Privacy Policy

Mods Chat Inc. ("we", "us", or "our") is dedicated to protecting the privacy and security of your information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data when you use our platform, Mods.chat (the "Platform"), to connect with career opportunities. This policy is designed to be transparent and to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

By using our Platform, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. We encourage you to read it carefully to understand your rights and our commitments.

To effectively connect you with Opportunities, we collect information you provide, data from your use of the Platform, and information from third-party sources.

We collect this information to provide you with the best possible service and to match you with relevant opportunities from our clients.

• Information you provide directly (profile, applications)
• Information collected automatically (usage data, cookies)
• Information from third-party sources when authorized
• Information you provide directly (profile, applications)
• Information collected automatically (usage data, cookies)
• Information from third-party sources when authorized

We use your information for legitimate business purposes, including:

All data processing is conducted in accordance with applicable privacy laws and regulations.

• **To Provide Our Core Service:** To create your account, host your professional profile, and, most importantly, to present you with relevant Opportunities from our Clients.
• **To Facilitate Applications:** To transmit your application materials and profile data to the specific Client(s) whose Opportunity you applied for.
• **To Operate and Improve the Platform:** To analyze usage trends, to enhance the user experience, and to develop new features.
• **To Communicate with You:** To send you essential service-related notifications, updates on your application status, and information about new Opportunities you may be interested in (you may opt-out of promotional communications).
• **To Maintain Security and Prevent Fraud:** To protect the integrity of our Platform, our users, and our Clients.
• **To Provide Our Core Service:** To create your account, host your professional profile, and, most importantly, to present you with relevant Opportunities from our Clients.
• **To Facilitate Applications:** To transmit your application materials and profile data to the specific Client(s) whose Opportunity you applied for.
• **To Operate and Improve the Platform:** To analyze usage trends, to enhance the user experience, and to develop new features.
• **To Communicate with You:** To send you essential service-related notifications, updates on your application status, and information about new Opportunities you may be interested in (you may opt-out of promotional communications).
• **To Maintain Security and Prevent Fraud:** To protect the integrity of our Platform, our users, and our Clients.

Your privacy is not for sale. We do not sell your personal information. We may disclose your information in the following situations:

We ensure all data sharing is done with appropriate safeguards and legal protections in place.

• **To Our Clients:** The core function of our Platform is to connect you with Clients. When you apply for an Opportunity, we share your relevant profile and application data with that specific Client for their evaluation and consideration.
• **To Service Providers:** We engage third-party companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf, such as cloud hosting (Vercel, Supabase), email delivery (Resend), and analytics. These providers are contractually bound to safeguard your data and are prohibited from using it for any other purpose.
• **For Legal and Compliance Reasons:** We may disclose your information if we are required to do so by law, or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, or protect the personal safety of users of the Platform or the public.
• **In Connection with a Business Transfer:** We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
• **To Our Clients:** The core function of our Platform is to connect you with Clients. When you apply for an Opportunity, we share your relevant profile and application data with that specific Client for their evaluation and consideration.
• **To Service Providers:** We engage third-party companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf, such as cloud hosting (Vercel, Supabase), email delivery (Resend), and analytics. These providers are contractually bound to safeguard your data and are prohibited from using it for any other purpose.
• **For Legal and Compliance Reasons:** We may disclose your information if we are required to do so by law, or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, or protect the personal safety of users of the Platform or the public.
• **In Connection with a Business Transfer:** We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

We are committed to ensuring you have control over your personal data. Depending on your location, you have several rights:

To exercise these rights, please submit a request to our dedicated privacy team at privacy@mods.chat. We will process your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

• **Right of Access:** You can request copies of the personal data we hold about you.
• **Right to Rectification:** You can request that we correct any inaccurate information or complete any incomplete information in your profile.
• **Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten):** You can request that we delete your personal data from our systems, subject to certain legal limitations.
• **Right to Restrict Processing:** You can ask us to 'block' or suppress the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• **Right to Data Portability:** You can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format to transfer to another service.
• **Right to Object:** You can object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• **Right of Access:** You can request copies of the personal data we hold about you.
• **Right to Rectification:** You can request that we correct any inaccurate information or complete any incomplete information in your profile.
• **Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten):** You can request that we delete your personal data from our systems, subject to certain legal limitations.
• **Right to Restrict Processing:** You can ask us to 'block' or suppress the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• **Right to Data Portability:** You can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format to transfer to another service.
• **Right to Object:** You can object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

We implement and maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security safeguards to protect your information from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We use measures like data encryption, secure software development practices, and access controls to protect your data.

While we take reasonable precautions, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

• Data encryption for sensitive information
• Secure software development practices
• Access controls and authentication systems
• Regular security assessments and updates
• Data encryption for sensitive information
• Secure software development practices
• Access controls and authentication systems
• Regular security assessments and updates

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. When we no longer have a legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it.

We follow industry best practices for data retention and regularly review our data holdings to ensure compliance with applicable privacy laws.

• Account data retained while your account is active
• Application data retained for business purposes or legal requirements
• Communications data retained as necessary for dispute resolution
• Anonymous analytics data may be retained indefinitely
• Account data retained while your account is active
• Application data retained for business purposes or legal requirements
• Communications data retained as necessary for dispute resolution
• Anonymous analytics data may be retained indefinitely

Our Platform is intended for professionals and is not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete such information from our files.

We are committed to protecting children's privacy online and comply with all applicable children's privacy protection laws.

• Platform designed for professional users only
• No targeted collection of children's data
• Immediate deletion of inadvertently collected children's data
• Parental notification processes in place
• Platform designed for professional users only
• No targeted collection of children's data
• Immediate deletion of inadvertently collected children's data
• Parental notification processes in place

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical, or business developments. When we update our Privacy Policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. We will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy.

We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how we protect your information.

• Updates made in response to legal or technical changes
• Notification methods proportional to significance of changes
• Updated date clearly displayed at top of policy
• Historical versions available upon request
• Updates made in response to legal or technical changes
• Notification methods proportional to significance of changes
• Updated date clearly displayed at top of policy
• Historical versions available upon request

If you have questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or our data handling practices, please contact our Data Privacy Officer at: privacy@mods.chat.

We are committed to addressing your privacy concerns promptly and transparently.

• Response time: Within 48 hours for privacy inquiries
• Escalation process available for unresolved concerns
• Support available in multiple languages
• Dedicated privacy team trained on data protection laws
• Response time: Within 48 hours for privacy inquiries
• Escalation process available for unresolved concerns
• Support available in multiple languages
• Dedicated privacy team trained on data protection laws