Version Effective: August 8, 2024
Spatial Systems, Inc. (“Spatial,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) provides an online metaverse platform allowing our users from anywhere in the world to host virtual galleries, exhibitions, conferences and events in artist-built customizable spaces using augmented and virtual reality (“AR/VR”) teleconferencing (the “Platform”) where you can instantly display your art and other visual content and view them in 3D. Our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of certain information, including your personal information, and to assist you in exercising your privacy rights.
SCOPE
This Privacy Policy applies to information processed by us in the course of our business, including on our websites (the “Sites”), our mobile applications (the “Apps”), the Spatial Platform, and our related online and offline offerings (collectively, the “Services”).
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you use our Services, we may collect the following kinds of information:
INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US
Account Information. When you sign up for an account to use our Services as an authorized user, you will provide us with personal information (also known as “personally identifiable information” or “personal data” under applicable laws). This may include your name, email address, gender, phone number, profile photo or image (to create an avatar), and AR/VR device type. Your avatar or the user name which you associate with your account may not be personal information depending on the extent to which either item identifies you. For enterprise users, we may collect additional personal information from you including the name and address of your business and your role at the business.
Your Communications with Us. We collect personal information from you such as your email address, name, employer or other company with which you are associated, AR/VR device type, and purchasing plans when you request information about our Services, register for our newsletter, request customer or technical support, or otherwise communicate with us.
Virtual Spaces. When you use our Services, you can create and customize virtual rooms and spaces and visit virtual spaces created by others (“Spaces”). The Services allow you to upload images, and all manner of content (collectively, “Content”) into the Spaces so that you may easily share and collaborate with other individuals. We collect and store data describing the Spaces and the Content uploaded to the Spaces.
Teleconferencing. The Services allow you to teleconference with other users within the Spaces using the sensors on your AR/VR device. When you do this, audio and video of you and your surroundings will be captured by us and provided to other users along with your Avatar to enable AR/VR teleconferencing. We also collect and store usage information describing teleconferencing activities within the Spaces, such as the number of files uploaded, times and durations of the teleconferences, and the identities of the users who participated in the teleconferences.
Interactive Features. We may offer interactive features such as forums, blogs, chat and messaging services, and social media pages on the Services. We and others who use our Services may collect the information you submit or make available through these interactive features. Any Content you provide via the public sections of these features will be considered “public” and may not be subject to all privacy protections referenced herein. By using these interactive features, you assume the risk that the personal information provided by you may be viewed and used by third parties for their own purposes.
Payment Information. We may receive payment information allowing you to pay us for the Services, but sensitive personal information such as your credit card information cannot be accessed by us. Payment information goes to a third-party payment provider to process payments for the Services. We may receive non-sensitive personal information associated with your payment information, such as billing address and transaction information, but we do not store payment information on the Services.
Surveys. We may contact you to participate in surveys. If you decide to participate, you may be asked to provide certain information which may include personal information.
Registration for Sweepstakes or Contests. We may run sweepstakes and contests. Contact information you provide may be used to inform you about the sweepstakes or contest and for other promotional, marketing and business purposes, if permitted by law. In some jurisdictions, we are required to publicly share information about winners.
Conferences and Trade Shows. We may attend conferences and trade shows where we collect personal information from individuals who interact with or express an interest in Spatial and/or the Services. If you provide us with any personal information at one of these events, we will use it for the purposes for which it was collected.
Business Development and Strategic Partnerships. We may collect personal information from individuals and third parties to assess and pursue potential business opportunities.
Job Applications. We may post job openings and opportunities on the Services. If you reply to one of these postings by submitting your application, CV and/or cover letter to us, we will collect and process the information contained therein, which includes personal information, to assess your suitability, aptitude, skills, and qualifications for employment.
INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY
Automatic Data Collection. We may collect certain personal information automatically when you use the Services. This personal information may include your Internet protocol (IP) address, user settings, MAC address, cookie identifiers, mobile carrier, mobile advertising and other unique identifiers, details about your browser, operating system or device, location information (including inferred location based on your IP address), Internet service provider, pages that you visit before, during and after using the Services, information about the links you click, information about how you interact with the Services, including the frequency and duration of your activities, and other information about how you use the Services. Personal information we collect may be associated with accounts, other devices and Spaces.
AR/VR Device Information. We automatically collect microphone and telemetry information from your AR/VR device when you use the Services. The telemetry information describes your AR/VR device and how you use it, and may include information about the type of AR/VR device, its configuration, and how it is performing. The telemetry information may also describe other devices used in connection with the AR/VR device such as a computer or mobile device, and information about your network connection. The telemetry information may additionally include information about your physical environment and movements within the environment. With your consent, we may collect personal information describing your precise location using a GPS or other sensor on the AR/VR device or other device used in connection with the AR/VR device. You may opt out of this collection by changing the settings on your AR/VR device or other device. If you are using a shared AR/VR device, you should ensure that its settings reflect your preferences before participating in a teleconference using the Services.
Cookies, Web Beacons, and Personalized Advertising. We, as well as third parties that provide content, advertising, or other functionality on the Services, may use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other technologies (“Technologies”) to automatically collect personal information through the Services. Technologies are essentially small data files placed on your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or other devices that allow us and our partners to record certain pieces of information whenever you visit or interact with the Services.
Analytics. We use service providers such as Google Analytics, Mixpanel and may use others to collect anonymized or aggregate information regarding user behavior and user demographics on the Services. For more information about Google Analytics, please visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You can opt out of Google's processing of data generated by your use of the Services by visiting https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. For more information about Mixpanel, please visit https://mixpanel.com/legal/privacy-policy/.
Session Replay Providers. We use service providers such as FullStory for session replay analytics. FullStory is a service provider that allows us to record and replay an individual's interaction with the Services. FullStory's privacy policy can be found at https://www.fullstory.com/legal/privacy/. You can opt out of FullStory's collection of your information by visiting https://www.fullstory.com/optout/.
INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES
We may obtain personal information about you from other sources, including through third party services. Spatial may allow you to register for an account and/or use our Services with certain third-party login services such as Google (each, a “Third-Party Account”). If you use our Services with a Third-Party Account, we will receive basic information tied to the account such as your email address, full name, profile photo and unique user IDs or tokens used by the third party service. We will also receive files and other information from these third-party services that you specifically link to while using the Services, such as files from Google Drive, Google Docs or Dropbox.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use your personal information for a variety of business purposes, including to: Provide the Services or Requested Information, such as:
Marketing Our Products and Services. We may use personal information to tailor and provide you with content and advertisements. We may provide you with these materials as permitted by applicable law. If you have any questions about our marketing practices or if you would like to opt out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes, you may contact us at any time as set forth below.
Consent. We may use personal information for other purposes that are clearly disclosed to you at the time you provide personal information or with your consent. At any time you have the right to revoke your consent with respect to our collection, use or disclosure of your personal information.
De-identified and Aggregated Information Use. We may use personal information and other information about you to create de-identified and/or aggregated information, such as de-identified demographic information, de-identified location information, de-identified or aggregated trends, reports, or statistics, or other analyses we create., and we may use and disclose such information in a number of ways, including research, internal analysis, analytics, and any other legally permissible purposes.
Sharing Content/Spaces and Profiles with Friends, Colleagues and Third Parties. We offer various tools and functionalities for sharing your Profile, Content and personal information with others. Your Spatial profile consists of the user name that you choose and the avatar that you wish to use (whether these are identifiable to you, like a photo, or not)(collectively, “Profile”). It also includes the list of people whom you follow and who follow you. Your Profile is publicly visible and searchable, and you have the option in your sole discretion to add a bio (and preferred links), which may include additional personal information. You may choose to share your Spaces with other users and third parties, along the lines of what you do on other social media sites. Most creators of Spaces wish to share Spaces (including your Content) with users and third parties, and on other social media sites, in order to obtain followers. You can also follow other users and “like” their Spaces. The default setting to obtain followers would be your public listing of your Space. Publicly listed Spaces are visible and searchable on Spatial’s “Explore” page, and on the user Profile page. However, you can affirmatively choose to keep your Space(s) private, by toggling to ensure that it is not publicly listed. In this manner you can control whether most of your Content (other than your Profile) is visible (i) only to Your invited Users in a Space, (ii) only to the holders of certain crypto tokens (Spaces can be token-gated), or (iii) to anyone under the public listing default option, which latter option will make Your Customer Content in a given Space visible to any follower or third party who has access to the link.
We also allow you to integrate your Spaces with popular business tools such as Google Drive and Slack, and to upload Content from applications into Spaces to enhance your use of the Services. You control how long you use the Content and information, and when to delete it or cease using it. Spatial only accesses and stores the Content and personal information on your behalf that you specifically import into the Services, and we do not share this data outside of the context of your use, i.e., your use in Spaces with other individuals of your choosing, except for certain special cases listed herein (e.g., law enforcement requirement). Moreover you have the right to disconnect Spatial from these third party services, such as Google Drive.
In addition, we may allow you to provide personal information about your friends through our referral services. Our referral services may allow you to forward or share certain content with a friend or colleague, such as an email inviting your friend to use our Services.
How We Use Automatic Collection Technologies. Our uses of the automatic collection Technologies fall into the following general categories:
Cross-Device Tracking. Your browsing activity may be tracked across different websites and different devices or apps. For example, we may attempt to match your browsing activity on your mobile device with your browsing activity on your laptop. To do this our technology partners may share data, such as your browsing patterns, geo-location and device identifiers, and will match the personal information of the browser and devices that appear to be used by the same person.
DISCLOSING YOUR INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
We may share your personal information with the following categories of third parties:
Service Providers. We may share any personal information we collect about you with our third-party service providers. The types of service providers to whom we entrust information include service providers for: (i) the provision of the Services; (ii) the provision of information, products, and other services you have requested; (iii) marketing and advertising; (iv) payment and transaction processing; (v) customer service activities; and (vi) the provision of IT and related services. We do so in accordance with applicable law, which may require data processing agreements or addenda.
Business Partners. We may provide personal information to business partners to provide you with a product or service you have requested. We may also provide personal information to business partners with whom we jointly offer products or services.
Advertising Partners. Through our Services, we may allow third party advertising partners to set Technologies and other tracking tools to collect personal information regarding your activities and your device (e.g., your IP address, cookie identifiers, page(s) visited, location, time of day). These advertising partners may use this information (and similar information collected from other websites) for purposes of delivering targeted advertisements to you when you visit third party services within their networks. This practice is commonly referred to as “interest-based advertising” or “personalized advertising.” Depending on your place of domicile and applicable law, we may request your express consent to undertake such activities. If you prefer not to share your personal information with third party advertising partners, you may follow the instructions below.
Information Shared with Other Users. When you use the Services, certain personal information will be accessible to other users and the public/third parties. This personal information will include your Profile (which may constitute personal information), and may include Content you choose to present via public listing, including any audio or images of you or your surroundings. Please be aware that Spatial has little or no control over how individuals may use the Content you share. Through your control of the public listing of Spaces, you choose with whom you wish to share your Content in Spaces while using the Services.
APIs and Software Development Kits. We may use third party APIs and software development kits (“SDKs”) as part of the functionality of our Services. APIs and SDKs may allow third parties to collect your personal information, subject to applicable law, to provide Content that is more relevant to you. For more information about our use of APIs and SDKs, please contact us as set forth below.
Apple Specific APIs. We use certain biometric and audio data provided by the microphone, front and rear facing cameras, and TrueDepth and ARKit to locate and transmit the user's voice, camera video feed, 3D physical position and facial expression. Data, including personal data, is transmitted through our Services and trusted and verified third-party services to other participants on your current call. All data is encrypted in transit, is never stored on Spatial servers and is not used for marketing or advertising purposes.
We also provide “Scan Functionality” which allows you to create a 3D scan of your environment. We use the Camera API and the TrueDepth camera to collect depth and color data to generate 3D scans (“Scan Data”). Spatial does not use any Face Data, as that term is defined in Apple Developer Program License (“Face Data” means information related to human faces (e.g., face mesh data, facial map data, face modeling data, facial coordinates or facial landmark data, including data from an uploaded photo). Scan Data is not shared with third parties. Scan Data is stored locally on the device within the app's container. Additionally, if you create an account and sign in, Scan Data is synced using encryption to Spatial's secure servers, where you are able to log in and download scans. We will retain this data until you delete your account with Spatial, or specifically delete data items. You can remove data by visiting the content portal or by emailing support@spatial.io. Subsequent dissemination or sharing of Scan Data from the app or our cloud platform is exclusively in your control. You may choose to use the Application to record scans or images of your face (“Face Data”), but note that you are not required to do so in order to use Spatial (or any other part of the Services).
Disclosures to Protect Us or Others. We may access, preserve, and disclose any personal information we store in association with you to external parties if we, in good faith, believe doing so is required or appropriate to: (i) comply with law enforcement or national security requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; (ii) protect your, our, or others' rights, property, or safety; (iii) enforce our policies or contracts; (iv) collect amounts owed to us; or (v) assist with an investigation and prosecution of suspected or actual illegal activity.
Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, or transition of service to another provider, then your personal information may be transferred as part of such a transaction as permitted by law and/or contract.
INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
You agree that all personal information processed by us may be transferred, processed, and stored anywhere in the world, including, but not limited to, the United States and other countries which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws where you live. We endeavor to safeguard your information consistent with the requirements of applicable laws. If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland or the United Kingdom and provide personal data to us, we will either seek your express consent to such transfer if you are an individual data subject in accordance with applicable law, or we will rely on mechanisms such as the applicable Standard Contractual Clauses.
YOUR CHOICES
General. You may have the right to opt into certain uses of your personal information, or based on type of use and/or your geographic location, to object to or opt out of certain uses of your personal information. Where you have consented to the processing of your personal information, you may withdraw that consent at any time by contacting us as described below.
Email Communications. If you receive an unwanted email from us, you can use the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of the email to opt out of receiving future emails. Note that you will continue to receive transaction-related emails regarding products or Services you have requested. We may also send you certain non-promotional communications regarding us and our Services, and you will not be able to opt out of those communications (e.g., communications regarding the Services or updates to this Privacy Policy).
Mobile Devices. We may send you push notifications through our Apps. You may at any time opt out from receiving these types of communications by changing the settings on your mobile device. With your consent, we may also collect precise location information if you use our Apps. You may opt out of this collection by changing the settings on your mobile device.
“Do Not Track”. Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. Please note that we do not respond to or honor DNT signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers.
Cookies and Interest-Based Advertising. You may stop or restrict the placement of Technologies on your device or remove them by adjusting your preferences as your browser or device permits. Depending on your domicile and applicable law, we may seek your express consent to the placement of cookies. Please note that cookie-based opt-outs are not effective on mobile applications. However, you may opt out of personalized advertisements on some mobile applications by following the instructions for Android and iOS. The online advertising industry also provides websites from which you may opt out of receiving targeted ads from advertisers that participate in self-regulatory programs. You can access these, and also learn more about targeted advertising and consumer choice and privacy, at https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp, https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/ and https://www.aboutads.info/choices/.
Please note you must separately opt out in each browser and on each device.
YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
You have the right to:
Access personal information about you consistent with legal requirements. In addition, you may have the right in some cases to receive or have your electronic personal information transferred to another party.
Request Correction of your personal information where it is inaccurate or incomplete.
Request Deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions prescribed by law.
Request Restriction or Object to Processing of your personal information, including the right to opt in or opt out of the sale of your personal information to third parties.
Not be Discriminated Against by us for exercising your privacy rights.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us as set forth below. We will process such requests in accordance with applicable laws. To protect your privacy, we will take steps to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.
DATA RETENTION
We retain the personal information we receive as described in this Privacy Policy for as long as you use our Services or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our Services, resolve disputes, establish legal defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with applicable laws.
SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We take steps to ensure that your personal information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We use adequate technical, organizational, administrative, logical, physical and managerial measures to safeguard your personal information against loss, theft and unauthorized access, use and modification. These measures are designed to provide a level of security appropriate to the risks of processing your personal information. Unfortunately, no measures can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, by using the Services or providing personal information to us, you agree that we may communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of the Services. If we learn of a security system's breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically by sending a notice through the Services or by sending an e-mail to you.
THIRD PARTY WEBSITES/APPLICATIONS
The Services may contain links to other websites/applications and other websites/applications may reference or link to our Services. These third-party services are not controlled by us. We encourage our users to read the privacy policies of each website and application with which they interact. We do not endorse, screen or approve, and are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of, such other websites or applications. Visiting these other websites or applications is at your own risk.
CHILDREN'S INFORMATION
Our Services is not directed to or intended for children who are under the age of 14. Spatial does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 14. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 14 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 14 has provided personal information to Spatial through the Services please contact us at support@spatial.io and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases. This in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.
SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY
If you are located in the European Union, Switzerland or the UK, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe our processing of your personal information violates applicable law.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY NOTICE
We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time in our sole discretion, and such revisions may reflect compliance with applicable law as it changes. If there are any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you as required by applicable law. You understand and agree that you will be deemed to have accepted the updated Privacy Policy if you continue to use the Services after the new Privacy Policy takes effect.
CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA) PRIVACY NOTICE
This CCPA Privacy Notice applies to California consumers and supplements the Privacy Notice. We do not sell personal information. For purposes of the CCPA, we have collected the following categories of consumers' personal information in the last 12 months:
| Category of Personal Information | Category of Source(s) | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Identifiers. | You, both directly and indirectly via the Services. Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners. | | Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). | You, both directly and indirectly via the Services. Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners. | | Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law. | You, both directly and indirectly via the Services. Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners. | | Commercial information. | You, both directly and indirectly via the Services. Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners. | | Internet or other electronic network activity. | You, both directly and indirectly via the Services. Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners. | | Geolocation data. | You, both directly and indirectly via the Services. Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners. | | Professional or employment-related information. | You, directly. | | Education information. | You, directly. | | Inferences drawn from other personal information to create a profile about a consumer. | You, both directly and indirectly via the Services. Our service providers, business partners, third party services, and advertising partners. |
We use the collected personal information for the following commercial and business purposes: (1) to provide and improve the Services; (2) for marketing purposes; (3) for fraud prevention and legal purposes; (4) to secure the Services; and (5) for audit purposes. Personal information within each of the categories may be shared with the following categories of third parties: (1) service providers; (2) business partners; (3) advertising partners; and (4) other users. The categories of personal information are shared for the commercial and business purposes listed above.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Notice, please contact us at:
SPATIAL [Spatial Systems, Inc.]
155 Wooster Street 8th Floor
New York, New York 10012
United States
support@spatial.io