Privacy Policy

Welcome to SkillHive! We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at c.ikelua.23@abdn.ac.uk

Skillhive is committed to protecting your personal information and being clear about the information we collect and how we use it. We take our responsibilities seriously as the controller of your personal information under data protection law.

This privacy notice describes how we might use your information if you visit our website at www.skillhive.pro, use our platform services, or otherwise engage with us. It aims to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant data protection laws.

1. What Information Do We Collect?

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the platform, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the platform (such as posting projects, applying for projects, sending messages, updating your profile) or otherwise when you contact us.

The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the platform, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

• Personal Information Provided by You: Name, email address, password (hashed), role (job seeker/employer), university ID (optional), profile details (bio, skills, availability, LinkedIn URL), project details (title, description, skills required, location, budget, payment type), application messages, messages between users.
• Information Automatically Collected: We may automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the platform. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our platform and other technical information.

2. How Do We Use Your Information?

We use personal information collected via our platform for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations.

• To facilitate account creation and logon process.
• To manage user accounts and profiles.
• To enable user-to-user communications (e.g., messaging, applications).
• To post and manage projects and applications.
• To send administrative information to you.
• To protect our Services (e.g., for fraud monitoring and prevention, content moderation).
• To enforce our terms, conditions and policies.
• To respond to legal requests and prevent harm.
• For other business purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our platform, products, marketing and your experience.

3. Will Your Information Be Shared With Anyone?

We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.

Specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations:

• Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work (e.g., email delivery via MailerSend, hosting providers, analytics).
• Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
• User Interactions: When you interact with other users (e.g., apply for a project, send a message), certain information like your name, profile details, and your message content will be visible to those users.

4. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

5. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.

6. What Are Your Privacy Rights (GDPR)?

If you are resident in the European Economic Area (EEA) or UK, you have certain data protection rights. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. To make such a request, please use the contact details provided below.

You also have the right to withdraw consent at any time where SkillHive relied on your consent to process your personal information.

7. Do We Make Updates to This Notice?

Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last Updated" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible.

8. How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at [Your Contact Email] or by post to:

[Your Company Name/Individual Name]
[Your Address Line 1]
[Your Address Line 2]
[City, Post Code]
[Country]