Privacy Policy

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www.guardshark.net operates the www.GuardShark.net website, which provides the SERVICE.

This page is used to inform website visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our Service, the GuardShark website.

If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation with this policy. The Personal Information that we collect are used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

The terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which is accessible at www.GuardShark.net, unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy was created with the help of the Privacy Policy Template.

Information Collection and Use

For a better experience while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to your name, phone number, and postal address. The information that we collect will be used to contact or identify you.

Log Data

We want to inform you that whenever you visit our Service, we collect information that your browser sends to us that is called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser version, pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.

Cookies

Cookies are files with small amount of data that is commonly used an anonymous unique identifier. These are sent to your browser from the website that you visit and are stored on your computer’s hard drive.

Our website uses these "cookies" to collection information and to improve our Service. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies, and know when a cookie is being sent to your computer. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:

  • To facilitate our Service;
  • To provide the Service on our behalf;
  • To perform Service-related services; or
  • To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

We want to inform our Service users that these third parties have access to your Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

Security

We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

Our Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do necessary actions.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

Concerns about Location Services

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Some features of GuardShark require you to allow GuardShark to access your device's location. This page describes in detail how your location is obtained from your devices, and which specific GuardShark features will transmit your location to GuardShark.

How GuardShark works

GuardShark is a web application, which means it uses your device's web browser to display user interfaces and send data. A web application is distinct from a "native" application or "app" that you might get from the Apple Store or the Google Play Store. Native applications are programs built to be downloaded and installed on a specific device, such as an iPhone running the IOS operating system, or an Android Device running the Android operating system. In contrast, web applications like GuardShark are never installed on your device. Web Applications run in a web browser like Apple Safari or Google Chrome. GuardShark is a web site. It is not an "app."

Most devices will allow you to add a shortcut to GuardShark on your device's home screen. If you do this, you will see an Icon with the GuardShark Logo appear on the home screen of your device. This does NOT mean that GuardShark has been installed on your device. The Icon is merely a shortcut link to the GuardShark webpage. When you click the icon, your web browser will open and navigate to GuardShark.net. If you want to close GuardShark, simply close the browser window or tab in which GuardShark is loaded, and all connection between the GuardShark server and your device is severed. If you are not actively interacting with GuardShark in a browser window, NO data is being transmitted to GuardShark.

How your location is obtained

When you load certain pages in the GuardShark site, the GuardShark page will ask your web browser to allow it to see your location. If this is the first time you have visited GuardShark, you will know this is happening because you will see a browser dialog box informing you that GuardShark would like to access your location. This prompt will appear because all modern web browsers require explicit permission from the device's user to allow any web page to see the device's location. When you allow GuardShark to access your location, your web browser will provide the GuardShark page with GPS coordinates. It is important to understand the following points about this stage in the process:

  1. Although the GuardShark Page you have loaded in your web browser will know your location, it does NOT transmit this information to GuardShark.
  2. Your location wont be transmitted unless you take one of the specific actions that will transmit your location.

Actions that transmit your location to GuardShark

You location data is transmitted to GuardShark only when you take one of these actions:

  1. When you click the "Clock In" or "Clock Out" button on the Time Clock page
  2. When you create an Event Log using the Home Page "Critical" or "Routine" Event buttons.
  3. When you save an edit to an Event Log using the "Event Logs" menu.
  4. When you click the "Check In" button after scanning a Checkpoint.
When performing these actions, your browser will know your location before you click any of the buttons described above, but it will not send that information to GuardShark until the moment you click one of the buttons. GuardShark does NOT maintain an active connection to your device or constantly monitor or track your location. If you do not click one of the buttons listed above, GuardShark does not see your location data.

Disable Location Tracking

Location services must be enabled for you to use GuardShark while you are working on a Work Site. If you are not working, the simpliest way to prevent GuardShark from seeing your location is to not visit the website and to close any active browser windows or tabs that have GuardShark loaded, but keep in mind that even if you visit the website, your location data will not be transmitted unless you perform one of the actions listed above. You can manage your account settings or review the Privacy Policy without transmitting your location.

If you would like to further ensure that your location is private, then you can disable location services for your web browser or for the GuardShark website by adjusting the settings of your device or web browser. Consult the documentation for your device or web browser for information on how to control access to location services. If you disable location services, you will need to re-enable it prior to using GuardShark during your next shift.

Contact GuardShark

We understand that your privacy is important to you, and we feel you have a right to know exactly what our software is doing when it runs on your personal device. If you have any questions or concerns that are not addressed in this section, or if you would like more details about any aspect of GuardShark, please don't hesitate to contact us via email. Your communications with us regarding privacy concerns will be kept private and will not be disclosed to your employer.