Privacy Policy

Yeelance respects your privacy and is committed to handling your personal information responsibly.

1. Information We Collect

The information Yeelance collects depends on how you interact with the Website and our services.

Information You Provide

You may provide personal information when you:

• submit an enquiry
• contact Yeelance
• communicate about a potential or existing Project
• provide information as Talent
• submit information for an Individual Portfolio
• provide information for consideration within the Yeelance Portfolio
• communicate Client requirements
• participate in discussions concerning a Project
• provide information necessary for an engagement or
• otherwise voluntarily provide information to Yeelance.

This information may include your name, email address, telephone number, professional information, company or organization details, Project requirements, portfolio information, work samples, and other information you choose to provide.

Information Relating to Talent

Talent may provide professional information such as skills, experience, areas of expertise, work samples, professional background, availability, and other information relevant to presenting or evaluating their capabilities.

Some of this information may be presented through an Individual Portfolio or used as part of the Yeelance Portfolio.

Information Relating to Clients

Where a Client contacts or engages Yeelance, we may collect information such as the Client's name, contact details, organization details, Project requirements, preferences, communications, and other information necessary to understand and respond to the Client's requirements.

Information Relating to Projects

When information is exchanged in connection with a Project, Yeelance may process information relating to the Project, including requirements, scope, communications, deliverables, timelines, responsibilities, and other information relevant to facilitating, coordinating, or carrying out the Project.

Information Collected Through the Website

When you visit the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the Website or the technology services supporting it.

Depending on the technologies actually used, this may include information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, approximate usage information, and technical diagnostic information.

The specific information collected may vary depending on how you use the Website and the technologies in use at the relevant time.

2. How We Use Personal Information

Yeelance may use personal information for purposes reasonably necessary to operate the Website and provide, facilitate, coordinate, or support its services.

This may include:

• responding to enquiries and requests
• communicating with Clients and Talent
• understanding Client requirements
• presenting relevant Talent or a Yeelance Team
• facilitating introductions between Clients and Talent
• assessing and assembling a Yeelance Team for a Project
• coordinating or supporting Projects
• communicating with parties involved in a Project
• maintaining Individual Portfolios
• creating, maintaining, and presenting the Yeelance Portfolio
• communicating the collective Talent capabilities available through Yeelance
• providing services directly through Yeelance where applicable
• processing or administering payments where Yeelance directly charges a Client
• operating, maintaining, securing, and improving the Website
• identifying and addressing technical problems or misuse
• complying with applicable legal obligations
• protecting Yeelance's rights, property, and legitimate interests
• resolving disputes and
• carrying out other purposes reasonably connected with the operation of Yeelance and its services.

Where consent is required under applicable law, Yeelance will seek consent in the manner required by law.

3. Talent and Portfolio Information

Talent may provide professional information, skills, experience, work samples, and other information for presentation through Yeelance.

This information may be presented through an Individual Portfolio or selected for inclusion in the Yeelance Portfolio, depending on how the relevant capabilities or work are being presented.

Yeelance may select, organize, edit, format, and present portfolio information for the purpose of communicating the collective Talent capabilities available through Yeelance.

The Yeelance Portfolio may include work completed by individual Talent, multiple Talent, or an assembled Yeelance Team.

Where a Client engages a Yeelance Team, relevant professional information of participating Talent may be used internally by Yeelance where reasonably necessary to assemble, coordinate, manage, or support the Team. Such information does not necessarily form part of the Client-facing presentation of the Yeelance Team.

Where Project work or other material is used in a portfolio, its use may be subject to the applicable Project Agreement, confidentiality obligations, intellectual property rights, or other restrictions.

Yeelance will not knowingly use or display material where it is prohibited from doing so by an applicable contractual or legal restriction.

Talent and Clients are responsible for communicating any applicable restrictions concerning the use or display of Project-related material.

4. Projects and Yeelance Teams

When you express interest in a Project or participate in one through Yeelance, we may process and share information that is reasonably necessary to facilitate or carry out the Project.

Depending on the nature of the Project, a Client may engage individual Talent or a Yeelance Team.

Where a Client engages individual Talent, relevant information may be shared between the Client, Yeelance, and the relevant Talent as necessary for the engagement.

Where a Client engages a Yeelance Team, the engagement is presented to the Client as Yeelance Team. Yeelance may process information relating to the individual Talent forming part of that Team where reasonably necessary to assemble, coordinate, manage, or support the Team and its work.

The information processed or shared may include contact details, professional information, Project requirements, relevant work samples, communications, and other information reasonably necessary for the particular Project.

Where a Project involves confidential, sensitive, or restricted information, the relevant parties should establish appropriate confidentiality and information-handling arrangements.

5. How We Share Personal Information

Yeelance may share personal information where reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Clients and Talent

Relevant information may be shared between Clients, Yeelance, and individual Talent where necessary for an individual Talent engagement.

Yeelance Teams

Where a Client engages a Yeelance Team, Yeelance may process relevant information and share it with participating Talent where reasonably necessary for assembling, coordinating, and carrying out the Team's work.

The Client-facing presentation of a Yeelance Team does not necessarily require the individual identities or personal information of participating Talent to be disclosed to the Client.

Service Providers

Yeelance may use third-party service providers for functions such as website hosting, technical infrastructure, communications, analytics, security, payment processing, storage, or other services necessary to operate Yeelance.

Such providers may process personal information on behalf of Yeelance where necessary to provide their services.

Legal and Regulatory Requirements

Yeelance may disclose personal information where required or permitted by applicable law, legal process, court order, governmental request, or where reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, security, or safety of Yeelance or others.

Business Transactions

If Yeelance undergoes a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

6. Payments

Yeelance may, in certain circumstances, charge Clients directly for services, coordination, or other services provided in connection with a Project.

Where Yeelance processes a payment directly, relevant payment and transaction information may be processed by Yeelance and, where applicable, third-party payment service providers.

Where payments are made directly between a Client and Talent, Yeelance may not receive or process the underlying payment information unless it is otherwise provided to Yeelance for a legitimate purpose.

Payment information handled by third-party payment providers may also be subject to their respective privacy policies and terms.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website may use cookies and similar technologies to support functionality, security, analytics, performance, and other legitimate Website purposes.

The specific cookies and technologies used may change over time depending on the Website's technical configuration and the services integrated with it.

Where applicable, you may manage certain cookie preferences through your browser or available Website controls.

Yeelance will not intentionally describe a particular cookie or tracking technology as being used unless it is actually implemented on the Website.

8. Third-Party Services and Websites

Yeelance may use third-party services to support the operation of the Website and its services.

These services may include hosting, analytics, communications, security, payment processing, forms, storage, or other technical services.

Third-party providers may process information in accordance with their own terms and privacy policies, subject to their relationship with Yeelance and applicable law.

The Website may also contain links to third-party websites or services. Yeelance does not control those third parties and is not responsible for their privacy practices, content, security, or handling of personal information.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing them with personal information.

9. Data Retention

Yeelance will retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to:

• provide and maintain services
• manage Projects and related relationships
• maintain appropriate professional and Project records
• comply with applicable legal obligations
• resolve disputes
• enforce agreements
• maintain security and
• protect Yeelance's legitimate interests.

The appropriate retention period may vary depending on the nature of the information and the purpose for which it was collected.

Where personal information is no longer required for a legitimate purpose, Yeelance may delete, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with applicable law.

10. Data Security

Yeelance takes reasonable measures appropriate to the nature of the personal information and the risks involved to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no method of transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You should avoid sending highly sensitive information through ordinary Website enquiries unless it is necessary and appropriate for the relevant purpose.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including rights relating to:

• access to information about the processing of your personal information
• correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information
• withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent
• deletion or erasure where applicable
• grievance redressal and
• other rights available under applicable law.

Requests may be subject to verification and applicable legal limitations.

Where a request concerns personal information that Yeelance is required or permitted to retain, Yeelance may retain the relevant information to the extent required or permitted by law.

12. International Data Transfers

Depending on the technology providers and services used by Yeelance, personal information may be processed or stored in locations outside India.

Where personal information is transferred or processed outside India or otherwise across jurisdictions, Yeelance will take steps required under applicable law in relation to such processing and transfers.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Yeelance may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in its services, Website functionality, technology, legal requirements, or data practices.

When changes are made, the revised Privacy Policy will be published on this page together with the updated “Last updated” date.

You should review this Privacy Policy periodically to remain informed about how Yeelance handles personal information.