Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 1st May,2025

Welcome to Berrily! We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. This Privacy Policy explains how Berrily collects, uses, processes, stores, and shares your personal data when you use our platform (the "Service") as a student/candidate or a recruiter/company.

By using the Berrily Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. What Personal Data Do We Collect?

We collect various types of personal data to provide and improve our Service.

A. Information You Provide Directly to Us:

• Account Registration Data: When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and password.
• Profile Information (for Candidates):
  • Resumes/CVs: You upload your resume, which contains detailed information about your education, work experience, skills, qualifications, and sometimes personal interests.
  • LinkedIn Profile URL: We collect your LinkedIn profile URL to evaluate your professional network and experience.
  • GitHub Profile URL: We collect your GitHub profile URL to assess your coding skills, projects, and contributions.
  • Other professional data you choose to provide, such as portfolio links, certifications, and desired roles.
• Profile Information (for Recruiters/Companies): Company name, industry, website, description, and contact person details.
• Contact Information: If you communicate with us via email or other channels, we may collect your name, email, and the content of your communication.
• Payment Data: If you subscribe to a paid service, we collect payment details such as credit card number, billing address, and associated account information. (See section on Data Sharing with Dodo Payments).

B. Information We Collect Automatically:

• Usage Data: We collect information on how the Service is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
• Device Information: Information about your device, including hardware model, operating system, and unique device identifiers.
• Location Information: We may collect approximate location information based on your IP address.

C. Information from Third Parties:

• Publicly Available Data: Information from publicly accessible sources (e.g., public professional profiles) to augment candidate profiles, always in accordance with relevant laws.

2. How We Process and Store Your Data (Especially Resumes, LinkedIn, GitHub)

We process and store your data to operate, maintain, and provide the Berrily Service, as well as for the purposes outlined below.

A. Processing and Storage of Resumes, LinkedIn, and GitHub URLs:

• For Candidates: When you provide your resume, LinkedIn URL, and GitHub URL, you explicitly authorize Berrily to process this data. Our platform uses advanced algorithms and potentially AI to:
  • Extract and Structure Information: Convert unstructured resume data into structured fields (e.g., work experience, skills, education).
  • Analyze Skills and Experience: Evaluate your skills, experience, and projects based on the content of your resume, LinkedIn profile, and GitHub activity.
  • Generate Match Scores: Create compatibility scores with job requirements provided by recruiters.
  • Curate Profiles: Develop a comprehensive, anonymized (initially) and curated profile on Berrily to showcase your qualifications.
  • Facilitate Connections: Use this data to suggest your profile to relevant recruiters/companies.
• For Recruiters/Companies: We process candidate data to present you with relevant profiles, insights, and match scores, helping you efficiently identify potential hires.
• Storage: All data, including resumes and profile information, is stored on secure servers located in [Specify geographical location, e.g., the United States, EU, or region]. We employ industry-standard encryption, access controls, and regular security audits to protect your data at rest and in transit.

B. General Data Processing & Usage:

• To Provide and Maintain Our Service: Including monitoring the usage of our Service.
• To Manage Your Account: To manage your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data you provide can give you access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to you as a registered user.
• To Connect Candidates with Recruiters: The primary purpose of our service is to match candidates with suitable job opportunities and connect them with interested recruiters.
• For Payment Processing: To process your subscriptions and payments via our payment gateway partner.
• To Contact You: By email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products, or contracted services, including security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
• For Customer Support: To provide you with support and respond to your inquiries.
• To Improve Our Service: We use data for analytics, research, and product development to enhance user experience, refine our matching algorithms, and develop new features.
• For Security: To prevent fraud and ensure the security of our platform and users.
• For Business Transfers: We may use your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets.
• For Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests.

3. Data Sharing with Dodo Payments and Other Third Parties

We may share your personal data in the following situations:

• With Dodo Payments: For processing payments, we share necessary payment information (e.g., credit card details, billing address, transaction amount) with our trusted payment gateway provider, Dodo Payments. Dodo Payments is a third-party service and is solely responsible for its processing and storage of your payment data. We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers.
• With Recruiters/Companies: As a core function of Berrily, candidate profiles (including anonymized initial details and, upon candidate's consent, full resumes/profiles, LinkedIn, and GitHub data) are shared with recruiters and companies seeking candidates.
• With Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party vendors to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, such as hosting providers, analytics services, customer support tools, and email communication services. These third parties are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of your information and are prohibited from using your personal data for any purpose other than providing services to Berrily.
• For Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
• With Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.
• For Legal Reasons: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

4. Your Data Rights

You have specific rights regarding your personal data held by Berrily. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at mail us.

• Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions. Please note that deleting your account will typically result in the deletion of your personal data, though some transactional data may be retained for legal/audit purposes.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

5. Data Retention Periods

We retain your personal data 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.

• Candidate Profiles (including Resumes, LinkedIn, GitHub Data): We retain this data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. If you delete your account, this data will be permanently deleted, typically within [e.g., 30-90 days], subject to any legal obligations or backups.
• Recruiter/Company Account Data: Retained for the duration of your active account and a reasonable period thereafter to facilitate re-engagement or for legal/auditing purposes.
• Transactional Data (e.g., payment records): Retained for a minimum of [e.g., 7 years] to comply with tax and accounting laws.
• Usage Data: Generally retained for a shorter period, unless this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
• Support Communications: Retained for a reasonable period to help us resolve inquiries and improve our customer service.

After the retention period, your data will be securely deleted or anonymized.

6. Cookie Usage

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

• What are Cookies? Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owners.
• How We Use Cookies:
  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for the operation of our Service, enabling core functionalities like secure login and payment processing.
  • Performance and Functionality Cookies: Used to remember your preferences (e.g., language, region) and enhance your user experience.
  • Analytics and Customization Cookies: Help us understand how users interact with our Service, identify popular pages, and improve our platform.
  • Targeting and Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our campaigns.
• Your Choices Regarding Cookies: 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. Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie preferences.

7. Third-Party Links

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. 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. 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.

10. Contact Us

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

• By mail: mail us