Beauty Pro Connect - Privacy Policy

Overview

Beauty Pro Connect, Inc. ("BPC," "we," "us," or "our") is the provider of BeautyProConnect.com. This Privacy Policy applies to personal information BPC processes when providing the website and any associated services, including any affiliated applications, ads, communications, or other instances where we link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the "Service"). By "personal information, "personal data" or similar terms, we mean any data relating to an identified or identifiable natural person that is processed by us in accordance with this Privacy Policy and that is subject to applicable data privacy laws.

This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information we may collect, how we use it, with whom we share it, and the choices you can make to control our use of your personal information. This Privacy Policy also describes the measures we take to protect your personal information and how you can contact us for more details about our privacy practices. The Privacy Policy only applies to our practices—it does not apply to the practices of third parties, including other users of our Service.

When you use our Service, including providing us with information, you consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. By using our Service, you acknowledge that you accept our Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy; if you do not agree, please do not use this Service.

Please review this Privacy Policy periodically as we update it from time to time to reflect changes in our data privacy practices. We will provide a notice to you via our website when we make changes to our Privacy Policy. When you continue to use the Service after changes have been posted, you are telling us that you agree to and accept the revised Privacy Policy.

Information We May Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal information, including in the preceding twelve months:

Data Category	Examples of Specific Data	When the Data is Collected
Browsing Information	IP address, Browser type, Browser settings, Device ID, Operating system, Cookie ID, Clickstream data, Search terms	We may collect browsing information when you use our Service.
Commercial Information	Business email, Business address, Business phone number	We may collect commercial information when you become our customer.
Contact Information	Name, Contact details, Home address, Personal email, Phone numbers	We may collect contact information when you complete an application, create an account, or otherwise upload information when using our Service.
Education & Skills	Education history, Training history, Portfolio/photos, Specialization (e.g., colorist, haircutter)	We may collect education/training and skills data when you complete an application or share information about your background and skills, including photographs of your work.
Employment Information	Salon / Company, Employment type (e.g., employee, contractor), Hire and end date, Workplace location, Previous work history, Compensation, Job application status and offer information	We may collect employment information when you complete an application or share it with us or others via our Service.
Professional Experience & Affiliations	Professional certifications, Trade group associations	We may collect professional experience and affiliations information when you complete an application or when you provide such information in interactions with or through our Service.
Geolocation Information	Data about your specific location at a specific point in time	If you give permission, then we automatically collect geolocation information when you browse our Service.
Personal Identification	First name, Last name, Picture, Account name, Age, Social media data, Unique personal identifiers	We may collect personal identification information when you create an account with us, complete an application, interact with our Service, or interact with other users through our Service. We also may collect it when we provide customer support to you.
User Account Data	Account username, Account password	We may collect this information when you create an account on our Service.

When might we collect this information? We may collect this information when you take certain actions when interacting with our Service, such as completing an application, creating a job post, or communicating with other users or our support team. Certain information is collected automatically when you browse our Service.

How long do we keep this information? We will retain your personal information as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, as long as needed to provide our Service to you, as long as you maintain an account with us, until you request that we delete it, or until we no longer have a legal obligation to keep it. You may exercise your right to delete personal information at any time by following the rights request process. Please understand that residual copies of the personal information may be maintained for the purposes of maintaining secure data backups. We do not have the ability to delete copies of applications, messages, or other personal information downloaded or copied onto the systems of other users, such as prospective employers or job seekers. The best way to ensure you control your information is to provide us, and other users of the Service, with only the personal information that you are comfortable sharing.

Information We Do Not Want to Collect

Sensitive Information & Social Security Numbers

Under privacy laws of some jurisdictions, certain types of personal information are considered to be "sensitive" or "special" categories of information (e.g., race, ethnic origin, health data, genetic data, biometric data, information about sex life or sexual orientation, political opinions, and religious or philosophical beliefs). We do not want your sensitive information; nor do we want you to upload such information to our Service. Under no circumstances should you provide us with your Social Security number or upload your Social Security number to our Service.

Personal Information of Minors

To use or access our Service, you must be at least 18 years of age or, if older, the age of majority in your jurisdiction; otherwise, you may not use the Service. If you become aware that a minor has provided us with personal information without parental consent, please contact us. If we become aware that a minor has provided us with personal information without parental consent, we reserve the right to remove such data and terminate the minor's account (except where we are required to retain all or a portion of such data for compliance purposes).

Personal Information of Residents Outside the United States

Our Service is provided solely for users residing within the United States. If you are not a resident of the United States, do not use our Service or provide us with your personal information. If we become aware that an individual residing outside the United States has provided us with personal information, we reserve the right remove such data and terminate their account (except where we are required to retain all or a portion of such data for compliance purposes).

Cookies, Trackers & Analytics

BPC Cookies & Trackers

We use cookies to analyze trends, administer our website, track users' movements around the website, and to gather demographic information about our users. Cookies help personalize and maximize your use of the Service, including storing user preferences, improving search results, and tracking user trends. You can control your cookies at the browser level, but if you choose to disable cookies, it may limit your use of certain features or functions on the Service. BPC uses our cookies and web beacons to:

Deliver web pages to our users
Enhance ease of use by allowing users to store information like website settings and preferences
Show relevant jobs and job candidates
Monitor our website for proper functionality
Collect metrics about our advertising campaigns and interest in our email communications

Third-Party Cookies & Trackers

Some cookies and web beacons found on our website are not hosted or delivered by BPC. These are called third-party cookies. Some third-party cookies are used to track a particular user's activity across the Internet. Third-party cookies provide website users valuable tools and features to do things like share jobs on social media platforms and see relevant ad content. BPC does not have control over information contained in the cookies that are set on your computer by third parties.

Advertising and Social Media Pixels

We use third-party advertising tools, including the Meta Pixel (Facebook and Instagram) and may use other social media pixels, to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and deliver more relevant ads to users on those platforms. These tools allow the social media platforms to receive information about your activity on our website – such as pages visited, actions taken, and purchases made – using cookies, pixels, and similar technologies.

The information may be used by Meta, TikTok, and their affiliates to deliver personalized advertisements, measure ad performance, and improve their own advertising products. We do not control how these third parties process your information once it has been shared. You can learn more about how Meta and TikTok use data through their respective privacy policies.

Under certain U.S. state laws, this type of data sharing may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for targeted advertising. You can opt out of such activity by following the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link at the bottom of our website or by submitting a privacy request as described below.

You can also control your advertising preferences directly with these platforms or through the Digital Advertising Alliances's opt-out tool at https://optout.aboutads.info.

Analytics

We use Plausible Analytics to collect simple, privacy-friendly statistics about visits to our website. Plausible does not store personal information, and does not track visitors across websites. The data we receive from Plausible helps us understand overall traffic patterns and improve our site performance.

Plausible Analytics is operated by Plausible Insights OU, located in the European Union. Although our site is intended only for users in the United States, Plausible may process limited, non-personal data (such as aggregated page-view counts) on servers located in the EU.

How We Use the Information We Collect

We use personal information for a variety of business purposes. For example, we use the information we obtain about you to:

Provide, customize, and improve the Service
Administer your account and facilitate your use of our Service
Provide your application information to prospective employers
Facilitate communications between users
Support our users and respond to your questions
Operate, evaluate, and improve the Service and/or other products and services we offer
Analyze and enhance our marketing communications and strategies
Analyze trends and statistics regarding visitors' use of our Service and our social media assets
Analyze trends and statistics about the job market in local and national markets
Optimize our website search engine results and permit search engine access to public information contained on our Service
Provide notices about the use of our Service, such as updates to this Privacy Policy
Solicit your feedback and input
Protect against fraud, unauthorized transactions, and other liabilities
Secure our Service by identifying potential hackers and unauthorized users
Enforce our Terms of Use
Comply with applicable legal requirements, court orders, legal proceedings, document requests, industry standards, and our internal policies

We may compile de-identified, aggregated or anonymized information ("Aggregate Data") for labor market research and statistical purposes. In doing so, we will de-identify any personal information within the dataset, and we will not attempt to re-identify individuals within the dataset. Therefore, the data used for aggregate data analytics will not be related or linkable, either directly or indirectly, to a particular individual.

We also use third-party analytics services to help better understand the use of our Service, which is described in the Cookies, Trackers & Analytics section.

How We Disclose Information to Others

We disclose your personal information in the following circumstances:

When you consent. PBC will not disclose your personal information to others without your consent, except as specified in this Privacy Policy.
When you post or distribute the information. All users should be aware that when they choose to display or distribute personal information on or through the Service, that information can be collected and used by others.
When you interact with an applicant or prospective employer. We provide a platform that allows users to submit applications to prospective employers. When job seekers interact with a prospective employer through the Service, their personal information may become part of that prospective employer's database. Remember the use of your personal information by the prospective employers who you interact with (and others who obtain your information through them) will be subject to the privacy policy of that prospective employer, and we are not responsible for their use of your information.
When you connect your profile to your social media account. Some of our features enable you to connect to a social media account or share information on social media platforms, like Facebook and Instagram. Any information you voluntarily share on social media may be visible to the public. Information shared on social media will be subject to the social media provider's privacy policies, not this Privacy Policy.
When you interact with our Service. In some cases, the information generated when you browse our Service may be shared with analytics providers and third-party advertisers, which is described in the Cookies, Trackers & Analytics section.
With our service providers and vendors. We may share all or a portion of your information with our service providers who help us deliver our Service to you and for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. BPC does not control the privacy or security policies of such third parties.
When we are legally required to do so. BPC may disclose without your prior consent any information about you or your use of the Service if we believe disclosure is necessary to:
- Protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of BPC, its owners and employees, other users of the Service, or the public
- Enforce the Terms of Use that apply to use of the Service
- Fulfill a legally valid request from a competent governmental authority and/or law enforcement agency
- Respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties
- Satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request
For a merger, acquisition, change in ownership, or reorganization. Personal information we have collected may be disclosed to a third party (e.g., professional advisors, potential purchasers, investors) in the event of a merger, transfer of ownership or assets, or a bankruptcy or other corporate reorganization.

Your Privacy Rights and Options

Rights

Certain U.S. states may have privacy laws that grant you rights to control your personal information. Where required by these laws, BPC gives you options to access, edit, or remove certain information, as well as choices about how we contact you. Although some of these rights apply generally, certain rights will only apply to limited individuals or circumstances. BPC reserves the ability to deny requests that exceed its obligations under applicable law.

Right to Know and Access Information. Note that much of the information you are entitled to know or access is disclosed in this Privacy Policy. With this said, you have the right to know about our information practices. You also have the right to access the categories of data we collect, with whom we share or sell that information, and, in some cases, what specific personal information is associated with your account.
Right to Deletion or Erasure. You may request that we delete the personal information we have collected about you. Depending on the applicable law, in some cases we are required or permitted to retain your information, even if you validly requested we delete or erase it.
Right to Correct Information. You may request we correct or rectify inaccurate information we have collected about you.
Right to Data Portability. You may request a copy of your information, and we will provide it in an easily accessible format.
Right to Limit Use of Information for Advertising. You may opt-out of our use of your personal information for advertising purposes.
Right to Limit Sales of Information. You may opt-out of the sale of your personal information.
Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Information or Require Consent to Process. You may opt-out of certain uses of your sensitive information or we may be required to obtain your consent before collecting sensitive information. Submitting an opt-out request may limit our use of your sensitive personal information to certain purposes, like only using sensitive information to deliver our services to you.
Right to Withdraw Consent. You may withdraw your consent to our data privacy practices. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. This includes your right to withdraw consent to the sharing of your data for monetary compensation with a third party. You can exercise this right by sending a request to privacy@beautyproconnect.com.
Right to Non-Discrimination. You have the right to not experience discrimination from us for exercising the rights listed in this section. What we mean by discrimination is denying you access to our services or limiting the quality of our services. Note, however, that in some cases, our services require certain information; otherwise, we cannot provide them to you.

Exercising Your Rights

Submitting a right request:

Follow these below instructions to submit a rights request.

To Exercise These Rights:	Follow These Steps:
Right to Know and Access Information	Submit your request via this web form and select: Access My Personal Information
Right to Deletion or Erasure	Submit your request via this web form and select: Delete My Personal Information
Right to Correct Information	Login to your account to directly correct the desired account information or email us at support@beautyproconnect.com. Please include details describing the information you wish to have corrected.
Right to Data Portability	Submit your request via this web form and select: Data Portability
Right to Limit Use of Information for Advertising	Submit your request via this web form and select: Limit Use for Advertising
Right to Limit Sales of Information	Submit your request via this web form and select: Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Information	Contact us at privacy@beautyproconnect.com as this requires special handling of sensitive data.
Right to Withdraw Consent	Email us at privacy@beautyproconnect.com to withdraw your consent.

What happens when you submit a rights request:

We acknowledge your request. We will first acknowledge receipt of your request.
We may ensure that you are the person making the request. In general, when you make a request, we will take steps to verify your identity. Verification steps may include sending you an email asking for verification of the request, asking you for personal information, such as your name, address, or other information we maintain about you. If we are unable to verify your identity with the degree of certainty required, we may not be able to respond to the request.
Your agent can submit requests for you. You may designate an authorized agent to submit requests on your behalf. If you do so, you will be required to verify your identity by providing us with certain personal information as described above. Additionally, we will also require written proof the agent has permission to act on your behalf. We will deny your request if the agent is unable to submit proof to us that you have authorized them to act on your behalf.
How long will it take? We will either fulfill or reject your request as soon as we can, generally within 45 days from when we receive your request (or less, if required by law), although we may be allowed to take longer to process your request under certain circumstances.

Residents of certain states allow consumers the right to appeal a decision we make related to your rights requests. To appeal a decision, please contact us at privacy@beautyproconnect.com. Residents of these states may submit a complaint to their state Attorney General following the conclusion of an appeal.

Deleting Your Account Information

Job seekers have the ability to delete their account information. If you delete your account information, or if you request that BPC delete your account information, some of your information may be retained by us or by third parties. Even in the event of a successful account deletion, prospective employers who have accessed your profile or received other personal information as a result of an application, as well as others who have accessed information available through the Service, may have retained a copy of such information in their own files or databases. We cannot control the retention, use, or privacy of information that has been downloaded by third parties.

Further, we may retain copies of your account information in data backups used for securing our Service. These copies will eventually be written over or erased as we conduct routine data backup processes. However, deleting accounts from data backups is not part of the account deletion process.

Further, we retain Aggregate Data of users who request deletion of their account for uses described in this Privacy Policy.

Payment Processing

We use Stripe for payment processing. To facilitate such services, you will be redirected from www.BeautyProConnect.com to the Stripe website. You will need to provide your financial information, such as your credit card information, to Stripe to facilitate payments. BPC does not control the Stripe website or the Stripe security practices and procedures, nor do we accept any responsibility or liability for Stripe's handling of data or payment processing. Stripe's handling of data and any payment processing are subject to its own privacy policy and terms of service. See www.stripe.com to review the Stripe privacy policy and terms of service.

Links to Third Party Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites may be operated by companies other than BPC. These linked third-party websites may have their own privacy policies, which you should review if you visit those websites. We are not responsible for the content of any websites not owned by BPC, any use of those websites, or those third parties' privacy practices.

Protection of Personal Information

Some Important Tips to Use When Dealing with Other Users

You should use your own careful judgment about whether and what information to provide to other users, including prospective employers.
If restricted or prohibited by the local laws in the jurisdiction where you reside, do not provide BPC, or otherwise include in your application, sensitive information that reveals racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership, health or sex life, genetic or biometric data, the commission of criminal offences or proceedings, unlawful conduct, and associated penalties.
The Service is open to the public, and we cannot guarantee that all users of our Service have a legitimate need to the information they seek.
Do not provide your Social Security Number, national identification number, or any state, provincial, or other local identification number to any third party via your online application. Identity thieves may attempt to trick you into providing sensitive information. Do not provide any non-work related personal information (i.e., your Social Security Number or any other state or national identification number, eye color, marital status, etc.) over the phone or online.
Job seekers should never provide credit card or bank numbers or engage in a monetary transaction of any sort.

Security

Although we employ reasonable measures to protect the security of the data provided to us, no electronic transmission, storage, or processing of information can be entirely secure. We cannot guarantee that the security measures we have in place to safeguard personal information will always be sufficient or effective. Therefore, although we are committed to protecting your privacy, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal information will always remain private or secure. You understand and acknowledge that you assume all responsibility and risk for your use of our Service, the internet generally, the information you post or access, and for your conduct on and off our Service. To further protect yourself, you should safeguard your account user name and password by refraining from sharing that information with anyone. You should also sign off your account and close your browser window when you have finished your visit to our website.

How to Contact Us

You can direct questions regarding this Privacy Policy by emailing us at privacy@beautyproconnect.com. Please include your name and email address in email requests.

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