Meline acknowledges that its customers, visitors and users, need to know the terms of the privacy. Meline provides this Privacy Policy to help you make an informed decision about whether to use or continue using the Meline Site, Meline Software and/or the Meline Service. If you do not agree to our practices, please do not use the Meline Site, Meline Software, or Meline Service.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the Meline Terms of Service. Your use of the Meline Site, Meline Software and the Meline Service and any personal information you provide on the Meline Site or Meline Service remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.
Please note that any Status Submissions or other content posted at the direction or discretion of users of the Meline Service becomes published content and is not considered personally identifiable information subject to this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is part of Meline’S Terms of Service and covers the treatment of user information, including personally identifying information, obtained by Meline, including information obtained when you access the Meline’s Site, use the Meline Service or any other software provided by Meline.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Meline does not own or control, or to individuals whom Meline does not employ or manage, including any of the third parties to which Meline may disclose user information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.
Meline may obtain the following types of information from or concerning you or your mobile phone device, which may include information that can be used to identify you as specified below (“Personally Identifying Information”):
Once you create an account you provide certain information that make you searchable for other users inside Meline. We do not collect location data, but users may voluntarily share their location with other users via the Meline Service.
Users type their messages, which are sent via data service to our servers, and routed to the intended recipient (who must also be a Meline user), if that recipient is online. If is not online the message will be mark as “pending delivering” and once the user is online it will be able to download the message from our servers. Meline retain date and time stamp information associated with successfully delivered messages as well as any other information which Meline is legally compelled to collect. Files that are sent through the Meline Service will reside on our servers.
If you submit Personally Identifiable Information to us through the Meline Site, or Meline Service, then we use your personal information to operate, maintain, and provide to you the features and functionality of the Meline Site and Meline Service. In particular, your mobile phone number is essential to your use of the Meline Service and will be retained Any Personally Identifiable Information or status content that you voluntarily disclose on the Meline Service becomes publicly available and may be collected and used by other users of the Meline Service (unless such user is blocked by you). We do not use your mobile phone number or other Personally Identifiable Information to send commercial or marketing messages without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. We may, however, use your email address without further consent for non-marketing or administrative purposes (such as notifying you of major Melinet Site or Meline Service changes or for customer service purposes). We may use both your Personally Identifiable Information and certain non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous user usage data, cookies, IP addresses, browser type, clickstream data, etc.) to improve the quality and design of the Meline Site and Meline Service and to create new features, promotions, functionality, and services by storing, tracking, and analyzing user preferences and trends. Hopefully we improve the Meline Site and Service and don't make it suck worse. We may use cookies and log file information to:
Other users of the Meline Service may see your Status Submissions in a way that is consistent with the use of the Meline Service.
We do not sell or share your Personally Identifiable Information with other third-party companies for their commercial or marketing use without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. We may share your Personally Identifiable Information with third party service providers to the extent that it is reasonably necessary to perform, improve or maintain the Meline Service. We may share non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous User usage data, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform types, asset views, number of clicks, etc.) with interested third-parties to assist them in understanding the usage patterns for certain content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality on the Meline Site. We may collect and release Personally Identifiable Information and/or non-personally-identifiable information if required to do so by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with state and federal laws (such as U.S. Copyright Law), international law or respond to a court order, subpoena, or search warrant or equivalent, or where in our reasonable belief, an individual’s physical safety may be at risk or threatened. Meline also reserves the right to disclose Personally Identifiable Information and/or non-personally-identifiable information that Meline believes, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce our Terms of Service, take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend itself against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity of the Meline Site or our servers, and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Meline, our users or others.
You may, of course, decline to submit Personally Identifiable Information through the Meline Site or the Meline Service, in which case Meline may not be able to provide certain services to you. If you do not agree with our Privacy Policy or Terms of Service, please delete your account, uninstall the Meline mobile application and discontinue use of the Meline Service; your continued usage of the Meline Service will signify your assent to and acceptance of our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps to verify your identity before registering your mobile phone number and granting you access to the Meline Service. Please contact Meline via email to support at meline.support@melinechat.com or available web forms with any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, your consent, or your opt-in or opt-out choices.
We are not fans of advertising. Meline is currently ad-free and we hope to keep it that way forever. We have no intention to introduce advertisement into the product, but if we ever do, will update this section.
Meline uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to Meline and you do so at your own risk. Using unsecured wifi or other unprotected networks to submit messages through the Meline Service is never recommended. Once we receive your transmission of information, Meline makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. If Meline learns of a security systems breach, then we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. Meline may post a notice on the Meline Site or through the Meline Service if a security breach occurs.
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. For that reason, Meline does not knowingly collect or maintain Personally Identifiable Information or non-personally-identifiable information on the Meline Site or Meline Service from persons under 18 years of age, and no part of the Meline Service is directed to or intended to be used by persons under 18. If you are under 18 years of age, then please do not use the Meline Service or access the Meline Site at any time or in any manner. If Meline learns that Personally Identifiable Information of persons under 18 years of age has been collected on the Meline Site or Meline Service, then Meline may deactivate the account and/or make the status submissions inaccessible. And always, think of the children!
The Meline Site and Service are hosted in the United States and are intended for and directed to users in the United States. If you are a user accessing the Meline Site and Service from the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from United States laws, please be advised that through your continued use of the Meline Site and Service, which are governed by California law, this Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Service, you are transferring your personal information to the United States and you expressly consent to that transfer and consent to be governed by California law for these purposes.
In the event that Meline is acquired by or merged with a third party entity, we reserve the right to transfer or assign the information we have collected from our users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. In the (hopefully) unlikely event of our bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, we may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.
This Privacy Policy may be revised periodically and this will be reflected by the "effective date" below. Please revisit this page to stay aware of any changes. Your continued use of the Meline Site and Meline Service constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any amendments.
This is an agreement between Meline Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Meline"), the Meline software, including Meline Messenger (collectively, including all content provided by Meline through Meline Messenger and the Meline Site, the "Meline Service", or the "Service"), and you (“you” or “You”), a user of the Service. BY USING THE SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, AND Meline'S PRIVACY POLICY, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT http://melinechat.com/p//, AND WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. If you choose to not agree with any of these terms, you may not use the Service.
These Terms of Service apply to all users of the Meline Service. Information provided by our users through the Meline Service may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or controlled by Meline. Meline has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. In addition, Meline will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party site. By using the Service, you expressly acknowledge and agree that Meline shall not be responsible for any damages, claims or other liability arising from or related to your use of any third-party website.
The design of the Meline Service along with Meline created text, scripts, graphics, interactive features and the like, except Status Submissions (as defined below), and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein ("Marks"), are owned by or licensed to Meline, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws and international conventions. The Service is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Meline reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Service. You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the Service other than expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of Status Submissions of third parties obtained through the Service for any commercial purposes.
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE Meline SERVICE SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, Meline, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE AND YOUR USE THEREOF. Meline MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS SERVICE'S CONTENT AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR SERVICE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR SERVICE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR SERVICE THROUGH THE ACTIONS OF ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONSIN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE Meline SERVICE. Meline DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE Meline SERVICE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN ANY USER STATUS SUBMISSION OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND Meline WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE. AND AGAIN, USE THIS JUST FOR FUN.
IN NO EVENT SHALL Meline, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR SERVICE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR SERVERS, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR SERVICE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE Meline CLIENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND/OR (VI) THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR PRIVACY POLICY. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT Meline SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER SUBMISSIONS OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
The Service is controlled and offered by Meline from its facilities in the United States of America. Meline makes no representations that the Meline Service is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the Meline Service from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Meline, its parent corporation, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Meline Service; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms of Service; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that one of your Status Submissions caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Service and your use of the Meline Service. We don't support or encourage illegal consumption of alcohol or tobacco, so there.
You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Service, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Service. In any case, you affirm that you are at least 18 years old as the Meline Service is not intended for children under 18. If you are under 18 years of age, you are not permitted to use the Meline Service. You further represent and warrant that you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a” terrorist-supporting” country, and that you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties. Meline is the developer of the Service, with an address at 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware, 19808 United States, info at Meline.com.
These Terms of Service, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Meline without restriction.
You agree that: (i) the Meline Service shall be deemed solely based in Delaware; (ii) the Meline Service shall be deemed a passive server that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over Meline, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than Delaware; and (iii) that you agree to subject to the jurisdiction of Delaware in the event of any legal dispute. These Terms of Service shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any claim or dispute between you and Meline that arises in whole or in part from the Meline Service shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Santa Clara County, Delaware. These Terms of Service, together with the Privacy Policy at melinechat.com/p/privacy.php and any other legal notices published by Meline, including, but not limited to an end user license agreement, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Meline concerning the Meline Service. If any provision of these Terms of Service is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Service, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this these Terms of Service shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and Meline's failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Meline reserves the right to amend or modify these Terms of Service at any time, and it is your responsibility to review these Terms of Service for any changes. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, your only recourse is to discontinue the use of the Meline Service. Your continued use of the Meline Service following any amendment of these Terms of Service will signify your assent to and acceptance of its revised terms. YOU AND Meline AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE Meline SERVICE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.