OctoHR

Privacy Policy for OctoHR

Last Updated: April 3, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to OctoHR. At OctoHR, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our HR management platform ("OctoHR"), visit our website at octohr.info, or interact with our services.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using OctoHR, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our platform.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information We Access from GitHub

When you use OctoHR, we access and analyze publicly available information from GitHub profiles, including:

  • Profile Information: Public GitHub username, name, email (if publicly available), location, and other public profile data.
  • Repository Data: Public repository information, including programming languages used, commit history, and contribution statistics.
  • Activity Information: Public activity data such as contributions, stars, and followers.

2.2 Information Automatically Collected

When you visit our website or use our platform, we may automatically collect:

  • Device Information: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, and other technical information.
  • Usage Data: How you interact with our website and platform, including pages visited, features used, time spent, and other analytics data.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to track activity on our website and platform. For more information about our use of cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

  • Providing Our Services: To analyze GitHub profiles and provide insights about developers' skills, experience, and activity.
  • Search Functionality: To enable searching and filtering of GitHub profiles based on programming languages, location, and other public GitHub data.
  • Analytics and Improvement: To understand how users interact with our platform, identify trends, and improve our services.
  • Security: To protect our platform and prevent misuse of our services.
  • Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable legal requirements, industry standards, and our policies.

4. How We Share Your Information

4.1 Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting providers, payment processors, and analytics services. These providers have access to your information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

4.2 Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

4.3 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

4.4 With Your Consent

We may share your information with third parties when we have your consent to do so.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, and applicable legal requirements.

7. International Data Transfers

OctoHR may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own. Our servers may be located outside your country of residence. By using our services, you consent to the transfer of your information to these countries, which may have different data protection rules than those in your country.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • Access: The right to request access to your personal information.
  • Correction: The right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
  • Deletion: The right to request deletion of your personal information.
  • Restriction: The right to request restriction of processing of your personal information.
  • Data Portability: The right to receive a copy of your personal information in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Objection: The right to object to processing of your personal information.
  • Withdraw Consent: The right to withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@octohr.info.

9. Children's Privacy

OctoHR is not intended for use by children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete such information.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website and platform may contain links to third-party websites and services. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

12. Cookie Policy

12.1 Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential Cookies: Necessary for the basic functionality of our website and platform.
  • Analytical/Performance Cookies: Help us analyze how users use our services through Google Analytics and Hotjar.
  • Functionality Cookies: Enable personalized features and remember your preferences.

12.2 Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. However, if you disable cookies, some features of OctoHR may not function properly.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

OctoHR
Email: privacy@octohr.info

14. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.

15. Dispute Resolution

Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Privacy Policy shall be resolved through arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association.