Privacy Policy

1. Introduction to thenerdify.com's Privacy Policy

Our privacy policy tells you how we collect and process data received from you on our website. We update our privacy policy because we understand that privacy is important in guaranteeing a safe and comfortable user experience. This policy will be enforced starting on October 15, 2021. Please read the document to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data.
Last updated: October 15, 2021

2. Thenerdify.com's Information Collection

We store your phone number, as it is useful to provide the services. However, declining to do so may not grant you access to our services.

2.1. Types of Data We Collect

2.1.1. The information you directly shared

When you log in to our website you will get to share some of your personal information such as phone number, email, degree, and credentials.

2.1.2. Information we automatically collect

Our server automatically registers your domain name and address, IP address, browser type, the visit length, and the pages you viewed. These are collected through our cookies. To learn more, please consult our Cookie Policy.

2.1.3. Information from third parties

Social media sites are typical examples of third parties. You may consent to share some of the information from your social media account to thenerdify.com.

2.1.4. Sensitive Information

The following should be shared at your own risk:

  • Political alignment/philosophy.
  • Religious beliefs/groups.
  • Gender.
  • Sexuality.
  • Race and ethnicity.

2.2. How does the Company Protect a Minor's Personal Information?

A minor’s personal information is not collected and saved by our domains. In fact, our website should only be used by individuals aged 18+.

3. How We Use Your Information

We collect your information when you visit or register on our website. This information is used to personalize your experience, improve our website, and provide you with our virtual services.

We use the information about you to improve, operate and protect our platform, to communicate with you and provide you with our paid and free services.

Data obtained through the Short Code program or other Messages program will not be shared with any third-parties for their marketing reasons/purposes.

3.1. Using Your Information for the Website’s Operation

Information is used to improve the performance of thenerdify.com’s website.
Your data is collected and used to process your transactions and conduct statistical analyses amongst our users.
A customer’s data is used to develop new products and services and monitor their behavior online.
It is to investigate cases of fraud and prevent our users from violating our policies.

3.2. Using Your Information for Communication Purposes

  • To seek the User’s assistance/support;
  • To answer any questions, you have about the platform;
  • To send all the latest news and updates;
  • To conduct and organize surveys.

3.3. Using Your Information for Advertising Purposes

  • To provide personalized content to our Users;
  • To provide personalized advertising through third-party platforms;
  • To promote content that may or may not interest you.

3.4. Using Your Information for Legal Grounds

All the information we collect (or even that you shared) is used legally in order to improve our customers’ user experience.

  • Your phone numbers are collected and used to access our services;
  • Another reason is we need them to prevent cases of fraud, keep our database safe, and protect our Users’ privacy and interests. This is to comply with the law.

4. Sharing Your Information and Affiliate Disclosure

We have the right to share your information with third parties and local authorities in compliance with the law and to protect our legal rights.

4.1. Service Providers

Our third party partners may collect your personal data in compliance with the law and avail their services (Ex: payment and financial transactions).

4.2. Other States

We may have to send your information to other states with their local laws.

4.3. Security

Thenerdify.com’s employees are trained in handling your information. Only they can access your information, not anyone else. We screen our software and hardware for technical problems that may arise from security breaches.

4.4. Affiliate Disclosure

Thenerdify.com website is a member of the Nerdify Partnership Program. It means that the website has a right to earn an advertising fee in terms of a program. As a member of an affiliate program, thenerdify.com has customized links and/or contact forms, provided by thenerdify.com in the sake of tracking the referrals to their service. Cookies are used to track visits for the purposes of assigning advertising commission on sales.

4.5. Personal Data and Partnership Program

There are several affiliate contact forms on thenerdify.com by means of which the website may earn a commission upon submitting a contact form or making a purchase using the phone number you’ve provided in a form. When you decide to make a purchase, the final cost remains the same whether you use the affiliate contact form or text the Freelancer directly. By using the affiliate contact forms and links, you are supporting thenerdify.com.

You agree that by clicking the "Text me" button on a contact form you send a text-back request to thenerdify.com and thenerdify.com has a right to use your personal data (contact number) according to this Privacy Policy. Thenerdify.com shares personal data collected from you with thenerdify.com to provide customer service and assist you with your requests. Your personal data will not be shared with third parties other than specified on this Privacy Policy page.

4.6. Third-party Partners and Privacy

In order to display ads online, to get information regarding the Service usage and the effectiveness of our advertisements and promotions, Thenerdify.com collaborates with third-party partners such as online advertising platforms and analytics providers. These third-parties might implement and use their own tracking tools, such as cookies and web tags, on your devices, as well as to gather or have access to Device ID/Information and other data about you, some of which might qualify as personal data according to specific state regulations. Some of these third-parties can accumulate personal data over time during your engagement with the Service or other online platforms. We might disclose information to third-party partners, typically in an aggregated, depersonalized, or pseudonymized form, along with Device ID/Information and location details, with the intention of presenting you with more relevant advertisements both on and off Service.

If you would like to opt-out of third-party advertising platforms and analytics providers, you have several options for that:

  • There are technical specification in your browser settings that you can use to automatically inform websites of your privacy preferences. Learn more about and set up Global Privacy Controls here.
  • We use Google Analytics, which use cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about the use of the Services. Learn about Google's practices, and opt out of them by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
  • There are settings that request that a web application (web browser) disable its tracking of an individual user. Learn more about and set up Do Not Track here.
  • There are mobile device settings that allow you to disable tracking advertising and/or analytics. Also there is the ability for mobile users to register at AppChoices for their intent not to receive targeted advertising.

Kindly be aware that utilizing these options to opt out does not exempt you from receiving advertisements. You will still receive generic ads during your online activities.

5. What are Your Rights with Regard to Your Information?

Your rights are to:

  • Restrict Nerdify to process your information;
  • Review and transfer all the information you shared on the platform;
  • Write a complaint to your local Data Protection Authority (DPA) in the company’s use and storage of your personal information.
  • Back out of marketing emails and cookies. Please review our Cookie Policy to learn more about cookies and our tracking technologies.

Do you want us to delete your data or review all the information we stored? Feel free to send us a message at privacy@thenerdify.com.