Privacy Policy

LAST UPDATED: APRIL 2022 THIS PRIVACY POLICY GOVERNS THE WEBSITES (EACH A “SITE”) OR SERVICES (COLLECTIVELY THE “SERVICES”) OWNED AND OPERATED BY OUTERVERSE, LLC (REFERRED TO AS “OUTERVERSE,” THE “COMPANY,” “WE,” OR “OUR” AS APPLICABLE) THAT DISPLAY OR LINK TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. FOR RESIDENTS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (“EEA”) OR UNITED KINGDOM (“UK”), OUTERVERSE, LLC., 1600 PEARL ST., SUITE 300, BOULDER CO, 80302, IS THE DATA CONTROLLER RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR PERSONAL DATA. THIS PRIVACY POLICY DESCRIBES THE TYPES OF COLLECTED FROM AND ABOUT YOU, HOW IT MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED, AND YOUR ABILITY TO CONTROL CERTAIN USES OF IT. BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO THE COLLECTION, USE, AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES. CALIFORNIA NOTICE OF COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION: THE PERSONAL INFORMATION LISTED BELOW UNDER “INFORMATION WE COLLECT” IS COLLECTED FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED BELOW UNDER “INFORMATION USE.” TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF THE SALE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO “YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS.” 1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT WE MAY OBTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION THAT IDENTIFIES, RELATES TO, DESCRIBES OR IS CAPABLE OF BEING ASSOCIATED WITH YOU. THIS INCLUDES DATA THAT IDENTIFIES YOU PERSONALLY WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM YOU WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO SHARE IT WITH US. THIS MAY INCLUDE WHEN YOU USE OUR SERVICES, REGISTER OR CREATE AN ONLINE ACCOUNT WITH OR THROUGH THE SERVICES, PURCHASE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, REQUEST INFORMATION FROM US, REQUEST CUSTOMER SUPPORT, OR OTHERWISE COMMUNICATE WITH OR CONTACT US. THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT MAY INCLUDE YOUR BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION (I.E., NAME, ADDRESS, EMAIL ADDRESS, TELEPHONE OR MOBILE NUMBER, DATE OF BIRTH, AND GENDER), REGISTRATION INFORMATION (I.E., USERNAME). INFORMATION YOU SHARE WHEN YOU USE THE SERVICES. YOU MAY CHOOSE TO UPLOAD OR ADD COMMENTS, OR OTHER CONTENT TO THE SERVICES WHEN YOU USE OUR SITES. YOU MAY ALSO PARTICIPATE IN ONLINE COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING ON OUR SITES AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA. ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY DISCLOSE IN A PUBLIC MANNER ON OUR SITES IN BLOGS, ON MESSAGE BOARDS, IN CHAT ROOMS, IN OTHER PUBLIC FORUMS, OR OTHER PUBLIC THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, APPLICATIONS, OR SERVICES BECOMES PUBLIC INFORMATION. PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DISCLOSING PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THESE PUBLIC AREAS. INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WHEN YOU MAKE A PURCHASE. IF YOU PURCHASE A PRODUCT OR SERVICE FROM US, WE OR OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS MAY COLLECT A PAYMENT CARD NUMBER AND RELATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (SUCH AS CVV, EXPIRATION DATE, AND BILLING ADDRESS), OR OTHER PAYMENT METHOD. INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE ABOUT A THIRD PARTY. IF YOU SEND SOMEONE ELSE A COMMUNICATION FROM THE SERVICES, SUCH AS SENDING A GIFT SUBSCRIPTION TO A FRIEND, THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE (E.G., NAME, CONTACT INFORMATION) MAY BE USED TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION WITH SUCH PERSON. INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. YOU MAY BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO LINK TO YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT(S) THROUGH THE SERVICES. WHEN YOU DO, WE MAY AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT YOU BASED ON YOUR REGISTRATION AND PRIVACY SETTINGS ON THOSE THIRD PARTY SERVICES. THIS MAY INCLUDE, BUT MAY NOT BE LIMITED TO, NAME, USER NAME, DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, UPDATED ADDRESS OR CONTACT INFORMATION, LOCATION, INTERESTS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE ACTIVITY. INFORMATION AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED WHENEVER YOU VISIT OR INTERACT WITH THE SERVICES, WE, AS WELL AS ANY THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISERS AND/OR SERVICE PROVIDERS, MAY USE COOKIES, WEB BEACONS, PIXEL TAGS, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGIES TO AUTOMATICALLY OR PASSIVELY COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ONLINE ACTIVITY. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE AUTOMATICALLY COLLECT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOU: COMPUTER OR DEVICE. WE MAY AUTOMATICALLY COLLECT YOUR IP ADDRESS OR OTHER UNIQUE IDENTIFIER OR INFORMATION FROM THE COMPUTER OR DEVICE YOU USE TO ACCESS THE SERVICES, INCLUDING THE BROWSER TYPE, DEVICE TYPE, OPERATING SYSTEM, SOFTWARE VERSION, HARDWARE MODEL, MOBILE NETWORK INFORMATION, AND THE DOMAIN NAME FROM WHICH YOU ACCESSED THE SERVICES. USAGE INFORMATION: WE ALSO MAY COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING THE DATE AND TIME YOU VISIT THE SERVICES, THE AREAS OR PAGES OF THE SERVICES THAT YOU VISIT, THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU SPEND VIEWING OR USING THE SERVICES, THE NUMBER OF TIMES YOU RETURN TO THE SERVICES, OTHER CLICK-STREAM OR SITE USAGE DATA, EMAILS THAT YOU OPEN, FORWARD OR CLICK-THROUGH TO OUR SERVICES, AND OTHER SITES THAT YOU MAY VISIT. LOCATION. WE COLLECT GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE TRAFFIC AND PURCHASES ON OUR SITE ARE COMING FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THIS IS USED AT AN AGGREGATE LEVEL TO CREATE REPORTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH USERS. THIRD PARTY ANALYTIC TECHNOLOGIES. WE MAY USE THIRD PARTY ANALYTICS AND TRACKING TOOLS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHO IS USING THE SERVICES, HOW PEOPLE ARE USING THE SERVICES, HOW TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SERVICES AND RELATED CONTENT, AND TO HELP US OR THOSE THIRD PARTIES SERVE MORE TARGETED ADVERTISING TO YOU ACROSS THE INTERNET. THESE TOOLS MAY USE COOKIES, PIXEL TAGS, OR SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY TO AUTOMATICALLY COLLECT AND STORE CERTAIN INFORMATION. THEY MAY ALSO COMBINE INFORMATION THEY COLLECT FROM YOUR INTERACTION WITH THE SERVICES WITH INFORMATION THEY COLLECT FROM OTHER SOURCES. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR ADVERTISING CHOICES RELATING TO THE COLLECTION AND USE OF YOUR AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE THE YOUR CHOICES SECTION BELOW. INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM OTHER SOURCES WE MAY ACQUIRE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU FROM OUR PARTNERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS (INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, BUSINESS PARTNERS, ANALYTICS VENDORS, AND ADVERTISING NETWORKS). WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM OTHER SOURCES TO HELP US MAINTAIN THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT, PERSONALIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE SERVICES, TARGET OUR COMMUNICATIONS SO THAT WE CAN INFORM YOU OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OR OTHER OFFERS THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOU, TO MEASURE AD QUALITY AND RESPONSES, AND FOR INTERNAL BUSINESS ANALYSIS OR OTHER BUSINESS PURPOSES. COMBINATION OF INFORMATION WE MAY COMBINE THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVE FROM AND ABOUT YOU, INCLUDING INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US AND INFORMATION WE AUTOMATICALLY COLLECT THROUGH OUR SERVICES, AS WELL AS INFORMATION COLLECTED OFFLINE, ACROSS OTHER COMPUTERS OR DEVICES THAT YOU MAY USE, AND FROM THIRD PARTY SOURCES. 2. INFORMATION USE WE MAY USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM AND ABOUT YOU FOR A VARIETY OF BUSINESS PURPOSES, INCLUDING: TO ENABLE YOU TO ACCESS AND USE THE SERVICES; TO FULFILL YOUR REGISTRATION REQUESTS FOR EVENTS, EXPERIENCES, OR OTHER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EVENTS OR PROGRAMS ORGANIZED BY THIRD PARTIES; TO PROVIDE YOU WITH CONTENT THAT YOU REQUEST; TO RESPOND TO YOUR INQUIRIES, AND CONTACT AND COMMUNICATE WITH YOU WHEN NECESSARY; AND TO PROCESS AND COMPLETE OR ENABLE THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROCESS AND COMPLETE TRANSACTIONS, AND TO SEND YOU RELATED INFORMATION. WE MAY ALSO USE YOUR INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, SUCH AS: TO ENHANCE YOUR ONLINE BROWSING EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING AS A WAY TO RECOGNIZE YOU AND WELCOME YOU TO THE SERVICES; TO REVIEW THE USAGE AND OPERATIONS OF OUR SERVICES, DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, AND CONDUCT ANALYSIS TO ENHANCE OR IMPROVE OUR CONTENT, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES; TO PROVIDE YOU WITH CUSTOMIZED CONTENT AND ADVERTISING ON THE SERVICES, ACROSS OTHER WEBSITES, ONLINE SERVICES, OR PLATFORMS, AND THROUGH DIRECT MARKETING; TO CONTACT YOU WITH INFORMATION, NEWSLETTERS AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FROM US OR ON BEHALF OF OUR PARTNERS AND AFFILIATES; AND TO USE YOUR DATA IN AN AGGREGATED NON-SPECIFIC FORMAT FOR ANALYTICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC PURPOSES. ADDITIONALLY, WE MAY USE YOUR INFORMATION FOR OTHER PURPOSES DISCLOSED AT THE TIME YOU PROVIDE YOUR INFORMATION OR OTHERWISE WITH YOUR CONSENT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING AND MAINTAINING THE PRIVACY OF YOUR INFORMATION. THEREFORE, WE WILL PROCESS YOUR DATA ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE DATA PROTECTION LAW AND THIS PRIVACY POLICY. WE WILL HAVE A LAWFUL BASIS FOR PROCESSING YOUR DATA IF: WE ARE LEGALLY OBLIGED TO PROCESS IT; WE NEED TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION IN ORDER TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES YOU HAVE REQUESTED; YOU HAVE CONSENTED TO SUCH PROCESSING; AND/OR WE HAVE A LEGITIMATE INTEREST FOR PROCESSING YOUR DATA – E.G., FOR FRAUD PREVENTION; DIRECT MARKETING; NETWORK AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY; DATA ANALYTICS; ENHANCING MODIFYING OR IMPROVING OUR SERVICES; IDENTIFYING USAGE TRENDS; DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS; AND PERSONALIZATION OF THE SERVICES. 3. INFORMATION WE SHARE WE MAY SHARE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM AND ABOUT YOU AS DESCRIBED BELOW. OUR AFFILIATES: WE MAY SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH OUR AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARIES FOR BUSINESS, OPERATIONAL, PROMOTIONAL AND MARKETING PURPOSES. SERVICE PROVIDERS: WE MAY SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT PROVIDE BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL, MARKETING, ANALYTICS, OR TECHNICAL SUPPORT FUNCTIONS FOR US, HELP US OPERATE OUR BUSINESS AND THE SERVICES, OR ADMINISTER ACTIVITIES ON OUR BEHALF. LICENSORS AND COLLABORATORS: WE MAY SHARE YOUR INFORMATION TO THE ENTITIES WITH WHICH WE COLLABORATE AND WHO AGREE TO KEEP ANY SUCH PERSONAL INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL WHO MAY USE THAT INFORMATION TO MARKET THEIR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO YOU OR TO ASSIST US IN MARKETING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO YOU UNLESS YOU OPT OUT OF THESE DISCLOSURES. LEGAL OBLIGATIONS; SAFETY: WE MAY ACCESS AND DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION AS RELATED TO OR REQUESTED CONCERNING MATTERS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, OR AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED OR REQUIRED BY LAW. WE MAY DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION TO PROTECT THE SECURITY OF OUR SERVICES, SERVERS, NETWORK SYSTEMS, AND DATABASES. WE ALSO MAY DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION AS NECESSARY, IF WE BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A VIOLATION OF ANY LEGAL DOCUMENT OR CONTRACT RELATED TO OUR SERVICES, OR THE RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY. SALE OR TRANSFER OF BUSINESS OR ASSETS: WE MAY SELL OR PURCHASE ASSETS DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF OUR BUSINESS. IF ANOTHER ENTITY ACQUIRES US OR ANY OF OUR ASSETS, INFORMATION WE HAVE COLLECTED ABOUT YOU MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO SUCH ENTITY. IN ADDITION, IF ANY BANKRUPTCY OR REORGANIZATION PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT BY OR AGAINST US, SUCH INFORMATION MAY BE CONSIDERED AN ASSET OF OURS AND MAY BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED TO THIRD PARTIES. SHOULD SUCH A SALE OR TRANSFER OCCUR, WE WILL USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO TRY TO REQUIRE THAT THE TRANSFEREE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SERVICES IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY. AGGREGATE OR ANONYMOUS NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION: WE MAY ALSO SHARE AGGREGATE, ANONYMOUS, OR DE-IDENTIFIED NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES FOR THEIR MARKETING OR ANALYTICS USES. OTHER: WE ALSO MAY SHARE YOUR INFORMATION AS DISCLOSED TO YOU AT THE TIME OF COLLECTION. 4. YOUR CHOICES ADVERTISING CHOICES CERTAIN PARTS OF OUR SERVICES MAY REQUIRE COOKIES, PIXELS, OR SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES. YOU MAY ADJUST YOUR DEVICE OR INTERNET BROWSER SETTINGS TO LIMIT CERTAIN TRACKING OR TO DECLINE COOKIES, BUT BY DOING SO, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO USE CERTAIN FEATURES OR TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ALL OF OUR OFFERINGS. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR DEVICE’S SETTINGS OR YOUR INTERNET BROWSER’S “HELP” SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO DELETE AND/OR DISABLE YOUR DEVICE OR BROWSER FROM RECEIVING COOKIES OR CONTROLLING YOUR TRACKING PREFERENCES. ON SOME OF OUR SITES, OUR SYSTEM MAY NOT RESPOND TO DO NOT TRACK REQUESTS OR HEADERS FROM SOME OR ALL INTERNET BROWSERS. TO UNDERSTAND YOUR ADVERTISING CHOICES FOR RECEIVING MORE RELEVANT ADVERTISING PROVIDED ON THE SERVICES OR ACROSS OTHER WEBSITES AND ONLINE SERVICES, PLEASE REVIEW THE INFORMATION BELOW: TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SUCH INTEREST-BASED ADVERTISING, AND TO OPT OUT OF SUCH COLLECTION AND USE FOR INTEREST-BASED ADVERTISING BY THE DIGITAL ADVERTISING ALLIANCE (DAA) PARTICIPATING COMPANIES, PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.ABOUTADS.INFO/CHOICES/. TO OPT OUT FROM THE USE OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ONLINE ACTIVITIES FOR INTEREST-BASED ADVERTISING BY NETWORK ADVERTISING INITIATIVE (NAI) MEMBER COMPANIES, PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.NETWORKADVERTISING.ORG/CHOICES/. TO OPT-OUT OF THE USE OF YOUR MOBILE DEVICE ID FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING, PLEASE SEE HTTP://WWW.ABOUTADS.INFO/APPCHOICES. ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE, YOU MAY ALSO ADJUST YOUR PRIVACY AND ADVERTISING SETTINGS TO CONTROL WHETHER YOU WANT TO RECEIVE MORE RELEVANT ADVERTISING. EVEN IF YOU OPT OUT, YOU STILL MAY RECEIVE ADVERTISING FROM US THAT IS NOT CUSTOMIZED FOR YOU OR FROM COMPANIES THAT DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DAA OR NAI. ANALYTICS CHOICES IF YOU WISH TO PREVENT YOUR DATA FROM BEING USED BY GOOGLE ANALYTICS, GOOGLE HAS DEVELOPED THE GOOGLE ANALYTICS OPT-OUT BROWSER ADD-ON AVAILABLE HERE. DIRECT MARKETING CHOICES TO OPT-OUT OF DIRECT MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS, YOU MAY: SEND US AN E-MAIL AT