Privacy Policy for Teros.dev

Last Updated: July 15, 2025

Teros.dev ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website teros.dev and our services, particularly when you use the LinkedIn Connect feature to add your profile to our talent pool.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use our services.

1. Information We Collect

When you use Teros.dev, we may collect the following types of information:

* Information You Provide Voluntarily:
    * LinkedIn Profile Data: When you use the "Connect with LinkedIn" feature, you authorize LinkedIn to share certain information from your LinkedIn profile with us. This typically includes, but may not be limited to:
        * Your name
        * Your professional headline and summary
        * Your current and past work experience (company, title, dates, description)
        * Your education (institution, degree, field of study, dates)
        * Your skills and endorsements
        * Your profile picture
        * Your contact information (e.g., email address provided by LinkedIn)
        * Your public profile URL
        * Any other information you have set as public on your LinkedIn profile.
    * Direct Communications: If you contact us directly (e.g., via email or contact forms), we may collect your name, email address, and the content of your communication.

* Information Collected Automatically:
    * Usage Data: We may collect information about how you access and use our website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits.
    * Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (e.g., web beacons, pixels) to track activity on our service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

* To Facilitate Talent Matching: The primary purpose of collecting your LinkedIn profile data is to add your information to our talent pool. This allows us to connect you with potential employers, recruiters, or projects that match your skills and experience.
* To Provide and Maintain Our Services: This includes operating our website, ensuring its functionality, and providing customer support.
* To Communicate with You: We may use your contact information to send you updates, alerts, or information related to our services, or to respond to your inquiries.
* To Improve Our Services: We analyze usage data to understand how our services are used, identify areas for improvement, and develop new features.
* For Security Purposes: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or other illegal activities.
* To Comply with Legal Obligations: To meet legal and regulatory requirements.

3. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

* With Potential Employers/Recruiters: The core function of Teros.dev is to connect talent with opportunities. Therefore, your professional profile data from LinkedIn (as described in Section 1) may be shared with prospective employers, recruiters, or clients who are seeking talent through our platform. We will only share information relevant to your professional profile for the purpose of potential employment or project opportunities.
* With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services on our behalf (e.g., hosting, analytics, customer support). These service providers are obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes for which it was disclosed.
* For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).
* To Protect Our Rights: We may disclose your information when we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.
* Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
* With Your Consent: We may share your information with your consent or at your direction.

4. LinkedIn Connect and Data Permissions

When you use the "Connect with LinkedIn" feature, you are granting Teros.dev permission to access certain data from your LinkedIn profile as specified by LinkedIn's API and your privacy settings on LinkedIn. We only request and access the information necessary to fulfill the purpose of adding you to our talent pool.

You can manage the permissions you grant to third-party applications (like Teros.dev) through your LinkedIn privacy settings. Please refer to LinkedIn's Privacy Policy for more information on how they handle your data and your options for managing your privacy settings on their platform.

5. Your Choices and Rights

* Access and Update Your Information: If your information is in our talent pool, you may be able to access and update certain details by contacting us directly. Since your profile originates from LinkedIn, we encourage you to keep your LinkedIn profile updated, as this is the source of the data we collect.
* Opt-Out of Communications: You can opt-out of receiving certain communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in those communications.
* Cookies: You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
* Data Deletion (Right to Erasure): If you wish to have your profile removed from our talent pool, please contact us at [Insert your contact email for privacy inquiries, e.g., privacy@teros.dev]. We will endeavor to remove your information in accordance with applicable laws and our data retention policies. Please note that some data may be retained for legal or legitimate business purposes.

6. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. This includes retaining your profile data for as long as you wish to be part of our talent pool, or for a reasonable period thereafter to facilitate potential future matching opportunities.

8. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete such information from our records.

9. International Data Transfers

If you are accessing our services from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where our servers are located and our central database is operated. By using our services, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Teros.dev
hello@teros.dev