Privacy Policy

Third Ave Labs, Inc ("us" or "we") is committed to protecting your online privacy. This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for the Apptizr application recommendation service (our "Service"), which includes the www.apptizr.com website (the "Site") and the mobile application Apptizr (the "App"). We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy carefully to learn what information we collect from you and how we use that information.

  1. Information We Collect

    2. We collect two types of information about users: personally identifiable information ("personal information"), and non-personally identifiable information ("non-personal information").

    "Personal information" is information about you that is personally identifiable to you like your name, location, e-mail address, or phone number, as well as other non-public information that is associated with the foregoing. When you engage in certain activities that we make available on our Service, such as opening an account, submitting or posting content, or entering a contest, we may ask you to provide certain personal information, such as your name and email address. While you can chose whether to engage in any such activity, if you do not provide required information, you will not be allowed to engage in that activity. The types of Personal Information we collect are:

    • When you sign up for our Service, we will collect your name, email address, location and date of birth.
    • When you personalize your Apptizr Profile, we will collect any information you provide, such as your gender, and any other optional information about you, your mobile device, your lifestyle, and your interests.
    • When you use the Service to fine tune your recommedantions, we will collect information you provide around what applications you own, like, or dislike. Please note this information will be shared with the Apptizr community.
    • When you leave us feedback, we will collect any information that is contained in your feedback.
    • When you contact us by sending us an e-mail, we will collect your e-mail address and any information contained in the e-mail you send us.

    Personal Information Collected Via Technology

    As you navigate our Website or use the Service, certain information may also be collected passively, including your Internet protocol address, browser type, operating system, time of day, general physical location, and browser language. We use this information only in aggregate to determine the composition of our userbase, and the load on our servers, so that we can serve you better. If you are logged into the Service we will also track what pages you view.

    "Non-personal information" is information that does not identify a specific user. This type of information may include things like the Uniform Resource Locator ("URL") of the websites you visited before and after coming to our Service and your Internet Protocol ("IP") address. We and our authorized third-party service providers and ad servers may automatically collect this information when you visit our Service, as described in more detail below.

  2. How We Use the Information We Collect

    3. We use the information we collect in the following ways: For purposes for which you provided the information, such as to send you emails that you have requested;

    • To generate personalized recommendations for you;
    • To encourage member interaction, we allow users to browse through your public profile (your name, apps you like, dislike, and own) if they follow you via the Service;
    • To send you email newsletters containing these personalized recommendations;
    • To send you email notifications about our products and services and special offers;
    • To enhance the operation of our Service and allow us to personalize content and advertising;
    • To troubleshoot and accomplish other administrative tasks;
    • To analyze our user base and aggregate usage trends; and
    • To enforce our Service Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy, comply with applicable law, and cooperate with law enforcement activities.
  3. Sharing of Your Personal Information

    4. Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy, we will not share your personal information with other parties unless you opt-in to having your information shared with a party that is not affiliated with us.

    • We may share your information with Third-Party Service Providers. We may provide some of our services and products through third parties. These third-party service providers perform functions on our behalf, like sending out our administrative and promotional emails or providing customer service. We may share personal or non-personal information with such service providers to send emails, administer contests you enter, provide customer service, and troubleshoot. In the case of personal information, the service providers will have access to your personal information solely for the purposes of providing such limited functions to us or on our behalf.
    • We may share your information in a Business Transfer. As with any other business, we could merge with or be acquired by another company. If this occurs, the successor company would acquire the information we maintain, including both personal and non-personal information. However, all of your information would remain subject to this Privacy Policy.
    • We may share your information for our Protection and the Protection of Others. We may share personal and non-personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law; enforce this Privacy Policy, our Service Terms and Conditions or other agreements; or protect the rights, property or safety of our Service, its users or others.
  4. Cookies and Other Tracking Devices

    5. To facilitate and customize your experience with our Service, we may place cookies on your computer. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer that stores non-personal information about that user. We use cookies to save you time while using our Service and remind us who you are. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you may be able to modify your browser settings to decline or delete cookies. Please note that if you decline or delete these cookies, some parts of our Service may not work properly.

    We may use a third-party analytic company to track and analyze non-personal usage information. In addition, we may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Service. These companies may place cookies on your computer in order to deliver targeted advertisements. If you would like to opt-out of such collection by our third-party analytic contractor, please visit: http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html. If you would like to opt-out of such collection by third-party advertising servers that are members of the Network Advertising Initiative, please visit: http://www.networkadvertising.org/consumer/opt_out.asp.

    In addition to the use of cookies, we may use other industry-standard technologies like pixel tags and web beacons to track your use of our Service. Pixel tags and web beacons are tiny graphic images placed on certain pages on our Service or in our emails that allow us to determine whether you have performed a specific action. When you access these pages or open or click an email, pixel tags and web beacons generate a non-personally identifiable notice of that action. Pixel tags allow us to measure user volume and behavior, and permit us to measure the performance of our promotions.

  5. Updating and Correcting Information

    6. We encourage you to promptly update your personal information if it changes. To access and edit your personal information, you may update your account at http://apptizr.com or contact us at privacy@apptizr.com.

  6. User Choices

    7. You can let us know that you do not wish to receive promotional emails from us when you open an account with us. In addition, you can opt-out of promotional emails at any time after you open an account by: (1) adjusting your account privacy preferences at http://apptizr.com/; or (2) hitting the "unsubscribe" button at the bottom of any of these emails.

  7. Security of Personal Information

    8. We take security seriously and take numerous precautions to protect the security of your personal information. Your personal information resides on a secure server that only selected personnel and contractors have access to. We encrypt certain sensitive information using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to ensure that your personal information is safe as it is transmitted to us.

    Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we employ commercially reasonable security measures to protect data and seek to partner with companies which do the same, we cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted to or from our Service, and are not responsible for the actions of any third parties that may receive any such information.

  8. Links to Other Sites

    9. We may make content or services from other sites available to you from links located on our Service. These other sites are not subject to this Privacy Policy. We recommend that you review the privacy policy at each such site to determine how that site protects your privacy.

  9. Miscellaneous Privacy Issues

    10. Children.Minors under the age of 13 may not use our Service. We do not collect or maintain information from anyone known to be under the age of 13, and no part of our Service is designed to attract anyone under the age of 13.

    Public Areas. If you disclose personal information in any discussion forums or other public areas on our Service, that information can be read, collected or used by others to send you unsolicited messages or for other purposes. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such information. If you do not want your comments to be viewed by third parties, do not make any such submissions.

    Notice of Privacy Rights to California Residents. California law requires that we provide you with a summary of your privacy rights under the California Online Privacy Protection Act (the "Act") and the California Business and Professions Code. As required by the Act, we will provide you with the categories of personal information that we collect through our Service and the categories of third-party persons or entities with whom such personal information may be shared for direct marketing purposes at your request. California law requires us to inform you, at your request: (1) the categories of personal information we collect and what third parties we share that information with; (2) the names and addresses of those third parties; (3) examples of the products marketed by those companies. California law further requires us to allow you to control who you do not want us to share the foregoing information with. To obtain this information, please send a request by email or standard mail at the address found below. When contacting us, please indicate your name, address, email address, and what personal information you do not want us to share. The request should be sent to the attention of our legal department, and labeled "California Customer Choice Notice." Please allow 30 days for a response. Also, please note that there is no charge for controlling the sharing of your personal information or requesting this notice.

  10. Changes to Privacy Policy

    11. We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting the revised Privacy Policy in the "Privacy Policy" section of our Service. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to review our Service and the Privacy Policy periodically to learn of any modifications. Your continued use of our Service after the posting of the revised Privacy Policy shall constitute your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

  11. Contacting Us

    12. If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via email at privacy@apptizr.com or in writing at Third Ave Labs, Inc, 191 Goli Ct, Mountain View, CA, 94043.

  12. Privacy Policy Updates

    13. This Policy was last updated on January 13, 2010.