Hate Checker's Website and Platform Privacy Policy
Hate Checker and our affiliates ("Hate Checker," "we," "our," or "us") place a high priority on transparently communicating our personal data practices and ensuring the safety and appropriate use of the personal data we process.
Please read this Privacy Policy ("Policy") thoroughly to ensure you fully understand and agree to it.
You are not legally obligated to provide us with personal data, and you may choose to do so at your discretion and consent. If you prefer not to provide your personal data or to have it processed by us, please refrain from interacting with us or using our Service.
This Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, storage, use, and disclosure of personal data concerning:
- Website visitors, potential clients, or partners ("Visitors") who visit or interact with our website, hatechecker.com, participate in our events/webinars, and emails or communications under our control (collectively, the "Sites");
- Customers ("Customers") and their authorized users ("Users") who engage with us to use the Hate Checker Platform and other tools and features we provide as part of our services (the "Platform"; together with the Sites – "Service");
- Applicants ("Applicants") about whom background checks are conducted through the Platform by our Customers.
Hereafter, Visitors and Users will be referred to as "you."
Data Collection
Data Collected Directly: We collect personal data that you provide, such as your name, workplace, position, contact details, and for Users, account login details, when you visit our Sites, use our Service, create an account, or interact with us via social media.
Data Received from Third parties: We may receive data about you from other sources, such as event organizers or our Service Providers, which may include contact and professional details.
Data Concerning Applicants: Hate Checker provides wide data coverage to improve the accuracy of background checks and offer timely and intelligible results so our Customers (affiliates, employers, and alike) can make informed decisions regarding their business. For purposes of Intelligo background checks, we receive from the Customer data concerning Applicants. We may also obtain data on Applicants via public records or from third-party data providers. Such data may include, but is not limited to, the following: name, date of birth, government-issued identification numbers, contact information, professional information, education information, legal and regulatory information, asset information, and financial information.
These types of data will only be collected and processed as part of the Service as instructed by our Customers; we do so on behalf of our Customer, who is the data controller of such data.
Personal Data Uses
Hate Checker uses personal data for various purposes, including to:
- Operate and provide our Service and conduct background checks;
- Authenticate User identities and provide Service access;
- Offer customer support;
- Enhance and improve our Service and algorithms;
- Conduct marketing and advertising efforts;
- Communicate service-related and promotional messages;
- Enhance data security and fraud prevention;
- Comply with legal obligations.
Personal Data Sharing
With Service Providers: We may share personal data with third-party Service Providers to help manage and protect our Service. These providers offer hosting, analytics, billing, and marketing automation services, among others.
With Customers and Users: We may share reports about Applicants with Users within the Customer’s account. User-related data is shared with the Customer account's administrators.
Internal and Business Transfers: Personal data may be shared internally within our group or transferred to another entity in the case of a structural change, ensuring protection at the level stated in this Policy.
Legal Disclosures: We may disclose personal data as required by law or to protect any individual’s safety or rights.
Aggregated and Analytical Information
We may share anonymized and aggregated data derived from personal data with Customers or business partners.
Accessing Personal Data
At any time, you can contact us at [email protected] and request to access the personal data that we keep about you. We will ask you to provide us certain credentials to make sure that you are who you claim to be and, to the extent required under applicable law, will make good-faith efforts to locate the personal data you request to access.
If you find that your personal data is not accurate, complete, or up-to-date, or if you believe that the processing of such data violates applicable law, you can request the correction, amendment or deletion of your personal data.
We will use judgment and due care to redact personal data related to others from the data that we will make available to you.
Personal Data Retention
We retain personal data as necessary for the purposes stated in this Policy, as permitted by law, and according to our Customers’ instructions.
Personal Data Location
Your personal data may be stored and processed in various locations globally, as necessary for our Service's proper performance or as required by law.
Cookies and Trackers
We use cookies to enhance your experience with our Service for analytics and marketing purposes. You can manage cookies through your browser settings.
Communications
We may contact you about new features, offerings, or other information we believe is valuable. You can opt out of promotional communications at any time.
Data Security
We take steps to protect your personal data and maintain its confidentiality. We have implemented physical, electronic, and organizational procedures to safeguard your data.
Additional Information and Contact Details
Updates and Amendments: This Policy may be updated periodically. You may reject changes by discontinuing use of the Service.
Children’s Privacy: Our Services are not designed to attract children under the age of 16: we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children and do not wish to do so. If we learn that a person under the age of 16 is using the Services, we will attempt to prohibit and block such use and will do our best to promptly delete any Personal data stored with us concerning such child. If you believe that we might have any such data, please contact us by e-mail at [email protected]
Contact: For questions or concerns about our Policy, to make a complaint, or to request personal data deletion, please email us at [email protected].
Last updated: November 2nd, 2023