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Last Updated: 28/07/2017

At Jaws Alert your privacy is of paramount importance to us as we are committed to protecting your identity and personal information. As a community driven app aimed at protecting lives from shark and other wildlife attacks we need to collect private as well as personal data to offer tailored experience to our users. As mandated by law this Privacy Policy clearly defines the rules that oversee collection, storage and usage of your personal information while using the app. The provisions in our Privacy Policy are in line with the latest conventions in the mobile application industry. In this document the terms ‘we’, ‘us’, ‘app’, ‘our’ and ‘Jaws Alert’ refer to Jaws Alert Mobile Application and ‘you’, ‘your’, ‘user’, refers to all User(s). These provisions herein aim to define the manner in which your personal information shall be collected, used and stored to offer rich experience on the app.

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions By downloading this app from app stores (iTunes and Google Play) and submitting your personal information you hereby acknowledge the fact that you have read and fully understood all provisions that have been stated below. By continuing to use our app and other services associated to it you give your consent to our methods of collecting, using and storing your personal and non-personal information. While Jaws Alert app has been designed to notify you while collecting personal information when required, the provisions of this policy shall be effective to any information that is collected on the platform. If you don’t agree to the all or certain provisions mentioned in this statement you shouldn’t use this app and immediately remove it from your device if already installed.

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Policy Changes This Privacy Policy along with all the terms and conditions mentioned herein are effective as of date 28/07/2017 and shall remain in effect until there are changes made to these provisions in the future which shall immediately come into effect as soon as they are published on this page and be notified by the last update date mentioned on the top of the page. We reserve complete rights to update/change/modify this Privacy Policy in whole or in parts based on our own discretion without any direct or consequential liability. Your continued usage of the app and all our services would be an acknowledgement of the latest terms and conditions mentioned in this Privacy Policy.

In the event of any material changes made to this Privacy Policy that changes the way we collect and use your personal information we shall make all efforts to inform our users about the changes though emails, app notifications and other means offering you the opportunity to either continue using this app or leave the platform. You are requested to periodically visit this page and read through to keep yourself informed about the latest changes in the provisions of our Privacy Policy.

Collection of Information As a community driven app that is aimed at spreading worldwide awareness on sharks through interactive map and list we collect different kinds of personal information. This information is used to generate latest news updates, notify the community on recent shark sightings and attack and also to find the marked closed beaches around the world. Along with sharks our app also offers information on whale sightings, bait balls and other information on wildlife from around the globe that can enhance your safety and that of others in the community. This information is helpful to the community as a whole and also improves your personal experience on the app. We broadly collect personal and non-personal app and the scope of collection is mentioned below in details -

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· Personal Information – To help enhance your experience on the app and also keep you informed on the latest news alerts and other information we shall collect personal information of various kinds. These include your Name, Email Id, Address and Contact Number. This information helps us in identifying individual users and offering a tailored experience. While certain type of personal

information is mandatory for registering yourself as a user and accessing all the features on the app others are optional and you would be notified about this will filling the form on our app. While you can choose not to disclose optional information this may prevent you from getting the latest news alerts on multiple platforms and also limit your experience in certain apps.

· Non-Personal Information – Along with this personal information we also collect information of non-personal nature that allows us to offer you rich and informative experience on the app. These include log of your app activities, your location using GPS while you are active on the app which is one our core inputs to keep you safe from sharks and also provide you with the latest community information on shark sightings and probable locations of increased shark activity. This information is shared with our users but doesn’t include information of personal nature. This can help in safeguarding the lives of other user community. Apart from this we also collect information on the device you are using, your network service provider etc. as this helps us in improving the features and functionalities on the app.

Use of Personal Information As a matter of policy your personal information would only be used for internal purposes. However we are constantly building our email list and this database may be used for marketing purposes to earn ad revenue that would go towards funding the operations of this app. If Jaws Alert enters into a merger agreement with another company or is full acquired by another party all your personal information may/will be shared/transferred to them. This Privacy Policy may be altered in such eventualities or your access to the app may be subject to the Privacy Policy of the new owners of this app. In such an event you would be informed and have the option to either continue or discontinue using this app and its services.

All your personal information would be stored in secure servers and this makes us legally bound to disclose such information to law enforcement agencies, local government, courts and other constitutional authorities as mandated by the cyber laws in the concerned countries. We aren’t liable to any direct or indirect consequences arising from such authorized disclosure of Personal Information.

Information Security We have invested in cutting-edge storage options that are aimed at preventing all forms or unauthorized access and misuse of your personal information. Our technical partners constantly upgrade their security firewall to thwart any kind of malicious activity with your personal information. In a constantly evolving world of technology while all commercially accepted means to safeguard your information would be implemented from time to time, no means of electronic data storage and transmission is 100% full-proof. We or our technical partners aren’t liable to any direct or consequential losses that may arise due to breach in data security.

On your part you must install this app from app stores only and avoid downloading this from any suspicious source. Along with this you must also install the latest version of our app and update the app to the latest version regularly to prevent breach of security at your end. It is also important for you to make sure that the device being used to access the app runs on the latest version of the Operating Systems and has tough security measures in place to prevent virus and malware attacks.

Liabilities We the app owners of Jaws Alert along with our developers, team members, technical partners and corporate partners don’t assume any responsibility for losses that the user(s) suffer. These include losses that can be either directly or indirectly related to use of our app. This app may be used for information purpose only as we don’t guarantee the authenticity, accuracy and correctness of the news alerts, maps and all other kinds of information that may be served to you on the app.

As a user you are fully responsible for the information you share and decisions you make based on the information made available on this app. For more accurate information on location of sharks, scaled maps and authentic information to wildlife areas around the world you should cross-check such information with the local qualified authorities. Use of copyrighted information and media is strictly prohibited on this app. Users are solely responsible for images uploaded and transmitted on this platform. We have no mechanism to verify

copyright protection of the content and hence users are mandated to publish images and content they own copyright for. While we shall make all efforts to make this app and its services available 24/7, we don’t guarantee the same and aren’t liable for any losses or difficulties that users may face due to the same.

 

Restriction of Usage All provisions mentioned above are mandatory for usage of the app and access to our services. As a part of our policy we deal with violations strictly. In the event of any violation brought to our notice we reserve the right to restrict access on our platform without issuing any prior warnings.

Contact Us

If you have any doubts regarding our Privacy Policy or would like to share your feedback, please feel to contact us: coco_beautiful@hotmail.com