Mobile Application Privacy Policy

Consumer Watchdog owns and operates this Mobile application.  This Mobile Privacy Policy explains how we treat all user data collected during your use of the Consumer Watchdog mobile application.

Data Collection:
Data and Personal information are collected when a user voluntarily provides information through one of these four areas of the application:

  • Sign Up
  • Donate
  • Alerts
  • Complaints


These four areas are governed by Consumer Watchdog’s web Privacy Policy that can be viewed here.


Information we gather to understand and analyze our App's use
In addition to collecting voluntarily provided data, Consumer Watchdog gathers some information about your interaction with our App to better understand how our Application is used, and so that we can improve our application's content and ease of use, improve your individual application experience and provide information that may be of interest to you.

The data gathered for these purposes includes: the type of operating system and device an individual is using and the unique identifier of an individual's mobile device, an aggregate total of network service providers, geographic location (state and country) of the user, time and duration of each use of the application and duration spent on each section of the application.

We use a third-party service provider known as Flurry to collect this information on our behalf.  You my opt-out of the collection of this data by clicking here and filling out Flurry's universal opt-out feature.



Donations

If you make a donation to Consumer Watchdog using our Mobile Application, you will receive further information about our vendor’s privacy policy and security practices for Consumer Watchdog donors.  Our vendor is an organization that provides a secured site for Consumer Watchdog online donations.


Security:

We protect account information by placing it on a secure portion of our database that is only accessible by authorized personnel.  Nevertheless, despite our best efforts, no transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.  While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information.


Questions or Concerns:
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our associated Web Privacy Policy, the practices of our application, or your dealings with it, you can contact: [email protected].