PRIVACY POLICY FOR THE MIXED REALITY RESEARCH LAB MOBILE APPLICATIONS

This privacy policy governs your use of the software applications ("Application") for mobile devices that were created by The Mixed Reality Research Lab. These Applications implement augmented and mixed reality through the use of image markers that are tracked via the device camera to allow digital objects to be placed within a scene.

 

What information does the Application obtain and how is it used?

 

User Provided Information 

The Application obtains the information you provide when you download and register the Application.

 

Automatically Collected Information 

In addition, the Application may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile devices unique device ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browsers you use, and information about the way you use the Application. 

When you visit the mobile application, we may use GPS technology (or other similar technology), as well as the camera view, to determine your current location in order to determine where you are, for the purpose of allowing you to navigate and rotate around digital objects. We will not share your current location with other users or partners, and do not record the information provided by the camera at any time.

If you do not want us to use your location or camera for the purposes set forth above, you should turn off the location and/or camera services for the mobile application located in your account settings or in your mobile phone settings and/or within the mobile application. Note that this may disable some functionality of the app. 

 

Do third parties see and/or have access to information obtained by the Application?

Yes. We will share your information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy statement.

We may disclose User Provided and Automatically Collected Information:

 

What are my opt-out rights?

You can stop all collection of information by the Application easily by uninstalling the Application. You may use the standard uninstall processes as may be available as part of your mobile device or via the mobile application marketplace or network.

 

Data Retention Policy, Managing Your Information

We will retain User Provided data for as long as you use the Application and for a reasonable time thereafter. We will retain Automatically Collected information for up to 24 months and thereafter may store it in aggregate. If you’d like us to delete User Provided Data that you have provided via the Application, please contact us at privacy@mixedrealityresearch.com and we will respond in a reasonable time. Please note that some or all of the User Provided Data may be required in order for the Application to function properly.

 

Children

We do not use the Application to knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should contact us at privacy@mixedrealityresearch.com. We will delete such information from our files within a reasonable time.

 

Security

We are concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information. We provide physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information we process and maintain. For example, we limit access to this information to authorized employees and contractors who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our Application. Please be aware that, although we endeavor provide reasonable security for information we process and maintain, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches.

 

Changes

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. We will notify you of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy here and informing you via email or text message. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes, as continued use is deemed approval of all changes.

 

Your Consent

By using the Application, you are consenting to our processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us. "Processing,” means using cookies on a computer/hand held device or using or touching information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining and disclosing information, all of which activities will take place in Australia. If you reside outside Australia your information will be transferred, processed and stored there under Australian privacy standards. 

 

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding privacy while using the Application, or have questions about our practices, please contact us via email at privacy@mixedrealityresearch.com.