Topic ("us", "we", or "our") operates the Topic mobile application
(hereinafter referred to as the "Service"). This page informs you of our
policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data when
you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. We
use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you
agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this
policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in
this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.
Definitions Service Service is the Topic mobile application operated by
Topic Personal Data Personal Data means data about a living individual who
can be identified from those data (or from those and other information
either in our possession or likely to come into our possession). Usage Data
Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of
the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the
duration of a page visit). Cookies Cookies are small files stored on your
device (computer or mobile device). Data Controller Data Controller means
the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with
other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any
personal information are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this
Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your Personal Data. Data
Processors (or Service Providers) Data Processor (or Service Provider) means
any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data
Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to
process your data more effectively. Data Subject (or User) Data Subject is
any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of
Personal Data. Information Collection and Use We collect several different
types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service
to you. Types of Data Collected Personal Data While using our Service, we
may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information
that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally
identifiable information may include, but is not limited to: Email address
First name and last name Cookies and Usage Data We may use your Personal
Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and
other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of
receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the
unsubscribe link or the instructions provided in any email we send. Usage
Data When you access the Service with a mobile device, we may collect
certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type
of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of
your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile
Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic
data ("Usage Data"). Tracking Cookies Data We use cookies and similar
tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and we hold
certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may
include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser
from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are
also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information
and to improve and analyse our Service. You can instruct your browser to
refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if
you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our
Service. Examples of Cookies we use: Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies
to operate our Service. Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to
remember your preferences and various settings. Security Cookies. We use
Security Cookies for security purposes. Advertising Cookies. Advertising
Cookies are used to serve you with advertisements that may be relevant to
you and your interests. Use of Data Topic uses the collected data for
various purposes: To provide and maintain our Service To notify you about
changes to our Service To allow you to participate in interactive features
of our Service when you choose to do so To provide customer support To
gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
To monitor the usage of our Service To detect, prevent and address technical
issues To provide you with news, special offers and general information
about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to
those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have
opted not to receive such information Legal Basis for Processing Personal
Data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) If you are from the
European Economic Area (EEA), Topic legal basis for collecting and using the
personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the
Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.
Topic may process your Personal Data because: We need to perform a contract
with you You have given us permission to do so The processing is in our
legitimate interests and it is not overridden by your rights To comply with
the law Retention of Data Topic will retain your Personal Data only for as
long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We
will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply
with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your
data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes and enforce our legal
agreements and policies. Topic will also retain Usage Data for internal
analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of
time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve
the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this
data for longer periods. Transfer of Data Your information, including
Personal Data, 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 United States and choose to provide information
to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to
United States and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy
followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to
that transfer. Topic will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure
that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy
Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an
organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place
including the security of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure of Data Business Transaction If Topic is involved in a merger,
acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will
provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject
to a different Privacy Policy. Legal Requirements Topic may disclose your
Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: To
comply with a legal obligation To protect and defend the rights or property
of Topic To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with
the Service To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the
public To protect against legal liability Security of Data The security of
your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission
over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we
strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data,
we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Our Policy on "Do Not Track"
Signals under the California Online Protection Act (CalOPPA) We do not
support Do Not Track ("DNT"). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in
your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. You
can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings
page of your web browser. Your Data Protection Rights under the General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) If you are a resident of the European Economic
Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Topic aims to take
reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete or limit the use of
your Personal Data. If you wish to be informed about what Personal Data we
hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please
contact us. In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection
rights: The right to access, update or delete the information we have on
you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of
your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are
unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information
rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete. The right to
object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal
Data. The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we
restrict the processing of your personal information. The right to data
portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the
information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly
used format. The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to
withdraw your consent at any time where Topic relied on your consent to
process your personal information. Please note that we may ask you to verify
your identity before responding to such requests. You have the right to
complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your
Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data
protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA). Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our
Service ("Service Providers"), provide the Service on our behalf, perform
Service-related services or assist us in analysing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these
tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any
other purpose. Analytics We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor
and analyse the use of our Service. Mixpanel Mixpanel is provided by
Mixpanel Inc. You can prevent Mixpanel from using your information for
analytics purposes by opting-out. To opt-out of Mixpanel service, please
visit this page: https://mixpanel.com/optout/ For more information on what
type of information Mixpanel collects, please visit the Terms of Use page of
Mixpanel: https://mixpanel.com/terms/ Advertising We may use third-party
Service Providers to show advertisements to you to help support and maintain
our Service. Google AdSense DoubleClick Cookie Google, as a third party
vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Service. Google's use of the
DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users
based on their visit to our Service or other websites on the Internet. You
may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick Cookie for interest-based
advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings web page:
http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/ Links to Other Sites Our Service may
contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a
third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We
strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We
have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy
policies or practices of any third party sites or services. Children's
Privacy Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18
("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable
information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian
and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please
contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from
children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove
that information from our servers. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may
update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any
changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know
via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change
becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this
Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically
for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are
posted on this page. Contact Us If you have any questions about this Privacy
Policy, please contact us: By email: contact@hoister.app