Privacy Policy
Busybeeautomation.com is a service that helps you and others control and monitor functions within an apartment and/or apartment complex (“Property”). Busybee values your privacy. In this Privacy Policy (“Policy”), we describe how we collect, use, and disclose personal information that we obtain from visitors to our websites busybeeautomation.com, users of our mobile application (the “App”) and the services available through our Site and at the Property where you visit, park or live (collectively, the “Services”), and how we use and disclose that personal information. This Policy applies to Property visitors, users who are landlords or property managers and their service providers (“Landlords”) and users who are tenants (“Tenants”).
By visiting the Site, using or downloading the App, or using any of our Services, you agree that your personal information will be handled as described in this Policy. Your use of our Site or Services, and any dispute over privacy, is subject to this Policy and our Terms of Service, including applicable limitations on damages and the resolution of disputes. Busybee Automation’s Terms of Service are incorporated by reference into this Policy.
Personal Information We Collect About You
We collect personal information about you directly from you and from third parties, as well as automatically through your use of our Site or Services.
Information We Collect Directly From You. Certain areas and features of our Services require registration. To register, you must provide or verify your full name, email address, password, and phone number. We may collect additional information from you during registration, however, you are not required to provide us with this information.
Information We Collect Automatically. We may automatically collect information about your use of our Site or Services through cookies, web beacons, and other technologies, including technologies designed for mobile apps. We may combine this information with other information that we have collected about you, including, where applicable, your user name, name, and other personal information. Please see the section “Cookies and Other Tracking Mechanisms” below for more information.
Site:
- domain name;
- your browser type and operating system;
- web pages you view; links you click; your IP address;
- the length of time you visit our Site and/or use our Services; and
- the referring URL, or the webpage that led you to our Site.
- your device’s location information. With your consent, we will collect location information. We use this information for the purposes described in this Policy, to ensure our Site and Service work and are displayed properly, for security purposes, to send you notifications and for the uses described below or at the time of collection.
App & Services: - mobile device & AD IDs; device name and model; operating system type, name, and version;
- language information;
- activities and information collected by or within the App and Services, such as turning lights on and off, temperature settings, leak monitoring, photographs, CCTV, parking, movement throughout the Property, access to public and private areas of the Property, etc.
- the length of time that you are logged into our App or Services; and
- location information: with your consent, we will collect location information from your mobile or other device to enable features or use of our Services. You may choose to disable this feature, but there may be a loss of some functionality within the App and you may not be able to use or access some of our Services if you do so.
How We Use Your Personal Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
Tailoring Content: To tailor the content and information that we may send or display, to offer location customization, and personalized help and instructions, and to otherwise personalize your experiences while using the Site or our Services.
- Marketing and Communications: For marketing and promotional purposes. For example, we may use your information, such as your mobile phone number, our App, or your email address, to send you news and newsletters, special offers, and promotions, or to otherwise contact you about products or information we think may interest you. We also may use the information that we learn about you to assist us in advertising our Services on third party sites.
- Research and Analytics: To better understand how you access and use our Site and Services, both on an aggregated and individualized basis, in order to improve our Site and Services and respond to your desires and preferences, and for other research and analytical purposes.
- Protecting Rights and Interests: To protect the safety, rights, property, or security of Busybee Automation, the Services, any third party, or the general public; to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; to prevent or stop activity that Busybee Automation, in its sole discretion, may consider to be, or pose a risk of being, an illegal, unethical, or legally actionable activity; to use as evidence in litigation; to conduct audits; and to enforce this Policy and our Terms of Service.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations, including as part of a judicial proceeding; to respond to a subpoena, warrant, court order, or other legal process; or as part of an investigation or request, whether formal or informal, from law enforcement or a governmental authority.
Our Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Mechanisms
We and our third-party service providers use cookies and other tracking mechanisms to track information about your use of our Site or Services. We may combine this information with other personal information we collect from you (and our third-party service providers may do so on our behalf).
Currently, our systems do not recognize browser “do-not-track” requests. You may, however, disable certain tracking as discussed in this section (e.g., by disabling cookies or limiting tracking on your mobile device); you also may opt-out of targeted advertising by following the instructions in the Third-Party Ad Network section.
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser. Some cookies allow us to make it easier for you to navigate our Site and Services, while others are used to enable a faster log-in process or to allow us to track your activities at our Site and Service. There are two types of cookies: session and persistent cookies.
- Session Cookies: Session cookies exist only during an online session. They disappear from your computer when you close your browser or turn off your computer. We use session cookies to allow our systems to uniquely identify you during a session or while you are logged into the Site. This allows us to process your online transactions and requests and verify your identity, after you have logged in, as you move through our Site.
- Persistent Cookies: Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you have closed your browser or turned off your computer. We use persistent cookies to track aggregate and statistical information about user activity, and to display advertising both on our Site and on third-party sites.
- Disabling Cookies: Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can edit your browser options to block them in the future. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your computer from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Visitors to our Site who disable cookies will be able to browse certain areas of the Site, but some features may not function.
Third-Party Links
Security of My Personal Information
Access to My Personal Information
What Choices Do I Have Regarding Marketing Messages?
Children Under 13
Privacy Notice for California Residents
Busybee Automation is a “business” as defined by the CCPA only for the personal information we collect from users of our Services where we control the purpose and means of processing such personal information. Where we receive personal information on behalf of Landlords and other third parties, Busybee Automation is a “service provider” as defined by the CCPA. Busybee Automation does not “sell” your personal information as that term is defined under the CCPA.
As a business, Busybee Automation collects and discloses for a business purpose the following categories of personal information about you:
- Identifiers, such as name, email address, online and unique identifiers, Internet Protocol address.
- Customer Information, such as name, address, telephone number, payment card number (collected by our payment processor if you make a purchase).
- Commercial Information, such as products or services purchased, obtained, or considered.
- Internet or other electronic network activity information, including browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet website, application, or advertisement.
- Geolocation Data
- Audio, Visual and other Electronic Data
- Profiles and Inferences
We receive your personal information from you, either when you provide it directly or when you use our Services. Please see above for information on the purposes for which we collect your personal information. Please see “How We Share Your Personal Information” above for information on the categories of third parties with which we share your personal information.
California Consumer Rights
California law grants consumers certain rights and imposes restrictions on particular business practices as set forth below.
Requests for Copy, Right to Know, and Deletion of Personal Information. California consumers have the right to make the following requests from businesses up to twice every 12 months: - The right to request a copy of the specific pieces of personal information that a business has collected about you in the prior 12 months.
- The right to request details about the categories of personal information a business collected, the categories of sources, the business or commercial purposes for collecting personal information, and the categories of third parties with which the business shares personal information.
- The right to request deletion of their personal information that a business has collected about you, subject to certain exemptions (for example, where the information is used by us to detect security incidents, debugging or to comply with a legal obligation).
Submitting Requests: You or your authorized agent can submit a copy, deletion and right-to-know request online at our California Consumer Rights Page, busybeeautomation.com/ccpa, or by emailing us at ccpa-requests@busybeeautomation.com. Account holders who log in may also submit verified requests in some cases. In general, we will verify your request and your identity with the information provided so that we may match it to information that we maintain about you and/or through a third-party identity verification service. Authorized agents will be required to submit additional verification that they are in fact authorized by you to make a deletion request or request for disclosure of information. In order to verify your request and protect your privacy, we may need you to supply additional information. Please note, if we have receive your request in our role as a Service Provider, we will refer your request to the Business we support.
Incentives and Discrimination: The CCPA prohibits discrimination against California consumers for exercising their rights under the CCPA, unless the different prices, rates, or quality of goods or services is reasonably related to the value of the consumer’s data. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your CCPA rights.