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Privacy Policy


Welcome to Talented Wanted Privacy Policy.

We know reading a privacy policy might not be everyone’s idea of a good time, but hear us out. We put a lot of effort into making this policy as clear and engaging as possible, because we actually want you to read it! Think of us as your digital wingmate, here to guide you through the ins and outs of what data we collect, and why and how we use it. So get cozy, grab your beverage of choice, and let’s dive into the world of personal data together. 

This Privacy Policy applies from September 21, 2024.

  1. Who We Are

  2. Where This Privacy Policy Applies

  3. Data We Collect

  4. How We Use Data

  5. How We Share Data

  6. Your Rights

  7. How Long We Retain Your Data

  8. Children's Privacy

  9. Privacy Policy Changes

  10. How To Contact Us

Who We Are

The company responsible for your data (the “data controller”) is:

DEN-TEC (FZC),
Talented Wanted
Saif Desk Q1-08-041/C  
Sharjah  
UAE

Where This Privacy Policy Applies

This Privacy Policy applies to websites, apps, events and other services we operate under the Talented Wanted brand. Whether you're searching for your soulmate, joining us at one of our events, or using any of our other awesome services, this Policy has got you covered.

Data We Collect

It goes without saying, we can’t help you develop meaningful connections without you providing some information about yourself, like basic profile details and the types of people you’d like to meet. Using our service also generates some information, such as when you logged in and how you used the service. We may also collect data from third parties, like when you access the service through an account you have on another platform (e.g., Facebook, Google or Apple) or when you upload information from your account on another platform to complete your profile. If you're interested in all the details, be sure to check out the table below.

Data you give us

Categories

Description


Account Data

When you create an account, you give us basic information for your account to be set up such as your phone number, email address, and date of birth.


Profile Data

When you complete your profile, you share additional details about you, such as your interests, preferences etc. If you choose to provide this data, you consent to us using it as laid out in this Privacy Policy.


Content

When you use our service, you may post photos, videos, text and other types of content, such as your offer messages with other members.


Purchase Data

When you make a purchase, we keep the details of the transaction (e.g., what you purchased, the date of the transaction, and the price).


Marketing, Survey and Research Data

We sometimes run (i) surveys, focus groups, or market studies for research purposes and (ii) promotions, events or contests for marketing purposes. When you choose to participate, you give us information to process your entry and participation, as well as your responses to our questions and your feedback. 


Customer Support Data

When you contact us, you provide us with information that may be necessary to help address your inquiry. Other people may also submit queries or reports involving you. Finally, our moderation tools and teams can collect additional data as part of their investigations.

Where legally allowed, we can also receive information about suspected or convicted bad actors from third parties as part of our efforts to ensure our members’ safety and security.


Social Media Data

You may decide to share data with us through your accounts on other platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, Apple), for instance if you decide to create and log into your account via these platforms or if you decide to upload data such as photos or playlists onto our service from these platforms.

Data generated or automatically collected 

Categories

Description


Usage Data

Using the service generates data about your activity, including how you use it (e.g., when you logged in, features you’ve been using, actions taken, information shown to you, referring webpages, ads you interacted with) and how you interact with others (e.g., searching, offering).


Technical Data

Using the service involves the collection of data from and about the device(s) you use to access our service, including hardware and software information such as IP address, device ID and type, apps settings and characteristics, app crashes, advertising IDs and identifiers associated with cookies or other technologies that may uniquely identify a device or browser. 

Other data we collect with your permission/consent

Categories

Description


Geolocation Data

If you give us permission, we can collect your geolocation (latitude and longitude) from your device. If you decline permission, features that rely on precise geolocation may not be available to you.

Why and How We Use Your Data

We also process your data to keep you and all of our members safe and secure while using our service. We take this responsibility very seriously and we’re always working to improve our systems and processes to help protect you. And yes, we process your data to show relevant ads – you can control this in your settings.

Purposes for processing your data

Grounds for processing your data

Categories of data processed

To enable you to use our service, including:


Creating and maintaining your account and profile on our service

Operating and maintaining the various features on our service

Recommending other members to you and recommending you to them

Responding to your requests and questions 

Monitoring the well functioning of our service and troubleshooting and fixing issues as needed

Performance of our contract with you

Your consent (where sensitive data or other type of data that requires consent is processed)

Account Data

Profile Data

Content

Purchase Data

Marketing, Survey and Research Data

Third Party Data

Customer Support Data

Social Media Data

Usage Data

Technical Data

Geolocation Data

To enable your purchases on our service, including:

Processing payments

Offering discounts and promotions, customizing prices

Performance of our contract with you

Account Data

Profile Data

Technical Data

Purchase Data

Usage Data

To operate advertising and marketing campaigns, including:

Performing and measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns run on our service

Performing and measuring the effectiveness of marketing campaigns promoting our own service on third-party platforms

Communicating with you about products and services we believe may interest you

Consent (where required under applicable law) and otherwise our legitimate interest. It is in our legitimate interest to promote our service and to show ads to our members which are tailored to their interests, as a way to improve their experience and help fund the parts of our service which are free

Account Data

Profile Data

Usage Data

Marketing, Survey and Research Data

Technical Data

To improve our service and create new features and services, including:

Running focus groups, market studies and surveys

Analyzing how our service is used

Reviewing interactions with customer care teams to improve service quality

Developing and improving new features and services, including through machine learning and other technologies, and testing them out

Conducting research and publishing research papers

Performance of our contract with you

Our legitimate interest: It is in our legitimate interest to improve our service over time

Consent where required under applicable law (e.g., we may process data deemed sensitive or special in certain countries to help make sure that the various communities using our service are being treated fairly and equitably and that our service remains diverse and inclusive)

Account Data

Profile Data

Content

Purchase Data

Marketing, Survey and Research Data

Third Party Data

Customer Support Data

Social Media Data

Usage Data

Technical Data

How We Share Data

Since our goal is to help you to find a job or employee, some of your information is of course visible to other parties on the service. We also share data with service providers and partners who assist us in operating the service, with our system for the reasons laid out below and, in some cases, for legal and related reasons. Read on for more details. 

Recipients

Reasons for sharing

Categories of Personal Data

Other members


You share data with other members when you voluntarily disclose information on the service for others to see (e.g., your public profile).


If someone submits a report involving you (such as a claim you violated our Terms of Use), we may let the reporter know what actions we took, if any, as a result of their report. The same applies if you submit a report involving another member.

Profile Data

Content

Social Media Data

Third Party Data

Customer Support Data

Service providers/partners

We share data with vendors and partners who help us operate, promote and improve our service. They provide us services such as data hosting and maintenance, analytics, customer care, marketing, advertising, payment processing, legal support, and security operations.

Depending on the service provided by the vendor or partner, it may include: 

Account Data

Profile Data

Content

Purchase Data

Marketing, Survey and Research Data

Third Party Data

Customer Support Data

Social Media Data

Usage Data

Technical Data

Geolocation Data

ID Data

Advertising Partners

We may publish ads about third-party advertisers’ products and services on our service, and publish ads promoting our own service on third-party sites and apps. To help improve the relevance of these ads, we provide certain info about you to third parties, including advertising partners, or allow them to collect such data from our services (such as via cookies, SDKs, or similar technologies). Some of our advertising partners enable us to transform your email address, advertising identifiers or phone number into an identifier that can’t be used to identify you personally and then use that unique identifier to either exclude you from our marketing campaigns, or to target our ads at an audience that is similar to you in terms of background, interests or app usage. 

Account Data

Profile Data

Usage Data

Technical Data

Affiliates

We may share data with affiliates or receive data from them for the purposes laid out in Our system.

The categories of data will vary based on the reason for sharing, but it may include:.


Account Data

Profile Data

Content

Purchase Data

Marketing, Survey and Research Data

Third Party Data

Customer Support Data

Social Media Data

Usage Data

Technical Data

Geolocation Data

ID Data 

Law enforcement authorities

We may disclose your data to: (i) comply with a legal process, such as a court order, subpoena or search warrant, government / law enforcement investigation or other legal requirements; (ii) assist in the prevention or detection of crime; (iii) protect the safety of any person; and (iv) establish, exercise or defend legal claims.


The categories of data shared will vary depending on the specific circumstances surrounding the request, but it often can include:

Account data

Profile Data

Content

Purchase Data

Customer Support Data

Third Party Data

Social Media Data

Usage Data

Technical Data

Geolocation Data

ID Data 

In the context of merger and acquisition, with our Affiliates or new owner(s)

We may transfer your data if we are involved, whether in whole or in part, in a merger, sale, acquisition, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, bankruptcy or other change of ownership or control.

The categories of data shared will vary based on the type of corporate transaction. It may include the entire organization data or only a specific subset such as Purchase Data.

When the profile sharing functionality is used

You may choose to share other members’ profiles and they may share yours with people outside of our service, using the sharing functionality.

Profile Data Content 

Your Rights

We want you to be in control of your data, so we want to remind you of the following rights, options and tools available to you. Depending on where you live, you may not have the same rights or they may be named differently.

Your Rights

How to exercise it

Access, Portability or To Know

Right to be informed of the personal data we process about you and/or ask for a copy of it


You can access and review some data directly by logging into your account.

Rectification or Correction 

Right to amend or update your personal data where it’s inaccurate or incomplete

You can update your data directly within the service by simply updating your profile. If you wish to rectify other data, please contact us.

Deletion or Erasure

Right to delete personal data

You can delete some of the data you provided us directly within the service. In any event, you can always contact us.

Objection (Opt-out) or Restriction

Right to object to us processing personal data or to request that we temporarily or permanently stop processing personal data

You can directly opt-out from certain of your personal data processing in your account settings. Otherwise you can contact us.

Consent Withdrawal
Right to withdraw a consent you’ve given us to process your personal data for a specific purpose

You can directly withdraw consent you’ve given us either by updating your account setting or removing Device Permissions you’ve agreed to in your device settings (e.g., access to specific types of device data such as pictures, advertising identifiers and location services or consent to receive push notifications). When you withdraw consent, certain services may lose functionality.

For your protection and the protection of all of our members, we may ask you for information to verify your identity or authority to act on behalf of a member before we can answer the above requests. We wouldn’t want someone else to get in control of your data! 

Keep in mind, we may reject requests, including if we are unable to authenticate you, if the request is unlawful or invalid, or if it may infringe on trade secrets or intellectual property or the privacy or other rights of someone else. If you wish to receive information relating to another member, such as a copy of any messages you received from them, the other member will have to make a request themselves.

How Long We Retain Your Data

We want the connections you make through our service to last forever, but we keep your personal data only as long as necessary for legitimate business reasons and as permitted by applicable law. 

If you decide to stop using our service, you can close your account and your profile will no longer be visible to other members. Note that we will close your account automatically if you are inactive for two years. 

Where and as legally permitted, we may maintain and use data that, by itself, cannot identify or be attributed specifically to you for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to improve our service and create new features, technologies and services and keep Our services safe. 

Children's Privacy

Our service is restricted to individuals who are 18 years of age or older. We do not permit individuals under the age of 18 on our platform. If you suspect that a member is under the age of 18, please use the reporting mechanism available on the service.

Privacy Policy Changes

This policy may change over time. We’re always looking for new and innovative ways to help you build meaningful connections and strive to make sure explanations of our data practices remain up-to-date. We will notify you before material changes take effect so that you have time to review the changes.

How to Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you have different options below:

DEN-TEC (FZC),
Talented Wanted
Saif Desk Q1-08-041/C  
Sharjah  
UAE

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