Privacy Notice
Last updated June 19, 2026
This Privacy Notice for Oculus Ventures ("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:
- Download and use our mobile application (Join My Squad), or any other application of ours that links to this Privacy Notice;
- Use Join My Squad. Join My Squad is a private social app for your closest people. It lets you create small, invite-only circles — up to fifteen friends — where you share updates, photos and moments and stay close, away from public feeds, follower counts and ads. It's built for the handful of people you actually want in your inner circle, not a broadcast network;
- 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 hello@joinmysquad.com.
Summary of Key Points
This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice. You can find more detail on any topic in the section indicated.
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, the choices you make, and the features you use.
Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information.
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. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so.
When and with whom do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties.
How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission or storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located, applicable privacy law may give you certain rights regarding your personal information.
How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way is by submitting a data subject access request, or by contacting us.
1. What Information Do We Collect?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide 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, participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise contact us.
Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information we collect may include the following:
- names
- email addresses
- passwords
- usernames
Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.
Social Media Login Data. We may provide you with the option to register with us using your existing social media account details, like your Facebook, X, or other social media account. If you choose to register in this way, we will collect certain profile information about you from the social media provider, as described in the section "How Do We Handle Your Social Logins?" below.
Application Data. If you use our application(s), we may also collect the following information if you choose to provide us with access or permission:
- Mobile Device Access. We may request access or permission to certain features from your mobile device, including your device's camera, contacts, microphone, and other features. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device's settings.
- Push Notifications. We may request to send you push notifications regarding your account or certain features. If you wish to opt out, you may turn them off in your device's settings.
This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our application(s), for troubleshooting, and for internal analytics and reporting purposes. All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such information.
Information automatically collected
In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you use our 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, and information about how and when you use our Services. It is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services and for internal analytics and reporting.
The information we collect includes:
- Log and Usage Data. Service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect, which may include your IP address, device information, browser type, activity in the Services, and device event information such as error reports.
- Device Data. Information about the computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the Services, such as IP address, device and application identification numbers, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, and operating system.
Google API
Our use of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
2. How Do We Process Your Information?
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.
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 respond to user inquiries and offer support.
- To request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.
- To evaluate and improve our Services, products, marketing, and your experience.
- To identify usage trends so we can better understand how the Services are used and improve them.
3. What Legal Bases Do We Rely On to Process Your Information?
In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason to do so under applicable law.
If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.
We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (express consent) to use it for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission can be inferred (implied consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time.
In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable law to process your information without your consent, including, for example: where collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way; for fraud detection and prevention; for business transactions under certain conditions; to identify injured, ill, or deceased persons and communicate with next of kin; where there are reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been a victim of financial abuse; where required to comply with a subpoena, warrant, or court order; or where the information is publicly available and specified by the regulations.
4. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?
In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties.
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.
5. How Do We Handle Your Social Logins?
In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.
Where you choose to register or log in using a third-party social media account (like Facebook or X), we will receive certain profile information about you from that provider. This may include your name, email address, friends list, and profile picture, as well as other information you choose to make public. We will use the information we receive only for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice. We do not control, and are not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by your third-party social media provider.
6. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice unless otherwise required by law.
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. 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 anonymize it.
7. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.
8. Do We Collect Information From Minors?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age or the equivalent age as specified by law in your jurisdiction.
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 their use of the Services. If we learn that personal information from users under 18 has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under 18, please contact us at hello@joinmysquad.com.
9. What Are Your Privacy Rights?
In Short: Depending on your state of residence in the US or your region (such as Canada), you may have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information.
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 processing, (iv) where applicable, to data portability, and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making. You can make such a request by contacting us using the details in "How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?" below.
Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw it at any time by contacting us. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing before its withdrawal.
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. We may, however, retain some information to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with investigations, enforce our legal terms, and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.
If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at hello@joinmysquad.com.
10. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals. California law requires us to disclose that, because there is currently no industry or legal standard for recognizing or honoring DNT signals, we do not respond to them at this time.
11. Do United States Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?
In Short: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia, you may have the right to request access to and details about the personal information we maintain about you, correct inaccuracies, get a copy of, or delete your personal information, and to withdraw your consent. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law.
Categories of Personal Information We Collect
The table below shows the categories of personal information we may have collected in the past twelve (12) months.
| Category | Examples | Collected |
|---|---|---|
| A. Identifiers | Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, IP address, email address, and account name | YES |
| B. Personal information as defined in the California Customer Records statute | Name, contact information, education, employment, employment history, and financial information | NO |
| C. Protected classification characteristics under state or federal law | Gender, age, date of birth, race and ethnicity, national origin, marital status, and other demographic data | NO |
| D. Commercial information | Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and payment information | NO |
| E. Biometric information | Fingerprints and voiceprints | NO |
| F. Internet or other similar network activity | Browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data, and interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems, and advertisements | YES |
| G. Geolocation data | Device location | NO |
| H. Audio, electronic, sensory, or similar information | Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our business activities | NO |
| I. Professional or employment-related information | Business contact details, job title, work history, and professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us | NO |
| J. Education information | Student records and directory information | NO |
| K. Inferences drawn from collected personal information | Inferences drawn to create a profile or summary about an individual's preferences and characteristics | NO |
| L. Sensitive personal information | — | NO |
Your Rights
You have rights under certain US state data protection laws, which may include the right to know whether we are processing your personal data, to access it, to correct inaccuracies, to request deletion, to obtain a copy, to non-discrimination for exercising your rights, and to opt out of processing for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or certain profiling. These rights are not absolute and may be limited by law.
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise these rights, you can submit a data subject access request, email us at hello@joinmysquad.com, or use the contact details at the bottom of this document. Upon receiving your request, we will verify your identity before acting on it.
12. Do We Make Updates to This Notice?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws, and we may replace it with an updated version.
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes, 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.
13. How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at hello@joinmysquad.com or contact us by post at:
Oculus Ventures2011 Limber Pine Circle
Manlius, NY 13104
United States
See also our Terms & Conditions.
14. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect From You?
You have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, details about how we have processed it, to correct inaccuracies, or to delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please submit a data subject access request.