2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes related to providing and improving our services, including:

• To create and maintain your account and provide our services.
• To match you with other users based on skills, interests, and location.
• To process payments and provide customer support.
• To send you notifications, updates, and promotional messages.
• To improve and personalize our services and develop new features.
• To enforce our terms, conditions, and policies and to protect our rights and property.

3. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information in the following circumstances:

• With other users as part of the core functionality of SkillMatch (your name, profile image, skills, location, and "About" information).
• With service providers who help us operate our business and deliver services to you (such as hosting providers, payment processors, and analytics providers).
• In response to legal requirements, including to comply with applicable laws or regulations or to respond to a court order, subpoena, or search warrant.
• To protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, or that of our users or others.
• In connection with a sale, merger, or acquisition of all or a portion of our company.

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We maintain security measures such as encryption of sensitive data, secure network architecture, and access controls to protect your information. We regularly review and update our security practices to enhance protection.

5. Your Choices and Rights

Depending on your location, you may have various rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Restriction: You can ask us to restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances.
• Data Portability: You can request a copy of your information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@skillmatch.com. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe in accordance with applicable laws.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide you with our services and for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. The retention period depends on several factors, including:

• How long you maintain an active account with us.
• Whether there are legal or regulatory obligations that require us to keep certain information.
• Whether retention is advisable to protect our legal rights or those of other users.

When we no longer need to use your information, we will take steps to securely delete or anonymize it. In some cases, we may retain certain information in a depersonalized or aggregated form.

7. International Data Transfers

SkillMatch operates globally, and your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries other than the one in which you reside. These countries may have data protection laws that differ from those in your country.

When we transfer your information to other countries, we will protect that information as described in this Privacy Policy and in accordance with applicable law. We take steps to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your information.

8. Children's Privacy

SkillMatch is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete that information as quickly as possible.

If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at privacy@skillmatch.com.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@skillmatch.com

Postal Address:
SkillMatch Inc.
123 Main Street
Suite 456
Anytown, Country 12345

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy through the application and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed about our information practices and your privacy rights and choices.