Last Updated: 24th August 2023
Welcome to SkillsCred (“we,” “us,” or “our”). Protecting your privacy and personal information is of utmost importance to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our platform. By using SkillsCred, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://skillscred.com.
1. Information We Collect
a. Personal Information: When you sign up for an account on SkillsCred, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, and contact details.
b. Profile Information: We may collect information you provide in your profile, including your skills, work experience, and portfolio.
c. Payment Information: If you make payments on SkillsCred, we may collect payment-related information, such as billing details and payment history. Please note that we do not store complete payment card information.
d. Communication: We may collect information from your interactions with us, including messages and communication history.
2. How We Use Your Information
a. We use your information to create and manage your account, facilitate transactions, provide customer support, and enhance your user experience.
b. We may use your information to communicate with you about platform updates, promotions, and important announcements.
c. Your profile information and portfolio may be visible to clients seeking your skills.
2.1. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After the approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
2.2. Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
2.3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on SkillsCred.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
2.4. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles) that behave in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their embedded content.
3. Sharing of Information
a. Freelancers: We may share your profile information and portfolio with clients seeking your skills. Your contact details are shared only after you accept a project.
b. Employers: We may share information about projects and requests with freelancers. Your contact details are shared only after a freelancer accepts a project.
c. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
d. We may share your information with service providers who assist us in operating the platform, processing payments, and providing customer support.
e. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
5. Data Security
a. We take appropriate measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
5.1. Data Retention
If you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is done to facilitate the automatic approval of follow-up comments and prevent them from being held in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website (if any), the personal information provided in their user profile is stored. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information (except for their username). Website administrators also have access to this information.
5.2. Your Data Rights
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file containing the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request the erasure of any personal data we hold about you. However, this does not include data we are obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
5.3. Data Transmission
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
6. Your Choices
a. You can access, update, or delete your profile information through your account settings.
b. You can unsubscribe from promotional communications by following the instructions in our emails.
7. Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution
a. This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of India. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Hyderabad, Telangana.
8. Changes to Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. We will notify you of any material changes.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at contact@skillscred.com.
