Service And Privacy Policies
Respect for privacy and shared accountability are a part of our Guiding Principles at Pictma. Starting at Day One, we have built our Services with a set of strict privacy principles in balance with full transparency in mind.
We know transparency starts with us. We wrote this to give you visibility into what info we collect, how we use it, the choices you have about it, and your role as our accountability partner. As a Pictmer (User), your role is not just to capture, share, and vote your perspectives. It is also to report those who would cause harm to Pictma or other Pictmers when needed to help Pictma accomplish our mission.
Our mission is to collect data for civil servant behaviors to empower those who would wish to bring positive impact. To do that, we protect our data and the information you share with us. As such, we do not allow advertising in our APP or website. We screen and select investors who value letting data tell the story in order to support the right conversations for change.
We wrote this policy to help you understand what information we collect, how we use it and what choices you have about it. Because we are an internet company, some of the concepts below are a little technical, but we have tried our best to explain them is in the easiest way possible. We welcome your questions and comments on this policy.
We may change this policy from time to time and if we do, we will let you know and post any changes on this page. If you continue to use Pictma after those changes are in effect, you agree to the new policy. If you do not agree to our Privacy Policy, as amended, you must stop using our Services. Please review our Privacy Policy from time to time. If the changes are significant, we may provide a more prominent notice or get your consent, as required by law.
As always, if you have any thoughts, questions, comments about what you read below, contact us here. We would love to hear from you.
Pictma Services
Registration – You can view what our Pictmers are posting at any time from our APP or website. If you want to join our mission, you must register for our Services using accurate data, provide your current contact information, and, if you change it, update using our in-app change contact information feature. You agree to receive text messages and phone calls (from us or our third-party providers) with codes to register for Pictma.
With Pictma, if you register using your Facebook, Instagram, Google, or other third-party accounts, we use information from those accounts (such as your profile picture, email or phone number) to improve your Pictma experience. This is dependent on the privacy policies or settings for those accounts
Address Book – If you provide access to your address book, you confirm you are authorized to provide us such numbers to allow us to send invites to your contacts to use Pictma.
Age – You must be at least 13 years old to use Pictma. In addition to being of the minimum required age to use our Services under applicable law, if you are not old enough to have authority to agree to our Terms, your parent or guardian must agree to our Terms on your behalf. Your usage indicates parental permission and acceptance of our terms and policies. If you do not have your parent’s and/or guardian’s permission, do not use our app.
Devices and Software – You must provide certain devices, software, and data connections to use Pictma, which we otherwise do not supply. For as long as you use our app, you consent to downloading and installing updates, including automatically.
Fees and Taxes – You are responsible for all carrier data plan and other fees and taxes associated with your use of our Services. Currently Pictma is free to all Pictmers. However, there are fees for services associated with general and custom reporting requests. We will charge for our Reporting Services, including applicable taxes. We may refuse or cancel orders for Reporting Services for any reason. We do not provide refunds for our Services, except as required by law.
Accountability Policy
Respect for privacy and shared accountability are a part of our guiding principles at Pictma. Starting at day one, we have built the Pictma Platform with a set of strict privacy principles in balance with full transparency in mind. We know transparency starts with us. We wrote our Privacy Policy to give you visibility into what info we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have about it. This Accountability Policy describes your role as our accountability partner. As a Pictmer, your role is not just to capture, share, and vote your perspectives: it is also to report those who would cause harm to Pictma or other Pictmers when needed to help Pictma accomplish our mission.
Pictma’s Accountability
Pictma is on a mission; capture, store, catalogue, and share content provided by Pictmers and collect their opinions expressed as support or objection.
As such, we place a high value on the confidentiality of our Pictmers and the integrity of our data. Our foundational pillars:
- We do not accept funding by those who wish to control interests on this topic.
- We do not disclose personal information about Pictmers without their consent.
- We hold no alliances other than one – data.
- We do not control, judge, or put a spin on its outcomes.
- We let data do its job; inform us of the reality of our scenario so that we can make the best decision possible.
We believe knowledge is powerful. The information we collect will help empower meaningful dialogue for positive change in the conversations around diversity, inclusion, and equality because we know they are the keys that unlock our ability to evolve and innovate.
Your’s Accountability
We cannot accomplish our mission without partnership from our Pictmers. Because of this, we place great importance on our AccountabilityPolicy. We need your help to report those who would act against our mission with spam, trolling, or inappropriate (off topic) content.
As a Pictmer, you agree to report unlawful behavior, inappropriate content, and participate with internal investigations if needed. Pictma will make every effort possible to maintain the confidentiality of all individuals who make reports.
Codes Of Conduct You Must Follow and You Must Report
Nudity/Sexual Content – No posting nudity and/or sexually explicit content of anyone – adults or minors.
Harassment – Do not engage, or encourage others to engage, in any targeted abuse or harassment against any other Pictmer. We encourage you to use your votes and respectful words to express agreement/disagreement with any given Pictmer’s post. Reports of stalking, threats, bullying, or intimidation of another Pictmer are taken very seriously and will not be tolerated.
Violence and Physical Harm – While we recognize that there may be posts of civil servants acting in ways that demonstrate abuse of power and the harm it brings, we do not tolerate individual Pictmers posting unrelated violent, graphic content that advocates for or threatens violence of any kind. This also includes threatening or promoting terrorism. Additionally, content that advocates for or glorifies suicide or self-harm is also not allowed. In these situations, we may take several steps to assist a Pictmer, including reaching out with crisis resources.
Private Information – Do not publicly broadcast any private information, yours, or anyone else’s. This includes social security numbers, passports, passwords, financial information, or unlisted contact information, such as phone numbers, email addresses, or home/work addresses.
Spam/Trolls – Please immediately report Pictmers who drive people to external websites via a link or otherwise.
Promotion or Solicitation – Soliciting other users is prohibited on the Pictma Platform. If the purpose of your profile is to advertise your event or business, non-profit, political campaign, contest, or to conduct research, we will delete your account.
Prostitution and Trafficking – Promoting or advocating for commercial sexual services, human trafficking or other non-consensual sexual acts is strictly prohibited and will result in your account being banned from Pictma and law enforcement may be notified.
Scamming – Pictma has a zero-tolerance policy on predatory behavior of any kind. Anyone attempting to get other users’ private information for fraudulent or illegal activity will be banned and brought to the attention of the authorities. Any user caught sharing their own financial account information (PayPal, Venmo, etc.) for the purpose of receiving money from other users will also be banned from the Pictma Platform.
Impersonation – Do not impersonate, or otherwise misrepresent affiliation, connection, or association with any person or entity. This includes parody accounts.
Minors – You must be 13 years of age or older to use the Pictma Platform. We do not allow personal postings with images of unaccompanied minors. If you want to post photos of your children, this is not the platform for you. If you see a profile that includes an unaccompanied minor, encourages harm to a minor, or depicts a minor in a sexual or suggestive way, please report it immediately.
Copyright and Trademark Infringement – If it is not yours, do not post it. If your Pictmer profile includes any work that is copyrighted or trademarked by others, do not display it without written permission.
Illegal Usage – It’s simple: Do not use Pictma to do anything illegal.
One Person, One Account – Pictma accounts cannot have multiple owners, so do not create an account with your friend or significant other. Additionally, please do not maintain multiple Pictma accounts.
Third Party Apps – The use of any apps created by anyone other than Pictma that claim to offer our service or unlock our features is not allowed.
Account Dormancy – If you do not log in to your Pictma account in 2 years, we may delete your account for inactivity.
How To Report Inappropriate Content
If need be, contact local law enforcement first, and then contact us.
From our APP –
From our website –
To report inappropriate Pictma content through website, contact us here.
If need be, contact local law enforcement, then contact us here
Privacy Policy And Pictma Data
- reverse engineer, alter, modify, create derivative works from, decompile, or extract code from our Services
- send, store, or transmit viruses or other harmful computer code through or onto our Services
- gain or attempt to gain unauthorized access to our Services or system
- interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of our Services
- create accounts for our Services through unauthorized or automated means
- collect the information of or about our users in any impermissible or unauthorized manner
- sell, resell, rent, or charge for our Services and data
- distribute or make our Services available over a network where they could be used by multiple devices at the same time
- WE ARE PROVIDING OUR SERVICES ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE.
- WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY US IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR USEFUL, THAT OUR SERVICES WILL BE OPERATIONAL, ERROR FREE, SECURE, OR SAFE, OR THAT OUR SERVICES WILL FUNCTION WITHOUT DISRUPTIONS, DELAYS, OR IMPERFECTIONS.
- WE DO NOT CONTROL, AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR, CONTROLLING HOW OR WHEN OUR USERS USE OUR SERVICES OR THE FEATURES, SERVICES, AND INTERFACES OUR SERVICES PROVIDE.
- WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO CONTROL THE ACTIONS OR INFORMATION (INCLUDING CONTENT) OF OUR USERS OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES.
- YOU RELEASE US, OUR SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, AND OUR AND THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, AND AGENTS (TOGETHER, THE “PICTMA PARTIES”) FROM ANY CLAIM, COMPLAINT, CAUSE OF ACTION, CONTROVERSY, OR DISPUTE (TOGETHER, “CLAIM”) AND DAMAGES, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, RELATING TO, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY SUCH CLAIM YOU HAVE AGAINST ANY THIRD PARTIES.
- YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE UNDER CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE §1542, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR APPLICABLE STATUTE OR LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, WHICH SAYS THAT: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
- THE PICTMA PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES RELATING TO, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH OUR TERMS, US, OR OUR SERVICES, EVEN IF THE PICTMA PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
- OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY RELATING TO, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH OUR TERMS, US, OR OUR SERVICES WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID US IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS.
- THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER OF CERTAIN DAMAGES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY WILL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
- THE LAWS OF SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO SOME OR ALL OF THE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS SET FORTH ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN OUR TERMS, IN SUCH CASES, THE LIABILITY OF THE PICTMA PARTIES WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
Arbitration
For any dispute you have with Pictma, you agree to contact us first and try to work together to resolve the dispute with us informally. With the exception of Excluded Disputes, Pictma and you agree that all Disputes including those relating to, arising out of, or in any way in connection with your rights of privacy and publicity, will be resolved through final and binding arbitration. Pictma and you agree not to combine a Dispute that is subject to arbitration under our Terms with a Dispute that is not eligible for arbitration under our Terms. If we need to contact you, we will use email address in your Pictma Personal Profile. If Pictma, Reporting Services and you cannot find a way to resolve the dispute with you informally, we each agree to resolve any claim, dispute, or controversy (excluding claims for injunctive or other equitable relief) arising out of or in connection with or relating to these Terms through binding arbitration or (for qualifying claims) in small claims court. Arbitration is a more informal way to resolve our disagreements than a lawsuit in court. For instance, arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, involves more limited discovery, and is subject to limited review by courts. Although the process is more informal, arbitrators can award the same damages and relief that a court can award. You agree that, by agreeing to these Terms of Service, the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision, and that you and Pictma are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action. The arbitrator has exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this binding arbitration agreement. This arbitration provision shall survive termination of this Agreement and the termination of your Pictma account. All arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under the Consumer Arbitration Rules in effect for the AAA, except as provided herein. You can find their forms at www.adr.org . Unless you and Pictma agree otherwise, the arbitration will be conducted in the county where you reside. The arbitration will be presided over by a single arbitrator selected in accordance with the AAA Rules. The arbitrator will decide whether a Dispute can be arbitrated. The location of the arbitration and the allocation of fees and costs for such arbitration shall be determined in accordance with the AAA Rules. Notwithstanding the AAA Rules, we will reimburse you for all the AAA administrative fees in Disputes that are subject to the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes, unless the arbitrator determines that a Dispute was filed for purposes of harassment, is not in support of freedom of speech, or is patently frivolous. Nothing in this Section shall prevent either party from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief from the courts, including for matters related to data security, intellectual property, or unauthorized access to the Service. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE SHALL AFFECT ANY NON-WAIVABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS THAT APPLY TO YOU. To the extent any claim, dispute or controversy regarding Pictma or our Service isn’t arbitrable under applicable laws or otherwise: you and Pictma both agree that any claim or dispute regarding Pictma will be resolved exclusively in accordance within the agreements of these Terms. Time Limit to Start Arbitration – We and you agree that for any Dispute (except for the Excluded Disputes) we and you must commence an arbitration proceeding within one year after the Dispute first arose; otherwise, such Dispute is permanently barred. This means that if we or you do not commence an arbitration within one year after the Dispute first arose, then the arbitration will be dismissed because it was started too late. No Class Actions, Class Arbitrations, or Representative Actions for Users Located in the United States – We and you each agree that if you are a Pictma user located in the United States, each of we and you may bring Disputes against the other only on its or your own behalf, and not on behalf of any other person or entity, or any class of people. We and you each agree not to participate in a class action, a class-wide arbitration, Disputes brought in a private attorney general or representative capacity, or consolidated Disputes involving any other person or entity in connection with any Dispute. Severability – If the prohibition against class actions and other Disputes brought on behalf of third parties is found to be unenforceable for a Dispute, then all of the provisions above under the caption “Special Arbitration Provision for United States Users” will be null and void as to that Dispute. Place to File Permitted Court Actions – If you opt out of the agreement to arbitrate, if your Dispute is an Excluded Dispute, or if the arbitration agreement is found to be unenforceable, you agree to be subject to the “Forum and Venue” provisions in the “Dispute Resolution” section set forth above.Availability And Termination Of Pictma Services
Our Services may be interrupted, including for maintenance, repairs, upgrades, or network or equipment failures. We may discontinue some or all our Services, including certain features and the support for certain devices and platforms, at any time. Events beyond our control may affect our Services, such as events in nature and other force majeure events.
Termination – We may modify, suspend, or terminate your access to or use of our Services anytime for any reason, such as if you violate the letter or spirit of our Terms or create harm, risk, or possible legal exposure for us, our Pictmers, or others. The following provisions will survive any termination of your relationship with Pictma: “Licenses,” “Disclaimers,” “Limitation of Liability,” “Indemnification,” “Dispute Resolution,” “Availability and Termination of our Services,” “Other,” and “Special Arbitration Provision for United States.”
Other – Unless a mutually executed agreement between you and us states otherwise, our Terms make up the entire agreement between you and us regarding Pictma, our Services, and supersede any prior agreements.
We may ask you to agree to additional terms for certain of our Services in the future, which will govern to the extent there is a conflict between our Terms and such additional terms.
We reserve the right to limit our Services to the United States. As our Services are not currently available outside of the United States and as such, you agree not to distribute to or use in any country, especially those where such distribution is prohibited.
Should you break the agreement to use in locations outside the United States, you accept full responsibility to be solely subject to any laws and regulations in another country. This means you will solely be accountable to any and/or all applicable U.S. and non-U.S. export control and trade sanctions laws (“Export Laws”).
You agree to not, directly or indirectly, export, re-export, provide, or otherwise transfer our Services: (a) to any individual, entity, or country prohibited by Export Laws; (b) to anyone on U.S. or non-U.S. government restricted parties lists; or (c) for any purpose prohibited by Export Laws, including nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons, or missile technology applications, law enforcement without the required government authorizations.
You agree you will not use or download our Services if you are located outside the United States, if you are currently listed on any U.S. or non-U.S. restricted parties list, or for any purpose prohibited by Export Laws, and you will not disguise your location through IP proxying or other methods.
Our Terms are written in English (U.S.). Should we provide any translated version of our Terms and it conflicts with the English version, the English version controls.
Any amendment to or waiver of our Terms requires expressed consent from Pictma.
We may amend or update these Terms. We will provide you notice of amendments to our Terms, as appropriate, and update the “Last Modified” date at the top of our Terms. Your continued use of our Services confirms your acceptance of our Terms, as amended. If you do not agree to our Terms, as amended, you must stop using our Services. Please review our Terms from time to time.
All of our rights and obligations under our Terms are freely assignable by us to any of our affiliates or in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of assets, or by operation of law or otherwise, and we may transfer your information to any of our affiliates, successor entities, or new owner.
You will not transfer any of your rights or obligations under our Terms to anyone else without our prior written consent.
Nothing in our Terms will prevent us from complying with the law.
Except as contemplated herein, our Terms do not give any third-party beneficiary rights.
If we fail to enforce any of our Terms, it will not be considered a waiver.
If any provision of these Terms is deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from our Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, except as set forth in the “Special Arbitration Provision for United States or Canada Users” — “Severability” section below.
We reserve all rights not expressly granted by us to you. In certain jurisdictions, you may have legal rights as a consumer, and our Terms are not intended to limit such consumer legal rights that may not be waived by contract.
We always appreciate your feedback or other suggestions about Pictma and our Services, but you understand that we may use your feedback or suggestions without any obligation to compensate you for them (just as you have no obligation to offer them).
Data Policy
This policy describes the information we process to support the mission of Pictma and our efforts to collect data to share with and inform others of civil servant behaviors. Our platform is 100% visible for these behaviors by location, timeline, category, and public perception. As such, our data policy acts in support of our mission.
What information do we collect? To support the Pictma mission, we must collect and process information about you to verify, track, and tally data for diversity and inclusion behaviors of civil servants with full transparency by category and incident. The types of information we collect validate the posting is not from spam, a troll, location of incident, video/picture/audio, level of confidentiality, and may depend on how you use our Product. You can find additional tools and learn how to access and make changes by visiting your Pictma Profile in the app under Settings.
Things you do and content you provide – Content about you includes information necessary to create an account, verify you are not a spam-bot, your desired level of anonymity, create/share posts, votes, communications about posts or with others, and the information included in the content you provide (like metadata).
Examples could include things like; the category of a post, the location of a photo, or the date a file was created. This ensures our systems’ ability to automatically process and upload content and communications you and others provide to ensure full transparency and visibility of all posts by category and location. Learn more about how to control your personal visibility for posts and still follow/share/comment on the post here.
Cookie data – We also use “cookies” (small text files sent by your computer each time you visit our website, unique to your Pictma account or your browser) or similar technologies to get log data. When we use cookies or other similar technologies, we use session cookies (that last until you close your browser) or persistent cookies (that last until you or your browser delete them). For example, we use cookies to store your preferences for feed sorting or other settings, so you do not have to set them up every time you visit Pictma. Some of the cookies we use are associated with your Pictma account (including information about you, such as the email address you gave us) and other cookies are not. For more detailed information about how we use cookies, please review our Cookie Policy.
How We Use Cookies
- Analytics cookies which are used for internal analytics and include cookies from providers like Google Analytics.
- Personalization cookies for customizing content, including ads, presented to you on Pictma.
- Marketing cookies which are used for advertising Pictma to you off of Pictma.
- What we do with the cookies in each category
What we do with cookies – We use cookies on Pictma.com and in custom reporting. We also use them on the websites of partners who use Pictma for things like conversation tracking.
Device information – In addition to log data, we collect information about the device you are using Pictma on, including the type of device, operating system, settings, unique device identifiers and crash data that helps us understand when something breaks. Clickstream data and inferences – When you’re on Pictma, we use your activity—such as which Pictmers/posts you click on and any text that you add in a comment or description—along with information you provided when you first signed up to understand you and your preferences. We may also infer information about you based on your activity when you link your account to accounts you have with third parties like Facebook or Google. Data with special protections – The information you provide Pictma to create your profile specific to your age, gender preference, race, education is not available for others to see. All other information shared in the posts is 100% visible. This includes your profile picture and the location of event is available for all to view, vote, comment, and share. In order to ensure complete visibility of data by all, we offer three types of protection.- The ability to post anonymously. To learn how to post anonymously, click here.
- The ability to determine if you want to use your given name or username with your posts
- The ability to block visibility for your home location
- Device attributes – information such as the operating system, hardware and software versions, battery level, signal strength, available storage space, browser type, app and file names and types, and plugins.
- Device operations – information about operations and behaviors performed on the device, such as whether a window is foregrounded or backgrounded, or mouse movements (which can help distinguish humans from bots).
- Identifiers – unique identifiers, device IDs, and other identifiers, such as from games, apps or accounts you use, and Family Device IDs (or other identifiers unique to Pictma Company Pictma associated with the same device or account).
- Data from device settings – information you allow us to receive through device settings you turn on, such as access to your GPS location, camera, or photos.
- Network and connections – information such as the name of your mobile operator or ISP, language, time zone, mobile phone number, IP address, connection speed and, in some cases, information about other devices that are nearby or on your network, so we can do things like help you stream a video from your phone to your TV.
- Cookie data – data from cookies stored on your device, including cookie IDs and settings. Learn more about how we use cookies in the Pictma Cookies Policy and Pictma Cookies Policy.
Copyright Policy
Pictma, LLC (“Pictma”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same.
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, and specifically in accordance with 17 USC § 512(c)(3), Pictma will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using Pictma’s website, mobile application, or other related services (collectively the “Pictma Platform”) if such claims are reported to Pictma’s Designated Copyright Agent, as identified below.
If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Pictma Platform completing the following DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement (or the “Notice”) and delivering it to Pictma’s Designated Copyright Agent. Upon receipt of the Notice as described below, Pictma will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the challenged material from the Pictma Platform.
DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement
- Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or – if multiple copyrighted works are covered by this Notice – you may provide a comprehensive list of the copyrighted works that you claim have been infringed.
- Identify the material that you claim is infringing (or the subject of infringing activity) and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material, including at a minimum, if applicable, the URL of the link shown on the Pictma Platfrom where such material may be found.
- Provide your mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, email address.
- Include both of the following statements in the body of the Notice:
- “I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., as a fair use).”
- “I hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed.”
- Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
- Deliver this Notice, with all items completed, to Pictma’s Designated Copyright Agent:Copyright Agent C/o Pictma, LLC. 2308 Mount Vernon Ave, Ste 718 Alexandria, VA, 22301 – 1328 legal@pictma.com
If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, your Notice may not be effective.
Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Pictma Platform is infringing your copyright, you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
REPEAT INFRINGERS
It is Pictma’s policy, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, to disable and/or terminate the account or access of users who repeatedly infringe or are repeatedly charged with infringing the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of others.
Anonymous Policy
On the Pictma APP – “Anonymous” –
We require all Pictmers to select and use a username for posts in lieu of their given names. IF Pictmers select their given name as their Username, they are declining a layer of confidentiality and we will respect that choice. A Pictmer can turn on the confidentiality feature in the app’s Personal Profile Settings to post anonymously by choosing “Yes” under the Anonymity preference. This allows any Pictmer to capture and post an event with the username “Anonymous” so that other Pictmers (or the public) are not aware of who is sharing this information. On the Pictma Website – “Pictmer” – A Pictmer can contact us at Pictma.com or email us at support@pictma.com and complete the necessary form to post confidentially. We will use the same dual verification process to confirm identity, take any necessary steps to confirm the validity of the event, and we will publish the information with the username “Pictmer” for all to access, vote, and comment on. The Pictmer who shared the information with Pictma can then also follow, vote, and share on their feed, if they wish.Tenets of Confidentiality
At Pictma, we have tenants that we hold for the purpose of protecting confidentiality and those as follows:- All Pictmers’ posts, whether under a Username, “Anonymous”, or “Pictmer” designation, are 100% visible and will be made available to the public immediately following Pictmer and/or Pictma approval.
- Pictma does not share information about you to the public that we deem confidential. Things like your name, age, gender preference, ethnicity and more. If you include this information in any of your posts, the information will be seen by the public, and you agree to hold Pictma harmless for this decision.
- Should a custom good-faith request for confidential Pictmer information be made to Pictma, we will not provide that information withour first obtaining the express written consent of the requested Pictmer.
- If a Pictmer is breaking the law with a post, they waive all rights to confidentiality. In this case, Pictma will work with the appropriate authorities to make determinations about sharing Pictmer confidential information.
- IT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED TO CONTACT OTHER PICTMERS AND REQUEST THEIR INFORMATION FOR ANY REASON.
TENETS OF DATA QUALITY
In order to post anonymously and confidentially, Pictma will follow a dual verification process to verify the identity of Pictmers on the Pictma Platform. This is a part of our effort to ensure the data we receive, collect, trend, and share for all to see is founded in truth. As such, we have tenants for the quality of our data as follows :- Pictma does not intentionally misidentify or misrepresent events for any reason.
- Pictma does not pay for posts. If we become aware that other Pictmers are being paid for posts by third parties, we reserve the right to pull all posts and ban the Pictmers associated with such wrongful conduct.
- Pictma does not fabricate. For example, we do not use pseudonyms, composite characters, or fictional names, ages, places, or dates.
- Overall, Pictma will make every effort to be fair. Posts do not demonstrate fairness if they omit facts of major importance or significance or mislead or deceive the reader. Fairness includes honesty — leveling with the reader. Should Pictma become aware of a post that is misleading, we reserve the right to remove it.
Copyright Policy
Pictma, LLC (“Pictma”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same.
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, and specifically in accordance with 17 USC § 512(c)(3), Pictma will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using Pictma’s website, mobile application, or other related services (collectively the “Pictma Platform”) if such claims are reported to Pictma’s Designated Copyright Agent, as identified below.
If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Pictma Platform completing the following DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement (or the “Notice”) and delivering it to Pictma’s Designated Copyright Agent. Upon receipt of the Notice as described below, Pictma will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the challenged material from the Pictma Platform.
DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement
- Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or – if multiple copyrighted works are covered by this Notice – you may provide a comprehensive list of the copyrighted works that you claim have been infringed.
- Identify the material that you claim is infringing (or the subject of infringing activity) and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material, including at a minimum, if applicable, the URL of the link shown on the Pictma Platfrom where such material may be found.
- Provide your mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, email address.
- Include both of the following statements in the body of the Notice:
- “I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., as a fair use).”
- “I hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed.”
- Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
- Deliver this Notice, with all items completed, to Pictma’s Designated Copyright Agent:Copyright Agent C/o Pictma, LLC. 2308 Mount Vernon Ave, Ste 718 Alexandria, VA, 22301 – 1328 legal@pictma.com
If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, your Notice may not be effective.
Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Pictma Platform is infringing your copyright, you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
REPEAT INFRINGERS
It is Pictma’s policy, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, to disable and/or terminate the account or access of users who repeatedly infringe or are repeatedly charged with infringing the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of others.
Sharing On Pictma
How is this information shared? Your information is shared with others in the following ways:
People and accounts you share and communicate with – When you share and communicate using Pictma, the post you approve becomes a data point that is 100% visible to all and you cannot choose the audience for what you share. For example, when you post on Pictma, the greater public can view, vote, comment, or report their perspective. We also let other Pictmers see who comments on your Pictmas and what is said.
Public information can be seen by anyone, including if they do not have an account. This includes username; any information you share/post with a public audience; information in your public profile on Pictma; and content you shared previously. You, other people using Pictma and Pictma can provide access to or send public information to anyone on or off Pictma, in search results, or through tools and APIs. Public information can also be seen, accessed, reshared or downloaded through third-party services such as search engines, APIs, and offline media such as TV, and by apps, websites and other services that integrate with Pictma.
Content others share or reshare about you – You should consider what you choose to share, because those who see your activity on Pictma can choose to share it with others on and off Pictma. For example, when you share a post or send a message to specific friends or accounts, they can download, screenshot, or reshare that content to others across or off Pictma. Also, when you comment on someone else’s post or react to their content, your comment or reaction is visible to anyone who can see the other person’s content, and that person can change the audience later.
People can also use Pictma to create and share content about you with the audience they choose. For example, people can share a photo of you in a re-post from your feed, mention or follow you at a location in a post, or share information about you in their posts or messages. If you are uncomfortable with what others have shared about you on Pictma, you can learn how to report the content here.
Apps, websites, and third-party integrations on or using Pictma. – When you choose to use third-party apps, websites, or other services that use, or are integrated with, Pictma, they can receive information about what you post or share. Also, when you download or use such third-party services, they can access your public profile on Pictma, and any information that you share with them.
The apps and websites you use may receive your list of Pictma friends if you choose to share it with them and/or if your friends and followers may, choose to share this information themselves. Information collected by these third-party services is subject to their own terms and policies, not this one.
Devices and operating systems providing native versions of Pictma (i.e. where we have not developed our own first-party apps) will have access to all information you choose to share with them, including information your friends share with you, so they can provide our core functionality to you.
New owner – If the ownership or control of all or part of Pictma or their assets changes, we may transfer your information to the new owner.
Sharing with Third-Party Partners – We work with third-party partners who help us provide and improve Pictma to grow and share meaningful data in support of diversity and inclusion. This makes it possible to operate our company and provide free services. We do not sell any of your personal information to anyone, and we never will. We also impose strict restrictions on how our partners can use and disclose the data we provide. Here are the types of third parties we share information with:
Partners who use our analytics services – We provide aggregated statistics and insights that help people and businesses understand how people are engaging with their posts, listings, Pages, videos, and other content on and off the Pictma. For example, we offer custom reporting to non-profit organizations whose mission is to work with politicians to create laws in support of equality. This could include information about the number of people or accounts who viewed, reacted to, or commented on posts, as well as aggregate demographic and other information that helps them understand interactions with their Page or account.
Advertisers – We currently do not allow advertisements on Pictma. However, we do provide advertisers with reports about the kinds of things people are viewing or expressing interest in to target market demographics, but we don’t share information that personally identifies you (information such as your name or email address that by itself can be used to contact you or identifies who you are) unless you give us permission
Measurement partners – We share information about you with companies that aggregate it to provide analytics and measurement reports to our partners.
Vendors and service providers – We provide information and content to vendors and service providers who support our business, such as by providing technical infrastructure services, analyzing how Pictma are used, providing customer service, facilitating payments, or conducting surveys.
Researchers and academics – We also provide information and content to research partners and academics to conduct research that advances scholarship and innovation that support our business or mission and enhances discovery and innovation on topics of general social welfare, technological advancement, public interest, health and well-being.
Law enforcement or legal requests – We share information with law enforcement or in response to legal requests in the circumstances identified with criminal activity. For a more detailed explanation, see below.
How To Contact Pictma With Questions
Customer Support – You may provide us with information related to your use of our Services, including copies of your messages, and how to contact you so we can provide you customer support. For example, you may send us an email with information relating to our app performance or other issues.
You can learn more about how privacy works on Pictma. If you have questions about this policy, you can contact us support@pictma.com.
You agree to resolve disputes you have with us in connection with our privacy policies and practices through legal mediation.
You have options in relation to the information that we have about you. To exercise these options, please visit your APP account settings and, if you still need help, contact us here.
Request access to the information we collect and hold about you. We will usually share this with you within 30 days of you asking us for it here.
Have your information corrected or deleted. You can update your information in your profile or delete your data by closing your account.
Object to us processing your information. You can ask us to stop using your information, including when we use your information to send you marketing emails or push notifications. If you opt out of receiving marketing messages from us, we may still send you updates about your account, such as when someone comments on one of your Posts.
Have the information you provided to us sent to another organization, where we hold this information with your consent or for the performance of a contract with you, and, where it’s technically feasible for us to do so.
Request more details about the information we collect and how and why we use and share it.
We will not discriminate against you if you choose to exercise your options related to your personal information. We work to be clear with you about your options and the consequences of exercising certain options. If you have questions, please contact us.
California Residents
- Identifiers, such as your name, username, email address, phone number, unique device identifiers, and your IP address
- Personal characteristics protected by law, such as your gender and age
- Geo-location data, when shared through your device settings or photos
- Electronic, visual, or similar information, such as your profile picture or photos
- Professional or employment information when you link your account to other accounts
- Inferences we draw or derive about users, such as your interests or preferences
- Other information you provide, such as your bio, Posts, and comments
