Stickers for iMessages on iOS Privacy Policy

Last Revised: Dec. 14, 2017

The University of Akron (“UA”, “we” or “the university”) has adopted this Privacy Policy to explain how UA collects, stores, and uses the information collected in connection with the university’s iOS iMessage Sticker Apps. UA respects the privacy of the users of their Sticker Apps (“User” or “you”) and is committed to protecting the User’s information. You have a right to know our practices regarding the information we may collect and use when you use our sticker apps.

The university operates certain mobile applications (sticker apps) which may be viewed as being directed to children under the age of thirteen (13) which are distributed in Apple’s iMessage Store under the “Kids & Family” and “Emoji & Expressions” categories.

Should you have any questions relating to this Privacy Policy, please contact UA at ucm@uakron.edu.

UA reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy as reasonably necessary, so please review it frequently. Your continued use of the sticker apps will signify your acceptance of the changes to this Privacy Policy.

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU OR, AS APPLICABLE, YOUR LEGAL GUARDIAN, DISAGREE TO ANY TERM PROVIDED HEREIN, YOU MAY NOT INSTALL, ACCESS AND/OR USE THE STICKER APPS AND YOU ARE REQUESTED TO PROMPTLY ERASE THEM, AND ANY PART THEREOF, FROM YOUR MOBILE DEVICE.

If you are under 13 years of age or a minor in your country of residence, please ask your legal guardian for permission to access the sticker apps after your legal guardian reviews this Privacy Policy. UA encourages parents and/or guardians to play an active role in their children’s online experience. This Privacy Policy is designated to provide the legal guardian of a child under the age of 13 years old, with guidance regarding our privacy policies and principles with respect to collecting, using and disclosing personal information regarding children under the age of 13 (“Kids”) when using our sticker apps.

1. Personal Information

While the sticker apps are being used by our Users we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from any User and hereby specifically prohibit any User under the age of 13 from providing UA with any Personal Information. If you are a legal guardian of a child under the age of 13 and you believe that your child has provided UA Personal Information, please contact us at ucm@uakron.edu and we will make every reasonable attempt to locate and delete such information.

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” includes without limitation the following:

  • First and last name;
  • A home or other physical address including street name and name of a city or town;
  • Online contact information;
  • A screen or user name that functions as online contact information;
  • A telephone number;
  • A social security number;
  • A persistent identifier that can be used to recognize a User over time and across different websites or online services, including a cookie number, an IP address, a processor or device serial number, or a unique device identifier;
  • A photograph, video, or audio file, where such file contains a Kid’s image or voice;
  • Geolocation information sufficient to identify a User’s street name and name of a city or town; or
  • Any information collected online from a Kid (and/or the Kid’s legal guardian) and combined with any item of information listed above.

The university does not directly collect and store on its servers any Personal Information from Users of the sticker apps.

2. Non-personal Data

UA collects non-identifiable and anonymous information via Apple, Inc. as detailed below (“Non-personal Data”). UA only receives data from Apple from users who have agreed to share their diagnostics and usage information with app developers.

With respect to such sticker apps Non-personal Data, UA has no idea of the identity of the User from whom Apple collected the sticker apps Non-personal Data. Sticker apps Non-personal Data collected by Apple may include the following technical information: device type (e.g. iPhone, iPad, iPod) and country of sale.

3. How User Information is Collected

The above-mentioned Non-personal Data are collected by Apple, Inc. and stored on Apple’s servers. UA accesses the data via a iTunes Connect, App Analytics. For more information on Apple’s User Information collection please refer to their privacy policy at http://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/

4. Advertising

UA does not display advertising in its Sticker Apps.

Information about this privacy policy

This privacy policy relates solely to sticker apps distributed via Apple’s iOS, iTunes or iMessage App Stores.

The University of Akron values and respects individuals' right to privacy. See additional university practices and policies at http://uakron.edu/ogc/legal-policies-and-procedures/privacy-practices-and-policies.