Read.cv Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 14, 2022

New Layer, Inc., doing business as Read.cv, provides a professional platform for teams and individuals to form beautiful profiles and make meaningful connections. This Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy" or "Policy") explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information that we receive through our website located at read.cv (the "Site") and our communications with you (collectively, the "Services"). It also serves as a way to help you understand and exercise your privacy rights. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third-party websites, services, or applications, even if they are accessible through our Services.

Revisions to this Privacy Policy

Any information that is collected via our Services is covered by the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is collected. We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we'll notify you of those changes by posting them within the Services or by sending you an email or other notification, and we'll update the "Last Updated" date above to indicate when those changes become effective.

Scope of the Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to all users of our Services including without limitation, site visitors, registered user, and subscribers (all such users of the Services including account holders and non-account holders collectively referred to as "Users").

Information That We Collect

This section describes the different types of Personal Data we may obtain about you.

How We Use the Information

Our primary goals in collecting information are to provide and improve our Services, to customize content and the Services for you, to administer your use of the Services (including your account, if you are an account holder), and to enable you to enjoy and easily navigate our Services. We will use your Personal Data for the following purposes:

• Providing our Services, including to communicate with you, and provide customer support in relation to the Services;

• Resolving disputes, responding to inquiries, collecting and processing payments fees (as applicable) and troubleshooting problems;

• Collecting and processing payment;

• Managing our everyday business needs, including, but not limited to the following activities: auditing, administration of the Services, forum management, fulfillment, analytics, fraud prevention, identify verification, and enforcement of our Terms of Service, or to comply with applicable laws or regulations;

• Customizing your experience and otherwise measuring and improving our content and Services;

• Sending you relevant emails and communications (including keeping you informed about our products, offerings, and any promotional offers) that might be of interest to you. (In the event that we use your Personal Data to market to you, you will be able to opt-out of such uses);

• Enforcing our agreements, terms, conditions, and policies, and sending you notices and alerts;

• Better understanding our Users' interests, behaviors, and demographics;

• Short-term, transient use, such as contextual customization of ads;

• Auditing relating to interactions, transactions and other compliance activities, and;

• Detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that activity.

We may use Personal Data and other information about you to create de-identified and/or aggregated information, such as de-identified demographic information, de-identified location information, information about the device from which you access our Services.

We may also use your information for any other purpose disclosed to you at the time we collect or receive your information, or otherwise with your consent.

Information that We Share with Third Parties

We may share information you provide us, including your Personal Data, with third parties, in the types of scenarios, and for the types of reasons described in this section.

• Services Providers and Business Partners: We may engage third-party service providers to help us administer, provide, and improve the Services, including but not limited to the following types of partners: third party financial financial institutions and financial services companies, web hosting providers, cloud hosting providers, fraud detection services, identity verification services, fulfillment service providers, and customer support partners. These third-party services providers will have access to your Personal Data for the purpose of performing services on our behalf. For example, we may share your Personal Data with a cloud hosting provider (for example, Amazon Web Services) as part of our utilization of their hosting services.

• At Your Request: We may share information about you with third parties in the event that you request we do so, for example, with other Users or groups of Users or the public if you request that or if, for instance, you use a feature that performs that type sharing function. Similarly we may share information about you with companies offering complimentary services, promotions, or offers through our Site our Services, if you request, or consent, that we share your information.

• Other Third Parties: We may share de-identified or aggregated data we collect from the use of the Services, including but not limited to de-identified or aggregated: transaction or investment information, location information, information about the computer or device from which you access the Services, market trends, and other analysis that we create based on the information we receive from you and other Users.

• Our Subsidiaries and Affiliates: We share information with our corporate subsidiaries and affiliates, including parent and holding companies, for our administrative purposes, including activities such as IT management, auditing and compliance, and for them to provide services to you or support and supplement the Services we provide.

• With Your Consent: There may be other circumstances where we will notify you of information that we seek to share with a third party not listed here, and will do so with your consent

• Information Shared with Web Analytics Services Providers: We use Google Analytics, a service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"), to gather information about how Users engage with our Site and Services. For more information about Google Analytics, please visit this page. You can opt out of Google's collection and processing of data generated by your use of the Services by going here.

• Information Disclosed in Connection with Business Transactions: If we are acquired by a third party as a result of a transaction such as a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, or if our assets are acquired by a third party in the event we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, some or all of our assets, including your Personal Data, may be disclosed or transferred to a third party acquirer in connection with the transaction.

• Information Disclosed for Our Protection and the Protection of Others: We cooperate with government and law enforcement officials or private parties to enforce and comply with the law. We may disclose any information about you to government or law enforcement officials or private parties as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate: (i) to respond to claims, legal process (including subpoenas); (ii) to protect our property, rights and safety and the property, rights and safety of a third party or the public in general; and (iii) to stop any activity that we consider illegal, unethical or legally actionable activity.

• With Advertising Partners and Social Media. Your Personal Data may be shared with certain advertising partners who conduct or assist us with marketing, as well as advertising and social media partners who we allow to place cookies (or similar technology) in our Services as necessary to their provision of various services, including but not limited to ad attribution, ad placement, audience measurement, social sharing, and site analytics.

Your Privacy Rights

Based upon the laws that apply in your jurisdiction, you may have some or all of the following rights, related to your privacy and Personal Data. Please note that for each of the rights below we may have valid legal reasons to refuse your request. In such instances we will let you know if that is the case. To inquire about or to exercise any of these rights, you may contact us at support@read.cv. We will process such requests in accordance with applicable laws.

• Access: the right to access Personal Data about you, including: (i) confirming whether we are processing your Personal Data; (ii) obtaining access to or a copy of your Personal Data; and (iii) receiving an electronic copy of Personal Data that you have provided to us, or asking us to send that information to another company (the "right of data portability");

• Correction: the right to request correction of your Personal Data where it is inaccurate or incomplete. In some cases, we may provide self-service tools that enable you to update your Personal Data;

• Deletion: the right to request deletion of your Personal Data;

• Objection: the right to request restriction of or object to our processing of your Personal Data; and

• Withdraw Consent: the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your Personal Data.

Your Choices

We offer you choices regarding the collection, use and sharing of your Personal Data and we’ll respect the choices you make. Please note that if you decide not to provide us with the Personal Data that we request, you may not be able to access all of the features of the Services.

• Opt-Out of our Mailings: We may periodically send you free newsletters and emails that directly promote our Services. When you receive such promotional communications from us, you will have the opportunity to "opt-out" (by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the email you receive). We do need to send you certain communications regarding the Services and you will not be able to opt out of those communications – e.g., communications regarding updates to our Terms of Service or this Privacy Policy or information about billing.

• Cookie and Ad Tracking Choices: You can opt out of the collection and use of your information for ad targeting by going here or here to limit collection through the Site, by configuring the settings on your browser, or by using cookie blocking extensions in your browser (such as Privacy Badger or Ghostery).

• Modifying Your Information: You can access and modify the Personal Data associated with your account by sending an email to support@read.cv. If you want us to delete your Personal Data or your account, please contact us at support@read.cv with your request. We'll take steps to delete your information as soon as we can, but some information may remain in archived/backup copies for our records or as otherwise required by law.

• Non-Affiliate Marketing: We do not currently share Personal Data with third parties seeking to market their own products or services to our Users, unless you indicate to us your consent for such sharing.

• Additional Choices: As discussed below, additional choices may be available to you under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (see section below), California law, or Nevada law. You can learn about those choices in the specific privacy notices contained below in this Privacy Policy.

Responding to Do Not Track Signals

Some Internet browsers may be configured to send "Do Not Track" signals to the online services that you visit. Our Site does not currently have the capability to respond to "Do Not Track" signals received from various web browsers. To find out more about "Do Not Track," please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.

The Security of Your Information

We take reasonable administrative, physical, and electronic measures designed to protect the information that we collect from or about you (including your Personal Data) from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When you enter sensitive information on our forms, we encrypt this data using SSL or other technologies. Please be aware, however, that no method of transmitting information over the Internet or storing information is completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of any information. If we learn of a security system's breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically by posting a notice on our Services, by mail or by sending an email to you.

Data Retention

We need to retain the information you provide us in order to provide our Services, and we retain such information for as long as you maintain your account, at a minimum. We also retain certain relevant information, including transaction, location, device, and usage information, for as long as it is required to do so, in connection with regulatory, tax, insurance, legal, administrative, and other requirements. You may request deletion of your account at any time as provided above. Following such a request, we will delete the information that it is not necessary to retain. In certain circumstances, we may be unable to delete your account, such as if there is an outstanding credit or debt on your account or an unresolved dispute, ongoing investigation (e.g. for fraud or misuse), or we believe that we may be required to retain your account for legal reasons. Upon resolution of the issue preventing deletion, we will delete your account as described above. We may also retain certain information if necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as fraud prevention and enhancing Users' safety and security. For example, if we shut down a User's account because of security or fraud incidents, we may retain certain information about that account to prevent that User from opening a new account in the future.

Links to Other Sites

Our Services may contain links to websites and services that are owned or operated by third parties (each, a "Third-party Service"). Any information that you provide on or to a Third-party Service or that is collected by a Third-party Service is provided directly to the owner or operator of the Third-party Service and is subject to the owner's or operator's privacy policy. We're not responsible for the content, privacy, or security practices and policies of any Third-party Service. To protect your information we recommend that you carefully review the privacy policies of all Third-party Services that you access.

Processing Information in the United States

We are headquartered in the United States and may use services providers that operate in other countries. Your Personal Data may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, or other governmental jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction. We strive to safeguard your information consistent with the requirements of applicable laws by taking reasonable administrative, physical, and electronic measures designed to protect the information that we collect from or about you from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no security measures are failsafe and we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information.

Our Policy Toward Children

Our Services are not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under 16. If we learn that we have collected Personal Data of a child under 16, we will take steps to delete such information from our files as soon as possible.

Privacy Notice for California Residents

If you are a California resident, you have certain additional privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA"). Those rights are all discussed in this Privacy Notice for California Residents section of our broader Privacy Policy.

Privacy Questions

We know issues of privacy and data protection are complex. But we're here to help in any way we can. So please contact us, via email (support@read.cv) if you have any questions about your Personal Data, our data practices, or this Privacy Policy.