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Introduction

At Starred.com, we understand the importance of protecting your personal information and are committed to safeguarding your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose personal information from our users and visitors to our website, and online services (collectively, the “Services”).

By using our Services, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Services.

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected by Starred.com through our Services and does not apply to any third-party websites, applications, or services that may be linked to or from our Services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those third-party services before providing any personal information.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our privacy practices or legal obligations. We will notify you of any material changes to this Privacy Policy by posting a notice on our website or through other means, such as email. Your continued use of our Services following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy means you accept those changes.

Use of personal data

We understand that you may have concerns about the personal data you share with us. We want to be transparent about what data we collect and how we use it. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, or payment information.

We keep and use only personal data that you've provided directly, or when it's clear they were left for processing by us when provided. We may use the following types of data for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • IP address
  • The way you navigate through our service
  • Statistics as to how you use the service

We collect this data for the following purposes:

  • To provide you with our services
  • To personalize your experience with our services
  • To analyse how you use our services to identify areas for improvement
  • To send you important account information and updates

We use cookies on our website to provide you with a better user experience. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. We use cookies to remember your preferences and settings, to analyze how our website is used, and to personalize your experience.

The legal basis for processing your personal data is consent. We obtain your consent when you visit our website and accept our offer to use our service. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. If you wish to withdraw your consent, please contact us at dpo@starred.com.

Account

To access our service, you must register a user first. When you register, we collect personal data associated with the username you choose to share with us. This allows us to personalize your experience and keep you informed about updates to our service.

We will not disclose your personal data to third parties (other than the below listed) unless it is necessary to fulfill our agreement with you, or we are legally required to do so.

If we suspect fraudulent or abusive behavior related to the Starred.com feedback application, we may share your personal data with relevant authorities.

User responsibility

As a user of our platform, you agree to use the platform in a responsible and ethical manner. You agree not to use the platform to engage in any activity that violates any laws, infringes upon the rights of others, or interferes with the operation of the platform or any related services.

Furthermore, you agree to abide by the following guidelines:

  • After registering a user: Do not provide or post any personal identifiable information on the platform, including but not limited to your full name, home address, phone number, email address, social security number, or any financial information unless specifically asked to do so.
  • Do not copy and paste any contact details of a hiring manager or contact person from a job posting into the platform.
  • Do not engage in any activity that violates any laws, regulations, or the rights of any person or third party.
  • Do not attempt to access any part of the platform that you are not authorized to access.
  • Do not engage in any activity that could harm, disable, overburden, or impair the platform or interfere with any other user's use of the platform.

We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action against any user who violates these guidelines, including but not limited to terminating their account and reporting their activity to law enforcement authorities.

Third-Party service providers

We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our website and provide our services. These third-party service providers may have access to your personal information in order to perform tasks on our behalf. We strive to ensure that all third-party service providers we work with are reputable and have adequate security measures in place to protect your personal information.

Currently, we work with the following third-party service providers:

  • Mailgun: We use Mailgun for our email correspondence with users, this among others include welcome messages, notifications about profile deletion requests from users, etc.. Mailgun's privacy policy can be found on their website.
  • Google Big Query: We use Google Big Query to analyze and report on user data and behavioral patterns from the use of our products. The analyses are used for product development and reporting purposes.
  • AWS: We use AWS for our server and data infrastructure to serve you our application.

Please note that our use of third-party service providers may change over time. We will update this section of our privacy policy accordingly and notify you of any significant changes.

Security

We take the security of your personal data seriously and have implemented measures to protect it from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We use industry-standard security practices and technologies to safeguard your personal data.

However, no transmission over the internet or electronic storage system is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of your personal data. We encourage you to take steps to protect your personal data, such as using strong and unique passwords, logging out of your account when you finish using our service, and keeping your account information confidential by not sharing your credentials with anyone else.

If you have reason to believe that your personal data has been compromised, please contact us immediately so that we can take appropriate action.

Storage Period

Personal data provided by you will be stored in your account until the account is terminated or removed. However, in certain cases, we may need to store your data for a longer period of time to comply with legal requirements.

If you share personal data with us via contact forms or email, we will retain the data for as long as necessary to provide a complete response or handle your request. Once the purpose of the data collection has been fulfilled, we will delete the information unless we are required by law to keep it for a longer period of time.

Data Protection Officer (DPO)

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to oversee our data protection responsibilities and ensure that we are processing your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations.

Our DPO can be contacted by emailing dpo@starred.com. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the processing of your personal data or would like to exercise any of your data subject rights as outlined in this Privacy Policy, please contact our DPO.
Our DPO's responsibilities include:
Monitoring our compliance with applicable data protection laws and regulations;
Providing advice and guidance on data protection matters to employees and other individuals whose personal data we process;
Coordinating with regulatory authorities in the event of a data protection breach; and
Serving as a point of contact for individuals whose personal data we process regarding any questions, concerns, or requests related to their personal data.

Please note that our DPO is not responsible for handling any customer service or technical support inquiries. If you have a question or concern that is unrelated to data protection or privacy matters, please contact our customer service team at support@starred.com.

Exercise your rights

As a data controller, we respect your right to privacy and understand that you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. This section describes your data subject rights and explains how you can exercise them.

Right to Access
You have the right to request access to the personal data that we hold about you. If you wish to exercise this right, you can submit a request to us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws.

Right to Rectification
If you believe that any of the personal data that we hold about you is inaccurate, you have the right to request that we rectify it. You can submit a request to us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws.

Right to Erasure
You have the right to request that we delete the personal data that we hold about you in certain circumstances. If you wish to exercise this right, you can submit a request to us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws.

Right to Restrict Processing
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances. If you wish to exercise this right, you can submit a request to us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws.

Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive a copy of the personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. If you wish to exercise this right, you can submit a request to us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws.

Right to Object
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, including where we process your personal data for direct marketing purposes. If you wish to exercise this right, you can submit a request to us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws.

Right to Withdraw Consent
If we are processing your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. If you wish to withdraw your consent, you can submit a request to us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. Please note that withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that we have carried out based on your consent before you withdrew it.

Contact Details

If you wish to exercise any of your data subject rights, or if you have any questions or concerns about how we process your personal data, please contact us using the following details:

dpo@starred.com

We will respond to your request or query within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws. Please note that we may need to verify your identity before we can fulfill your request.

Changes to this privacy statement

We reserve the right to make changes to this statement at any time. If we make any material changes, we will notify you via email or other means of communication, and the updated statement will be effective immediately upon posting.

We encourage you to review this statement regularly to stay informed of any updates. By continuing to use our service after any changes have been made, you agree to the updated privacy statement.

Contact us

Starred Group A/S

c/o Talenthub.io A/S

Store Kongensgade 72C

1264 Copenhagen

Denmark

support@starred.com
CRN (CVR): 38623508

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Candidate Privacy Policy

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Introduction

At Starred.com, we understand the importance of protecting your personal information and are committed to safeguarding your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose personal information from our users and visitors to our website, and online services (collectively, the “Services”).

By using our Services, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Services.

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected by Starred.com through our Services and does not apply to any third-party websites, applications, or services that may be linked to or from our Services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those third-party services before providing any personal information.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our privacy practices or legal obligations. We will notify you of any material changes to this Privacy Policy by posting a notice on our website or through other means, such as email. Your continued use of our Services following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy means you accept those changes.

Use of personal data

We understand that you may have concerns about the personal data you share with us. We want to be transparent about what data we collect and how we use it. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, or payment information.

We keep and use only personal data that you've provided directly, or when it's clear they were left for processing by us when provided. We may use the following types of data for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • IP address
  • The way you navigate through our service
  • Statistics as to how you use the service

We collect this data for the following purposes:

  • To provide you with our services
  • To personalize your experience with our services
  • To analyse how you use our services to identify areas for improvement
  • To send you important account information and updates

We use cookies on our website to provide you with a better user experience. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. We use cookies to remember your preferences and settings, to analyze how our website is used, and to personalize your experience.

The legal basis for processing your personal data is consent. We obtain your consent when you visit our website and accept our offer to use our service. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. If you wish to withdraw your consent, please contact us at dpo@starred.com.

Account

To access our service, you must register a user first. When you register, we collect personal data associated with the username you choose to share with us. This allows us to personalize your experience and keep you informed about updates to our service.

We will not disclose your personal data to third parties (other than the below listed) unless it is necessary to fulfill our agreement with you, or we are legally required to do so.

If we suspect fraudulent or abusive behavior related to the Starred.com feedback application, we may share your personal data with relevant authorities.

User responsibility

As a user of our platform, you agree to use the platform in a responsible and ethical manner. You agree not to use the platform to engage in any activity that violates any laws, infringes upon the rights of others, or interferes with the operation of the platform or any related services.

Furthermore, you agree to abide by the following guidelines:

  • After registering a user: Do not provide or post any personal identifiable information on the platform, including but not limited to your full name, home address, phone number, email address, social security number, or any financial information unless specifically asked to do so.
  • Do not copy and paste any contact details of a hiring manager or contact person from a job posting into the platform.
  • Do not engage in any activity that violates any laws, regulations, or the rights of any person or third party.
  • Do not attempt to access any part of the platform that you are not authorized to access.
  • Do not engage in any activity that could harm, disable, overburden, or impair the platform or interfere with any other user's use of the platform.

We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action against any user who violates these guidelines, including but not limited to terminating their account and reporting their activity to law enforcement authorities.

Third-Party service providers

We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our website and provide our services. These third-party service providers may have access to your personal information in order to perform tasks on our behalf. We strive to ensure that all third-party service providers we work with are reputable and have adequate security measures in place to protect your personal information.

Currently, we work with the following third-party service providers:

  • Mailgun: We use Mailgun for our email correspondence with users, this among others include welcome messages, notifications about profile deletion requests from users, etc.. Mailgun's privacy policy can be found on their website.
  • Google Big Query: We use Google Big Query to analyze and report on user data and behavioral patterns from the use of our products. The analyses are used for product development and reporting purposes.
  • AWS: We use AWS for our server and data infrastructure to serve you our application.

Please note that our use of third-party service providers may change over time. We will update this section of our privacy policy accordingly and notify you of any significant changes.

Security

We take the security of your personal data seriously and have implemented measures to protect it from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We use industry-standard security practices and technologies to safeguard your personal data.

However, no transmission over the internet or electronic storage system is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of your personal data. We encourage you to take steps to protect your personal data, such as using strong and unique passwords, logging out of your account when you finish using our service, and keeping your account information confidential by not sharing your credentials with anyone else.

If you have reason to believe that your personal data has been compromised, please contact us immediately so that we can take appropriate action.

Storage Period

Personal data provided by you will be stored in your account until the account is terminated or removed. However, in certain cases, we may need to store your data for a longer period of time to comply with legal requirements.

If you share personal data with us via contact forms or email, we will retain the data for as long as necessary to provide a complete response or handle your request. Once the purpose of the data collection has been fulfilled, we will delete the information unless we are required by law to keep it for a longer period of time.

Data Protection Officer (DPO)

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to oversee our data protection responsibilities and ensure that we are processing your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations.

Our DPO can be contacted by emailing dpo@starred.com. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the processing of your personal data or would like to exercise any of your data subject rights as outlined in this Privacy Policy, please contact our DPO.
Our DPO's responsibilities include:
Monitoring our compliance with applicable data protection laws and regulations;
Providing advice and guidance on data protection matters to employees and other individuals whose personal data we process;
Coordinating with regulatory authorities in the event of a data protection breach; and
Serving as a point of contact for individuals whose personal data we process regarding any questions, concerns, or requests related to their personal data.

Please note that our DPO is not responsible for handling any customer service or technical support inquiries. If you have a question or concern that is unrelated to data protection or privacy matters, please contact our customer service team at support@starred.com.

Exercise your rights

As a data controller, we respect your right to privacy and understand that you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. This section describes your data subject rights and explains how you can exercise them.

Right to Access
You have the right to request access to the personal data that we hold about you. If you wish to exercise this right, you can submit a request to us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws.

Right to Rectification
If you believe that any of the personal data that we hold about you is inaccurate, you have the right to request that we rectify it. You can submit a request to us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws.

Right to Erasure
You have the right to request that we delete the personal data that we hold about you in certain circumstances. If you wish to exercise this right, you can submit a request to us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws.

Right to Restrict Processing
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances. If you wish to exercise this right, you can submit a request to us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws.

Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive a copy of the personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. If you wish to exercise this right, you can submit a request to us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws.

Right to Object
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, including where we process your personal data for direct marketing purposes. If you wish to exercise this right, you can submit a request to us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws.

Right to Withdraw Consent
If we are processing your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. If you wish to withdraw your consent, you can submit a request to us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. Please note that withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that we have carried out based on your consent before you withdrew it.

Contact Details

If you wish to exercise any of your data subject rights, or if you have any questions or concerns about how we process your personal data, please contact us using the following details:

dpo@starred.com

We will respond to your request or query within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws. Please note that we may need to verify your identity before we can fulfill your request.

Changes to this privacy statement

We reserve the right to make changes to this statement at any time. If we make any material changes, we will notify you via email or other means of communication, and the updated statement will be effective immediately upon posting.

We encourage you to review this statement regularly to stay informed of any updates. By continuing to use our service after any changes have been made, you agree to the updated privacy statement.

Contact us

Starred Group A/S

c/o Talenthub.io A/S

Store Kongensgade 72C

1264 Copenhagen

Denmark

support@starred.com
CRN (CVR): 38623508