1. Privacy Policy (Politica de Confidențialitate)
Last Updated: December 30, 2025
At asian-freelancers.com, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our platform.
1.1 Information We Collect
We collect information that identifies, relates to, or could reasonably be linked to you (“Personal Data”).
- Registration Data: Name, email address, physical address, phone number, and password.
- Profile Information: For Freelancers, this includes skills, work history, portfolios, photographs, and hourly rates. For Clients, this includes company details and project descriptions.
- Identity Verification: Government-issued ID, tax identification numbers, or video/photo verification to prevent fraud (processed via secure third-party providers).
- Financial Information: Credit card details, bank account info, or third-party payment account (e.g., PayPal, Payoneer) details for processing transactions.
- Communication Data: Logs of messages sent within the platform’s chat system.
1.2 How We Use Your Information
We use your data to:
- Provide Services: Create and maintain your account, facilitate contracts, and process payments.
- Security & Fraud Prevention: Monitor for suspicious activity, verify identities, and ensure compliance with our Terms of Service.
- Communication: Send project updates, security alerts, and administrative messages.
- Personalization: Suggest relevant jobs to freelancers or suitable talent to clients.
- Legal Compliance: Comply with tax obligations and legal requests from authorities.
1.3 Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal data. We share information only in the following cases:
- Between Users: Limited info (name, portfolio, reviews) is shared between Clients and Freelancers to facilitate hiring.
- Service Providers: We share data with trusted third parties (payment processors, cloud hosting like AWS/Google Cloud, identity verification services).
- Legal Requirements: If required by law or to protect the safety/rights of our users or the Platform.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, sale, or acquisition, your data may be transferred to the new entity.
1.4 Data Retention
We retain your information as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with Services. We also retain data as necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements (typically up to 7-10 years for financial records).
1.5 Your Rights (GDPR/CCPA)
Depending on your location, you have the following rights:
- Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Correction: Ask us to fix inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Deletion (“Right to be Forgotten”): Request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.
- Data Portability: Request a transfer of your data to another service.
- Withdraw Consent: If we process data based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.