Privacy Policy
Last Modified: March 25, 2022
At Colaberry Inc., (“Company” or “We”) we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.
This policy describes the online and offline information practices, the kinds of information we may collect or that you may provide, how we intend to use and share that information, and how you can opt-out of a use or correct or change such information. All capitalized terms not defined herein will have the meanings set forth in the Terms.
Scope
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information that is processed by Refactored Platform, the product of Company in the course of our business, including on Refactored Platform websites (“Websites”), mobile applications (“Apps”), forums, blogs and any other online or offline offerings (collectively, the “Services”). All individuals whose responsibilities include the processing of personal information on behalf of Company are expected to protect that data by adherence to this Privacy Policy. The owner of the Services is based in the United States. We provide Services for use only by person located in the United States. We make no claims that the Website, Apps or any of the content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States.
This policy applies to information we collect:
- On this Website.
- In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
- Through our mobile and desktop applications which provide dedicated non-browser-based interaction between you and this Website.
- When you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services, if those applications or advertising include links to this policy.
- Through social media tools, such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Zendesk.
- When you create video or audio recordings through our platforms.
It does not apply to information collected by:
- Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Company or any third party; or
- Any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.
Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Services. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of this Website or Apps after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
Children Under the Age of 18
Our Website and Apps are not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any information to or on the Website or Apps. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on this Website, Apps or through any of the features or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at [email protected].
California residents may have additional personal information rights and choices. Please see Your California Privacy Rights for more information including but not limited to that you will have the right to know about the personal information a business collects about them and how it is used and shared; the right to delete personal information collected from them (with some exceptions); the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information; and the right to non-discrimination for exercising their CCPA rights.
Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including:
- Personally identifiable information by which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, social security number or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline (“Personal Information”). This personal information may be stored in our databases, email and/or third-party systems such as Zendesk, CudaSign, Mailchimp,etc.
- Financial information such as credit card numbers, expiration dates, security codes,etc.,and save it in our databases and/or third-party systems such as PaySimple, PayPal,etc.
- Professional information such as your past/future jobs and store such information in our databases.
- We capture user activity such as keyboard strokes, mouse clicks, assignments, labs and store them in our databases or other content management systems such as Azure, AWS, GoogleCloud, Basecamp, etc.
- We collect information about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details.
- We record your audio and video and store data in our databases and/or third-party systems such as Camera Tag, Twilio, AWS, Google Cloud,etc.
- We conduct surveys and store the data collected through surveys in our databases, emails and/or third-party systems such as Survey Monkey, Mailchimp,etc.
- We collect personal and professional stories and publish that information for public to see.
- We collect code written by users and store in content management systems such as Github, Gitlab,etc.
- We may make the data and information we collect available for public use for hiring managers, recruiters and/or for general public consumption.
We collect this information:
- Directly from you when you provide it to us;
- Automatically as you navigate through the Website; or
- From third parties, for example, our business partners.
Information You Provide to Us
The information we collect on or through our Website or Apps may include:
- Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website or Apps. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our Website or Apps, subscribing to our service, posting material or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you take a survey, or when you enter a contest or promotion sponsored by us, or when you report a problem with our Website or Apps.
- Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses) if you contact us.
- Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
- Details of transactions you carry out through our Website or Apps and of the fulfillment of your orders. You may be required to provide financial information before placing an order through our Website or Apps.
- Your search queries on the Website or Apps.
- Your correspondence with Company via social media and third-party applications, such as but not limited to WhatsApp, Facebook, Zendesk, etc.
- Video and audio recordings done through self-service assignments, virtual classrooms, professional video recording. etc.
You also may provide information to be published or displayed (hereinafter, “posted”) on public areas of the Website or Apps transmitted to other users of the Website, Apps or third parties (collectively, “User Contributions”). Your User Contributions are posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk. Although we limit access to certain pages, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. Additionally, we cannot control the actions of other users of the Website or Apps with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.
In the event that you create an account on Refactored (or what is called “Learning Management Platform”) for the purpose including but not limited to participate or being engaged in Xprize Program (2022) as the learner (“Learner”) that this Company joins as one of the participants, you may provide additional information specified in XPRIZE SECTION.
Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies
As you navigate through and interact with our Website or Apps, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about you, your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:
- Your activity such as keyboard strokes, mouse clicks, assignments, labs and store them in our databases or other content management systems such as Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Basecamp,etc.;
- Information about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website and/or Apps, and usage details;
- Your audio and video recordings and store data in our databases and/or third-party systems such as Camera Tag, Twilio, AWS, Google Cloud,etc; and
- Any code written by you and store in content management systems such as Github, Gitlab,etc.
We also may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking).
The information we collect automatically includes personal information we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Website, Apps and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:
- Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
- Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Website or Apps according to your individual interests.
- Speed up your searches.
- Recognize you when you return to our Website or Apps.
The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:
- Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website or Apps. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website or Apps.
- Flash cookies. Certain features of our Website or Apps may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from, and on our Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies. For information about managing your privacy and security settings for Flash cookies, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.
- Web Beacons. Pages of our the Website, Apps and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Website or Apps are served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content. We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly. For information about how you can opt out of receiving targeted advertising from many providers, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.
How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:
- To present our Website, Apps and their contents to you.
- To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.
- To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
- To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
- To notify you about changes to our Services we offer or provide though it.
- To allow you to participate in interactive features on our Website or Apps.
- To analyze data using machine learning, artificial intelligence, statistical methods, etc.
- In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
- For any other purpose with your consent.
We may also use your information to contact you about goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, please contact us at [email protected]
We may use the information we have collected from you to enable us to display advertisements to our advertisers’ target audiences. Even though we do not disclose your personal information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose aggregated information about our users without restriction.
We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:
- To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
- To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business.
- To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Colaberry’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by Colaberry about our Website users is among the assets transferred.
- To third parties to market their products or services to you if you have consented to/not opted out of these disclosures. For more information, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.
- To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it. For example, if you give us an email address to use the “email a friend” feature of our Website, we will transmit the contents of that email and your email address to the recipients.
- For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
- With your consent.
We may also disclose your personal information:
- To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
- To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
- If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Colaberry, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
- Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. To learn how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s website. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
- Disclosure of Your Information for Third-Party Advertising. If you do not want us to share your personal information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties for promotional purposes, you can opt-out by sending us an email with your request to [email protected].
- Promotional Offers from the Company. If you do not wish to have your email address/contact information used by the Company to promote our own or third parties’ products or services, you can opt-out by sending us an email stating your request to [email protected]. If we have sent you a promotional email, you may send us a return email asking to be omitted from future email distributions. This opt out does not apply to information provided to the Company as a result of a product purchase, warranty registration, product service experience or other transactions.
- Targeted Advertising. If you do not want us to use information that we collect or that you provide to us to deliver advertisements according to our advertisers’ target-audience preferences, you can opt-out by sending us an email stating your request to [email protected].
We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) on the NAI’s website.
California residents may have additional personal information rights and choices. Please see Your California Privacy Rights for more information,and if you would like to exercise the rights under California Privacy Rights, please send the request to [email protected].
Accessing and Correcting Your Information
You can review and change your personal information by logging into the Website/ Apps and visiting your account profile page.
You may also send us an email at [email protected] to request access to, correct or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We cannot delete your personal information except by also deleting your user account. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
If you delete your User Contributions from the Website, copies of your User Contributions may remain viewable in cached and archived pages or might have been copied or stored by other Website users. Proper access and use of information provided on the Website, including User Contributions, is governed by our terms of use.
California residents may have additional personal information rights and choices. Please see Your California Privacy Rights for more information,and if you would like to exercise the rights under California Privacy Rights, please send the request to [email protected].
Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. To learn more about your California privacy rights, visit https://www.oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa.
California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of our App that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to [email protected] or write us at 200 Chisholm Place, Suite 200, Plano TX 75075.
Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind firewalls. Any payment transactions and personal information will be encrypted using SSL technology.
The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website or Apps, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. We urge you to be careful about giving out information in public areas of the Website or Apps like message boards. The information you share in public areas may be viewed by any user of the Website or Apps.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website or Apps. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website and Apps.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page with a notice that the privacy policy has been updated on the Website and Apps. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you through a notice on the Website. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and Apps and this privacy policy to check for any changes.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at 200 Chisholm Place, Suite 200, Plano TX 75075 , by email at [email protected] or by phone at +1-972-992-1024.
To register a complaint or concern, please send us an email at [email protected].
XPRIZE SECTION
When you are the Learner of Xprize Program, in addition to the information we collected above, we are required by Xprize to collect the following information of yours including demographics, social security number, and household economic data including but not limited to employment status, last pay rate, and number of child dependents.
The purpose of us to join Xprize Program is to help unemployed people who is authorized to work in the United State but have barriers to obtain the employment, the Learner.
To qualify you as the Learner in XPrize Program, we must comply with the requirements and standard of Xprize Program, which requires us, as one of the participants, to submit your personal information for the purpose of verification of the Learner. The personal information will include demographics, social security number, and household economic data including but not limited to employment status, last pay rate, and number of child dependents.
You agree that we will collect your personal information including demographics, social security number, and household economic data including but not limited to employment status, last Pay rate, and number of child dependents, as a precondition of your participation of the XPrize Program. You further authorize us to release your personal information above to XPrize and the third-parties who partnered in the XPrize Program for the purpose of verification your qualification as the Learner. If you have further questions, please refer to Terms of Use and email us at [email protected].