1. Introduction
Welcome to BiB ("Binge it bro"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at bingeitbro.com (the "Service"). Please read this policy carefully. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide
- Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and username. You may also add your birthday; it is optional and only used for a birthday greeting.
- Profile Information: Your chosen avatar (emoji) and display name.
- Recommendations: Movies and series you recommend, including personal notes, mood tags, ratings, and watch context.
- Social Data: Your friends list, nudges sent and received, and friend-to-friend recommendations.
- Group Watch: Groups you create or join, voting picks, and group activity.
- Messages: Direct messages you send to friends and messages you post in group chats, including movies you share in them.
- Reports and Blocks: Users you block and reports you submit about users or content, including a copy of the reported content so we can review it.
- Scheduled Watchlist: Movies and series you schedule to watch, including reminder preferences.
- Trivia Data: Your Weekly Trivia scores, answers, and leaderboard rankings.
- Watchlist: Movies and series you save to your watchlist.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
- Authentication Data: Session tokens and authentication cookies necessary to keep you signed in.
- Local Storage Data: Some preferences are stored only in your browser.
- Device Push Tokens: If you allow notifications in the iOS or Android app, we store your device's push token to send you notifications. It is deleted when you sign out on that device or delete your account.
- Usage Events: We collect page and interaction events to understand how the site is used.
2.3 Information from Third Parties
- Google sign-in: If you sign in with Google, we receive your name and email address from Google. We do not access any other Google account data.
- Sign in with Apple: If you sign in with Apple, we receive an Apple user identifier and, if you choose to share them, your name and email address (which may be an Apple private relay address).
- TMDB (The Movie Database): We use TMDB's API to fetch movie metadata, posters, and streaming availability. We don't share your account information with TMDB.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Create and manage your account
- Display your movie recommendations to your friends and the community
- Enable the friends and social features of the platform
- Facilitate Group Watch sessions, voting, and group picks
- Send nudge notifications between friends
- Send email notifications for scheduled reminders, friend activity, and group invites
- Power the Weekly Trivia feature and maintain leaderboards
- Show relevant streaming availability for recommended titles
- Improve and maintain the Service
- Communicate with you about your account or the Service
4. Data Storage and Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including encryption in transit. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share your information in the following cases:
- Public Recommendations: Your movie recommendations, username, and avatar are visible to other users of the Service.
- Friends: Your friends can see your recommendations and send you nudges.
- Service Providers: We use trusted service providers for hosting, database and sign-in, content delivery, push notifications, analytics and advertising. They process data only to provide those services to us. Movie and series information comes from TMDB. Where ads are shown, Google AdSense delivers and measures them.
- Email Notifications: Your email address is used to send scheduled watch reminders, friend recommendations, group invites, and birthday celebrations. You can manage notification preferences in your profile settings.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, regulation, or legal process.
6. Cookies and Local Storage
We use essential cookies to keep you signed in, analytics to understand how the site is used, and, where ads are shown, Google AdSense cookies for ad delivery and measurement. Some preferences are stored in your browser. For more details, see our Cookie Policy.
7. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: Update or correct your personal information through your profile settings.
- Deletion: You can delete your account at any time on the website or in the app: open your profile (or the account menu) and choose Delete account. Deleting your account permanently removes your profile and the content and data linked to it, as described on our Delete Account page. You can also delete it without the app at bingeitbro.com/delete-account, or ask us to by contacting us.
- Portability: Request your data in a portable format.
- Withdraw Consent: You can stop using the Service at any time and request account deletion.
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
8. Children's Privacy
The Service is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information.
9. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you the Service. When you delete your account, we delete your personal data within a reasonable period, except where we must keep it for legal, security or abuse-prevention reasons. Backup copies are removed on our providers' normal schedules.
10. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. By using the Service, you consent to such transfers.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at:
support@bingeitbro.com