Last Updated: 29 Dec 2024
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Notice details the manner in which Halpit (“Halpit.com”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) collects, utilizes, discloses, and manages the personal data of individuals interacting with our website (halpit.com) and mobile application (the “App”), collectively referred to as the “Services”. This includes users of our website, buyers, professionals (whether prospective, current, or past), and job applicants (“you”).
This document does not govern data that is not subject to relevant data protection laws, such as anonymized or publicly available information. Moreover, this Privacy Notice does not constitute a contractual agreement and does not create legal rights or obligations beyond those established under applicable law.
You are encouraged to read this Privacy Notice to understand how your personal data is handled.
- Our Data Protection Obligations “Personal data” refers to any information related to an identifiable person. Examples of personal data include your name, address, and contact details if they can be directly associated with you.
The term “process” encompasses all operations performed on personal data, including its collection, storage, utilization, and transfer.
As the data controller, Halpit.com is responsible for determining the purposes and means of processing your personal data. This Privacy Notice elucidates our data handling practices when we act as a controller of your personal data. However, it does not cover how personal data may be processed by professionals providing services through our platform.
- Data Collection and Types We process personal data concerning various categories of individuals, which may include:
- Prospective, current, or past customers who register an account or make requests (“Buyers”).
- Current or past service providers registered on Halpit.com (“Professionals”).
- Users accessing our website (“Website Users”).
- Job applicants (“Job Applicants”).
We collect and process different types of personal data based on your interaction with our Services. This may include your name, contact details, business information, transaction records, and how you use our Services.
- Usage and Legal Basis for Processing We process your personal data to deliver and improve our Services, communicate with you, verify your identity, ensure the functionality of our website and services, maintain accurate records, and fulfill legal requirements.
We rely on several legal bases to process your personal data, including your consent, the necessity of processing for contract performance, legal obligations, and our legitimate interests or those of third parties.
- Sharing and Disclosure We share personal data with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Services. This may include data processing, storage, maintenance, web analytics, and payment processing. These third parties process your personal data on our behalf.
We also share your personal data with other third parties who may use it for their own purposes, including payment processing and service delivery. These third parties act as independent data controllers and have their own privacy policies governing the use of your data.
- Data Transfers Your personal data may be transferred to, and processed in, countries outside of your country of residence. We ensure all data transfers comply with our legal obligations under applicable data protection laws.
- Data Retention We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes stated in this Privacy Notice, including for legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
- Your Rights You have certain rights regarding your personal data, such as the right to access, correct, or delete your data. Please contact us if you wish to exercise these rights.
- Contact Information For more information about our privacy practices, or if you have questions or concerns, please contact us at support@halpit.com.
- Changes to This Privacy Notice We may update this Privacy Notice periodically to reflect changes in our data processing practices. We encourage you to review this notice regularly for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Cookies PolicyÂ
This Cookies Policy outlines how Halpit.com to enhance your online experience. It is important to read this policy alongside our Privacy Policy,Â
Understanding Cookies and Similar Technologies When you interact with our Website, we may collect information automatically through cookies, web beacons (also known as ‘pixel tags’ or GIFs), and software development kits (SDKs).
A “cookie” is a small text file that is stored on your computer or device to identify your browser or store information or settings in your browser. Web beacons are small graphic images that may be included on our Website and newsletters, helping to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email, and to generate statistics about how our Website is used. An SDK is a set of software tools and programs used by developers to create applications for specific platforms.
Purpose of Cookies and Similar Technologies Cookies help us enhance your experience on our Website by remembering your preferences and settings, helping you sign in faster, and navigating between pages more efficiently. We also use cookies to track interactions with our Website, assess the performance of our content, and understand patterns of user activity.
Categories of Cookies We Use
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are required for the operation of our Website, enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the Website. They do not require your consent.
- Performance Cookies: These collect information about how you use our Website, such as which pages you visit most often. These cookies help us improve the performance of our site.
- Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our Website and enable us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.
Third-Party Cookies In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-parties cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the service, and so on.
Cookie Storage and Access Cookies may be either “session” cookies or “persistent” cookies: a session cookie is erased when the user closes the browser, while a persistent cookie remains on the user’s computer/device for a pre-defined period of time.
Analytics and Advertising We use analytics services by third parties, including Google Analytics, to collect information about the use of this site, enabling us to improve our service. The advertising networks we use may also place cookies to collect information about your activities on this Website to provide you targeted advertising based upon your interests.
Your Choices and Managing Cookies You can manage cookie preferences and consent through our cookie consent tool or by adjusting your browser settings to refuse cookies. If you choose to block cookies, some areas of our Website may not work as intended.
Contact Us If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at support@halpit.com.
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical, or business developments. When we update our Cookies Policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make.
