunder. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any applicable purchase or other terms, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy policy, as a part of the Terms and Conditions, governs and explains how the Company uses the personal data we collect from you when you use the Application and www.keep.pet, the Company’s website (the “Website”) as well as when you communicate with us via email, phone or mail.
Electronic or phone communications via the Website or the Application are not confidential or privileged and will not be the subject of any associated confidences or privileges. You understand and agree that all communications may be recorded for training and quality control purposes. You consent to the exchange and release of information and records between the Company and your veterinary professional. The Company may store your pet’s medical records in the Company’s system so that proper care may be given.
Topics:
What data do we collect?
How do we collect your data?
How will we use your data?
With whom will we share your data?
How do we store your data?
How do we protect your data?
What are your data protection rights?
Cross-Border Data Transfers
Cookies
How do we use cookies?
What types of cookies do we use?
How to manage cookies?
Privacy policies of other websites
Changes to our privacy policy
How to contact us?
How to contact the appropriate authority?
What data do we collect?
The Company collects the following data:
- Your personal identification information (e.g., name, email address, phone number, social media account information, location data and photo(s));
- Information about your pet (e.g., name, gender, date of birth, type, breed, color, videos and photos);
- Information about your using the Application (e.g., date and time you logged in, features you’ve been using, searches, clicks and pages which have been shown to you, advertising that you click on);
- Device information, including hardware and software information (e.g., IP address, device ID and type, device-specific and apps settings and characteristics, app crashes, advertising IDs, browser type, version and language, operating system, time zones, identifiers associated with cookies, or other technologies that may uniquely identify your device or browser, as well as information on device sensors such as accelerometers, gyroscopes and compasses);
- Information on your wireless and mobile network connection (e.g., service provider, signal strength); and
- Other information with your consent, which you can withdraw at any time (e.g., geolocation even when you aren’t using the Application only if you gave us an express permission to such collection).
The following data is mandatory to create an account: email address, phone number, or a social media account (Google or Facebook). Without providing at least one of those data points, you will not be able to use the Application.
The following data is mandatory to create a pet passport: name, gender, DOB, type, breed, color, and photos.
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide the Company with most of the data we collect. We collect and process data when you:
- Create your account;
- Create a pet passport;
- Use the Application;
- Communicate with other users via “Chat”;
- Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of services;
- Use or view the Website via your browser’s cookies;
- Voluntarily participate in our promotions, events or contests; and
- Contact our customer care team.
The Company may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:
- Your social media accounts (if you used any to create your account);
- Other users;
- Government authorities;
- Pet tracking services; and
- Third-party partners (e.g., where the Application’s ads are published on a partner’s websites and platforms, in which case they may pass along details on a campaign’s success).
How will we use your data?
The Company collects your data so that we can:
- Confirm your identity, create and maintain your account;
- Prevent, detect and fight fraud or other illegal or unauthorized activities;
- Provide you with customer support and respond to your requests;
- Link the various devices you use by linking devices and browser data, so that you can enjoy a consistent experience of our services on all of them;
- Develop, display and track content and advertising in the Application tailored to your interests;
- Communicate with you by email, phone, social media or the Application about products or services that we think may interest you based on what sections of the Application and the Website you have been using the most;
- Conduct research and analysis of users’ behavior to make it more intuitive and improve the Application and its content (e.g., we may decide to change the look and feel or even substantially modify a given feature based on users’ behavior);
- Develop new features and services (e.g., we may decide to build a new interests-based feature based on the requests received from users);
- Administer focus groups and surveys;
- Address complaints, ongoing or alleged misbehavior on the Application;
- Comply with the legal requirements and assist law enforcement, when required; and
- Enforce or exercise the Company’s legal rights (i) if disclosure would mitigate our liability in an actual or threatened lawsuit; (ii) as necessary to protect our legal rights and legal rights of our users, business partners or other interested parties; (iii) to enforce or exercise our rights stated in the agreements, for example the User Agreement; and (iv) to investigate, prevent, or take other action regarding illegal activity, suspected fraud or other wrongdoing.
The Company does not carry out any processing activity which is automated (i.e., does not involve human oversight) and leads to decisions that produce significant impacts on individuals (e.g., mortgage applications, job applications, etc.).
With whom will we share your data?
- With other users only when you voluntarily disclose your data on the Application (e.g., contact information and location data specified at registration);
- With our service providers and partners which assist us with various tasks, including data hosting, payment processing, validation and maintenance, analytics, customer care, marketing, advertising, security operations, corporate audit, analysis and consolidated reporting as well as compliance with applicable laws;
- With governmental authorities, when required by law (e.g., to comply with a court order, subpoena or search warrant, to assist government/ law enforcement investigation in the prevention or detection of crime or to protect the safety of any person);
- With advertisers to develop and deliver targeted advertising of the Application, and to analyze and report on advertising you see; and
- With other third parties only if you consent, and in any such case, we will make it clear why we want to share the information.
We use a third-party payment service to process your Payment Method. We do not receive, store or process your Payment Method. By submitting your Payment Method through the Application, you agree that we may use a third party to receive, store and process your Payment Information including your phone number. You further agree that we will not be responsible for any failures of the third party to adequately protect your Payment Method and other information in such third party’s possession. You agree that your provision of your Payment Information and other information to such third party is subject to the conditions of the third party payment service provider's terms of service and by providing your Payment Method and related information you agree to such third party’s terms and conditions of service. The current third party payment processor is Stripe, and their current terms and conditions of service and privacy policy are available at https://stripe.com/us/privacy. You acknowledge that we may change the third party payment service and move your information to other service providers that encrypt your information using industry standard security technology.
The Company would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like. If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date. You have the right to stop the Company from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your data by sending an email at support@keep.pet at any time.
How do we store your data?
The Company uses Amazon Web Services to securely store your data.
The Company will keep your identifiable personal data from the day you registered with the Application. The Company will delete your identifiable personal data after three (3) months following account deletion or two (2) years of continuous inactivity in the Application (the “Retention Period”), unless:
1. we must keep it to comply, or evidence compliance, with applicable laws and regulations (e.g., we keep records of consents to the User Agreement and other similar consents for five (5) years);
2. there is an outstanding issue, claim or dispute requiring us to keep the relevant information until it is resolved; or
3. the information must be kept for our legitimate business interests, such as fraud prevention and enhancing users’ safety and security (e.g., information may need to be kept to prevent a user who was banned for unsafe behavior or security incidents from opening a new account).
Once the Retention Period has expired, we will delete your identifiable data by transforming it into a non-identifiable data for historical research and statistical purposes. Keep in mind that even though our systems are designed to carry out data deletion and transformation processes according to the above guidelines, we cannot promise that all data will be deleted or transformed within a specific timeframe due to technical constraints.
How do we protect your data?
Although we work hard to protect you from unauthorized access to or alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal data, we cannot promise, and you should not expect, that your personal data will always remain secure. Only you are responsible for protecting the security of your user name and password.
We regularly monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks and regularly review our information collection, storage and processing practices to update our physical, technical and organizational security measures. We may suspend your use of all or part of the services without notice if we suspect or detect any breach of security. If you believe that your account or information is no longer secure, please email us immediately at: info@keep.pet.
What are your data protection rights?
The Company would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request the Company for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a reasonable fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that the Company correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request the Company to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that the Company erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that the Company restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the Company’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that the Company transfer the data that we have collected about you to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions. If you make a request, we have thirty (30) days to respond to you.
The right to refuse the data processing – You have the right to withdraw your consent if the processing is based on consent.
The right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority – If the Company cannot resolve your complaint, you have a right to bring the complaint to the relevant data protection authority, which has the power to enforce the General Data Protection Regulation.
California Privacy Rights – If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of the Application that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to info@keep.pet.
For more information about how to get access to personal data and for exercising your rights, you can submit a request by sending an email to info@keep.pet with a subject line “I would like to exercise my individual data rights”. For your protection and the protection of all of our users, we may ask you to provide proof of identity before we can answer the above requests. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Cross-Border Data Transfers
The Company’s processing of the personal data sometimes involves cross-border data transfers, for instance from and to the United States of America, countries in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), and Russian Federation. We use standard contract clauses approved by the European Commission or other suitable safeguard to permit data transfers from the EEA to other countries. Standard contractual clauses are commitments between companies transferring personal data, binding them to protect the privacy and security of your data.
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you access the Application and visit the Website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology. For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
How do we use cookies?
The Company may use cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on the Application and the Website, including:
- Keeping you signed in; and
- Understanding how you use the Application and the Website.
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, the Application and the Website use:
- Functionality – the Company uses these cookies so that we recognize you and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
- Advertising – the Company uses these cookies to collect information about your visit, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your hardware and software information such as IP address, device ID and type, device- specific and apps settings and characteristics, app crashes, advertising IDs (such as Google’s AAID and Apple's IDFA, both of which are randomly generated numbers that you can reset by going into your device’ settings), browser type, version and language, operating system, time zones, identifiers associated with cookies or other technologies that may uniquely identify your device or browser (e.g., IMEI/UDID and MAC address). The Company sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website or application, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns.
How to manage cookies?
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of the Website’s and Application’s features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
The Application and the Website contain links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to the Application and the Website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
The Company keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on the Application or the Website. This privacy policy was last updated on August 4, 2020.
How to contact us?
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email us at: info@keep.pet
Call us: [(747)215-7345]
Or write to us at: 431 Myrtle St., Apt. 7, Glendale CA 91203, United States
How to contact the appropriate authority?
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that the Company has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact a data protection’s office in your country. For example, the Ireland residents should contact Data Protection Commission at
Address: 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28, Ireland
Phone number: +353 578 684 800
PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy policy, as a part of the Terms and Conditions, governs and explains how the Company uses the personal data we collect from you when you use the Application and www.keep.pet, the Company’s website (the “Website”) as well as when you communicate with us via email, phone or mail.
Electronic or phone communications via the Website or the Application are not confidential or privileged and will not be the subject of any associated confidences or privileges. You understand and agree that all communications may be recorded for training and quality control purposes. You consent to the exchange and release of information and records between the Company and your veterinary professional. The Company may store your pet’s medical records in the Company’s system so that proper care may be given.
Topics:
What data do we collect?
How do we collect your data?
How will we use your data?
With whom will we share your data?
How do we store your data?
How do we protect your data?
What are your data protection rights?
Cross-Border Data Transfers
Cookies
How do we use cookies?
What types of cookies do we use?
How to manage cookies?
Privacy policies of other websites
Changes to our privacy policy
How to contact us?
How to contact the appropriate authority?
What data do we collect?
The Company collects the following data:
- Your personal identification information (e.g., name, email address, phone number, social media account information, location data and photo(s));
- Information about your pet (e.g., name, gender, date of birth, type, breed, color, videos and photos);
- Information about your using the Application (e.g., date and time you logged in, features you’ve been using, searches, clicks and pages which have been shown to you, advertising that you click on);
- Device information, including hardware and software information (e.g., IP address, device ID and type, device-specific and apps settings and characteristics, app crashes, advertising IDs, browser type, version and language, operating system, time zones, identifiers associated with cookies, or other technologies that may uniquely identify your device or browser, as well as information on device sensors such as accelerometers, gyroscopes and compasses);
- Information on your wireless and mobile network connection (e.g., service provider, signal strength); and
- Other information with your consent, which you can withdraw at any time (e.g., geolocation even when you aren’t using the Application only if you gave us an express permission to such collection).
The following data is mandatory to create an account: email address, phone number, or a social media account (Google or Facebook). Without providing at least one of those data points, you will not be able to use the Application.
The following data is mandatory to create a pet passport: name, gender, DOB, type, breed, color, and photos.
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide the Company with most of the data we collect. We collect and process data when you:
- Create your account;
- Create a pet passport;
- Use the Application;
- Communicate with other users via “Chat”;
- Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of services;
- Use or view the Website via your browser’s cookies;
- Voluntarily participate in our promotions, events or contests; and
- Contact our customer care team.
The Company may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:
- Your social media accounts (if you used any to create your account);
- Other users;
- Government authorities;
- Pet tracking services; and
- Third-party partners (e.g., where the Application’s ads are published on a partner’s websites and platforms, in which case they may pass along details on a campaign’s success).
How will we use your data?
The Company collects your data so that we can:
- Confirm your identity, create and maintain your account;
- Prevent, detect and fight fraud or other illegal or unauthorized activities;
- Provide you with customer support and respond to your requests;
- Link the various devices you use by linking devices and browser data, so that you can enjoy a consistent experience of our services on all of them;
- Develop, display and track content and advertising in the Application tailored to your interests;
- Communicate with you by email, phone, social media or the Application about products or services that we think may interest you based on what sections of the Application and the Website you have been using the most;
- Conduct research and analysis of users’ behavior to make it more intuitive and improve the Application and its content (e.g., we may decide to change the look and feel or even substantially modify a given feature based on users’ behavior);
- Develop new features and services (e.g., we may decide to build a new interests-based feature based on the requests received from users);
- Administer focus groups and surveys;
- Address complaints, ongoing or alleged misbehavior on the Application;
- Comply with the legal requirements and assist law enforcement, when required; and
- Enforce or exercise the Company’s legal rights (i) if disclosure would mitigate our liability in an actual or threatened lawsuit; (ii) as necessary to protect our legal rights and legal rights of our users, business partners or other interested parties; (iii) to enforce or exercise our rights stated in the agreements, for example the User Agreement; and (iv) to investigate, prevent, or take other action regarding illegal activity, suspected fraud or other wrongdoing.
The Company does not carry out any processing activity which is automated (i.e., does not involve human oversight) and leads to decisions that produce significant impacts on individuals (e.g., mortgage applications, job applications, etc.).
With whom will we share your data?
- With other users only when you voluntarily disclose your data on the Application (e.g., contact information and location data specified at registration);
- With our service providers and partners which assist us with various tasks, including data hosting, payment processing, validation and maintenance, analytics, customer care, marketing, advertising, security operations, corporate audit, analysis and consolidated reporting as well as compliance with applicable laws;
- With governmental authorities, when required by law (e.g., to comply with a court order, subpoena or search warrant, to assist government/ law enforcement investigation in the prevention or detection of crime or to protect the safety of any person);
- With advertisers to develop and deliver targeted advertising of the Application, and to analyze and report on advertising you see; and
- With other third parties only if you consent, and in any such case, we will make it clear why we want to share the information.
We use a third-party payment service to process your Payment Method. We do not receive, store or process your Payment Method. By submitting your Payment Method through the Application, you agree that we may use a third party to receive, store and process your Payment Information including your phone number. You further agree that we will not be responsible for any failures of the third party to adequately protect your Payment Method and other information in such third party’s possession. You agree that your provision of your Payment Information and other information to such third party is subject to the conditions of the third party payment service provider's terms of service and by providing your Payment Method and related information you agree to such third party’s terms and conditions of service. The current third party payment processor is Stripe, and their current terms and conditions of service and privacy policy are available at https://stripe.com/us/privacy. You acknowledge that we may change the third party payment service and move your information to other service providers that encrypt your information using industry standard security technology.
The Company would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like. If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date. You have the right to stop the Company from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your data by sending an email at support@keep.pet at any time.
How do we store your data?
The Company uses Amazon Web Services to securely store your data.
The Company will keep your identifiable personal data from the day you registered with the Application. The Company will delete your identifiable personal data after three (3) months following account deletion or two (2) years of continuous inactivity in the Application (the “Retention Period”), unless:
1. we must keep it to comply, or evidence compliance, with applicable laws and regulations (e.g., we keep records of consents to the User Agreement and other similar consents for five (5) years);
2. there is an outstanding issue, claim or dispute requiring us to keep the relevant information until it is resolved; or
3. the information must be kept for our legitimate business interests, such as fraud prevention and enhancing users’ safety and security (e.g., information may need to be kept to prevent a user who was banned for unsafe behavior or security incidents from opening a new account).
Once the Retention Period has expired, we will delete your identifiable data by transforming it into a non-identifiable data for historical research and statistical purposes. Keep in mind that even though our systems are designed to carry out data deletion and transformation processes according to the above guidelines, we cannot promise that all data will be deleted or transformed within a specific timeframe due to technical constraints.
How do we protect your data?
Although we work hard to protect you from unauthorized access to or alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal data, we cannot promise, and you should not expect, that your personal data will always remain secure. Only you are responsible for protecting the security of your user name and password.
We regularly monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks and regularly review our information collection, storage and processing practices to update our physical, technical and organizational security measures. We may suspend your use of all or part of the services without notice if we suspect or detect any breach of security. If you believe that your account or information is no longer secure, please email us immediately at: info@keep.pet.
What are your data protection rights?
The Company would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request the Company for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a reasonable fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that the Company correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request the Company to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that the Company erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that the Company restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the Company’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that the Company transfer the data that we have collected about you to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions. If you make a request, we have thirty (30) days to respond to you.
The right to refuse the data processing – You have the right to withdraw your consent if the processing is based on consent.
The right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority – If the Company cannot resolve your complaint, you have a right to bring the complaint to the relevant data protection authority, which has the power to enforce the General Data Protection Regulation.
California Privacy Rights – If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of the Application that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to info@keep.pet.
For more information about how to get access to personal data and for exercising your rights, you can submit a request by sending an email to info@keep.pet with a subject line “I would like to exercise my individual data rights”. For your protection and the protection of all of our users, we may ask you to provide proof of identity before we can answer the above requests. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Cross-Border Data Transfers
The Company’s processing of the personal data sometimes involves cross-border data transfers, for instance from and to the United States of America, countries in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), and Russian Federation. We use standard contract clauses approved by the European Commission or other suitable safeguard to permit data transfers from the EEA to other countries. Standard contractual clauses are commitments between companies transferring personal data, binding them to protect the privacy and security of your data.
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you access the Application and visit the Website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology. For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
How do we use cookies?
The Company may use cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on the Application and the Website, including:
- Keeping you signed in; and
- Understanding how you use the Application and the Website.
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, the Application and the Website use:
- Functionality – the Company uses these cookies so that we recognize you and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
- Advertising – the Company uses these cookies to collect information about your visit, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your hardware and software information such as IP address, device ID and type, device- specific and apps settings and characteristics, app crashes, advertising IDs (such as Google’s AAID and Apple's IDFA, both of which are randomly generated numbers that you can reset by going into your device’ settings), browser type, version and language, operating system, time zones, identifiers associated with cookies or other technologies that may uniquely identify your device or browser (e.g., IMEI/UDID and MAC address). The Company sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website or application, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns.
How to manage cookies?
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of the Website’s and Application’s features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
The Application and the Website contain links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to the Application and the Website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
The Company keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on the Application or the Website. This privacy policy was last updated on August 4, 2020.
How to contact us?
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email us at: info@keep.pet
Call us: [(747)215-7345]
Or write to us at: 431 Myrtle St., Apt. 7, Glendale CA 91203, United States
How to contact the appropriate authority?
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that the Company has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact a data protection’s office in your country. For example, the Ireland residents should contact Data Protection Commission at
Address: 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28, Ireland
Phone number: +353 578 684 800
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