How we collect, use, and protect your information
Last Updated: November 1, 2023
BabysitBuddy ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website, mobile application, and any related services (collectively, the "Service").
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Service.
By using our Service, you consent to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
We may collect personally identifiable information that you provide to us when you register for an account, update your profile, or interact with our Service. This may include:
We may also collect non-personal information when you interact with our Service, including:
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
| Purpose | Information Used |
|---|---|
| Account creation and management | Name, email, profile information |
| Facilitating connections between parents and sitters | Profile information, availability, preferences |
| Processing booking requests | Contact information, schedule preferences |
| Sending service notifications and updates | Email address, notification preferences |
| Improving our Service | Usage data, feedback, survey responses |
| Security and fraud prevention | Account activity, IP address, device information |
Your information may be shared with other users as needed for the functionality of the Service:
We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include:
We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
Important: We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, no Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error-free. In particular, emails sent to or from the Service may not be secure. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via email.
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.
We use the following types of cookies:
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.
Our Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
For teen sitters aged 13-17, we require parent/guardian approval before they can use our Service, and we implement additional safeguards for these accounts.
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 the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there.
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 and updating the "Last Updated" 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.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Email: privacy@babysitbuddy.com
Address: BabysitBuddy Inc., 123 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105