Your Privacy Matters

Open To Work Social is a social platform for job seekers and a user-generated content (UGC) digital magazine. Our mission is to help people be discovered for work by putting the story first and the resume second. Central to this mission is being transparent about the data we collect, how we use it, and with whom we share it—while giving you meaningful choices.

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This Privacy Policy applies when you use our Services (described below). It works together with our Cookie Policy, in-product Settings, and any notices we present at the point of data collection.

 

Key Terms

• Member: a registered user with a profile.

• Visitor: an unregistered user who can access certain public content.

• Services: OTW websites, apps, emails, communications, features, and programs (including Sponsored Rewards) that link to this Policy.

• Content: anything you upload or publish (e.g., profiles, interview-style articles, editorials, resumes, social posts, comments, images).

• Sponsored Rewards: brand-submitted promotional offers (ad creative, titles, terms, deadlines, QR codes) displayed across OTW.

 

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Services & Scope

3. Data We Collect

4. How We Use Your Data

5. How We Share Information

6. Your Choices & Rights

7. Data Retention

8. Security

9. International Data Transfers

10. Children & Minimum Age

11. California & U.S. State Privacy Disclosures

12. European/UK Regional Privacy Notice (GDPR/UK GDPR)

13. Changes to This Policy

14. How to Contact Us

 

1) Introduction

We are a social network and UGC magazine for professionals. People use OTW to create profiles, publish interview-style and editorial articles, share social posts, host resumes, and to discover jobs and talent. Some content is available to Visitors.

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By using our Services, you acknowledge this Policy and any additional notices we show you.

 

2) Services & Scope

This Policy applies to:

• opentoworksocial.com, OTW-branded apps, emails, and notifications;

• Social and publishing features (profiles, interview-style articles, editorial articles, social posts, comments, likes, shares);

• Resume hosting and public profiles;

• Jobs discovery and candidate discovery tools;

• The Sponsored Rewards Program (brand offers, ads, QR redemptions).

Excluded: Any service that states it’s governed by a different privacy policy.

 

3) Data We Collect

3.1 Data You Provide

• Registration: name, email and/or mobile number, password, general location (city/region). If you purchase a paid feature, we collect billing and payment information (processed by our payment processors).

• Profile & Resume: headline, bio, experience, education, skills, portfolio links, city/region, photo, social links, resume/CV. You choose what to include; public profile fields may be visible to others.

• Content: interview-style responses, editorial articles, social posts, images, videos, comments, reactions, messages, job applications, and any forms/surveys you submit (e.g., demographics you opt to add).

• Sponsored Rewards (Advertisers): ad creative, brand details, Offer title/description, terms, deadline, QR codes, campaign targeting preferences, payment/billing contact.

• Communications: requests to support, feedback, or correspondence with OTW or other Members.

 

3.2 Data From Others

• Mentions & Social Graph: other Members may tag/mention you or upload content (e.g., photos) that includes you.

• Referrals/Invites: people may provide your email/phone to invite you to join.

• Partners & Integrations: job boards, applicant tracking systems, analytics and anti-fraud providers, ad measurement partners, payment processors, and cloud vendors may provide limited metadata (e.g., job application status, campaign metrics).

• Public Sources: industry news sites, public profiles, or open databases (e.g., to surface professional news about you in notifications you control).

 

3.3 Service Use & Device Data

• Usage Logs: IP address, device identifiers, pages/screens viewed, referring and exit URLs, timestamps, language, clickstream, feed and search interactions, post/article views, ad views and interactions (on and off OTW where our tags/pixels run).

• Cookies & Similar Tech: pixels/tags/cookies for authentication, analytics, personalization, fraud prevention, and ads. See our Cookie Policy for controls.

• Approximate Location: derived from IP or device settings. For precise location (GPS), we ask for your opt-in consent.

 

3.4 Optional Syncs/Uploads

If enabled by you, we may process:

• Contacts/Calendar/Email headers to suggest connections, personalize content, or show relevant events (optional and revocable).

• File uploads (e.g., resume PDF, profile photo).

 

3.5 In-Product AI Tools

We may offer AI assistance (e.g., drafting prompts for interview answers). Outputs may be imperfect—you must review/edit before posting. We may use de-identified data and interactions to improve models, consistent with this Policy and applicable law.

 

4) How We Use Your Data

We use your data to provide, secure, personalize, and improve OTW:

4.1 Provide & Personalize Services

• Create and manage your account; authenticate and secure access.

• Build your public profile and host your resume.

• Create, publish, and distribute interview-style and editorial content; enable social posts and interactions.

• Personalize feeds, layouts, suggestions (people to follow, categories, jobs, and articles).

• Enable shareable, cross-device experiences.

 

4.2 Social Discovery & Professional Opportunity

• Help Members find and be found (by employers, recruiters, collaborators).

• Suggest topics, categories, and skills based on your activity and profile.

• Support job discovery and candidate discovery (e.g., search relevance).

 

4.3 Sponsored Rewards & Advertising

• Operate the Sponsored Rewards Program (display offers, validate ad creative, show QR codes, track aggregated redemptions/metrics).

• Serve ads and sponsored content, measure reach and performance (on OTW and where OTW tags/pixels run offsite).

• Use cookie/device data, activity signals, and limited partner data to tailor, measure, and limit frequency of ads—subject to your choices and applicable laws.

 

4.4 Safety, Security, & Integrity

• Detect and prevent fraud, spam, security incidents, and abuse; protect against illegal or prohibited content.

• Enforce our Terms of Use and Community Guidelines; moderate UGC.

 

4.5 Product Research & Development

• Improve features, develop new ones (including AI features), and run analytics.

• Produce aggregated insights that don’t identify you (e.g., engagement trends, job category interest).

 

4.6 Communications

• Send service, security, and transactional notices.

• Send product tips, engagement nudges, surveys, and marketing (you can control many via settings).

• Facilitate Member-to-Member communications (e.g., comments, replies).

Legal Bases (where applicable): consent, contract necessity, legitimate interests (e.g., safety, service improvement), legal obligation, and (if ever used) vital interests.

 

5) How We Share Information

5.1 With Other Members & the Public

• Profiles, posts, articles, and resumes may be visible according to your settings. Public items can be viewed by Visitors and may be indexed by search engines and shared by others.

• Social signals (likes, shares, comments) may be shown with your name and profile.

 

5.2 With Service Providers

We use vetted vendors (e.g., cloud hosting, payment processors, analytics, anti-fraud, customer support, email/SMS, ad tech) who process data on our behalf under contracts that limit their use.

 

5.3 Sponsored Rewards & Advertising Partners

• We share campaign metrics and aggregated reporting with advertisers (e.g., impressions, clicks, redemptions via QR).

• We do not provide advertisers your private messages or full personal data. Where required, we rely on consent for targeted advertising and provide opt-outs (see Section 6 & 11).

 

5.4 Legal, Safety, and Rights

We may disclose information if required by law or in good faith to: comply with legal process; enforce policies; prevent fraud or security issues; or protect Members, OTW, or the public.

 

5.5 Business Transfers

If OTW is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of assets, your data may be transferred—subject to this Policy.

 

6) Your Choices & Rights

6.1 Controls

• Profile & Post Visibility: choose public or audience-limited where available.

• Notifications: email, push, and SMS preferences in Settings.

• Cookies & Ads: manage preferences in our Cookie Policy and in-product settings (and through device or browser controls).

• Marketing: opt out of marketing emails via the link in those emails or in Settings (service emails will still be sent).

 

6.2 Access, Correct, Delete, Port

Subject to law, you may access, correct, delete, or export certain data via Settings or by contacting us (see Section 14). We will verify your identity and respond within legal timelines.

 

6.3 Opt-Outs for Targeted Advertising / Sale / Share (U.S. State Laws)

If applicable under your state’s law (e.g., California, Colorado), you may:

• Opt out of targeted advertising and certain “sale”/“sharing” of personal information via Settings and Cookie controls; and

• Use recognized opt-out preference signals (where required). See Section 11.

 

7) Data Retention

We retain personal data as long as your account is active or as needed to provide Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. Some information may persist in backups/archives for a limited, lawful period. Public content that others have shared or indexed may remain visible even after deletion on OTW.

 

8) Security

We use reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative safeguards (e.g., HTTPS, access controls, monitoring). No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. If you suspect unauthorized access, contact us immediately (Section 14).

 

9) International Data Transfers

We may process and store data in the United States and other countries. Where required, we use appropriate transfer mechanisms (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses) and implement supplementary measures.

 

10) Children & Minimum Age

OTW is not for children under 16. Do not create an account or submit personal data if you are under 16. If we learn we’ve collected data from someone under 16, we will delete it.

 

11) California & U.S. State Privacy Disclosures

If you reside in California (CCPA/CPRA) or certain other U.S. states with privacy laws (e.g., Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut, Utah, etc.), you may have additional rights:

11.1 Categories Collected

We collect identifiers (e.g., name, email, IP), user records (profile, resume), commercial info (purchases/ads), internet/telemetry data (logs, cookies), geolocation (approximate), user content, inferences (interests), and (if you provide) professional/education info. We do not collect sensitive personal information unless you choose to share it (e.g., voluntary demographic fields).

 

11.2 Purposes of Use

See Section 4 (providing services, personalization, security/fraud prevention, analytics, advertising, Sponsored Rewards, legal compliance).

 

11.3 Sources & Sharing

See Sections 3 & 5. We do not sell your personal information for money. We may engage in targeted advertising / “sharing” of personal information (as defined by California law) to show ads; you can opt out in Settings and via Cookie controls. We honor opt-out preference signals where required.

 

11.4 Your State Rights

• Access/Know, Correct, Delete, Portability

• Opt-out of Sale/Share/Targeted Advertising

• Limit Use/Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information (if collected for non-exempt purposes)

• Appeal a decision (where required)

Submit requests via Settings or contact privacy@opentoworkmag.com. We will verify your identity and respond per law. You may use an authorized agent (with appropriate authorization).

We do not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

 

12) European/UK Regional Privacy Notice (GDPR/UK GDPR)

12.1 Controller

Open To Work Magazine LLC (Denver, Colorado) is the controller for processing described here. If we appoint an EU/UK representative, we will list them here.

 

12.2 Legal Bases

We process personal data under these bases:

• Contract necessity (to provide Services);

• Legitimate interests (safety, fraud prevention, product improvement, relevant communications);

• Consent (cookies, precise location, certain marketing, targeted ads, optional demographic fields);

• Legal obligations (tax, accounting, lawful requests).

 

12.3 Data Subject Rights

You may have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, port, and object (including to profiling or processing based on legitimate interests), and to withdraw consent at any time. Contact us (Section 14). You may also lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority (e.g., ICO in the UK).

 

12.4 Transfers

We rely on SCCs and other lawful mechanisms to transfer your data to the U.S. and elsewhere, applying appropriate safeguards.

 

13) Changes to This Policy

If we make material changes, we will notify you (e.g., in-product notice, email) before they take effect. Your continued use after the effective date means you accept the updated Policy.

 

14) How to Contact Us

Open To Work Magazine LLC
Denver, Colorado, USA

Contact Page: Contact us

 

Short Form Summary

• We collect information you provide (profile, resume, posts) and data from your use (cookies, logs) to run and improve OTW.

• Public content can be seen by others and shared; adjust your settings anytime.

• We use ads (including Sponsored Rewards) and measure performance; opt-outs available.

• You can access, correct, delete, or export your data.

• We keep data while your account is active and as required by law.

• We protect your data with reasonable safeguards but no system is 100% secure.

• Colorado law applies; additional rights may apply where you live.