Privacy Policy

This Privacy Notice for GoHive Rideshare ("we," "us," or "our") describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our services ("Services"), including when you:

• Visit our website at https://gohive-ride.ca or any website of ours that links to this Privacy Notice
• Download and use our mobile application (GoHive), or any other application of ours that links to this Privacy Notice
• Engage with us in other related ways, including any marketing or events

Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at smitthakor7835@gmail.com.

Summary of Key Points

• What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.
• Do we process any sensitive personal information? We may process sensitive personal information when necessary with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
• Do we collect any information from third parties? We do not collect any information from third parties.
• How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.
• How do we keep your information safe? We have organisational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information.
• What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information.

1. What Information Do We Collect?

Personal information you disclose to us

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

• Names
• Phone numbers
• Email addresses
• Passwords
• Driver's licence numbers
• Vehicle information
• Debit/credit card numbers
• Billing addresses

Sensitive Information. With your consent, we process the following categories of sensitive information: government ID numbers (driver's licence), financial data (payment information).

Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you choose to make purchases, such as your payment instrument number, and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is handled and stored by our payment processors.

Application Data. If you use our application(s), we also may collect: geolocation information (trip pickup/dropoff locations, real-time driver location during active trips); mobile device access (camera for profile photos, storage); push notifications.

Information automatically collected. We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information.

2. How Do We Process Your Information?

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:

• To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts
• To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user (ride matching, navigation, payments)
• To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users
• To send administrative information to you
• To fulfil and manage your orders (subscription plans, ride payments)
• To enable user-to-user communications (rider-driver in-app messaging)
• To save or protect an individual's vital interest, such as to prevent harm
• To comply with our legal obligations (SGI insurance requirements, Regina bylaw compliance)

3. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?

We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:

• Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
• When we use Google Maps Platform APIs. GoHive collects location data through Google Maps — pickup points, dropoff points, and real-time driver location during trips. Google Maps uses GPS, Wi-Fi, and cell towers to estimate your location. You may revoke your consent anytime by contacting us.
• Business Partners. We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
• Other Users. When you share personal information or otherwise interact with public areas of the Services, such personal information may be viewed by other users.

Third-party service providers we work with include: Payment Processors, Cloud Computing Services, Performance Monitoring Tools, Government Entities (where required by law), Google Maps Platform (location services), Apple App Store / Google Play Store (app distribution).

4. Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to gather information when you interact with our Services. Some online tracking technologies help us maintain the security of our Services and your account, prevent crashes, fix bugs, save your preferences, and assist with basic site functions.

Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Policy.

5. Do We Offer Artificial Intelligence-Based Products?

As part of our Services, we offer products, features, or tools powered by artificial intelligence, machine learning, or similar technologies (collectively, "AI Products"). These tools are designed to enhance your experience and provide you with innovative solutions. Our AI Products are designed for: AI bots (customer support). We provide the AI Products through third-party service providers including OpenAI. All personal information processed using our AI Products is handled in line with our Privacy Notice.

6. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will require us keeping your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us.

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymise such information, or, if this is not possible, then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

7. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organisational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorised third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.

8. Do We Collect Information from Minors?

We do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or market to children under 18 years of age, nor do we knowingly sell such personal information. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent's use of the Services. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at smitthakor7835@gmail.com.

9. What Are Your Privacy Rights?

In some regions (like Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making.

Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us using the contact details provided below.

Opting out of marketing communications: You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by replying "STOP" or "UNSUBSCRIBE" to our SMS messages, or by contacting us using the details provided below.

Account Information: If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can log in to your account settings and update your user account. Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases.

If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at smitthakor7835@gmail.com.

10. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognising and implementing DNT signals has been finalised. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online.

11. Do We Make Updates to This Notice?

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date at the top of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

12. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect from You?

Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, details about how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please contact us using the details below.