PRIVACY POLICY
Effective Date: February 28, 2024
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1. Introduction
CircinoNow Platform (“us”, “we”, “our”, “CircinoNow”, or “Platform”) operates www.circinonow.com and mentorship.circinonow.com.
This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.
We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
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2. Interpretation
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
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3. Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
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Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
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Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
Platform (referred to as either "the Platform", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to CircinoNow Platform.
Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Data Subject is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.
Service refers to the Website.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Website refers to CircinoNow Platform, accessible from www.circinonow.com and mentorship.circinonow.com
The User means the individual accessing or using the Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.
4. Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
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Email address
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First name and last name
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Phone number
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Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
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Other personal data that The User voluntarily provide to Platform
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Usage Data
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Resume Information
In addition to the personal data mentioned above, if You choose to utilize the resume feature on CircinoNow, We may also collect and store information provided in your resume, such as employment history, education background, skills, and other professional information. By utilizing this feature, You acknowledge and agree that CircinoNow will securely store this information in the system.
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Sharing of Resume Information
Furthermore, by using our resume feature, You grant permission to CircinoNow to share your resume URL and resume information with trusted partners, recruitment agencies, and hiring companies. This sharing is conducted with the sole purpose of facilitating potential career opportunities and enhancing the networking experience for our members.
CircinoNow is committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of all data collected, including resume information. We adhere to strict privacy protocols and take measures to safeguard the information entrusted to us. Members retain full control over their resume information and have the option to update or delete it at any time.
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Checkbox for Consent
Before saving resume information, members will be required to check a checkbox to acknowledge their agreement with the handling and sharing of their resume information as described above.
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.
Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:
Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies.
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Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. Learn more about cookies on the Free Privacy Policy website article.
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5. Use of Your Personal Data
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General Personal Data:
The Platform may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
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To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
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To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
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For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
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To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
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To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
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To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
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For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.
Resume Information:
In addition to the general personal data mentioned above, resume information provided by users will also be used for the purpose of facilitating potential career opportunities and enhancing networking experiences for our members. This includes sharing resume URLs and resume information with trusted partners, recruitment agencies, and hiring companies.
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We may share Your personal information in the following situations:
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With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.
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With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
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With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside. If You interact with other users or register through a Third-Party Social Media Service, Your contacts on the Third-Party Social Media Service may see Your name, profile, pictures and description of Your activity. Similarly, other users will be able to view descriptions of Your activity, communicate with You and view Your profile.
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With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.
6. Retention of Your Personal DataThe Platform will retain Your Personal Data, including resume information, only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. The retention period for resume information may differ from other types of personal data and will be specified accordingly.
The Platform will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
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7. Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data and resume information, is processed at the Platform's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of Your jurisdiction. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.
The Platform will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.
8. Delete Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data, including resume information, that We have collected about You. Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You, including resume information, from within the Service. You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information, including resume information, that You have provided to Us.
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Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.
9. Disclosure of Your Personal Data
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We may disclose Your personal information, including resume information, in the following situations:
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With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information, including resume information, with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, and to facilitate the sharing of resume information with trusted partners, recruitment agencies, and hiring companies.
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With business partners: We may share Your information, including resume information, with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services, or promotions.
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With other users: When You share personal information, including resume information, or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
Business Transactions
If the Platform is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the Platform may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Other legal requirements
The Platform may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
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Comply with a legal obligation
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Protect and defend the rights or property of the Platform
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Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
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Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
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Protect against legal liability
10. Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data and resume information is important to Us. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, including resume information, We cannot guarantee its absolute security. We have implemented measures to safeguard the information collected, including resume information, from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
11. Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.
If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.
12. Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:
By email: support@circinonow.com