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The WRN! Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

How we handle your data and keep it secure

Protecting your privacy is paramount to us. Our Privacy Policy details how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information while you explore our platform for remote job opportunities. We are committed to transparency and ensuring your data remains secure.

By using our services, you entrust us with your information, and we take this responsibility seriously. This policy outlines our practices, ensuring your trust and confidence as you navigate our job board. Thank you for being a part of our remote job-seeking community and for taking your time to join us.

Updated Dec 1, 2023

Work Remote Now! Inc. (“Work Remote Now!”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is dedicated to safeguarding the privacy of personal information (defined as any data concerning an identified or identifiable natural person) of visitors to any of Work Remote Now!'s owned sites and/or services, encompassing but not restricted to: Work Remote Now! (workremotenow.com) (the “Site”), and individuals using the services available therein (the “Services”). Modifications to this Privacy Policy will be published on the Site and/or Services and will become effective upon publication. Your continuous use of the Site and/or Services subsequent to the posting of any modification to this Privacy Policy signifies your acknowledgment and acceptance of said modification.

Agreement for Information Collection and Utilization

Upon registering as a user of our Site and Services, we request personal information necessary for activating your account, delivering the Services, communicating account-related updates, and for purposes delineated within this Privacy Policy. To facilitate the Services, we may require details such as your name, company name, address, contact number, email address, credit card details, and specific other information. You may disclose these details during your utilization of the Services. Additionally, you will be prompted to generate a username and confidential password, constituting part of your account particulars.

By providing personal information to us and engaging our services, you willingly grant consent for the collection, utilization, and disclosure of such personal information as delineated in this Privacy Policy. The principal legal grounds for processing your personal information are predominantly the necessity of processing for the provision of Services and the pursuit of legitimate interests, as elaborated below. It is noteworthy that, notwithstanding the aforementioned, we may, on certain occasions, seek your explicit consent when collecting, using, or disclosing your personal information in specific circumstances.

We implement measures to restrict access to your personal information solely to employees who require such access to fulfill their job responsibilities. Your personal or account information may be utilized and disclosed for the subsequent purposes:

For the provision of the Site and Services to you and other users, to enhance the Site and Services' quality through surveys and feedback activities, to administer and govern your account information, and to verify Site and Services access rights; for billing purposes; for communication with you (with consideration to your opt-out rights as delineated in this Privacy Policy), encompassing, but not limited to, providing information about the Services, notifying you of changes or additions to the Services, or the availability of other services or features; to evaluate service levels, monitor traffic patterns, and assess the popularity of different Site and Services features; to enforce compliance with this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Service; to counteract fraud or error and respond to claims of any rights violation, ours or those of third parties; to address customer service requests from you; to safeguard the rights, property, or personal safety of you, us, our users, and the public; and as mandated to comply with applicable laws or as authorized by applicable laws. In the context of billing (for paid accounts) and payment processing, Work Remote Now! utilizes third-party payment gateways, such as Stripe, who will handle your credit card and other payment information following their respective privacy policies. Work Remote Now! bears no liability to you or any other party for damages resulting from unauthorized use, publication, disclosure, or any other form of misuse of such payment information, including credit card details.

In disclosing your personal information to third parties, we undertake reasonable measures to ensure adherence to the guidelines stipulated in this Privacy Policy. We further ascertain that these third parties furnish adequate assurances to deploy suitable technical and organizational measures.

Your personal information might undergo storage and processing in countries where we maintain facilities or where we engage third-party service providers. By utilizing the Services, you consent to the transfer of data to nations beyond your country of residence, which may possess distinct data protection regulations compared to those in your country. While this information resides outside of Canada, it is bound by the laws of the hosting country and may be susceptible to disclosure to governments, courts, or law enforcement or regulatory agencies in adherence to the laws of that particular country. Nevertheless, our practices concerning your personal information will consistently adhere to this Privacy Policy. Additionally, if applicable, we shall adhere to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) ensuring adequate protection for the transfer of personal data from the EU/EEA to third countries.

Periodically, we may engage in communication regarding our products, services, news, and events. You retain the choice to decline receiving such information. Within all email correspondence of this nature, we offer an opt-out feature, or alternatively, upon your request instructing us to refrain from transmitting this information, we will cease communication for this purpose. The sole category of these communications that cannot be declined pertains to announcements essential for communicating information about the Services, encompassing details specific to your Account, planned Service interruptions, and outages. We endeavor to limit this form of communication to the minimum necessary.

Age of Consent

We do not knowingly offer the Services to individuals under the age of consent, nor do we intentionally collect personal information from them. For residents in EU/EEA countries, users must be at least 16 years old or meet the minimum age requirement stipulated by their country to register for or use our Services. For users in countries outside the EU/EEA, the minimum age to use our Services is 13 years old or as specified by the respective country. Apart from meeting the minimum age requirements under applicable law to access our Services, if you lack the authority to consent to our Privacy Policy as per your country's regulations, your parent or guardian must consent to our Privacy Policy on your behalf. Should you have any concerns regarding your child’s personal information, please contact us at [email protected].

The Site and Services are not designed for individuals under 13 years of age, and individuals below this age bracket should not provide any personal information via, on, or through the Site or Services. We do not intentionally gather personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13 years old, refrain from utilizing, disclosing personal data to, on, or through the Site or Services, engaging in purchases, utilizing interactive or public comment features, or revealing personal information such as name, address, contact details, or any screen name or username. Upon discovering that we have inadvertently collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without confirmed parental consent, we will promptly delete this information. If you suspect that we possess information from or about a child under 13, please contact us via the provided email address in the preceding paragraph.

Rights to Your Information

You possess the entitlement to access and modify your information using the web interface integrated into the Services. Upon written request, and upon substantiation of identity, you retain the right to access the personal information held, utilized, or disclosed by us, and request appropriate corrections where necessary, in compliance with applicable legal authorizations or obligations. To ensure the accuracy and currency of your personal information in our records, kindly notify us promptly of any changes to your personal information via mail or email.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you may have additional entitlements and/or rights, including: (i) the right to withdraw consent to processing where consent is the basis of processing; (ii) the right to access your personal information and certain other supplementary information, under certain conditions; (iii) the right to object to unlawful data processing, under certain conditions; (iv) the right to erasure of personal information about you, under certain conditions; (v) the right to demand that we restrict processing of your personal information, under certain conditions, if you believe we have exceeded the legitimate basis for processing, processing is no longer necessary, are processing, or believe your personal information is inaccurate; (vi) the right to data portability of personal information concerning you that you provided us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, under certain conditions; (vii) the right object to decisions being taken by automated means which produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you, under certain conditions; (viii) the right to lodge a complaint with data protection authorities. For a more detailed understanding of your rights under the GDPR, you can refer to the European Commission’s Data Protection page.

Aggregated Data

We might employ your personal information to create Aggregated Data for internal purposes and selective sharing with others. “Aggregated Data” pertains to data records devoid of potentially identifying user information, manipulated or combined to offer generalized, anonymous insights. Your identity and personal details will remain anonymous within Aggregated Data.

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Cookies and Log Files

We utilize cookies and log files to monitor user information. Cookies, small data parcels transferred to your web browser by a web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive, are employed for tracking a visitor’s viewed page variant, detecting clicks on a page variant, observing traffic trends, and assessing the popularity of service options. This information guides us in delivering pertinent content and services to you.

Third Parties’ & Interest-Based Ads

We lack control over third parties' collection or utilization of your information for interest-based advertising purposes. Nevertheless, these third parties might offer options allowing you to opt out of having your information collected or used in this manner. You retain the choice to opt out of receiving targeted ads from Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) members through the NAI’s website.

Security and Retention

We endeavor to forestall unauthorized access to your personal information. However, no mode of data transmission over the Internet, through wireless devices, or via airways can ensure absolute security. We have instituted and maintain rational security protocols and practices (commensurate with the nature of the gathered information) to shield it from unauthorized disclosure. We remain committed to refining security procedures by embracing new technologies and methodologies as they emerge.

It is highly advisable that you refrain from disclosing your password to any individual or entity.

Please be mindful that you exercise control over the personal information you provide while utilizing the Site and Services. Ultimately, you bear the responsibility for safeguarding the confidentiality of your identification, passwords, and/or any personal information within your possession for Site and/or Services usage. Exercise caution and responsibility concerning your personal information. We disclaim responsibility for, and lack control over, the utilization by others of any information you share with them. It is advisable to be prudent in selecting the personal information you disclose to others through the Site or Services. Likewise, we disclaim any responsibility for the substance of personal information or other data received from other users through the Site or Services, and you release us from any liability associated with the contents of any personal information or other data obtained using the Site or Services. We cannot guarantee, or take responsibility for validating, the accuracy of personal information or other data supplied by any third party. By using such personal information or other data of others, you absolve us from any liability.

We will retain your personal information for the duration necessary or as mandated by relevant laws, regulations, or governmental directives.

Merge of company

In the event that Work Remote Now! undergoes a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal information may be shared with our advisors, potential buyers, or their respective advisors. It might also be included among the transferred assets. Rest assured, your personal information will continuously be governed by our Privacy Policy.

Changes to this Policy

We reserve the right to periodically revise this Privacy Policy. In the event of such updates, we will dispatch an email notification to users subscribed to the Company News list. Additionally, we will include a site banner to notify users who might not be subscribed. If the alteration significantly impacts the handling of your personal data and we possess your email but you are not subscribed to the Company News list, we will send you an email. (Please ensure we have your current email address for this purpose.)

Contact Us

For inquiries, comments regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, to request access or correction, to exercise pertinent rights, to file a complaint, or to acquire details about our policies and practices concerning service providers beyond Canada, please contact our Privacy Officer (or Data Protection Officer) via mail or email using the following contact information: by email at [email protected].

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