Immigrant Buddies - Privacy Policy

I. Categories of Personal Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

• Contact information, including first and last name, email address, phone number.
• Personal identifiers, including photos, signature, language, or other preferences and inputs (such as areas of support requested).
• Demographic information, such as age, gender, zip code, country of origin.
• Employment information, such as occupation, education, professional qualifications, references, and work history.
• Location information, such as city/state and/or zip code.
• Communications, such as messages, emails, and correspondences.
• Internet or other electronic network activity, such as IP address, device type, operating system, and browser type, and your interactions with the Services.
• Inferences information: we may combine the information we collect to make inferences about your preferences.

In addition to the above categories, you may choose to provide us with additional personal information, such as when you attend an event, contact or communicate with us, fill in a form or survey, submit an application for employment, or otherwise choose to make additional information available on the Services. The specific personal information that we may collect depends on your use of the Services and interactions with us.

You may also choose to voluntarily post and share information such as through comments, posts, and reviews through forums and other features we may choose to offer from time to time including through our Services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any public information that you choose to provide or make available.

II. How We Collect Personal Information

We may collect the above categories of personal information from you from the following sources:

• Directly from you and others. We receive information through the interactions with and use of our Services, such as when you interact with us at an event, complete any forms or submissions, or communicate with us. If you choose to make available personal information for or about other individuals, you represent that you have the necessary rights and consents to do so and permit us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
• Automatically through the Services. When you use our Services, certain personal information may be collected automatically from your device and browser (including through cookies and similar technologies).
• From third party service providers and business partners. We may receive personal information from service providers and vendors whom we engage to perform services on our behalf.
• From legal claims, disputes, requests, and orders, including from any government agencies or authorities, and any other person who may be involved in the matter.
• From government sources, records and other publicly available personal information.

III. How We Use Personal Information

We may use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide you with our Services, including facilitating communications with us and others, processing donations and payments, and providing customer support.
• To develop, analyze, and improve the Services, including troubleshooting, understanding how the Services are used and developing and personalizing new offerings and initiatives.
• To improve marketing efforts and send you communications.
• For security and safety, including verifying applications and credentials, providing a secure experience, and detecting, investigating, and preventing malicious conduct.
• To comply with legal obligations, and as permitted by law, including to protect our rights, to comply with our obligations under applicable law, respond to a valid judicial warrant or court order, investigate legal proceedings, and to enforce or investigate potential or actual violations of our terms or policies.

IV. How We Share Personal Information

We may disclose your personal information with the following entities:

• Our affiliates: We may share your personal information with other companies related to us, including our partners and affiliates in connection with our Services and business activities.
• To Service Providers: We may share personal information with our service providers and vendors to enable us to operate our business and perform our Services, such as hosting services and other IT services providers, payment processors, email communication providers, security, marketing, research, and analytics services.
• Other Third Parties or Persons: We may share your personal information to other third parties or persons, such as with your consent or at your direction, including when you choose to use our networking and chat Services to connect with peers. We may also share your personal information to satisfy applicable laws or regulations.

V. Security

We use commercially reasonable security controls to help protect personal information from unauthorized access. However, the confidentiality and security of information transmitted over the internet can never be guaranteed. Please use caution when transmitting personal information and contact us if you believe your personal information may be at risk. Immigrant Buddies is not responsible for the privacy or security practices of any third parties or websites we do not own or control.

VI. Data Retention

We retain your personal information as long as reasonably necessary to provide Services and comply with any applicable legal obligations. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, along with:

• The time necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected the information;
• The duration and status of your connection with us;
• The retention period required for our compliance with legal, regulatory, or government requirements; and
• Our internal obligations, contractual commitments and other requirements.

VII. Children

Our Services are generally intended for people 18 years and older, and are not directed to children. We do not sell or share the personal information of children. If you have reason to believe that we have collected personal information about a child without appropriate consent or permission from a parent or guardian, please contact us at info@immigrantbuddies.com.

VIII. Visitors from Outside the United States

We operate in the United States, and personal information collected pursuant to this Privacy Policy may be accessed from and/or stored by us, or those acting on our behalf. If you use our Services from outside the United States, you acknowledge that your personal information may be transferred to or accessed from other countries, including the United States, and consent to such transfer or access. If you have questions about data transfers or safeguards, please contact us at info@immigrantbuddies.com.

IX. Your Rights

Subject to certain exceptions and depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights, such as the right to:

• Access your personal information in an interoperable format.
• Delete your personal information.
• Correct inaccurate personal information.
• Restrict processing of your personal information.

We will not restrict or deny you access to our Services because of choices and requests you make in connection with your personal information.

X. Exercising Your Rights

If you would like to exercise rights available to you, you can contact us by email at info@immigrantbuddies.com. Please note that we may ask you to provide information to verify your identity before we process your request. If we deny your request, you may submit an appeal by contacting us via email.

To opt-out of certain marketing communications, you may click on the "unsubscribe" link or opt-out contained at the bottom of any marketing email we send you. If you receive SMS/text messages from us and do not wish to receive future text messages, text STOP in response to any text message received.

XI. Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to account for changes in how we collect and process your personal information. For material updates, we will provide notice or obtain consent as required by law.

XII. Contact

You can contact us with questions about this Privacy Policy or exercise your rights by contacting us at: