- Introduction
Welcome to the MavenChain LLC website. MavenChain operates this website to provide our users with information about us and our services. MavenChain respects your privacy and we are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.
- Scope
This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit our website and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information. This policy applies whenever we collect personal information from or about you whether through our website or in the course of providing other services to you.
Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices you can choose not to use our website. By accessing or using this website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
- Information We Collect About You
MavenChain collects personal information in order to operate this website and deliver the services you have requested. MavenChain collects and maintains personal information from:
- Professionals: Individuals who visit our website seeking to be placed as a blockchain professional with one of MavenChain’s clients. When you apply as a professional on our website, you are asking to join MavenChain’s network of blockchain professionals (MavenChain “Talent”). To secure the best, most suitable position for you, we require certain information in order to evaluate you;
- Clients: MavenChain collects information from prospective clients whenever we receive a request to hire a blockchain professional.
The information we collect includes:
- Information by which you may be personally identified, such as name, date of birth, gender, geographical location, billing information, signature, photographs, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, social security number and/or tax ID number;
- Resumes and work experience, reference contact details, and reference letters;
- Results of specialized testing or professional designation testing;
- Background checks which can include verification of education and professional qualifications, verification of employment history, criminal record (if required for the position), social media review (if required for the position), and other information obtained through reference and background checks. If applicable, your consent to the collection of this additional data will be solicited at the appropriate time and in accordance with applicable laws;
- Information from our clients regarding a professional’s performance. This information is necessary for maintaining standards of excellence, accountability, and integrity in our network;
- Social network information;
- Information recorded in any video and/or phone calls for quality assurance and training purposes;
- Information about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our website, and usage details.
- Information Collected Directly From You When You Provide It To Us
We collect information directly from you when you provide it to us. The information we collect on or through our website may include:
- Information that you provide by filling in the form on our website such as your name, email, address, phone number, and favorite app;
- Records and copies of your correspondence with us (including email addresses);
- Your responses to questionnaires and surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
- Information We Collect Automatically As You Navigate Through The Site
We also collect information as you navigate through and interact with the MavenChain website. We may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:
- Details of your visits to our website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the website;
- Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.
The information we collect automatically is only statistical data and does not include personal information, but we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our website and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:
- Estimate our audience size and usage patterns;
- Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our website according to your individual interests;
- Recognize you when you return to our website.
The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our website.
We maintain that this automatically collected data is necessary for the purposes of our interest in understanding and improving how visitors interact with our website. This information is critical for maintaining the safe operation of our website as well. By continuing to visit our website, you are allowing us to share your IP address with third party providers and servers for security and fraud prevention. If you wish to revoke your consent, please message [email protected].
- How We Use The Information We Collect
Personal information is only collected, used and disclosed by us in accordance with this policy or otherwise permitted by law. We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:
- To present our website and its contents to you;
- To respond to communications we receive from you;
- To support professionals and clients with recruitment inquiries;
- To facilitate the job search process and helping to find workers and customers a suitable job match;
- To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection;
- To store information about your recruitment or other preferences so we can continue to provide you with services;
- To send you emails and other communications about marketing, advertising, and promotions in accordance with your marketing preferences (Please note that where required by applicable regulations we will only send you marketing information if you have affirmatively consented to us doing so at the time we receive your personal information. After providing us consent to be contacted for marketing purposes, you reserve the right to withdraw your consent at any time by following the instructions to “opt-out” of receiving marketing communications.);
- To recommend services we believe will be of interest to you and inform you of upcoming events or other promotions;
- To send you emails and other communications about job postings that we think fit your profile, and to notify you about events, surveys, workshops, and training sessions;
- To comply with human resource requirements, applicable laws and government regulations;
- To research and improve our services;
- To gauge the number of users and usage of the website, so we can plan website bandwidth and capacity accordingly;
- To recognize you when you return as a repeat visitor to our website;
- To notify you about changes to our website or services;
- To send you administrative information such as information regarding the Site, changes to our policies, terms, and conditions;
- To conduct analysis on how the MavenChain website and MavenChain services are being used by you for internal purposes such as improving our offerings and identifying usage trends;
- To prevent fraud, misuse of our products or services, or other criminal activity;
- To ensure security of our system and networks;
- To comply with all legal obligations and legal processes;
- To respond to requests from authorities including public and government authorities outside your country of residence;
- To enforce our terms of use;
- To protect our operations;
- To protect our rights, privacy, safety, and property, and/or that of you and others;
- To allow us to limit damages and pursue available remedies available to us;
- If you ask for your data to be deleted we are required to fulfill your request. However, we may have to retain basic data to identify you and prevent further unwanted processing.
- Legal Basis for Collecting and Using Your Personal Information
Below is a list of legal bases that we rely on to collect and use your personal information:
- Where collection and use of your personal information is necessary for the performance of a contract (e.g., using your information to deliver a purchased service or product);
- Where the collection and use of your personal information is required to comply with the law or the public interest;
- Where the collection and use of your personal information is necessary for our legitimate interest provided it does not override your rights and freedoms; and
- Where you have given your consent to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes.
8. Our Disclosure of Your Personal Data and Other Information
MavenChain does not sell, rent, or lease the personal information we have received to third parties. We collect this information because we consider it a necessary component to facilitate a relationship with the professionals who seek our services as well as with our clients. However, there are circumstances in which we may share your personal information with third parties. Those circumstances are set forth below:
Business Transfers
As our business grows, we might sell or buy other businesses or assets. In the event of such transactions, merger, reorganization, or any similar event, personal information may be part of the included assets that are transferred.
Agents, Consultants, and Other Service Providers
MavenChain sometimes hires other companies to perform certain business-related functions. Therefore, we may share personal information with trusted partners in order to perform usage statistical analysis, data hosting services, customer support, and technical operations. However, when we employ other companies to perform these services, we only provide them with as much information as they need to provide services. All such third parties are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Legal Requirements
MavenChain may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law. Additionally, we may disclose your Personal Data if we believe, in good faith, that such disclosure is necessary to (a) comply with a legal obligation, (b) protect and defend the rights or property of MavenChain, (c) act in emergency circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the website or the public, or (d) protect against legal liability.
9. Your Choice
You can use the MavenChain website without having to provide any personal information first. However, if you choose not to provide any, you may not be able to access certain services.
10. Exclusions
MavenChain’s Privacy Policy does not apply to any personal information collected by us other than personal information collected through our website or during the course of our services. This policy shall not include protection to any unsolicited information you have provided to us. All unsolicited information is considered non-confidential. As such, MavenChain shall be free to reproduce, disclose, distribute, and use such unsolicited information without limitation or attribution.
11. Children
MavenChain’s Services are not designed for people under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect or request information from minors. We do not knowingly allow minors to use our services. If you are a minor, please do not use our Services or send us your information. Please contact us at [email protected] if you believe we might have information from or about a minor and we will delete that information from our database.
12. Jurisdiction-Specific Privacy Rights
Depending on applicable law where you reside, you may be able to assert certain rights related to your personal information identified below. If any of the rights listed below are not provided under law for your operating entity or jurisdiction, we have absolute discretion in providing you with those rights.
Your rights to personal information are not absolute. Depending upon the applicable law, access may be denied: (a) when denial of access is required or authorized by law; (b) when granting access would have a negative impact on another’s privacy; (c) to protect our rights and properties; (d) where the request is frivolous or vexatious, or for other reasons.
Access and Portability
You may request that we provide you a copy of your personal information held by us. This information will be provided without undue delay subject to a potential fee associated with gathering the information (as permitted by law), unless such provision adversely affects the rights and freedoms of others.
Rectification of Incomplete or Inaccurate Personal Information
You may request us to rectify or update any of your personal information held by us that is inaccurate. You may do this at any time by logging in to your account.
Withdraw Consent
To the extent the processing of your personal information is based on your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Your withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of our processing based on consent before your withdrawal.
Restriction of Processing
In some jurisdictions, applicable law may give you the right to restrict or object to us processing your personal information under certain circumstances. We may continue to process your personal information if it is necessary for the defense of legal claims, or for any other exceptions permitted by applicable law.
In addition to the rights provided for above, if you are a California resident, you have the right to request information from us regarding whether we share certain categories of your personal information with third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. To the extent we share your personal information in this way, you may receive the following information (a) the categories of information we disclosed to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year; and (b) the names and addresses of third parties that received such information, or if the nature of their business cannot be determined from the name, then examples of the products or services marketed.
Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), California residents have certain rights in relation to their personal information, subject to limited exceptions. Any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this section.
For personal information collected by us during the preceding 12 months that is not otherwise subject to an exception, California residents have the right to access and delete their personal information. We will not discriminate against those who exercise their rights. Specifically, if you exercise your rights, we will not deny you services, charge you different prices for services or provide you a different level or quality of services.
13. Links to Other Websites
This website may contain links to other websites that are not operated or outside our control. The information that you choose to share with these third party sites are subject to that third party’s policy and not by this policy. We suggest contacting those sites directly for specific information on their privacy policies.
MavenChain does not claim to endorse or to have reviewed any third party sties that we provide links to on this site.
14. Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. MavenChain uses industry-standard technologies to protect the personal information provided via MavenChain’s website or the services MavenChain provides. Our website has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration, or destruction of information. Where we collect any sensitive personal information about you, we will apply additional security controls to protect that data. All data sent to or from MavenChain is encrypted in transit using 2048-bit SSL encryption. MavenChain is served 100% over HTTPS.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the website.
15. Other Terms and Conditions
Your access to and use of our website is subject to our Terms of Service.
16. Changes to MavenChain’s Privacy Policy
Our Site and business may be subject to slight changes from time to time. As such, MavenChain may need to update our Privacy Policy accordingly. We maintain the right to update our Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice to users unless otherwise required by law. Additionally, please take a moment to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our website, even after revisions to our Privacy Policy, will indicate your agreement with such new terms.
17. Contacting MavenChain
Please contact us if you have any questions about MavenChain’s Privacy Policy or the information practices of this website.
You may contact us by email at [email protected] or by mail at:
MavenChain, LLC
Attention: Privacy Policy Query
22 Boston Wharf Rd.
Boston, MA 02210