wplacePRIVACY POLICY
Last updated May 21, 2025
This Privacy Notice for Wplace (
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Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help
you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making
decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree with
our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.[email protected] .
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice, but you can find out more
details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or
by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.
What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate
our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and
the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. Learn more about personal information you disclose to us.
Do we process any sensitive personal information? Some of the
information may be considered
Do we collect any information from third parties?
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide,
improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention,
and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your
consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn
more about how we process your information.
In what situations and with which
How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically,
the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information.
Learn more about your privacy rights.
How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your
rights is by wplace.live
Want to learn more about what we do with any information we collect? Review the Privacy Notice in full.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you
Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that
we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the
choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we
collect may include the following:
email addresses
names
Sensitive Information.
Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment
if you choose to make purchases, such as your payment instrument number, and the
security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is handled and
stored byStripe https://stripe.com/privacy
Social Media Login Data. We may provide you with the option to
register with us using your existing social media account details, like your Facebook,
X, or other social media account. If you choose to register in this way, we will
collect certain profile information about you from the social media provider, as
described in the section called
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate,
and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you
interact with our Services, including:
- To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user
accounts. We may process your information so you can create and log in to your account, as
well as keep your account in working order.
- To save or protect an individual's
vital interest. We may process your information when necessary
to save or protect an individual’s vital interest,
such as to prevent harm.
To authenticate the user to the platform .__________
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e.If you are located in the EU or UK,
this section applies to you.
The General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the
valid legal bases we rely on in order to
process your personal information. As such,
we may rely on the following legal bases to
process your personal information:
- Consent. We may
process your information if you have given
us permission (i.e.
, consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Learn more about withdrawing your consent.
- Performance of a Contract. We may process your personal information when
we believe it is necessary to
fulfill our contractual obligations to you, including providing our Services or at your request prior to entering into a contract with you.
- Legal Obligations. We
may process your information where we
believe it is necessary for compliance
with our legal obligations, such as to
cooperate with a law enforcement body or
regulatory agency, exercise or defend our
legal rights, or disclose your information
as evidence in litigation in which we are
involved.
- Vital Interests. We may process
your information where we believe it is necessary
to protect your vital interests or the vital
interests of a third party, such as situations
involving potential threats to the safety of
any person.
If you are located in Canada, this
section applies to you.
We may process your information if you have
given us specific permission (i.e.
In some exceptional cases, we may be
legally permitted under applicable law to
process your information without your
consent, including, for example:
- If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way
- For investigations and fraud detection
and prevention
- For business transactions provided
certain conditions are met
- If it is contained in a witness statement
and the collection is necessary to assess,
process, or settle an insurance claim
- For identifying injured, ill, or deceased
persons and communicating with next of kin
- If we have reasonable grounds to believe
an individual has been, is, or may be
victim of financial abuse
- If it is reasonable to expect collection
and use with consent would compromise the
availability or the accuracy of the
information and the collection is
reasonable for purposes related to
investigating a breach of an agreement or
a contravention of the laws of Canada or a
province
- If disclosure is required to comply with
a subpoena, warrant, court order, or rules
of the court relating to the production of
records
- If it was produced by an individual in
the course of their employment, business,
or profession and the collection is
consistent with the purposes for which the
information was produced
- If the collection is solely for
journalistic, artistic, or literary
purposes
- If the information is publicly available
and is specified by the regulations
We
- Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
We may use cookies and similar
tracking technologies (like web
beacons and pixels) to gather
information when you interact
with our Services. Some online
tracking technologies help us
maintain the security of our
Services
We also permit third parties
and service providers to use
online tracking technologies on
our Services for analytics and
advertising, including to help
manage and display
advertisements, to tailor
advertisements to your
interests, or to send abandoned
shopping cart reminders
(depending on your communication
preferences). The third parties
and service providers use their
technology to provide
advertising about products and
services tailored to your
interests which may appear
either on our Services or on
other websites.
To the extent these online
tracking technologies are deemed
to be a
Specific information about how
we use such technologies and how
you can refuse certain cookies
is set out in our Cookie Notice
Our Services offer you the
ability to register and log in
using your third-party social
media account details (like your
Facebook or X logins). Where you
choose to do this, we will
receive certain profile
information about you from your
social media provider. The
profile information we receive
may vary depending on the social
media provider concerned, but
will often include your name,
email address, friends list, and
profile picture, as well as
other information you choose to
make public on such a social
media platform.
We will use the information we
receive only for the purposes
that are described in this
Privacy Notice or that are
otherwise made clear to you on
the relevant Services. Please
note that we do not control, and
are not responsible for, other
uses of your personal
information by your third-party
social media provider. We
recommend that you review their
privacy notice to understand how
they collect, use, and share
your personal information, and
how you can set your privacy
preferences on their sites and
apps.
7. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary toWe will only keep your personal
information for as long as it is
necessary for the purposes set
out in this Privacy Notice,
unless a longer retention period
is required or permitted by law
(such as tax, accounting, or
other legal requirements).
When we have no ongoing
legitimate business need to
process your personal
information, we will either
delete or
8. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system ofWe have implemented appropriate
and reasonable technical and
9. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market toWe do not knowingly collect,
solicit data from, or market to
children under 18 years of age,
nor do we knowingly sell such
personal information. By using
the Services, you represent that
you are at least 18 or that you
are the parent or guardian of
such a minor and consent to such
minor dependent’s use of the
Services. If we learn that
personal information from users
less than 18 years of age has
been collected, we will
deactivate the account and take
reasonable measures to promptly
delete such data from our
records. If you become aware of
any data we may have collected
from children under age 18,
please contact us at [email protected]
10. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short:In some regions (like
We will consider and act upon
any request in accordance with
applicable data protection laws.
If you are located in the EEA
or UK and you believe we are
unlawfully processing your
personal information, you also
have the right to complain to
your Member State data
protection
authority or UK data protection authority.
If you are located in
Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data
Protection and
Information
Commissioner.
Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent
to process your personal information,
However, please note that this
will not affect the lawfulness of
the processing before its
withdrawal nor,
Account Information
If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:Log in to your account settings and update your user account.
Upon your request to terminate
your account, we will deactivate
or delete your account and
information from our active
databases. However, we may retain
some information in our files to
prevent fraud, troubleshoot
problems, assist with any
investigations, enforce our legal
terms and/or comply with
applicable legal requirements.
Cookies and similar
technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept
cookies by default. If you prefer,
you can usually choose to set your
browser to remove cookies and to
reject cookies. If you choose to
remove cookies or reject cookies,
this could affect certain features
or services of our Services.
If you have questions or comments
about your privacy rights, you may
email us at [email protected] .
11. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (California law requires us to let
you know how we respond to web
browser DNT signals. Because there
currently is not an industry or
legal standard for
12. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: If you are a resident ofCategories of Personal Information We Collect
The table below shows the categories of personal information we have collected in the past twelve (12) months. The table includes illustrative examples of each category and does not reflect the personal information we collect from you. For a comprehensive inventory of all personal information we process, please refer to the section| Category | Examples | Collected |
|---|---|---|
A. Identifiers | Contact details, such
as real name, alias,
postal address,
telephone or mobile
contact number, unique
personal identifier,
online identifier,
Internet Protocol
address, email address,
and account name |
B. Personal information
as defined in the
California Customer
Records statute | Name, contact
information, education,
employment, employment
history, and financial
information |
Gender, age, date of
birth, race and
ethnicity, national
origin, marital status,
and other demographic
data | ||
Transaction
information, purchase
history, financial
details, and payment
information | ||
Fingerprints and
voiceprints | ||
Browsing history,
search history, online | ||
Device location | ||
Images and audio, video
or call recordings
created in connection
with our business
activities | ||
Business contact
details in order to
provide you our Services
at a business level or
job title, work history,
and professional
qualifications if you
apply for a job with us | ||
Student records and
directory information | ||
Inferences drawn from
any of the collected
personal information
listed above to create a
profile or summary
about, for example, an
individual’s preferences
and characteristics | ||
We may also collect other
personal information outside of
these categories through instances
where you interact with us in
person, online, or by phone or
mail in the context of:
- Receiving help through our
customer support channels;
- Participation in customer surveys
or contests; and
- Facilitation in the delivery of
our Services and to respond to
your inquiries.
- Category A -
As long as the user has an account with us
- Category B -
As long as the user has an account with us
Sources of Personal Information
Learn more about the sources of personal information we collect inHow We Use and Share Personal Information
Will your
information
be shared
with
anyone
else?
We may
disclose
your
personal
information
with our
service
providers
pursuant to
a written
contract
between us
and each
service
provider.
Learn more
about how we
disclose
personal
information
to in the
section,
We may use
your
personal
information
for our own
business
purposes,
such as for
undertaking
internal
research for
technological
development
and
demonstration.
This is not
considered
to be
We have not
disclosed,
sold, or
shared any
personal
information
to third
parties for
a business
or
commercial
purpose in
the
preceding
twelve (12)
months. We will not
sell or
share
personal
information
in the
future
belonging to
website
visitors,
users, and
other
consumers.
Your Rights
You have rights under certain US state data protection laws. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law. These rights include:- Right to
know whether or not
we are processing
your personal data
- Right to
access your personal
data
- Right to
correct inaccuracies
in your
personal data
- Right to
request the deletion of
your personal data
- Right to
obtain a
copy of the
personal data
you previously
shared with us
- Right to
non-discrimination for exercising
your rights
- Right to
opt out of the processing
of your personal
data if it is used
for targeted advertising
(or sharing as defined under California’s privacy law) , the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects ( "profiling" )
Depending
upon the state
where you
live, you may
also have the
following
rights:
- Right to
access the
categories of
personal data
being
processed (as
permitted by
applicable
law, including
the privacy
law in
Minnesota)
- Right to
obtain a list
of the
categories of
third parties
to which we
have disclosed
personal data
(as permitted
by applicable
law, including
the privacy
law in
California, Delaware, and Maryland )
- Right to
obtain a list
of specific
third parties
to which we
have disclosed
personal data
(as permitted
by applicable
law, including
the privacy
law in
Minnesota and Oregon )
- Right to
review,
understand,
question, and
correct how
personal data
has been
profiled (as
permitted by
applicable
law, including
the privacy
law in
Minnesota)
- Right to
limit use and
disclosure of
sensitive
personal data
(as permitted
by applicable
law, including
the privacy
law in
California)
- Right to opt
out of the
collection of
sensitive data
and personal
data collected
through the
operation of a
voice or
facial
recognition
feature (as
permitted by
applicable
law, including
the privacy
law in
Florida)
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise these rights, you can contact usUnder certain
US state data
protection
laws, you can
designate an
Request Verification
Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in our system. We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request. However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention purposes.If you submit
the request
through an [email protected] California
California
Civil Code
Section
1798.83, also
known as the
Appeals
Under certain US state data protection laws, if we decline to take action regarding your request, you may appeal our decision by emailing us atCalifornia
California
Civil Code
Section
1798.83, also
known as the 13. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.We may
update this
Privacy
Notice from
time to
time. The
updated
version will
be indicated
by an
updated
6. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.