Last updated March 14, 2024
This privacy notice for Essay+ Team
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practices, please do not use our Services.uopa@ia16.com .
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?
Do we receive 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
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 submitting a data subject access request
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
usernames
Sensitive Information.
Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if
you make purchases, such as your payment instrument number, and the security code
associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is stored byStripe https://stripe.com/jp/privacy
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.
Information automatically collected
In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser
and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our
Services.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the
Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or
contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP
address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences,
referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use
our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to
maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and
reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar
technologies.
The information we collect includes:
- Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic,
usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access
or use our Services and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact
with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type,
and settings and information about your activity in the Services (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed,
searches, and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event
information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called
"crash dumps" ), and hardware settings).
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 deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your information to provide you with the requested service.
- To identify usage trends. We may
process information about how you use our Services
to better understand how they are being used so we
can improve them.
- 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.
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.
- Legitimate Interests. We may process your information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests and those interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, we may process your personal information for some of the purposes described in order to:
Analyze how our Services are used so we can improve them to engage and retain users
- 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
In Short: We may share information
in specific situations described
in this section and/or with the
following
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.
- When we use Google Analytics. We may share your
information with Google Analytics
to track and analyze the use of
the Services.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across the Services, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms page.
In Short: We may use
cookies and other
tracking technologies
to collect and store
your information.
We may use cookies and
similar tracking
technologies (like web
beacons and pixels) to
access or store
information. Specific
information about how we
use such technologies
and how you can refuse
certain cookies is set
out in our Cookie Notice
6. IS YOUR
INFORMATION
TRANSFERRED
INTERNATIONALLY?
In Short: We may transfer,
store, and process
your information in
countries other than
your own.
Our servers are located
inJapan United
States Japan United
States
If you are a resident
in the European Economic
Area (EEA), United
Kingdom (UK), or
Switzerland, then these
countries may not
necessarily have data
protection laws or other
similar laws as
comprehensive as those
in your country.
However, we will take
all necessary measures
to protect your personal
information in
accordance with this
privacy notice and
applicable law.
7. HOW LONG DO
WE KEEP YOUR
INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your
information for as
long as necessary to
We 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 of
We 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 to
We do not knowingly
solicit data from or
market to children under
18 years of age. 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 uopa@ia16.com
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,
Opting out of
marketing and
promotional
communications: You can unsubscribe from
our marketing and
promotional communications
at any time by
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 uopa@ia16.com .
11. CONTROLS
FOR DO-NOT-TRACK
FEATURES
Most web browsers and
some mobile operating
systems and mobile
applications include a
Do-Not-Track (
12. DO UNITED
STATES RESIDENTS
HAVE SPECIFIC
PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: If you are a resident
of , Connecticut , Utah
What categories of
personal information
do we collect?
We have collected the
following categories of
personal information in
the past twelve (12)
months:
| 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 and date
of birth | ||
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 | ||
- Category A -
As long as the user has an account with us
- Category B -
As long as the user has an account with us
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.
How
do
we
use
and
share
your
personal
information?
Learn
about
how we
use your
personal
information
in the
section,
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.
California
Residents
California
Civil
Code
Section
1798.83,
also
known as
the
If you
are
under 18
years of
age,
reside
in
California,
and have
a
registered
account
with the
Services,
you have
the
right to
request
removal
of
unwanted
data
that you
publicly
post on
the
Services.
To
request
removal
of such
data,
please
contact
us using
the
contact
information
provided
below
and
include
the
email
address
associated
with
your
account
and a
statement
that you
reside
in
California.
We will
make
sure the
data is
not
publicly
displayed
on the
Services,
but
please
be aware
that the
data may
not be
completely
or
comprehensively
removed
from all
our
systems
(e.g.
CCPA
Privacy
Notice
This
section
applies
only
to
California
residents.
Under
the
California
Consumer
Privacy
Act
(CCPA),
you
have
the
rights
listed
below.
The
California
Code
of
Regulations
defines
a
(1)
every
individual
who is
in the
State
of
California
for
other
than a
temporary
or
transitory
purpose
and
(2)
every
individual
who is
domiciled
in the
State
of
California
who is
outside
the
State
of
California
for a
temporary
or
transitory
purpose
All
other
individuals
are
defined
as
If
this
definition
of
Your
rights
with
respect
to
your
personal
data
Right
to
request
deletion
of
the
data
—
Request
to
delete
You
can
ask
for
the
deletion
of
your
personal
information.
If
you
ask
us
to
delete
your
personal
information,
we
will
respect
your
request
and
delete
your
personal
information,
subject
to
certain
exceptions
provided
by
law,
such
as
(but
not
limited
to)
the
exercise
by
another
consumer
of
his
or
her
right
to
free
speech,
our
compliance
requirements
resulting
from
a
legal
obligation,
or
any
processing
that
may
be
required
to
protect
against
illegal
activities.
Right
to
be
informed
—
Request
to
know
Depending
on
the
circumstances,
you
have
a
right
to
know:
- whether
we
collect
and
use
your
personal
information;
- the
categories
of
personal
information
that
we
collect;
- the
purposes
for
which
the
collected
personal
information
is
used;
- whether
we
sell
or
share
personal
information
to
third
parties;
- the
categories
of
personal
information
that
we
sold,
shared,
or
disclosed
for
a
business
purpose;
- the
categories
of
third
parties
to
whom
the
personal
information
was
sold,
shared,
or
disclosed
for
a
business
purpose;
- the
business
or
commercial
purpose
for
collecting,
selling,
or
sharing
personal
information;
and
- the
specific
pieces
of
personal
information
we
collected
about
you.
In
accordance
with
applicable
law,
we
are
not
obligated
to
provide
or
delete
consumer
information
that
is
de-identified
in
response
to a
consumer
request
or
to
re-identify
individual
data
to
verify
a
consumer
request.
Right
to
Non-Discrimination
for
the
Exercise
of
a
Consumer’s
Privacy
Rights
We
will
not
discriminate
against
you
if
you
exercise
your
privacy
rights.
Right
to
Limit
Use
and
Disclosure
of
Sensitive
Personal
Information
We do
not
process
consumer's
sensitive
personal
information.
Verification
process
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.
These
verification
efforts
require
us
to
ask
you
to
provide
information
so
that
we
can
match
it
with
information
you
have
previously
provided
us.
For
instance,
depending
on
the
type
of
request
you
submit,
we
may
ask
you
to
provide
certain
information
so
that
we
can
match
the
information
you
provide
with
the
information
we
already
have
on
file,
or
we
may
contact
you
through
a
communication
method
(e.g.
We
will
only
use
personal
information
provided
in
your
request
to
verify
your
identity
or
authority
to
make
the
request.
To
the
extent
possible,
we
will
avoid
requesting
additional
information
from
you
for
the
purposes
of
verification.
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.
We
will
delete
such
additionally
provided
information
as
soon
as
we
finish
verifying
you.
Other
privacy
rights
- You
may
object
to
the
processing
of
your
personal
information.
- You
may
request
correction
of
your
personal
data
if
it
is
incorrect
or
no
longer
relevant,
or
ask
to
restrict
the
processing
of
the
information.
- You
can
designate
an
authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with the CCPA.
- You
may
request
to
opt
out
from
future
selling
or
sharing
of
your
personal
information
to
third
parties.
Upon
receiving
an
opt-out
request,
we
will
act
upon
the
request
as
soon
as
feasibly
possible,
but
no
later
than
fifteen
(15)
days
from
the
date
of
the
request
submission.
To
exercise
these
rights,
you
can
contact
us uopa@ia16.com ,
Colorado
Residents
This
section
applies
only
to
Colorado
residents.
Under
the
Colorado
Privacy
Act
(CPA),
you
have
the
rights
listed
below.
However,
these
rights
are
not
absolute,
and in
certain
cases,
we may
decline
your
request
as
permitted
by
law.
- Right
to
be
informed
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
deletion
of
your
personal
data
- Right
to
obtain
a
copy
of
the
personal
data
you
previously
shared
with
us
- Right
to
opt
out
of
the
processing
of
your
personal
data
if
it
is
used
for
targeted
advertising,
the
sale
of
personal
data,
or
profiling
in
furtherance
of
decisions
that
produce
legal
or
similarly
significant
effects
(
"profiling" )
If we
decline
to
take
action
regarding
your
request
and
you
wish
to
appeal
our
decision,
please
email
us at uopa@ia16.com
Connecticut
Residents
This
section
applies
only
to
Connecticut
residents.
Under
the
Connecticut
Data
Privacy
Act
(CTDPA),
you
have
the
rights
listed
below.
However,
these
rights
are
not
absolute,
and in
certain
cases,
we may
decline
your
request
as
permitted
by
law.
- Right
to
be
informed
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
deletion
of
your
personal
data
- Right
to
obtain
a
copy
of
the
personal
data
you
previously
shared
with
us
- Right
to
opt
out
of
the
processing
of
your
personal
data
if
it
is
used
for
targeted
advertising,
the
sale
of
personal
data,
or
profiling
in
furtherance
of
decisions
that
produce
legal
or
similarly
significant
effects
(
"profiling" )
If we
decline
to
take
action
regarding
your
request
and
you
wish
to
appeal
our
decision,
please
email
us at uopa@ia16.com
Utah
Residents
This
section
applies
only
to
Utah
residents.
Under
the
Utah
Consumer
Privacy
Act
(UCPA),
you
have
the
rights
listed
below.
However,
these
rights
are
not
absolute,
and in
certain
cases,
we may
decline
your
request
as
permitted
by
law.
- Right
to
be
informed
whether
or
not
we
are
processing
your
personal
data
- Right
to
access
your
personal
data
- Right
to
request
deletion
of
your
personal
data
- Right
to
obtain
a
copy
of
the
personal
data
you
previously
shared
with
us
- Right
to
opt
out
of
the
processing
of
your
personal
data
if
it
is
used
for
targeted
advertising
or
the
sale
of
personal
data
Virginia
Residents
Under
the
Virginia
Consumer
Data
Protection
Act
(VCDPA):
If
this
definition
of
Your
rights
with
respect
to
your
personal
data
- Right
to
be
informed
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
deletion
of
your
personal
data
- Right
to
obtain
a
copy
of
the
personal
data
you
previously
shared
with
us
- Right
to
opt
out
of
the
processing
of
your
personal
data
if
it
is
used
for
targeted
advertising,
the
sale
of
personal
data,
or
profiling
in
furtherance
of
decisions
that
produce
legal
or
similarly
significant
effects
(
"profiling" )
Exercise
your
rights
provided
under
the
Virginia
VCDPA
If
you
are
using
an
Verification
process
We
may
request
that
you
provide
additional
information
reasonably
necessary
to
verify
you
and
your
consumer's
request.
If you
submit
the
request
through
an
Upon
receiving
your
request,
we
will
respond
without
undue
delay,
but in
all
cases,
within
forty-five
(45)
days
of
receipt.
The
response
period
may be
extended
once
by
forty-five
(45)
additional
days
when
reasonably
necessary.
We
will
inform
you of
any
such
extension
within
the
initial
45-day
response
period,
together
with
the
reason
for
the
extension.
Right
to
appeal
If we
decline
to
take
action
regarding
your
request,
we
will
inform
you of
our
decision
and
reasoning
behind
it. If
you
wish
to
appeal
our
decision,
please
email
us at uopa@ia16.com
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
14.
HOW
CAN
YOU
CONTACT
US
ABOUT
THIS
NOTICE?
If
you
have
questions
or
comments
about
this
notice,
you
may uopa@ia16.com
or
15.
HOW
CAN
YOU
REVIEW,
UPDATE,
OR
DELETE
THE
DATA
WE
COLLECT
FROM
YOU?