Path's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service

Path's Privacy Policy

When you create a Path account, the social networking app collects the following personal information:  name, profile picture, e-mail address, phone number, (if you choose to display the following) zip code, gender, birthday, etc.  If you have linked your phone's contact list and/or your e-mail contact list, Path collects that information as well.  In addition, Path also collects more identifiable information, such as your GPS coordinates (if you enable the feature), a device identifier, IP address, MAC address, OS system, browser type, your activity on the site, etc.  Path also collects information via cookies that are placed on your device's browser.  Path's purpose in collecting this information is to make your account more personal and to share with your close friends who already know most of this information.  The  information that is shared with third-party companies is considered "aggregated and non-identifiable" information that is used to analyze the site's standings.  Regarding the event of a security breach, Path only says that they take "reasonable measures" to keep their user's information secure, but, "despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable." 

Link to my source (Path's Privacy Policy): https://path.com/privacy

Path's Terms of Service

Path's Terms of Service agreement is fairly simple:  do not post false data about yourself, do not impersonate others, do not provide an offensive/vulgar username, etc.  By posting to Path's service, users agree to allow the app to use the content they provide by means of reproducing, displaying publicly and modifying the posts.  However, users can delete previous posts and deactivate their account if they wish.  In addition, users must promise to not do the following things on Path:  violate a third party's proprietary rights, publish false information, publish someone's personal information, publish obscenities, post advertisements, and harvest usernames. 

Link to my source (Path's Terms):  https://path.com/terms