Privacy Policy for DearWorld.ai

Effective Date: 10/9/2025

1. Introduction

DearWorld.ai (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit the DearWorld.ai website (“Site”) or subscribe to our email list via the Site.

By accessing or using the Site or submitting your email address to the Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy. 

This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by any third party, including through any website, application, or content that may link to or be accessible from or through the Site. 

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information:

• Contact Information: Your name and email address when you subscribe to receive announcements or updates.
• Technical Information: Your IP address, browser type, device identifiers, and usage data automatically collected through cookies and analytics tools.

Our Site is not intended for, and we do not knowingly collect any personal data from children under the age of 13. If we learn we have collected or received personal data from a child under 13 years old without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

1. To provide you with the Site and any contents, features, information, or services that we make available through the Site. 
2. To send announcements, updates, and relevant communications related to DearWorld.ai.
3. To manage, promote, or improve the Site, its services, and communications.
4. To maintain compliance with applicable laws and our internal policies.
5. To share information with contractors or service providers, such as our email platform (ActiveCampaign), for our direct marketing and operational purposes.
6. To respond to inquiries or requests you submit to us.
7. For any other purpose with your consent. 

4. How We Share Information

We may share your personal information as follows:

• With contractors, service providers, and third parties who perform services on our behalf, such as email delivery, analytics, and website hosting.
• With affiliates and subsidiaries.
• To a buyer or successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets.
• To fulfill the purposes for which you provide it. 
• For any other purpose disclosed by use when you provide the information. 
• With your consent.
• With law enforcement, government agencies, regulatory or administrative agencies,  or pursuant to court order, law, or legal process when required to comply with our legal obligations, enforce a contract to which we are a party or have a vested interest, or protect our rights and the safety of others.

In addition, when you interact with the Site, there are third parties that may use automatic collection technologies to collect information about your or your device. These third parties may include analytics companies, and they may use tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use the Site. The information they collect may be associated with your personal data or they may collect information, including personal data, about your online activities over time and across different websites, apps, platforms, and other online services. We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

5. Your Privacy Rights and Choices 

You may opt out of promotional communications at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link in our emails or by sending an opt-out request to privacy@dearworld.ai. 

State Privacy Rights

Depending on your state of residency, you may have certain rights related to your personal data, including:

• Access and Data Portability. You may confirm whether we process your personal data and access a copy of the personal data we process. To the extent feasible and required by state law, depending on your state, data will be provided in a portable format. Depending on your state, you may have the right to receive additional information and it will be included in the response to your access request.
• Correction. You may request that we correct inaccuracies in your personal data that we maintain, taking into account the information’s nature and processing purpose.
• Deletion. You may request that we delete personal data about you that we maintain, subject to certain exception under applicable law.
• Opt Out of Using Personal Data for Targeted Advertising, Profiling, and Sales. You may request that we do not use your personal data for these purposes.

Important: The exact scope of these rights vary by state. There are also several exceptions where state laws may not apply to us or our activities, or we may not have an obligation to fulfill your request.

To exercise any of these rights, please email privacy@dearworld.ai. 

6. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to analyze site traffic, personalize your experience, and deliver relevant content. You may modify your browser settings to decline cookies, but some features of our website may not function properly. 

Some browsers include a “Do Not Track” (DNT) setting that can send a signal to the online services you visit indicating you do not wish to be tracked. Because there is not a common understanding of how to interpret the DNT signal, our Site may not respond to all browser DNT signals. Instead, you can use the range of other tools to control data collection and use, including the cookie controls and advertising controls described in this Policy.

7. Data Retention

We keep the categories of personal data described in this Policy for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described or for as otherwise legally permitted or required, such as maintaining the Site, operating our business, complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and for safety, security, and fraud prevention. This means that we consider our legal and business obligations, potential risks of harm, and nature of the information when deciding how long to retain personal data. At the end of the retention period, personal data will be deleted, destroyed, or deidentified.

8. Data Security

We use commercially reasonable administrative, physical, and technical measures designed to protect your personal data from accidental loss or destruction and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no website, mobile application, system, electronic storage, or online service is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of your personal data transmitted to, through, using, or in connection with the Site or our services. Any transmission of personal data is at your own risk.

The safety and security of your information also depends on you. You are responsible for taking steps to protect your personal data against unauthorized use, disclosure, and access.

9. Email Communications

All commercial email communications comply with the CAN-SPAM Act and California’s Business and Professions Code §17529. Each email we send includes our physical mailing address and a functional unsubscribe link. Opt-out requests are honored promptly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of changes to this Policy by updating the “last updated” date and posting the updated Policy on the Site. You should check our Site periodically to see the current Policy and any changes we have made to it. Your continued use of our services after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact:

DearWorld.ai
Email: privacy@dearworld.ai