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PRIVACY AT A GLANCE
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What We Collect:
– Account details, target career goals, resume files, skill assessment scores,
and platform interaction analytics.
How We Use It:
– To generate custom career readiness reports, track your skill progress, match
you with relevant opportunities, and improve platform features.
Resume Control:
– Your resume stays private. We never sell your resume or personal details to
data brokers. Recruiters and employers see your profile ONLY when you explicitly
opt in or apply for a role.
Data Protection:
– All sensitive files and communications are protected using industry-standard
encryption (TLS/SSL in transit and encrypted storage at rest).
Your Choices:
– You can update your career profile, export your resume data, or request full
account deletion at any time directly through your settings or support.
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PRIVACY POLICY FOR ALQANTAARA
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At ALQANTAARA (“we,” “our,” or “us”), we are committed to protecting your privacy
and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy
explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data when you visit our
website, use our career readiness platform, or interact with our services
(collectively, the “Platform”).
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using ALQANTAARA,
you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the practices
described in this policy.
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1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect several types of information to provide, maintain, and improve our
career readiness services.
A. Information You Provide Directly:
– Account Information: Name, email address, password, phone number, and location
(city/state/country).
– Profile & Career Data: Educational background, university affiliation, degree
details, target job roles, skills, work experience, certifications, and links to
professional profiles (e.g., LinkedIn, GitHub, portfolio sites).
– Resume & Career Documents: Files uploaded to our platform, including resumes,
cover letters, transcripts, portfolio documents, and assessment responses.
– Payment Data: If applicable, billing address and payment details (processed
securely via PCI-DSS compliant third-party payment gateways; we do not store full
credit/debit card numbers on our servers).
– Communications: Feedback, support inquiries, and messages sent directly to us or
through platform mentorship forms.
B. Information Collected Automatically (Analytics & Usage Data):
– Log Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, landing pages, referring URL,
date/time stamps, and system activity.
– Platform Analytics: Features used, time spent on specific career modules,
assessment scores, progress tracking, button clicks, and navigation paths.
– Cookies & Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and local storage to
keep you logged in, remember your preferences, and analyze platform traffic patterns.
2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We process your data for specific, limited purposes focused on delivering a
tailored career development experience:
– Core Platform Delivery: Generating career readiness reports, evaluating resume
strength, customizing learning paths, and tracking skill progression.
– Mentorship & Matching: Facilitating connections between users and mentors or
employer partners based on career goals and skills.
– Platform Improvement: Analyzing aggregated usage metrics to optimize platform
architecture, fix bugs, and design new career features.
– Account Administration: Managing registration, authenticating logins, processing
transactions, and delivering customer support.
– Service Updates: Sending system notifications, updates, security alerts, and
administrative messages.
3. RESUME & CAREER DATA PRIVACY
Your resume and career assets contain sensitive professional information. We enforce
strict privacy boundaries regarding these documents:
– No Unsolicited Distribution: ALQANTAARA does NOT sell, rent, or publicly publish
your resume or personal details to third-party data brokers or marketing agencies.
– Employer & Recruiter Visibility: Your resume and profile details are shared with
prospective employers or recruiters ONLY WHEN YOU EXPLICITLY OPT-IN, apply for a
specific role through the Platform, or grant permission to be featured in talent
candidate pools.
– Document Parsing & Automated Processing: We parse resume contents to evaluate
candidate skill alignment and provide formatting recommendations. This automated
processing is strictly internal to ALQANTAARA and used to generate your personalized
career metrics.
4. HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION
We share your information only under the following limited circumstances:
– Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf
(e.g., cloud hosting, database management, payment processing, email delivery,
and analytics). These providers have access to data solely to perform their
functions and are bound by confidentiality obligations.
– Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law, court order, or governmental
regulation, or in good faith to protect the rights, safety, or property of
ALQANTAARA, our users, or the public.
– Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or
sale of assets, user data may be transferred as a business asset under continued
privacy protections.
5. DATA SECURITY
We implement appropriate technical, administrative, and physical security measures
to safeguard your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration,
disclosure, or destruction. These include:
– Encryption of sensitive data in transit (TLS/SSL) and at rest.
– Secure server infrastructure and role-based access controls for platform
administrators.
– Regular security assessments and vulnerability monitoring.
Note: While we strive to protect your personal information using industry-standard
methods, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100%
secure.
6. DATA RETENTION AND USER RIGHTS
A. Retention:
We retain your personal data for as long as your account remains active or as
needed to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal
obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
B. Your Rights & Choices:
Depending on your location, you have the following rights regarding your personal
information:
– Access & Export: Request a copy of the personal data and resume information
we hold about you.
– Correction: Update or correct inaccurate or incomplete profile details directly
through your account dashboard or by contacting us.
– Deletion: Request the erasure of your account, resume files, and associated
personal data from our active databases.
– Opt-Out of Communications: Unsubscribe from promotional email communications
using the link provided in the email footer (essential system and account alerts
will still be sent).
7. THIRD-PARTY LINKS & SERVICES
The Platform may contain links to third-party tools, external job boards, learning
resources, or social networks (e.g., LinkedIn, GitHub). We are not responsible
for the privacy practices, policies, or content of external websites. We encourage
you to review the privacy policy of any third-party service you visit.
8. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our platform
practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make material updates, we
will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy and notify you via
email or a prominent notice on the Platform.
9. CONTACT US
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or
your personal data, please contact our data privacy team at:
– Email: privacy@alqantaara.com
– Address: ALQANTAARA Platform Team, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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