We take your privacy very seriously. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to your use of and the services we offer through the website www.pronety.com ("Website") operated by VCMC Technologies Ltd ("Pronety”). Pronety is the data controller for your personal data collected through the Pronety platform. Personal data refers to any information which is related to an identified or identifiable natural person. Our Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures for the collection, use, disclosure and sharing of your personal information and data when using our Services and applies to activities by Pronety and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively “we” or “us”). If you do not agree to any part of our Privacy Policy then stop accessing our Website or using our Services.
We collect information that you provide and also information that is collected automatically through access to our Website and use of our Services.
We collect technical information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, device type and operating system. We also collect the date and time you access our Website or use our services, the pages you visit, the time of your visit and the address of a referring website or the website you visit after you exit.
As described in our Cookie Policy we collect certain information through the use of cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small data files that are stored on your browser or device at the request of our Website to recognize you and enable us to remember your settings and preferences, login information and more. You may disable, block, erase cookies as described in our Cookie Policy, however doing so will have an effect on your ability to log in to your account or use part of our Services. We also allow third parties to place their own cookies as described in our Cookie Policy, to collect, track and analyse usage and statistical information from users.
When you create an account on Pronety we collect personal information that you provide like your full name, email address, country(ies) where you offer services and your profession(s). To complete your profile you may choose to provide your photo, your full resume (including information on work experience, education, awards, publications), contact information (including address, email, phone, fax, website) and more details on the areas where you offer services and your expertise. Information on your profile is public information and is visible to other users. Also, it may be indexed by search engines (like Google, Bing) and be republished elsewhere on the internet.
As a member you may choose to post content and information to public areas including articles, questions, answers, comments, reviews, peer endorsements, and other information. This content and your associated profile information is collected and is visible to other users and also may be indexed by search engines (like Google, Bing) and be republished elsewhere on the internet. Your posting to public areas constitutes your consent to share such information publicly and you acknowledge that such content and information may be widely disseminated via search engines and similar tools.
On registration of a new member account or when you login you may elect to use a linked network (Google, Facebook). In this case we collect certain profile and account information about you from the linked network including your fullname, email and avatar.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties to use for their own marketing purposes. We collect and process your personal data where we have lawful bases, which includes your consent, where necessary for the performance of a contract (to deliver the services you requested), and for legitimate interests provided we have a genuine and legitimate reason and such processing shall not outweigh your rights and freedoms. Where we rely on your consent you may withdraw or decline your consent at any time and where we rely on legitimate interests you have the right to object at any time.
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We use your personal data to facilitate and personalise your use of the Services. This may include the processing of your requests, filter and tailor of the content and information that we may send or display to you, and to enable others to find your profile and communicate with you. Additionally, we may use data collected to notify you about changes to the Services or additional services that may be offered on the Pronety platform, respond to your enquiries, and for other customer service functions.
Personal data collected automatically through cookies and other tracking technologies may be used in the analysis of usage metrics to better understand how users access and use the Pronety platform. Information collected may assist us to improve the Services, provide better customer service, diagnose problems with our Website and to develop new services.
To communicate with you about the availability of our Services, security and other related issues. We may contact you through email, phone, notices posted on our Website or other methods through the Services. Please note that you cannot opt-out of receiving service, security and legal notices.
Personal data is used for system administration and internal operations, data analysis, testing and statistical purposes. Also, to comply with legal obligations and to keep our Website and the Services secure.
The content you provide (including articles, questions, answers, comments, reviews, peer endorsements) and your associated profile information (name, email, profile picture, contact information) is visible to other users, may be viewed publicly and may be indexed by search engines (like Google, Bing) and be republished elsewhere on the internet.
In the event that we engage with third-party service providers (including hosting providers, advisers, consultants, customer service, support, advertisement and marketing providers) in connection with our Services or to assist us in advertising and marketing, we may share your information to enable such service providers to perform services for us.
Your information will be disclosed if and when there is a legal requirement, or in order to enforce or apply our Terms of Service.
We may share aggregate statistics and other reports (anonymized data) with third parties for research, marketing analytics and other purposes and to assist us in the improvement and optimization of our Website.
In our continuous effort to improve our Services and your experience, we may add, remove, change features of our Services. This may result in the collection of new data or change in the way that data is collected and used. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that the personal data collected, the collection method and usage of personal data has materially changed we will notify you and will update our Privacy Policy.
Your profile data and User Content will generally be retained for as long as you keep your account with us. If you remove your account, to the extent permitted by applicable law we may retain your personal data if reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations, regulatory requirements and to resolve disputes. When your account is deleted all your information will be removed. Depending on your account membership type the information that is removed will be personal information on your profile, contact information, resume, endorsements posted and received, business connections, articles, answers, comments and replies to comments, reviews written and received. Any questions you asked will still appear on the Website but your username does not appear on such content. After your account is removed your profile data may continue to appear in the services of others (like search engine results) until their data is refreshed. Caching or any other references to your data in the services of others may not be made unavailable where they are outside of our reasonable control.
If you are a registered member you may access, amend or delete (through your account dashboard) some or all of your personal data and User Content, or exercise certain opt-out rights. You may ask us to edit (correct, delete) your personal data and you have the right to object to, limit or restrict our use of part or all of your personal data. You may also request from us a copy of your personal data in a commonly used format. Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Please direct all your requests to privacy@pronety.com and we will consider your request in accordance with applicable law.
You have the right to complaint to our use of your personal data to the Information Commissioner’s Office. If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, we would welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns ourselves, so please contact us first at privacy@pronety.com.
Pronety has implemented security safeguards to protect your data and to prevent security breaches. However, no website or internet transmission is completely secure and we cannot guarantee that your personal data will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by a breach of our security measures.
We and our service providers may transfer, store and access your data in a country with laws that are different from your own country and by submitting your personal data to us you agree to this. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal information receives an adequate level of protection in the countries in which we process and store it.
You may link to our Website provided that you do so in a fair and legal manner and not in a way that is calculated to damage our reputation or to take unfair advantage of it.
Our Website may contain links to other sites and resources provided by third parties. We are not in control and are not responsible of the information practices of such other sites that are subject to their own policies and not to this Privacy Policy.
You may contact us with questions in regards to our Privacy policy at privacy@pronety.com.
