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PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated July 18, 2023

Band of Coders, LP, together with its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, including, but not limited to, Band of Coders, ULC (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”), is committed to protecting your (“you”, “your”, or “user”) privacy and empowering you with this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and apply the information collected when you use our website located at https://www.bandofcoders.com, together with any associated services, features, functionality, or content, (collectively, the “Website”). Our Website Terms of Use (the “Terms”) are expressly incorporated herein, by reference, and are an integral part hereof.


This Privacy Policy sets forth our policy with respect to information that we collect from you, on or through the Website, that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you (“Personal Data” or “Personal Information”). We take the privacy of your Personal Data seriously. Because of that, we have created and abide by this Privacy Policy. By using the Website or interacting with us, you are agreeing to the application of this Privacy Policy. Please read the following carefully to understand how we collect, use, disclose, and maintain information that can be used to identify you. In addition, this Privacy Policy describes your choices for use, access, and correction of your Personal Data. If you do not agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy, please stop accessing or using the Website.


  1. Changes to this Privacy Policy. We may change this Privacy Policy, at any time and from time to time. In the event that we make changes, we will notify you by revising the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy whenever you access or use the Website to stay informed of ways that you can protect your privacy.
  2. Information We Collect and Receive. When you use or interact with us through the Website, we may collect Personal Data. More information about the categories and sources of information are provided below.

    1. 2.1 Information You Provided to Us. We collect information that you decide to share with us. At times, we may require you to provide certain information in order to use certain parts of our Website, fulfill your requests, or provide you with certain services.

      1. 2.1.1 Contacting Us. We collect and process any Personal Data you choose to give when interacting with us through our Website, including through any interactive feature, online contact form, e-mail, or any other communication mechanism.

        2.1.2 Surveys and Questionnaires. When you complete any forms or respond to a survey or questionnaire, we collect and process the Personal Data you provide.

    2. 2.2 Information We Obtain from Others. We may supplement the information we have about you with information received from other sources including from our social media pages, social media websites themselves, our affiliates, and from other publicly available sources. Your activity on other websites and applications may be associated with your Personal Data in order to improve and customize our Website.

    3. 2.3 Information We Automatically Collect. We automatically collect certain information from you when you use the Website, including internet or other network activity information such as your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, unique device identifiers, browsing and search history within the Website, and cookies and other technologies.

      1. 2.3.1 Log Information. We retain information about you when you access and use the Website. This information can include the following: IP address, timestamps, browser information, Internet Service Provider (“ISP”), web pages visited, and URL of the webpage you visited before navigating to our Website.

        2.3.2 Device Information. We monitor user activity in connection with the Website and may collect information about the applications and features you use and the websites you visit.

        2.3.3 Crash and Error Information. If the Website crashes or returns an error, we may collect data to determine the cause of the error using first- or Third-Party Websites. The crash or error information collected may include the following: Device IP address, device name, operating system version, application configurations(s), the time and date, and other similar statistics.

        2.3.4 Cookies and Other Technologies. Cookies and similar technologies (e.g., pixels and ad tags) (collectively, “Cookies”) are small files which, when placed on your device, enable us to collect certain information, including Personal Data, from you in order to provide certain features and functionality. We and our Website providers and business partners use Cookies to collect data and recognize you and your device(s) on the Website and elsewhere across your different devices. We do this to better understand the effectiveness of the advertising on the Website and to enhance your user experience.

        2.3.5 Analytics. We may also use Google Analytics and other similar providers to collect information regarding visitor behavior and visitor demographics on our Website. For more information about Google Analytics, please visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You can opt out of Google’s collection and processing of data generated by your use of the Website by going to http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

  3. How We Use Your Information. We may use your Personal Data for our legitimate interests and the limited purpose of providing the Website and related functionality and services, as described in the Terms and in this Privacy Policy, and as permitted by applicable law. These purposes include circumstances where it is necessary to provide or fulfill the services requested by or for you or where you have given us your express consent. We may use your Personal Data as follows:

    1. 3.1 For Our Legitimate Business Interests. We may use your Personal Data:

      1. (i) To support our legitimate interests, including, without limitation, the provision and maintenance of the Website, consistent with your rights and preferences;

        (ii) To provide you with services that you request;

        (iii) To respond to your inquiries, comments, feedback, or questions;

        (iv) To send administrative information to you; for example, information regarding the Website and changes to our Terms;

        (v) To help us improve the functionality of the Website and to better understand our users;

        (vi) To customize and optimize the content or advertisements that you receive when you use the Website, and otherwise to enhance or improve your experience and our Website;

        (vii) To develop, analyze and improve our Website, which may include traffic, usage, and navigation patterns related to your activities on the Website and the links we provide to Third Party Websites or advertisements;

        (viii) To send you commercial or marketing messages, including, without limitation, newsletters and e-mail communications about our offerings or services;

        (ix) To protect our or any third-party’s rights or interests;

        (x) For internal purposes such as auditing and data analysis;

        (xi) To investigate alleged violations of our Terms; and

        (xii) To comply with legal obligations and legal process and to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you, or other third parties.

    2. 3.2 With Your Consent. In some cases, we will ask you for consent to use your Personal Data for specific purposes. If we do, we will make sure you can revoke your consent in in accordance with the “Your Choices” section below.

    3. 3.3 Other Purposes. If we intend to use any Personal Data in any manner that is not consistent with this Privacy Policy, you will be informed of such anticipated use prior to, or at the time that, the Personal Data is collected, or we will obtain your consent subsequent to such collection but prior to such use.

      Aggregated Personal Data. In an effort to understand and serve our users better, we may conduct research on our customer demographics, interests, and behaviors using aggregated and/or de-identified information collected through the Website and from other sources so that such information can no longer be linked to you or your device (“Aggregate / De-Identified Information”).

  4. How We Share and Disclose Information.

    1. 4.1 We Do Not Sell Personal Information. We do not sell or otherwise disclose Personal Data we collect about you, except as described herein or otherwise disclosed to you at the time the data is collected. We share information to perform activities that you request.

    2. 4.2 Website Providers and Business Partners. To assist us in meeting business operations needs and to perform certain services and functions, we may share Personal Data with various service providers and business providers, including providers of website and/or platform hosting, website-related consulting and monitoring, data analysis, information technology and related infrastructure provision, e-mail delivery, auditing, and other services related to delivering the Website. Pursuant to our instructions, these parties will access, process, or store Personal Data in the course of performing their duties to us. We take commercially reasonable steps to ensure our Website providers adhere to the security standards we apply to your Personal Data.

    3. 4.3 Sharing Which You Control. We may ask for your consent to share your Personal Data, and if you agree, we will share your Personal Data accordingly.

    4. 4.4 Settings. We may share information consistent with your settings selections within the Website.

    5. 4.5 Aggregate / De-Identified Data. From time to time, we may share Aggregate / De-Identified Information about use of the Website, such as by publishing a report on usage trends. The sharing of such data is unrestricted.

    6. 4.6 Legal Reasons. We may also disclose your Personal Data when we, in good faith, believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law, a court order, or a subpoena. We may also disclose your Personal Data to prevent or investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; to protect the security of our Website; to enforce or apply our policies or other agreements; or to protect our own rights or property or the rights, property or safety of our users or others. We will attempt to notify our users about legal demands for their Personal Data when appropriate in our judgment unless prohibited by law or court order or when the request is an emergency. We may dispute such demands when we believe, in our discretion, that the requests are overbroad, vague, or lack proper authority.

    7. 4.7 Sale, Merger, or Other Business Transfer. As we continue to develop our business, we may buy, merge, or partner with other companies. In such transactions (including in contemplation of such transactions), Personal Data may be among the transferred assets. If a portion or all of our assets are sold or transferred to a third-party, your Personal Data would likely be one of the transferred business assets. If such transfer is subject to additional mandatory restrictions under applicable law, we will comply with such restrictions.

  5. Your Choices

    1. (a) If you have provided us with Personal Data, you may have the right to ask us to review, update, or delete certain Personal Data by contacting us in accordance with the “Contact Us” section below. Please note that we will need to verify that you have the authority to request that we delete your Personal Information and certain activity generated prior to deletion may remain stored by us and may be shared with third parties as detailed in this Privacy Policy.

    2. (b) Most web browsers are set to accept Cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually set your browser to remove or reject Cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject Cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Website.

    3. (c) You have a choice, at any time, to stop us from sending you e-mails for marketing purposes by following the “unsubscribe” link included in these messages. Please note that despite any indicated e-mail marketing preferences, we may continue to send you administrative e-mails, including, for example, notices of updates to our Terms or this Privacy Policy, if we choose to provide such notices to you in this manner.

    4. (d) In certain circumstances providing Personal Data is optional. However, if you choose not to provide Personal Data that is needed to use some features of our Website, then you may be unable to use those features.

    5. (e) Some browsers offer a “do not track” (“DNT”) option. Since no common industry or legal standard for DNT has been adopted by industry groups, technology companies, or regulators, we do not respond to DNT signals. We will make reasonable efforts to continue to monitor developments around DNT browser technology and the implementation of a standard.

  6. Additional Information for Citizens of Canada. The Company operates in the Dominion of Canada and users who are Canadian citizens may, from time to time, use the Website, which may result in the collection and processing of Canadian users’ Personal Information in the same ways as described above. The Company takes seriously its obligations to protect such Personal Information and to comply with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) and PIPEDA’s Principles of Fair Information Practices, subject to the oversight of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Canadian users with questions or complaints regarding the collection, processing and transfer of their Personal Information in compliance with PIPEDA should first contact the Company at us@bandofcoders.com. If required, the Company will promptly investigate and respond, and will attempt to resolve complaints, disputes and requests to revoke consent regarding collection, processing, transfer and disclosure of Personal Data in accordance with the principles contained in this Privacy Policy, and the Principles of Fair Information Practices. Any requests to opt-out of future communications from the Company should be directed to the Company at us@bandofcoders.com.
  7. Additional Information for Residents of Certain US States

    1. 7.1 Additional information for California Residents (Effective January 1, 2023).

      1. 7.1.1 EIf you are a resident of the State of California, you may have certain rights afforded to you under the California Consumer Privacy Act or the “CCPA”, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act.

      2. 7.1.2 We collect Personal Data for the business and commercial purposes described in the section above titled “How We Use Your Information”, and we share Personal Data with the categories of third parties described in the section above titled “How We Share and Disclose Information”. We do not ‘sell’ (as such term is defined in the CCPA) the Personal Data we collect (and will not sell it without providing you a right to opt-out). Please note that we do use third-party Cookies for our advertising purposes as further described in the section above titled “Information We Automatically Collect”.

      3. 7.1.3 California law, if applicable to us, provides some California residents with the rights listed below:

        (i) You may have the right to request that we disclose to you the Personal Data we collect, use, or disclose, and information about our data practices.

        (ii) You may have the right to request that we delete your Personal Data that we have collected from you.

        (iii) You may have the right to request that we correct inaccurate Personal Data.

        (iv) You may have the right to exercise control over our collection and processing of certain sensitive Personal Data.

        (v) You have the right not to receive retaliatory or discriminatory treatment for exercising these rights.

      4. 7.1.4 To request access to or deletion of your Personal Information, or to exercise any other privacy rights under California law, please contact us at us@bandofcoders.com or via any other method which may be specified in the “Contact Us” section below. In order to verify your request to know or delete certain Personal Data, we may require you to provide us with certain information to be used solely for the purpose of verifying your identity.

      5. 7.1.5 Under the CCPA, you may exercise these rights yourself or you may designate an authorized agent to make these requests on your behalf. We may request that your authorized agent have written permission from you to make requests on your behalf and may need to verify your authorized agent’s identity.

    2. 7.2 Additional information for Colorado Residents (Effective July 1, 2023).

      1. 7.2.1 The Colorado Privacy Act, if applicable to us, provides some Colorado residents with the rights listed below:

        (i) You may have the right to know and see what Personal Data we have collected about you in a portable format.

        (ii)You may have the right to request that we correct inaccurate Personal Data.

        (iii) You may have the right to request that we delete the Personal Data we have collected about you.

        (iv) You may have the right to opt out of targeted advertising (as defined under Colorado law).

      2. 7.2.2 To request access to or deletion of your Personal Data, or to exercise any other privacy rights under Colorado law, please contact us at us@bandofcoders.com, or via any other method which may be specified in the “Contact Us” section below.

      3. 7.2.3 Please note that to respond to some rights we may need to verify your request either by asking you to log in and authenticate your account or otherwise verify your identity by providing information about yourself or your account. Authorized agents can make a request on your behalf if you have given them legal power of attorney or we are provided proof of signed permission, verification of your identity, and, in some cases, confirmation.

    3. 7.3 Additional information for Connecticut Residents (Effective July 1, 2023).

      1. 7.3.1 The Connecticut Data Privacy Act, if applicable to us, provides some Connecticut residents with the rights listed below:

        (i) You may have the right to know and see what Personal Data we have collected about you in a portable format.

        (ii) You may have the right to request that we correct inaccurate Personal Data.

        (iii) You may have the right to request that we delete the Personal Data we have collected about you.

        (iv) You may have the right to opt out of targeted advertising (as defined under Connecticut law).

      2. 7.3.2 To request access to or deletion of your Personal Data, or to exercise any other privacy rights under Connecticut law, please contact us at us@bandofcoders.com, or via any other method which may be specified in the “Contact Us” section below.

    4. 7.4 Addition Information for Nevada Residents (Effective October 1, 2019).

      1. 7.4.1 If you are a Nevada resident, under Privacy and Security of Personal Information Chapter of the Nevada Revised Statutes Section 603A (“603A”), we are required to provide you with the following:

        (i) We may collect certain covered information (as defined under Nevada Law) when you use or visit our Websites, including, but not limited to first and last name, home or other physical address, electronic email address, and telephone number.

        (ii) We may share your covered information to third parties as described in the section above titled “How We Share and Disclose Information”.

        (iii) Third parties may collect covered information about your online activities over time and across different internet websites or online Websites when you use our Websites.

      2. 7.4.2 Under Nevada law, certain Nevada consumers may opt out of the sale of “personally identifiable information” for monetary consideration (as such terms are defined under Nevada law) to a person for that person to license or sell such information to additional persons. We do not engage in such activity; however, if you are a Nevada resident who has provided “personally identifiable information” to us via the Website, you may submit a request to opt out of any potential future sales under Nevada law by contacting us at us@bandofcoders.com, or via any other method which may be specified in the “Contact Us” section below. Please note we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity and the authenticity of the request. Once verified, we will maintain your request in the event our practices change.

    5. 7.5 Additional information for Utah Residents (Effective December 1, 2023).

      1. 7.5.1 If you are a Utah resident, pursuant to the Utah Consumer Privacy Act, we must share with you that:

        (i) We collect Personal Data for the business and commercial purposes described in the section above titled “How We Use Your Information”;

        (ii) We may share your Personal Data to third parties as described in the section above titled “How We Share and Disclose Information”; and

        (iii) We collect the categories of Personal Data described in the section above titled “Information We Collect and Receive”.

      2. 7.5.2 Utah law, if applicable to us, provides some Utah residents with the rights listed below:

        (i) You may have the right to know and see what Personal Data we have collected about you in a portable format.

        (ii) You may have the right to request that we delete the Personal Data we have collected about you.

        (iii) You may have the right to opt out of targeted advertising (as defined under Utah law).

      3. 7.5.3 To request access to or deletion of your Personal Information, or to exercise any other privacy rights under Utah law, please contact us at us@bandofcoders.com, or via any other method which may be specified in “the Contact Us” section below.

    6. 7.6 Additional information for Virginia Residents (Effective January 1, 2023).

      1. 7.6.1 If you are a Virginia resident, pursuant to the Virginia Consumer Privacy Act, we must share with you that:

        (i) We collect Personal Data for the business and commercial purposes described in the section above titled “How We Use Your Information”;

        (ii) We may share your Personal Data to third parties as described in the section above titled “How We Share and Disclose Information”; and

        (iii) We collect the categories of Personal Data described in the section above titled “Information We Collect and Receive”.

      2. 7.6.2 Virginia law, if applicable to us, provides some Virginia residents with the rights listed below:

        (i) You may have the right to know and see what Personal Data we have collected about you.

        (ii) You may have the right to request that we correct inaccurate Personal Data.

        (iii) You may have the right to request that we delete the Personal Data we have collected about you.

        (iv) You may have the right to opt out of targeted advertising (as defined under Virginia law).

      3. 7.6.3 To request access to or deletion of your Personal Information, or to exercise any other privacy rights under Virginia law, please contact us at us@bandofcoders.com, or via any other method which may be specified in the “Contact Us” section below.
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  8. Security. We take reasonable precautions intended to help protect your Personal Data that we collect. Unfortunately, no system or online transmission of data is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted across the Internet. If you believe that information you provided to us is no longer secure, please notify us immediately using the contact information provided below.
  9. Information Retention. We will retain Personal Data required to comply with privacy requests, as required by law, and in order to resolve disputes. We may also retain copies of your Personal Data for disaster recovery purposes, to prevent fraud or future abuse, or for legitimate business purposes.
  10. Data Processing and Data Transfers. In connection with your use of the Website, we may store, process, and transmit data in the United States and locations around the World—including those outside your country of residence. Your Personal Data, therefore, may be subject to privacy laws that are different from those in your country of residence. In such instances, we shall ensure that the transfer of your Personal Data is carried out in accordance with applicable privacy laws and, in particular, that industry appropriate contractual, technical, and organizational measures are in place.
  11. Links to Third-Party Websites. The Website may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by us, including social media websites (“Third-Party Websites”). The information that you share with Third Party Websites will be governed by the specific privacy policies and terms of use of the Third-Party Websites and not by this Privacy Policy. By providing these links we do not imply that we endorse or have reviewed these websites. Please contact the Third-Party Websites directly for information on their privacy practices and policies.
  12. Children’s Information. The Website is directed to individuals who are the age of thirteen (13) and over. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from individuals under the age of 13. If we become aware of individuals who have provided us with Personal Data and are under the age of 13, we will take steps to remove and delete such Personal Data.
  13. Contact Us. If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us via email at us@bandofcoders.com.
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