Thank you for choosing E1, a mobile application designed to facilitate communication and collaboration among neighbors for emergency alerts and preparedness. Your privacy and the security of your personal information are important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how E1 collects, uses, and protects the information you provide while using our mobile app.

By using E1, you agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please do not use our app.

1.1 User Provided Information:
When you register for E1, we collect the following information:
- Phone Number
- Email Address
- Home Address
- Location (only with your explicit consent)
- In-app messaging and alert preferences

1.2 Automatically Collected Information:
We may collect information about your device,including but not limited to:
- Device type
- Operating system
- Unique device identifiers
- Mobile network information

1.3 Data from other accounts:
If you use a third party service, like Facebook, Google, or Appleto log in to E1, then you authorize that third party service to share your personal information withus. This information may include your name, photo, email address, and any other information you agree to let the third party service share with us. (The specific personal information they share with us will depend on the third party’s privacy practices, agreements we have with the third party, and choices that you have made related to the third party’s sharing of your personal information.)

1.4 Contact lists:
You may choose to share or sync your contacts with E1, including contacts’ names, email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers, or other information included with your contacts. You may also manually enter the contact information of your neighbors or other individuals you want to invite to join E1. We use the contacts you provide to help you easily share the app and invite neighbors to join you on E1.

1.5 Information you share about yourself:
- You may share information about yourself in your profile, including name, a profile photo, phone number, home address(es), email address, medical information (date of birth, current medications, allergies, advanced directive documents).
- You may send group messages on E1.

2.1 Communication and Alerts:
We use your provided information to enable communication and alerts within the app. This includes sending messages, notifications, emergency alerts to you and your neighbors, information you share (profile photo, phone number, address), and sharing medical information with your selected group in times of emergency in order to relay that information to first responders.

2.2 Community Building:
E1 uses location data (only with your explicit consent) to help you connect with neighbors in your vicinity, form groups, and build a sense of safety in your community.

2.3 Improvement of Services:
We may use your information to analyze user behavior, enhance the app's functionality, and improve our services.

2.4 Legal Compliance:
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a legal request.

2.5 Integration with Alexa Skills:
We use Alexa Skills to enhance the functionality of the E1 application. By linking your Alexa device to the E1 app, you authorize the app to send and receive notifications, trigger alerts, and execute commands through Alexa. Data shared with Alexa will include only the information necessary to enable this functionality, such as alert preferences and notifications. We do not store or process sensitive personal information beyond what is required for the app's integration with Alexa. All interactions with Alexa are processed through Amazon's systems, and as such, are subject to Amazon’s privacy policies. We recommend reviewing Amazon’s Alexa Privacy Policy for further information on how your data is handled by Alexa. If you wish to revoke access or unlink your Alexa device, you can do so through your Alexa app or by contacting our support team.

2.6 Marketing and Newsletter Communications:
By signing up for an E1 account, you consent toreceive both essential service communications and optional informational or marketing messages from E1.
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• Essential communications include emergency alerts, system updates, and important notices necessary to operate the app.
• Marketing and newsletter communications may include preparedness tips, community stories, safety resources, promotional content, and announcements about new E1 features or products.

E1 may send these communications via email, in-app notifications, or text messages. You can unsubscribe or adjust your preferences at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any email or by testing “Stop” to any SMS message.

E1 does not sell or share your personal information for third-party marketing purposes. All communications are processed and delivered using secure, compliant systems such as Substack or other trusted partners acting on E1’s behalf.

E1 takes the security of your information seriously. We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

We may contact some users to request participation in a survey or other general research and feedback. If you choose to take part in these, you may provide personal information, in or along with your survey responses, or in any other feedback or comments you give us.

We collect information about you when you send, receive, open, read or otherwise engage with messages, email, or other communications in connection with our Services, including whether you have opened or acted on those communications.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. Your information may be shared with your neighbors within the app for the purpose of communication and collaboration. We may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information for analytical purposes.

You can manage your communication and alert preferences within the app settings. You have the right to opt-out of location tracking at any time.

E1 is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately.

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices. You will be notified of any material changes via the app or other means. Continued use of E1 after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@e1app.com. Thank you for trusting E1 to build stronger and safer homes, neighborhoods and communities.