Privacy Policy
Last Updated: July 18 2024
This Privacy Policy describes the privacy practices of Zethos, Inc. dba Truework (“Truework”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) and how we handle personal information that we collect through our website, www.truework.com, and any other website or service that links to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Service” or “Services”).
We may collect information about representatives of our enterprise customers (“Requesters”), Requesters’ current and prospective employees, tenants, or customers (“Consumers”), website visitors, and others. The information we collect and how we use it depends on how you interact with the Services.
Our use of information that is subject to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §1681, et seq., including all regulations promulgated thereunder (“FCRA”) is governed by our Terms of Use or Terms and Conditions for Consumers, as applicable.
Personal Information Collection
Information you provide to us:
- Contact information, such as your first and last name, phone number, mailing and email address, and professional title.
- Account information, such as the username and password you use to access our Services, and other information you add or upload to your account profile as part of the registration process.
- Feedback or correspondence, such as information you provide when you contact us with questions, feedback, or otherwise correspond with us online.
- Payment information needed to complete your transactions with us, including name, payment card information, and billing information. This information is processed by our payment service provider, Stripe, which may handle your payment information in accordance with its own privacy policy. We do not have access to your full payment card information.
- Usage information, such as information about how you use the Services and interact with us, including information associated with any content you upload to the Services or otherwise submit, and information you provide when you use any interactive features of the Services.
- Marketing information, such as your preferences for receiving communications about our Services, and details about how you engage with our communications.
- Other information that we may collect, which is not specifically listed here, but which we will use in accordance with this Privacy Policy or as otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.
Please note that we may also receive some of this information from other users of the Services. For example, a Requester may provide certain information about the Consumers with whom the Requester is transacting or engaging.
Information we obtain from third parties:
- Social media. We may maintain pages on social media platforms, such as X, LinkedIn, Facebook, and other third-party platforms. When you visit or interact with our pages on those platforms, the platform provider’s privacy policy will apply to your interactions and their collection, use and processing of your personal information. You or the platforms may provide us with information through the platform, and we will treat such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
- Third-party login information. When you link, connect, or login to the Services with a third party service (e.g. Google), you direct the service to send us information (e.g., contact information) controlled by that service or as authorized by you via your privacy settings at that service.
- Other sources. We may obtain your personal information from other third parties, such as publicly-available sources, and data providers.
Automatic data collection. We and our service providers may automatically log information about you, your computer or mobile device, and your interaction over time with our website and the Services, our communications and other online services, such as:
- Device data, such as your computer’s or mobile device’s operating system type and version, manufacturer and model, browser type, screen resolution, RAM and disk size, CPU usage, device type (e.g., phone, tablet), IP address, language settings, mobile device carrier, radio/network information (e.g., WiFi, LTE, 3G), and general location information such as city, state, or geographic area.
- Online activity data, such as pages or screens you viewed, how long you spent on a page or screen, the website you visited before browsing to the website, navigation paths between pages or screens, information about your activity on a page or screen, access times, and duration of access, and whether you have opened our marketing emails or clicked links within them.
Our advertising partners may also collect certain information (such as IP address) about visitors to our website www.truework.com for the interest-based advertising purposes described below.
We use the following tools for automatic data collection:
- Cookies, which are text files that websites store on a visitor‘s device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser for the purpose of helping you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, enabling functionality, and helping us understand user activity and patterns.
- Local storage technologies, like HTML5, that provide cookie-equivalent functionality but can store larger amounts of data, including on your device outside of your browser in connection with specific applications.
- Web beacons, also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs, which are used to demonstrate that a webpage or email was accessed or opened, or that certain content was viewed or clicked.
Personal Information Use
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
To operate our Services:
- Provide, operate, maintain, secure, and improve our Services.
- Provide information about our Services.
- Communicate with you about our Services, including by sending you announcements, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages.
- Understand your needs and interests, and personalize your experience with our Services and our communications.
- Respond to your requests, questions, and feedback.
Research and development. As part of these activities, we may create aggregated, de-identified or other anonymous data from personal information we collect. We may use this anonymous data and share it with third parties for our lawful business purposes, including to analyze and improve the Services, and promote our business.
For marketing and advertising. We, our service providers, and our third-party advertising partners may collect and use personal information for the following marketing and advertising purposes:
- Direct marketing. We may send you direct marketing communications as permitted by law, including by email. You may opt-out of our marketing communications as described in the “Opt-out of marketing communications” section below.
- Interest-based advertising. We may engage advertising partners, including third party advertising companies and social media companies, to display ads on the Services and other online services. These companies may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about website visitors’ interactions over time across our website (www.truework.com), our communications, and other online services, and use that information to serve online ads that they think will interest those website visitors. This is called interest-based advertising. We may also share information about our users with these companies to facilitate interest-based advertising to our or similar users (known as a “lookalike audience”) on other online platforms. You can learn more about your choices for limiting interest-based advertising in the “Limit online tracking” section below.
Compliance and protection, including to:
- Comply with applicable laws, lawful requests, and legal process, such as to respond to subpoenas or requests from government authorities.
- Protect our, your or others’ rights, privacy, safety, or property (including by making and defending legal claims).
- Audit our internal processes for compliance with legal and contractual requirements and internal policies.
- Enforce the terms and conditions that govern our website and Services.
- Prevent, identify, investigate and deter fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity, including cyberattacks and identity theft.
Personal Information Sharing
We may share your personal information with:
Affiliates. Our corporate affiliates for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Service providers. Companies and individuals that provide services on our behalf or help us operate our Services or our business (such as hosting, information technology, customer support, email delivery, and website analytics services).
Other users of the Services, to the extent that those users are involved in the same transaction or engagement. For example, we may share certain information about Consumers who are seeking employment with a Requester.
Professional advisors. Professional advisors, such as lawyers, auditors, bankers, and insurers, where necessary in the course of the professional services that they render to us.
Authorities and others. Law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties, as we believe in good faith to be necessary or appropriate for the compliance and protection purposes described above.
Business transferees. Acquirers and other relevant participants in business transactions (or negotiations for such transactions) involving a corporate divestiture, merger, consolidation, acquisition, reorganization, sale, or other disposition of all or any portion of the business or assets of, or equity interests in, Truework (including, in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceedings).
Advertising partners. Third party advertising companies, including for the interest-based advertising purposes described above, which may collect information on Services through cookies and other automated technologies.
Your Rights and Choices
Opt out of marketing communications. You may opt out of marketing-related communications by following the opt-out or unsubscribe instructions contained in the marketing communications we send you.
Limit online tracking: Here are some of the ways you can limit online tracking:
- Block cookies. Most browsers let you remove or reject cookies, including cookies used for interest-based advertising. To do this, follow the instructions in your browser settings. Many browsers accept cookies by default until you change your settings. Use the following links to learn more about how to control cookies and online tracking through your browser:
- Firefox; Chrome; Microsoft Edge; Safari
- Limit the use of advertising ID. You may be able to limit use of your mobile device’s advertising ID for interest-based advertising purposes through your device’s settings.
- Use privacy plug-ins or browsers. You can block our Services from setting cookies used for interest-based ads by using a browser with privacy features, like Brave, or installing browser plugins like Privacy Badger, DuckDuckGo, Ghostery or uBlock Origin, and configuring them to block third party cookies/trackers.
- Advertising industry opt-outs. You can also use these opt-out options to limit use of your information for interest-based advertising by participating companies:
- Digital Advertising Alliance
- Network Advertising Initiative
- Platform opt-outs. The following advertising platforms offer opt-out features that let you opt out of use of your information for interest-based advertising:
- Google opt-out
- LinkedIn opt-out
- Microsoft opt-out
Note that the above opt-out mechanisms are specific to the device or browser on which they are exercised. You will need to opt out on every browser and device that you use.
Personal information requests. We offer you choices that affect how we handle the personal information that we process. Depending on your location and the nature of your interactions with our Services, you may request the following in relation to personal information:
- Information about how we have collected and used personal information. We have made this information available to you without having to request it by including it in this Privacy Policy.
- Access to a copy of the personal information that we have collected about you. Where applicable, we will provide the information in a portable, machine-readable, readily usable format.
- Correction of personal information that is inaccurate or out of date.
- Deletion of personal information that we no longer need to provide the Services or for other lawful purposes.
- Opt out of use of your information for interest-based advertising. To exercise this right, you can click the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link on the footer of our website.
Please note that these rights may not apply to information that we process that is subject to FCRA. For information about users’ rights under the FCRA, please see our Terms and Conditions for Consumers and Terms and Conditions for Requesters.
To make a request, please email us or write to us as provided in the “Contact Us” section below. We may ask for specific information from you to help us confirm your identity. Depending on where you reside, you may be entitled to empower an authorized agent to submit requests on your behalf. We will require authorized agents to confirm their identity and authority, in accordance with applicable laws. You are entitled to exercise the rights described above free from discrimination.
Limits on your privacy rights and choices. In some instances, your choices may be limited, such as where fulfilling your request would impair the rights of others, our ability to provide a service you have requested, or our ability to comply with our legal obligations and enforce our legal rights. If you are not satisfied with how we address your request, you may submit a complaint by contacting us as provided in the “Contact Us” section below. Depending on where you reside, you may have the right to complain to a data protection regulator where you live or work, or where you feel a violation has occurred.
Do Not Track. Some Internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit. We currently do not respond to "Do Not Track" or similar signals. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
Links to Other Websites
The Services may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by us. The information that you share with these third party sites will be governed by the specific privacy policies and terms of service of the third party sites and not by this Privacy Policy. By providing these links we do not imply that we endorse or have reviewed these sites. Please contact the third party sites directly for information on their privacy practices and policies.
Retention
We keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, while we have a business need to do so, or as required by law (e.g. for tax, legal, accounting, or other purposes), whichever is longer.
Data Security
Truework takes reasonable steps (including physical, electronic and procedural measures) to protect personal information provided via the Services from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Please note however, that Truework cannot guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server software. No Internet or email transmission or electronic storage of information is ever fully secure or error free. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send via the Services. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any personal information to Truework via the Internet.
Children
Truework does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. Truework encourages parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s Internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by instructing their children never to provide personal information on the Services without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided personal information to Truework through the Services, please contact us, and Truework will endeavor to delete that information from its databases.
Changes to Privacy Policy
Our business may change from time to time. As a result, at times it may be necessary for Truework to make changes to this Privacy Policy. Truework reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time without prior notice. Please review this policy periodically, and especially before you provide any personal information. This Privacy Policy was last updated on the date indicated above. Your continued use of the Services after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
Please also feel free to contact us if you have any questions about Truework’s Privacy Policy or the information practices of the Services, or if you have a request to make pursuant to these terms. You may contact us as follows: support@truework.com or 1 (844) 403-7964.