Privacy Policy
Introduction
Welcome to Free Museums, accessible from https://freemuseums.app. One of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how our mobile application and website handles information when you use our services to discover and navigate local museums.
By using the Free Museums app, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. We ensure that your experience remains seamless while maintaining the highest standards of data security.
Information Collection
We collect information to provide better services to all our users. This helps us ensure you find the most relevant museum exhibits and operating hours.
Location Data
Used to find nearby museums and provide directions. You can disable this in your device settings.
Device Info
Hardware model, OS version, and unique device identifiers to optimize app performance.
User Preferences
Saved favorite museums, exhibit alerts, and accessibility filter settings.
Usage Analytics
Information about how you interact with our features to improve the user interface.
How We Use Your Information
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To provide and maintain the service, including monitoring usage patterns.
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To manage your account and preferences within the Free Museums ecosystem.
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To notify you about changes to our app or new museum openings you might like.
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To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or security threats.
Offline Data Storage
"A unique feature of Free Museums is the ability to browse data even when disconnected. To facilitate this, we store an encrypted local cache of museum data on your device's internal storage."
This offline storage is isolated to the application and cannot be accessed by other apps. You can clear this cache at any time via the app settings menu.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
We are a Data Controller of your information.
Free Museums' legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:
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Free Museums needs to perform a contract with you
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You have given Free Museums permission to do so
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Processing your personal information is in Free Museums' legitimate interests
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Free Museums needs to comply with the law
Free Museums will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
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Log Files
Free Museums follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this as part of hosting services' analytics.
The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, Free Museums uses "cookies". These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited.
The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.
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Google is one of a third-party vendor on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to our website and other sites on the internet.
However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at the following URL:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads open_in_newThird Party Privacy Policies
You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of Free Museums.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Free Museums, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
Note: Free Museums has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
Free Museums' Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.
Online Privacy Policy & Consent
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Our Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Free Museums. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
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By using our website and app, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
Privacy Questions?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please reach out to our legal team.
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