Data Privacy Policy for EN Community

1. Data We Collect

We collect various types of data to provide and improve our services. The types of data we collect include:

• Personal Information: Information you provide during registration, including your name, email address, profile photo, job details, and professional background.
• Profile and Networking Data: Information you add to your profile, such as skills, endorsements, industry, and any content you share or post.
• Behavioral Data: Details about your interactions within EN Community, such as EN Assist contributions, connections, and engagement with other users.
• Billing and Transaction Data: For paid memberships, we collect billing details, payment method information, and transaction history.
• Device and Usage Data: Technical data about the devices you use to access EN Community, including IP address, browser type, time zone, and operating system, collected through cookies and other tracking technologies.

2. How We Use Your Data

We use the data we collect to operate, personalize, and improve EN Community services:

• To Provide Our Services: We use your data to enable you to connect with others, share content, participate in EN Assist, and engage with professional networks.
• To Facilitate Transactions: For paid accounts, we use billing information to process transactions and manage your membership.
• To Communicate with You: We may send important service-related notices, updates, and responses to your inquiries.
• To Enhance Security: Your data helps us detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or unauthorized access.
• To Improve EN Community: We analyze usage data to understand how users interact with EN Community, enabling us to make improvements.
• For Marketing and Promotion: With your consent, we may send promotional emails, updates, or information about features and events. You can manage marketing preferences in your account settings.

EN Community uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, remember preferences, and analyze site usage.

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

EN Community only shares your data in the following circumstances:

• With Other EN Community Users: Public profile information, such as your industry, skills, ENR, and endorsements, is visible to other users.
• Service Providers: We work with trusted third-party providers to support operations such as hosting, customer service, and payment processing. These providers only access your data to perform services on our behalf and are bound by confidentiality obligations.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose data to comply with legal obligations, court orders, or government requests.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale involving 8Bit-Corp LLC or EN Community, your data may be transferred as part of the transaction. You will be notified of any significant changes affecting your data.

4. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. While we strive to safeguard your data, please be aware that no security measure is foolproof, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Data Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Upon account deletion, we will delete or anonymize your data within a reasonable timeframe, except as required to meet legal obligations or resolve disputes.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

EN Community uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, remember preferences, and analyze site usage:

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for core site functionality and security.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: Collect data on site usage to help us improve EN Community.
• Advertising Cookies: Used to personalize marketing messages based on your interests, with your consent.

You may modify your browser settings to refuse cookies, but doing so may limit functionality on EN Community.

7. International Data Transfers

If you access EN Community from outside the United States, your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where our servers are located. We take steps to ensure that your information is handled in compliance with applicable data protection laws, regardless of where it is processed.

8. Your Data Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: Request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion: Request the deletion of your data, subject to legal and operational constraints.
• Objection: Object to certain types of processing, such as direct marketing.
• Portability: Request a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used format.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at privacy@en.community. We will respond to your request as required by law.

9. Children’s Privacy

EN Community is designed for professionals and is intended for users 18 years and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18. If we become aware of such data, we will promptly delete it.

10. Changes to This Data Privacy Policy

We may update this Data Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page, and the "Effective Date" will be revised. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your data.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your data rights under GDPR, please contact us:

8Bit-Corp LLC

Email: support@en.community

Website: www.en.community