Privacy policy Europe
Welcome to the website and/or mobile application of Massoon. (“Massoon”, “we”, “us” and /or “our”). We have established this privacy policy to explain how we collect, use, protect and disclose information and data when you use the Massoon website (“Website”) and all Massoon software, including all Mobile Massoon applications (the “App (s)”) or other services offered by Massoon from time to time (collectively, the website (s), app (s) and services are called “services”). “You” refers to you as a user of the Services.
For the purposes of this privacy policy,if your country of residence is within the EU, the data manager is Massoon.net, Naarden 1411GE, Rijksweg 79.
| The terms used in this policy are defined as follows: | |
| • | “Platform” means an online platform that is accessible via a computer and/or smartphone app, that customers can use to purchase massoon brand merchandise and/or to order massage therapy sessions, and that the therapist can use to receive, accept or refuse proposed massage. therapy session bookings |
| • | “Therapist” means a person performing massage therapy sessions on clients referred by Massoon; |
| • | “Customer” means a person or person who uses the Massoon Platform to be referred to a Therapist by Massoon.net |
| • | “Personal information” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (such as yourself); an identifiable person is someone who can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by referring to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location information, etc |
| If you use our services from a country other than your original country of residence, the data controller may be determined by the country where you use the services. The data controller who originally collected your personal information may need to transfer the data to the new applicable data controller, and such a transfer is necessary to carry out the contractual obligations with you. | |
| 1. | Background/management of your information preferences |
| Massoon offers the platform that connects therapists with clients who want to buy and/or receive massage therapy. | |
| You can always view, correct, or update your personal information by changing the relevant settings in your Massoon account. Applicable law, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the “GDPR”), may also give you the right to access, update and correct inaccuracies in information about you in our custody or control. If you wish to exercise this right, please contact us via support@massoon.nl | |
| 2. | Information we collect |
| 2.1. | Information you give us |
| 2.1.1. | Information required to use the Massoon Platform. We request and collect the following personal information about you when you use the Massoon Platform. This information is necessary for the performance of the contract between you and us and to enable us to comply with our legal obligations. |
| • | Personally identifiable information. When you sign up for or use the Services, we collect certain personally identifiable information about you, such as your first name, last name, email address, location (hotel), phone number, and gender (therapists). |
| • | Identify authentication and qualification information (therapists). If you are a therapist, we may ask you for a copy of your government-issued ID, passport or driver’s license and other information necessary to verify your identity. We may also require you to provide all licenses, certifications and/or permits proving that you are qualified to provide massage therapy “at home”. |
| • | Payment information. To use the Services, therapists may need to provide a bank account number, routing number, or IBAN (depending on the country where you live). To use the Services, customers may be asked to provide a credit card number with your name, billing address, expiration date, and CVV2 code. |
| • | Communication with Massoon and other users. When you communicate with Massoon, in the case of a therapist, when you communicate with a client, or in the case of a client, when you communicate with a therapist through our platform, we collect information about your communication and any information you want to provide. When you contact us, we may ask you to provide your personal information so that we can identify you. |
| 2.1.2. | Information you give us. You can choose to provide additional information about yourself as you see fit. This additional information is processed on the basis of your consent. |
| • | Additional personal information. You can choose to provide additional information as part of your Massoon profile or when you book an appointment, such as gender, pregnancy information (if you opt for prenatal massage), mmedic/g gehealth information, etc. . |
| • | Other information. You can choose to provide us with information when responding to surveys or participating in promotions. |
| 2.2. | Information we automatically collect about your use of the Services |
| When you use the Massoon platform, we automatically collect the following information to comply with our contractual obligations to you, to comply with our legal obligations and for the purpose of our legitimate interest. | |
| • | Log information, mobile device’s unique device ID, IP address, mobile operating system, the type of Internet browser you use, and information about how you use the App; |
| • | Location information including IP address and mobile device GPS data. For example, if you allow the app to access location services through the permission system used by your mobile operating system, we may also collect the exact location of your device when the app runs in the foreground or background. We can also determine your approximate location based on your IP address; |
| • | Transaction information, including the requested service, date, time and location where the service was provided, amount charged and other related transaction information. |
| • | Usage data and activity. We may collect and merge information or content about the use of our website or apps in a way that does not directly identify an individual user (“Usage Data”). Usage data helps us understand trends in our users’ needs so that we can better consider new features or otherwise customize or improve our Services. |
| • | Cookies and web-beacons. We use cookies (a small text file placed on your computer to identify your computer and browser) and web beacons (a file placed on a website that monitors usage). We may use both session cookies (which expire as soon as you close your web browser) and permanent cookies (which remain on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on our site. We use cookies and web-beacons to improve the experience of the website and services, such as pre-filling in your username for easier login. Most web browsers are initially set to accept cookies. Currently, Massoon does not recognize automated browser signals related to tracking, including “do-not-track” signals. However, you can opt out of interest-based ads by following the instructions under “Interest-based Ads” below. You can delete permanent cookies and change your privacy preferences by following the directions in your Internet browser’s “help” list. However, certain features of the Services may not work if you delete or disable cookies. Some of our service providers may-use their own cookies and webbeacons in connection with the services they perform on our behalf, as explained below. |
| 2.3 | Information we collect from third parties. |
| • | Third-party services. If you link to, connect to, or log into your Massoon account through a third-party service (e.g. Facebook), the third-party service may share information about you with us. This information varies based on your privacy settings with that service. This information is managed by that service. |
| • | Social media websites. If you visit or communicate with these third-party services on our social media sites (such as Facebook Fan Page or Twitter), the third-party service may also share with us any information about you (i.e. a unique user code) collected by cookies on their website. sites or by other technologies if you have agreed to use cookies and/or other technologies on their sites and their cookie policies and privacy policies. |
| • | Your reviews or reviews. If someone has written a review about you or given you a review using our review system, we may collect and use this information to improve our services. |
| • | Background checks. For therapists based in Europe, we may obtain local versions of police, background, right to work, identity or relevant criminal convictions, as permitted by local law and with your consent where applicable. We may do so to protect the legitimate interests of Massoon Europe and our customers and to comply with certain legal obligations. We may use your personal information, such as your name and date of birth, to obtain the audit reports. |
| 3. | How we use information |
| We may use your personal information for the purpose for which it was provided, including but not limited to the purposes described below: | |
| 3.1 | Delivery and monitoring of the services. |
| We will use your personal information to give you access to and to support your use of the services, to manage your account, to answer your questions via email or otherwise, to process payments and to better understand your use of the services. For example, if you are a customer, we may provide your personal information to a therapist to facilitate the therapist’s service to you, and if you are a therapist, we may provide your personal information to a client to facilitate the customer’s receipt of the services. . We can also send or facilitate communication between clients and therapists. | |
| 3.2 | Contact you about other products, services and events |
| If you sign up, Massoon and/or third parties may use your personal information to contact you in the future to inform you about products, services and events that may be of interest to you and to ask you to complete surveys. We can send you marketing emails and text messages, such as newsletters, offers and promotions. You can unsubscribe at any time. To opt out of text messages, reply “Stop.” To opt out of emails, follow the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the email. You can also contact us via support@Massoon.net for help with unsubscribing. | |
| 3.3 | Research, data analysis and service improvement. |
| In an ongoing effort to better understand and serve the users of the Services, Massoon may research the demographics, interests and behavior of its users based on Usage Data and other information. This data can be collected and analyzed on an aggregate basis, and Massoon can share this data with advertisers, researchers, business partners, publications and other third parties. This information will not personally identify you. | |
| We may use your personal information, aggregated personal information and other information collected through the services to help us improve the content and functionality of the website or apps, to better understand our users and to improve services. | |
| 3.4 | Create a familiar and safe environment. |
| We may use your personal information to detect and prevent fraud, chargebacks, spam, fake accounts and scams. We can perform security reviews to maintain a safe environment. | |
| 4. | Share and make public |
| 4.1. | With your permission |
| We may share information about you with other companies if you give us permission or instruct us to share the information. | |
| 4.2 | Information you make available to others |
| By using the Services, you can make certain personal information available to others, such as your name, username, and photo. This information is accessible to users who use the Services and is accessible to commercial search engines. You should be careful before posting personal information to a public portion of the services | |
| 4.3 | Service providers |
| From time to time, we may enter into a business relationship with other companies that we believe to be trustworthy and have privacy practices consistent with ours, including our affiliates (“Service Providers”). For example, we may enter into a contract with service providers to provide certain services, such as hosting and maintenance, payment processing, data storage and management,marketing and promotions, and customer research/analysis. We provide our service providers with only the information necessary to perform these services on our behalf. Service providers are contractually obligated to protect your personal information in accordance with this policy and to implement an appropriate level of security procedures and practices. | |
| 4.4 | Interest-based ads |
| We may use third-party advertising companies to offer ads on our behalf on our and other websites on the Internet, and to track and report on the performance of those ads. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to identify your device when you use the Services and to report certain information about your visits to our Services and other websites (such as web pages you visit and your response to ads). We do not share your personal information with third parties for direct marketing purposes of third parties, unless you give us permission to do so. | |
| 4.5 | Other transfers |
| We may share personal information and usage data with companies that control, control or are under joint control of Massoon. If Massoon is merged, acquired or sold, or in the event of a transfer of some or all of our assets or shares, we may disclose or transfer personal information and usage information in connection with such a future or completed transaction. | |
| 4.6 | Compliance with laws and law enforcement |
| Massoon and its service providers may disclose personal information to applicable U.S., British, Canadian, or other regulatory, government or law enforcement officers, courts or private parties if we believe, at our discretion, that this is necessary or appropriate to respond to legal requests (including court orders and subpoenas), to protect the safety, property or rights of Massoon or any third party, to prevent or stop illegal, fraudulent, unethical or legally actionable activities, or where required or permitted under applicable US, UK, Canadian or other foreign law. | |
| 4.7 | Aggregated data |
| This privacy policy in no way restricts or restricts our collection and use of aggregated usage data, and we may share user usage data about our users with our third-party service providers for regulatory compliance, market analysis, demographic profiling, marketing and advertising, and other business purposes. For example, every time you use the website or apps, we may automatically collect the type of web browser you use, the pages you view, how you deal with links on the services, and the time and duration of your use of the website or apps. We may use such information and merge with other information to include, for example, the total number of visitors to our website or users of the apps, the number of visitors to each page of our website, the number of app downloads, aggregated details related to the use of the Services etc. | |
| 4.8 | Softened subsidiaries and affiliates |
| We may share your information with our subsidiaries and affiliates under joint ownership or under joint control. | |
| 5. | Other important information |
| 5.1. | Be careful when sharing information with others |
| Please note that when you share information on a publicly available page or other public forum, others may gain access to that information. In addition, please note that when you share information in other communications with third parties, that information may be passed on or made public by others. This means that anyone with access to such information may be able to use it for any purpose, including sending unsolicited communications. You should be careful before posting personal information on a publicly available page. | |
| 5.2 | Exclusions |
| This privacy policy does not apply to any unsolicited information you provide to Massoon through the services or in any other way. This includes, but is not limited to, information posted on public parts of the Website, such as message boards, ideas for new products or modifications to existing products and other unsolicited submissions (collectively “Unsolicited Information”). All unsolicited information is considered non-confidential and Massoon is free of charge and you hereby grant Massoon the right to reproduce, use, disclose and disseminate such unsolicited information to others without limitation or attribution. | |
| 5.3 | Links to other sites and social media |
| Our website and apps may contain links or are integrated with other websites and online services. Massoon is not responsible or liable for any damage or loss related to your use of a third-party website or online service or for the privacy practices of such third parties. You should always read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of a third-party website or online service before using it, either directly or in connection with your use of the Services. | |
| Our website and apps can also have “plug-ins” (such as the Facebook “share” or “like” button) for third-party sites or login (such as login with Facebook) through a third-party account. Third-party plug-ins and login features, including loading, operating, and using them, are governed by the privacy policies and conditions of the third party that provides them. | |
| 5.4 | Children’s privacy |
| We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under the age of 16, we will remove such information from our records. | |
| 5.5 | International data transfer |
| Please note that your personal information and communications may be transferred to, stored on, processed, and maintained on servers or databases located outside your jurisdiction (such as outside the EEA), including, where data protection and privacy rules may not provide the same level of protection as in other parts of the world. | |
| Where Massoon is the data controller and we transfer your personal data outside the EEA, we implement appropriate security measures to ensure an adequate level of data protection. We use standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission as a legal mechanism for data transfer from the EU to other third countries, such as the US. | |
| We will take all steps that are reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is handled safely and in accordance with this privacy policy. Unfortunately, the transmission of information over the Internet is not completely secure. While we will do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your data sent to our site; each transfer is at your own risk. Once we receive your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to prevent loss, theft, and unauthorized access, use, and disclosure. | |
| 5.6 | Retention period |
| We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes set forth in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. | |
| You can exercise your rights in this section by contacting us by emailing support@Massoon.nl. Please note that these rights can only be exercised with the relevant data controller. We may ask you to provide proof of identity before taking further action on your request. | |
| 6.1 | Managing your information and communication preferences |
| You can access and update some of your information through your account settings. You can also update your preference for marketing communication by changing the notification settings on the website or in our apps. You can also opt out of receiving marketing and promotional emails by clicking on the unsubscribe mechanism in an email or other electronic communication. If you opt out, we may still send you non-marketing emails, text messages, or other communications that include transactional information about your accounts and our business dealings with you. | |
| 6.2 | Right of access |
| You have the right to confirm whether or not your personal information is being processed. If we do process your personal data, we will give you a description of the data, the purposes for which it is kept, to whom the data has been provided and the retention period. | |
| If your personal data is processed by us, you have the right to request a copy of the personal data at our disposal. We will respond to your request or a longer period within a month if the request for large amounts of data is made. We do not charge for such requests. However, a reasonable fee may be charged to cover the administrative costs if the requested personal data is excessive. | |
6.3 | Right to rectification |
| You have the right to obtain rectification of incorrect or incomplete personal data without undue delay. You can do this by updating your account profile information or settings or sending us a request for information that you can’t update yourself. | |
| 6.4 | Right to removal |
| We will keep your personal information for as long as is necessary for the performance of the contract between you and us and to comply with our legal obligations. If you no longer want us to process your personal information in order to provide you with our Services, you may ask us to delete your personal information and close your Massoon account. | |
| If you request the deletion of your personal information, we may still retain some of your personal information to the extent necessary for our legitimate business interests and to comply with our legal obligations. In addition, information you have published on our Platform, such as reviews, may remain visible to other users of the Platform. | |
| As we maintain the platform to protect against accidental or intentional loss and destruction, remaining copies of your personal information may not be removed from our backup system for a limited period of time. | |
| 6.5 | Objection to processing |
| You have the right to object to processing that is likely to cause unwarranted damage or suffering. You may also ask us not to process your personal information for certain purposes, including profiling, when such processing is based on legitimate interest. If you object to such processing, we will not process your personal information for these purposes unless we have compelling legitimate grounds for such processing or such processing is required to establish, pursue or defend legal claims. | |
| 6.6 | Complain to the relevant data protection authorities |
| You have the right to file a complaint with the relevant data protection authorities regarding our handling of your personal data. | |
7. | Changes in privacy policy |
| From time to time we may change this privacy policy. If we change this privacy policy, we will notify you by placing the revised privacy policy on the website and in the apps and sending you an email notification using the contact information you provide. These changes will take effect on the effective date specified in the revised privacypolicy. If you don’t agree with the revised privacy policy,you can cancel your Massoon account and stop using the Services. If you do not cancel your account before the date the revised privacy policy takes effect, your continued use of the services will be subject to the revised policy. | |
| We maintain reasonable physical, electronic and procedural precautions in an effort to protect the confidentiality and security of personal information in our custody and under our control. However, no data transfer over the Internet or any other network can be guaranteed 100% securely. As a result, while we strive to protect information transmitted on or through the Services, we cannot and will not guarantee the security of any information you send on or through the Services and do so at your own risk. | |
| We also regularly review and update our administrative, technical and physical security measures to ensure the security of your personal information. If you know or have reason to believe that your account information has been lost, stolen or misappropriated, please contact us immediately. | |
| 9. | Get in touch |
| If you have any questions, comments or complaints about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us by email at support@massoon.net Cookie statement |
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