In this Privacy Policy (Hereinafter referred to as “Policy”), Digital Fortress Co., Ltd. (Hereinafter referred to as “we”, “our” or “DF”) provide information about how we collect, use, store & process and transfer personal data. For this Policy, we use the term “personal data” broadly to cover the many privacy and data protection laws applicable to us. “Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual; an identifiable natural person can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
This Policy applies to Matter Utilities and covers only data collected through the Matter Utilities and not any other data collection or processing, including, without limitation, data collection practices of other services that maintain their own, separate privacy policies.
• Usage information
We collect data about activities you perform in Matter Utilities, like changing any setting of the controlled devices.
• Performance information from controlled devices
We collect information like the configuration and state published by the controlled devices.
• Technical information from your Smart Phone
To improve your experience over time and help troubleshoot any problem you may encounter with Matter Utilities, we collect Phone make & model and OS version.
• Provide functionality to control and debug your Matter devices
• Customize your experience
• Troubleshoot and improve our service
We process your data for the purposes described in this Policy, based on the following legal grounds:
With your consent or at your request, we collect and store your personal information within the scope of your consent/request. You can withdraw such consent at any time by contacting us.
We process your information for our legitimate interests such as providing support for the products you use, operating our business, meeting our contractual obligations, and protecting the security of our systems and our customers.
We process your data when we have a legal obligation to do so, for example, if we are responding to a legal process or an enforceable governmental request.
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or smartphone when visiting certain websites or mobile applications. Cookies may be used for many different purposes. For example, cookies can be used to show that you have visited our website before and to identify which parts of the site you might be most interested in. Cookies can also improve your experience by storing your preferences and usage information when you use our product and service.
We store and process all your information in Core Data(provided by Apple), this means all information collected is processed and stored on your phone itself, we do not store it anywhere else.
This data will automatically disappear forever when you delete the application. There is no way to restore it.
If you are under 18 years old or you are a minor according to the laws and regulations of the place in which you reside, we recommend you ask your parents or guardians to read this Policy and use our services or provide your information to us with the prior consent from your parents or guardians. If your guardians do not allow you to use our services or provide your information to us according to this Policy, please stop using our services immediately and give a notice on time so that we can react accordingly. DF does not knowingly collect or store any personal information from anyone under 18 years old. Espressif will keep the personal information of minors confidential and safe by the relevant laws and regulations.
The DF complies with the Privacy requirements as set forth by the European Union’s data protection regulation regarding the collection, use, and retention of Personal Information transferred from the European Union to a third country. The organization adheres to the privacy principles relating to the processing of personal data.
• Lawfulness, fairness and transparency: The personal we collected from you is processed as per the purpose known to you while taking consent and to meet our contractual obligations.
• Purpose Limitation: We process your personal information for legitimate purposes, we will further notify you if the original purpose is changed.
• Data minimization: When we receive personal information directly from you or through our clients, we ensure it is adequate, relevant, and meets the purpose for which it is collected.
• Accuracy: We have implemented a robust product to ensure the information we hold is accurate, we can contact us if you find that your personal information is inaccurate. We will respond to you within 10 days.
• Storage limitation: We keep personal information no longer necessary for the purpose and to meet our contractual obligations. We use techniques like pseudonymization or anonymization so that information is not identifiable to an individual.
• Integrity and confidentiality: We ensure your data remains secure and confidential, including certain processing carried out by the sub-processor. For this purpose, the appropriate technical and organizational measures are in place to prevent the loss, misuse, alteration, and deletion of your data. These measures are adapted according to the level of sensitivity of this processed data and the level of risk that the processing or implementation of it presents.
We have defined a procedure for you to seamlessly exercise the rights you have to manage your personal information collected by us. We act as a controller for the personal data collected through Matter Utilities. You can exercise the below rights by contacting us hello@digitalfortress.dev
• Request access to the personal data we process about you. This right entitles you to know whether we hold personal data about you and, if we do, to obtain information on and a copy of that personal data.
• Request a rectification of your data. This right entitles you to have your data corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
• Object to the processing of your data. This right entitles you to request that we no longer process your data.
• Request the erasure of your data. This right entitles you to request the erasure of your data, including where such personal data would no longer be necessary to achieve the purposes. You can delete your data by uninstall and reinstall the app.
• Request the restriction of the processing of your data This right entitles you to request that we only process your data in limited circumstances, including with your consent.
• Request portability of your data This right entitles you to receive a copy (in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format) of the personal data that you have provided to us.
• Withdraw of Consent. To the extent that the processing of your data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw such consent at any time by contacting us. We will process your request within a reasonable time from when the request was made, and thereafter not collect, use and/or disclose your personal data as per your request.
• You can also complain to the authorities if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.
As part of our application functionality, we have integrated third-party plug-ins or components in our mobile application to provide you with a smooth sign-in option. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed, including the intent or behavior of those external sources or websites. This Policy applies solely to the information collected by us through our Site. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of third-party plug-in components or websites accessed by selecting a link on our Site or via our Site. To the extent that you access or use the Service through or on another website or application (including Alexa, Google Voice Assistant, etc.), then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.
This Privacy Notice is subject to change. This policy is provided to facilitate the rights of natural persons about the processing of personal data under Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), also known as the GDPR. We hope that the above content concerning services and this website is as concise, transparent, and intelligible as possible.
If you need to get in touch about accessing your data stored on our servers, or for any other complaint or query, please reach out to us at hello@digitalfortress.dev.