PRIVACY STATEMENT

About Berggi

Berggi is a company established under the laws of Delaware, USA, and has operations in the US and EU. Berggi offers you its unique software that will run on your cell phone and will use your cell phone’s ‘internet’ connection for you to become a member of Berggi and use the Berggi service.

We are a mobile phone based messaging service. We provide our members a unique service to send/receive instant messages, emails, text messages and files from their mobile phones using their phone´s internet connection.

We also provide our members means to set up their profiles for their personal, group, team, business, organizational and/or affiliations that can be linked together via mobile phones and shared through networks of people from their mobile phones and from their computers.

Berggi members can message any other Berggi member in the world via Berggi’s unique IM, Email, Text, ... using their phones or computers.

Using their phones or computers Berggi members, may view each others' profiles, folders, files, communicate with friends, peers, co-workers and meet new people who are Berggi users all over the world.

In order to provide a unique Berggi experience for our members, we display some parts of members’ personal information, if they allow us to do so, to other members. This allows our members to identify each other and expand their network of friends, peers, co-workers and customers. Berggi members can change their profile information at any time and can control how other members and the service communicates with them.

Information Collection and Use by Berggi

Berggi does NOT give away or sell member information to 3rd party advertisers, marketers, 3rd party email or SMS based product/service promoters.

Berggi collects member submitted information such as cell phone number, email address and name to authenticate members. Berggi also collects other profile data including but not limited to: personal interests, gender, age, education and occupation in order to provide assistance to our members in finding and communicating with each other.

Berggi also logs non-personally-identifiable information such as mobile phone settings and IP addresses from members to the site. This data is used to manage improvements for Berggi´s services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties that provide services to the members via Berggi user interfaces.

If permitted by the member, member profile information including members' pictures and first names are displayed to other members in order to facilitate member communications and interaction. A Berggi member can select how much of their personal information they will make public for other members to see. At minimum this is NO information. If this is the case no Berggi member can find another Berggi member unless the first member specifically tells of their presence to other selected members. To facilitate searching and finding Berggi members world-wide, Berggi allows users to search for other members using telephone numbers, email addresses and names.

Berggi uses members’ email addresses or phone numbers to send updates and news regarding the service. From time to time, Berggi may sponsor a promotion, sweepstake or contest. Members may be asked to provide personal information including name, email address, home address or to answer questions in order to participate.

Berggi will store member information for as long as is necessary to: (1) perform the Berggi service; (2) invoice for fee based services and maintain records until invoicing for the fee based services cannot be lawfully challenged and legal proceedings may no longer be pursued; (3) carry out Berggi marketing activities; (4) comply with applicable legislation, regulatory requests and relevant orders from competent courts; (5) enforce our Terms of Service; or (6) fulfill any of the other purposes detailed in this Privacy Statement.

Invitations

Berggi members can invite other people who are not using Berggi to join the service by sending invitations provided by Berggi´s automated invitation feature. Berggi´s systems store the newly invited´s email addresses or phone numbers in order to be able to recognize a new member who has joined from an invitation.
Berggi members may also store phone numbers and email addresses of people they know in their Berggi contact lists. Also they may choose to send invitations and engage in messaging with the aforementioned.

Cookies

Berggi mobile services DOES NOT use cookies in their members’ phones. Berggi software downloaded by a Berggi member does NOT contain cookies or hidden links to other 3rd party sites.
Berggi uses cookies in its web site to store Berggi members preferences in using the Berggi web-interface. For example to record session information, for personalization purposes, Berggi does not link any of the stored information to any of our members personally identifiable information that they may submit while they are on our site.

Berggi members can configure their web browsers (not a part of Berggi offer) to accept or reject all or some cookies.

Links

Berggi in Berggi members’ phone do NOT contain any visible or hidden links to other 3rd party mobile or web sites. Berggi members may select at their own will such links from Berggi ShortCuts library (this service is not active at the moment).

Berggi web site contains links to other web sites. Berggi is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only governs information collected on Berggi.

Content of messages and member information

Berggi members bear the sole legal, commercial, ethical, moral responsibility and implications of the contents of the messages they send or receive, as well as the information they exchange and share with other Berggi members or non members.

Making your information accessible to other Berggi members

If a Berggi member chooses to share some/all of their information with other Berggi members, those members need to know whenever others access that information.

Modifying or Removing Member Information

Berggi members may modify or remove any of their information at any time by logging into their account.

Security

Berggi member accounts are secured by member-created passwords. Berggi takes precautions to insure that member account information is kept private. We use reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our database. We restrict access to member information from employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time

Sharing and Disclosure of Information that Berggi Collects

Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, Berggi will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to protect the safety of our members; (2) to enforce the Berggi Terms of Use Agreement or to protect our rights; or (3) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by Berggi, whether or not a response is required by applicable law. Berggi reserves the right to transfer personal information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale of Berggi or substantially all of its assets to that successor in interest. For more information see the "Changes in Our Privacy Policy" section below.

Changes in Our Privacy Policy

From time to time we may make changes to our privacy policy. If we make changes, we will post them on our site to make users aware of what the changes are so users will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we may disclose it. A member is bound by any minor changes to the policy when she or he uses the service (including Berggi web sites) after those changes have been posted. If, however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify by posting a notice on our Web site for 30 days.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ OUR PRIVACY STATEMENT.