WHIPS Technologies Privacy Policy Welcome to the WHIPS Technologies Privacy Policy ("Policy"). This explains how we collect, store, protect, and share your information, and with whom we share it. We suggest you read this with our Terms of Service. While you're using the WHIPS mobile application ("App") or accessing WHIPS on a web browser, we collect some information about you. In addition, you may choose to use WHIPS to share information with others also using WHIPS, including your friends and contacts ("Users"). We may also need to share your information. ​ By creating a WHIPS user account, you agree that we can collect, transfer, store, disclose and use your information as described in this Policy. WHIPS is a global service, and your information will be sent to and used in the United States regardless of the country you reside in, and by downloading our App or accessing WHIPS on a web browser you consent to such transfer. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY! If you have any questions or comments about this Policy, please feel free to contact us at privacy@whipstechnologies.com.  1. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION. Registration Information When you create an account ("Account"), we may collect certain information ("Registration Information") about you, such as: Name; Username; Email address; Phone number; Gender; Date of birth; Nationality; Photographs; User demographic information Location; and Login information and friends lists for social media accounts that you connect to your User Account (this could include, for example, your Google, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts ("Social Media Accounts")). You will also be required to create a username and password in connection with the registration of your Account. Once you register, you will be able to review and change this information at any time. This information helps to enhance WHIPS and verify Users. Registration Information such as your name and username may be visible to the public on your profile page. ​ Additional Information We may also collect additional information in connection with your use of WHIPS, such as comments and posts, or if you use our electronic messaging function, or any purchase of a vehicle listed on WHIPS. ​ If you contact our Customer Support team, we will receive your email address, and may track your IP address as well as the information you send to us to help resolve your query. We will keep records of our communications with you, including any complaints that we receive from you about other Users (and from other Users about you). ​ We recommend and encourage you (and all our members) to think carefully about the information you disclose about yourself. We also do not recommend that you put email addresses, URLs, instant messaging details, phone numbers, full names or addresses, credit card details, national identity numbers, drivers' license details and other sensitive information on your profile which is open to abuse and misuse. ​ Please be careful about posting sensitive details about yourself on your profile such as your religious denomination and health details. While you may voluntarily provide this information to us when you create your profile, including your ethnic background, there is no requirement to do so. Please remember that photographs that you post may reveal information about yourself as well. Where you do upload and choose to tell us sensitive information about yourself, you are explicitly consenting to our processing of your information and making this public to other Users. ​ When you post information about yourself or use the messaging function, the amount of personal information you share is at your own risk. Please see Section 4 below for more information on who can access what you post on WHIPS. If you post anything that is inconsistent with our Terms of Service, we reserve the right to terminate your Account. ​ IF YOU PROVIDE A CELL PHONE NUMBER TO RECEIVE SMS MESSAGES FROM THE WHIPS APP, YOU EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO RECEIVING SMS MESSAGES FROM US PROMOTING OUR SERVICES AND PRODUCTS. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO FEE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SERVICE, YOUR CARRIER MAY CHARGE YOU FOR EACH MESSAGE YOU RECEIVE. YOU AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH CHARGES. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE ANY MESSAGES VIA YOUR MOBILE DEVICE, YOU MAY OPT-OUT AT ANY TIME BY TEXTING "STOP" IN RESPONSE TO A MARKETING SMS MESSAGE. Data Storage By using WHIPS, you agree and acknowledge that WHIPS is a global service operating through servers located in the United States. If you live in a country with data protection laws, the storage of your personal data may not provide you with the same protections as you enjoy in your country of residence. By submitting your personal information, or by choosing to upgrade the services you use, or by making use of the applications available on WHIPS, you agree to the transfer of your personal information to, and storage and processing of your personal information in, any such countries and destinations. Geolocation Information If you turn these features on, we may collect your device's geolocation data and save your device's coordinates to offer certain features to you. We may also use your device's geolocation information to personalize WHIPS to you and make it easier for you to interact with other Users. You can control your location information settings in your Account settings and switch them off if you choose. Even if you have disabled location services, we may still determine your city, state, and country location based on your IP address (but not your exact location). Log and Usage Data Our servers automatically record information ("Log and Usage Data") created by your use of WHIPS, which again helps us to improve our services. Log and Usage Data may include but is not limited to information such as your IP address, browser type, the referring domain, pages visited, access times, your mobile carrier, search terms, interactions with other Users, and any purchase of a vehicle listed on WHIPS. Other actions, such as interactions with us and other Users and advertisements, may also be included in Log and Usage Data. Device Information We may collect information about your device when you use WHIPS, including the unique device identifier, device model, operating system, and MAC address. In addition, if you permit us to do so, WHIPS may access your device's address book and contact lists in order to offer you certain features. Links We may keep track of how you interact with links available on WHIPS including third party services and clients by redirecting clicks or through other means. We may share aggregate click statistics such as how many times a particular link was clicked on. Cookies These are small data files that are transferred to your computer's hard disk. We use these when Users access the WHIPS App from their mobile device OR when they access their WHIPS account from a web browser. Like many websites, we use "cookie" technology to collect additional website usage data and to improve WHIPS, but we do not require cookies for many parts of our services such as searching and looking at public User profiles or lists. The cookies we collect enable us to learn how people interact with us and other Users. Cookies store information about your website and mobile app visits and can recognize you and your preferences each time you visit WHIPS on a mobile device or web browser.  If for any reason you decide that you do not want all of your activities to be stored you may set your browser and mobile app settings to block cookies and local storage devices, but please remember that if you do so, you may not be able to access all of the features we offer.  ​ We use the following types of cookies: Cookie Functions Cookie Purposes Analytics and Research We collect information through the use of “cookies”, tracking pixels, and similar technologies to understand how you navigate through the WHIPS App (whether accesed on a mobile device or web browser) and interact with other Users, to learn what content is popular, and to save your preferences. Cookies are small text files that web servers place on your device or web browser; they are designed to store basic information and to help websites and apps recognize your browser. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser or the mobile app. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser or mobile app and may be accessed every time you use the WHIPS App or access your WHIPS account on a web browser. You should consult your web browser(s) or mobile device to modify your cookie settings. Please note that if you delete or choose not to accept cookies from us, you may be missing out on certain features. We also use Google Analytics to collect detailed metrics about how visitors use our services, including but not limited to where and for how long they navigate through the app, what specific cars they like and dislike, which dealers are contacted, among other metrics. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the User experience. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors, where visitors have come from and the pages they visited. For more information about Google's Privacy Policy, please visit https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.  Authentication These cookies help us identify our Users so that when you're logged in you can enjoy our offerings, experiences and various features, such as uploading photographs and chatting. You can even localize your experience, such as when you've requested to view on the mobile app or web browser in your local language or when you ask the mobile app or web browser to 'remember me'. We also use cookies and other web technologies, such as CAPTCHAs, to help keep the services and our members safe and secure. Security and Site Integrity We may use persistent cookies, which will help us to ensure we have identified the same device is logging into the correct account. These cookies help with our anti-spam measures and may help us to prevent phishers, scammers, unauthorized log-in attempts to your Account and accessing any hacked accounts. Site Features and Services These cookies and local storage devices provide functionality such as uploading photographs, chat, instant messaging, and using your Account settings. They also help provide experiences, such as links to other social media sites, social plugins and video content, including making it easier for you to share content between the WHIPS App or web browser and your other favorite social networks. In some cases, we may allow a third party to place cookies or save data to your local storage devices on your mobile device or web browser – this is where the WHIPS Privacy Policy ends and theirs begin. The third party who places cookies on your device or web browser is responsible for how they process their data so you should read their privacy policies and make sure you're okay with them before you start sharing. Examples of such policies are available at the following links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=en.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.  YouTube: http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/privacy/.  Performance We need to use certain cookies and save data to your local storage devices or web browser to ensure our members have the best possible experience. They assist with your navigation of our services, ensuring pages load quickly and respond promptly to your requests – no one likes snail pace technology! ​ Our use of cookies and local storage devices, including the specific cookie names, may change over time, but will generally fall into the above categories. Please visit this page regularly so that you are aware of any changes.​ 2. USE OF INFORMATION. Our main goal is to ensure you have an enjoyable experience while using WHIPS. In order to deliver an enjoyable experience to you, we may use your Registration and other information to: offer you our services and features; contact you with information about WHIPS (e.g., updates and new offerings); personalize WHIPS and the content we deliver to you; conduct research and analytics about how you use and interact with the App; any purchase of a vehicle listed on WHIPS; resolve disputes between you and other Users; resolve disputes between you and Us; and investigate fraud, protect our legal rights, and to enforce our Terms of Service. 3. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. Our policy is to not disclose your Registration Information, except in the limited circumstances described here: Your Consent – If you consent, we may share or disclose your Registration Information, such as when you use a third party web client or application to access your Account. ​ Dealer Leads- If you swipe right to indicate your interest in a particular vehicle, then we will provide the contact information in your User profile to the particular Dealer that posted that vehicle as part of their inventory on the WHIPS App.  Service Providers - We engage certain trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services to us. We may share your Registration Information with these third parties. ​ Law and Harm - For more information on this, please see our Terms of Service. We will cooperate with all third parties to enforce their intellectual property or other rights. We will also cooperate with law enforcement enquiries from within or outside your country of residence. This may include preserving or disclosing any of your information, including your Registration Information, if we believe in good faith that it is necessary to comply with a law or regulation, or when we believe that disclosure is necessary to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal request; to protect the safety of any person; to address fraud, security or technical issues; or to protect our rights or property or those of third parties. In such cases we may raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us. ​ Business Transfers - In the event that Whips Technologies Inc or any of our affiliates are involved in a bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, your information may be sold or transferred as part of that transaction. ​ Non-Private or Non-Personal Information - We may share or disclose your non-private, aggregated or otherwise non-personal information with third parties for industry analysis and demographic profiling and to deliver targeted advertising about other products and services and for marketing purposes. You may opt-out of receiving marketing messages by using the opt-out mechanisms and links provided in each email. 4. WHAT OTHERS MAY SEE ABOUT YOU. Our App is designed to make it easier for you to connect with car dealers and to interact with them. If you register or login to WHIPS using your Facebook account, you are authorizing us to access certain Facebook account information, including information you make available via Facebook, your friends list, relationship status, current location and those friends you have in common with other Users. You also understand that your WHIPS User profile and other information you make available via WHIPS, including information you provide directly or indirectly through Facebook (i.e., your Facebook photos, your name, age, approximate location, friends you have in common with other Users and other profile information), may be viewed and shared by Users with individuals who may or may not be Users or via third party applications in such Users’ discretion.  ​ When using WHIPS, you should assume that anything you post or submit may be publicly-viewable and accessible, both by Users and non-Users. Before you post this information, be aware that this content may be searchable by search engines.  ​ 5. MODIFYING YOUR REGISTRATION INFORMATION. You may access or modify the Registration Information you provided at any time or permanently delete your Account. ​ When your Account is deactivated, we take reasonable efforts to make sure it is no longer viewable. We are not responsible for any information, pictures, comments, or other content that is deleted from our systems resulting from the deactivation of your Account. To prevent abuse and/or misuse by a User following termination or deletion of a Profile/Account we shall retain such information as we deem in our sole discretion may be necessary to ensure that User does not breach our Terms of Service http://whipsapp.co/ToS/ and to ensure compliance with all laws and regulations. ​ Warning: Even after you remove information from your profile or delete your Account, copies of that information may still be viewable and/or accessed to the extent such information has been previously shared with others, or copied or stored by other Users or to the extent such information has been shared with search engines. We cannot control this, nor do we accept any liability for this. If you have given third party applications or websites access to your personal information they may retain such information to the extent permitted under their terms of service or privacy policies. 6. OUR POLICY TOWARDS AGE. You have to be at least 18 years old to use WHIPS.  Our policy is to not market to children, minors or anyone under the age of 18. If you are less than 18 years old, we request that you do not submit information to us. If we become aware that a child, minor or anyone under the age of 18 has registered with us and provided us with personal information, we will take steps to terminate that person's registration and delete their Registration Information. If we do delete a profile because you violated our no children rules, we may retain your email and IP address to ensure that you do not try to get around our rules by creating a new profile. 7. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY. As WHIPS evolves, we may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version of the policy will govern our use of your information. If we make a change to this policy that, in our sole discretion, is material, we will notify you, for example, via an email to the email associated with your Account or by posting a notice within WHIPS or on this page. By continuing to access or use WHIPS after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy. 8. SECURITY. We take commercially reasonable security measures to help protect your information against loss, misuse and unauthorized access, or disclosure. We use reasonable security measures to safeguard the confidentiality of your personal information such as secured servers using firewalls. ​ Unfortunately, no website or Internet transmission is ever completely 100% secure and even we cannot guarantee that unauthorized access, hacking, data loss or other breaches will never occur, but here are some handy tips to help keep your data secure: Please make sure you log out of your Account after use. Please don't share your social media password with anyone else! Change your social media password periodically. If you ever think someone has had access to your social media password, please report it to the relevant social media platform and change your password immediately. We cannot guarantee the security of your personal data while it is being transmitted to our site and any transmission is at your own risk. ​ WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO ANY BREACHES OF SECURITY, DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE, OR ANY LOSS OR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF YOUR REGISTRATION INFORMATION OR OTHER DATA. 9. THIRD PARTY ACCOUNTS. If you have registered with WHIPS using a third party social media platform, such as Facebook, Apple or Google, your User profile may be available to all WHIPS Users whether via our mobile app or web browser or our partners' websites. ​ Remember that when you register with a third party, you are also giving them personal information, so we recommend that you read their privacy policies as we do not control how they use their information. ​ If you have registered on one of these third party websites, such as Facebook, or you have verified your Account via a third party website, we may connect your User profile with your profile on such website. We may do this by way of new products and applications which we introduce from time to time, including new products powered by our group companies. ​ If you have created a User profile through a third party website and you do not want to link your User profile to your profile on the third party website, we cannot amend these settings. Please visit the application settings on your third party website profile and follow the instructions to remove  WHIPS access permissions. ​ We only use the APIs, OAuth Tokens, Widgets, or other means provided by the applicable Social Media Account to integrate your Social Media Account with our mobile app or web browser. As such, we only receive the limited information that each Social Media Account permits to be transferred. 10. YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS. California's "Shine the Light" law, Civil Code section 1798.83, requires certain businesses to respond to requests from California customers asking about the businesses' practices related to disclosing personal information to third parties for the third parties' direct marketing purposes. If you wish to find out about any rights you may have under California Civil Code section 1798.83, you can write to us at legal@whipstechnologies.com.  ​ From time to time we may disclose your contact information to third parties to allow them to market their products or services to you or for other marketing purposes. This may be information we received from you offline and online. If you want us to stop further sharing your email contact information with third parties (if we have your email contact information), you may notify us at legal@whipstechnologies.com. Please follow the instructions provided to you by third parties to unsubscribe from their messages. If you have opted-out as described above, and thereafter you chose to use a service or promotion that requires us to contact you or share your information with a third party, then your previous opt-out preferences will not apply to such service. ​ In addition, under California law, operators of online services are required to disclose how they respond to "do not track" signals or other similar mechanisms that provide consumers the ability to exercise choice regarding the collection of personal information of a consumer over time and across third party online services, to the extent the operator engages in that collection. At this time, we do not track our Users' personal information over time and across third-party online services. This law also requires operators of online services to disclose whether third parties may collect personal information about their users' online activities over time and across different online services when the users use the operator's service. We do not knowingly permit third parties to collect personal information about an individual User's online activities over time and across different online services when using WHIPS. 11. ABOUT US. Your access to WHIPS, as well as this Privacy Policy are governed and interpreted by the laws of the State of California, other than such laws, rules, regulations and case law that would result in the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of California. By using WHIPS, you are consenting to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the United States and the State of California. You agree that such courts shall have in person at jurisdiction and venue and waive any objection based on inconvenient forum. You agree that you will not file or participate in a class action against us. In the event there is a discrepancy between this English language version and any translated copies of the Policy, the English version shall prevail. Effective date This Privacy Policy was last updated on August 3rd, 2025.