Gerber communication and security LTD Mobile Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 17/11/2021
Updated: 17/11/2021
Gerber
communication and security LTD and subsidiaries
(“we”, “us”, “our”, “Gerber
communication and security LTD”) are committed to protecting your
privacy. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes our practices in connection
with information privacy on Personal Data we process through your individual
use of the following services, products, and related mobile applications
(collectively, the “Products”):
·Gerber smart home Mobile
Application
Before you use our Products,
please carefully read through this Policy and understand our purposes and
practices of collection, processing of your Personal Data, including how we use,
store, share and transfer Personal Data. In the Policy you will also find ways
to execute your rights of access, update, delete or protect your Personal Data.
When you accept this Policy when
you register with your Personal Data, or if you start to use our Products and
does not expressly object to the contents of this Policy, we will consider that
you fully understand and agree with this Policy. If you have any question r
regarding this Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us via: naor@gerber-com.net or navi@gerber-com.net For other branded mobile
applications powered by Gerber
communication and security LTD, our Clients control all the Personal
Data collected through our Products. We collect the information under the
direction of our Clients and the processing of such information shall be
limited to the purpose of providing the service for which our Clients has
engaged us. If you are a customer of one of our Clients and would no longer
like to be contacted by one of our Clients that use our service, please contact
the Client that you interact with directly.
Definition
In this Policy, Personal Data
means information generated, collected, recorded and/or stored, electronically
or otherwise, that can be used to identify an individual or reflect the
activity of an individual, either from that information alone, or from that
information and other information we have access to about that individual.
Personal Sensitive Data includes
personal biometric information, communication records and contents, health
information, transaction information, and precise location information. When we
collect Personal Sensitive Data from you, we will generate an explicit
notification for your consent before we collection personal sensitive data
about you.
Smart Devices refers to those
computing devices produced or manufactured by hardware manufacturers, with
human-machine interface and the ability to transmit data that connect
wirelessly to a network, including: smart home appliances, smart wearable
devices, smart air cleaning devices, etc.
Apps refers to those mobile
applications developed byGerber
communication and security LTD that provide end users remote control to
Smart Devices and with the ability to connect to the supplier IoT Platform.
What Personal Data do we collect
In order to provide our services
to you, we will ask you to provide necessary Personal Data that is required to
provide those services. If you do not provide your Personal Data, we may not be
able to provide you with our products or services.
1.Information You Voluntarily Provide Us
·Account or Profile Data:
When you register an account with us, we may collect your name and contact
details, such as your email address, phone number, user name, and login
credentials. During your interaction with our Products, we may further collect
your nickname, profile picture, country code, language preference or time zone
information into your account.
·Information based on
additional functions: In order to offer you with more convenient and
higher-quality Services with optimized user experiences, we may collect and use
certain information if you consent to use additional functions in the App.
Please note, if you do not provide such information, you may continue to use
basic Services of the App and connected Smart Devices, but certain features
based on these additional functions may not be available. These additional
functions may include:
1)Additional functions based on
location information:
When you enable the
location-based functions through permission settings on your mobile device, we
will collect and process your location information to enable these functions,
such as pairing with your Smart Devices. Also, we may collect information about
your real-time precise or non-precise geo-location when you use certain Smart
Devices or the Services, such as robot cleaner and weather service.
Based on your consent, when you
enable the geo-fence feature, your location information will be generated and
shared with Google Maps services. Please note that Google has corresponding
data protection measures, which you may refer to Google Data Protection Terms
for more details: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprservices/. You may
reject such use of your location information by managing the permission
settings in the Services, upon which we will cease to collect and use your
location information.
2)Additional services based on
camera:
You may use the camera to scan
the code by turning on the camera permission to pair with a Smart Device, take
video, etc. Please be aware that even if you have agreed to enable the camera
permission, we will only obtain information when you actively use the camera
for scanning codes, video recording, etc.
3)Additional services for
accessing and uploading pictures/videos based on photo albums (picture
library/video library):
You can use this function to
upload your photos/pictures/videos after turning on the photo album permission,
so as to realize functions such as changing the avatar, reporting device usage
problems by providing photo proofs, etc.. When you use the photos and other
functions, we will not recognize this information; but when you report a device
usage problem, we may use the photos/pictures you upload to locate your
problem.
4)Additional services related to
microphone-based service:
You can use the microphone to
send voice information after turning on the microphone permission, such as
shooting videos, waking up the voice assistant, etc. For these functions, we
will collect your voice information to recognize your command. Please be aware
that even if you have agreed to enable the microphone permission, we will only
obtain voice information through the microphone when you voluntarily activate
the microphone in the App.
5)Additional services based on
storage permissions:
The purpose is to ensure the
stable operation of the App by utilizing the storage permission. After you give
or indicate the permission to read/write your mobile device’s storage, we will
access pictures, files, crash log information and other necessary information
from your mobile device’s storage to provide you with functions, such as
information publications, or record the crash log information locally.
Please note that if you turn on
any permission, you authorize us to collect and use relevant personal
information to provide you with corresponding Services. Once you turn off any
permission, we will take it as canceling the authorization, and we will no
longer continue to collect Personal Data based on the corresponding
permissions, and the related functions may be terminated. However, your
decision to turn off the permission will not affect the previous collection and
use of information based on your authorization.
2.Information We Collect Automatically
·Device Information: When
you interact with our Product, we automatically collect device information,
such as the MAC address of your devices, IP address, wireless connectioninformation,
operating system type and version, application version number, push
notification identifier, log files, and mobile network information.
·Usage Data: During your
interaction with our Sites and Services, we automatically collect usage data
relating to visits, clicks, downloads, messages sent/received, and other usage
of our Sites and Services.
·Log Information: When you
use our app, the system and exception log may be uploaded.
Please note that one cannot
identify a specific individual by using Device Information or Log Information
alone. However, if these types of non-personal information, combined with other
information , may be used to identify a specific individual, such non-personal
information will be treated as Personal Data. Unless we have obtained your
consent or unless otherwise provided by data protection laws and regulations,
we will anonymize and desensitize such non-personal information.
·Location Information:
When you enable location-based functions through permission settings on your
mobile device, we will collect and process your location information to enable
certain functions, such as pairing with your Smart Devices. Also, we may
collect information about your real-time precise or non-precise geo-location
when you use our specific Products or Services, such as ir blaster name.
Based on your consent, when you
enable the geo-fence feature on the Products, your location information will be
generated and shared with Google Map services. Please note that Google has
corresponding data protection measures, which you may refer to Google Data
Protection Terms for more details:
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprservices/. You may reject such use of
your location information by managing the permission settings in the Products,
upon which we will cease to collect and use your location information.
3.Smart Devices Related Information:
·Basic Information of Smart
Devices: When you connect your Smart Devices with our Products or Services,
we may collect basic information about your Smart Devices such as device name,
device ID, online status, activation time, firmware version, and upgrade
information.
·Information Reported by Smart
Devices: Depending on the different Smart Devices you elect to connect with
our Products or Services, we may collect different information reported by your
Smart Devices. For example, the smart switch will report when you open or close
the light.
Please note that when you
actively agree to enter the App name and the application is connected to the
Apple Health app, we will share your measurement data with Apple Health
(including only your BMI, height, weight and body fat% data). The purpose of
sharing data is only to measure and analyze health-related indicators related
to you, and it will never be disclosed to other third parties. You can close at
any time by managing the HealthKit settings page. Please enter the App name.
The application is authorized to connect with Apple Health.
Purposes and legal basis for processing Personal Data
The purpose for which we may
process information about you are as follows:
·Provide You Services: We
process your account and profile data, device information, usage data, location
information, and Smart Device related information to provide you with our
Products and Services that you have requested or purchased. The legal basis for
this processing is to perform our contract with you according to
our Terms of Use.,
·Improve Our Services: We
process your device information, usage data, location information and Smart
Device related information to ensure the functions and safety of our Products,
to develop and improve our Products and Services, to analyze the efficiency of
our operations, and to prevent and trace fraudulent or inappropriate usage. The
legal basis for this processing is to perform our contract with you
according to our Terms of Use.
·Non-marketing Communication:
We process your Personal Data to send you important information regarding the Services,
changes to our terms, conditions, and policies and/or other administrative
information. At the same time, we will also send you notifications related to
the services you have purchased, such as alert services. You can check the [App
Notification] in the App to manage these communications. When you decide not to
enable the Notifications function, we will no longer process your information
for such purpose. The legal basis for this processing is to perform our
contract with you according to our Terms of Use.
·Marketing Communication:
We may process your Personal Data to provide marketing and promotional
materials to you on the Services. If we do so, each communication we send you
will contain instructions permitting you to opt-out of receiving future communications
of that nature. If you do not agree to gerber sending you marketing
communications, you may opt out when you enter the App, or by changing your
preferences in [Privacy Settings] of the App. The legal basis for this
processing is your consent..
·Personalization: We may
process your account and profile data, usage data, device information to
personalize product design and to provide you with services tailored for you,
such as recommending and displaying information and advertisements regarding products
suited to you, and to invite you to participate in surveys relating to your use
of the Services. If you do not allow us to process your Personal Data for
personalization, you may opt out when you enter the App, or by changing your
preferences in [Privacy Settings] in the App. The legal basis for this
processing is your consent.
·Legal Compliance: We may
process your Personal Data as we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) to
comply with applicable laws and regulations; (b) to comply with legal process;
(c) to respond to requests from public and government authorities (d) to
enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations, business and
systems; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of
other users, including you; and (g) to allow us to pursue available remedies or
limit the damages that we may sustain.
If there is any change in the
purposes for processing your personal data, we will inform such change to you
via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of such changes of purposes,
and choices you may have regarding your Personal Data.
Who do we Share Personal Data with?
At Gerber communication and security LTD, we only share Personal Data
in ways that we tell you about. We may share your Personal Data with the
following recipients:
·To our third-party service
providers who perform certain business-related functions for us, such as
website hosting, data analysis, payment and credit card processing,
infrastructure provision, IT services, customer support service, e-mail
delivery services, and other similar services to enable them to provide
services to us.
·To our customers and other
business partners who provide you, directly or indirectly, with your Smart
Devices, and/or networks and systems through which you access and use our Sites
and Services.
·To an affiliate or other third
party in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture,
assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of our
business, assets or stock (including without limitation in connection with any
bankruptcy or similar proceedings). In such an event, you will be notified via
email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership,
incompatible new uses of your Personal Data, and choices you may have regarding
your Personal Data.
·As we believe to be necessary or
appropriate: (a) to comply with applicable laws and regulations; (b) to comply
with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public and government
authorities, including public and government authorities outside your country
of residence; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our
operations, business and systems; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or
property, and/or that of other users, including you; and (g) to allow us to
pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
·To subsidiaries or affiliates
within our corporate family, to carry out regular business activities.
Except for the third parties
described above, to third parties only with your consent.
International Transfer of Information Collected
Gerber
communication and security LTD will comply with
applicable data localization requirements in corresponding jurisdictions with
respect to storage of data. To facilitate our operation, we may transfer, store
and process your Personal Data in jurisdictions other than where you live. Laws
in these countries may differ from the laws applicable to your country of
residence. When we do so, we will ensure that an adequate level of protection
is provided for the information by using one or more of the following
approaches:
l Agreement on the basis of
approved EU standard contractual clauses per GDPR Art. 46. For more
information,
see https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractual-clauses-scc_en.
If you would like further detail
on the safeguards we have in place, you can contact us directly as described in
this Privacy Policy.
Your Rights Relating to Your Personal Data
We respect your rights and
control over your Personal Data. You may exercise any of the following rights:
via the privacy office email address: info@gerber-com.net
and +97239627888
You do not have to pay a fee and
we will aim to respond you within 30 days. If you decide to email us, in your
request, please make clear what information you would like to have changed,
whether you would like to have your Personal Data deleted from our database or
otherwise let us know what limitations you would like to put on our use of your
Personal Data. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before
taking further action on your request, for security purposes.
You may:
·Request access to the Personal
Data that we process about you;
·Request that we correct
inaccurate or incomplete Personal Data about you;
·Request deletion of Personal
Data about you;
·Request restrictions,
temporarily or permanently, on our processing of some or all Personal Data
about you;
·Request transfer of Personal
Data to you or a third party where we process the data based on your consent or
a contract with you, and where our processing is automated; and
·Opt-out or object to our use of
Personal Data about you where our use is based on your consent or our
legitimate interests.
•Withdrawal of consent: We will
exercise your privacy right to withdraw consent through the following
approaches:
1) For privacy permissions
acquired through device system settings, your consent can be withdrawn by
changing device permissions, including location, camera, photo album (picture
library/video library), microphone, Bluetooth settings, notifications and other
related functions;
2) In the marketing
communications that you agree to, the information we send to you contains
instructions that allow you to withdraw your consent in accordance with the
“unsubscribe” method described in the information;
3) Unbind the Smart Device
through the app, and the information related to the Smart Device will not be
collected;
4) By using product with the
visitor mode, we will not collect any personal data about you;
When you withdraw your consent or
authorization, we may not be able to continue to provide you with the products
or services correspondingly. However, your withdrawal of your consent or
authorization will not affect the processing of personal information based on
your consent before the withdrawal.
Confirm7: if the App enables the
account deletion/termination, please fill out the route in the App to
delete/terminate the account.
Security
We use commercially reasonable
physical, administrative, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity
and security of your Personal Data. Gerber
communication and security LTD provides various security strategies to
effectively ensure data security of user and device. As for device access, Gerber communication and security LTD proprietary
algorithms are employed to ensure data isolation, access authentication,
applying for authorization. As for data communication, communication using
security algorithms and transmission encryption protocols and commercial
level information encryption transmission based on dynamic keys are
supported. As for data processing, strict data filtering and validation and
complete data audit are applied. As for data storage, all confidential
information of users will be safely encrypted for storage. If you have reason
to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if
you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been
compromised), you could immediately notify us of the problem by emailing info@gerber-com.net
Data Retention
We process your Personal Data for
the minimum period necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy,
unless there is a specific legal requirement for us to keep the data for a
longer retention period. We determine the appropriate retention period based on
the amount, nature, and sensitivity of your Personal Data, and after the
retention period ends, we will destruct your Personal Data. When we are unable
to do so for technical reasons, we will ensure that appropriate measures are
put in place to prevent any further such use of your Personal Data.
Children’s Privacy
Protecting the privacy of young
children is especially important to us. The Services are not directed to
individuals under the age of thirteen (13)(or such other age provided by
applicable law in your country/region of residence), and we request that these
individuals do not provide any Personal Data to us. We do not knowingly collect
Personal Data from anyone under the age of thirteen (13) unless we first obtain
permission from that child’s parent or legal guardian. If we become aware that
we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of thirteen (13)
without permission from that child’s parent or legal guardian, we will take
steps to remove that information.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy
to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material
changes we will notify you by email (send to the e-mail address specified in
your account) or by means of a notice in the mobile applications prior to the
change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page
for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about
our practices or this Privacy Policy, please contact us as follows:
Gerber
communication and security LTD
Postal Mailing Address: haerez
75 street, kfar hanagid, israel
Email: info@gerber-com.net