Privacy Notice

Last updated Aug 5, 2024

Cafeteria Inc. (“Cafeteria”, “we” or “us”) knows that your privacy is important to you, and we want you to know that it is important to us too. When you use our website or mobile application (collectively, “Services”), we may collect and process certain information about you and your activities in relation to our Services, including information that is considered “personal information” or “personal data” under applicable laws (“Information”).

This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) describes how we collect, use, process, and disclose your Information in connection with our Services. This Notice also details how we protect your Information and choices you may have with respect to your Information. This Notice only applies to the Services where this Notice is posted or otherwise made available. This Notice should be read in conjunction with our Terms of Service.

Information We Collect and How We Collect It

In the course of your use of the Services, we may use different technologies and ask you to provide us with certain Information to help us provide and improve the Services, to contact or identify you, to enable you to access certain parts of the Services, or as otherwise indicated in this Notice. We may collect the following Information about you in the following ways:

a. Information You Provide to Us

When interacting with our Services, you may provide information to us. This may include:

• When you create an account or register for our Services, we collect certain Information, such as your name, your or your parents’ email address, phone number, age, date of birth, gender, and your general location, such as your zip code. We also may collect a photograph or image of you if you choose to upload one as part of your profile.
• When you communicate with us through the Services, via email, or with our customer support, we may receive certain Information, such as your name, email address, phone number, or other information you provide or is included in such communications.
• When you participate in our surveys (also known as “tables” within our app) and respond to questions made available on the Services, we may receive information about your personal or professional interests, lifestyle, favorites, and opinions about various topics, programs, services, or products (e.g., your favorite television shows, foods, clothing styles, brands, restaurants, etc.) and any other information you choose to include in your responses. You may provide us such information by responding to questions in our app or in the form of voice memos. If you choose to provide a voice memo, we will receive a recording of your voice.
• To compensate you for your participation in our surveys (i.e., when you respond to certain questions or surveys made available on the Services), we will collect your mobile payment application username or handle, such as your Venmo or Cash App username.

b. Automatically Collected Information

When interacting with our Services or marketing emails, our servers automatically collect certain information from your devices, including:

• Device information: this includes Information, such as your device ID, the browser you are using and its display settings, your operating system, device type, session start/stop time, time zone, and network connection (e.g., Wi-Fi, cellular).
• Internet or other electronic network activity information – our Services may collect or use your internet protocol (IP) address, unique identifiers, and other information regarding your interaction with our Services.
• Geolocation Data – our Services may use information regarding your general location. We do not collect or process precise geo-location data.
• Usage Data – We also collect information regarding your interactions with our Services. This Information includes your activities on our Services (such as the links you click, the page you visited before navigating our Services, the content you view, hover or click on, and search terms you enter on our Services) and usage patterns (such as the length of time you use our Services, access times, page load times, and updates to your profile or account).

We and our service providers (such as our analytics providers) may collect the Information above through the use of tracking tools such as cookies, pixels, JavaScript, web beacons, and SDKs. You can learn more about the tracking tools we use by visiting the Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies Section.

How We Use Your Information

We may use your information for the following purposes:

• a. Provision of Services - for the provision of our Services, including management and administration of our website and application, provision of technical or other customer support to resolve technical issues, and provision of consumer insights to our Consumer Brand Partners.
• b. Recruitment of Survey Respondents - we use your Information to inform you of what surveys (including surveys provided by our Consumer Brand Partners) are available on our Services. We may also use your Information to evaluate which surveys may be of interest to you and send you notifications about available surveys and invitations to participate. If you choose to participate, following completion of the survey, we may use your Information to compensate you for your participation.
• c. Communications - we use your Information to communicate with you and respond to your inquiries or requests regarding your account and our Services.
• d. Marketing and advertising purposes - we may use your Information to send you promotional materials, such as marketing emails, concerning our Services.
• e. Improvement of our Services - we may conduct questionnaires or test features, and analyze the Information we have to develop, maintain, measure and improve our Services.
• f. Operate our business - to support our internal business functions, including finance, accounting, and audit.
• g. AI Tools - we use software applications that incorporate artificial intelligence technology and machine learning (“AI Tools”) to provide certain features on our Services.
• h. With your consent - we may use your Information with your consent for other purposes described at the point of collection.
• i. Protecting our interests - we may use your Information when we believe it’s necessary in order to take precautions against liabilities, investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations, protect the security or integrity of our Services, and protect the rights and property of Cafeteria, its users, and/or partners.
• j. Maintenance of security and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements - we may use your Information to detect and prevent fraud, maintain the integrity and security of the Services, and comply with legal obligations.

How and With Whom We Share Your Information

We may disclose the Information that we collect or you provide as described below:

• a. Affiliates – we share your Information with our subsidiary and affiliated companies.
• b. Vendors and Service Providers – we share your Information with third-party vendors and service providers that perform services for us or on our behalf.
• c. Consumer Brand Partners – we partner with popular consumer brands to provide market research and consumer brand insights gathered from Information you may provide in connection with the Services.
• d. Others – we may disclose your information with our professional advisors, including lawyers, auditors, and insurers.
• e. Compliance with Laws and Enforcement Entities – we may disclose your Information as required by law or legal process.
• f. Mergers and Acquisitions – we may share your Information if we enter into a business transaction, such as a merger or acquisition.
• g. Deidentified and Aggregated Information – we may aggregate and/or de-identify your Information such that it is no longer able to be linked to you or your device(s).

Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

A cookie or other tracking technology is a small piece of script or code that is stored on your browser or device to help websites and applications remember you and collect information about your use of the website or application. When you interact with our Services or our marketing emails, we may use cookies or other tracking technologies to automatically collect information about you, your device, and your online behavior.

Financial Incentives

If you choose to participate in our surveys, you agree to the use of your responses as described in this Notice, and we may compensate you for your participation. By participating in any of our surveys, you agree to share your responses with Consumer Brand Partners.

Your Rights and Choices With Respect To Your Information

a. Email Communication Preferences

You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the email.

b. Browser and Device Settings and Push Notifications

Your browser may tell you how to manage cookies and tracking technologies. For mobile devices, you can manage how your browser and device share certain data by adjusting the privacy and security settings on your device settings.

c. Text Messaging

By submitting your mobile phone number, you consent for us to send informational text messages about Cafeteria Inc. and our Services.

d. Individual Rights

Depending on your state of residence, you may have certain rights with respect to your Information, such as the right to access, correct, and delete your personal information.

Data Security

The security and confidentiality of your Information is very important to us. We have implemented safeguards designed to protect your Information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.

Data Retention

We will retain your Information as long as necessary to provide our Services and comply with our legal obligations.

Children’s Privacy

Our Services are not intended for use by individuals under the age of 14, and we do not knowingly collect or solicit information from children under 14.

Links to Third Party Websites and Features

Our Services may contain links to other websites or online services, and are not responsible for these other sites and services.

Updates to this Notice

We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time as our business evolves. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of this Notice.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or complaints regarding our privacy practices, you may contact us at:

Cafeteria Inc.

PO BOX 46565

Los Angeles, CA 90046

Email: privacy@teamcafeteria.com

This U.S. State Supplement supplements our general Privacy Notice. Residents of certain U.S. states may have specific rights detailed below to their personal information.