Gokube Privacy Policy
Last Updated: November 27, 2018
We are committed to letting you know how Gokube CO. LTD., (“Gokube”, “we”, “us”, or “our”)
collects and uses your information.
Gokube provides services to users around the world. Gokube (principle office located at 高雄市前金區中華四路340號, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 801) is the data controller for your information.
The policies below are applicable to the data and information collected when you use: the
Gokube network of websites that link to this Privacy Policy; receive and view email newsletters
published or distributed by Gokube; use apps published by Gokube, including the “Gokube”
app; activate a “Gokube” vehicle (“Vehicle”); or use any other services, interactive features, and
communications made available by Gokube, however accessed and/or used, that are operated
by us, made available by us, or produced and maintained by us and our related companies
(“Services”).
We have established this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to let you know the kinds of
information we may gather during your use of the Services, why we gather your information,
what we use your information for, when we might disclose your information, and how you can
manage your information.
This Privacy Policy contains the following sections:
- The Information We Collect
- How We Use Your Information
- Use of Cookies and Other Online Tracking Technologies
- Online Advertising
- Use of Your Information
- Legal Bases for Use of Your Information
- How We Share Your Information
- How We Protect Your Information
- Retention of Your Information
- International Users
- Third Party Links and Services
- Changes to this Privacy Policy
- Gokube Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or don’t see your concerns addressed here,
you should contact us by email at
help@gokube.com
THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect information about you in a variety of ways when you use our Services.
Information You Provide to Us
The following lists the most common ways in which you provide information directly to us:
- Registration for an account
- Use of your account, including the upload of content/information to the Services or the rental of a Vehicle
- Payment information submitted when renting a Vehicle
- Registration for an event sponsored by Gokube
- Information that you provide for your user profile
- Submitting an application to work at Gokube
- Participation in surveys, contests, or sweepstakes
- Signing up to receive alerts or other information via email, text or instant message from Gokube
- Requests for customer service, support requests, or other assistance
- Service-related communications, e.g. account verification; technical notification
- Participation in communities, commenting on blog entries, and participation in other forums
The types of information we collect from you include: your name, e-mail address, telephone
number, postal address, national identification number, driver’s license identification information,
credit card, billing and contact information. We also collect certain demographic data if you
provide it to us including age, gender, and location inferred from your IP address.
Automatically Collected Information
There is also some information that we collect through automated technical means as you
browse our websites, use our apps, or otherwise use the Services. For example, we collect:
• Device information about your computer, browser, mobile device, or other device that you use
to access the Services. This information may include IP address, geolocation information,
unique device identifiers, browser type, browser language, operating system, and other
transactional information.
• Analytics and usage information about your use of the Services, including GPS routes, and
status of GPS chips.
• Device information about the Gokube Vehicle, including geolocation information, timestamps
and battery status.
• Additional “traffic data” and log files such as time of access, date of access, software crash
reports, session identification number, access times, and referring and exit pages.
• Other information regarding your use of the Services.
Location Information
We collect and store location information about you associated with your account that you
volunteer on the Services or enable through the Services or your device. We will collect precise
GPS location information regarding the location of the Gokube Vehicles, the routes taken by
these Vehicles, and the rental status of these Vehicles. We also collect and store your device’s
source IP address which may disclose the general location of your device at the time you
access the Services.
Collection of information From or Through Social Media Sites or Using Your
Social Media Logon
When you interact with any Service Provider page or account on a social media platform, such
as LINE, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, LinkedIn, YouTube, or Pinterest, we may collect
the information that you make available to us on that page or account including your account ID
or “handle.” However, we will only collect and store such information that we are permitted to
collect based on your settings on and the policies of these social media platforms. If you publish
your social media profile on our Services, we may collect information that you make available as
part of that profile.
Collection of Information From Other Sources
We also may collect information about you that we may receive from other sources to, among
other things, enable us to verify, update information contained in our records, and better
customize the Services for you. These sources may include business partners, marketers,
researchers, and analysts. We may also collect information from credit reporting agencies to, for
example, determine your creditworthiness, credit score, and credit usage, in accordance with
applicable laws.
Collection of Third Party Information Through Referral Service
We may from time to time conduct a referral service to introduce people you know to our
Services, in accordance with applicable local laws. If you choose to use our referral service to
tell someone about our Services, we will provide you with a template message and referral code
to send to your referral. We will not collect the referral’s information unless he/she signs up to
use the Services with the referral code.
USE OF COOKIES AND OTHER ONLINE TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
Like most websites and mobile applications, we use “cookies,” which are small text files that are
stored on your computer or equipment when you visit certain online pages that record your
preferences and actions. We may also use cookies to monitor traffic, improve the Services and
make it easier and/or relevant for your use. Like many Services, we use cookies, web beacons
and similar technologies to record your preferences, track the use of our Services and your
exposure to our advertisements. We may also use these technologies to monitor traffic and
make the Services easier and/or more relevant for your use.
We use both “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies. We use cookies for the other purposes
set out below:
- We use cookies to remind us who you are and to find your account information in our database when you access the Services so you do not need to log in at every visit. This helps us to provide you with service tailored to your specific needs and interests. A cookie is created when you register for the Services
- We use cookies to determine the browser the visitor uses so the Services can be designed to work properly with the most common versions of different browsers
- We use cookies in conjunction with sending you email newsletters
- Advertisers that place ads on the Services may use cookies
- We use cookies in conjunction with analysis of your use of our Services and to generate analytics regarding our Services
- We use cookies to estimate our audience size. Your browser is given a unique cookie that helps us determine whether yours is a repeat visit or a first visit
You also have choices with respect to cookies. Many web browsers automatically accept
cookies, but you can usually modify your browser's setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you
delete your cookies or if you set your browser or device to decline these technologies, some
features of the Services may not work or may not work as designed. For more information about
our use of cookies, please see our Cookie Notice.
We also use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), on
our Services. Google Analytics uses cookies or other tracking technologies to help us analyze
how users interact with and use the Services, compile reports on user’s activity, and provide
other services related to activity and usage. The technologies used by Google may collect
information such as your IP address, time of visit, whether you are a return visitor, and any
referring website or app. To learn more about Google’s partner services and to learn how to opt
out of tracking of analytics by Google click here.
USE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We use the information we learn from you to help us personalize and continually improve your
experience on the Services. We may use your information in the following ways:
General Uses of All Information Collected
- To provide the Services to you
- To track Gokube Vehicles
- To upload your content as you request
- To permit you to update, edit, and manage your content
- To communicate with you about your account or transactions with us (including service related announcements) and send you information about features and enhancements on the Services
- To communicate with you about changes to our policies
- To communicate with you about your comment to a blog post
- To personalize content and experiences on our Services, including providing you reports,recommendations, and feedback based on your preferences
- To create anonymous or aggregate information that does not identify you or your device that we can use for any purpose
- To optimize or improve our products, services and operations
- To automatically update the Services
- To detect, investigate, and prevent activities that may violate our policies or be illegal
- To perform statistical, demographic, and marketing analyses of our users
Use of Your Location Information
We use your location information, including precise GPS location, to:
- Track the use of Gokube Vehicles
- Personalize content on our Services, including providing you reports, recommendations, and feedback based on your preferences
- Optimize or improve our products, services, and operations
- Perform statistical, demographic, and marketing analyses of users of the Services and their purchasing patterns
Combination of Your Information
We use the information from one portion of the Services on other portions of the Services, or in
reports and analysis, all of which are owned and operated by Gokube, and we may combine
information gathered from multiple portions of the Services into a single customer record or
analysis or report.
LEGAL BASES FOR USE OF YOUR INFORMATION
The legal bases for using your information as set out in this Privacy Policy are as follows:
- Where use of your information is necessary to perform our obligations under a contract with you (for example, to comply with: the terms of service of our websites which you accept by browsing the websites/registering; and/or our contract to provide our Services to you)
- Where use of your information is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of others (for example, to provide security for our websites, products, software, applications; operate our business and our Services; ensure safe environments for our staff and visitors; make and receive payments; comply with legal requirements and defend our legal rights; prevent fraud and to know the customer to whom we are providing Services)
- Where use of your information is required to comply with an EU law (for example, to maintain your payment transaction history for tax reporting purposes)
- When we have your consent as defined by applicable law
HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION
We share your data in the following ways:
Business Partners, Sponsors and Third Parties
We may share your information with our sponsors and other business partners from time to
time. You may withdraw your consent to our sharing of your personal information with business
partners and third parties at any time by following the opt-out process described below.
Third-Party Service Providers
We use a variety of third party service providers and affiliates that perform functions on our
behalf, such as hosting, billing and payment processing, push notifications, storage, bandwidth,
content management tools, analytics, customer service, fraud protection, etc.
Emergency/Legal Situations
We may also use or disclose information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief
that such action is necessary to (a) conform to applicable law or comply with legal process
served on us or the Services; (b) protect and defend our rights or property, the Services or our
users, and (c) act under emergency circumstances to protect the personal safety of us, our
affiliates, agents, or users of the Services or the public. This includes exchanging information
with other companies and organizations for fraud protection.
Public Forums
Certain features of our Services make it possible for you to share comments publicly with other
users. Any information that you submit through such features is not confidential, and we may
use it for any purpose. For example, if you submit a product review on one of our sites, we may
display your review (along with the name provided, if any) on other Gokube websites and on
third-party websites. Moreover, if you provide a comment on our blog, other blog readers will be
able to review your comments. Any information you post openly in these ways will be available
to the public at large and potentially accessible through third-party search engines. Accordingly,
please take care when using these features.
Aggregate/Anonymous Information
From time to time, we may share aggregate/anonymous information about use of the Services,
such as by publishing a report on usage trends. The sharing of such data is unrestricted.
Business Transfers
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) user information may be
among the transferred assets. If a portion or all of our assets are sold or transferred to a
third-party, customer information would likely be one of the transferred business assets. If such
transfer is subject to additional mandatory restrictions under applicable laws, we will comply with
such restrictions.
HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION
We take technical and organizational security measures to protect your information against
accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or
access. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, and no means of electronic or
physical storage, is absolutely secure. As such, you acknowledge and accept that we cannot
guarantee the security of your information transmitted to, through, or on our Services or via the
Internet and that any such transmission is at your own risk.
RETENTION OF YOUR INFORMATION
We keep your information for no longer than necessary for the purposes for which it is
processed. The length of time for which we retain information depends on the purposes for
which we collected and use it and/or as required to comply with applicable laws.
INTERNATIONAL USERS
The information discussed in this Privacy Policy that is collected outside of the Republic of
China is controlled by Gokube Co. LTD, (located at 中山區松江路54號9樓之2, Taipei, Taiwan
104). As described above, we also may subcontract the processing of your data to, or otherwise
share your data with, other members within Gokube, trusted service providers, and trusted
business partners in countries other than your country of residence, in accordance with
applicable law. Such third parties may be engaged in, among other things, the provision of
Services to you, the processing of transactions and/or the provision of support services. By
providing us with your information, you acknowledge any such transfer, storage or use.
If you are an European citizen, if we provide any information about you to any such non-EEA
members of our group or third party information processors, we will take appropriate measures
to ensure such companies protect your information adequately in accordance with this Privacy
Policy. These measures include signing Standard Contractual Clauses in accordance with EU
and other data protection laws to govern the transfers of such data. For more information about
these transfer mechanisms, please contact us as detailed in the “Contact Information” section
below.
If applicable, you may make a complaint to the data protection supervisory authority in the
country where you are based. Alternatively you may seek a remedy through local courts if you
believe your rights have been breached.
THIRD PARTY LINKS AND SERVICES
The Services contain links to third-party websites such as social media sites, and also contain
third-party plug-ins and functionalities (such as the Facebook “like” button and Instagram
“follow” button). If you choose to use these sites or features, you may disclose your information
not just to those third-parties, but also to their users and the public more generally depending on
how their services function. We are not responsible for the content or practices of those
websites or services. The collection, use, and disclosure of your information will be subject to
the privacy policies of the third party websites or services, and not this Privacy Policy. We urge
you to read the privacy and security policies of these third-parties.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in the law, our
data collection and use practices, the features of our Services, or advances in technology. We
will make the revised Privacy Policy accessible through the Services, so you should review the
Policy periodically. You can know if the Privacy Policy has changed since the last time you
reviewed it by checking the “Effective Date” included at the beginning of the document. If we
make a material change to the Policy, you will be provided with appropriate notice in
accordance with legal requirements. By continuing to use the Services, you are confirming that
you have read and understood the latest version of this Privacy Policy.
YOUR MARKETING CHOICES
If you would like to express preferences with regards to the type of communications you receive
from us, including opting out of marketing communications from us, you may do so at any time
by updating the communication preferences specified in your account profile. Please note that
we may continue to send non-promotional communications such as staffing confirmations,
important notices, and other information about your use of the Services.
Gokube CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you should contact us by email at
help@gokube.com