PearUp Privacy Policy

At PearUp, we know privacy policies aren't your idea of a fun read. But we take your data very seriously, even if you'd rather be anywhere else than scrolling through legal text.

So, here's the movie trailer version of our privacy policy - all the important bits without the snooze-inducing details:

PearUp Privacy Summary:
  1. We use your professional and activity data to provide personalized career services.
  2. Your information is used to improve our platform and match you with job opportunities.
  3. We don't sell your personal data.
  4. We share anonymized insights and may share personal data with government agencies or service providers, if required, for legal reasons.
  5. You have control over your data - you can review, update, or delete it.
  6. We use strong security measures to protect your information.
  7. Our services are not for users under 18.
  8. We may transfer data internationally, always applying our privacy protections.
  9. We'll notify you if there are any significant policy changes.
For those feeling particularly curious (or battling insomnia), the full, Oscar-worthy performance is just below. Don't worry, we won't quiz you on it later.
PearUp Privacy Policy
Effective Date: Dec 05 2024
1. Introduction
PearUp ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our career services platform. We aim to clearly describe our practices to help you understand what information we collect, why we collect it, and how you can manage, export, and delete your information.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
a) Information you provide to us:
  • Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, and any other contact details.
  • Professional Information: Resumes, job descriptions, Linkedin profile, career history, and professional preferences.
  • Account Information: Login credentials and profile information.
b) Information we get from your use of our services:
  • Usage Data: Information on how you interact with our platform, including: • Log information (search queries, interaction with job listings) • Device information (hardware model, operating system version, unique device identifiers) • Location information (IP address, GPS, Wi-Fi access points)
  • Cookies and similar technologies: We use these to collect and store information when you visit our platform.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information for the following purposes:
a) Provide our services: For example, to match you with relevant job opportunities or to improve our job recommendation algorithms. b) Maintain and improve our services: We use your feedback to fix bugs and improve platform functionality. c) Develop new services: Your usage patterns help us identify new features or services that might be valuable. d) Provide personalized services: Including customized job recommendations and career advice. e) Measure performance: We analyze data to understand how our services are used. f) Communicate with you: To send you updates about your account, new features, or respond to your inquiries. g) Protect PearUp, our users, and the public: We use information to enhance the safety and security of our platform. h) Generate anonymized, aggregated insights for industry analysis.
4. Your Privacy Controls
We strive to provide you with meaningful privacy choices. You can:
a) Review and update your PearUp account information
b) Choose what information to include in your profile
c) Adjust your notification settings
d) Control who can see your profile information
e) Use our platform while signed out (some features may be limited)
f) Delete your account and associated data
5. Sharing of Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:
a) With your consent: We'll share personal information outside of PearUp when we have your consent.
b) For external processing: We provide personal information to our affiliates and other trusted businesses or persons to process it for us, based on our instructions and in compliance with our Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
c) For legal reasons: We will share personal information if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to:
d) Anonymized Insights: We may share anonymized, aggregated data with third parties for industry analysis, demographic profiling, and other purposes.
6. Data Security
We work hard to protect PearUp and our users from unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure, or destruction of information we hold. In particular:
a) We encrypt our services using SSL. b) We review our information collection, storage, and processing practices, including physical security measures, to prevent unauthorized access to our systems. c) We restrict access to personal information to PearUp employees, contractors, and agents who need that information in order to process it. Anyone with this access is subject to strict contractual confidentiality obligations and may be disciplined or terminated if they fail to meet these obligations.
7. When This Privacy Policy Applies
Our Privacy Policy applies to all of the services offered by PearUp and its affiliates, but excludes services that have separate privacy policies that do not incorporate this Privacy Policy.
8. Age Restrictions
PearUp's services are not directed to individuals under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from those under 18 years of age. If we become aware that a person under 18 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.
9. International Data Transfers
We maintain servers around the world and your information may be processed on servers located outside of the country where you live. Data protection laws vary among countries, with some providing more protection than others. Regardless of where your information is processed, we apply the same protections described in this policy.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy without your explicit consent. We always indicate the date the last changes were published and we offer access to archived versions for your review. If changes are significant, we'll provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of Privacy Policy changes).
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@pearup
12. Acceptance of This Policy
By using our platform, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our platform. Your continued use of the platform following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.