Aabboo

The Anonymous Social App

Privacy policy

Abbys Studio ("us", "we", or "our") operates the Aabboo mobile application (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms of Service.

Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

First name and last name
Phone number
Cookies and Usage Data
Usage Data

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you access the Service by or through a mobile device ("Usage Data"). When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.

Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are used to store and receive identifiers and other information on computers, phones, and other devices. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

You can instruct your device to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.


Session Cookies
We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.

Preference Cookies
We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.

Security Cookies
We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

Use of Data
Aabboo uses the collected data for various purposes:
To provide and maintain the Service
To notify you about changes to our Service
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
To provide customer care and support
To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
To monitor the usage of the Service
To detect, prevent and address technical issues

Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside BVI and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to BVI and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Abbys Studio will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Data
Legal Requirements

Aabboo may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

To comply with a legal obligation
To protect and defend the rights or property of Abbys Studio
To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
To protect against legal liability

Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

Firebase
Firebase service is provided by Google Inc.

You can opt-out from Firebase service to prevent Firebase from using and sharing your information by visiting the Flurry's Opt-out page: https://firebase.google.cn/

For more information on the privacy practices and policies of Google, please visit their Privacy Policy page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=zh-CN&gl=us.

Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 12 ("Children").

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 12. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.


Terms last updated: June 27th, 2020.

Copyright © 2020 Abbys Studio
All rights reserved.

TERMS OF USE

Aabboo Terms of Service
Last Modified: Dec 3rd, 2020

First, the legal stuff
In order to provide our Services (as defined below) through our apps, services, features, software, or website, we need to obtain your express agreement to our Terms of Service (“Terms”). You agree to our Terms by registering, installing, accessing, or using our apps, services, features, software, or website.

Please read the agreement carefully. By using our app, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and the privacy policy. If you do not wish to be bound by this Agreement and the privacy policy, you are not authorised to use our site or our app.



Welcome to Aabboo. Aabboo (“we”, “our”, “us”) offers visitors (“you” or “your”) the ability to: (1) create personal questions and receive coaching for friends, family, and the public; and (2) coach, comment, discuss, and review results. This agreement (the “Agreement”) sets forth the terms and conditions which govern your use of the Aabboo app (“our app”).

Your Access to Aabboo
Your Access. Without advance notice and at any time, we may, for violations of this agreement or for any other reason we choose: (1) suspend your access to Aabboo, (2) suspend or terminate Your Account, and/or (3) remove any of your User Content from Aabboo. We reserve the right to monitor Aabboo, and your use of the Service means you agree to such monitoring. At the same time, we do not guarantee we will monitor at all.



Connecting You With Other People. We provide ways for you to communicate with other Aabboo members through our peer to peer community. At Aabboo you can share the ups and downs of life in a safe environment. We started Aabboo with the belief in social connection and the power of evidenced-based peer to peer support. If you are in danger or require emergency support, please don’t hesitate to contact emergency services. Aabboo is not to be used if you are in danger or a crisis situation.



Posting and Commenting.
At Aabboo, you can post whatever is on your mind as long as it stays within our Guidelines For Use. Members from around the world will then share advice or react and if they can, offer peer support. You can also support others through a peer-based community. At times, Aabboo volunteers or admins will post or comment in a non-clinical capacity. You will use Aabboo for entertainment or informational purposes only. You will not make critical decisions based on feedback from the Aabboo community or experts in the Aabboo community;



Aabboo is Not Intended To Replace Professional Support. We firmly believe in the power of peer support, however, in lots of situations peer support is not appropriate and should not be used as a replacement for professional support or information from your GP/medical professional.

Personal Use.
Our app are for your personal use only and shall not be used by you directly or indirectly in connection with any academic, commercial or governmental endeavour. If you would like to advertise, conduct market research or other survey or research activities for academic, commercial or political purposes please contact us by email at [email protected]; Aabboo does not have any affiliation with third-party mental health professionals using the service and it is strictly not intended as a marketplace to promote mental health services, therapeutic services, professional healthcare and support or any diagnostic services. Aabboo reserves the right to remove any such content without notice. We may at times promote third-party platforms or clinical interventions in line with our clinical governance.



Ways To Improve Our Services.
We analyze how you make use of Aabboo, in order to improve all aspects of our Services described here. Aabboo uses the information it has and also works with partners, research partners, service providers, and affiliated companies to do this.



Safety And Security.
We work to protect the safety and security of Aabboo by appropriately dealing with abusive people and activity and violations of our Terms. We prohibit misuse of our Services, harmful conduct towards others, graphic or explicit content and violations of our Terms and policies, and address situations where we may be able to help support or protect our community. We develop automated systems to improve our ability to detect and remove abusive people and activity that may harm our community and the safety and security of our Services. If we learn of people or activity like this, we will take appropriate action by removing such people or activity or contacting law enforcement. We share information with other affiliated companies when we learn of misuse or harmful conduct by someone using our Services.

Enabling Global Access To Our Services.
To operate our global Service, we need to store and distribute content and information on servers and systems around the world, including outside your country of residence. This infrastructure may be owned or operated by our service providers.



Crisis Support.
Aabboo is not a crisis support service and we cannot support users who are suicidal. If someone is in need of immediate support we urge them to contact the emergency services or one of the resources listed in our help centre. We are unable to provide crisis support through TalkLife. As such we do not allow posts that actively discuss suicide attempts or methodologies. We prominently provide resources on where to seek crisis support help in our ‘I need help’ section in app. We also provide pop up signposting to users when they have drafted content that suggests they’re in crisis.

Your Aabboo Account.
To participate in Aabboo, you need not to create an account that includes a valid email address, username and password (“Your Account”), you can browse Aabboo without logging in or signing up.



You Are Responsible.
You are responsible for everything you post in all areas, including to your profile, comments, and replies, which are publicly accessible;

Stick to the Guidelines.
You will at all times while using our site or our app comply with our Guidelines for Use (which will be made available to you on our site and our app and may be updated by us from time to time) and will ensure that any post or other communication is compliant with these Guidelines for Use. You can read them here.

Don’t share your personal content.
You will not share phone numbers, home addresses, email addresses or other personal information on the public areas of our site or our app.

Account Removals.
We reserve the right to remove content and/or delete your account at our discretion, including if you violate any of the terms of this Agreement.



Age Restrictions.
Although we welcome users from all walks of life, Aabboo is not intended or directed at individuals under the age of 16 years of age. Therefore, individuals under the age of 16 may not create an account. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 16 and if you are under this age you must not use our Services. If we become aware that you are under 16 and using our app or our site, we may terminate your user account and issue bans to your device.

Aabboo Rules
Your participation on Aabboo
You also agree to follow the Aabboo Community Guidelines. These guidelines are intended to keep people safe, protect members, keep Aabboo running, and to encourage personal responsibility for what you do on Aabboo.



You will not distribute or post spam or other unauthorised commercial communication on or through our site or our app.

You will not impersonate anyone else on our site or our app or use another person’s account to gain access to our site or our app.
You won’t post inappropriate content, including graphic self-harm, suicidal means or descriptions of suicidal actions, graphic images containing self-harm or other explicit content.

You will not use Aabboo as a dating service.

You will not bully, threaten or harass any user or our site or our app;

You will not post content that contains profanity or explicit images (including nudity or violence) or incites hatred or violence;

Don’t mess with Aabboo.
You agree not to interrupt the serving of Aabboo, You will not upload viruses or other malicious code;

You will not use Aabboo to do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious or discriminatory.

If you notice any user acting in violation of these rules please report this immediately to our system administrators at [email protected].

We reserve the right to remove content and/or delete your account at our discretion, including if you violate any of the terms of this Agreement.

Monitoring
We reserve the right to monitor our site and our peer to peer support app, including any communications made via our app, to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement and in accordance with applicable terms of our privacy policy. You agree, however, that unless required by law we do not have any obligation to engage in such monitoring and our liability to you is only as set forth under the section of this Agreement entitled “Disclaimer, Warranties and Liability”. We will not systematically monitor any private message or communication on our site or our app but reserve the right to do so where required by law or requested to do so by a relevant regulator or other authority. By using our site and our app, you acknowledge and consent to our monitoring as described in this Agreement. You expressly agree to waive any rights of confidentiality that you may have in, and to, your communications (if any) when using our site and our app and you agree that you have no expectation of privacy in any of those communications.



Although we monitor the use of our site and our app, Aabboo may contain explicit material uploaded by users. Please exercise caution when using Aabboo for yourself or if authorising the usage for others. We are not responsible for any direct or indirect exposure to explicit images or comments.



We reserve the right to remove any communication or post which is not in compliance with our Guidelines for Use or otherwise may in our absolute discretion be found to be inappropriate or offensive by any of our users.



If you get questions that make you feel uncomfortable, please ignore them or report them to the system administrators. Please do not engage in conversations with people that make you feel uncomfortable in any way.



If you are harassed in any way, please report it to our system administrators or other appropriate authorities immediately.



Please note that if we become aware of any incidents of cyber bullying or consider that any individual is likely to cause harm to themselves or other people we may report such incidents to the appropriate authorities or social workers at our sole discretion.



Harm To Aabboo Or Our Users. You must not (or assist others to) directly, indirectly, through automated or other means access, use, copy, adapt, modify, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, license, sublicense, transfer, display, perform, or otherwise exploit our Services in impermissible or unauthorized manners, or in ways that burden, impair, or harm us, our Services, systems, our users, or others, including that you must not directly or through automated means: (a) reverse engineer, alter, modify, create derivative works from, decompile, or extract code from our Services; (b) send, store, or transmit viruses or other harmful computer code through or onto our Services; (c) gain or attempt to gain unauthorized access to our Services or systems; (d) interfere with or disrupt the safety, security, or performance of our Services; (e) create accounts for our Services through unauthorized or automated means; (f) collect the information of or about our users in any impermissible or unauthorized manner; (g) sell, resell, rent, or charge for our Services in an unauthorized manner; (h) distribute or make our Services available over a network where they could be used by multiple devices at the same time, except as authorized through tools we have expressly provided via our Services; or (i) create software or APIs that function substantially the same as our Services and offer them for use by third parties in an unauthorized manner.



Keeping Your Account Secure.
You are responsible for keeping your device and your Aabboo account safe and secure, and you must notify us promptly of any unauthorized use or security breach of your account or our Services.

A Few More Legalities
Fees.
The use of our app is currently free of charge for personal use. However, where any telephony or data charges are incurred in relation to our app or our site, for example for the purpose of password retrievals or to communicate with friends and family that don’t have Aabboo installed, when you make requests these will be your responsibility and we will not be responsible for the costs of such telephony and data charges. These costs may be charged by your mobile phone carrier and will be solely at your cost based on your contract or arrangement with such mobile phone carrier.



Communication.
In accordance with our Privacy Policy, we may contact you via email or through our app directly to your device regarding administrative issues, including improvements to our site and our app, for example, in relation to the iPhone app, website, or social integration. In addition, Aabboo may send you emails with content from the Aabboo community, such as our newsletters. In general, by using Aabboo and agreeing to these terms, you are agreeing to be contacted by Aabboo via email with general communications. We won’t abuse this right and will endeavour to provide you with valuable information, however, in accordance with our Privacy Policy you may opt out of receiving such communications at any point by clicking on the “unsubscribe” links in any of our emails.

Copyright and Trademark Ownership.
As between you and us, you own all the content you post on our site and on our app, and give us a perpetual, royalty-free, freely sublicenseable right and license throughout the world to collect, reproduce, publish, distribute, display, transmit, modify and otherwise use your posted content on our site and our app, and for our own internal purposes. Aggregated and compiled content available through our site or our app is the property of Aabboo or its licensors and may be protected by English and/or international copyright laws. The collection, arrangement and assembly of all content is the exclusive property of Aabboo and protected by English and/or international copyright laws. We grant you permission to share this information via provided utilities (i.e. Facebook), electronically copy, and print copies of content for personal use only. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, or display of the content is strictly prohibited. If you use material other than as permitted by the terms of this Agreement, you may be liable for infringement, misappropriation or other causes of action to the fullest extent of the law.



Do not post media (images, text, video, audio, or other) on our site or our app unless you have full ownership/rights in such media or are otherwise legally permitted to do so.



You may not copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the software for Aabboo’s mobile, or application experience, or any part thereof.



Other than the personal use licensed above, you may not reproduce any content in any form without first obtaining written permission.



All trademarks, logos, service marks and trade names are proprietary to Aabboo or third parties who have granted Aabboo the right or license to use such intellectual property. Aabboo does not grant, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, service mark, trade name or logo displayed without our prior written consent.

Links to Other Sites.
Our tools may contain links to other websites. The linked sites are not under Aabboo’s control, and we do not warrant, represent or assume any responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the information or software or other materials downloaded from or contained in any linked site or any site contained in a linked site.



Transactions with Others.
Aabboo may enable third parties to ask questions or advertise their products or may otherwise describe certain third party services. You agree that any such content shall not be considered an endorsement by us of such products or services, and that we shall not be liable for: (i) your interactions with any entity and/or individual on or through our tools, including but not limited to interactions involving the payment and delivery of goods and services, or (ii) any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings. Any such dealings are solely between you and such entity and/or individual. You agree that Aabboo is not responsible for any damage or loss incurred as a result of any such dealings.



Disclaimer, Warranties and Liability.
You acknowledge and agree that your use of our site and our app are at your sole risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, neither Aabboo nor its officers, directors, employees, agents, successors or affiliates will be liable to any user of our site or our app or any other person or entity for any:



(a) indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential or exemplary damages;

(b) loss of profits;

(c) loss of data; or

(d) loss of use,



in each case, arising out of the use or inability to use our app, even if Aabboo has been advised of the possibility of such damages, except where liability cannot be excluded in accordance with applicable law.



For any direct losses you or any other person may suffer in connection with your use or inability to use our app out liability will be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law to Rs. 100.



To the extent permitted by applicable law, Aabboo disclaims any implied warranties of fitness for any particular purpose regarding our site or our app.



Please note that Aabboo does not provide professional support or counselling. Our support team and mentors are not medically qualified and you should not rely on their advice regarding any medical or related matter. If you think you may require professional or medical assistance please make sure that you contact appropriately authorised medical professionals. Although our support team and mentors may suggest or provide details of medical professionals these are just individual suggestions and you should make sure that you independently verify the suitability of such professionals for your particular needs. Aabboo will accept no liability for advice provided by any medical professionals.



We cannot always foresee or anticipate technical or other difficulties. These difficulties may result in loss of data, settings, or other service interruptions. For this reason, you agree that Aabboo services, including the services of our third-party service providers, are provided “as-is” and we do not guarantee the availability of the Aabboo services or that any of the features or services will not be interrupted or will be error free.



Modifications. Aabboo shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, add, or remove any terms or conditions of this Agreement. When we post changes to this Agreement, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page and the revised Privacy Policy will come into effect on the date it was posted to our site or our app or as otherwise notified by us. If we make any material changes to this Agreement, we will notify you by prominently posting notice of the changes on our sites and/or our app and, where appropriate, notifying you by email. We recommend that you check this page from time to time to inform yourself of any changes in this Agreement. By continuing to use our app after we have posted revised terms and conditions you acknowledge that you have consented to the revised Agreement.



Disputes; Venue.
You agree that this Agreement is governed by the laws of India without regard to any conflict of law provisions. You agree to personal jurisdiction by and venue in the courts of India. However, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent you from bringing claims in your own jurisdiction where this is permitted by mandatory law provisions in your country.



Notices. Except as otherwise stated, any notice to us shall be given by email to [email protected] and any notice to you shall be given to the e-mail address that you provided us during the registration process. Notice shall be considered given the next business day after an e-mail has been sent.

Contact

Please also feel free to contact us if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the information practices of the Services. You may contact us as follows: [email protected]