Joolsi Data Policy

The Joolsi data policy describes the information we process to support Joolsi and other Products and features offered by Joolsi.

What kinds of information do we collect?

To provide the Joolsi app and its services, we must process information about you and your device. The types of information we collect depend on how you use our Products.

Things you and others do and provide
Information and content you provide

We collect the content, communications and other information you provide when you use our Products, including when you sign up for an account, create or share content, and message or communicate with others. This can include information in or about the content you provide (like metadata), such as the location of a photo or the date a file was created. Our systems automatically process content and communications you and others provide to analyze context and what's in them for the purposes described below.

Data with special protections: images and videos that are shared privately will be encrypted by our systems. By encoding the content your privacy is protected. Encryption helps protect your privacy by turning personal information into “for your eyes only” content intended only for the parties that need them — and no one else.

Networks and connections

We collect information about the people, accounts and hashtags you are connected to. We also collect contact information if you choose to upload, sync or import it from a device (such as an address book), which we use for things like helping you and others find people you may know and for the other purposes listed below.

Your usage

We collect information about how you use our Products, such as the types of content you view or engage with, the features you use, the actions you take, the people or accounts you interact with, and the time, frequency and duration of your activities. For example, we log when you're using and have last used our Products, and what posts, videos and other content you view on our Products.

Things others do and information they provide about you

We also receive and analyze content, communications and information that other people provide when they use our Products. This can include information about you, such as when others share or comment on a photo of you, send a message to you, or upload, sync or import your contact information.

Information from and about a device

We collect information from and about the computers, phones and other web-connected devices you use that integrate with our Products, and we combine this information across different devices you use. For example, we use information collected about your use of our Products on your phone to better personalize the content or features you see when you use our Products on another device, such as your laptop or tablet, or to measure whether you took an action in response to an ad we showed you on your phone on a different device.

Information we obtain from these devices
Device attributes

Information such as the operating system, hardware and software versions, battery level, signal strength, available storage space, browser type, app and file names and types, and plugins.

Device operations

Information about operations and behaviors performed on the device, such as whether a window is foregrounded or backgrounded, or mouse movements (which can help distinguish humans from bots).

Identifiers

Unique identifiers, device IDs, and other identifiers, such as from games, apps or accounts you use.

Device signals

Bluetooth signals, and information about nearby Wi-Fi access points, beacons, and cell towers.

Data from device settings

Information you allow us to receive through device settings you turn on, such as access to your GPS location, camera or photos.

Network and connections

Information such as the name of your mobile operator or ISP, language, time zone, mobile phone number, IP address, connection speed and, in some cases, information about other devices that are nearby or on your network, so we can do things like help you stream a video from your phone to your TV.

Cookie data

Data from cookies stored on your device, including cookie IDs and settings. Learn more about how we use cookies in the Joolsi Cookie Policy.

Location information

We require information about your signup and current location, which we get from signals such as GPS, your IP address or device settings, to securely and reliably set up and maintain your account and to provide our services to you. All content shared on the Joolsi community such as photos and videos is provided with location data. To unlock the content, and gain access to the photo or video, your device must be physically in the geographical range of the location the content is set to.

Subject to your settings, we may collect, use, and store additional information about your location, such as your current precise position or places where you have previously used Joolsi, to operate or personalize our services, including more relevant content like local trends, ads and suggestions for users to connect.

How do we use the information?

We use the information we have (subject to choices you make) as described below and to provide and support the Joolsi Products and related services described in the Terms of Use.

Provide, personalize and improve our Products

We use the information we have to deliver our Products, including to personalize features and content (including your content feed and ads) and make suggestions for you (such as persons, groups or events you may be interested in or topics you may want to follow) on and off our Products. To create personalized Products that are unique and relevant to you, we use your connections, preferences, interests and activities based on the data we collect and learn from you and others (including any data with special protections you choose to provide where you have given your explicit consent). We also record how you use our Products and what you do with them and what people, places and things you are connected to and interested in, both on and off our Products.

Product research and development

We use the information we have to develop, test and improve our Products, including by conducting surveys and research, and testing and troubleshooting new Products and features.

Face recognition

If you have it turned on, we may use face recognition technology to recognize you in photos, videos and camera experiences. The face recognition templates we create are data with special protections under EU law.

Ads and other sponsored content

We use the information we have about you, including information about your interests, actions and connections, to select and personalize ads, offers and other sponsored content that we show you.

Provide measurement, analytics, and other business services

We use the information we have to help advertisers and other partners measure the effectiveness and distribution of their ads and services and understand the types of people who use their services and how people interact with their websites, apps, and services.

Promote safety, integrity and security

We use the information we have to verify accounts and activity, combat harmful conduct, detect and prevent spam and other bad experiences, maintain the integrity of our Products, and promote safety and security.

Communicate with you

We use the information we have to send you marketing communications, communicate with you about our Products, and let you know about our policies and terms. We also use your information to respond to you when you contact us.

How is this information shared?
Your information is shared on Joolsi Products with others in the following ways:
People and accounts you share and communicate with

When you share and communicate using our Products, you choose the audience for what you share. For example, when you post on Joolsi, you select the audience for the post, such as a group, all of your friends, the public, or a customized list of people. Similarly, when you communicate with people or businesses, those people and businesses can see the content you send. Your network (connections) can also see actions you have taken on our Products, including engagement with ads and sponsored content. We also let other accounts see who has viewed their posts.

Public information

Public information can be seen by anyone, on or off our Products, including if they don't have an account. This includes your Joolsi username, any information you share with a public audience, information in your public profile on Joolsi, and content you share using a public Joolsi account or any other public forum. You, other people using Joolsi Products, and we can provide access to or send public information to anyone on or off our Products, including in search results, or through tools and APIs. Public information can also be seen, accessed, reshared or downloaded through third-party services such as search engines, APIs, and offline media, and by apps, websites and other services that integrate with our Products.

Content others share or reshare about you

You should consider who you choose to share with, because people who can see your activity on our Products can choose to share it with others on and off our Products, including people and businesses outside the audience you shared with. For example, when you share a post or send a message to specific friends or accounts, they can download, screenshot, or reshare that content to others across or off our Products. Also, when you comment on someone else's post or react to their content, your comment or reaction is visible to anyone who can see the other person's content, and that person can change the audience later.

People can also use our Products to create and share content about you with the audience they choose. For example, people can share a photo of you in a post, mention or tag you at a location in a post or share information about you in their post or message.

Information about your active status or presence on our Products

People in your networks can see signals telling them whether you are active on our Products, including whether you are currently active on Joolsi, or when you last used our Products.

New owner

If the ownership or control of all or part of our Products or their assets changes, we may transfer your information to the new owner.

What is our legal basis for processing data?
  • We collect, use and share the data that we have in the following ways:
  • as necessary to fulfill our Terms of Use;
  • consistent with your consent;
  • as necessary to comply with our legal obligations;
  • to protect your vital interests, or those of others;
  • as necessary in the public interest; and
  • as necessary for our (or others') legitimate interests, including our interests in providing an innovative, personalized, safe, and profitable service to our users and partners, unless those interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms that require protection of personal data.
How do we respond to legal requests or prevent harm?
  • We access, preserve and share your information with regulators, law enforcement or others:
  • In response to a legal request, if we have a good-faith belief that the law requires us to do so. We can also respond to legal requests when we have a good-faith belief that the response is required by law in that jurisdiction, affects users in that jurisdiction, and is consistent with internationally recognized standards.
  • When we have a good-faith belief it is necessary to: detect, prevent and address fraud, unauthorized use of the Products, violations of our terms or policies, or other harmful or illegal activity, to protect ourselves (including our rights, property or Products), you or others, including as part of investigations or regulatory inquiries, or to prevent death or imminent bodily harm.
  • Information we receive about you can be accessed and preserved for an extended period when it is the subject of a legal request or obligation, governmental investigation, or investigations of possible violations of our terms or policies, or otherwise to prevent harm. We also retain information from accounts disabled for terms violations for at least a year to prevent repeat abuse or other term violations.
How do we operate and transfer data as part of our global services?

We share information globally, both internally and externally with our partners and with those you connect and share with around the world in accordance with this policy. Information controlled by Joolsi will be transferred or transmitted to, or stored and processed in, the United States, the European Union, or other countries outside of where you live for the purposes as described in this policy. These data transfers are necessary to provide the services set forth in the Terms of use and to globally operate and provide our Products to you. We utilize standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission and rely on the European Commission's adequacy decisions about certain countries, as applicable, for data transfers from the European Economic Area to the United States and other countries.

How will we notify you of changes to this policy?

We'll notify you before we make changes to this policy and give you the opportunity to review the revised policy before you choose to continue using our Products.

How to contact Joolsi with questions

If you have questions about this policy, you can contact us at help@joolsi.com or by mail at the following address:

Joolsi B.vV
Kuiperstraat 70
7201 HK Zutphen
The Netherlands

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with Joolsi lead supervisory authority, The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA), or your local supervisory authority.

Date of Last Revision: March 18, 2021

Press enquiries

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Security issues

We’re nerds at heart, but we’re not perfect. If you’ve found a bug or simply have a bone to pick about technical aspects of our app, please send us a message at security@joolsi.com.

We always appreciate the feedback!