1. Information Collected:
When You enter the Site, We automatically collect information such as Your browser type and IP address. To offer You meaningful products and services and for the reasons set
forth in this policy, We collect information about You, including Personally Identifiable Information, from the following sources:
1. Information We Collect Directly from You:
The type of information that we collect directly from You varies based on Your interaction with our Site and our Services.
We collect information directly from You when You complete an application or other forms on the Site and/or Software. We also collect information that You send us via any medium, including, but not limited to email, telephone, and social media interaction; or
2. Information We Collect Automatically:
If You use a mobile device platform to access the Services or communicate with Synergy Army, information transmitted from Your mobile device; or
3. Information We Purchase:
Information purchased from third parties.
4. Registration:
Synergy Army may request information from You during the registration process including, but not limited to: name, email address, company
name and address, phone number, payment information, and/or social media profile information and authorization. Synergy Army may request other
information from You during or after the registration process that Synergy Army uses to provide better and more customized services to Users. You
acknowledge that this information is personal to You, and by creating an account on Synergy Army, You may allow others, including Synergy Army, to
identify You and to allow Synergy Army to use Your information in accordance with the Terms.
5. Customer Service:
We collect information when You interact with Synergy Army’s customer service in order to accurately categorize and respond to customer
inquiries and investigate breaches of Our terms.
6. Protection of Personal Information Act:
This Privacy Policy, and conduct with regard to the processing of personal information, is in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act.
For the purposes of this clause, the following words/phrases, will have the meanings assigned to them below, unless the context indicates otherwise:
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“PERSONAL INFORMATION” means information relating to You, including but not limited to –
Information relating to the race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, national, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual
orientation, age,physical or mental health, well-being, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth of Yourself;
Information relating to the education or the medical, financial, criminal or employment history of Yourself;
any identifying number, symbol, e-mail address, physical address, telephone number, location information, online identifier or the other particular assignment to Yourself;
the biometric information of Yourself;
Your opinions, views or preferences of Yourself;
correspondence sent by Yourself that is implicitly or explicitly of a private or confidential nature or further correspondence that would reveal information about the contents of the original correspondence;
the views or opinions of another individual about Yourself; and
Your name if it appears with other personal information relating to Yourself or if the disclosure of the name itself would reveal information about Yourself.
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PROCESS OR PROCESSING” means any operation or activity or any set of operations, whether or not by automatic means, concerning personal information, including –
the collection, receipt, recording, organisation, collation storage, updating or modification, retrieval, alternation, consultation or use;
dissemination by means of transmission, distribution or making available in any other form; or
merging, linking, as well as restriction, degradation, erasure or destruction of information.
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PROCESSING PURPOSE” means to operate and improve the site, provide users with the service and other products and services that a user may request or that a user has expressed interest in, facilitate subscription processing, reviews and analysis, evaluate user interest and needs in order to improve the service and make available other offers, products or services, provide customer support, communicate and provide additional information that may be of interest to users through email or other means, such as special offers announcements and marketing materials, to send users reminders of technical notices, updates, security alerts and support and administrative messages, services bulletins, or marketing, to provide advertisements to users through email messages and to manage our everyday business needs such as site administration, management, fulfilment, analytics, fraud prevention, enforcement of our corporate reporting obligations, Terms of use or to comply with relevant laws.
By using the services and by accepting, You agree to the following:
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that we may PROCESS Your PERSONAL INFORMATION for the PROCESSING PURPOSES;
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that all PERSONAL INFORMATION of Yourself was given directly to us by You;
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You are aware of, and understand the PROCESSING PURPOSE;
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that the records of Your PERSONAL INFORMATION, may be retained by us, even after the PROCESSING PURPOSE has been met, which retention is subject to the following:
PERSONAL INFORMATION shall not be processed in any manner other than for storage purposes by us; and
in the event that the PROCESSING PURPOSE is revived for any reason whatsoever You give Your consent, that we may PROCESS Your PERSONAL INFORMATION for the PROCESSING PURPOSE until such time that the PROCESSING PURPOSE is met, in which event that provisions of this clause 6 will be once again applicable.
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that You will provide us with updated PERSONAL INFORMATION in the event that any such information changes;
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that You are aware of our identity, as well as our physical address;
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that the supply of PERSONAL INFORMATION us is mandatory and in the event that such information is not supplied, we shall not supply any services to You whatsoever;
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that You are aware that You may at any time object to the PROCESSING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION in Terms of the Protection of Information Act;
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that You are aware that You may at any time lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator in Terms of the Protection of Information Act.
7. Using Third Party Services and Visiting Third Party Sites:
Information You provide to third-party sites/websites through the Service are not within the control of Synergy Army and You
provide such information at Your own risk. The terms and conditions of use and the privacy policies of those websites that You provide
information to through the Service will govern their use of such information. Any information You share with a third-party site through
the Service will be collected by Synergy Army. Synergy Army will use such information in compliance with this Privacy Policy.
8. Information Collected Automatically:
Use of Cookies. The Site may send a cookie to Your computer. Cookies allow us to recognize You as a user when You return to the Synergy Army website using the
same computer and web browser and to monitor how You use the Site. We use cookies to identify which areas of Our site You have visited, so the next time You
visit the site, those pages may be readily accessible. We also may use this information to better personalize the content that You see on the Site. We also
use cookies to automatically capture activity on the Site, such as where You click, how You scroll through the Site, or what fields You enter text into
(without seeing the actual text You enter). Most browser software can be set to reject Cookies. However, if You reject Our Cookies, certain functionality
on the Site may not work correctly or at all. We may allow authorized third parties to place or recognize a unique cookie on Your browser.
Synergy Army does not store unencrypted personally identifiable information in the cookies.
By making use of our services, You herewith with specifically provide Your consent and approval of the use of cookies on our
site and You further agree, that all personal information collected in such a manner may be used for the processing purpose.
9. Web Beacons:
Synergy Army also may use web beacons, pixels, anonymous ad network tags, and cookies to collect information about Your use of the Site and the websites of selected sponsors and advertisers, to collect anonymized, aggregated auditing, research and reporting for advertisers, and to collect data related to Your use of special promotions or newsletters. The information collected by Web Beacons also allows us to statistically monitor how many people open Our emails and for what purposes these actions are being taken. Our Web Beacons are not used to track Your activity outside of the Site or the websites of Our sponsors. However, because Your web browser requests advertisements and web beacons directly from ad network servers, these networks can view, edit or set their own cookies, just as if You had requested a web page from their site. If You are a non-registered Visitor to the Site, the only information We collect will be Non-Personal Information through the use of cookies or web beacons.
2. Log files, IP Addresses and information about Your computer and mobile device:
Due to the communications standards on the internet, when You visit the Site We automatically receive the URL of the site from which You came and the site to which You are going when You leave Synergy Army’s Site. Synergy Army also receives the internet protocol (“IP”) address of Your computer (or the proxy server You use to access the World Wide Web), Your computer operating system and type of web browser You are using, email patterns, Your mobile device (including Your UDID or Vendor Identification) and mobile operating system (if You are accessing the Site using a mobile device), as well as the name of Your ISP or Your mobile carrier. Synergy Army may also receive location data passed to it from third-party services or GPS-enabled devices that You have enabled. Also, as described above in Section 1.D. Social Group receives information when You access third-party web pages through the Service. The link between Your IP address and Your personally identifiable information is not shared with third parties without Your permission, except as described in Section 8. ("When We May Disclose Your Information"), below.
3. Do-Not-Track:
Currently, our systems does not recognize browser “do-not-track” requests. You may, however, disable certain tracking as discussed in this Privacy
Policy (e.g., by disabling cookies, or using ‘private’ browsing modes).
4. Exemptions from Privacy Policy:
Our Privacy Policy does not apply to any information You may send to Synergy Army by email or instant messaging programs (i.e. AOL, Yahoo, etc.),
as email and instant messages are not recognized as secure communication forms. As such, We request that You do not send any information, which
You consider private, to us by email or instant message. Furthermore, Our Privacy Policy does not apply to any information You post from Our
Software to other websites (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, etc.), due to the public nature of such postings.
5. Use of Personally Identifiable Information:
Synergy Army uses and/or intends to use Personally Identifiable Information to:
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Operate and improve the Site;
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Provide Users with the Service and other products and services that a User may request or that a User has expressed interest in;
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Facilitate subscription processing, reviews and analysis;
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Evaluate User interest and needs in order to improve the Service and make available other offers, products or services;
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Evaluate the types of offers, products or services We make available to Users and potential Users;
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Track use of the Services;
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Provide customer support;
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Communicate and provide additional information that may be of interest to Users through email or other means, such as special offers, announcements, and marketing materials;
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Send You reminders, technical notices, updates, security alerts and support and administrative messages, service bulletins, or marketing;
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Provide advertisements to You through email messages; and
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Manage Our everyday business needs such as Site administration, forum management, fulfillment, analytics, fraud prevention, enforcement of Our corporate reporting obligations, Terms of Use or to comply with the law.
6. Links/Postings to Other Sites:
The Site and/or Software may contain links to other websites. Synergy Army is not responsible for the actions, practices,
or content of such websites linked to or from the Site and/or Software. You understand that such websites may have their own
legal documents to which You must agree to prior to using and that We have no control over these legal documents. As always,
You understand that it is Your responsibility to verify Your legal use of a website as well as use of information from the
website with the corresponding website owner
7. Market Research:
Synergy Army may conduct online research surveys in order to gather feedback about the Site and opinions on important issues,
through email invitations. When participating in a survey, We may ask You to submit Personally Identifiable Information.
This Personally Identifiable Information is used for research purposes, and is not used for sales solicitations. Personally
Identifiable Information collected through market research will be used only by Synergy Army and will not be given or sold to a
third party without Your consent or as otherwise permitted by this Privacy
8. Use of Aggregate Data:
Synergy Army may combine information You provide through the Site with information from other users to create aggregate data that may be
disclosed to third parties. Aggregate information does not contain Your personal contact information.
9. When We May Disclose Your Information:
We do not share Personally Identifiable Information with third parties for their own marketing purposes. We may disclose Your
information, including Personally Identifiable Information, for the following purposes:
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We may share Personally Identifiable Information with Our contractors and service providers that perform services on Our behalf,
including, but not limited to, operation of the Site technology, marketing services, and other related services. Access to Your
Personally Identifiable Information by such contractors and service providers is limited to the information reasonably necessary
for the contractor to perform its limited function for Synergy Army. We also contractually require that
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We may share Personally Identifiable Information We collect, as permitted by law, with companies such as credit reporting agencies,
or servicing and processing companies, or when required or advised to do so in response to a valid legal requirement to release this
information such as a state or federal law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena, or court order; or (2) in special cases, such as in
response to a physical threat to You or others, to protect property, or defend or assert legal rights, to defend ourselves in litigation.
In the event that We are legally compelled to disclose Your Personally Identifiable information to a third party, We will attempt to notify
You unless doing so would violate the law or court order.
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Finally, Synergy Army may provide content and services to You through websites other than Our own. Synergy Army will not
disclose Your Personally Identifiable Information to these 3rd party websites without Your consent, but You should be aware
that any information You disclose on such sites is NOT subject to this Privacy Policy.
If You request that we do not share Your personal data with a third-party, that request may result in Your inability to use some or all of a
Synergy Army service. If Your access to the Service is terminated based upon Your request that We do not share Your personal data with a third-party
and that requests results in Your inability to use some or all of the Service, Your resulting inability to use the Service shall not be a basis for
a refund or to avoid charges for the Service that You previously agreed to.
10. Access, Correction and Deletion of Personally Identifiable Data:
You may request access to a report of the Personally Identifiable Information we maintain concerning Your use of the Service and
You may request that the Personally Identifiable Information that we have collected and maintain be corrected or deleted.
In order to make this request, please contact us at
support at synergy.army. Please be aware that if You request that we delete
Your Personally Identifiable Information, You may no longer have access to the Service. If Your access to the Service is
terminated based upon Your request that We delete Your Personally Identifiable Information, please be advised that Your resulting
inability to use the Service shall not be a basis for a refund or to avoid charges for the Service that You previously agreed to.
11. Security Policy & User ID/Password:
Our site utilizes various information security measures such as internet firewalls, an intrusion detection system, encrypted data transmission,
and operating procedures that are designed to protect Your personal data, accounts, passwords, etc. You should protect Your user ID and password
and NOT share it with anyone. If You believe Your user ID and password have been compromised and You have trouble changing Your user ID/password
on the Site or within the application, please contact Our technical support department
support at synergy.army.
12. CAN-SPAM Compliance Notice:
We may send periodic promotional or informational emails to You. You may opt-out of such communications by following the opt-out
instructions contained in the e-mail. Please note that it may take up to 10 business days for us to process opt-out requests. If
You opt-out of receiving emails about recommendations or other information we think may interest You, we may still send You e-mails
about Your account or any Services You have requested or received from us.
13. Transfer of Ownership:
If we are acquired by or merged with another company, if substantially all of our assets are transferred to another company,
or as part of a bankruptcy proceeding, we may transfer the information we have collected from You to the other company. In any
such transfer of information, Your user information would remain subject to the promises of Our then current Privacy Policy.
14. Notice to Residents of Countries outside South Africa:
Synergy Army is headquartered in South Africa. Personally Identifiable Information may be accessed by us or transferred to us in South Africa or to Our
affiliates, business partners, merchants, or service providers elsewhere in the world. By providing us with Personally Identifiable Information, You
consent to this transfer in compliance with applicable law (as detailed in the Promotion of Access to Information Act (“PAIA”), Act 2 of 2000, and as
detailed in s 1 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (“ECTA”), Act 25 of 2002 and as detailed in Section 1 of the Protection of Personal
Information Act (“POPI”) Act 4 of 2013 (hereinafter referred to “Personal Information”). We will protect the privacy and security of Personally Identifiable
Information according to Our Privacy Policy, regardless of where it is processed or stored. See below for additional information about our participation
in the Safe Harbor programs.
15. California Privacy Rights:
Pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, residents of California can obtain certain information about the types of Personally Identifiable
Information that companies with whom they have an established business relationship have shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes during the
preceding calendar year. In particular, the law provides that companies must inform consumers about the categories of Personally Identifiable Information
that have been shared with third parties, the names and addresses of those third parties, and examples of the types of services or products marketed by
those third parties. To request a copy of the information disclosure provided by Synergy Army pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code,
please contact us via email to
support at synergy.army
16. US - Switzerland Safe Harbor:
To the extent required by applicable statute related to Your use of the Site and/or the Services, We comply with the US-Swiss Safe Harbor
Framework as set forth by the US Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of Personally Identifiable Information
from Switzerland. We have certified that we adhere to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data
integrity, access, and enforcement. To learn more about the Safe Harbor program, and to view Our certification page,
please visit
www.export.gov/safeharbor.
17. BBB EU Safe Harbor Program: Privacy Complaints by Swiss Citizens:
To the extent required by applicable statute related to Your use of the Site and/or the Services, in compliance with the US-Swiss Safe Harbor Principles,
Synergy Army, Inc. commits to resolve complaints about Your privacy and Our collection or use of Your Personally Identifiable Information. Swiss citizens
with inquiries or complaints regarding this privacy policy should first contact Us at support at social.dog To the extent required by applicable statute
related to Your use of the Site and/or the Services, We have further committed to refer unresolved privacy complaints under the US-Swiss Safe Harbor
Principles to an independent dispute resolution mechanism, the BBB EU SAFE HARBOR, operated by the Council of Better Business Bureaus. If You do
not receive timely acknowledgment of Your complaint, or if Your complaint is not satisfactorily addressed by Synergy Army, Inc., please visit the
BBB EU SAFE HARBOR web site at
www.bbb.org/us/safe-harbor-complaints
for more information and to file a complaint.
18. Privacy Complaints in Brazil:
In circumstances in which Brazil law is controlling, We commit to resolve complaints about Your privacy and Our collection or use of Your
Personally Identifiable Information. We have further committed to refer unresolved privacy complaints to an independent dispute resolution mechanism.
19. Information and Other Rights, Contact:
Upon written request, We would be happy to provide You with information as to whether – and if so, which – personal data We store in
relation to You. Should Your personal data be incorrect, You may have this rectified immediately. Any such information or modification is free of charge.
Moreover, You are entitled to revoke Your consent to use of data in the future, in whole or in part. Should You desire this, We will delete or block Your
relevant data; however, doing so may result in Your inability to use the Service in whole or in part
20. Synergy Armys Access to Your Account:
You agree that Synergy Army can access Your account information in order to respond to Your service requests and/or as necessary, in Our sole
discretion, to provide You with the Services.
21. Your Acceptance of This Privacy Policy:
This is Our entire Privacy Policy and it supersedes any earlier version. You agree to it every time You use the Site and/or Software.
If We make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, We will notify You by email or by posting a prominent notice on the Site prior
to the change becoming effective. We encourage You to periodically review this page for the latest information on Our privacy practices.
Your continued use of the Site or Service constitutes Your agreement to be bound by such changes to this Policy. Your only remedy, if You do not
accept the terms of this Policy, is to discontinue use of the Site and Service.
22. Questions About This Privacy Policy:
Should You have a privacy question about the Site and/or Software, please email Our customer service department .
