Privacy Policy

Last updated November 27, 2023

Introduction:

Thank you for choosing The Dream Drop. We prioritize your privacy and are dedicated to protecting it. If you have any questions about this privacy notice or our practices, please contact us at support@thedreamdrop.com.

Our Commitment to Anonymity:

In using our App and Services, you entrust us with your dream entries and approximate geo-location. We respect this trust deeply and commit to maintaining your anonymity. Our unique approach ensures that no personally identifiable information is ever collected or stored.

What Information Do We Collect?

  • Geo-Location Information: We collect approximate location data to provide location-based services. This information is always processed in a way that maintains your anonymity.
  • Dream Entries: Your dream entries are collected and stored without any personally identifiable information.
  • Demographic Information (Optional): You may choose to provide demographic information such as gender and birth year for research purposes. This information is also processed in aggregate form and cannot be used to identify you.

Use of Information:

  • Your data is primarily used to enhance your experience with our App.
  • Anonymized dream and optional demographic data may be shared with academic researchers for non-commercial research purposes. This data is strictly anonymized and cannot be traced back to any individual user.

Editing and Deleting Data:

  • You can edit or delete your dream entries within 48 hours of submission. After this period, changes are not possible to ensure the integrity of the anonymized research data.
  • Due to our strong commitment to anonymity, we do not have the capability to identify or delete data based on user requests after this 48-hour window.

International Data Transfer:

  • We may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own. Our servers are located in the United States.

Data Retention:

  • We retain your anonymized data as long as necessary for our research purposes.
  • Personal information, in the rare cases it is collected (e.g., email communication), is kept only as long as necessary for the purposes stated in this privacy notice.

Keeping Your Information Safe:

  • We employ organizational and technical measures to protect any information we process. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure.

Minors:

  • Our App does not knowingly collect data from individuals under 18 years of age.

Your Privacy Rights:

  • Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding the personal information we hold about you.
  • Please note that due to our anonymity guarantee, exercising rights such as data access or deletion may be limited.

Updates to This Notice:

  • We may update this privacy notice as required. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date.

Contact Us:

Review, Update, or Delete Your Data:

  • Given our commitment to anonymity, options to review, update, or delete data are limited to the 48-hour window post-submission.