Privacy Policy
7tasker manages the information that we collect from you in accordance with applicable privacy legislation.
This Privacy Policy describes how 7tasker collects, uses, shares and handles your personal data, and sets out the rights and obligations that both you and 7tasker have in relation to your personal data.
By accessing www.7tasker.com or our mobile application (together, the “Services”) you accept and agree to the Terms and Conditions of 7tasker’s user agreement (“User Agreement”), and acknowledge that your personal data may be collected, used and disclosed in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Except for any terms that are defined in this Privacy Policy then all other defined terms shall have the same meaning as that defined in the User Agreement. Note that under 7tasker’s Terms and Conditions, you must not use the Services if you are under 18 years old.
7tasker may, from time to time, modify this Privacy Policy (and update the web page on which it is displayed). If we materially change the ways in which 7tasker uses or shares your personal data previously collected from you through the Services, 7tasker will notify you through your 7tasker account, your registered email address or other communication. You should check that account regularly.
1. Collection of Your Personal Data
Information we collect directly from you
7tasker collects personal data when you pre-register with 7tasker. This includes your full name, email address and location. In circumstances where the below information is not provided to us, we may be unable to provide the Services to you and carry out our contractual obligations with you.
7tasker collects personal data when you register with 7tasker. This includes:
- your name, address, email address, phone number and other contact details;
- your birth date and gender;
- your credit card and account details, which are processed by a third-party service provider that handles payments for us;
- your location and the location where you are interested in performing tasks; and
- your occupation, work experience, resume, qualifications, education, post tasks, earn money preferences, skillset, interests and other information relevant for your fitness for tasks.
If you register in certain countries, we also give you the option of providing a photo or video to be associated with your 7tasker user ID. If your personal details change, it is your responsibility to update your 7tasker account with those changes, so that we can keep our records complete, accurate and up to date.
To enable us to improve our existing services, to create new service features, and to serve you and others with targeted marketing communications, 7tasker collects information about the way you use the Services, including the transactions you enter into on the Services, your feedback rating (including any references requested using our ‘Reference’ feature), the bids you make, the comments you post, and the transactions you enter into with our valued affiliate service providers.
You may apply through our job application submission form provided by a third-party service provider. If you do so, we collect the information you make available to us through your application submission, such as your resume, links to other online profiles, and other information you choose to provide.
Information we collect automatically when you use the Services
7tasker may also receive and record the following information from your internet browser and computer, including through cookies and similar technologies, when you use the Services:
- Computer and connection information such as statistics on page views, traffic to and from the Services, referral URL, IP address, unique device ID, browsing history and web log information; and
- Information about your use of the Services, including the date and time you visit the Services, the areas or pages that you visit, the amount of time you spend viewing or using the Services, the number of times you return to the Services, other clickstream or website usage information, and emails that you open, forward or click-through to the Services.
If you use a location-enabled 7tasker service, if you allow us, we receive and process information about your precise location (for example, through GPS signals sent by your mobile device). We may also collect the precise location of your device when the app is running in the foreground or background or when the app is closed. We may also use a range of different technologies to confirm your location. When you use the Services, we also infer the general location of your device and the geographic regions our users come from. For example, your IP address may indicate your general geographic region.
For more information on how we use cookies and other similar tracking technologies, please see the section on Cookies and Similar Technologies below.
Information we obtain from other sources
In addition to data collected from your submissions, we also receive data from certain third parties, such as social media sites that you connect to your account (including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and any other site you which you enable from time to time) as well as from identity verification service providers and other 7tasker group companies.
We work with third party verification providers to perform police history checks or background checks on taskers, and receive publicly available information such as court decisions.
We may also receive additional information about you from third parties such as data or marketing partners and combine it with other information we have about you.
What other information users can see about you
You are not anonymous to us when you log into the Services or post any content (including tasks, items to be supplied, bids, comments or feedback) on the Services or any associated forum.
When you:
- use the Services to post a task or item to be supplied, or make a bid, or comment on a bid, or provide feedback on other users; or
- otherwise communicate in a public forum on the Services,
your user ID and all the material that you post is visible and searchable to us, other 7tasker users and is also publicly available to other internet users. We strongly encourage you to use caution and discretion when posting and carefully consider whether and what to post or how you identify yourself on the Services.
7tasker does not in any way control, and does not accept any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, the disclosure or use of personal data which is voluntarily posted by you in a publicly accessible area of the Services.
2. How We Use Your Personal Data
7tasker may use the information we collect for the following purposes:
Identification and authentication
Legal ground(s) for use: We need to perform this function in order to allow you to access the Services.
To protect 7tasker and the users of the Services
Legal ground(s) for use: It is in our (and users) legitimate interests to ensure that the services are secure.
To improve the Services and develop new service features
Legal ground(s) for use: We need some of your personal data in order to provide the services to you; it is in our legitimate interests to provide you the best possible services.
To provide, maintain and protect the Services and to verify the identity of authorized users of the Services
Legal ground(s) for use We need to perform this function in order to provide a safe and secure environment for our users and we have legitimate interests in protecting the integrity of the Services we offer.
Providing your information to a user with whom you have or had a contract facilitated by 7tasker
Legal ground(s) for use We need to use your personal data in this way to provide the Services you request.
As required by law, order of a court, tribunal or regulator or if 7tasker reasonably believes that the use or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary for enforcement related activities
Legal ground(s) for use on such occasions, we are required by law to process your personal data.
To ensure that 7tasker receives payment of the fees due to it
Legal ground(s) for use: We need to use your personal data in this way to fulfil a contract between you and us.
To contact you to inform you about promotions or upcoming changes or improvements to the Services
Legal ground(s) for use: We only contact you for marketing purposes with your consent; we may contact you regarding changes in the Services because it is in our legitimate interests to keep you informed about service changes that may affect you. See section below for further detail about marketing.
To contact you to administer our User Agreement
Legal ground(s) for use: For example, we may notify you of a breach, or action a request for a take down notice in response to a claim of copyright infringement.
Your contact information may also be used for invoicing by third party service providers to 7tasker, and to respond to any enquiry you make
Legal ground(s) for use: It is in our legitimate interests to engage service providers to assist us in delivering the Services you request.
When you contact 7tasker, we may keep a record of the communication(s) between you and 7tasker to help resolve any issues you might have
Legal ground(s) for use: We retain information when we are required to do so by law and because it is in our legitimate interests to protect our legal rights.
If other user(s) of the Services already have your userID (or other information identifying you), and you have chosen to upload a photo or other personal data to your 7tasker account, we may show those user(s) that personal data.
Legal ground(s) for use: We display your photo to other users who have your userID only with your consent, which you supply by uploading your photo.
The Services allow you to review your experience dealing with others on the Services, who may in turn leave reviews about you. We compile these reviews to provide an aggregate rating for each user, which will publicly appear along with your profile. Please be aware that other users may rely on this rating when deciding whether to engage with you.
Profiling and data analytics
We (or our service providers on our behalf) may collate information about you and your preferences, to identify market segments and use that information for data analytics and direct marketing.
We (or our service providers on our behalf) may use your name, street address, email address, phone number, and data collected from cookies and similar technologies about how you use the Services (including tasks created and certain actions taken on the site) to conduct data analytics, including the creation of look-alike audiences. We use the results of data analytics for marketing, product and service development, and policy development.
We do not use sensitive information for data analytics.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
7tasker uses cookies and similar tracking technologies for a number of purposes including to access your information when you sign in, keep track of your preferences, direct specific content to you, report on 7tasker’s user base, and to improve 7tasker’s services. We also use cookies or anonymous identifiers when you interact with our affiliate service providers (for example, when you integrate your 7tasker account with your Facebook profile) and as further described below.
We use the following types of cookies and similar technologies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary to the operation of the Services. This includes technologies that allow you access to our website, services, mobile app or that are required to identify irregular site behaviour, prevent fraudulent activity and improve security, or that allow you to make use of our functions such as saved search or similar functions;
If you change the settings on your internet browser to block or restrict cookies (including cookies associated with the Services), or to indicate when a cookie is being set by 7tasker, the Services may not work as intended. You should remember that, while you may still be able to use the Services if your cookies are disabled, the Services may not function properly on your device and you may not be able to take advantage of certain 7tasker features.
Functionality Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies that allow us to offer you enhanced functionality when accessing or using the Services. This may include identifying you when you sign into our website, keeping you signed in as you browse or keeping track of your specified preferences, interests, or past items viewed so that we may enhance the presentation of content on our website and mobile app.
Performance Analytics Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to assess the performance of the Services. We use this information to analyze and help us understand how you and other visitors use the Services so we can improve the content or layout of the Services. We also use this information to track the number of our visitors and analyze the popularity of the features we offer.
Advertising Cookies
We may use first-party or third-party cookies and similar technologies to deliver content, including ads relevant to your interests. This includes using technologies to understand the usefulness to you of the advertisements and content that has been delivered to you, such as whether you have clicked on an advertisement.
You may reject first-party advertising cookies and similar technologies through your browser settings (as described below). To learn more about the use of cookies or other technologies to deliver more relevant advertising and to control or opt out of the collection and use of the data by these third party tools.
Browser and System Controls
You may set your browser or operating system to limit certain tracking or to decline cookies, but you may not be able to use certain features on the Services which require such cookies. Each browser and operating system is a little different, so please check your browser or operating system’s settings or help section to learn more about how to delete or disable cookies and tracking.
4. Security
Your account is protected by a password for your privacy and security. We take reasonable steps to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use and disclosure, however we cannot guarantee the absolute security of that information, or that our systems will be completely free from third party interception or are incorruptible from viruses. We cannot and do not guarantee that information you send from your computer to us over the Internet will be protected by any form of encryption (encoding software). In light of this, we cannot and do not ensure or warrant the security or privacy of your personal data, including payment and account details. You transmit your personal data to us at your own risk. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the security of your passwords and/or account information.
5. Third Parties
The Services may contain links to third party websites including the networks of our valued affiliate service providers, advertisers, and PayPal, or make available services obtained from third parties, including verification services by third party verification providers. If you follow a link to any of these websites, for instance PayPal payment system, or use any services obtained from third party service providers via the Services that requires you to provide personal data directly to such third parties (for instance third party verification providers), note that they have their own privacy policies. If you use the Services to link to another site, or use a service obtained from a third party service provider via the Services, you will be subject to that site’s or third party’s terms and conditions of use, privacy policy and security statement. We strongly encourage you to view these before disclosing any of your personal data on such sites. 7tasker does not control, and does not accept any responsibility or liability for, the privacy policy of, and use of personal data by, any party other than 7tasker, including any user of the Services, the operators of any website to which the Services link, or third party service providers to whom you directly provide your personal data (including sensitive information if relevant) to.
6. Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use personal data from children under 18 years of age, and no part of the Services are directed to children. If you learn that a child has provided us with personal data in violation of this Privacy Policy, please alert us using our contact information below.
7. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about the manner in which we process your personal data, please contact us:
