Your privacy is important to us. It is CrewUp, Inc.'s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our website, [Your Website URL], and other sites we own and operate.

1. Information We Collect

We only ask for personal information when we truly need it to provide a service to you. We collect it by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also let you know why we’re collecting it and how it will be used.

Information we may collect includes:

• Name and contact details (e.g., email address, phone number)
• Professional information (e.g., portfolio, rates, skills, location) for professional profiles
• Project details and communication history for workflow management
• Payment information (processed securely by third-party payment processors)
• Usage data (e.g., IP address, browser type, pages visited)
• Information relevant to the "Flake Factor" calculation, such as project completion history and client feedback.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes, including:

• To provide and maintain our Service
• To manage your account and professional profile
• To facilitate project bookings, management, and payments
• To calculate and display the Flake Factor™ reliability score
• To communicate with you, including responding to inquiries and providing updates
• To improve and personalize our Service
• To monitor the usage of our Service
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues and fraud
• For marketing and promotional purposes, with your consent where required

3. Data Retention

We only retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide you with your requested service. What data we store, we’ll protect within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.

4. Sharing Your Information

We don’t share any personally identifying information publicly or with third-parties, except when required to by law, or with your explicit consent, or to service providers who assist us in operating our platform (e.g., payment processors, hosting services), who are bound by confidentiality obligations.

Professional profiles, including portfolio, rates, and Flake Factor™, are designed to be publicly viewable on our platform to facilitate connections between clients and professionals.

5. Security of Your Data

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

7. Links to Other Sites

Our website may link to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: [Your Contact Email/Link]

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