Effective Date: 23-10-2024
At Insight Media Co. (https://www.insightmediaco.com), (“we,” “us,” or “our”), we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our users’ personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, share, and protect the personal data of individuals using our lead-finding platform “Insights“. By using the Platform, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect various types of personal information to help promote your professional profile and connect you with potential clients. This includes:
- Profile Picture: Images that you upload to represent your professional identity.
- Experience: Information about your professional background, qualifications, and work history.
- Location: The geographic area where you offer services.
- Services Offered: A description of the services you provide.
- Authenticity Information: Details such as certifications, licenses, and verification of your professional identity.
We may also collect additional information from your interactions with our website, including browser type, IP address, cookies, and other tracking technologies.
Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected to:
- Promote Your Profile: Your profile picture, experience, location, services, and authenticity details will be publicly available on the Platform to help potential clients learn more about you.
- Match Leads with Professionals: Your location and services help us connect you with relevant clients who are seeking the services you offer.
- Improve the Platform: We use aggregated data to enhance the functionality and user experience of the Platform.
- Communications: We may send you relevant communications about your profile, leads, or updates to our platform via email or other means.
- Comments: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
3. Information Sharing
We may share your information under the following circumstances:
- Publicly on the Platform: Your profile information, including your profile picture, experience, location, services, and authenticity, will be visible to clients and others using the Platform.
- With Clients: Information about your services and qualifications will be shared with clients who express interest in hiring you.
- With Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party service providers who help us operate and improve the Platform. These providers are obligated to protect your data and may not use it for any other purpose.
- Legal Obligations: We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid legal requests by public authorities.
4. Your Choices and Rights
You have the right to:
- Access and Update Your Information: You can access and update your personal information by logging into your account.
- Opt-Out of Communications: You may opt-out of receiving promotional communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in those communications or by contacting us directly.
- Delete Your Account: If you no longer wish to use our services, you can request the deletion of your account and associated personal data by contacting us at [email protected]
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
5. Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
6. Third-Party Links
Our Platform may contain links to third-party websites, these may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to remove such information.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the Platform after the changes have been made will constitute your acceptance of the updated policy.
9. How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
10. Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone #: 0401 748 907
By using the Platform, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.