Please read this privacy statement carefully. By accessing or using the website and/or platform you agree to be bound by the terms described herein and all terms incorporated by reference. If you do not agree to all terms, please do not use the website and/or platform.
1. Context and Purpose
- AutomateLeads.ai & CareerSocially products recognizes the importance of maintaining your privacy. We value your privacy and appreciate your trust in us. In this Privacy Statement, references to “you”, “your” or “user” shall mean the end user accessing the website and/or the platform, its contents and using the services offered through the website/platform. References to “we”, “us” and “our” shall mean CareerSocially, its products, franchisor, affiliates and partners.
- This Statement describes how we collect and use personal information that you provide through our websites or the CareerSocially Platform & products as well as other sources. By visiting and/or using our website/platform, you expressly consent to our use and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
- The CareerSocially Platform is the property of Blink Advisory Services Pvt Ltd.
- By using the platform/services or by otherwise providing us with your information, you will be deemed to have read, understood and agreed to the practices and policies outlined in this privacy statement and agree to be bound by this privacy statement. You hereby consent to our collection, use, sharing and/or disclosure of your information as described in this privacy statement. We reserve the right to change, modify, add or delete portions of the terms of this privacy statement, at our sole discretion, at any time. If you do not agree with this privacy statement at any time, please do not use any of the services/platform or provide us with any of your information. If you use the services/platform on behalf of someone else or an entity, you represent that you are authorised by such individual or entity to (i) accept this privacy statement on such individual’s or entity’s behalf, and (ii) consent on behalf of such individual or entity to our collection, use and disclosure of such individual’s or entity’s information as described in this privacy statement.
2. Personal Information
Personal information means and includes all information that can be linked to a specific individual or to identify any individual, such as name, age, address, mailing address, telephone number, email ID, social handles, designation, organization, information about your mobile phone and any details that may have been voluntarily provided by the user in connection with availing any of the services on the website and/or mobile application.
3. Information we collect
- Contact Information - We may collect your name, email, mobile number, phone number, social handles, street, city, state, pin code, country, IP address, and user clicks.
- Information you post - We collect information you post in a public space on the website/platform including your chat history including that created by our chat bot.
- Demographic Information - We may collect demographic information about you or any other information provided by you during the use of our website/platform. We may collect such information as a part of a survey as well.
- Information from other sources - We also may periodically obtain information about you from other sources. The collection of such information will be in accordance with applicable privacy laws. We may combine this information with information we already have about you. This helps us to update, expand and analyze our records, identify new customers, and create more tailored marketing campaigns to provide products, subscriptions and services that may be of interest to you.
- Other information - If you use our website/platform, we may collect information about your IP address and the browser you are using. We may look at what site you came from, duration of time spent on our website, pages accessed or what website you visit when you leave us. We may also collect information on the type of computer you are using, or the version of the operating system your computer or device is running.
4. We collect information in different ways
- We collect information directly from you. We collect information directly from you or from authorized personnel in your company when you are registered on our website/platform. We also collect and store the chat history with the chatbots.
- We collect information from you passively. We use tracking tools like Google Analytics, Google Webmaster, logfiles, browser cookies and web beacons for collecting information about your usage of our website/platform. Using these tools, we analyze web page flow, measure promotional effectiveness, track your usage on our website/platform and promote trust and safety. Additionally, you may encounter “cookies” or other similar devices on certain pages of the website/platform that are placed by third parties. We do not control the use of cookies by third parties.
- We get information about you from message boards and/or from customer service communication you have with us. If you choose to post messages on our message boards, chat sessions or other message areas or leave feedback, we will collect that information you provide to us. We retain this information as necessary to resolve disputes, provide customer support and troubleshoot problems as permitted by law.
- Social Media and Single Sign-on. Our Web sites and platforms may use social media features, such as the Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, Google. These features may collect relevant information and may give an option to share comments/activities with your social media network.
- If you send us personal correspondence, such as emails or letters, or if other users or third parties send us correspondence about your activities or postings on the website/platform, we may collect such information into a file specific to you.
5. Use of your Personal Information
- We use information to contact you. We may use the information you provide to contact you for providing effective service or for other promotional purposes.
- We use information to respond to your requests or questions. We may use your information to confirm your registration on our website/platform or to correspond with you.
- We use information to improve our products and services. We may use your information to customize your experience with us. This could include displaying content based upon your preferences, personalized messages & emails.
- We use information to look at site trends and customer interests. We may use your information to make our website/platform and services better. We may combine information we get from you with information about you we get from third parties.
- We use information for security purposes. We may use information to protect our company, our customers, our website and/or our platform.
- We use information for marketing purposes. We may send you information about special promotions or offers. We may also tell you about new features or products/services. These may be our own offers or products/services or those of third parties.
- We use information to send you transactional communications. We may send you emails or text messages about our offerings. We use information as otherwise permitted by law.
6. Third-Party Sharing
- We will share information with third parties who perform services on our behalf. As permissible by law, We share information with vendors who help us manage our online registration process or payment processors or transactional message processors.
- We may share information if we think we have to in order to comply with the law or to protect ourselves. We will share information to respond to a court order or subpoena. We may also share information if a government agency or investigatory body so requests. Or, we may also share information when we are investigating potential fraud.
- We may share your information for reasons not described in this policy. We will inform you before we do this.
- We may use information collected to provide you with additional information about the CareerSocially services, partners, promotions and events.
- We may use information collected to improve CareerSocially websites and services.
- CareerSocially may share, sell, rent, or trade personally identifiable information with third parties once you agree our privacy conditions or show interest over social media campaigns, emails, messages run on behalf of clients for promotional purposes. We may share information collected with other companies that work on our behalf.
7. Security Practices and Procedures
- CareerSocially adopts reasonable security practices and procedures to include, technical, operational, managerial and physical security control measures in order to protect the personal information in its possession from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.
- CareerSocially makes information accessible to its employees and data processors only on a need-to-know basis. All employees and data processors, who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal information, are obliged to respect its confidentiality.
8. Accurate or Complete Information
- You are responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the information you submit to us, such as your contact information provided as part of account registration. If your personal information changes, you may correct, delete inaccuracies, or amend information by making the change on our website or platform or by contacting us through [email protected]. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, out of date or incomplete (or becomes untrue, inaccurate, out of date or incomplete), or CareerSocially has reasonable grounds to suspect that the information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, out of date or incomplete, CareerSocially may, at its sole discretion, discontinue the provision of the services to you.
- If you wish to terminate your account or if you request that we no longer use your information to provide you with the services, you may contact us at [email protected]. We will retain your information for as long as your account with us is active and as required to provide you with the services. We shall not retain such information for longer than is required for the purposes for which the information may lawfully be used or is otherwise required under any other law for the time being in force. Please note that your withdrawal of consent, or cancellation of account may result in CareerSocially being unable to provide you with its services or to terminate any existing relationship you may have with CareerSocially.
9. Information on Cookies
- A ‘cookie’ is a small text file that is sent from the website and stored in your computer’s web browser while you visit and use the website and/or platform. This is done in order, for example, to collect information about your activities on the website and/or platform or to make it possible for you to use certain services through the website and/or platform. The cookie transmits this information back to the website processor. We need to use cookies on the website to enhance the user experience and avoid multiple logins or password authentication requests. No personal information will be collected via cookies and other tracking technology; however, if you previously provided personally identifiable information, cookies may be tied to such information.
- The ‘help’ option of the toolbar on your web browser will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. If cookies are disabled you may still use the website and/or platform, but the website/platform may be limited in the use of some of its features.
10. Information on Cookies
Our website/platform contains business-related content and is specifically aimed at and designed for use by adults. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18 years. CareerSocially strongly encourages parents and guardians to supervise the online activities of their minor children.
11. Email Opt-Out
You can opt out of receiving our marketing emails & messages. To stop receiving our promotional emails, please fill up form at optout.careersocially.com. It may take about 15 working days to process your request.
Third Party Websites
If you click on one of the links to third party websites, you may be taken to websites we do not control. This Privacy Statement does not apply to the privacy practices of those websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of other websites carefully. We are not responsible for these third-party websites.
12. Security Precautions
Our website has stringent security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. We adhere to strict security guidelines, protecting it against unauthorized access.
13. Contacting Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Statement or the information practices of CareerSocially Web sites, Platforms and Services should be directed to CareerSocially by sending an email to [email protected].
Updating Personal Information
Users may access, modify, correct and delete the information provided by them which has been voluntarily given by the user and collected by CareerSocially in accordance with this Privacy Statement. In case you wish to update or correct, your personal information, you may do so by filling up the form at optin.careersocially.com.
14. Jurisdiction
If you choose to visit and use the website/platform, your visit, use and any dispute over the privacy is subject to this Privacy Statement. Any disputes arising out of this Privacy Statement and the website/platform shall be governed by the laws of India at Delhi jurisdiction.
15. Your Consent
By using the website/platform, or by providing us with your information, you consent to the collection, sharing and use of the information you disclose on the website in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
16. Privacy Questions
Should you have questions about this Privacy Statement or CareerSocially information collection, use and disclosure practices, you may contact us at [email protected]. We will use reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any requests, questions or concerns, which you may have regarding our use of your personal information.
17. Protecting Access Information
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account, access information and password. You shall be responsible for all uses of your own account and password, whether or not authorized by you. You shall immediately notify CareerSocially at [email protected] of any actual or suspected unauthorized use of your account or password.
18. Updates to this Privacy Statement
From time to time we may change our privacy practices. We will also post an updated copy on our website/platform. We encourage you to check our website/platform periodically for updates.
PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT
“Personal Data” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked to, directly or indirectly, a particular consumer or household. The following are categories (with non-exhaustive examples) of Personal Data we may collect about you and for each category the purpose for which it may be used:
1.1 Personal Data Related to Your Account as a User.
1.2 Personal Data Provided or Generated When Using Our Services
1.3 Website (any website information not provided below, such as online identifiers is aggregated or de identified using 3rd party providers)
1.4 Personal Data we Receive from Third Parties or Affiliates for Use in our Services.
1.5 Personal Data we Get from Third Party Services for Use in Sales/Marketing.
1.6 Personal Data You Provide Us in Claim Your Data.
Sources of Personal Data. We obtain the categories of Personal Data listed above on or through our Services from the following categories of sources:
1.1 Personal Data Related to Your Account as a User - CareerSocially collects Personal Data when you voluntarily submit it to us. For example, we may collect or receive Personal Data from Users when a User enquire for promotional communications, create sign up or show interest into ads, participates in one of our promotional sweepstakes, contests, or surveys; posts a review; submits a request to our customer service team; interacts with our social media pages; or otherwise interacts with us or other Users through the Services.
1.2 Contact Information - When you show interest over social media ads and promotional activity and create sign up for discover products, we may require certain information such as your full name, organization, phone number, email address(s) and password token.
1.3 Website - We may collect information on User interacts with our Site, promotions, or advertisements. Third parties may also collect Personal Data as described below.
A. Forms/Chats: If you contact or interact with us on the site via chat or site forms, we may collect information such as your name, phone number, email address, as well as any other content that you provide.
B. Analytics: We may collect and allow third parties to collect information about how you use and interact with our Site and Services. Examples of third-party providers of analytics and similar services we currently use include:
C. Google Analytics: Used to track site statistics and user demographics, interests and behavior on websites.
D. Ad Networks: We may receive Personal Data about you and your activities whether as part of or outside our Services through partnerships, or about your experiences and interactions from our partner ad networks.
Personal Data we Receive from Third Parties or Affiliates for Use in our Services - We may receive Personal Data that others provide about you when they use the Services (through Contacts provided to us as described above), or obtain information from other sources, including but not limited to public or licensed APIs (“Open Data”), third- party data partners and affiliates, and data research. We do not control, supervise, or respond for how the third parties process your Personal Data.
A. Open Data: Open Data includes information that is in the public domain or has been declared public knowledge by someone with the authority to do so and can freely be given to anyone. Personal Data may be collected through our open data sources. We openly share this data, while abiding by relevant terms and conditions.
B. Data Providers: We may collect Personal Data from reliable marketing/data providers gathered from sources including but not limited to public records, warranty information, surveys, opt-in subscriptions, public filings, public directories, and other publicly available sources.
3. Personal Data we Receive from Third Party Services for Use in Sales/Marketing: We may receive Personal Data from other third-party sources, third-party data partners and affiliates, and data research.
A. Prospects Lists: In an effort to personalize and provide information on CareerSocially products or Services that may be of interest to you, we may collect Personal Data from third-party sources such as name, email, company name, job titles, and social handles and more.
HOW WE USE PERSONAL DATA
We primarily use, store, and process Personal Data to provide, understand, improve, and develop our Services, create and maintain a trusted and safer environment, and comply with our legal obligations. We also use Personal Data for the following purposes:
Provide, Personalize, Measure, and Improve our Advertising and Marketing
We may process Personal Data for marketing purposes including offering you products or Services that may be of interest to you (such as information about Real Estate Products or partner campaigns and other third party services). We may also administer referral programs, rewards, surveys, sweepstakes, contests, newsletters, or other promotional activities or events sponsored or managed by CareerSocially or its third party partners. You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions included in our marketing communications or via submitting opt out form at optout.careersocially.com.
Combine Contacts for Identity Resolution & Verification Services
Certain categories of Personal Data may be combined to build more complete contact records of individuals (“Completed Contact Data”). Completed Contact Data reside in the CareerSocially Database and may be processed for the following purposes in connection with providing Identity Resolution and Verification Services: Grouping contacts and contact elements into unique individuals to create Completed Contact Data. Generating and returning a unique identifier for an individual and associated Completed Contact Data
Combine Contacts & Other Fields for Contact & Persona Enrichment Services
Certain categories of Personal Data may be made available to our customers and partners in connection with providing Enrichment Services.
HOW PERSONAL DATA IS SHARED
When You Consent, Agree or Direct Us to Share
You may authorize us to disclose your Personal Data to others, such as when you show interest over social media campaigns run by CareerSocially or a third party application or website to access listed projects and services, when you participate in promotional activities conducted by CareerSocially or its partners or third parties or when you exercise consent as requested in the use of our Services.
Sharing Between Business Partners
We may provide Personal Data for commercial purposes to business partners and third parties that we believe may offer products or services of interest to you. We screen all such third parties that receive such Personal Data and review the intended use of the information before providing any information to them. These parties may include such companies as real estate service providers, digital marketers, ad agencies, web publishers, data management platforms, and social media networks & IT companies.
Social Media Platforms
Where permissible according to applicable law we may use certain derivative Personal Data about you, such as a cryptographic hash of a personal email and share it with social media platforms, such as Linkedin or Google, to generate leads, drive traffic to our Sites or otherwise promote our Services. The social media platforms with which we may share your Personal Data are not controlled or supervised by CareerSocially. Therefore, any questions regarding how your social media platform processes your Personal Data should be directed to such platform.
Please note that you may, at any time ask CareerSocially to cease processing your Personal Data for these direct marketing purposes by submitting form at optout.careersocially.com.
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
Security
We have implemented reasonable and appropriate administrative, technical, organizational, and physical measures to help protect your Personal Data. Some of the safeguards we use to protect your Personal Data are firewalls and data encryption, and information access controls. If you know or have reason to believe that your Account ID have been lost, stolen, misappropriated, or otherwise compromised or in case of any actual or suspected unauthorized use of your Account, please contact us following the instructions in the “Contact Us” Section below.
Behavioral-Based Advertising
We participate in behavioral-based advertising. This means that a third party may use technology (e.g., a cookie) to collect information about your use of our Site so that we can provide advertising about products and services tailored to your interest. That advertising may appear either on our Site, or on other websites & social media.