Note: This is a preliminary privacy policy. Before official launch, this document will be reviewed and approved by legal counsel to ensure full compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable privacy regulations.
1. Introduction
Welcome to Sparc. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website or use our platform, and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
2. Data We Collect
We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you:
- Identity Data: name, username, or similar identifier
- Contact Data: email address, telephone numbers
- Profile Data: your interests, preferences, feedback, and survey responses
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information
- Usage Data: information about how you use our website and services
- Professional Data: work history, skills, qualifications (for candidates)
- Company Data: company name, size, industry (for employers)
3. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data for:
- Providing and managing your account
- Delivering our skills-based hiring platform services
- Matching candidates with job opportunities
- Evaluating challenge submissions using AI
- Communicating with you about our services
- Improving our website and services
- Complying with legal obligations
4. Data Sharing
We may share your personal data with:
- Companies: When you participate in challenges, companies may view your anonymous performance data. Your personal details are only shared with your explicit consent
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf (hosting, analytics, AI services)
- Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights
We never sell your personal data to third parties.
5. Data Security
We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, accessed, altered, or disclosed in an unauthorized way. We use industry-standard encryption and security practices.
6. Data Retention
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
7. Your Rights
Under data protection laws, you have rights including:
- Access: Request access to your personal data
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
- Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
- Object: Object to processing of your personal data
- Portability: Request transfer of your data to another party
- Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent where we rely on it
8. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience and allows us to improve our site. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, but some features may not function properly.
9. Third-Party Links
Our website may include links to third-party websites. We do not control these websites and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@sparc.app
We aim to respond to all legitimate requests within one month.