Our Privacy Policy

Mentor Locator (ML) Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective [ 2023 ] for all users.

This Privacy Policy describes our policies on the collection, use, and disclosure of information about you in connection with your use of our services, including those offered through our websites, emails, and mobile applications (collectively, the “Service”). The terms “we”, “us”, and “Mentor Locator” refer to Mentor Locator Inc., a California corporation with its headquarters in [insert headquarters location]. When you use the Service, you consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of information about you as described in this Privacy Policy. Business and Businesses refer to Mentors who are also referred to as Contractors. A Mentor may be an individual or an employee or worker of a independent company not afflicted with ML. Business, Businesses, Mentor, and Contractor do not refer to ML and Mentor and Contractor are not employees of ML. Learner references those who sign up for a ML account to locate a Mentor and use their service(s).

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Information We Collect and How We Use It
2. Cookies
3. Third Parties
4. Controlling Your Personal Data
5. Data Retention and Account Termination
6. Children
7. Security
8. Contact Information
9. Modifications to This Privacy Policy
10. California Residents: Your California Privacy Rights

1. Information ML Collects and How We Use It
    ◦ We may collect and store information about you in connection with your use of the Service, including any information you transmit to or through the Service. We use that information to provide the Service’s functionality, fulfill your requests, improve the Service’s quality, engage in research and analysis relating to the Service, personalize your experience, track usage of the Service, provide feedback to third party businesses that are listed on the Service, display relevant advertising, market the Service, provide customer support, message you, back up our systems, allow for disaster recovery, enhance the security of the Service, and comply with legal obligations. Even when we do not retain such information, it still must be transmitted to our servers initially and stored long enough to process.

    ◦ Please also note:
a. Account Information: If you create a Mentor Locator account, we may store and use the information you provide during that process, such as your full name, email address, zip code, physical address, and other information you may provide with your account, such as your gender, phone number, and birth date. We may publicly display your first name and last initial, as well as any photo or other content you submit through the registration process, as part of your account profile. You can modify some of the information associated with your account through your account settings. If you believe that someone has created an unauthorized account depicting you or your likeness, you can request its removal by flagging it.
b. Public Content: Your contributions to the Service are intended for public consumption and are therefore viewable by the public, including your photos, ratings, reviews, tips, all comments, and all posts.  Your account profile (e.g., first name, last initial, city, neighborhood, month joined, and profile photos) is also intended for public consumption. You can limit the public nature of some of these activities through your account settings. 

c. Contacts: If you allow us to access your contacts, we may transmit that information to our servers long enough to process. 
d. Communications: When you sign up for an account or use certain features, you are opting to receive messages from other users, businesses, and Mentor Locator. You can manage some of your messaging preferences through your account settings, but note that you cannot opt out of receiving certain administrative, transactional, or legal messages from Mentor Locator. We may also track your actions in response to the messages you receive from us or through the Service, such as whether you deleted, opened, or forwarded such messages. If you exchange messages with others through the Service, we may store them in order to process and deliver them, allow you to manage them, and we may review and disclose them in connection with investigations related to use of the Service, as well as our efforts to improve the Service. We may not deliver messages that we believe are objectionable, such as spam messages, fraudulent solicitations, or requests to exchange reviews for compensation. If you send or receive messages through the Service via SMS text message, we may log phone numbers, phone carriers, and the date and time that the messages were processed. Carriers may charge recipients for texts that they receive. We may also store information that you provide through communications to us, including from phone calls, letters, emails and other electronic messages, or in person. If you are a representative of a business listed on Mentor Locator, we may contact you, including by phone or email, using the contact information you provide us, make publicly available, or that we have on record for your business. Our calls with you may be monitored and recorded for quality purposes.

e. Transactions: If you initiate a transaction through the Service we may collect and store information about you, such as your name, phone number, address, email, and payment information (such as a credit card number and expiration date), as well as any other information you provide to us, in order to process your transaction, send communications about them to you, and populate forms for future transactions. This information may be shared with third parties, and third parties may share such information with us, for the same purposes. When you submit credit card numbers, we encrypt that information using industry standard technology. If you write reviews about businesses with which you transact through the Service, we may publicly display the fact that you transacted with those businesses. 

f. Activity: We may store information about your use of the Service, such as your search activity, the pages you view, the date and time of your visit. We also may store information that your computer or mobile device may provide to us in connection with your use of the Service, such as your browser type, type of computer or mobile device, browser language, IP address, WiFi information such as SSID, mobile carrier, phone number, unique device identifier, advertising identifier, location (including geolocation, beacon based location, and GPS location), and requested and referring URLs. We may also receive and store your location whenever our mobile applications are running, including when running in the background, if you enable our mobile apps to access such information in the course of using the Service. You may be able to limit or disallow our use of certain location data through your device or browser settings, for example by adjusting the "Location Services" settings for our applications in iOS privacy settings.

g. Different Devices: You may access the Service through different devices (e.g., your mobile phone or desktop computer) and different platforms (e.g., the Mentor Locator website or Mentor Locator mobile app). The information that we collect and store through those different uses may be cross-referenced and combined, and your contributions through one Mentor Locator platform will typically be similarly visible and accessible through all other Mentor Locator platforms.

2. COOKIES
   We, and third parties with whom we partner, may use cookies, web beacons, tags, scripts, local shared objects such as HTML5 and Flash (sometimes called “flash cookies”), advertising identifiers (including mobile identifiers such as Apple’s IDFA or Google’s Advertising ID) and similar technology (“Cookies”) in connection with your use of the Service, third party websites, and mobile applications. Cookies may have unique identifiers, and reside, among other places, on your computer or mobile device, in emails we send to you, and on our web pages. Cookies may transmit information about you and your use of the Service, such as your browser type, search preferences, IP address, data relating to advertisements that have been displayed to you or that you have clicked on, and the date and time of your use. Cookies may be persistent or stored only during an individual session.

The purposes for which we use Cookies in the Service include:
Purpose
Explanation
Processes
Intended to make the Service work in the way you expect.
For example, we use a Cookie that tells us whether you have already signed
up for an account.
Authentication, Security, and Compliance
Intended to prevent fraud, protect your data from unauthorized parties, and
comply with legal requirements. For example, we use Cookies to determine if
you are logged in.
Preferences
Intended to remember information about how you prefer the Service to behave
and look. For example, we use a Cookie that tells us whether you have
declined to allow us to send push notifications to your phone.
Notifications
Intended to allow or prevent notices of information or options that we think
could improve your use of the Service. For example, we use a Cookie that
stops us from showing you the signup notification if you have already seen it.
Advertising
Intended to make advertising more relevant to users and more valuable to
advertisers. For example, we may use Cookies to serve you interest-based
ads, such as ads that are displayed to you based on your visits to other
websites, or to tell us if you have recently clicked on an ad.
Analytics
Intended to help us understand how visitors use the Service. For example, we use a Cookie that tells us how our search suggestions correlate to your
interactions with the search page.

You can set some Cookie preferences through your device or browser settings, but doing so may affect the functionality of the Service. The method for disabling Cookies may vary by device and browser, but can usually be found in your device or browser preferences or security settings. For example, iOS and Android devices each have settings which are designed to limit forms of ad tracking. Please note that changing any of these settings does not prevent the display of certain advertisements to you.

3. THIRD PARTIES
   Third parties may receive information about you as follows:
   a. Advertisers: We may allow third parties to use Cookies through the Service to collect the same type of information for the same purposes as we do. In doing so, we adhere to the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising. Third parties may be able to associate the information they collect with other information they have about you from other sources. We do not necessarily have access to or control over the Cookies they use, but you may be able to opt out of some of their practices by visiting the following links: Network Advertising Initiative, Omniture and Digital Advertising Alliance. Please note that opting out does not prevent the display of all advertisements to you. Additionally, we may share non-personally identifiable information from or about you with third parties, such as location data, advertising identifiers, or a cryptographic hash of a common account identifier (such as an email address) to facilitate the display of targeted advertising. You may be able to limit our sharing of some of this information through your mobile device settings, as described in Section 2 above, or through the Service’s settings.
   b. Content Partners: We allow third party partners to use and display some of the public content available through the Service, such as your photos, reviews, and other information detailed in Section 1(b) above.
   c. Service Providers: We may rely on third party providers to support or provide some of the services that are available through the Service, such as reservations and food delivery. We may also rely on third party providers to perform certain services for us in connection with your use of the Service, such as communications and hosting services, network security, technical and customer support, tracking and reporting functions, quality assurance testing, payment processing, our own marketing of the Service, and other functions. We may share information from or about you with these third party providers so that they can perform their services or complete your requests. These third party providers may share information with us that they obtain from or about you in connection with providing their services or completing your requests. Third party providers may also share this information with their subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control. Some of our web pages utilize framing techniques to serve content to you from our third party providers, while preserving the look and feel of the Service. In such cases, please note that the information you provide is being provided to the third party.
   d. Aggregate or Anonymous Information: We may share user information in the aggregate with third parties, such as businesses that are listed on Mentor Locator and content distributors. For example, we may disclose the number of users that have been exposed to, or clicked on, advertisements. We may also disclose anonymized information about your use on Mentor Locator, for example if you engage in a transaction in connection with Mentor Locator, we may publicly disclose information about the transaction without providing identifying information about you or otherwise disclosing your participation in the transaction.
   e. Business Transfers (Business is not the equivalent to Mentor or Contractor in this paragraph): We may share information from or about you with our parent companies, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control, in which case we will require them to honor this Privacy Policy. If another company acquires Mentor Locator, or all or substantially all of our assets, that company will possess the same information, and will assume the rights and obligations with respect to that information as described in this Privacy Policy.
   f. Businesses on Mentor Locator: We may share information from or about you (such as your age and gender), your devices, and your use of the Service with Contractors listed on Mentor Locator. You may adjust your account settings to increase or decrease the amount of information we share. Keep in mind that Contractors and Learners may still see your public activity and posts, and may receive information from or about you when you transact or communicate with them, through Mentor Locator or otherwise, regardless of your settings (see Section 1 above). Additionally, if you make a connection through use of the Service, we may share information about the contact with the business that the business would have received had you contacted them directly, such as the date and time of your contact. You may be able to limit our ability to collect and share your phone number through your phone’s settings or phone service provider.
   g. Investigations and Legal Disclosures: We may investigate and disclose information from or about you if we have a good faith belief that such investigation or disclosure: (a) is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process and law enforcement instructions and orders, such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, judicial proceeding, or other legal process or law enforcement requests served on us; (b) is helpful to prevent, investigate, or identify possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service; or (c) protects our rights, reputation, property, or that of our users, affiliates, or the public. If you flag or otherwise complain to us about content through the Service, we may share the substance of your complaint with the contributor of that content in order to provide an opportunity for the contributor to respond.
   h. Links: The Service may link to third party services, like a business’s URL. Except as set forth herein, we do not share your personal information with them, and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We suggest you read the privacy policies on or applicable to all such third-party services.
   i. Third Party Accounts: If you sign up for, or log into, Mentor Locator using a third-party service like Facebook or Google, or link your Mentor Locator account to your account with a third party service like Facebook or Twitter, we may receive information about you from such third party service. If you post content to a third-party service through the Service, that third party service will also receive that content, which will be visible to anyone that has access to it through that third-party service.
4. CONTROLLING YOUR PERSONAL DATA
   Other users may be able to identify you, or associate you with your account, if you include personal information in the content you post publicly. You can reduce the risk of being personally identified by using the Service pseudonymously, though doing so could detract from the credibility of your contributions to the Service. Please also note that the messages you send or receive using the Service are only private to the extent that both you and the person you are communicating with keep them private. For example, if you send a message to another user, that user may choose to publicly post it. Also, we may access and disclose such messages in the course of investigations relating to use of the Service.
5. DATA RETENTION AND ACCOUNT TERMINATION
   You can close your account by clicking here. [Insert hyperlink] We will remove certain public posts from view and/or dissociate them from your account profile, but we may retain information about you for the purposes authorized under this Privacy Policy unless prohibited by law. For example, we may retain information to prevent, investigate, or identify possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service or to comply with legal obligations. Please note that businesses cannot remove their business listings, ratings, or reviews by closing their accounts.
6. CHILDREN
   The Service is intended for general audiences and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information without parental consent, please contact us here. [Insert hyperlink or contact info]. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information without parental consent, we take steps to remove such information and terminate the child’s account.
7. SECURITY
   We use various safeguards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or via mobile device, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
8. CONTACT
   You may contact us online [Insert hyperlink if applicable] concerning our Privacy Policy, or write to us at the following address:
   Mentor Locator, Attn: [Insert Contact]
   [Insert address]
9. MODIFICATIONS TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
   We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version of the Privacy Policy will govern our collection, use, and disclosure of information about you. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting a notice on the Service prior to the effective date of the changes. By continuing to access or use the Service after those changes become effective, you acknowledge the revised Privacy Policy.
10. CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS: YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
    We do not disclose your personal information to third parties for the purpose of directly marketing their goods or services to you unless you first agree to such disclosure. Scheduling an appointment with a Contractor implies you have consented to disclosure of information that will be needed to schedule the appointment. If you have any questions regarding this policy, or would like to change your preferences, you may contact us at the address listed above in Section 8.

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