Privacy policy

Updated on: November 27, 2018

• Overview

  This Privacy Policy sets out our privacy practices. Please read it carefully.

  It explains how we handle the information we collect when you visit and use the Bubblin Superbooks website or any the other Bubblin (sub)domain(s), apps, products, services, applications, sourcecode and content.

  When you use the Bubblin Superbook Service, you are effectively consenting to following provisions as set out in this Privacy Policy.

  » Let’s first state what’s probably obvious:

  This is the Internet, there is no privacy. There are powerful bad actors out there, and effectively you (and us) have limited resources to protect our privacy. Until these matters of our society are resolved, avoid giving away personally identifiable information to anyone including on Bubblin and use strong passwords that you change regularly.

  That said, we do not have control on what users may do on Bubblin do. Their behavior and practice is entirely up to them. If you share private information with other users, we cannot control what they’ll do with it. Therefore, engage with caution.

• Third Party Services

  When you create an account on Bubblin Superbooks, you authenticate yourself through an email or a Third Party service like Twitter, Linkedin or Facebook. If you use a Third Party service to sign up, you'll link up that Third Party account with your Bubblin account.

  » This option has been turned off as on November, 27th 2018.

  Once such a link is established, the Third Party and their diaspora may collect and store personally identifying information about you besides the information that we (Bubblin Superbooks) might collect.

  As specified earlier we have no control over how Third Parties will use or handle your data later.

• How do we handle your privacy?

  Minimum footprint.

  We store only the email address that you provided to create your Bubblin Account. This might change in future when we start processing premium books that require credit card information between the buyer and a seller.

  As a general practice, we strongly urge you to make careful judgments about any personal information you disclose to Internet services, including us and any Third Party services you link up to your account with us. Sign up with just an email address if that's okay with you.

• Email Communications from Us

  Occasionally, though rarely, we might need to email you. We might need to send you some administrative info, tell you something important about your account or changes to our services, or update you on new policies.

  In really tough situations, like at times when they hack online services simply to make a point, we might just need to vent about how unfair life is. Except for that last scenario, which we aggresively try to prevent, these administrative communications are considered part of Bubblin Superbook Service and your Bubblin account, which you may not be able to opt-out from receiving.

  Note that we will never email you to ask for your password or any other Account information; if you receive such an email, send it to us, so we can take action against the evildoer.

• Public Content

  Bubblin Superbooks is a public utility i.e. meant for hosting public, not private, content. By default, whatever you publish or distribute over the Bubblin Superbook Service, is public information, and can be viewed by anyone. Although we do provide editing tools and private folders, like for managing drafts, that let you write and edit content prior to publication, you should assume that any content you put inside Bubblin is mostly accessible publicly.

  Content published and shared publicly is accessible to everyone, including search engines, and you forgo any privacy rights you might have regarding that content. In addition, information shared publicly may be copied and shared throughout the Internet using services that allow social sharing like tweets etc., including through features native to the Bubblin Superbook Service.

  While you are free to remove published pieces of content from your account, or even delete it entirely, because of the nature of Internet sharing, and technological limitations inherent to Bubblin Superbook Service, copies of that content may exist elsewhere and be retained indefinitely, including in our systems. This freedom will stand withdrawn however at a point when your content goes premium and is held by other users (buyers) on Bubblin Superbooks.

• Information Collection and Usage:

  • What do we collect?

    We collect information about how people use Bubblin Superbook Service, including both account-holders and non-account-holders. This includes general usage information, and may include things such as the number and frequency of visitors, which pages or features of Bubblin Superbook Service people have visited, which links on Bubblin Superbook Service they have clicked on, and the length of those visits. Some of this information may be associated with the IP Address used to access Bubblin Superbook Service, and some may be associated with your Bubblin account, such as the topics you search for and the help pages that you visit.

  • Who collects and gets access to that information?

    We do. We may also use third party applications and services to collect and analyze this information.

  • Why do we collect it?

    This information allows us to figure out how people use Bubblin Superbook Service so that we can analyze and improve them. We may also use some of this information in aggregate form, that is, as a statistical measure related to all of our users that won’t identify you personally. We use information about your use of Bubblin Superbook Service to improve and enhance your experience on Bubblin Superbook Service.

• Information Related to Your Web Browser

  We automatically receive and record information from your web browser when you interact with Bubblin Superbook Service. That information might include your browser type and version, what sort of device you are using, your operating system and version, your language preference, the website or service that referred you to Bubblin Superbook Service, the date and time of each web request you make, your screen display information, and information from any cookies we have placed on your web browser.

• Information Related to Your Mobile Device

  We may collect and store information related to your mobile device. We may use this information to provide or improve Bubblin Superbook Service.

• Information Collected Using Cookies

  • What are cookies?

    Cookies are pieces of text that are sent to and saved by your web browser when you access a website. Your web browser stores cookies associated with each website you visit. You can see your cookies through your browser settings.

  • How do we use cookies?

    We use cookies to enable our servers to recognize your web browser and tell us how and when you use Bubblin Superbook Service. Our cookies do not, by themselves, contain information that personally identifies you. We use cookies to identify whether you have logged in and that your web browser has accessed aspects of Bubblin Superbook Service, and we may associate that information with your Account if you have one. This information, in turn, is sometimes used to personalize your experiences on Bubblin Superbook Service when you are logged in.

  • How do you disable cookies?

    Most web browsers have an option for turning off the cookie feature, which will prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, as well as (depending on the sophistication of your web browser software) allowing you to decide on acceptance of each new cookie in a variety of ways. If you disable cookies, you won't be able to log into your Account, and so will not be able to use the vast majority of Bubblin Superbook Service.

  • Third party cookies?

    Some third-party services that we use may also place their own cookies on your browser. Note that this Privacy Policy covers our use of cookies only and does not cover the use of cookies by third parties.

• Information Disclosed Pursuant to Business Transfers

  We may buy or sell business assets. In these transactions, user information is typically one of the transferred business assets. Likewise, if we, or substantially all of our assets, get acquired, or if we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of us or our assets may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

• Privacy of Children

  Bubblin service is not intended for children under 15. Children aged 15 or below should not signup on the service directly or submit any personal information without parental (or guardian) consent. By using the Bubblin, you represent that you are at least 15 years old and have consent of your parents (or authorized guardian) to use the service. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 15.

  If Bubblin learns that personally-identifiable information of persons less than 15 years of age has been collected on the Website without parental consent, then Bubblin will take appropriate steps to delete this information. If you are a parent or guardian and discover that your child under the age of 15 has a registered account with the Website without your consent, then you may alert us at admin at bubblin.io and request that Bubblin delete that child's personal information from its systems.

• Changes to This Privacy Policy

  We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we do, we’ll follow the modifications process spelled out in our Terms of Service. The use of information we collect is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time the information is used.

• Legal Questions

  Forward your questions about our Privacy Policy on our mail.

  • Bubblin Superbooks UnInc.
  • Reston, Virginia
  • 20191