Influential Search

Effective Date: May 13, 2024

SUMMARY

Influential Search, LLC (“Influential Search”, “we”, “us” or “our”), provides this Privacy Policy to explain how we collect, use, and disclose personal information. This Privacy Policy should be read in conjunction with our Terms of Service, and any other policy, agreement, or terms which may affect your relationship with us.

SCOPE OF THIS POLICY

This Privacy Policy applies to www.influentialsearch.com, including all its subdomains and other websites that link to this Privacy Policy, when accessing and using them in the United States, as well as any of our offline services and tools that might be made available by us from time to time, including offline tools, surveys, and other applications, and our products (collectively, “Services”).

We may provide links to external-party websites that are not owned by us. We have no control over their privacy practices and assume no responsibility in connection with your use of external-party websites, mobile applications, or any other services offered by other parties. Any external-party services are governed by the privacy policies appearing on those sites and applications.

By using the Services, you signify your consent to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service for the use of our Services. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy or Terms of Service for the use of our Services, please do not use our Services.

Information That We Collect or Receive

We collect and receive information from and about you by different means, including, without limitation: (i) information you submit or provide to us; (ii) information collected automatically and manually; and (iii) information provided to us through other parties and service providers. Some of the information we collect and receive includes “personal information,” which is generally information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you. Personal information does not include information that is publicly available, de-identified, aggregated, or otherwise exempted by applicable laws. We do not process sensitive information.

Information You Submit or Provide to Us

We or our vendors collect the information that you directly provide to us, such as when you enter it on a web page, call or text us, submit an online form, or include it in an email that you send to us in relation to our products and services. In addition, we may collect information through relevant support processes and the registration or account creation processes, where we ask you to provide information such as:

Contact Information (e.g., name, email or mailing address, or phone number);
Communications (e.g., information you submit through communications with us);
Application Information (e.g., your CV and other application materials, if you are using our Services as a job seeker); and
LinkedIn Social Media Profile.

Information Provided to Us By Other Sources

To improve the quality of our Services, and to carry out research and analysis, we and our vendors may supplement the information we collect with information from other sources, such as publicly available information, commercially available sources, and information from our business partners or other parties.

Use of Information

We may use the information we collect through the Services or otherwise obtain for a number of purposes including to:

Provide our Services;
Understand and improve Influential Search operations, Services, and performance;
Assist in customer service and transactions;
Generate feedback regarding the Services which we offer;
Conduct research or for analytics purposes;
Develop new Services;
Deliver marketing communications or promotional materials that may be of interest to you;
Improve the Services we provide and the usefulness of the Services;
Customize our users’ experience when using the Services;
Protect ourselves and our users; and/or
Comply with applicable laws.

Information We Disclose & When We Disclose It

We may disclose your personal information with other parties as follows:

Provision of Services. We may disclose your personal information with our service providers in order to provide our Services.

Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents ("third parties") who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. The categories of third parties we may share personal information with are as follows:

Recruitment clients

Law Enforcement, Judicial, Administrative, or Regulatory Disclosures. When we believe in good faith that the law requires disclosure or that disclosure is necessary to protect or enforce the rights, property, safety, or security of ourselves or others.

Business Transfers. In connection with sale of the applicable business, a portion of the business, or certain stock and/or assets, or a corporate merger, consolidation, restructuring, or other corporate change including, without limitation, during the course of any due diligence process.

Business Partners. We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.

Choices You Have About Your Information

You may limit the amount and type of information that we collect from you by choosing not to enter or provide information requested from you on our Services. However, some of our features and Services can only be provided to you if you provide us with requested information (including, in some instances, personal information). Some of the Services offered may ask whether you wish to opt out or opt into our contact lists for offers, promotions and additional Services that may be of interest to you.

Controls for Do Not Track Features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.

How We Secure Your Information

Influential Search is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of your information against unauthorized access and disclosure. We only disclose your personal information to our personnel, our service providers, others who need to know the information to service your account or to provide our Services, and as otherwise permitted or required by law. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your information.

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.

Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.

Data Retention

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

Our Policy On the Information of Children

Influential Search does not seek or knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen (13), and we request that children do not provide information through the Services. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you are a parent or guardian and become aware that your child has provided us with information, please contact us using one of the methods specified below, and we will work with you to address the issue.

How and Why We Collect, Use, and Disclose Personal Information

We may collect, use, and disclose personal information for business purposes consistent with applicable laws as identified below. Where we disclose applicable personal information to recipients, such as our service providers, we do so for the same business purposes described below. These examples may vary depending on the nature of your interactions with us.

We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12) months:

Category

Examples

Collected

A. Identifiers

Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, and account name

YES

B. Personal information as defined in the California Customer Records statute

Name, contact information, education, employment, employment history, and financial information

YES

C. Protected classification characteristics under state or federal law

Gender and date of birth

D. Commercial information

Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and payment information

E. Biometric information

Fingerprints and voiceprints

F. Internet or other similar network activity

Browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data, and interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems, and advertisements

G. Geolocation data

Device location

H. Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information

Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our business activities

I. Professional or employment-related information

Business contact details in order to provide you our Services at a business level or job title, work history, and professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us

YES

J. Education Information

Student records and directory information

YES

K. Inferences drawn from collected personal information

Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and characteristics

YES

L. Sensitive personal Information

Citizenship or immigration status and contents of text or email messages

YES

We will use and retain the collected personal information as needed to provide the Services or for:

Category A - As long as the user has an account with us

Category B - As long as the user has an account with us

Category I - As long as the user has an account with us

Category J - As long as the user has an account with us

We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances where you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:

Receiving help through our customer support channels;

Participation in customer surveys or contests; and

Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries.

We may disclose your personal information with our service providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider.

We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as for undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to be "selling" of your personal information.

We have disclosed the following categories of personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months:

Category I. Professional or employment-related information

Category J. Education information

Disclosing Your Personal Information

We may disclose each of the categories of personal information identified above to the respectively identified categories of recipients for operational or business purposes consistent with the purposes for collection or use designated, as is reasonably necessary and proportionate to achieve those purposes, or for another purpose that is compatible with the context in which the personal information was collected including, but not limited to:

Auditing related to ads;
Helping to ensure security and integrity;
Debugging, repairing, and improving functionality;
Short-term, transient use;
Performing services on our behalf;
Providing advertising and marketing services, as applicable;
Internal research for technological development; and
Verifying quality and/or safety.

In addition to the other purposes for collection, use, and disclosure of personal information described in this Privacy Policy, we may collect, use, and disclose personal information as required by law, regulation or court order; to respond to governmental and/or law enforcement requests; to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interfering with our or others’ rights or property; to support any actual or threatened claim, defense or declaration in a case or before any jurisdictional and/or administrative authority, arbitration or mediation panel; or in connection with disciplinary actions/investigations. Likewise, we may disclose personal information to other parties in connection with the sale, assignment, merger, or reorganization.

Sales and Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell your personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Submitting Requests Relating to Your Personal Information

If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, or Virginia, you have the right to submit certain requests relating to your personal information as described below. To exercise any of these rights, please submit a request by emailing us at hello@influentialsearch.com, or by visiting https://www.influetialsearch.com/contact. Please note that if you submit a request, you will be asked to provide two-to-three (2-3) pieces of personal information that we will match against our records to verify your identity. You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf; however, you will still need to verify your identity directly with us before your request can be processed.

California Residents

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.

If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the Services, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Services. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Services, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g., backups, etc.).

CCPA Privacy Notice

This section applies only to California residents. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you have the rights listed below.

The California Code of Regulations defines a "residents" as:

(1) every individual who is in the State of California for other than a temporary or transitory purpose and

(2) every individual who is domiciled in the State of California who is outside the State of California for a temporary or transitory purpose

All other individuals are defined as "non-residents."

If this definition of "resident" applies to you, we must adhere to certain rights and obligations regarding your personal information.

Your rights with respect to your personal data

Right to request deletion of the data — Request to delete

You can ask for the deletion of your personal information. If you ask us to delete your personal information, we will respect your request and delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions provided by law, such as (but not limited to) the exercise by another consumer of his or her right to free speech, our compliance requirements resulting from a legal obligation, or any processing that may be required to protect against illegal activities.

Right to be informed — Request to know

Depending on the circumstances, you have a right to know:

whether we collect and use your personal information;

the categories of personal information that we collect;

the purposes for which the collected personal information is used;

whether we sell or share personal information to third parties;

the categories of personal information that we sold, shared, or disclosed for a business purpose;

the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was sold, shared, or disclosed for a business purpose;

the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information; and

the specific pieces of personal information we collected about you.

In accordance with applicable law, we are not obligated to provide or delete consumer information that is de-identified in response to a consumer request or to re-identify individual data to verify a consumer request.

Right to Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of a Consumer’s Privacy Rights

We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.

Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information

We do not process consumer's sensitive personal information.

Verification process

Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in our system. These verification efforts require us to ask you to provide information so that we can match it with information you have previously provided us. For instance, depending on the type of request you submit, we may ask you to provide certain information so that we can match the information you provide with the information we already have on file, or we may contact you through a communication method (e.g., phone or email) that you have previously provided to us. We may also use other verification methods as the circumstances dictate.

We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request. To the extent possible, we will avoid requesting additional information from you for the purposes of verification. However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention purposes. We will delete such additionally provided information as soon as we finish verifying you.

Other privacy rights

You may object to the processing of your personal information.

You may request correction of your personal data if it is incorrect or no longer relevant, or ask to restrict the processing of the information.

You can designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with the CCPA.

You may request to opt out from future selling or sharing of your personal information to third parties. Upon receiving an opt-out request, we will act upon the request as soon as feasibly possible, but no later than fifteen (15) days from the date of the request submission.

To exercise these rights, you can contact us by email at hello@influentialsearch.com, or by visiting https://www.influetialsearch.com/contact, or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.

Colorado Residents

This section applies only to Colorado residents. Under the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), you have the rights listed below. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law.

Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data

Right to access your personal data

Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data

Right to request deletion of your personal data

Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us

Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects ("profiling")

To submit a request to exercise these rights described above, please email hello@influentialsearch.com, or visit https://www.influetialsearch.com/contact.

If we decline to take action regarding your request and you wish to appeal our decision, please email us at hello@influentialsearch. Within forty-five (45) days of receipt of an appeal, we will inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions.

Connecticut Residents

This section applies only to Connecticut residents. Under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), you have the rights listed below. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law.

Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data

Right to access your personal data

Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data

Right to request deletion of your personal data

Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us

Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects ("profiling")

To submit a request to exercise these rights described above, please email hello@influentialsearch.com or visit https://www.influetialsearch.com/contact.

If we decline to take action regarding your request and you wish to appeal our decision, please email us at hello@influentialsearch.com. Within sixty (60) days of receipt of an appeal, we will inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions.

Utah Residents

This section applies only to Utah residents. Under the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), you have the rights listed below. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law.

Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data

Right to access your personal data

Right to request deletion of your personal data

Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us

Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising or the sale of personal data

To submit a request to exercise these rights described above, please email hello@influentialsearch.com or visit https://www.influetialsearch.com/contact.

Virginia Residents

Under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA):

"Consumer" means a natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth acting only in an individual or household context. It does not include a natural person acting in a commercial or employment context.

"Personal data" means any information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable natural person. "Personal data" does not include de-identified data or publicly available information.

"Sale of personal data" means the exchange of personal data for monetary consideration.

If this definition of "consumer" applies to you, we must adhere to certain rights and obligations regarding your personal data.

Your rights with respect to your personal data

Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data

Right to access your personal data

Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data

Right to request deletion of your personal data

Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us

Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects ("profiling")

Exercise your rights provided under the Virginia VCDPA

You may contact us by email at hello@influentialsearch.com or by visiting https://www.influetialsearch.com/contact.

If you are using an authorized agent to exercise your rights, we may deny a request if the authorized agent does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf.

Verification process

We may request that you provide additional information reasonably necessary to verify you and your consumer's request. If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we may need to collect additional information to verify your identity before processing your request.

Upon receiving your request, we will respond without undue delay, but in all cases, within forty-five (45) days of receipt. The response period may be extended once by forty-five (45) additional days when reasonably necessary. We will inform you of any such extension within the initial 45-day response period, together with the reason for the extension.

Right to appeal

If we decline to take action regarding your request, we will inform you of our decision and reasoning behind it. If you wish to appeal our decision, please email us at hello@influentialsearch.com. Within sixty (60) days of receipt of an appeal, we will inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions. If your appeal is denied, you may contact the Attorney General to submit a complaint.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect technological advancements, legal and regulatory changes and good business practices or otherwise at our discretion subject to applicable laws. If we make any changes, a new Privacy Policy will reflect those changes and the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy will be set forth at the top of the Privacy Policy. The updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible.

Your continued use of the Services after we make changes to this Privacy Policy is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check this Privacy Policy periodically for updates

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy or the ways in which we use information subject to this statement, please do not hesitate to contact us by emailing hello@influentialsearch.com, by visiting www.influentialsearch.com/contact, or writing to Influential Search, ℅ United States Corporation Agents, Inc.,101 N. Brand Blvd. 11th Floor Glendale, CA 91203.