GETSLOCAL USA CONSUMER PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: 1^st March 2024

1 GETSLOCAL REWARDS PRIVACY POLICY OVERVIEW

GETSLOCAL USA LLC ("GETSLOCAL", "we", "our") is firmly committed to respecting the privacy of our users and members in our dealings with you. GETSLOCAL Privacy Policy will inform you about how we gather, use, share, and store information about you. Please take some time to read our Privacy Policy carefully. GETSLOCAL recommends that you review the Privacy Policy from time to time. Please note that this Privacy Policy is subject to change, and we will update the Effective Date accordingly.

2 WHAT INFORMATION IS COVERED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY?

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our websites, mobile applications, and online services. This Privacy Policy does not otherwise apply to information that any of our affiliates, third-party services, merchants and members in direct dealings with you collect through their means (e.g. at any events, via telephone, or direct mail).

3 WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

We collect information about you when you use our services, including:

• information that you provide to us to register your account;
• information about how you use our services, websites, mobile applications, and other online services;
• information about your personal interests and online activities with GETSLOCAL;
• information about how you respond to communications from GETSLOCAL;

GETSLOCAL and our third-party service providers collect information that you provide when you use our services. For example, to obtain our services, you will have to apply and register for an account. During registration, we will request and collect your name, cell phone number and email address.

You can and may also supply us with information when you send a message on our services; sign up to receive communications from GETSLOCAL; register for favorites and deals; participate in customer surveys; or make direct contact with a question or request, such as;

• Name
• Mailing address
• Email address
• Date of birth
• Telephone and Cell Phone numbers
• Account information

The information collected may also include:

• Your IP address and your ISP Provider
• Operating system
• Device type
• Browser type
• Which deals or content from us or our affiliates, third parties services, merchants and members you save, view, or access
• Whether you open our electronic communications

Card Linking via Plaid. GETSLOCAL offers the facility to collect rewards via card linking. By opting to linking via Plaid to facilitate rewards, you acknowledge and consent to the transfer of your data between GETSLOCAL and Plaid and you retain the right to unlink your card at any time.

When you connect your financial accounts through Plaid’s card linking service we collect the following information directly from Plaid from the financial accounts that you specifically authorized and linked:

Account information, including financial institution name, account name, and account type.

Information regarding account transactions, including amount, date, payee, type, quantity, price, location, and a description of the transaction.

Please note that any information you provide to Plaid in the process of linking your account is not visible or collected by us. GETSLOCAL only have access to information that Plaid shares with us after your financial account is connected. To read more about Plaid's consumer privacy policy, click here  https://plaid.com/legal/#consumers

GETSLOCAL, our service providers, and other third parties with whom we do business can collect information about you from publicly and commercially available resources. We can combine that information with the information described above and will handle the combined information as described in this Privacy Policy.

If you wish to forward information to a friend using our services, we will ask you to provide your friends name and email address. We may collect statistics on the information you forward. We do not sell or rent information about the friends to whom you forward articles or information, and we use your friends’ names and email addresses only for the purpose of forwarding information subject to your request.

4 HOW DO WE COLLECT YOUR DATA?

We collect data and process data when you:

• register online for our services;
• register with any of our third party services as described in this policy;
• respond to our emails or communications;
• voluntarily provide feedback or complete a customer survey;
• contact Customer Services;
• respond to a friend’s referral;
• respond to a promotion or event;
• use or view our website via your browser’s cookies;
• use or view our app via your mobile device;

5 HOW WILL WE USE YOUR DATA?

GETSLOCAL collects your data so that we can:

• process your rewards and manage your account
• respond to your requests, and provide you with information on goods and services, and special offers;
• communicate with you about your account; learn about you; send you or provide you with deals, offers, or other content based on your interests;
• provide you with a personalized experience and personalized content when using our services;
• carry out market research;
• resolve any questions or disputes;
• improve and maintain, GETSLOCAL services;
• provide location-based services that you request or location-based offers that may be of interest to you;
• share offers for goods or services from our merchants, members or third parties that may be of interest to you;
• allow you to share content and information from our online services via social media, electronic communications, and other means;
• determine if you are eligible for special deals or promotions;
• analyze and create statistics about how you communicate with us and how you use our services;
• protect your information;
• help our affiliates, merchants and members better understand our users; and
• prevent violations of our terms and conditions; identify, avoid and deal with potential fraud, intellectual property infringement, legal violations and any other misuse of our services.

GETSLOCAL may combine or aggregate any of the information we collect from our services and elsewhere for any of these purposes.

6 HOW LONG WILL WE STORE YOUR DATA?

GETSLOCAL will keep your information for as long as is necessary for us to continue to provide the services outlined in this policy. As a rule, we will keep;

• the information you provide when you register with GETSLOCAL, together with any updates or changes you make to that information, for the duration of your membership with GETSLOCAL;
• the information that we collect about you and your use of GETSLOCAL (including, for example, where you earn and redeem Points, where you purchase Premium Deals from and who you add as a Favorite Member) for the duration of your membership with GETSLOCAL or, in some cases less time, based on the reason for holding such information and whether such information remains current.

If you do not earn or redeem Points with GETSLOCAL for a period of 12 months we may in accordance with the Terms & Conditions, deem you to be inactive and suspend or close your account. Your information will be kept and securely stored anonymously for a further period of 12 months after you are deemed to be inactive, following which we will ensure that your personal data is no longer retained. Additional information contained in sections 17 and 18.

7 HOW DO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION?

We share information with:

• third parties, including service providers that process information on GETSLOCALS behalf, to facilitate rewards, transactions, payments and provide you with services;
• GETSLOCAL Merchants, Members, affiliates and partners;
• Participating Merchants and Members when you have elected to receive communications from them;
• to facilitate direct promotions and advertising; and
• in connection with the handover of a business or related asset; when there is a legal responsibility to disclose your information; or to protect our legal rights, the public, or others.
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8 WHY WE SHARE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We share this information:

• to service providers and third parties that process rewards, transactions & payments, provide technical support, provide marketing communications and customer surveys, or perform any other services for GETSLOCAL;
• as required by law, such as to comply with a court order or other legal process;
• as required to process rewards, transactions and payments and provide you with the services, products, or information you request;
• when we believe that disclosure is essential to protect the rights or property of our affiliates, merchants, members or us, or to protect the security of you or others;
• to detect, prevent, or respond to potential fraud, intellectual property infringement, violations of our terms and condition, violations of law, or other misuse of our services;
• to progress with the negotiation or completion of a merger, acquisition, sale, or other transfer of all or part of our assets; or
• if all or part of the GETSLOCAL services are taken over by another organization, your personal information may move to that other organization.

GETSLOCAL does not sell, rent, barter, or give away user lists, users' names, email addresses, or mailing addresses.

9 PRIVACY POLICIES OF OTHER WEBSITES & SOCIAL MEDIA

Our privacy policy applies only to our website and online services, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy. Our services may use social media platforms, plugins which are applications or tools that enable features like audio or video content, or other features that are operated or offered by other third parties. Please refer to the privacy settings of the social media platforms or third-party features you use to manage how your information is shared.

10 UPDATING YOUR DETAILS AND INFORMATION

You can update your account details, profile and information you provide us for our services in the relevant sections on our website and mobile applications relating to GETSLOCAL Rewards.

Specifically, you can update your account details and information you provide us for any of our services in GETSLOCAL Rewards on the My Profile Settings details page. You may indicate and update your preferences in GETSLOCAL Rewards regarding marketing communications on the Notifications Settings page.

11 THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND CONTENT

GETSLOCAL in the supply of our services and communications may sometimes contract with third parties to supply these services to you on our behalf. These may include card linking services, payment processing, delivery of goods, search engine facilities, advertising, and marketing. In some cases, third parties may require access to some or all of your data, if any of your data is required for such a purpose, we will take all reasonable measures to ensure that your data will be handled safely and securely.

12 USES OF COOKIES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES

Cookies are text files placed on your computer or device to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. GETSLOCAL may use cookies, and other technologies to collect information when you use our services. These technologies allow us to remember you, and your devices and your preferences when you visit our services.

For further information, visit https://allaboutcookies.org.

13 HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?

GETSLOCAL uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including;

• Keeping you signed in
• Helping us to recognize you when you return to our services and hold information from one visit to the next for your ease of use
• To help us personalize your experience, for example showing you goods & services which match your interests.
• Help us better understand how people use our services, for example, what services they use the most or what their shopping habits are.
• We may also share information that we collect with third parties, such as service providers and services as described in this Privacy Policy.

Certain third-party content providers may also place cookies on your computer or mobile device. Please note that these cookies are controlled by the third parties and are not governed by this Privacy Policy.

14 WHAT TYPE OF COOKIES DO WE USE?

• Strictly Necessary Cookies.  GETSLOCAL uses Cookies that are required for the operation of our website. These are necessary for the safety, security and integrity of the site.
• Functionality Cookies. GETSLOCAL uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences.
• Performance Cookies. GETSLOCAL uses these cookies to allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it.

15 HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES

You can set your browser not to accept cookies; visit https://allaboutcookies.org to learn how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

16 CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

GETSLOCAL services are not directed to, nor do we knowingly collect information from, children under the age of 18, nor will we knowingly allow children under 18 to register for or become users of our services. If we discover that we have received any information from a child under 18, we will take all practical steps to promptly remove that information. If you believe we have collected or processed information from anyone under 18 without parental consent, please contact us at privacy@getslocal.us.

17 YOUR CHOICES

In general, if you register to use any of our services, you can update the information you have provided to us for any of our services by visiting the My Profile and Notification page of that service. When you register for our services, you are able to indicate your preferences regarding marketing communications on the Notification Settings page, you are able to amend your preferences and select the categories of communications that interest you.

When we or our affiliates, third parties, merchants and members send you emails or notifications containing offers that may be of interest to you, you can opt out of receiving these communications by amending your account preferences. Please note that you will not be able to opt-out of receiving certain services or transactional communications relating to your account unless you cancel your registration or account. Furthermore, although your account is cancelled, we may retain your information for the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Retention policies. GETSLOCAL retain data for no longer than necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected and used, as described in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted under applicable law.

Please note if you wish to close your account, that a GETSLOCAL rewards account cannot be deleted if it has any transactions or vouchers created in the account. This is to ensure that customer data and transaction history are maintained for accurate reporting and analysis. However, customers may still choose to close their rewards account upon request. To do so, please contact our support team for assistance. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.

18 WHAT ARE YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS?

GETSLOCAL would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. We have indicated that certain requests will result in restricted use of services by the nature of the requested action, marked with *. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access. You have the right to request GETSLOCAL for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification.  You have the right to request that GETSLOCAL correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that GETSLOCAL complete information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure*.  You have the right to request that GETSLOCAL erase your personal data, (under certain conditions: for example, erasure of your data will remove the ability to access your account and process transactions) that do not affect your continued use of our services.

The right to restrict processing*.  You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, (under certain conditions: for example, your ability to process orders and actions will be restricted) that do not affect your continued use of our services.

The right to object to processing*. You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, (under certain conditions: for example, your ability to process requests, account actions and communications) that do not affect your continued use of our services.

The right to data portability.  You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: privacy@getslocal.us

19 SECURITY

GETSLOCAL use industry-standard security measures to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personal information under our control. Our services are fully HTTPS compliant and features 256-bit SSL encryption, however you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of any passwords or other account identification information.

GETSLOCAL make reasonable efforts to secure the account information pages and other registration locations for our services, and as such they can only be accessed by you with your user details or by our authorized personnel.

20 INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF INFORMATION

If you use our services, you understand that we may collect, use and transfer your personal information as described in this privacy policy, including transfers outside the country where you reside.

NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS - YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS:

If you are a California resident, you have the right to receive: a) information identifying all third-party companies to which we may have disclosed, within the past year, personal information about you and your family for those companies direct marketing purposes; and b) a description of the categories of personal information disclosed. To obtain such information, please email your request to privacy@getslocal.us

21 AMENDMENTS TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

GETSLOCAL reserves the right to amend and update this Privacy Policy by posting a new Privacy Policy on this site. We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy often for any changes, as your continued use of our services after any amendments have been made constitutes acceptance of those amendments.

If you are a registered user of our services and we make any revisions that substantially change the ways in which we use or share the information previously collected from you through our services, we will notify you of those amendments we will post a notice of any substantial change to this policy by posting a notice on our website.

22 CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, we may be reached at privacy@getslocal.us