Personal Data We Collect
The types and sources of personal data, including sensitive personal data, we collect are detailed in the Personal Data We Collect and Process section of our Consumer Services Privacy Policy. Below, our US State Consumer Privacy Laws Data Collection, Disclosure & Sale/Sharing Chart details the data categories we collect (or have collected within the last 12 months), as well as the sources of the data, as specified under certain applicable US State Consumer Privacy Laws.
How We Use Your Personal Data
We provide information on how we use your personal data, including your sensitive personal data, (or have used your personal data within the last 12 months) in the How We Use Your Personal Data section of our Consumer Services Privacy Policy. In addition, we may use (or may have used during the last 12 months) your personal data for the following business purposes specified under the US State Consumer Privacy Laws:
1. auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance;
2. helping to ensure security and integrity;
3. debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
4. short-term, transient use, including, but not limited to, non-personalized advertising shown as part of your same interaction with us;
5. performing services, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing analytics services, providing storage, or providing similar services;
6. providing advertising or marketing services;
7. undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration; and
8. undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by us, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by us.
Our use of deidentified or aggregated data is covered in the At A Glance – Foursquare’s Data Collection – Consumer Services section of our Consumer Services Privacy Policy.
Disclosing Your Personal Data
We provide information on how we disclose your personal data, including sensitive personal data, in the Disclosing Your Personal Data section of our Consumer Services Privacy Policy.
We disclose personal data to third parties for the business purposes described in the How We Use Your Personal Data section above, including for the performance of services on our behalf. For more information on the categories of third parties to whom we disclose your personal data for a business purpose (or have disclosed your personal data for a business purpose within the last 12 months), please review our US State Consumer Privacy Laws Data Collection, Disclosure & Sale/Sharing Chart.
Sale and Sharing of Your Personal Data
Your personal data, including sensitive personal data, may be incorporated into the products and services we sell (or have sold within the last 12 months) to our enterprise customers and advertising partners or share (or have shared within the last 12 months) with them for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes. To learn more, please refer to the How We Use Your Personal Data section of our Consumer Services Privacy Policy.
In addition, we may allow certain third parties (such as online advertising services and social networks) to collect your personal data, including your sensitive personal data, via automated technologies on our Consumer Services for the purposes of online advertising and/or to provide third-party social network features and functionality. Depending upon applicable law, you may have the right to opt out of disclosing your personal data for these purposes, which may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” for cross-context behavioral advertising under US State Consumer Privacy Laws.
For more information on the categories of third parties to whom we may sell or share your personal data (or have sold or shared your personal data within the last 12 months), please review our US State Consumer Privacy Laws Data Collection, Disclosure & Sale/Sharing Chart.
We do not have actual knowledge that we sell or share for purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising the personal data of minors under 18 years of age.
Foursquare is a registered data broker in certain US states, including California, Vermont, Texas, and Oregon. Additional information about Foursquare’s status as a data broker is available in the respective data broker registries of such US states. For Florida residents, NOTICE: This website may sell your sensitive personal data. For Texas residents, NOTICE: We may sell your sensitive personal data.
Retention of Personal Data
We will retain your personal data, including sensitive personal data, as described in the How We Secure & Retain Your Personal Data section of our Consumer Services Privacy Policy.
Your Privacy Choices
Your privacy rights and choices under applicable U.S. State Consumer Privacy Laws may include:
● Data Access and Copies.
You have the right to request access to and obtain a copy of the personal data we have collected about you.
● Data Portability.
Where applicable, you have the right to receive a copy of your personal data in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows you to transmit the data to another entity without hindrance.
● Data Correction.
You have the right to request that we correct inaccuracies in your personal data, taking into account the nature of the personal data and the purposes of processing.
● Data Deletion.
You have the right to request deletion of personal data we have collected about you, subject to certain legal exceptions.
● Information About Disclosures.
You have the right to request information about the categories of third parties to whom we have disclosed personal data, as provided by applicable law.
● Opt Out of Targeted Advertising, Sale, or Sharing.
You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal data, the sharing of your personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising, and the processing of personal data for targeted advertising, as applicable under law.
● Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Data.
Where provided by law, you may have the right to limit the use and disclosure of certain sensitive personal data.
● Appeal of Rights Requests.
In some states, you may have the right to appeal our decision regarding your privacy rights request.
In some instances, these rights may be limited or subject to exceptions under applicable law.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
For information about how to exercise these rights, including instructions for authorized agents, please visit the Privacy Center.
California Privacy Rights Metrics
Our global privacy metrics are available here.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact us in accordance with the Contact Us section of our Consumer Services Privacy Policy.
Foursquare’s US State Consumer Privacy Laws Data Collection, Disclosure & Sale/Sharing Chart
| Data Category | Data Examples | Data Source* | Category of Third Party* | |
| Shared | Sold | |||
| Identifiers | Identifiers such as a real name, alias, unique personal identifier (e.g., device IDs; mobile ad identifiers), customer number, telephone number, email address (hashed or unhashed), IP address, user name, and other identifiers. | You Choose to ProvideAutomatically CollectedData From Third Parties | AffiliatesService Providers & for Business PurposesAdvertising Partners | Enterprise CustomersAdvertising Partners |
| Commercial Information | Consumer account details including, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, and other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. | You Choose to Provide Automatically Collected Data From Third Parties | Affiliates Service Providers & for Business Purposes | N/A |
| Financial Information | Information necessary for processing payments and preventing fraud, including payment card information (e.g., credit/debit card numbers, expiration date, and security code) and other related transaction data. | You Choose to Provide | Affiliates Service Providers & for Business Purposes | N/A |
| Internet or Network Information | Internet and other electronic network activity information (e.g., browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interaction with websites, applications or advertisements). | Automatically Collected Data From Third Parties | Affiliates Service Providers & for Business Purposes | N/A |
| Sensitive Personal Data | Personal data that reveals your precise geolocation, gender, marital status, and other demographics.If you opt-in to sharing your precise location data when you use our Consumer Services, we collect your precise location data whenever you use our apps or visit our websites, or those of our partners. If you opt-in to allowing us to collect your precise location data regardless of your using our Consumer Services at any given time, we will collect such precise geolocation location data when our Consumer Services (including the apps) are closed or not in use (as permitted by your device settings). We may also collect general location information such as city, state, country or other geographic area. | You Choose to Provide Automatically CollectedData From Third Parties | Affiliates Service Providers & for Business PurposesAdvertising Partners | Enterprise CustomersAdvertising Partners |
| Sensory Information | Electronic, visual or similar information (e.g., pictures or similar content uploaded to mobile apps and websites). | You Choose to Provide | Affiliates Service Providers & for Business Purposes | N/A |
| Employment Information | Professional or employment-related information. | You Choose to Provide Data From Third Parties | Affiliates Service Providers & for Business Purposes | Enterprise CustomersAdvertising Partners |
| Protected Classifications | Race, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or marital status. | You Choose to Provide Data From Third Parties | Affiliates Service Providers & for Business Purposes | Enterprise CustomersAdvertising Partners |
| Additional Data Subject to Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80 | Physical characteristics or description, and education. | You Choose To Provide Data From Third Parties | Affiliates Service Providers & for Business Purposes | Enterprise CustomersAdvertising Partners |
| Inferences | Inferences drawn from any of the information identified above to create a profile about you reflecting your preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. Such inferences are used in combination with other data we collect from you to create audiences that are tailored to your interests. | You Choose To Provide Data From Third Parties | Affiliates Service Providers & for Business PurposesAdvertising Partners | Enterprise CustomersAdvertising Partners |