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Privacy Policy

Last updated November 21, 2024

Hatchways's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
  • Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Bento, a brand operating as a division of Hatch Your Way Inc., 199 Richmond St. W Suite 2605, Toronto, ON M5V 0H4.
  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
  • Service refers to the Website.
  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • Website refers to Hatchways, accessible from https://app.onbento.com/
  • You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Usage Data

Content or Information You Provide in the Services

The Services allow you to create connections or integrations between the third-party applications you use. When you use the Services, information or content is transferred from one application to another application. We collect the information that is transferred between the third-party applications. The information or content we receive from your organization is subject to your organization's privacy policies. When you integrate our Services with a third-party application, the information we receive depends on the settings, permissions, and privacy Statement controlled by that third-party application.

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but is not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Data Shared with Third-Party Tools:

  • We may share basic user activity data with Amplitude, a web and mobile app analytics service, to analyze and enhance your experience on our website and applications. This data helps us improve our services and user interfaces while respecting your privacy. We do not collect personally identifiable information through Amplitude, and all data is used solely for analytics and performance monitoring.
  • When you link your Instagram account with Hatchways via the Chrome extension, we store your Instagram cookies for the sole purpose of managing interactions with your Instagram account. This action enables us to provide specific functionalities on your behalf.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
  • To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
  • To contact You: To contact You by email regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
  • To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
  • To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
  • For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Integration with Third-Party Services

As part of Our Service, we provide integrations with various third-party services to enhance your user experience. Specifically, we have implemented integrations with Google Services, including Google Calendar and Gmail, to offer additional functionality within Our Service.

Google Services Integration

To provide a seamless and productive experience, we offer the following integrations with Google Services:

  • Google Gmail: We integrate with your Google Gmail account to enable you to send emails directly and send follow up reminders from Our Service dashboard. Our Service utilizes this integration to offer easy-to-use email sending experience, streamlining your email communications as part of our offerings.

Types of Google User Data Collected

Through the integrations with Google Services, we may collect the following types of data from your Google user account:

  • Email content needed to send emails on your behalf
  • Email content needed to suggest follow ups to contacts on Our Service dashboard.
  • Email threads that have relevancy to contacts associated with the platform

Please note that our access to your Google user data is driven solely by the functionalities described above and will be used only for the purposes of enhancing your experience within Our Service.

Purpose for Requesting Google User Data

Your Google user data is requested for the explicit purposes of:

  • Enriching data records with accurate scheduling information
  • Allowing for efficient email communication directly within the environment of Our Service
  • Streamlining customer relationship management tasks by leveraging integrated Google Services

We commit to maintaining transparent practices with regards to how we use your Google user data. Should any additional purposes for the use of this data arise, we will promptly update our Privacy Policy and request your consent for the expanded use.

Data Security and Confidentiality

In accordance with Google's policy and our commitment to data privacy and protection, all authorized client credentials used to access Google API Services are kept strictly confidential and secure. We take all necessary measures to ensure the security of your data when accessing Google Services through our platform.

Our Service's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

  • Your linked Instagram account is used exclusively for sending messages to the brands you choose through the Hatchways dashboard. We want to assure you that we do not collect, share, or use any of your private or public information beyond this specific scope.

Changes to Our Use of Google User Data

Any changes to the types of Google user data we access or the ways in which we use this data will be reflected in updates to this Privacy Policy. Before accessing any new type of user data or changing how we use your data, we will provide you with an updated policy and obtain your consent to these changes.

Your Consent and Control of Your Data

  • By using our Google Services integrations, you consent to the collection and use of your Google user data as outlined in this Privacy Policy. You have control over your data and the ability to revoke our access to your Google account at any time through your Google account settings.
  • You have the full control to disconnect your Instagram account from Hatchways at any time. To do this, simply visit the Instagram homepage and select the "Connected to Hatchways" notification. Upon disconnection, we will promptly remove your cookies from our system and cease all access to your Instagram account.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us: