Privacy Policy

01Introduction

BadgeMe is a product of SIA Wow Labs, registration No. 40203612828, having its registered office at 1905. gada iela 1, Kuldīga, LV-3301, Latvia. Throughout this Privacy Policy, references to “we,” “us,” or “our” mean SIA Wow Labs. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use the BadgeMe professional event networking platform.

02Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

03How We Use Your Info

We use the information we collect to operate, maintain, and improve BadgeMe and to provide the features you request. Specifically, we use your information to:

• Create and manage your account and profile.
• Enable networking, connection requests, and QR-based profile exchange between attendees.
• Power real-time messaging, meeting scheduling, and availability management.
• Personalize networking suggestions and surface relevant events.
• Send service communications such as confirmations, security alerts, and support replies.
• Protect the security and integrity of the Service and prevent fraud or abuse.
• Analyze usage to understand and improve how the Service performs.
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Service.

04Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only in the following circumstances:

• With other users: your profile and networking details are shared with attendees you connect or exchange profiles with, according to your settings.
• With event organizers: where you register for or attend an event, relevant information may be shared with that event’s organizer to facilitate your participation.
• With service providers: trusted third parties that host and operate the Service process data on our behalf under contractual obligations and may use it only to provide services to us.
• For legal reasons: we may disclose information where required by law, to protect rights and safety, or to respond to lawful requests from public authorities.
• Business transfers: in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to this Policy.

05Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with the Service. We also retain and use information where necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When your information is no longer required, we delete or anonymize it. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

06Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights over your personal information:

• Access — request a copy of the data we hold about you.
• Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure — request that we delete your personal data.
• Restriction — ask us to limit how we process your data.
• Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Objection — object to certain processing, including direct marketing.
• Withdraw consent — where processing relies on consent, withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@badgeme.eu. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

07Security

We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including encryption of data in transit, access controls, and secure EU-based hosting. While we work hard to safeguard your data, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. If a data breach affects your personal information, we will notify you and the relevant authorities as required by applicable law.

08International Transfers

BadgeMe stores and processes personal data within the European Union — your attendee data stays in the EU. If we ever need to transfer personal data outside the European Economic Area, we will ensure an adequate level of protection through appropriate safeguards, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or transfers to countries covered by an adequacy decision.

09Children’s Privacy

BadgeMe is a professional networking platform intended for business users and is not directed to individuals under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us at info@badgeme.eu and we will take steps to delete it.

10GDPR Compliance

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to the processing of your personal data. The data controller is SIA Wow Labs (Latvia).

We process your personal data on the following legal bases: performance of our contract with you, your consent, our legitimate interests in operating and improving the Service, and compliance with our legal obligations.

You can exercise your GDPR rights (see “Your Privacy Rights”) or contact us at info@badgeme.eu or by post at SIA Wow Labs, 1905. gada iela 1, Kuldīga, LV-3301, Latvia. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority — in Latvia, the Data State Inspectorate (Datu valsts inspekcija).

11CCPA Compliance

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives you specific rights regarding your personal information:

• The right to know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
• The right to request deletion of your personal information.
• The right to opt out of the sale of your personal information — note that we do not sell personal information.
• The right not to be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, contact us at info@badgeme.eu.