Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting UnionKeyz and reviewing our Privacy Policy. We want to ensure that you are well informed of the measures we have in place to protect any collected personal information. Your trust is a top priority and is embedded in everything we do. UnionKeyz is committed to data privacy, data security and transparency in our data practices and processes.

Our Commitment to Privacy

Updated as of: December 15, 2023

UnionKeyz is an independent company. UnionKeyz respects your right to privacy and your ability to make informed choices about the information we collect and use about you. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes our policies and practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of information about you as part of UnionKeyz and our technology platforms, including, without limitation, our website, QR code, text and chat communications, customer surveys, interactive features and social media pages (collectively, the “UnionKeyz Site”). This Privacy Policy applies to information collected from the UnionKeyz Site and offline unless different terms are specified in an online or other form or contract we provide you.

Additionally, please note that Section 1 of this Privacy Policy, which describes our collection and use of information through the UnionKeyz Site, also serves as our Notice at Collection for California residents for purposes of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).

1. NOTICE AT COLLECTION; COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION

We collect two types of information: Personal Information and Other Information.

Personal Information is any information:

That identifies or can be used to identify you
That relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked (directly or indirectly) with you;
That can be used to authenticate you.

The table and language below summarize the categories of personal information we have collected over at least the last 12 months, the purposes for collection and use of that personal information, and how long we keep each category of personal information.

WE DO NOT “SELL” YOUR INFORMATION as the term “sell” is traditionally understood. NONETHELESS, “sale” under the CCPA interpreted does include the activities set out in this Privacy Policy. To comply with the applicable law of the definition of such activity we have included the following statements. We sell, and share for targeted advertising, the following categories of personal information: commercial information, device, internet, and network activity information, general location data, and inferences. Under certain U.S. State Privacy Laws, you may be able to request that we not sell or share for targeted advertising, Personal Information about you for targeted advertising.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect

Our Business or Commercial Purposes for the Collection and Use of Your Personal Information

Personal Identifiers, such as your name, email address, and union local number, business address, business phone number, and business owner signature.

We use this information:

To locate participating merchants in your area;
To respond to your questions and requests;
To provide you with access to certain areas and features of the UnionKeyz Site;
To create new merchant offerings promoting your brick and mortar business;
To tailor content, advertisements, and promotions we provide you; and
To provide you with market updates and other promotional information (as described below).

Commercial Information, such as the merchants you search for and region you selected.

We use this information:

To provide you with relevant search results in your area;
To respond to your questions and requests;
To tailor content, advertisements and incentives we provide you;
To provide you with market updates and other promotional information; and
To improve the UnionKeyz Site and for internal business purposes.

Device, Internet, and Network Activity Information, such as device type, the pages served to you, previous page views, the site from which you linked, the time and date of your visit to the UnionKeyz Site, your use of features on the UnionKeyz Site and your inquiries, cookie ID, and Mobile Ad ID.

We use this information:

To respond to your questions and requests;
To provide you with access to certain areas and features of the UnionKeyz Site;
To tailor content, advertisements and incentives we provide you;
To provide you with market updates and other promotional information;
To improve the UnionKeyz Site and for internal business purposes; and
To administer the UnionKeyz Site.

Inferences drawn from the information identified above to create a profile reflecting your preferences.

We use this information:

To tailor content, advertisements and incentives we provide you;
To provide you with market updates and other promotional information;
To improve the UnionKeyz Site and for internal business purposes; and
As otherwise described to you at the point of collection or pursuant to your consent.

Additional Uses. We may also use all of the Personal Information noted above:

If we determine a policy violation has occurred, to enforce our rights, or to enforce agreements;
If we believe such processing is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action regarding the rights and property of ours or our affiliates;
To enforce our rights or to protect against unauthorized access to our systems or other inappropriate use of our services, products, or other services;
To comply with laws, regulations, court orders and subpoenas or similar requests for information by authorities;
To protect our safety, your safety and the safety of others;
To perform audits;
To contact you about the UnionKeyz Site or policy updates;
For research and analytics, including to identify usage trends and to improve and update our products and services;
As otherwise described to you at the point of collection or pursuant to your consent; and
To assist us in fraud prevention or investigation, all on the basis of our legitimate interest in the continuation of our commercial activities and the protections of our rights.

De-identified Information. To the extent we possess de-identified information, we will maintain and use the information in deidentified form and not attempt to reidentify the information, except that we may attempt to reidentify the information to confirm the information is truly de-identified.

Retention. We will retain your Personal Information for as long as is needed to carry out the purposes we’ve described, or as otherwise required by law. The criteria used to determine the applicable retention period for your Personal Information includes the length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you as applicant or consumer and whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject that requires us to retain your Personal Information.

2. SOURCES OF INFORMATION

We collect or receive information from the following sources:

Participating Merchants: We collect and store personal identifiers and commercial information from participating merchants in order to conduct program compliance audits with our merchants, customer support, and the Additional Uses noted above.
Directly from you: We collect and store the Personal Information that you provide us, such as when you request that we add specific merchants to our program; provide other information, such as information about your consumers preferences (e.g., restaurants, retail and/or other options); opt-in to receive text messages, emails or other promotions or communications; contact us for any reason (such as when you speak with a customer service representative); or provide feedback by participating in a member survey.
Automatically from your devices: We use cookies and similar technologies to automatically collect information when you visit the UnionKeyz Site or interact with our ads and other online content. Cookies are small bits of information that are stored by your device’s web browser.
From Other Sources: We may receive information about you from other sources and may combine that information with the other information we collect or receive about you. For example, you may choose to participate in another party’s application or social media site through which you allow us to collect (or the other party to share) information about you, including Personal Information. We may also receive information from partners and service providers, including partners and service providers that provide us information that is publicly or commercially available. We may match the information we collect about you through the UnionKeyz Site with information collected from other parties in order to enhance our ability to serve you, to tailor our content to you and/or to offer you opportunities to purchase products or services that we believe may be of interest to you.

3. DISCLOSURES OF INFORMATION TO OTHER ENTITIES

During at least the past 12 months, we have disclosed your Personal Information outlined in the table above to the following categories of entities:

Service Providers and Contractors Performing Services on Our Behalf: We disclose all categories of Personal Information listed above to service providers and contractors that perform functions on our behalf (or on behalf of our partners), such as service providers and contractors that host or operate the UnionKeyz Site, analyze data, fulfill inquiries or provide customer service, or participate in or administer our promotions or provide marketing or promotional assistance.
Acquirers and Business Transfers: We may disclose or transfer all categories of Personal Information listed above as part of, or during negotiations of, any merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of the company or assets of UnionKeyz.
Government Authorities and Legal Disclosure: We disclose all categories of Personal Information listed above to comply with a legal obligation; when we believe in good faith that the law requires it; at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation; to verify or enforce our applicable policies; to respond to an emergency; or otherwise to protect the rights, property, safety, or security of third parties, visitors to the UnionKeyz Site or the public.

4. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

A. Your U.S. State Privacy Rights

You have specific rights with respect to Personal Information under certain U.S. state privacy laws. For purposes of this subsection, the terms “consumer”, “Personal Information”, “business purpose”, “third party”, “sell”, and “share” have the meanings ascribed to them respectively in the applicable state law. To the extent provided for under the applicable laws, you may have the right to:

Access and Disclosure: You can request, up to two times every 12 months, that we disclose to you the categories of Personal Information we collected about you, the categories of sources from which we collected the Personal Information, the categories of Personal Information we sold or disclosed, the business or commercial purposes for collecting, selling, or sharing your Personal Information, the categories of third parties with whom we shared the Personal Information, and the specific pieces of Personal Information we collected about you.
Delete and Correction of Your Personal Information: You may request that we delete certain records that contain Personal Information we have collected about you. This right is not absolute, and we may deny certain deletion requests in whole or in part based upon our record keeping practices and legal rights and obligations. We are under no obligation to store such Personal Information indefinitely and disclaim any liability arising out of, or related to, the destruction of such Personal Information.
How to Submit a Request: You can exercise the rights above by emailing db@unionkeyz.com. We may deny certain requests, or fulfill a request only in part, based on our legal rights and obligations. For example, we may retain Personal Information as permitted by law, such as for tax or other record-keeping purposes. Please note that in order to protect your personal information, you will be asked to provide information to match our records and verify your identity. If we are unable to match your information, we will not be able to process your request.
Opt-Out Preference Signals/Global Privacy Control: You can submit a request to opt-out of the selling and sharing of Personal Information about you through an opt-out preference signal. If you use an opt-out preference signal, we will apply the opt-out to the device or browser which sends the opt-out preference signal and to any consumer profile associated with that browser or device, including pseudonymous profiles. You can use an opt-out preference signal by downloading a supported browser or extension. If known, we will also treat the opt-out preference signal as a valid request to opt-out of the sale/selling for the user. Some web browsers may give you the ability to enable a “do not track” setting, an older request to block tracking of users by third parties. We may not take action in response to these older signals.
California Shine the Light Request: If you are a California resident, in addition to any rights and choices described in this Privacy Policy, you have the right to ask us once each year if we have shared Personal Information with third parties for their own marketing purposes. To make a request, please send us an email at db@unionkeyz.com. Please mark your inquiries “California Shine the Light Request.”
Sensitive Personal Information: We do not collect, use, or disclose Sensitive Personal Information.
Financial Incentives: We may collect Personal Information, like personal identifiers, online identifiers, and commercial information, in connection with a financial incentive, such as a rebate, discount, special pricing or other promotional offer. Our offers and incentives generally reflect the value of the relationships that we have with the individuals who participate in these programs. Participation in these programs is voluntary and you may withdraw at any time by electing not to participate or contacting us using the information in the “Contact Us” section of this Privacy Policy.
Users Under 16: Note that UnionKeyz is not intended for users under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 16. Please see our section on Minor Children below for more information.

B. Promotional Communications and Newsletters

You may unsubscribe from certain email communications by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link provided at the bottom of an email sent to you by UnionKeyz. Please note that we reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to your use of the UnionKeyz Site and these transactional messages may be unaffected if you choose to opt-out from marketing communications.

C. Tracking Technologies

Cookies: Depending on the configuration options offered by the operating system, web browser, and other software on your device, you may be able to decide if and how your device will accept a cookie by configuring your preferences or options in your device or web browser. If you choose to refuse, disable, or delete these technologies, some of the functionality of the UnionKeyz Site may no longer be available to you.
Interest-Based / Targeted advertising: Unionkeyz may use third-party network advertisers to serve advertisements and third-party analytics vendors to evaluate and provide us with information about the use of the UnionKeyz Site and viewing of our content. Ad network providers, the advertisers, the sponsors, and/or analytics service providers may set and access their own cookies, pixel tags and similar technologies on your device, and they may otherwise collect or have access to information about you. On occasion, we and our network advertisers may target advertisements for products and services in which you might be interested based on your visits to both the UnionKeyz Site and other websites. We may use a variety of companies to serve advertisements. If you do not want to receive the benefits of targeted advertising, you may opt out of some network advertising programs that use information about you by visiting: the NAI Opt-Out Page and the DAA Opt-Out Page. Please note that even if you choose to remove information about you (opt-out), you will still see advertisements while you’re browsing online, including advertisements that are relevant to the content of the webpage or application page on which they are displayed and advertisements that are relevant to your current location. However, the advertisements you see may be less relevant to you and your interests. Additionally, many network advertising programs allow you to view and manage the interest categories they have compiled from your online browsing activities. These interest categories help determine the types of targeted advertisements you may receive. The NAI Opt-Out Page and the DAA Opt-Out Page each provide a tool that identifies its member/participating companies that have cookies on your browser and provides a mechanism to opt out of receiving cookies from those companies. Please note that if you opt-out of targeted advertising, we may still track your visits to the UnionKeyz Site for our own analytics, operations and security purposes.
Google: Google provides tools to allow you to opt out of the use of certain information collected by Google Analytics at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout, by Google Analytics for Display Advertising or the Google Display Network at https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/, or downloading the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Mobile Device: You may also limit our use of information collected from or about your mobile device for purposes of serving targeted ads to you by going to your device settings and turning off tracking for advertising purposes.

5. HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH YOU

We may communicate with you regarding any matter related to UnionKeyz via mail, via telephone or via electronic communications, including via email to the email address you provide, via text message to the mobile phone you provide, or via the UnionKeyz Site.

To opt-out of receiving text messages, please follow the instructions in the body of the text message. Note that in order for you to receive communications via text message, you must maintain, at your own cost, a mobile device capable of sending and receiving text messages. Message and data rates may apply to each text message sent and received in connection with UnionKeyz. Please see your wireless provider to review your wireless plan details.

6. SECURITY OF INFORMATION

We take information security seriously and use certain reasonable security measures designed to help protect your Personal Information. However, no electronic data transmission or storage of information can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Please note that we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you use the UnionKeyz Site and provide us with information at your own risk.

7. OTHER SITES

The UnionKeyz Site may contain links to other websites or online services that are operated and maintained by third parties, and that are not under the control of or maintained by UnionKeyz. The inclusion of a link on the UnionKeyz Site does not imply endorsement of the linked site or service by us or by our affiliates.

8. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

The UnionKeyz Site is operated in the United States. If you are located in the EEA, Canada or anywhere else outside of the United States, please be aware that information we collect, including, without limitation, Personal Information, will be transferred to, processed and stored in the United States. The data protection laws in the United States may differ from those of the country in which you are located, and your Personal Information may be subject to access requests from governments, courts, or law enforcement in the United States according to laws of the United States. By using the UnionKeyz Site or providing us with any information, you consent to this transfer, processing and storage of information about you in the United States. Where required by law, we will transfer your personal data subject to appropriate or suitable safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses.

9. CHANGES AND POLICY UPDATES

Please note, we may change information on the UnionKeyz Site and/or this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice to you, and any changes will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Privacy Policy on the UnionKeyz Site. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.

10. MINOR CHILDREN

The UnionKeyz Site is a general audience website and we do not knowingly collect any Personal Information from children younger than the age of sixteen (16). We will delete any Personal Information collected that we later determine to be from a user younger than the age of sixteen (16).

11. CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact db@unionkeyz.com, Attn: Privacy Policy.