1. Controller and Data Protection Officer 

 The Controller of the personal data you provide is Alpine Electronics of America, Inc. located at 1500 Atlantic Boulevard, Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326, USA (“Service Provider”). 

2. What Type Of Information Is Collected 
We may collect the following information through your use of S.i.C.: 
- Your email address (may be obtained 
when you establish an account through S.i.C.) 
- Data pertaining to your use of the App 
such as: 
        - Connected network type. 
        - Connected device numbers. 
        - Connected device type. 
        - Connected device’s locally stored data file type and quantity. 
        - Connected device’s time and length of use. 
        - Location and time of use. 
        - Shared contents type and quantity. 
        - Peripheral unit connectivity. 
        - General operation and history. 

3. What S.i.C. Does With Information Collected and the Legal Basis for its Use
With your consent (Opt-in option), S.i.C. enables Firebase Analytics tools to aid in the understanding of S.i.C. usage which assists in performance optimization.  

We use this information to manage the Service Provider’s service with precision, to monitor S.i.C. activity and to develop ideas for marketing research and other marketing purposes, which may include sharing it with the Service Provider’s  affiliates for the purpose of improving the service. 

Information you provide which the Service Provider may use without your explicit consent is limited to that information necessary to provide you with the services you are requesting. 

4. Who Receives your Data

We do not share personal information

with third parties outside of the Service Provider unless one of the following circumstances applies: 
- With your consent  
In cases where we seek and receive your prior consent, we may share personal information with third parties outside of the Service Provider. 
- For legal reasons 
In cases where the Service Provider is compelled by law, legal process, litigation, and/or requests from public and governmental authorities within or outside your country of residence, to disclose information collected through the S.i.C.. 
- For technical reasons 
Information collected about you through S.i.C. will be stored on secure servers  hosted or managed by the Service Provider, its affiliates or  subcontractors. Because the Service Provider is committed to protecting your privacy, neither the Service Provider, its affiliates nor subcontractors engage in the practice of sharing, trading or selling personal information to third parties. 
- The affiliates which may currently host or manage the secure servers to store the above information are: 
    1. Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. (the Service Provider’s parent company) 
- The subcontractors currently used by the Service Provider are:  
    1. Google Firebase 

5. Notification About Changes To This Policy
By using this App, you agree to the terms of this privacy policy. We may alter this policy at any time. If changes are made to this policy, we will provide the new  language of the privacy policy within S.i.C.. Also, version updates for S.i.C. will contain the then—current Privacy Policy. 

6. Your Rights
Please contact us via e-mail support@the-sharing-is-caring.com   to review the information collected through your use of S.i.C.. We will take identification procedures and accommodate your request within reasonable bounds. 
Through the e-mail, request “Your Privacy Rights” information.  

If you wish to withdraw your consent, please contact the Service Provider. The Service Provider will take all reasonable measures to ensure that your request is met. 

If a complaint or dispute cannot be resolved through our internal process, the Service Provider agrees to dispute resolution provided in the Sharing is Caring Account Terms and Conditions.  

7. Integrity of Personal Information on Your Device
 Some third party apps  do keep track of your browsing activities when they serve you content, which enables them to tailor what they present to you. Third parties cannot collect any other personally identifiable information from S.i.C. unless you provide it to them directly. 

8. Note About Storage of Information Collected
Information collected through S.i.C. will be stored and processed on secure Service Provider’s, affiliate’s or subcontractor’s servers in the United States of America or Japan.  
The Service Provider will take all steps  reasonably necessary to ensure that collected information is stored and processed securely and in accordance with all applicable laws.  

9. CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA)
Under California law, a S.i.C. user who are residents of California have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past twelve months under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Also, such user has the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once the Service Provider receives and verify such user’s request, the Service Provider will delete your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies. If you are a California resident who wishes to make such a request, please call us toll-free at 1-800-257-4631 or make a privacy request through our online form.