# Superpollutants: How market mechanisms can pull the emergency brake of climate change ## Patch Technologies, Inc. - Privacy Policy Last updated: June 3, 2024 This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy”) explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information that we receive through our website located at www.patch.io (the “Site”) and our communications with you (collectively, the “Services”). It also serves as a way to help you understand and exercise your privacy rights. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third-party websites, services, or applications, even if they are accessible through our Services. ## Revisions to this Privacy Policy Any information that is collected via our Services is covered by the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is collected. We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we’ll notify you of those changes by posting them within the Services or by sending you an email or other notification, and we’ll update the “Last Updated” date above to indicate when those changes become effective. ## Scope of the Privacy Policy This Privacy Policy applies to all users of our Services including without limitation, site visitors, customers, and account holders, (all such users of the Services including account holders and non-account holders collectively referred to as “Users”). ## Information That We Collect This section describes the different types of Personal Data we may obtain about you. ### Information that You Provide Directly - **Sign Up Information**: When you sign up to create an account, we collect and retain certain information related to you or that can be used to identify you (“Personal Data”), including, in the case of account creation: your first and last names and email address.. - **Through Communicating with Us:** You may provide information to us when you use the Services, including when you contact us, respond to surveys, or provide feedback about the Services. This information may include your name, email address, phone number, address, order payment information, and other information that may relate to you or identify you. We also collect any information you provide to us when you send us emails with queries, feedback, or for any other reason. - **Purchase and Payment Information**: When you pay for the Services, we will keep records of what you purchased or ordered, and will request financial information such as payment method or credit or debit card information so we can charge you for the purchase. We use a third-party payment processor to process payments made to us. In connection with the processing of such payments, we do not retain any personally identifiable information or any financial information such as full credit card numbers. Rather, all such information is provided directly to our third-party processor, Stripe, whose use of your personal information is governed by their privacy policy, which may be viewed at https://stripe.com/us/privacy. We do not directly collect or store any payment card information entered through our Services, but we may receive information associated with your payment card information (e.g., your billing details). To learn more about payments, please see the Payment and Payment Services section of our [Terms of Service](/content/terms/index.html). - **Through Interactive Features:** If you use any of our interactive features, such as messaging between Users, comment features, or social features, we will collect information that you might submit or make available. Information that you provide through public sharing features of the Services will be considered public, except where contrary to applicable law. - **Contact Information of Others:** if you choose to share contact information of other individuals with us, for example if you are using a referral feature or a friend finder feature, we will collect and retain the contact information that you provide. Please only share the contact information of close friends and relations to you, or of others who have consented to such sharing of their information. - **Job Applications:** We may post job openings and opportunities on our Services or elsewhere online. If you submit your application, CV and/or cover letter to us, we will collect and use that information, including any Personal Data contained therein as well as information gathered in interviews, to assess your qualifications (“Candidate Data”). We may also use this Candidate Data to monitor recruitment statistics, to communicate with you, to comply with laws, and as otherwise necessary for compliance, fraud prevention, and safety purposes. Candidate Data submitted in connection with your application for a position will be retained in accordance with the relevant laws in your country or jurisdiction of residence. Rights you may have with respect to Personal Data are described below in this Privacy Policy. If you are ultimately hired for a position, Candidate Data that you’ve provided to us will be retained as part of your employment records. ### Information Collected Automatically - **Information Sent by Your Device**: We collect certain information that your mobile device, laptop, or other hardware device sends when you use our Services, including but not limited to IP Address, user agent information, network and connectivity information, device identifiers, advertising identifiers, language preferences, user settings, software and operating system names and versions, hardware models, as well as other information about your use of our Services. - **Location Information**: When you use our Services, we may collect and store information about your location by converting your IP address into a rough geo-location, by requesting precise location through your browser settings. - **Information Collected Using Cookies and other Web Technologies**: Like many website owners, we (and our partners) may utilize automated data collection tools such as cookies, web beacons, and pixel tags to collect certain information from Users of our Services. These tools are used for a variety of purposes, including User authentication, account security, delivery and measuring of advertising, analyzing site traffic and trends, and fraud prevention. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by a web server when you access our Services. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies to identify that you’ve logged in to the Services and to tell us how and when you interact with our Services. You have choices related to whether you want to accept (see the Your Choices section below). Please note, however, that if you don’t accept cookies, you may not be able to access all portions or features of the Services. Web beacons are tiny graphics with a unique identifier that may be included on our Services for several purposes, including to deliver or communicate with cookies, to track and measure the performance of our Services, to monitor how many visitors view our Services, and to monitor the effectiveness of our advertising. Unlike cookies, which are stored on the device, Web Beacons are typically embedded invisibly on web pages. We may also categorize cookies as follows: - **Necessary Cookies**: Used to run our site, and identify and prevent security risks. - **Performance Cookies**: Collect information about how you use our site, monitor performance, and improve our site performance. - **Preference Cookies**: Remember your settings and preferences to improve your experience on our site. - **Marketing Cookies**: Deliver advertisements and track the efficiency of our advertising campaigns. ### Information From Third Parties We may also obtain information about Users from third parties, including but not limited to affiliates, joint marketing partners, lead providers, fraud and risk mitigation vendors, and identity verification services. ## How We Use the Information Our primary goals in collecting information are to provide and improve our Services, customize content and the Services for you, administer your use of the Services, and enable you to enjoy and easily navigate our Services. We will use your Personal Data for the following purposes: - Providing our Services, including communicating with you, and provide customer support; - Resolving disputes, responding to inquiries, collecting and processing payments, and troubleshooting problems; - Customizing your experience and otherwise measuring and improving our content and Services; - Sending you relevant emails and communications; - Detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that activity. ## Information that We Share with Third Parties We may share information you provide us, including your Personal Data, with third parties, for various reasons such as: - **Service Providers and Business Partners**: To administer, provide, and improve the Services. - **Carbon Credit Project Developers and Credit Suppliers:** When you purchase carbon credits, Personal Data may be shared with developers or suppliers of those credits. - **With Your Consent**: We may share information about you with third parties if you request or consent. - **Information Disclosed for Our Protection and the Protection of Others**: We may cooperate with governmental or law enforcement officials, or other parties to enforce the law. - **Advertising Partners**: To assist us with marketing and advertisements. ## Your Privacy Rights Depending on applicable laws, you may have rights related to your privacy and Personal Data, including: - **Access**: Right to access Personal Data about you and details of its processing; - **Correction**: Right to request correction of inaccurate Personal Data; - **Deletion**: Right to request deletion of your Personal Data; - **Objection**: Right to request restriction or object to our processing of your Personal Data; - **Withdraw Consent**: Right to withdraw your consent for processing. ## Security of Your Information We take reasonable measures designed to protect the information that we collect from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of communication or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. ## Data Retention We retain your information to provide our Services and for as long as you maintain your account. Certain information may also be retained for compliance or legal reasons. ## Links to Other Sites We may contain links to third-party websites or services. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those services.