Privacy Policy

Updated as of December 13, 2023

This privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) provides a comprehensive description of how Interlude US Inc. (d/b/a eko) and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “eko”, “we” or “us”) collect, use, and share information about you (“Private Information”) as well as your rights and choices regarding such information.  

This Privacy Policy applies to our branded mobile application (the “App”), the eko Studio app available at https://studioapp.eko.com, (“eko Studio”), eko’s video platform technology available at https://platform.eko.com, (the “Platform”), the interactive videos on the Platform (the “Videos”), eko’s websites and subdomains (the “Sites”) and any other online services operated by eko that link to this Privacy Policy (the “Online Services”) (collectively, the App, eko Studio, the Platform, the Videos, the Sites, and the Online Services shall be referred to as the “Services”). 

Please read the following carefully to understand eko’s data practices. If you have any questions, please contact us as set out in the “Have Questions?” section.

1. Acknowledgment

BY ENTERING, CONNECTING TO, ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE OR HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME AWARE OF AND AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND EKO’S PRACTICES DESCRIBED THEREIN, INCLUDING THE PROCESSING, COLLECTING, SHARING, USING, DISCLOSING, RETAINING OR DISPOSING OF YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DISAGREE TO ANY TERM PROVIDED HEREIN, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES.

2. What information do we collect?
We collect information from users of our Services in a few different ways, depending on the Services you use.

Information Provided Voluntarily:
You may provide information to us voluntarily when you use our Services.  

  • Users who wish to use our Services are required to open an account, and such users are required to provide the information detailed in the registration form available on the Site and/or the app, which includes the user’s full name, email address, username, password and profile image.

  • Alternatively, users may open and log-in to their account via one of their existing social network accounts (e.g., Google or Facebook). When you open and login to your account through such an existing social network account, then such account provides us with access to certain information, which is detailed and displayed to you in the notice which appears during the integration process, which may include your name, email address, profile photo and user-id on such account. We collect and store your login information, including your name and email address, and other relevant information necessary to enable us to access your social network accounts in order to collect the above mentioned information. You hereby acknowledge that such information will be stored even after the linkage to your social network accounts expires, for any reason, unless as otherwise required by law.

  • Users who purchase paid Services from eko, will be able to pay through the website and/or the app. We use third parties' services of Stripe and PayPal in order to process the payment and we use the services of Hubspot in order to track the payments to set the customer's tier.

  • In addition, during your use of the Services, you may choose to upload to the platform and create certain content such as videos, texts, photographs, artwork, tags and other metadata. If any such content includes information about others, you are fully and solely responsible for obtaining all necessary consents from the data subjects and consumers under any applicable law from data subjects or consumers for the use, processing, sub-processing and storing by eko of their information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

  • Information displayed on creator's profile page, which includes metadata generated by use of the Services, may display information about the creator, the authors of the videos generated via our Services, people involved in the creation of the video (e.g., actors) and the other contributors to the creation of the video. Your videos, creator’s profile page and associated metadata (e.g., titles, descriptions, credits, tags, etc.) are made public and are viewable and otherwise accessible by the general public, unless your account settings have been set to maintain such information private.


Further, you may provide information to us voluntarily when you use the Site, the App, or the Platform specifically, including:

  • Contact Data: In order to view certain Videos or use certain parts of the Site or App, you may be required to provide us with your name, email address, phone number, address and other contact information. This information is also collected when creating an eko account or when signing up for updates.

  • Accounting Credentials: When creating an eko account, you may be required to create a username and password. 

  • Demographic Information: You may provide us with your age, gender, and other demographic information.

  • Video Information: We collect information you provide when you interact with the Platform and the Videos therein, such as the name of the title you select, any ratings or feedback you provide, and the choices you make when using the Services.  

  • Communications with eko: We collect information you provide as part of any communications with eko, by any means, including when providing us feedback or engaging our customer services or during sales calls.

  • Other Information: You may choose to voluntarily provide other information to us that we do not request, which we may collect and use, and in such instances, you are solely responsible for such information. 


Job Applications: You may use the “Careers” page available on our Site. As part of the submission of an application, you will be required to provide your full name, email address and phone number and attach your CV. This information may be accessed by our team for the purposes of evaluation and to enable us to contact you with respect to the recruitment process. eko will retain information collected from applicants for the period that is necessary for the purposes set forth under this Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy or for the maximum statutory period in which a claim with respect to the recruitment process may be brought against eko. Please note that if you are successfully recruited to work for eko, any information collected as part of the application process may be retained by eko for the purposes of your employment. 



Automatically Collected Information:

We automatically collect information when you access, use, and browse the Services. The categories of information we automatically collect include: 

  • Activity Information: We automatically collect information about your activities on the Site, the App and/or the Platform, such as the features you use, pages you visit, emails, ads and Videos you view, interactions with Videos, time of day you browse, and the referring and exiting of pages.

  • Technical Information: We automatically collect technical information such as the type and version of your device and its operating system, the type of browser, screen resolution, device browser and keyboard language, and device identifiers, such as IP address or Ad ID.

  • Location Data: We automatically collect location data which may be imprecise (such as location derived from an IP address or data that indicates a city or postal code level) or, with your consent, precise location data (such as latitude/longitude data).


Please note we collect information automatically by using certain tracking technologies such as:

  • Cookies: Small data files stored on your device that act as a unique tag to identify your browser. We use two types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies make it easier for you to navigate our website and expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies help with personalizing your experience, remembering your preferences, and supporting security features. Additionally, persistent cookies allow us to provide you with advertising. Persistent cookies may remain on your device for extended periods of time, and generally may be controlled through your browser settings. Cookies are further detailed under our Cookie Policy.

  • Log Files: Files that record events that occur in connection with your use of the Services.

  • Pixels (also known as web beacons): A code embedded in a website, video, email, or advertisement that sends information about your use to a server. There are various types of pixels, including image pixels (which are small graphic images) and JavaScript pixels (which contains JavaScript code). When you access a website, video, email, or advertisement that contains a pixel, the pixel may permit us or a separate entity to drop or read cookies on your browser. Pixels are used in combination with cookies to track activity by a particular browser on a particular device. We may incorporate pixels that allow us to track our conversions, bring you advertising, and provide you with additional functionality.

  • App Technologies: Technologies included in our app that are not browser-based like cookies and cannot be controlled by browser settings. For example, our App may include third party “SDKs”, which is code that sends information about your use to a server. These SDKs allow us to track our conversions, bring you advertising both on and off the Services, and provide you with additional functionality.

  • Location-Identifying Technologies: Technologies used to collect your location. For example, GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth may be used to collect precise location data when you consent to precise location tracking through our app. Location data may be used for purposes such as verifying your device’s location and delivering or restricting relevant content and advertising based on that location. 


Information From Other Sources:

We also obtain information from other sources. The categories of sources from which we collect information, and have collected from in the past twelve (12) months, include: 

  • Publicly available sources, including data in the public domain.

  • Data brokers, from which we purchase data to supplement the data we collect.

  • Social networks with which you interact.

  • Business partners that offer co-branded services, sell or distribute products, or engage in marketing or advertising activities.

2. What information do we collect?
We collect information from users of our Services in the following ways:

2.1 Information you provide
We collect information that you voluntarily provide when you access, use, or browse the Services. Depending on the service you use, the categories of information we collect include:


2.1.1 Information you provide voluntarily when you use the Site, the App, and/or the Video Platform

  • Contact Data: In order to view certain Videos or use certain parts of the Site or App, you may be required to provide us with your name, email address, phone number, and other contact information. This information is also collected when creating an Eko account or when signing up for updates.

  • Account Credentials. When creating an Eko account, you may be required to create a username and password.

  • Demographic Information. You may provide us with your age, gender, and other demographic information.

  • Video Information: We collect information you provide when you interact with the Video Platform and the Videos therein, such as the name of the title you select, any ratings or feedback you provide, and the choices you make between different plot lines. Please note that the Video Platform may be available to you through our Site or App, or sites or apps operated by other parties. For example, we may offer embedded code or an SDK to allow other parties to use the Video Platform on their services. Unless explicitly stated otherwise by Eko, any information collected by us through the Video Platform, including any associated code or SDK operated by Eko, is subject to this Privacy Policy.

  • Communications with Eko: We collect information you provide as part of any communications with Eko, by any means, including when providing us feedback or by approaching our customer services or during sales calls.

  • Job Applicants: We collect information you provide when applying for a position via the “Careers” page available on the Site, as further detailed under Section 3.1.3 below.

Please note: You may choose to voluntarily provide other information to us that we do not request, and, in such instances, you are solely responsible for such information.


2.1.2 Information you provide voluntarily when you use the Eko Studio

  • Users who wish to use the Eko Studio are required to open an Eko Studio account, and such users are required to provide the information detailed in the registration form available on the Site, which includes the user’s full name, email address, username, password and profile image.

  • Alternatively, users may open and log-in to their Eko Studio account via one of their existing social network accounts (e.g., Google or Facebook). When you open and login to your Eko Studio account through such existing social network account, then such account provides us with access to certain information, which is detailed and displayed to you in the notice which appears during the integration process, which may include your name, email address, profile photo and user-id on such account. Please read carefully such notice in order to understand what information is made available to us via your social network accounts. We collect your login information and other relevant information necessary to enable us to access your social network accounts in order to collect the abovementioned information. We store the above-mentioned information (or any part of it), in order to achieve the purposes set forth herein. Please remember that the manner in which social networks use, store or disclose your information is governed solely by their policies and we are not responsible for the privacy practices or other actions of such social networks. You hereby acknowledge that such information will be stored even after the linkage to your social network accounts expires, for any reason, unless otherwise required by law.

  • In addition, during your use of the Eko Studio, you may choose to upload to the platform and create certain content such as videos, texts, photographs, artwork, tags and other metadata. Please note: if such content includes information about others, you are fully and solely responsible for providing all necessary information notices to affected data subjects or consumers and obtaining the required consents under applicable privacy law from data subjects or consumers for the use, processing, sub-processing and storing by Eko of their information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

  • Please note that the creator’s profile page, which includes metadata generated by use of the Eko Studio, may display information about the creator, the authors of the videos generated via the Eko Studio, people involved in the creation of the video (e.g. actors) and the other contributors to the creation of the video. Your videos, creator’s profile page and associated metadata (e.g. titles, descriptions, credits, tags, etc.) are made public and are viewable and otherwise accessible by the general public, unless your account settings have been set to maintain such information private.

2.1.3 Information relating to job applicants
You may use the “Careers” page available on our Site in order to apply for a position at Eko and send us your CV, and in such case the following applies:

  • As part of the submission of an application, you will be required to provide your full name, email address and phone number and attach your CV.

  • The information collected as part of the application process, including any information included in your CV, may be accessed by our HR department and/or by Eko managers, worldwide, solely for the purposes of evaluation and to enable us to contact you with respect to the recruitment process.

  • Eko will retain information collected from applicants solely for the period that is necessary for the purposes set forth under this Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy or for the maximum statutory period in which a claim with respect to the recruitment process may be brought against Eko.

  • Please note that if you are successfully recruited to work for Eko, any information collected as part of the application process may be retained by Eko for the purposes of your employment.

2.2 Information we collect automatically
We automatically collect information when you access, use, and browse the Services. The categories of information we automatically collect include:

  • Activity Information. We automatically collect information about your activities on the Site, the App and/or the Video Platform, such as the features you use, pages you visit, emails, ads and Videos you view, interactions with Videos, time of day you browse, and your referring and exiting pages.

  • Technical Information. We automatically collect technical information such as the type and version of your device and its operating system, the type of browser, screen resolution, device browser and keyboard language, and device identifiers, such as IP address or Ad ID.

  • Location Data. We automatically collect location which may be imprecise (such as location derived from an IP address or data that indicates a city or postal code level) or, with your consent, precise (such as latitude/longitude data).

Please note we collect information automatically by using certain tracking technologies such as:

  • Cookies, which are small data files stored on your device that act as a unique tag to identify your browser. We use two types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies make it easier for you to navigate our website and expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies help with personalizing your experience, remembering your preferences, and supporting security features. Additionally, persistent cookies allow us to bring you advertising. Persistent cookies may remain on your device for extended periods of time, and generally may be controlled through your browser settings. Cookies are further detailed under our Cookie Policy.

  • Log Files, which are files that record events that occur in connection with your use of the Services.

  • Pixels (also known as web beacons), which is code embedded in a website, video, email, or advertisement that sends information about your use to a server. There are various types of pixels, including image pixels (which are small graphic images) and JavaScript pixels (which contains JavaScript code). When you access a website, video, email, or advertisement that contains a pixel, the pixel may permit us or a separate entity to drop or read cookies on your browser. Pixels are used in combination with cookies to track activity by a particular browser on a particular device. We may incorporate pixels that allow us to track our conversions, bring you advertising, and provide you with additional functionality.

  • App Technologies, which are technologies included in our app that are not browser-based like cookies and cannot be controlled by browser settings. For example, our App may include third party SDKs, which is code that send information about your use to a server. These SDKs allow us to track our conversions, bring you advertising both on and off the Services, and provide you with additional functionality.

  • Location-Identifying Technologies, which are technologies used to collect your location. For example, GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth may be used to collect precise location data when you consent to precise location tracking through our app. Location data may be used for purposes such as verifying your device’s location and delivering or restricting relevant content and advertising based on that location.

For further information on how we use tracking technologies for analytics and advertising, and your rights and choices regarding them, see the “Analytics and Advertising” and “Your Rights and Choices” sections below.

2.3 Information from other sources
We also obtain information from other sources. The categories of sources from which we collect information, and have collected from in the past 12 months, include:

  • Publicly-available sources, including data in the public domain.

  • Data brokers, from which we purchase data to supplement the data we collect.

  • Social networks with which you interact.

  • Business Partners that offer co-branded services, sell or distribute products, or engage in marketing or advertising activities.

3. Usage of Information
We collect and use information, including Private Information, for business and commercial purposes in accordance with the practices described in this Privacy Policy. Our purposes for collecting and using information include to:

  • Enable the operation and management of the Services, including the Site, the App, and the Platform;

  • Perform services requested by you, such as responding to your comments, questions, and requests, and provide you with technical assistance and customer support;

  • Ensure that content on the Services is presented in an optimal way for you and for your device (e.g., tablet, mobile phone);

  • Conduct internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research and statistical purposes;

  • Send you transactional communications, notices, announcements, and additional information related to eko including with respect to changes made to our Services’ policies;

  • Keep the Services safe and secured and to prevent and address fraud, breach of policies or terms, and threats or harm;

  • Comply with our legal and contractual obligations and in order to be able to protect our rights and legitimate interests;

  • Maintain our data processing records and general administrative purposes;

  • Use it for customization and improvement of our Services and other eko websites, apps, technologies, marketing efforts, products and services;

  • Enhance and personalize the user’s experience on the Site, the App, and/or the Platform;

  • With respect to our Videos, understand your Video preferences and personalize your experience and advertising on the Services, including for our business partners;

  • Develop and send you information about our and other parties’ products and services (for example, if you opt-in we may send you email and push notifications regarding content that may be of interest to you);

  • Provide you with advertising and send you offers;

  • Fulfill any other purpose at your direction; and

  • Any other information with notice to you and your consent.


Notwithstanding the above, we may use information that does not identify you (including information that has been aggregated or de-identified) for any purpose except as prohibited by applicable law.

4. Sharing of information

We share the information that we collect, including Private Information, in accordance with the practices described in this Privacy Policy. The categories of parties with whom we share information include the following: 

  • Group Companies: We may share information with members of our group of companies, for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

  • Service Providers: We may share information with service providers who perform services and process information on our behalf, including without limitation, hosting services, payment processing services, analytics services, authentication and fraud prevention services, and marketing services. We contractually prohibit our service providers from retaining, using, or disclosing information about you for any purpose other than performing the service for us, although we may permit them to use information that does not identify you (including information that has been aggregated or de-identified) for any purpose except as prohibited by applicable law.

  • Vendors and Other Parties: We share information with vendors and other parties for analytics and advertising purposes. These parties may act as our service providers, or in certain contexts, independently decide how to process your information. For more information on advertising and analytics, see the “Analytics and Advertising” section below. 

  • Business Partners: We share information with our partners in connection with offering co-branded services, selling or distributing products, or engaging in marketing or advertising activities.

  • Promotions: Our promotion may be jointly sponsored or offered by other parties. When you voluntarily enter a promotion, we share information as set out in the official rules that govern the promotion as well as for administrative purposes and as required by law (e.g., on a winners list). By entering a promotion, you agree to the official rules that govern that promotion, and may, except where prohibited by applicable law, allow the sponsor and/or other entities to use your name, voice and/or likeness in advertising or marketing materials. 

  • Public Forums: We share information you make public through the Services, such Videos you post as a creator. Please think carefully before making information public as you are solely responsible for any information you make public. Once you have posted information, you may not be able to edit or delete such information, subject to additional rights set out in the “Your Rights and Choices” section below. 

  • Other: (i) to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, subpoena or governmental request; (ii) to enforce this Privacy Policy or any other agreement or terms of service between you and eko, and to defend against any claims or demands asserted against us by you or on your behalf; (iii) to protect the rights, property, health, security, or personal safety of eko, its users or anyone else; (iv) when eko is undergoing or negotiating any change in control, including by means of merger, acquisition or purchase of all or any portion of the assets of eko, or transfer of all or a portion of our business to another business; (v) at your request or direction; and (f) with notice to you and your consent.

5. Third Party Sites

We offer parts of our Services through websites, platforms, and services operated and controlled by other parties. The Platform may be available to you through our Site or App, or sites or apps operated by other parties. For example, we may offer embedded code or an SDK to allow other parties to use the Platform on their services. Unless explicitly stated otherwise by eko, any information collected by us through the Platform, including any associated code or SDK operated by eko, is subject to this Privacy Policy.

In addition, we integrate technologies operated or controlled by other parties into parts of our Services.

Some examples include:

  • Links: Certain links provided in the Site and App permit users to leave our Site and App and enter non-eko sites or use non-eko services. Most of such linked sites and services provide legal documents, including terms of use and privacy policies governing the use thereof. It is always advisable to read such documents carefully before using those sites and services in order to know what kind of information about you is collected.

  • Platform: Unless explicitly stated otherwise by eko, any information collected by us through the Platform, including any associated code or SDK operated by eko, is subject to this Privacy Policy. However, other parties may use eko's Video in their own websites or apps, and those parties may independently collect information about you. Such collection of information is governed by their own policies. 

  • Liking, Sharing, and Logging-In: We may embed a third-party pixel or SDK on our Services that allows you to “like” or “share” content on, or log-in to your account through social media. If you visit a page that contains such integration, we may receive information from the social network that you have authorized to share with us. Please note that the social network may independently collect information about you through the integration. 

  • Brand Pages: We may offer our content through social media. Any information you provide to us when you engage with our content (such as through our brand page or via our chatbot) is treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Also, if you publicly reference our Services on social media (e.g., by using a hashtag associated with eko in a tweet or post), we may use your reference on or in connection with our Services. 

Please note that when you interact with other parties, including when you leave our Services, those parties may independently collect information about you and solicit information from you, which are not subject to this Privacy Policy.

6. Retention of Private Information

We use the servers of third parties, including Snowflake, Snowplow, AWS and auth0, in which we store, collect and process your information. These third parties’ software are using security and encryption mechanisms in order to keep the information secure and safe. Please visit the associated organization sites for a more comprehensive review of the storage details.

7. Analytics and Advertising

We use analytics services, such as those offered by Google, Snowplow and Appsflyer, hubspot to help us understand how users access and use the Services. In addition, we work with agencies, advertisers, ad networks, and other parties, such as Facebook and Google, to place ads about our products and services on other websites and services. 

As part of this process, we may incorporate tracking technologies from us and our vendors and other parties into our own Services (including our website and emails) as well as into our ads displayed on other websites and services. These tracking technologies may collect data across time and services for purposes of measuring conversions or actions you take, associating the various devices you use, and serving ads and/or other content targeted to your interests (“Interest-based Advertising”). For instance, we incorporate pixels and SDKs from Facebook and Google on the Services and may share information with them for these purposes as well as to provide you with other functionality. 

We also use audience matching services (which is a type of Interest-Based Advertising) to reach people (or people similar to people) who have visited our Services or are identified in one or more of our databases (“Matched Ads”). This is done by us sharing a list of hashed emails with an ad partner or incorporating a pixel or SDK from an ad partner into our own Services, and the ad partner matching common factors between our data and their data or other datasets. For instance, we use Facebook Custom Audiences to serve ads to our players on Facebook and Facebook Lookalike Audiences to serve ads to users on Facebook similar to our players. 

As discussed above, vendors and other parties may act as our service providers, or in certain contexts, independently decide how to process your information.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Account Information: You may have certain choices with respect to information in your eko account. For example, you can update or remove the information you have provided in your profile or delete your account. We may require additional information from you to allow us to confirm your identity. Please note that even if you remove information or delete your account, we will retain and use information about you as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. 

Tracking Technology Choices 

  • Cookies and Pixels: Most browsers accept cookies by default. You can instruct your browser, by changing its settings, to decline or delete cookies. If you use multiple browsers on your device, you will need to instruct each browser separately. Your ability to limit cookies is subject to your browser settings and limitations. For more information on cookies and how to limit the use of cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

  • Do Not Track: Your browser settings may allow you to automatically transmit a “Do Not Track” signal to online services you visit. Note, however, there is no industry consensus as to what site and app operators should do with regard to these signals. Accordingly, unless and until the law is interpreted to require us to do so, we do not monitor or take action with respect to “Do Not Track” signals. For more information on “Do Not Track,” visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com. 

  • App and Location Technologies: You can stop all collection of information via an app by uninstalling the app. You can also reset your device Ad Id at any time through your device settings, which is designed to allow you to limit the use of information collected about you. You can stop all collection of precise location data through an app by uninstalling the app or withdrawing your consent through your device settings.

Please be aware that if you disable or remove tracking technologies some parts of the Services may not function correctly.

Analytics and Interest-Based Advertising: You may opt out of the use of certain information collected by Google Analytics at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

and 

by Google Analytics for Display Advertising or the Google Display Network at: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb.

  • The companies we work with to provide you with targeted ads are required by us to give you the choice to opt out of receiving targeted ads. Most of these companies are participants of the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) and/or the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”). To limit targeted advertising in our Apps, visit your device settings and: (i) reset your Advertising Identifier; and (2) turn off “Ad Personalization” (Android) or turn on “Limit Ad Tracking” (iOS).

  • To opt out of us sharing your hashed email address for Matched Ads, please contact us at privacy@eko.com and specify that you wish to opt out of Matched Ads. We will remove your email address from any subsequent lists shared with ad partners for purposes of Matched Ads. 

  • Please note that if you opt out using any of these methods, the opt out will only apply to the specific browser or device from which you opt out. We are not responsible for the effectiveness of, or compliance with, any opt out options or programs, or the accuracy of any other entities’ statements regarding the opt out options or programs.

Communications

  • E-mails: You can opt-out of receiving promotional emails from us at any time by following the instructions as provided in emails to click on the unsubscribe link or emailing us at privacy@eko.com with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject field of the email. Please note that you cannot opt-out of non-promotional emails, such as those about your account, transactions, servicing, or our ongoing business relations.

  • Push Notifications: If you have opted-in to receive push notifications on your device, you can opt-out at any time by adjusting the permissions in your device or uninstalling our App.

9. Data Transfer

Please be aware the information collected through the Services may be transferred to and stored on servers which may be located in countries outside of your jurisdiction and in a country that is not considered to offer an adequate level of protection under your local laws. Your use of the Services or provision of any information therefore constitutes your consent to the transfer to and from, processing, usage, sharing, and storage of information about you in the U.S., Israel, and other jurisdictions as set out in this Privacy Policy.

10. Children 

Our general Services are intended for  audiences over the age of sixteen (16), and not directed toward children. eko does not knowingly collect personal information (as defined by the U.S. Children’s Privacy Protection Act, or “COPPA”) from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we have collected Private Information in violation of COPPA, contact us at privacy@eko.com. We will remove the Private Information in accordance with COPPA. 

Please note that eko is not responsible for any uses of third-party sites that embed eko’s software, regarding their policies of children’s use and personal information.

11. Security and Shared Responsibility 

The parties hereby acknowledge that security and privacy responsibilities in the cloud environment are shared between eko as the cloud provider, and the User. More specifically, eko is responsible for securing the underlying infrastructure, hardware, software, data centers, and all components supporting its Services. eko takes reasonable and appropriate security measures designed to maintain the security and integrity of the Services to help protect information about its Users from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. However, the User is responsible for securing any content that a User submits, posts, or displays on or through eko’s Services (the “User Content”). This shared model or responsibility provides flexibility to meet each Users’ security and compliance needs. Users may implement additional controls to achieve regulatory compliance.

“User Content” is considered public information. Users store and submit User Content through the Services at their own risk and any and all User Content may be subject to unauthorized access or use.  You are solely responsible for your User Content. eko assumes zero liability or obligation whatsoever to provide or guarantee the security, confidentiality, integrity, availability or privacy of any User Content. Even in the event of unauthorized access to, or loss, alteration or destruction of User Content, eko is not responsible in any way for recovering, replacing or reimbursing Users for any such User Content or remediating any issues related to security or privacy of User Content. 

You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses and rights to use and authorize us to use all intellectual property and other proprietary rights in and to any and all User Content. Users grant eko a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, sublicensable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, modify, display, and perform their User Content. You accept full responsibility for your User Content and any harm resulting from its use or access by others. We may delete or destroy any and all User Content at any time without notice to you.

In summary, the parties acknowledge eko secures the cloud itself, while the User secures their workloads and data within the cloud environment. 

Please note, notwithstanding the aforementioned, generally, there are inherent risks in transmission of information over the Internet or other methods of electronic storage and therefore we cannot guarantee the security of the information.

12. Changes to the Privacy Policy  

The terms of this Privacy Policy will govern the use of the Services and any information collected with respect thereto. eko reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time, so please re-visit this page frequently. In case of any material change, we will make reasonable efforts to post a clear notice on the homepage of the Site and/or the App or we will send you an email regarding such changes to the e-mail address that you may have provided us with. Otherwise, all other changes to this Privacy Policy are effective as of the stated “Last Revised” date and your continued use of the Services after the Last Revised date will constitute acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, those changes.

13. Jurisdictional Disclosures  

If you are a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, Utah or Vermont resident, or reside in Europe or Israel, the law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your Private Information.

Please review our Supplemental Privacy Notice, attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit A, to learn more about these rights.

13. Have Questions?

If you have any questions or comments concerning this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email: privacy@eko.com

This Privacy Policy applies to the following subsidiaries and affiliates of eko: JBF Interlude 2009 Ltd. and W*E Interactive Ventures, JV LLC.

This Privacy Policy has been designed to be accessible to people with disabilities. If you experience any difficulties accessing the information here, please contact us at privacy@eko.com

Exhibit A
Supplemental Privacy Notice

Last Revised: November 20, 2023

The following disclosures supplement this Privacy Policy and apply only to consumers of particular jurisdictions (this “Supplemental Notice”). Specifically, this Supplemental Privacy Notice applies only to information collected about consumers in the following jurisdictions: (1) California, (2) Colorado, (3) Connecticut, (4) Nevada, (5) Utah, and (6) Virginia, as well as (7) Israel and (8) Europe. This Supplemental Notice describes our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Private Information and provides instructions for submitting data subject requests.


To the extent terms used in this Supplemental Notice are defined terms under the applicable US State Privacy Law, they shall have the meanings afforded to them in those statutes, whether or not capitalized herein. As there are some variations between such definitions in each of the state statutes, the definitions applicable to you are those provided in the statute for the state in which you are a consumer. For example, if you are a Virginia consumer, terms used in this Supplemental Notice that are defined terms in the VCDPA shall have the meanings afforded to them in the VCDPA as this Supplemental Notice applies to you.


Supplemental Notice for California Residents. 

This Supplemental Notice for California Residents applies to our processing of Personal Information that is subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), effective as of January 1, 2023 (collectively, the “California Privacy Laws”). The California Privacy Laws provides California residents with the right to know what categories of Personal Information Pattern Brands has collected about them, the right to have Personal Information deleted, the right to opt out of the sale of Personal Information (if applicable), the right to opt in of the sale of Personal Information of consumers under the age of 16 (if applicable), the right to nondiscriminatory treatment for exercising any rights, the right to initiate a private cause of action for data breaches, the right to correct inaccurate Personal Information and the right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive Personal Information.


Disclosure for California Consumers 

Unless specifically stated, we have not sold or shared Personal Information about California consumers to third parties for their own use in the past twelve (12) months. Relatedly, we do not have actual knowledge that we sell or share Personal Information of California consumers under 16 years of age. However, we may share your Personal Information with our affiliates and trusted partners in arrangements that may meet the broad definition of “sale” or “share” under California law. In these arrangements, use of the information we share is limited by policies, contracts, or similar restrictions. That said, we may share information with third-party advertising partners or analytics providers for the purpose of promoting our Services as described above, including for cross-context behavioral advertising. To the extent that such sharing is considered a “sale” under the CCPA, you may opt-out of having your Personal Information shared with such advertising partners or analytics providers by emailing us here: privacy@eko.com. For purposes of California law, a “sale” is the disclosure of Personal Information to a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration, and a “share” is the disclosure of Private Information to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising, whether or not for monetary or other valuable consideration.


Additional Privacy Rights for California Residents

  • Right to Access. If you are a California consumer, you have the right to ask us to send you the following information up to two times in a twelve-month period: (i) categories of Personal Information we have collected about you; (ii) categories of sources from which we collected the Personal Information; (iii) our business or commercial purpose for collecting Personal Information; (iv) categories of third parties with whom we share Personal Information; (v) categories of Personal Information we disclose about you for business purposes; (vi) categories of Personal Information we sell or exchange for consideration about you; and (vii) the specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you.

  • Right to Delete. If you are a California consumer, you have the right to ask us to delete the Personal Information about you we have collected. We may deny the request if the information is necessary to: (i) complete a transaction, including providing a requested or reasonably anticipated good or service, or fulfill a contract between the consumer and Pattern ; (ii) detect and protect against security incidents, malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or take against those responsible for such activity; (iii) debug to identify and repair errors impairing intended functionality; (iv) comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act; (v) engage in research in the public interest adhering to applicable ethics and privacy laws where the consumer has provided informed consent; (vi) enable solely internal uses reasonably aligned with the consumer’s expectations based on the consumer’s relationship with Pattern; (vii) comply with a legal obligation; or (viii) otherwise use the information internally in a lawful manner compatible with the context in which the consumer provided the information.

  • Right to portability. A consumer has the right to request Personal Information about the consumer be disclosed in a common file format.

  • Right to Opt-in or Opt-out of the sale of Personal Information. If a business sells Personal Information to third parties, California consumers have the right, at any time, to opt in or out of the sale or disclosure of their Personal Information to third parties. 

  • Right to designate an authorized agent. You have the right to designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf. To designate an authorized agent, please contact us. Right to non-discrimination. The CCPA grants California consumers the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights. If you exercise your privacy rights, we will not discriminate against you, for example, by denying you access to our shop or charging you different rates or prices for the same Services, unless that difference is reasonably related to the value provided by your data.


California Privacy Rights Act. In addition to the rights provided by the CCPA, California residents are provided with the following rights through the California Privacy Rights Act: (i) the right to request that incorrect or outdated Personal Information be corrected but not deleted; (ii) the right to restrict a business’s ability to process sensitive data about the consumer; and (iii) prohibition against a business making decisions about a consumer based solely on an automated process without human input.


California Shine the Light. The California “Shine the Light” law permits users who are California residents to request and obtain from us once a year, free of charge, a list of the third parties to whom we have disclosed their Personal Information (if any) for their direct marketing purposes in the prior calendar year, as well as the type of Personal Information disclosed to those parties.


Disclosure About Direct Marketing for California Residents. California Civil Code § 1798.83 permits California residents to annually request certain information regarding our disclosure of Personal Information to other entities for their direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. We do not distribute your Personal Information to other entities for their own direct marketing purposes.


Supplemental Notice for Colorado Residents. The Colorado Privacy Act provides Colorado residents with the following rights: (i) the right to opt out of the processing of Personal Information concerning the consumer; (ii) the right to confirm whether a business is processing Personal Information concerning the consumer and to access the consumer's Personal Information; (iii) the right to correct inaccurate Personal Information collected from the consumer; (iv) the right to delete Personal Information concerning the consumer; (v) the right to restrict a business’s ability to process Personal Information about the consumer, specifically to opt-out of processing for profiling/targeted advertising purposes; (vi) a prohibition against a business making certain decisions about a consumer based solely on an automated process without human input; and (vii) the right to data portability.  When exercising the right to access Personal Information, a consumer has the right to obtain the Personal Information in a portable, and to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows the consumer to transmit the data to another entity without hindrance. A consumer may exercise this right no more than two times per calendar year. 


Supplemental Notice for Connecticut Residents. The Connecticut Data Privacy Act provides Connecticut residents with the following rights: (i) the right to confirm whether a business is processing Personal Information concerning the consumer and to access the consumer's Personal Information; (ii) the right to request that incorrect or outdated Personal Information be corrected but not deleted; (iii) the right to delete Personal Information concerning the consumer; (iv) the right to restrict a business’s ability to process sensitive data about the consumer- specifically to opt-out of processing for profiling/ targeted advertising purposes; (v) the right to request Personal Information about the consumer be disclosed in a common file format; (vi) the right to opt out of the sale of Personal Information about the consumer to third parties; and (vii) prohibition against a business making certain decisions about a consumer based solely on an automated process without human input.


Supplemental Notice for Nevada Residents. We generally do not disclose or share Personal Information for profit. If you are a resident of Nevada, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of certain Personal Information to third parties who intend to license or sell that Personal Information. To exercise this right, if applicable, you or your authorized representative may submit a request to privacy@eko.com. If you have any questions, please contact us at privacy@eko.com. We will respond to your verified request as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than sixty (60) days after receipt. If circumstances cause any delay in our response, you will be promptly notified and provided a date for our response.


Supplemental Notice for Utah Residents. The Utah Consumer Privacy Act provides Utah residents with the following rights: (i) the right to confirm whether a business is processing Personal Information concerning the consumer and to access the consumer's Personal Information; (ii) the right to delete Personal Information concerning the consumer; (iii) the right to restrict a business’s ability to process sensitive data about the consumer- specifically to opt-out of processing for profiling/ targeted advertising purposes; (iv) the right to request Personal Information about the consumer be disclosed in a common file format; and (v) the right to request to opt out of the sale of Personal Information about the consumer to third parties.


Supplemental Notice for Virginia Residents. The Consumer Data Protection Act provides Virginia residents with the following rights: (i) the right to confirm whether or not a controller is processing the consumer's Personal Information and to access such Personal Information; (ii) the right to delete Personal Information provided by or obtained about the consumer; (iii) the right to obtain a copy of the consumer's Personal Information that the consumer previously provided to the business in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format; (iv) the right to opt out of the processing of the Personal Information for purposes of, targeted advertising, the sale of Personal Information, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer; and (v) the right to restrict a business’s ability to process Personal Information about the consumer, specifically to opt-out of processing for profiling/targeted advertising purposes.


Disclosure for Colorado, Virginia, Utah, and Connecticut Consumers: Unless specifically stated, we do not sell or share Personal Information to third parties for their own use. However, we may share or process one or more of the above categories of Personal Information with our affiliates and trusted partners in arrangements for purposes of targeted advertising, as the terms “sell,” “share,” “process,” and “targeted advertising” are defined in the CPA, VCDPA, UCPA, and CTDPA. In these arrangements, use of the information we share is limited by policies, contracts or similar restrictions.


Supplemental Notice for Israeli Residents

These additional disclosures apply only to Israeli residents. By entering, connecting to, accessing or using the services, you consent to the collection, processing, transfer and use of your personal information. You also acknowledge and confirm that you are not legally required to provide us with your personal information and that such information is voluntarily provided to us. 

 If for any reason you wish to delete or modify your personal information, please send us an email with adequate details of your request to: privacy@eko.com, and we will make reasonable efforts to modify or delete any such personal information pursuant to any applicable privacy laws. Note that we may retain your personal information for as long as reasonably required for the purposes of which such personal information was collected or as long as we have a legitimate business purpose to retain it, all as permitted under any applicable privacy laws.


Supplemental Notice for European Residents - These additional disclosures apply only to data subjects in Europe. 


Roles

Data protection laws in Europe distinguish between organizations that process personal data for their own purposes (known as “controllers”) and organizations that process personal data on behalf of other organizations (known as “processors”). eko acts as a controller with respect to personal data collected as you interact with our Services.

Lawful Basis for Processing

  • Data protection laws in Europe require a “lawful basis” for processing personal data. Our lawful bases include where: (a) you have given consent to the processing for one or more specific purposes, either to us or to our service providers or business partners; (b) processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you; (c) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation, such as disclosure of information to authorities where we are obligated to do so; or (d) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party, where your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms do not override those interests. 

Data Transfer outside the EEA

  • The personal data collected from you by eko, as detailed in this Privacy Policy, may be transferred to, and stored at, servers which may be located in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). We apply strict safeguards when transferring it outside of the EEA, which may include the following: 

    • Transferring your personal data to countries approved by the European Commission as having adequate data protection laws, such as Israel;

    • Entering into standard contracts that have been approved by the European Commission and which provide an adequate level of high quality protection, with the recipients of your personal data; and 

    • Transferring your personal data to U.S. organizations that are Privacy Shield certified, as approved by the European Commission.

Your Data Subject Rights

  • You have the right to access, rectify, or erase any personal data we have collected about you. You also have the right to data portability and the right to restrict or object to our processing of personal data we have collected about you. In addition, you have the right to ask us not to process your personal data (or provide it to third parties to process) for marketing purposes or purposes materially different than for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by you. You may withdraw your consent at any time for any data processing we do based on consent you have provided to us. 


Please note that we retain information as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, and may continue to retain and use information even after a data subject request for purposes of our legitimate interests, including as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, and enforce our agreements. 


If you have any issues with our compliance, you may contact us at privacy@eko.com. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection regulator in your jurisdiction.