BusPas Inc (“We”, “Us”, “Our”) has developed a mobile application (“MyRide Broward”) that provides you with pertinent transport information for nearby scheduled and real time bus arrival.
By using MyRide Broward, you accept the terms and conditions described in this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy describes how we use and disclose your information and how this information can be accessed and deleted when necessary.
MyRide Broward contains links to websites, apps, products or services that are operated by third parties, such as other transit agency data, Google Trip Planning, and Google Maps . This Privacy Policy does not extend to these third parties over which we have no control and for which we cannot be held liable. We encourage you to read about the privacy policies, procedures and practices of those third parties.
We collect and process information from your device in several ways, including:
Once you have given us your consent to track your location, we keep track of your location, including your latitude, longitude while the app is open.
The collection of location data only happens while MyRide Broward is in the foreground (unless explicitly stated otherwise by MyRide Broward) and if you’ve granted MyRide Broward access to your
device’s location services.
Your location data is sent to our server in encrypted format, in anonymized fashion linked to the unique application ID on your phone for the purpose of determining nearest bus stop only. Location data is not stored on our server nor is it transferred to any third party.
We collect your favorite routes and stops on your request only. These are stored in in anonymized fashion linked to the unique application ID on your phone.
No user name, phone type, OS type, email information, or contact information is collected or stored by the app.
We may use information collected from or provided by you for the following purposes:
Provide you with pertinent transport information for nearby services;
Understand your preferences so that we can customize favorites for you, such as preferred stop and route locations;
Restore your preferences if you log into your device if you delete and restore application;
Measure usage of MyRide Broward, including usage of specific features and views in an anonymized manner.
Develop and improve MyRide Broward based on optional feedback and interactions;
Guide product development and build new features;
Identify and correct bugs and other problems with MyRide Broward
Subject to your consent, keep you posted from time to time on latest announcements and additional information;
Comply with law and regulations and lawful requests or orders.
The following are some examples of your options with regard to collection, use and disclosure of your information:
You can stop all collection of location data easily and at any time by disabling location services in your device’s settings or by uninstalling MyRide Broward.
You are not required to indicate any preferences (including setting your home and work address) in order to use MyRide Broward, nor are you required to create an account that records your email, or any personal information
You can provide anonymous feedback by using the MyRide Broward that does not reveal your identity, and does not include your name.
We do not disclose your information to any third parties without your explicit consent except for the following purposes:
While using MyRide Broward, we may be using third party software and/or service for various needs, inter alia, in order to collect and/or process the information detailed herein (the "Third Party Service Provider"). These third party services include the usage of Software Development Kits (“SDKs”) from the following companies and for the following purposes:
Google Analytics SDK, which is used for product analysis.
Google map, which is used for map layers .
Note that these are independent software and/or service providers and we do not take any liability about the information collection policies of these providers, or about any kind of issue, legal or otherwise, relating thereto.
We are committed to securing your information and we take reasonable physical, organizational and technical measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification or destruction.
These safeguards include, but are not limited to:
Storage on secure servers;
Encryption of the communication channels;
Limited access to employees and contractors on a “need-to-know”
basis.
Although we take great efforts to protect your information, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches nor be immune from any wrongdoings or malfunctions.
We will retain your information as long as you use MyRide Broward and for a reasonable time thereafter.
We store your information on servers located in the USA and Canada.
If you would like to remove or access any information that we have collected through MyRide Broward that is stored on our servers, please contact us at privacy@buspas.com. On receiving such a request, we will use reasonable efforts to provide you or delete such information.
We do not knowingly collect, use or disclose information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected information of a child under 13 without first receiving parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information within a reasonable time. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided information to us, please contact us and we will take steps to delete such information within a reasonable time.
MyRide Broward does not respond to Web browser “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals
or other similar mechanisms.
Third parties do not collect information about your online activities over time and across different Web sites when using MyRide Broward.
We reserve the right to amend or change this Privacy Policy at any time without notice. In case of substantial changes to this Privacy Policy, we will alert you through our social media accounts within 30 days before such changes enter into effect. We will also update the privacy policy within the app on the date that such changes become effective. By using MyRide Broward, you agree to be bound by the version of the privacy policy displayed on the date upon which you use the app. If you do not accept the amended or changed Privacy Policy, you may not access, use or continue to use MyRide Broward and should delete application from your device. By continuing to access and use MyRide Broward, you are acknowledging your acceptance of the amendments and changes. In any case, we recommend that you consult this page regularly in order to be informed of any changes in this Privacy Policy.
When we post changes to this Privacy Policy, we will revise the "last updated" date at the end of this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at privacy@buspas.com and we will examine and reply to all communications within reasonable delays.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on April 18, 2022.