Privacy Notice

This Privacy Notice describes how Make Work Fun Corporation d/b/a Clamshell (“we”, “us,” “our”) collects, uses and discloses information about individuals who use our website (www.clamshell.work), encrypted chat application, services, tools and features, or otherwise interact with us (collectively, the “Services”).  Please note that the Services are designed for users in the United States only and are not intended for users located outside the United States.

Please read this Privacy Notice carefully.  By using any of the Services, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Notice.  If you do not agree to this Privacy Notice, please do not use or access the Services.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE

We may modify this Privacy Notice from time to time, in which case we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes to the way in which we use or disclose personal information, we will use reasonable efforts to notify you (such as by emailing you at the last email address you provided us or by posting notice of such changes on the Services) and will take additional steps as required by applicable law.  If you do not agree to any updates to this Privacy Notice, please do not continue using or accessing the Services.

COLLECTION AND USE OF YOUR INFORMATION

When you use or access the Services, we collect certain categories of information about you from a variety of sources.

Information You Provide to Us

Some features of the Services may require you to directly provide us with certain information about yourself. You may elect not to provide this information, but doing so may prevent you from using or accessing these features. Information that you directly submit through our Services includes:

1. Basic contact details, such as name and corporate email address. We use this information to create and maintain your account, provide the Services and to communicate with you.
2. Account information, such as username, password and profile picture or other basic account data you provide. We use this information to provide the Services and to maintain and secure your account with us. If you choose to register an account, you are responsible for keeping your account credentials safe. We recommend you do not share your access details with anyone else. If you believe your account has been compromised, please contact us immediately.
3. Messages, including photos, videos, voice memos, hyperlinks and other media or information that you submit through the social chat feature of the Services. However, all message data is subject to end-to-end encryption with a key that only you and the recipient knows. We enable you to send these messages and store your messages for a period of time after being sent, but we are unable to decrypt or see the content of any of your messages.
4. Any other information you choose to include in communications with us, for example, when sending a message through the Services.

Information We Collect Automatically

Our servers may also automatically collect certain information about your interaction with the Services (“Usage Data”) and store it in log files. Usage Data includes:

1. Device information, such as device type, operating system, unique device identifier, and internet protocol (IP) address.
2. Location information, such as approximate location.
3. Other information regarding your interaction with the Services, such as browser type, log data, date and time stamps, clickstream data, interactions with marketing emails, and ad impressions.

We use Usage Data to provide the Services to you, improve our products and services, run analytics and better understand user interaction with the Services.

Information Collected From Other Sources

We may obtain information about you from outside sources, including information that we collect directly from third parties and information from third parties that you choose to share with us. Such information includes your name and email address, which we may receive from our cloud hosting providers, such as Google Firebase, or data enrichment companies. Any information we receive from outside sources will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Notice. We are not responsible for the accuracy of the information provided to us by third parties and are not responsible for any third party’s policies or practices. For more information, see the section below, Third-Party Websites and Links.

In addition to the specific uses described above, we may use any of the above information to provide you with the Services and to maintain our business relationship, including by enhancing the safety and security of our Services (e.g., troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, and reporting), providing customer support, sending service and other non-marketing communications, monitoring and analyzing trends, conducting internal research and development, complying with applicable legal obligations, enforcing any applicable terms of service, and protecting the Services, our rights, and the rights of our employees, users or other individuals.‍

Do Not Track

Your browser settings may allow you to transmit a “do not track” signal, “opt-out preference” signal, or other mechanism for exercising your choice regarding the collection of your information when you visit various websites.  Like many websites, our website is not designed to respond to such signals, and we do not use or disclose your information in any way that would legally require us to recognize opt-out preference signals.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may disclose your information to third parties for legitimate purposes subject to this Privacy Notice, including the following categories of third parties:

1. Vendors or other service providers who help us provide the Services, including for system administration, cloud storage, security and web analytics.
2. Third parties to whom you request or direct us to disclose information.
3. Professional advisors, such as auditors, law firms, or accounting firms.
4. Third parties in connection with or anticipation of an asset sale, merger, or other business transaction, including in the context of a bankruptcy.

We may also disclose your information as needed to comply with applicable law or any obligations thereunder or to cooperate with law enforcement, judicial orders, and regulatory inquiries, to enforce any applicable terms of service, and to ensure the safety and security of our business, employees, and users.

[SOCIAL FEATURES

Certain features of the Services allow you to initiate interactions between the Services and third-party services or platforms, such as social networks (“Social Features”). Social Features include features that allow you to access our pages on third-party platforms, and from there “like” or “share” our content. Use of Social Features may allow a third party to collect and/or use your information. If you use Social Features, information you post or make accessible may be publicly displayed by the third-party service. Both we and the third party may have access to information about you and your use of both the Services and the third-party service. For more information, see the section below, Third-Party Websites and Links.]

THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND LINKS

We may provide links to third-party websites or platforms. If you follow links to sites or platforms that we do not control and are not affiliated with us, you should review the applicable privacy notice, policies and other terms.  We are not responsible for the privacy or security of, or information found on, these sites or platforms. Information you provide on public or semi-public venues, such as third-party social networking platforms, may also be viewable by other users of the Services and/or users of those third-party platforms without limitation as to its use. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

We do not seek or knowingly collect any personal information about children under thirteen (13) years of age. If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected information about a child under thirteen (13) years of age, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under thirteen (13) years of age who has provided us with their personal information, you may contact us using the below information to request that it be deleted.

DATA SECURITY

We use reasonable efforts to protect any information you submit to the Services, including through the use of end-to-end encryption. End-to-end encryption is meant to protect the content of your messages so that neither us or other third parties from reading them. However, no security measures are impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee “perfect security.” Any information you send to us electronically, while using the Services or otherwise interacting with us, may not be completely secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use unsecure channels to send us sensitive or confidential information.

HOW TO CONTACT US

Should you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Notice, please email us at help@clamshell.work.