WORKERSPRING PRIVACY POLICY 

Updated: July 10th, 2023

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how WorkerSpring collects, uses, protects, and discloses your Personal Information including when you use our website, Workerspring.com, and/or our mobile app (together, the “Sites”), or when you directly communicate with us.

We may occasionally update this policy so make sure to check back from time to time. Any updates will be posted on this webpage.

1. What is Personal Information?

When we refer to “Personal Information” in this Policy, we mean information that identifies, relates to, describes or is reasonably capable of being linked to a specific person. Personal Information does not include information that is publicly available through government records or information that has been anonymized (“Anonymized Data”) so that it cannot be used to identify a specific individual.

2. What Personal Information Do We Collect?

We collect Personal Information to facilitate purchases, provide the Sites, and conduct our business operations.

Depending on how you use the Sites, we may collect the following categories of Personal Information about you:

• Identifiers: Identifying and contact information such as name, zip code, telephone number, email address, internet protocol address (“IP Address”), unique personal device identifier, online identifier like a cookie ID, browser types, your internet service provider, operating systems, date and time you visited the Sites. 
• Commercial Information:  Content of texts or emails you send to us, pages you click-on on the Sites, and the amount of time spent on the Sites.
• Internet Activity: Internet or other electronic network activity information including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interaction with our Sites or an advertisement posted on the Sites. 
• Geolocation Data: Imprecise location information, like the city, state and ZIP code associated with your IP address.
• Employment Information: Professional or employment-related information, including information you provide when uploading a resume to the Sites.
• User Generated Information – Blog posts, feedback, comments, photos, videos, messages, social media, and other user generated content.
• Other information you provide to us.

How do we collect Personal Information?

A large portion of the Personal Information we collect is collected directly from you. In some cases, we may collect Personal Information from other sources as described in this Policy.

What Information Do We Collect Directly from You?

You may provide your Personal Information to us when you access, use, or otherwise interact with the Sites, including methods described below.

• Online Accounts. When you or someone on your behalf creates a WorkerSpring account for you.
• Employment Information. When you or someone on your behalf inputs or uploads your employment information and history to the Sites.
• Communications. When you communicate with us, including by e-mail, regular mail, our webform, texting or phone. 
• Offers and Promotions. When you sign up for previews, offers, discounts, promotions, and other electronic communications regarding our products.
• Site Visits. When you visit and use our Sites.
• Newsletters. When you sign up to receive our newsletters and other informational materials.
• Ratings and Feedback. When you provide ratings and feedback regarding our products or the Sites.

What Information Do We Collect from You Automatically?

Using technology, we may automatically collect certain information about your use of the Sites and your device (collectively, “Analytic Data”). We will treat linked Analytic Data that includes Personal Information as Personal Information as described in this Policy.

Cookies & Other Tracking Technologies. We use cookies and other tracking technologies (collectively “Cookies”) when you use our Sites. To learn more about how we use Cookies and your options to limit the data collected from our Sites, see Section 6 below.

What Information Do We Collect About You from Third Parties?

We obtain data from several types of third parties. We may combine that data with Personal Information or other data we collect. This enhances our existing data about our users, improves our ability to contact you, and enhances our marketing capabilities.

Other Users. We may collect Personal Data about you from Community Organizations, Employers, or other WorkerSpring users that you are affiliated with or interact with on the Sites.

Service Providers. We may use third parties or service providers to deliver marketing communications to you. To learn how to opt-out from marketing messages, see Section 6 below.

Analytics Providers. We may use third parties or service providers to help us understand the Sites’ demographics, user experiences, and to evaluate the Sites’ operations.

Login Services. When logging into your account, you may use your Facebook, Apple, or Google account by providing your log-in information for those third-party services when prompted. If you choose to use this single sign-on feature, we may access, handle, and store any content and other information that you have provided through Facebook, Apple, or Google (as applicable). We do not and cannot control any policies or terms of any third party, including Facebook, Apple, or Google. All information you have provided to Facebook, Apple, or Google is subject to the applicable privacy policy: see Facebook’s Data Policy, Apple’s Privacy Policy, and Google’s Privacy Policy.

3. How Do We Use Personal Information?

We use Personal Information to operate and improve and conduct the Sites, including:

• Servicing Your Account with Us. We may use Personal Information to register and service your account with us.
• Customer Service and Customer Communications. We may use Personal Information for (1) sending you emails to provide you with alerts and updates about your engagement with the Sites; (2) sending your job applications to employers with available job opportunities on the Sites; (3) sending you and your community organization updates about your job applications; (4) those purposes in which you authorize or instruct us to use your Personal Data.
• Providing Requested Sites. We may use Personal Information to complete any of your job applications, fulfill your requests to join community networks, or other services you request.
• Perform Analytics. We may use Personal Information to (1) improve the content on the Sites; (2) enhance users’ experience when visiting our Sites; (3) customize the content and/or layout of the pages on our Sites; (4) administer the Sites; (5) generate statistical information; (6) monitor and analyze Sites traffic and usage patterns; and (7) prevent fraud, to investigate complaints and violations of our policies.
• Manage the Sites. We may use Personal Information to (1) operate and troubleshoot problems with the Sites; (2) improve the content and functionality of the Sites; (3) improve your experience when you visit the Sites or place an order from the Sites; (4) conduct statistical and other analyses of the Sites; (5) customize the Sites to you and our users; (6) develop and improve the content, materials, products, and services that we make available through the Sites; (7) evaluate user needs and improve your browsing experience; and (8) notify you of new features of our Sites.
• Improving our Products and Sites. To help us choose what products and services we offer, to offer you new products and services, and to improve our products and services.
• Business Purposes. We may use Personal Information for business purposes including but not limited to: (1) carrying out our obligations and enforcing our rights arising from any contracts we have entered into, including, without limitation, any contracts between you and us; (2) operating and improving our products and services; (3) conducting statistical or demographic analysis; (4) customizing your experience with our Sites; (5) preventing fraud; and (6) other business purposes permitted under applicable law.
• Law Enforcement/Legal Purposes. We may use Personal Information to cooperate with law enforcement or other legal purposes including: (1) complying with legal and regulatory requirements; (2) satisfying contractual obligations; (3) cooperating with law enforcement or other governmental agencies for purposes of investigations, public safety or matters of public importance when we are legally required to do so or believe that disclosure of Personal Data is necessary or appropriate to protect the public interest; (4) protecting and defending against legal actions or claims.

4. With Whom Do We Share Personal Information?

To operate our business, we may share Personal Information with third parties, including: 

• Service Providers.  We may share Personal Information in connection with the services our service providers provide to us, including, without limitation, data hosting, payment processing and fraud protection and prevention. We require these Service Providers to exercise reasonable care to protect your Personal Information and restrict their use of your Personal Information to the purposes for which we provided it to them.
• Other Users. We share your Personal Information with other users on the Sites at your direction, such as Community Organizations you are affiliated with or Employers when you apply for their open positions listed on the Sites.
• Parties to Business Transactions. In the event of an anticipated or actual merger or acquisition, bankruptcy or other sale of all or a portion of our assets, we may transfer or allow third parties to use information owned or controlled by us, including Personal Data. We reserve the right, in connection with these types of transactions, to transfer, share, assign, or sell your Personal Data and other information we have collected to third parties or to authorize such third parties to use any such information including for due diligence as part of any of the transactions described in this paragraph. Any Personal Data you submit or that is collected after this type of transfer may be subject to a new privacy policy adopted by the successor entity.
• Government and Law Enforcement. We may share your Personal Data with individuals or private parties where necessary to comply with the law or valid legal request, to protect our legal rights, for the safety of the public or any person, to protect the security and integrity of the Sites and any equipment used to make the Sites available.
• Any other third party to whom you consent and/or instruct us to provide your Personal Information.

5. How do we use Anonymized Data?