Privacy Policy

Welcome to the www.torrch.com, home of Torrch LLC (“Torrch”).

Torrch is committed to the privacy of the information you provide to us as part of our website and related services. This Privacy Policy is meant to help you understand the information we collect, why we collect it, and how you can manage it. This Privacy Policy applies to our website at www.torrch.com (the “Site”), your use of our goods and services offered through our Site (collectively, the “Services”), and any communications related to the foregoing. The Site and Services are only available for use by adults age eighteen (18) years or older. If you are not 18 years or older, you may not use the Site or the Services. This Privacy Policy will be posted at http://torrch.com/privacy-policy/ and our Terms of Service are available at http://torrch.com/terms-and-conditions/.  By using our Site or our Services, you are acknowledging that you have read, understood, and accept this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service and that you are eighteen years or older.

In this Privacy Policy, any use of the words “you,” “yours,” or similar expressions refers to users of this Site and our Services, as well as any other individuals whose information we collect and process. References to “we,” “us,” “our” or similar expressions refer to Torrch.

This Privacy Policy does not extend to anyone whose personal information is not under our control or management, including data that is collected by other websites that you may visit before or after the Site, which are not governed by this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for the data protection or privacy policies of other websites or companies, and accept no responsibility or liability for those policies. Please carefully check the policies of other websites and services you use before you visit or submit personal information to them.

  1. Information We Collect through our Site and Services

1.1  Information We Collect and Receive. In order for you to use our Site and Services, we may collect and process certain information to maximize the benefit you receive from our Services. Depending on your use of our Site and Services, this may include:

  • Information you or your organization provides to us by completing other forms on our Site. For example, your email, contact information, or any other information you may provide in any request, form, or communication from the Site or related to the Services;
  • Information you provide to us by contacting us: Any personal information you may provide to us when you email or call us, such as name, organizations you work with, project details, email addresses, and any other details you provide.
  • Information about the ways people visit and interact with each other and with our Site, such as preferred communication methods, traffic analytics, geolocation information, and other statistics; and
  • Information about your activity through our Services, including your device information (such as your IP address, the type of device, signal information, etc.).

We will only use personal information to provide you with services you have requested. Personal information does not include aggregate information from which individual identities have been removed.

1.2  Information from Children.  Torrch does not knowingly solicit or collect any personal information from anyone under 13 years of age, and children under 13 are not permitted to register for or use our Site or Services, including by subscribing to receive information from Torrch. Parents can contact our customer service department to access, change, or delete the personal information that has been submitted by a minor or child. If we become aware that a child under the age of 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete it.

1.3  Cookies and Tracers. Our Site uses cookies, which are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser (if you allow) that enables the Site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, cookies may be used to help you engage across additional communication platforms. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can improve our Services. For more information, please review our cookie policy available at https://torrch.com/cookie-policy/.

  1. How We Use Information to Make Connections for You

Torrch may use the personal information you provide for the following purposes:

  • To improve our Services and your experience;
  • To provide customer service and our support services;
  • To keep your information secure, and to be able to verify your identity and contact information;
  • To alert you about updated information and other news and services from Torrch;
  • To contact you in response to requests or any other communications submitted by you.
  1. How Information May Be Shared with Others

Torrch will never sell or rent any of your personal information, and we will never share your personal information publicly without your consent. We may share your information with certain trusted third-party vendors to help us provide, improve, promote, or protect your information, our Site, and Services. For example, we may partner with other companies to provide data security services. Whenever we share data with third-party services, we require that they use your information only for the purposes we’ve authorized, and that they protect your personal information at least to the same standards we do.

We also reserve the right to disclose personal information when it is reasonably necessary to connect with other users of our social platform, protect Torrch’s legal rights and property, and to comply with the law or law enforcement. Otherwise, your personal information is never shared with any individual or other organization.

  1. Protection of your Personal Information

The information you provide us will improve our ability to use our Services. Accordingly, we take the security of your personal information seriously, and follow industry-standard practices to protect the data we collect and process. Torrch has therefore put in place commercially reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the personal information that Torrch collects. Access to personal information will be restricted to our authorized personnel who require the information as part of their duties to provide the Services. In addition, access will be limited to only that information that is strictly necessary for the performance of those duties.

Remember, the safety and security of your information also depends on you. You must protect the security and confidentiality of your own computer, digital devices, users names, and passwords. No transmission over the internet is completely secure, so Torrch cannot guarantee its absolute security.

  1. Data Transfers

Because Torrch is a US-based company, your information may be collected and processed in the United States. Additionally, the information you provide to us may be transferred to, and stored in, one or more countries other than where you currently reside. For example, if our Services utilize servers or third-party service providers are located in a country other than yours. These countries may have different data protection laws that are similar to your current residence. However, if we transfer your information in this way, we will put in place appropriate protection to make sure your personal data remains adequately protected and is treated in line with this Privacy Policy.

  1. European Union Residents

Data protection law in Europe requires a “lawful basis” for collecting and retaining personal information from residents of the European Economic Area. Our lawful bases include:

  • Providing you with the services you have requested: We need your personal data to comply with our contractual obligation to provide you with our Services, and assist with any questions you may have. Without your information, it would be impossible to connect you with others with similar interests.
  • Consent: we may ask your consent to process, store, and share your personal information as part of our Services.
  • Legal compliance: Sometimes the law says we need to collect and use your data.
  • Legitimate interests: This is a term in data protection law that allows us to process your personal information if we have a fair reason to use your data, and only if we do so in ways which do not hurt your interests and rights. We sometimes require your data to pursue our legitimate interests in running our business, including for delivering our Services, fraud prevention, quality assurance, and marketing purposes, as long as our use of your data does not materially impact your rights, freedom or interests. This allows us to improve and develop the quality of the online experience we offer all our users.
  1. Email Notifications

We try to keep email communications to a minimum, and give you the ability to opt in to any communications regarding opportunities, news, or marketing communications we send. For example, we may send you emails relating to opportunities for expanding your social, faith, volunteer, and/or business network. You may also elect to receive certain marketing emails, in accordance with your preferences, and from which you may opt out at any time.  If we have sent you a promotional email or mobile device notification, you may send us a return email or mobile device communication asking to be omitted from future communications. You may also opt out by sending us an email at help@torrch.com stating your request. This opt out does not apply to information provided to Torrch required for us to provide Services requested by you, service experience, or other communications regarding your purchases, correction of data, or other administrative needs.

  1. Retention

We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary to perform the relevant processing activity for that information, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with us. This is a case by case determination that depends on things like the nature of the data, why it is collected, why it is processed, and any relevant legal or operational retention needs. We may also be legally required to hold some types of information to fulfill our statutory obligations. We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. When the relevant processing activity has been completed, we may destroy your data, or alternatively anonymize the data in such a way that you are not personally identifiable, either directly or indirectly.

  1. Control of your Information

Users that reside in certain countries, such as the EU, are afforded certain rights regarding their personal information. Except where an exception or exemption applies, these rights may include the ability to access, correct, and/or request deletion of your personal information. While these rights are not globally applicable, our customers are entitled to access the personal information that we hold about them. To ensure that your personal information is accurate, you may contact us through the email address below regarding any errors or updates affecting the personal information that we may hold.

You may also send us an email at help@torrch.com to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that we hold about you. To protect your privacy and security, Torrch may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access to, correcting, or deleting data. We will generally respond to your request for information within thirty (30) days, unless, for reasons beyond our control, a longer response time is necessary, in which case, you will be advised accordingly. Please note that we may retain certain information as required by law or as necessary for our legitimate business purposes.

  1. Questions, Comments, or Complaints

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, or if you have any questions regarding your personal information in connection with our Services, we invite you to contact us at help@torrch.com. We will reply as quickly as possible and inform you of the steps, if any, that have been or will be taken in order to address your concern or implement your suggestion.

Torrch strives to satisfy our users’ privacy concerns. However, if you have contacted Torrch about your issue and are still unhappy with our response, and if you are also a resident of the European Economic Area, subject to applicable law, you may also have the right to object to Torrch’s use of your personal information, and to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. More information is available here.

  1. Updates and Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective from August 17, 2021. We may update Privacy Policy from time to time. If we do, we’ll let you know about any material changes, either by notifying you on the Site or by sending you an email. Any updates to Privacy Policy will not apply retroactively. If you keep using our Site or Services after a change, that means you accept Privacy Policy.