Privacy Policy
1.1 Contact and Calendar Information
We collect personal data when others sync their calendars with our Services, associate contacts with Member profiles, scan business cards, or send messages (including connection requests). If you or others sync email accounts with our Services, we collect email header information linked to Member profiles.
1.2 Customers, Partners, and Related Companies
We receive personal data from customers and partners, such as employers or applicant tracking systems providing job application data. Additionally, we collect data from our Affiliates, including Microsoft, when you use related services like Outlook to enhance networking opportunities.
1.3 Service Use
We log your visits and interactions with our Services, including mobile apps. This includes site and app activity, searches, content interactions, and job applications. We use log-ins, cookies, device details, and IP addresses to identify users and track engagement.
1.4 Cookies and Similar Technologies
We collect data using cookies, pixels, and ad tags to recognize devices and interactions across different platforms. We also gather additional device data outside designated regions to provide personalized ads. Users can opt-out of tracking for ad targeting.
1.5 Device and Location Information
We collect data when you visit or leave our Services, including referring URLs, device details (e.g., IP address, browser, mobile carrier), and location data when enabled. If GPS tracking is used, we will request opt-in consent.
1.6 Communications
We collect information about your communications through our Services, including messaging, events, and marketing interactions. Automated systems help moderate content and suggest responses to improve user experience.
1.7 Workplace and School Information
When organizations provide access to premium Services, we receive data about users and their eligibility. This includes information about administrators and authorized users of business-related Services.
1.8 Third-Party Sites and Services
We receive data when you interact with third-party sites containing our ads, cookies, or plugins. This includes visits to services using LinkedIn login authentication.
1.9 Other Information
Our Services evolve, which may lead to new data collection and usage methods. If changes impact how we collect or share personal data, we will notify users and update this Privacy Policy.
2.1 Services
We use your data to facilitate connections, career opportunities, and professional growth. Our platform allows members to search for jobs, share expertise, and interact with others. Data analysis and AI help enhance these experiences.
2.2 Premium Services
Premium Services offer advanced search capabilities and communication tools for business, sales, and recruitment purposes. Limited profile data may be exported unless users opt out.
2.3 Communications
We contact users through various channels, including email, notifications, and text messages. Communication settings allow users to manage message preferences, but service-related messages (e.g., security updates) are mandatory.
2.4 Advertising
We display tailored ads both on and off our Services. Ad targeting is based on: Advertising technology (cookies, ad tags, device identifiers), Member-provided information (e.g., profile details, job title), Service usage data (e.g., search history, engagement metrics), Partner and vendor insights, Inferred data (e.g., estimated industry, job seniority, interests).
2.5 Marketing
We promote our Services through invitations and personalized recommendations to encourage networking and engagement.
2.6 Developing Services and Research
We use data for research and development to improve our Services, foster user engagement, and connect professionals to opportunities. Aggregated data may be shared in research reports.
2.7 Customer Support
We use data to help you and fix problems. We use data (which can include your communications) to investigate, respond to and resolve complaints and for Service issues (e.g., bugs).
2.8 Insights That Do Not Identify You
We use data to generate insights that do not identify you. We use your data to perform analytics to produce and share insights that do not identify you.
2.9 Security and Investigations
We use data for security, fraud prevention and investigations. We and our Affiliates, including Microsoft, may use your data (including your communications) for security purposes or to prevent or investigate possible fraud or other violations of the law, our User Agreement and/or attempts to harm our Members, Visitors, company, Affiliates, or others.
3.1 Our Services
Any data that you include on your profile and any content you post or social action (e.g., likes, follows, comments, shares) you take on our Services will be seen by others, consistent with your settings.
3.2 Communication Archival
Regulated Members may need to store communications outside of our Service. Some Members (or their employers) need, for legal or professional compliance, to archive their communications and social media activity, and will use services of others to provide these archival services.
3.3 Others' Services
You may link your account with others' services so that they can look up your contacts' profiles, post your shares on such platforms, or enable you to start conversations with your connections on such platforms. Excerpts from your profile will also appear on the services of others.
3.4 Related Services
We share your data across our different Services and LinkedIn affiliated entities. We will share your personal data with our Affiliates to provide and develop our Services.
3.5 Service Providers
We may use others to help us with our Services. We use others to help us provide our Services (e.g., maintenance, analysis, audit, payments, fraud detection, customer support, marketing and development). They will have access to your information as reasonably necessary to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for other purposes.
3.6 Legal Disclosures
We may need to share your data when we believe it's required by law or to help protect the rights and safety of you, us or others. It is possible that we will need to disclose information about you when required by law, subpoena, or other legal process or if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is reasonably necessary.
3.7 Change in Control or Sale
We may share your data when our business is sold to others, but it must continue to be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We can also share your personal data as part of a sale, merger or change in control, or in preparation for any of these events.
4.1 Data Retention
We keep most of your personal data for as long as your account is open. We generally retain your personal data as long as you keep your account open or as needed to provide you Services.
4.2 Rights to Access and Control Your Personal Data
You can access or delete your personal data. You have many choices about how your data is collected, used, and shared. We provide many choices about the collection, use, and sharing of your data, from deleting or correcting data you include in your profile and controlling the visibility of your posts to advertising opt-outs and communication controls.
4.3 Account Closure
We keep some of your data even after you close your account. If you choose to close your account, your personal data will generally stop being visible to others on our Services within 24 hours. We generally delete closed account information within 30 days of account closure, except as noted below.
5.1 Security
We monitor for and try to prevent security breaches. Please use the security features available through our Services. We implement security safeguards designed to protect your data, such as HTTPS. We regularly monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks.
5.2 Cross-Border Data Transfers
We store and use your data outside your country. We process data both inside and outside of the United States and rely on legally-provided mechanisms to lawfully transfer data across borders.
5.3 Lawful Bases for Processing
We have lawful bases to collect, use, and share data about you. You have choices about our use of your data. At any time, you can withdraw consent you have provided by going to settings.
5.4 Direct Marketing and Do Not Track Signals
We currently do not share personal data with third parties for their direct marketing purposes without your permission.
5.5 Contact Information
If you have questions or complaints regarding this Policy, please first contact us online. You can also reach us by physical mail.
Violetis® Disclaimer
Violetis® is not responsible for any financial transactions involving third-party employers, job seekers, or any other unknown individuals through our application, except for subscription payments.