Privacy Policy for SpeechChat

Lasted Updated on 23 February 2024

At SpeechChat, accessible from https://www.speechchat.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by SpeechChat and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us through email at [email protected]

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

We are a Data Controller of your information.

SpeechChat legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:

SpeechChat will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us through email at [email protected]

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

Log Files

SpeechChat follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, SpeechChat uses 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

Google DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google is one of a third-party vendor on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to google.com, doubleclick.net, googlesyndication.com, googleadservices.com or the domain of Google's partners’ sites. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at the following URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Our Advertising Partners

Some of advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners are listed below. Each of our advertising partners has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. For easier access, we hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.

Privacy Policies

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of SpeechChat.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on SpeechChat, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that SpeechChat has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Third Party Privacy Policies

SpeechChat's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options. You may find a complete list of these Privacy Policies and their links here: Privacy Policy Links.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites. What Are Cookies?

Twitch Terms of Use and Privacy Policies

By using SpeechChat, users are agreeing to be bound by the Twitch Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For easier access, we hyperlinked to their Terms of Service and Privacy Policies below.

Google User Data

SpeechChat accesses, uses your Google user data to provide you with the following services:

SpeechChat does not share any Google user data with neither internal or external parties.

SpeechChat stores user's access token and refresh token from the Google Authorization Server to SpeechChat database server in order let user access Google API Services and YouTube API Services later.

Unless otherwise stated in this document, our use of data collected from Google Drive API and/or YouTube API restricted scopes ("restricted scope data") complies with Google's Limited Use Requirements. Specifically, this means that any restricted scope data:

YouTube API Client Terms of Use and Privacy Policies

SpeechChat accesses and collects the following users' authorized data from YouTube API Services, which is sent directly to users' devices and does not store these user data:

SpeechChat does not share any user data from YouTube API Services described in above with neither internal or external parties.

SpeechChat stores user's access token and refresh token from the Google Authorization Server to SpeechChat database server in order let user access Google API Services and YouTube API Services later.

YouTube Terms of Use and Privacy Policies

By using SpeechChat, users are agreeing to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy. For easier access, we hyperlinked to their Terms of Service and Privacy Policies below.

Users can revoke that SpeechChat's access to their data via the Google security settings page at https://security.google.com/settings/security/permissions.

Users can contact us with questions or complaints about the our privacy practices through email at [email protected]

Children's Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

SpeechChat does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Online Privacy Policy Only

This privacy policy (GDPR Privacy Policy created at GDPRPrivacyNotice.com) applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in SpeechChat. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.