Welcome to the Copwatch mobile application (“App”), which is designed to allow you to take video of police encounters and quickly submit it to Copwatch (“Copwatch” or “we”).
This Privacy Policy summarizes the information this App collects, how we use it, and the limited circumstances in which we may disclose it. By using this App, you acknowledge and agree to this privacy policy. If you do not agree to this privacy policy, please do not use the App.
We do not access, collect or retain any information, including cookies, device IDs, or activity information about your use of other applications, other than what is specifically set forth here.
Registration Information. We collect personal information, including name, address, email address and phone number, that you provide in the Settings section of the App. Providing this information is optional, but without it we can’t contact you about any reports or videos you submit.
Video Reports. When you use the video reporting feature in the App, we collect that video, audio, and its associated data.
Written Reports. We collect the survey responses and reports that you generate after submitting a Video Report.
Geo-Location Information. We may collect your physical location.
Information about your device and connection. Your IP address may be included in the transmission of information to Copwatch, but we do not retain your IP address after processing that transmission.
Your information will be transmitted only via secure connection (SSL).
Your information will be stored on servers maintained by Copwatch or by third parties that agree not to use or disclose your information only to provide service to us or to comply with legal process.
Your information will be stored on servers maintained by Copwatch or by third parties that agree not to use or disclose your information only to provide service to us or to comply with legal process.
We may also delete such information at any time, or upon your request.
We will use the Registration Information to track and respond to your Reports, including to contact you about your Reports.
We may alert other users nearby when you submit a Report and will provide them with your Geo-Location information at the time you submit the report. We will not provide them with any other information, including your Registration Information, or any information from your Written Report or Video Report. We will also send you a notification if a nearby user has submitted a Report using the App.
We share information with third parties that are necessary to helping us host, maintain, support or otherwise assist us with this App. We only use service providers that agree not to use or disclose your information only to provide service to us or to comply with legal process.
When you submit a Report we may disclose your Geo-Location Information to others who have downloaded this App and have opted into the WITNESS feature.
We may disclose your Video Reports or information from your Written Reports (including the location of an incident you reported) to anyone where we believe such a disclosure would further the App’s purpose and Copwatch’s mission of protecting civil rights and civil liberties, including, but not limited to:
We may share information, including Registration Information, Geo-Location Information, or Reports if compelled by law, regulation, or valid legal process.
If we are required to disclose your information in response to a legal demand and we have information that enables us to contact you, we will do our best to provide you advance notice and offer you a copy of the legal request, unless we are prohibited from doing so by a valid court order.
We may disclose your information in certain emergency circumstances, including where we believe doing so is necessary to prevent imminent and serious bodily harm to a person.
We never sell your information to any person, company or other third party.
Upon request via email at thecopwatchapp@gmail.com, we will provide to you a summary of any personal information retained by us regarding you and a copy of any specific Reports you request if we still retain those Reports. We will only send information about you to the email address on file for your account.
You may also request that we modify, correct or change or update your personal records or that your personal records be removed from our database via email to thecopwatchapp@gmail.com. We may, however, keep copies of any information we have already shared with other entities pursuant to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
The App is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.
We reserve the right to update our privacy policies and practices at any time. When we do, we will provide an update to the App with prominent notice of the new privacy policy, and will also post a notice at the Copwatch website and App with a link to the updated document. All Information collected after we have updated our privacy policies and practices will be governed by the policies and practices described in the updated document.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to any email communications to or from you, to your use of our website(s), to your use of any other mobile applications, or to any information you provide or that we receive from any source other than this App.