Privacy Policy | Code Climate
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes the privacy practices of Code Climate Inc. and our subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, "Code Climate", "we", "us", or "our"). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose and otherwise process personal information in connection with our websites, products and services, and explains the rights and choices available to individuals with respect to their information. For convenience, our websites are collectively referred to as the "Sites," and, together with our products and services, collectively referred to as the "Services." This Privacy Policy governs any of the Services on which the Privacy Policy is posted.
Code Climate provides engineering insights and automated code review for enterprise customers and for individual consumers. Code Climate's processing of personal information in connection with the Services is governed by this Privacy Policy. If you are a user of our enterprise customer, our processing of your information is also subject to the terms of our agreement with that customer.
We provide important information for individuals located in Europe below.
Personal Information We Collect
Information you give us
Personal information that you may provide through the Services or otherwise communicate with us includes:
- Contact data, such as your first name, last name, postal address, email address, telephone number, and organization name;
- Profile data, such as your username, password, and any additional information we collect from source code repositories;
- Feedback, such as information you provide in your responses to surveys, market research activities, or customer support inquiries;
- Transaction data, such as details about purchases through the Sites, registrations, and billing details;
- Usage data, such as information about how you use the Sites and interact with us;
- Marketing data, such as your preferences for receiving marketing communications;
Information from Source Code Repositories
Our Services operate, in part, by connecting to your source code repository ("SCR") account (e.g., your GitHub account). When you login to the Services through your SCR account or connect your SCR account to the Services, you authorize us to access, use, and store information based on your SCR account settings and the permissions you grant. You may revoke our access or disconnect your SCR account at any time.
Information automatically collected
We, our service providers, and our business advertising partners may automatically log information about you, your computer or mobile device, and activity occurring on or through the Services. The information that may be collected automatically includes:
- Device data, such as your computer or mobile device operating system type and version, browser type, IP address, and general location information;
- Online activity data, such as the website you visited before browsing our websites and information about your use of and actions on the Services.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Our Sites may use both session cookies and persistent cookies for various purposes, such as improving your browsing experience.
Web beacons
We may also use web beacons on our Sites and in our HTML formatted emails to track user actions and interactions.
Online Advertising and Opting Out
Some of the partners that collect information about users' activities may provide choices regarding the use of their browsing behavior for targeted advertising. Please visit our Online Tracking Opt-Out Guide for information about opting out.
How We Use Your Personal Information
Operations. We use your personal information to:
- provide, operate and improve the Services;
- communicate with you;
- understand your needs and interests.
Research and development. We analyze use of the Service to develop new products and services.
Marketing. We may send you marketing communications as permitted by law.
Compliance. We may use your personal information to comply with applicable laws and legal processes.
How We Share Your Personal Information
We do not share your personal information with third parties without your consent, except in certain circumstances such as:
- Corporate Affiliates. We may disclose your personal information to our subsidiaries and corporate affiliates.
- Service providers. We may share your personal information with third-party companies providing services on our behalf.
- Compliance. We may share your personal information to comply with laws.
Your Choices
You may:
- Access, update, correct, or delete your profile information by logging into your Code Climate account.
- Opt out of marketing communications by following the instructions in those emails.
Security
We employ various safeguards to protect your personal information, but we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Children
Our Sites are not directed to children under 16. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that their child has provided us with information without consent, they should contact us.
International Transfer
Your personal information may be transferred to and accessed from locations outside your jurisdiction where privacy laws may be less stringent.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Your continued use of the Services after changes indicates your acceptance of the modified policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:
- Email: hello@codeclimate.com
- Address: Code Climate Inc., Attn: Privacy Rights, 195 Broadway, FL 20, New York, NY 10007
Notice to European Users
This section applies only to individuals in Europe. Code Climate Inc. is the controller of your personal information covered by this Privacy Policy. European data protection laws afford certain rights, including access, correction, and deletion of personal information.
Notice to California Residents
This notice applies to California residents and outlines our practices in relation to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). California residents have rights including access to their personal information and the ability to request deletion.