Privacy Policy

Introduction

At Workamper News, your privacy is our priority. We're committed to keeping your information safe and secure. This Privacy Policy explains how we at Workamper Media and News, LLC (together with our associated companies, “Workamper News”, “we”, “our” or “us”) handle your personal information when you use our website, apps, and services (collectively, “Services”).

Personal Information we collect

We collect personal information relating to you (“Personal Information”) as follows:

Personal information provided by you

We collect Personal Information when you create an account with us to use our Services or communicate with us in the following ways:

• Account Information: When you sign up for an account with us, we collect details like your name, contact information, account login details, payment information, and transaction history (together known as "Account Information").

• User Content: When you use our Services, we collect Personal Information you include in your input, file uploads, or feedback (“Content”).

• Communication Information: When you contact us, we collect your name, contact details, and the messages you send us ("Communication Information").

• Social Media Information: We have pages on social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. When you interact with us on these platforms, we collect any personal information you choose to share, such as your contact details ("Social Information"). Additionally, the companies that host our social media pages may give us aggregated information and analytics about our social media activity.

• Other Information You Provide: We also collect other information you might share with us, like when you participate in our events or surveys, or when you provide details to verify your identity ("Other Information You Provide").

Personal information we receive automatically from your use of the Services

When you visit, use, or interact with our services, we automatically receive some information about your visit and interactions ("Technical Information"):

• Log Data: This includes information that your browser or device automatically sends when you use our services such as your IP address, browser type and settings, the date and time of your request, and how you interact with our Services.

• Usage Data: We may automatically gather information about how you use our services, such as the types of content you view or interact with, the features you use, and the actions you take. This also includes your time zone, country, access dates and times, user agent and version, type of computer or mobile device, and your internet connection.

• Device Data: This includes the name of your device, operating system, device identifiers, and the browser you are using. The information collected may vary depending on your device and its settings.

• Cookies: We use cookies to run and manage our Services and to enhance your experience. A "cookie" is a small piece of information sent to your browser by a website you visit. You can set your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you whenever a cookie is offered so you can decide each time whether to accept it. However, refusing cookies might sometimes prevent you from using certain parts of a website or affect its display or functionality. For more details on cookies, please visit All About Cookies (opens in a new window).

• Analytics: We use various online analytics tools that use cookies to help us understand how users interact with our Services and to improve your experience.

How we use the Personal Information we collect

We may use Personal Information for the following purposes:

• To provide, manage, maintain and/or analyze the Services

• To enhance our Services and conduct research

• To communicate with you; including sending you information about our Services and events

• To develop new programs and services

• To prevent fraud, criminal activity, or misuses of our Services, and to protect the security of our IT systems and networks

• To carry out business transfers

• To comply with legal obligations and processes, and to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, as well as those of our affiliates, you, or other third parties.

Aggregated or de-identified information

We may combine or de-identify your Personal Information so it can't be used to identify you. This data helps us analyze how effective our Services are, improve and add new features, and conduct research. Sometimes, we may look at the general behavior and characteristics of our users and share this aggregated data, such as general user statistics, with third parties or make it publicly available. We collect this aggregated information through our Services, cookies, and other means described in this Privacy Policy. We will keep this information anonymous and won't try to reidentify it unless required by law.

Disclosure of Personal Information

In certain situations, we may provide your Personal Information to third parties without notifying you, unless required by the law:

• Vendors and Service Providers: To help us run our business and perform certain services, we may share your Personal Information with vendors and service providers. This includes providers of hosting services, customer service, cloud services, email communication tools, web analytics, and other IT services. These parties will only access, process, or store your Personal Information as needed to perform their duties for us.

• Business Transfers: If we go through a strategic transaction, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, or transfer of services to another provider (collectively, a “Transaction”), your Personal Information might be shared during the diligence process with those involved and transferred to a successor or affiliate as part of the Transaction along with other assets.

• Legal Requirements: We may share your personal information, including details about how you interact with our services, with government authorities, industry peers, or other third parties if:

  1. We are required to do so by law or believe in good faith that it's necessary to comply with a legal obligation.

  2. We need to protect and defend our rights or property.

  3. We believe there's a violation of our terms, policies, or the law.

  4. We need to detect or prevent fraud or other illegal activities.

  5. We need to protect the safety, security, and integrity of our products, employees, users, or the public.

  6. We need to protect against legal liability.

• Associated Companies: We may disclose Personal Information to our affiliates, meaning an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Workamper News. Our associated companies may use the Personal Information we share in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.

• Account Administrators: If you create an account with us for a business, the business owners or managers may access and control your Workamper News account. Additionally, if you sign up using an email address from your employer or another organization, we may share that you have a Workamper News account and some account details, like your email address, with your employer or organization to facilitate adding you to their business account.

• Other Users and Third Parties You Share Information With: Certain features allow you to display or share information with other users or third parties. For example, you may share your resume with other users. Be sure you trust any user or third party with whom you share information.

Your rights over your Personal Information

Depending on location, you may have certain legal rights in relation to your Personal Information. For example, you may have the right to:

• Access your Personal Information and understand to how it is processed.

• Delete your Personal Information from our records.

• Correct or update your Personal Information.

• Transfer your Personal Information to a third party (right to data portability).

• Restrict how we process your Personal Information.

• Withdraw your consent at any time, if we rely on your consent for processing.

• Object to how we process your Personal Information.

• File a complaint with your local data protection authority.

You can exercise some of these rights through your Workamper News account. If you are unable to exercise your rights through your account, please submit your request through the Contact Us page.

Additional U.S. state disclosures

The table below provides more details about the types of Personal Information we collect and how we disclose that information.

To the extent provided for by local law and subject to applicable exceptions, individuals may have the following privacy rights in relation to their Personal Information:

• The right to know information about our processing of your Personal Information, including the specific pieces of Personal Information that we have collected from you.

• The right to request deletion of your Personal Information.

• The right to correct your Personal Information.

• The right to be free from discrimination relating to the exercise of any of your privacy rights.

We don’t “sell” or “share” Personal Information, nor do we process sensitive Personal Information to infer characteristics about you.

Exercising your rights

To the extent applicable under local law, you can exercise your privacy rights by submitting a request through the Contact Us page.

Verification

To protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, changes, or deletion, we may ask you to verify your identity before you can submit a request to know, correct, or delete your Personal Information. If you don't have an account with us, or if we suspect fraudulent or malicious activity, we might ask for additional Personal Information and proof of residency for verification. If we can't verify your identity, we won't be able to process your request.

Authorized agents

You may also submit a rights request through an authorized agent. If you do so, the agent must present signed written permission to act on your behalf and you may also be required to independently verify your identity and submit proof of your residency with us. Authorized agent requests can be submitted through the Contact Us page.

Appeals

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to appeal a decision we make relating to requests to exercise your rights under applicable local law. To appeal a decision, please send your request through the Contact Us page.

International users

By using our Services, you understand and agree that your Personal Information will be processed and stored on our servers in the United States, and it may be shared with our service providers and associated companies in other locations. Please note that our Services are primarily intended for customers based in the United States. If you are accessing our Services from outside the United States, you acknowledge that your Personal Information may be transferred to and processed in the United States.

Legal basis for processing

Our legal bases for processing your Personal Information include:

• To fulfill our contract with you: We need to process your Account Information, Content, and Technical Information to provide and maintain our Services. If you don't provide this information, we might not be able to offer you our services.

• For our legitimate interests: We process your Account Information, Content, Social Information, and Technical Information to protect our services from abuse, fraud, or security risks, and to develop, improve, or promote our services.

• With your consent: We will ask for your consent to process your personal information for specific purposes that we will explain to you. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

• To comply with legal obligations: We use your personal information to adhere to applicable laws and to protect our rights, safety, and property, as well as those of our associated companies, users, or third parties.

Data transfers

When necessary, we will use appropriate safeguards to transfer your Personal Information outside of certain countries. We will only transfer personal information using legally approved methods.

Data protection officer

If you have any questions or concerns about how we process your Personal Information, you can contact our data protection officer through the Contact Us page.

Children under 18

Our services are not intended for children under 18. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from anyone under 18. If you believe a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, please contact us through the Contact Us page. We will investigate and, if necessary, delete the information from our systems. If you are under 18, you must have permission from your parent or guardian to use our services.

Links to other websites

Our Services may include links to other websites that are not operated or controlled by Workamper News ("Third Party Sites"). The information you share with these Third Party Sites will be governed by their specific privacy policies and terms of service, not by this Privacy Policy. By providing these links, we do not imply endorsement or review of these sites. For information on their privacy practices and policies, please contact the Third Party Sites directly.

Security of your Personal Information

We take commercially reasonable steps to protect your Personal Information both online and offline from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet or email transmission is completely secure or error-free. In particular, emails sent to or from us may not be secure, so please be careful when deciding what information to send us. Additionally, we are not responsible for any circumvention of privacy settings or security measures on our Services or third-party websites.

Retention of your Personal Information

We will retain your Personal Information only as long as necessary to provide our Services to you or for other legitimate business reasons, such as resolving disputes, ensuring safety and security, or complying with legal obligations. The duration that we retain Personal Information depends on various factors, including the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, our purposes for processing the information, and any legal requirements.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When we do, we will post the updated version on this page. If another type of notice is required by, we will provide that as well.

How to contact us

Please contact us through the Contact Us page if you have any questions or concerns not already addressed in this Privacy Policy.