Privacy Policy

This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") explains how Edgehim LLC ("Edgehim" or "we") collects and processes information from members and users of the website.

If we ever need additional personal information for a specific reason, we will tell you and ask for your permission. Also, to the extent that [business] has links to other websites (like retailers), please note that we do not own, operate, or control them, and they have their own controlling privacy policies that you should review.

It goes without saying, we can't help you develop meaningful connections without some information about you, such as basic profile details and the types of people you'd like to meet. We also collect information generated as you use our services, for example access logs, as well as information from third parties, like when you access our services through a social media account. If you want additional info, we go into more detail below.

In order to provide our products, Edgehim collects information that you share directly with us when you use our website, extension, or Mobile App. Though you don't have to, you can choose to provide your email to set up an account with us, which lets you add items to your Droplist, earn Edgehim Gold, see a personalized recommendation feed, and more. You can also set up your profile with your name and other info for a more personalized experience.

Edgehim also collects technical information about your device and use of Edgehim to make sure that our products are working correctly. The information we collect is geared to providing Edgehim members with a better way to shop online and to help us develop, improve, and market our services.

Account and Profile Information.

When you become a member of Edgehim, you share a limited amount of information during the registration process, optionally including your name, email address, member password and other registration information to personalize your profile.

If you choose to link a social media profile (like Facebook) at sign-in, Edgehim will store this information for login purposes. Linking your social media profile grants Edgehim access to the profile, but only as allowed by your permission settings, that platform's terms of service, and this Privacy Policy. We will NOT track any of your social media activity, and we cannot post anything on your behalf.

If you choose to sign in with Google, you'll have the option of importing your contacts so that you can refer your friends to Edgehim. Referral addresses are masked, so we never see or store them, nor can we contact anyone without your permission.

As you continue to use Edgehim's products, you might also provide information when you:

• refer friends from your contacts to Edgehim
• communicate with Edgehim through email or other means

This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") describes the information collected by Edgehim, Inc. ("we," "us," or "our"), how that information may be used, with whom it may be shared, and your choices about such uses and disclosures. By using our website, located at stage.edgehim.com ("Website"), our mobile apps, and/or other services we provide (collectively, "Edgehim"), you agree to the practices set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Information we collect and how we collect it:

When you use Edgehim, we automatically collect and store certain information about your computer or mobile device and your activities. We may use this and other information described in this Privacy Policy to infer information, such as your interests.

This information includes:

• Mobile Device ID. Your mobile device's unique ID number (e.g., IMEI, AD ID).
• Geolocation. With your permission, your mobile device's geographic location (GPS) when you first register for Edgehim through our mobile app or when you enable location services within the app.
• Device Information/Specifications. Technical information about your computer or mobile device (e.g., type of device, web browser or operating system, IP address) to analyze trends, administer the site, prevent fraud, track visitor movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information.
• Usage Information. How long and in what manner you use Edgehim, which services and features you use and any content that you generate through and post on Edgehim. This includes browsing and search history (including profiles you have viewed). We link your subscriber information with your activity on Edgehim across all your devices using your email, phone number or similar information.
• Cookies: We and our service providers and business partners use "cookies" to keep track of some types of information while you are visiting Edgehim or using our services. "Cookies" are very small files placed on your computer, and they allow us to count the number of visitors to our Website and distinguish repeat visitors from new visitors. They also allow us and third parties we work with to save user preferences, track user trends, and advertise to you. We use both session and persistent cookies on our Website; session cookies expire at the end of a particular visit to our Website, while persistent cookies (also called stored cookies) remain active until you disable them through your browser settings, or until a pre-set expiration date. We rely on cookies for the proper operation of Edgehim; therefore if your browser is set to reject all cookies, Edgehim may not function properly. Without this information, we will not be able to provide you with all of the requested services, and any differences in services are related to your information.
• Web Beacons: "Web beacons" (also known as "clear gifs" and "pixel tags") are small transparent graphic images that are often used in conjunction with cookies in order to further personalize Edgehim for our users, collect a limited set of information about our visitors, and advertise to our users. We may also use web beacons in email communications in order to understand the behavior of our customers, such as whether an email has been opened or acted upon.

Information we obtain from other sources:

Facebook. In order to register with certain Edgehim apps, you may be asked to sign in using your Facebook login. If you do so, you are authorizing us to access and process certain Facebook account information, including information about you and your Facebook friends who might be common Facebook friends with other Edgehim users. By allowing us to access your Facebook account, you understand that we may obtain and process certain information from your Facebook account, including your name, email address, birthday, work history, education history, current city, pictures stored on Facebook, and the names, profile pictures, relationship status, and information about your Facebook friends. We only obtain information from your Facebook account that you specifically authorize and grant us permission to obtain.

Third-Party Services: We may receive the information described in this Privacy Policy from third party services, such as analytics providers and advertising partners.

Other users. Users of Edgehim may provide us with information about you, including through customer support inquiries.

Information you choose to provide:

Information You Provide to Us. When you register with certain Edgehim apps, you must provide certain information, including your username and password, email address, zip code, birthday, gender, and gender preference. We will also ask you to upload photos for your profile and may collect any information (including location metadata and inferred characterizations or data) contained in these files. You may provide additional information about yourself (such as your school, occupation, current city, etc.) in order to build your Edgehim profile. You may also provide "special categories of personal data" under applicable law, such as your race, ethnicity, religion, philosophical or political views, and information relating to your sex life or sexual orientation. By affirmatively providing Edgehim with this information, you explicitly consent to our use of it for the purpose of fine tuning your match criteria with other bagels. Any information that you provide in the non-personal identifiable section of your profile will be viewable by your match. When using Edgehim, you may also provide payment information (where required for the purpose of payment). We collect and process your messages with other users as part of the operation of Edgehim.

Referring Your Friends: We encourage you to refer your friends to Edgehim by sending us your friends' email addresses or phone numbers. We will keep this information in our database, and enable you to send these friends a one-time email or text message from your device containing your name and inviting them to visit our site. This email will also include instructions on how to opt out and unsubscribe from our email list. You agree that you will not abuse this feature by entering the email addresses or phone numbers of those individuals who would not be interested in Edgehim.

Emails: We require an email address from you when you register with certain Edgehim apps. We use your email for both "administrative" (e.g., confirming your registration, notifying of matches) and "promotional" (e.g., newsletters, new product offerings, special discounts, event notifications, special third-party offers) purposes. Email messages we send you may contain code that enables our database to track your usage of the e-mails, including whether the e-mail was opened and what links (if any) were clicked. You may opt-out of receiving promotional emails and other promotional communications from us at any time via the opt-out links provided in such communications, or by e-mailing support@edgehim.com with your specific request. However, we reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to Edgehim such as service announcements, security alerts, update notices, or other administrative messages) without affording you the opportunity to opt out of receiving such communications.

Text Messages: In certain apps, we may require a mobile telephone number in order to connect you with your match. When both you and your match explicitly express mutual interest by both clicking the "LIKE" button within Edgehim, we will seek to connect you with him/her by text message. We will also share your first name at this time with your match. We do not share your phone number with your match during this process, as all introductory text messages are sent using third party generated phone numbers. We may also send text messages to your mobile phone for purposes of communicating with you about Edgehim. By registering with Edgehim and providing your phone number, you consent to Edgehim sending you text messages via an automatic telephone dialing system. Your use of Edgehim is not contingent upon agreeing to receive text messages.

Online Survey Data: We may periodically conduct voluntary member surveys. We encourage our members to participate in such surveys because they provide us with important information regarding the improvement of Edgehim.

How we use the information

Pursuant to the terms of this Privacy Policy, we may use the information we collect from you for the following business purposes:

1. facilitate matches with other Edgehim users;
2. respond to your comments and questions and provide customer service;
3. to tailor and provide communications to you about Edgehim and related offers, promotions, advertising, news, upcoming events, and other information we think will be of interest to you;
4. monitor and analyze trends, usage and activities;
5. investigate and prevent fraud and other illegal activities;
6. provide, maintain, and improve Edgehim and our overall business;
7. where we otherwise have a legitimate interest in doing so, for example, direct marketing, research (including marketing research), network and information security, fraud prevention, and enforcing our terms, conditions and policies or defending against legal claims; and
8. for any purposes disclosed to you at the time we collect your information or pursuant to your consent.

Use for Research

In addition to the uses outlined above, by using Edgehim, you agree to allow us to anonymously use the information from you and your experiences to continue our research into successful relationships, including how to create and foster these relationships, so that we may continue to improve the Edgehim experience. This research may be published in our blogs or interviews. However, all of your responses will be kept anonymous, and we assure you that no personal information will be published.

How we protect your data

The security of your information is important to us. We have a team dedicated to protecting your information and have put in place physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards.

These measures include limiting access, using encryption, testing for vulnerabilities, advanced malware detection, employing pseudonymization and anonymization techniques, and more.

Though we hate to say it, despite our efforts, we can't guarantee that user information will not be accessed, viewed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed as a result of a breach of any of our safeguards. You provide us with information at your own risk.

Edgehim only retains information about you as long as you keep using Edgehim. We'll also keep information if we need it to meet our legal obligations and to defend against legal claims.

Children's Privacy

Our services are restricted to users who are 18 years of age or older. We do not permit users under the age of 18 on our platform and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If you suspect that a user is under the age of 18, please use the reporting mechanism available through the service.

Changes to this policy

We will continue to update our policies and practices as needed. We will notify you of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting any changes here. If we do, you'll see that the date at the top of this Privacy Policy has changed.