HIGH VALUE CONNECT

Effective Date: May 10, 2026

Do you live in California? Please review the California Privacy Notice section below, which supplements this Privacy Policy.

Residents of Washington and Nevada should review the Consumer Health Data Notice section below, which supplements this Privacy Policy if we collect or process consumer health data.

Welcome to High Value Connect’s Privacy Policy. We wrote this Policy to clearly explain what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and share it, how long we keep it, and the choices and rights available to you.

1. Who We Are

2. Where This Privacy Policy Applies

3. Personal Information We Collect

4. Why and How We Use Personal Information

5. Legal Bases for Processing

6. How We Share Personal Information

7. Affiliates and Related Companies

8. Cookies, SDKs, Pixels, Tracking Technologies, and Analytics

9. Advertising, Targeted Advertising, Sale, and Sharing

10. Artificial Intelligence, Automated Decision-Making, Profiling, and Recommendations

11. Verification, Identity, Biometric, and Trust & Safety Data

12. Cross-Border Data Transfers

13. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

14. California Privacy Notice

15. Other U.S. State Privacy Rights and Appeals

16. Consumer Health Data Notice

17. Data Retention

18. Security

19. Children’s Privacy

20. Third-Party Links and Services

21. Corporate Transactions

22. Job Applicants, Contractors, and Business Contacts

23. Changes to This Privacy Policy

24. How to Contact Us

25. Supplemental Definitions

1. WHO WE ARE

The company responsible for your personal information is:

High Value Connect

Website: https://highvalueconnect.com

Privacy Email: support@highvalueconnect.com

Support Email: support@highvalueconnect.com

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “High Value Connect,” “HVC,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to High Value Connect and any affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, and assigns that operate the Services.

2. WHERE THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLIES

This Privacy Policy applies to all websites, mobile applications, events, memberships, premium features, communities, directories, communication tools, software, online forms, customer support channels, advertising activities, and other services operated under the High Value Connect brand, collectively referred to as the “Services.”

If a particular product, event, integration, or service has its own privacy notice, that specific notice will apply to that product, event, integration, or service to the extent it conflicts with this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy applies whether you use the Services as a visitor, registered member, paid subscriber, business representative, event attendee, applicant, partner, advertiser, or other user.

3. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect information you provide directly, information generated when you use the Services, information collected automatically from your device, information created through inferences and analytics, and information we receive from third parties.

Category	Examples of Data Collected	Source
Account Data	Name, email address, phone number, username, password or authentication credentials, account settings, communication preferences, date of birth or age confirmation, language preferences, and account status.	You; authentication providers; platform systems.
Profile Data	Professional title, company, industry, biography, business interests, goals, profile photo, location, skills, services offered, networking preferences, membership tier, portfolio links, social links, and other information you add to your profile.	You; connected services; imported profile sources.
Business and Organization Data	Company name, business address, website, business category, tax or billing identifiers where applicable, team members, business verification materials, certifications, and professional credentials.	You; public sources; verification providers.
Content	Posts, comments, profile descriptions, messages, media uploads, photos, videos, documents, event submissions, reviews, feedback, reports, support communications, and other materials you provide or transmit through the Services.	You; other users; support channels.
Communications Data	Direct messages, introductions, contact requests, replies, notification interactions, email exchanges, call notes, support tickets, and records of communications with HVC or other users.	You; other users; service systems.
Purchase and Transaction Data	Subscription plan, billing history, price, discounts, promotions, invoices, renewal dates, cancellation records, refund requests, payment method type, partial card details where permitted, tax information, and chargeback information.	You; payment processors; app stores.
Marketing, Survey, Research, and Event Data	Survey answers, focus group responses, event registrations, contest entries, webinar participation, referral activity, feedback, testimonials, preferences, and marketing campaign engagement.	You; event partners; marketing systems.
Third-Party and Social Media Data	Information from services you connect, such as LinkedIn, Google, Apple, Meta, Instagram, Calendly, CRM systems, or other integrations, including profile fields, contact information, photos, and authentication tokens where permitted.	Third-party platforms you authorize.
Customer Support, Safety, and Reporting Data	Support requests, reports about users, reports involving you, moderation notes, investigation information, appeal records, complaint history, abuse signals, fraud indicators, and account enforcement records.	You; other users; moderators; automated systems; third parties.
Usage Data	Logins, searches, profile views, clicks, invitations, matches, messages sent, engagement with features, events attended, referrals, viewed content, notification interactions, and pages or screens visited.	Automatically generated through your use of the Services.
Technical Data	IP address, device ID, browser type, device type, operating system, network information, app version, settings, crash logs, cookie identifiers, advertising identifiers, approximate location from IP, and security logs.	Your device; browser; app; cookies; SDKs.
Location Data	Approximate location derived from IP address and, if you grant permission, precise geolocation such as latitude and longitude.	Your device; browser; permission settings.
Insights and Inferences	Predicted interests, likely networking preferences, recommended connections, audience segments, engagement scores, trust signals, spam or fraud risk indicators, and personalization profiles.	Generated from account, profile, usage, technical, and content data.
Verification, ID, and Biometric Data	Government ID images or details, selfie verification, face geometry or face match information where used, liveness signals, business verification files, and related verification outcomes.	You; verification partners; automated trust systems.
Sensitive Personal Information	Depending on what you choose to provide, this may include racial or ethnic origin, precise geolocation, government ID, account credentials, biometric information, professional diversity identifiers, or other legally sensitive data.	You; your device; verification providers.
Non-Member or Contact Data	Information about people you invite, refer, report, or submit through an integration, such as name, email address, phone number, business affiliation, or relationship context.	You; other users; integrations.

You are not required to provide all categories of information. However, some information is necessary to create an account, use paid services, verify your identity, attend events, receive recommendations, communicate with other users, or comply with legal obligations.

Please do not provide information you do not want used as described in this Privacy Policy. If you provide sensitive information, you consent to our processing of that information where consent is required by applicable law.

4. WHY AND HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

We process personal information for the purposes below. The specific categories used depend on how you interact with the Services.

Purpose	Examples of Processing Activities	Categories Commonly Processed
Provide and operate the Services	Create and maintain accounts; display profiles; enable search, messaging, introductions, events, directories, referrals, recommendations, memberships, support, and platform features.	Account Data; Profile Data; Business Data; Content; Communications; Usage Data; Technical Data; Location Data; Insights.
Facilitate networking and professional connections	Recommend members, businesses, opportunities, events, groups, or communities; enable users to discover and contact each other; rank or personalize suggestions.	Profile Data; Business Data; Usage Data; Content; Communications; Insights; Location Data.
Process payments and subscriptions	Process purchases, recurring subscriptions, cancellations, upgrades, downgrades, invoices, refunds, taxes, fraud checks, chargebacks, and payment-related support.	Account Data; Purchase Data; Technical Data; Usage Data; Billing identifiers.
Personalize the Services	Customize feeds, recommendations, search results, notifications, profile prompts, event suggestions, and user experiences.	Profile Data; Content; Usage Data; Technical Data; Insights; Location Data.
Communicate with you	Send account notices, legal notices, updates, support responses, security alerts, marketing messages, event invitations, product announcements, and transactional communications.	Account Data; Contact Data; Usage Data; Purchase Data; Marketing Data.
Marketing and advertising	Promote our Services; measure campaigns; run referral programs; deliver ads; create audiences; exclude existing users from campaigns; personalize offers where lawful.	Account Data; Profile Data; Usage Data; Technical Data; Marketing Data; Insights.
Safety, security, and fraud prevention	Detect spam, scraping, fake profiles, fraud, phishing, harassment, unlawful activity, payment abuse, policy violations, and security threats; enforce account bans; verify identities.	Account Data; Profile Data; Content; Communications; Support Data; Technical Data; Usage Data; ID Data; Biometric Data; Insights.
Moderation and enforcement	Review reports; remove content; restrict accounts; investigate misconduct; handle appeals; notify reporters of actions where appropriate and lawful.	Content; Communications; Support Data; Usage Data; Technical Data; Account Data; Insights.
Improve and develop Services	Analyze performance; conduct research; run experiments; debug; improve support quality; train and evaluate automated systems; create new features.	Account Data; Profile Data; Content; Communications; Usage Data; Technical Data; Support Data; Insights.
AI and machine learning	Develop, test, improve, and operate recommendation systems, moderation tools, fraud detection tools, personalization systems, support automation, and safety technology.	Account Data; Profile Data; Content; Usage Data; Technical Data; Support Data; Insights; Verification Data, subject to applicable law.
Legal compliance and claims	Comply with laws, subpoenas, tax and accounting rules, law enforcement requests, regulatory inquiries, litigation holds, rights requests, and contract enforcement.	Any category necessary for the relevant legal obligation, claim, investigation, or dispute.
Corporate operations	Maintain records, audit compliance, perform finance and accounting, support mergers or investments, manage vendors, and operate internal governance.	Account Data; Purchase Data; Usage Data; Technical Data; Support Data; Business Data.

5. LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING

Where privacy laws such as the GDPR, UK GDPR, or similar laws apply, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases:

Legal Basis	Description	Examples
Contract	Processing necessary to provide the Services or take steps at your request before entering a contract.	Account creation, subscriptions, messaging, profile display, support.
Consent	Processing based on permission you provide, which you may withdraw where applicable.	Precise location, certain cookies, marketing emails, sensitive information, biometric verification where required.
Legitimate Interests	Processing necessary for our legitimate business interests where not overridden by your rights.	Security, fraud prevention, service improvement, analytics, business operations, limited marketing.
Legal Obligation	Processing necessary to comply with applicable law.	Tax records, accounting, lawful requests, privacy rights requests, regulatory compliance.
Vital Interests	Processing necessary to protect someone’s life, safety, or security.	Emergency safety disclosures, serious harm prevention.
Public Interest/Substantial Public Interest	Processing needed where recognized by applicable law for safety, security, fraud prevention, or harmful conduct prevention.	Detecting illegal activity, protecting users and the public, platform safety investigations.

6. HOW WE SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION

We share personal information as described below. The categories shared vary based on the feature used, the recipient, legal requirements, and the purpose of sharing.

Recipient	Why We Share	Categories Shared
Other users	To display your profile, enable networking, messaging, introductions, events, communities, reports, profile sharing, and other user-facing features.	Profile Data; Business Data; Content; Communications you send; Social Media Data you choose to display; Insights where part of recommendation or visibility features.
Service providers and vendors	To host data, process payments, send messages, provide analytics, customer support, verification, security, fraud prevention, marketing, legal, accounting, and infrastructure services.	Any category necessary for the vendor’s service, including Account Data, Technical Data, Usage Data, Purchase Data, Support Data, Content, Verification Data, and Insights.
Payment processors and app stores	To process payments, refunds, renewals, fraud checks, chargebacks, taxes, and subscriptions.	Account Data; Purchase Data; Technical Data; limited billing data; fraud signals.
Advertising and analytics partners	To measure campaigns, show relevant ads, perform attribution, create or exclude audiences, and analyze usage.	Account Data; Usage Data; Technical Data; advertising identifiers; Insights; hashed contact information where lawful.
Verification and safety partners	To verify identity or business status, prevent fraud, detect abusive behavior, and protect users.	Account Data; Profile Data; ID Data; Biometric Data where used; Technical Data; Usage Data; Support Data; Insights.
Affiliates and related companies	For shared operations, safety, analytics, support, product improvement, corporate reporting, and cross-platform business purposes where lawful.	Categories vary based on purpose and may include Account Data, Profile Data, Content, Purchase Data, Technical Data, Usage Data, Support Data, Verification Data, and Insights.
Law enforcement, regulators, courts, and authorities	To comply with legal process, respond to lawful requests, prevent or detect crime, protect safety, or establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.	Categories vary depending on the request and may include Account Data, Content, Communications, Technical Data, Location Data, Purchase Data, Support Data, ID Data, and Usage Data.
Professional advisors	To obtain legal, audit, accounting, insurance, compliance, cybersecurity, and business advice.	Relevant categories needed for advice or defense.
Corporate transaction parties	In connection with mergers, acquisitions, financing, restructuring, bankruptcy, sale of assets, or transfer of ownership or control.	Potentially all categories, subject to appropriate safeguards and transaction needs.
With your direction or consent	When you connect third-party services, share profiles, invite contacts, export data, authorize integrations, or otherwise instruct us to disclose information.	Categories you authorize or that are necessary to complete your request.

We do not knowingly sell personal information of individuals under 18 because the Services are not intended for individuals under 18.

We may disclose aggregated, de-identified, or anonymized information that cannot reasonably identify you, where permitted by law.

7. AFFILIATES AND RELATED COMPANIES

High Value Connect may share information with affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, commonly controlled entities, successors, or related business units for the following purposes:

To operate shared infrastructure, hosting, analytics, support, security, finance, accounting, legal, and compliance functions.
To detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, spam, platform abuse, scraping, and other harmful conduct across related services.
To improve recommendations, personalization, product functionality, and user experience.
To conduct corporate reporting, audits, business planning, and internal operations.
To comply with legal obligations and enforce agreements.

If High Value Connect participates in an affiliated platform ecosystem in the future, additional disclosures may be provided regarding cross-platform visibility, safety enforcement, and shared recommendation systems.

8. COOKIES, SDKs, PIXELS, TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES, AND ANALYTICS

We and our partners may use cookies, software development kits, pixels, tags, local storage, device identifiers, and similar technologies to operate the Services, authenticate users, remember preferences, prevent fraud, measure usage, analyze performance, personalize content, and support advertising.

Technology/Purpose	Description
Essential technologies	Used for login, authentication, security, load balancing, fraud prevention, payment flows, and core functionality.
Analytics technologies	Used to understand how users interact with the Services, measure performance, debug errors, and improve features.
Advertising technologies	Used to measure ad campaigns, perform attribution, limit repeated ads, create or exclude audiences, and support targeted advertising where lawful.
Preference technologies	Used to remember settings, language, region, cookie choices, and account preferences.
Security technologies	Used to detect suspicious activity, bots, scraping, malware, account takeover attempts, and policy violations.

You can manage some tracking technologies through browser settings, device settings, cookie banners, opt-out tools, or platform settings. Disabling certain technologies may limit functionality.

9. ADVERTISING, TARGETED ADVERTISING, SALE, AND SHARING

We may use personal information for advertising and marketing, including targeted advertising where permitted by law. Some privacy laws define certain advertising-related disclosures as “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising,” even where no money is exchanged.

Where required, we will provide a “Your Privacy Choices,” “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information,” or similar opt-out mechanism on our website or account settings.

We may honor opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control or similar legally recognized browser/device signals, where required by applicable law.

Advertising partners may process hashed contact information, advertising identifiers, cookie IDs, device identifiers, IP address, usage information, and inferred interests to support measurement, attribution, personalization, and audience creation.

You may opt out of marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link or contacting us. Transactional, account, service, legal, and security messages may still be sent.

10. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING, PROFILING, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

High Value Connect may use artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, profiling, and recommendation systems to operate and improve the Services.

These technologies may be used to:

Recommend users, groups, events, opportunities, businesses, content, or networking matches.
Rank, sort, or personalize search results, feeds, profile suggestions, and notifications.
Detect spam, fraud, harmful conduct, fake accounts, scraping, abusive behavior, and security threats.
Assist with moderation, support, trust and safety, and policy enforcement.
Analyze usage trends, platform performance, and product effectiveness.
Generate insights or inferences about professional interests, preferences, and likely engagement.

Automated outputs may be inaccurate or incomplete. Where legally required, you may request information about automated decision-making, object to certain profiling, request human review, or exercise other rights described in this Privacy Policy.

We do not use AI to make legally significant decisions about you without appropriate legal basis and safeguards where applicable.

11. VERIFICATION, IDENTITY, BIOMETRIC, AND TRUST & SAFETY DATA

We may offer or require verification features designed to improve trust and safety. Verification may include business verification, identity verification, profile verification, document review, selfie review, liveness checks, or biometric processing where permitted.

Verification and biometric data may be used to:

Confirm that you are who you say you are.
Confirm business or professional status.
Prevent impersonation, fraud, account takeovers, spam, and misuse.
Support trust badges, verified profiles, or eligibility for premium features.
Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms.

Where biometric information is collected, we will provide additional notices and obtain consent where required by law. Biometric information is retained only as long as reasonably necessary for verification, fraud prevention, security, legal compliance, or dispute resolution, and then deleted or de-identified as required by applicable law.

12. CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFERS

Because we may operate globally and rely on service providers located in different countries, personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than where you live. These countries may have privacy laws that differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Where required, we rely on lawful transfer mechanisms such as:

Adequacy decisions issued by competent authorities.
Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or similar transfer mechanisms.
UK International Data Transfer Agreements or UK Addenda, where applicable.
Contractual safeguards, technical measures, organizational measures, and supplementary protections.
Your consent or other lawful bases recognized by applicable law.

You may contact us to request additional information about the safeguards used for international transfers where required by law.

13. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS AND CHOICES

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights:

Right	What It Means	How to Exercise
Access / Know	Request information about the personal information we process about you and request a copy of it.	Log into your account where available or contact privacy@highvalueconnect.com.
Portability	Request a portable copy of certain personal information.	Contact us and specify the data requested.
Correction / Rectification	Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information.	Update your account or contact us.
Deletion / Erasure	Ask us to delete personal information, subject to legal exceptions.	Delete certain account information directly or submit a request.
Restriction	Ask us to restrict certain processing activities where applicable.	Contact us and identify the processing activity.
Objection	Object to certain processing, including some legitimate-interest processing or profiling.	Contact us and describe your objection.
Withdraw Consent	Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.	Use settings, device permissions, unsubscribe tools, or contact us.
Opt Out of Targeted Advertising / Sale / Sharing	Opt out of certain disclosures or uses for targeted advertising, sale, or sharing where applicable.	Use our privacy choices link, settings, recognized opt-out signals, or contact us.
Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information	Limit certain uses of sensitive information where required by law.	Use our privacy choices tools or contact us.
Appeal	Appeal a denial of certain privacy requests where applicable.	Contact us with the subject “Privacy Request Appeal.”

We may need to verify your identity or authority before fulfilling a request. We may deny requests where permitted by law, including where we cannot verify your identity, the request is unlawful, the request infringes the rights of others, or an exception applies.

Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by law. We may require proof of authorization and may ask the user to verify their identity directly.

14. CALIFORNIA PRIVACY NOTICE

This section supplements the Privacy Policy for California residents and is intended to address the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, and related regulations.

California residents may have the right to know, access, delete, correct, opt out of sale or sharing, limit certain uses of sensitive personal information, and be free from discrimination for exercising privacy rights.

California Category	Examples We May Collect	Business or Commercial Purposes	Categories of Third Parties Disclosed To
Identifiers	Name, email, phone, username, IP address, device IDs, advertising IDs, account IDs.	Service delivery, security, payments, marketing, analytics, legal compliance.	Service providers, payment processors, advertising partners, analytics partners, affiliates, authorities.
Customer Records	Billing details, account details, transaction records, support information.	Payments, subscriptions, support, fraud prevention, accounting.	Payment processors, service providers, advisors, authorities.
Protected Classification Information	Information you choose to provide such as demographic or diversity-related information.	Profile personalization, community features, research, safety, legal compliance where lawful.	Other users where displayed, service providers, affiliates where lawful.
Commercial Information	Purchase history, subscription plan, renewal records, products or services considered.	Billing, analytics, offers, customer support, tax compliance.	Payment processors, service providers, analytics partners, affiliates.
Internet or Network Activity	Browsing activity on our Services, search activity, profile views, clicks, interactions, log files.	Security, analytics, personalization, advertising, product improvement.	Service providers, analytics partners, advertising partners, affiliates.
Geolocation Data	Approximate location and precise location if enabled.	Location-based features, recommendations, fraud prevention, compliance.	Service providers, other users where displayed or relevant, safety partners.
Audio, Electronic, Visual, or Similar Information	Photos, videos, profile images, support call recordings where disclosed, voice or media uploads.	Profile features, verification, support, safety, moderation.	Other users where displayed, service providers, verification partners.
Professional or Employment Information	Job title, company, professional background, skills, business interests.	Networking, recommendations, profile display, business verification.	Other users, service providers, affiliates.
Education Information	Schools, certifications, credentials, training, professional education.	Profile display, networking, verification, recommendations.	Other users, service providers.
Inferences	Preferences, characteristics, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, recommended connections, trust signals.	Personalization, recommendations, advertising, safety, analytics.	Service providers, analytics partners, advertising partners where lawful.
Sensitive Personal Information	Precise geolocation, government ID, account credentials, biometric data where used, contents of communications not directed to us where applicable.	Security, verification, service operation, legal compliance, fraud prevention.	Service providers, verification partners, authorities where required.

We may “sell” or “share” certain identifiers, internet activity, device information, or inferences for advertising purposes as those terms are defined under California law. We do not sell personal information in the ordinary sense of exchanging it for money.

To opt out, use the “Your Privacy Choices” or “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link when available, adjust account settings, use a legally recognized opt-out preference signal, or contact privacy@highvalueconnect.com.

We do not use sensitive personal information for purposes that require a right to limit unless we provide a notice and mechanism to exercise that right.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising California privacy rights.

15. OTHER U.S. STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS AND APPEALS

Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional privacy rights, including rights to access, correct, delete, obtain a portable copy, opt out of targeted advertising, opt out of sale, opt out of certain profiling, and appeal denied requests.

States with privacy laws may include, depending on effective dates and applicability thresholds: Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Oregon, Texas, Montana, Iowa, Delaware, New Jersey, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and other states that enact similar laws.

To appeal a denied request, email privacy@highvalueconnect.com with the subject line “Privacy Request Appeal” and describe the request you are appealing. If your appeal is denied, you may contact your state attorney general or privacy regulator where applicable.

16. CONSUMER HEALTH DATA NOTICE

This section applies where Washington, Nevada, or similar consumer health data laws apply. High Value Connect is a professional networking platform and does not intend to collect health data as a core service function.

However, depending on what you choose to provide, certain information could be considered consumer health data under broad state laws, such as accessibility needs for events, health-related professional interests, wellness-related business profiles, precise location associated with health-related events, or communications containing health information.

If we process consumer health data, we may use it to provide requested services, support accessibility, operate events, comply with law, protect safety, or fulfill your instructions. We do not sell consumer health data without authorization where required by law.

You may request access, deletion, withdrawal of consent, or other rights relating to consumer health data by contacting privacy@highvalueconnect.com.

17. DATA RETENTION

We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Data Type / Situation	Typical Retention Approach
Active account data	Retained while your account is active and as needed to provide the Services.
Closed account data	Deleted, de-identified, or restricted after account closure, subject to safety, legal, tax, fraud-prevention, and dispute-resolution needs.
Safety retention window	We may retain relevant data for a reasonable period after closure, suspension, or ban to investigate harmful conduct, prevent repeat abuse, protect users, and enforce Terms.
Banned or restricted accounts	We may retain identifiers, device signals, enforcement records, and related safety information for as long as necessary to prevent re-registration, fraud, abuse, or harm.
Transaction and tax records	May be retained for up to ten years or longer where required for tax, accounting, audit, chargeback, or legal obligations.
Customer support records	May be retained for several years to support service quality, legal claims, safety decisions, and dispute resolution.
Consent records	May be retained for a period necessary to evidence compliance with consent and privacy obligations.
Technical logs	Retained for a limited period needed for security, diagnostics, fraud prevention, analytics, and legal obligations.
Verification and ID data	Retained only as long as reasonably necessary for verification, fraud prevention, legal compliance, safety, and dispute resolution.
Biometric data	Retained only as long as reasonably necessary and deleted or de-identified in accordance with applicable biometric laws and any specific notice provided.
Legal holds and disputes	Retained as long as necessary to comply with subpoenas, litigation holds, investigations, regulatory inquiries, claims, or legal obligations.
De-identified or aggregated data	May be retained and used indefinitely where it cannot reasonably identify you and is maintained in de-identified form.

If you close your account, your profile may no longer be visible to other users, but certain data may remain for the retention periods described above. Backup copies may persist for a limited time before deletion through normal backup cycles.

18. SECURITY

We use administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, and disclosure.

Access controls and authentication safeguards.
Encryption or similar protections where appropriate.
Security monitoring and logging.
Vendor due diligence and contractual safeguards.
Incident response procedures.
Employee and contractor access limitations.
Fraud and abuse detection systems.

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials and promptly notifying us of suspected unauthorized access.

19. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

The Services are restricted to individuals who are at least 18 years old. We do not knowingly permit individuals under 18 to create accounts or use the Services.

If you believe a minor has provided personal information to us, contact privacy@highvalueconnect.com so we can investigate and take appropriate action.

20. THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND SERVICES

The Services may include links, integrations, APIs, embedded content, social logins, scheduling tools, payment processors, analytics tools, or other third-party services. Third-party privacy practices are governed by their own policies, not this Privacy Policy.

We are not responsible for the privacy, security, accuracy, or content of third-party services. Review third-party privacy policies before connecting or using them.

21. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS

We may disclose or transfer personal information in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, investment, sale of assets, restructuring, reorganization, bankruptcy, dissolution, or other change of ownership or control.

If your personal information is transferred to a new owner, it may continue to be used as described in this Privacy Policy unless you are notified otherwise.

22. JOB APPLICANTS, CONTRACTORS, AND BUSINESS CONTACTS

If you apply for a job, contract with us, represent a vendor, advertiser, investor, partner, or other business contact, we may collect professional contact information, application materials, employment history, references, communications, background-check information where lawful, and business relationship records.

We use this information for recruiting, workforce management, vendor management, business communications, contract administration, compliance, security, and legal purposes.

23. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or Services.

If we make material changes, we will provide notice through reasonable means, such as website notice, app notice, email, or account notification. Continued use of the Services after an updated Privacy Policy becomes effective means you acknowledge the updated Policy.

24. HOW TO CONTACT US

For privacy questions, complaints, or rights requests, contact:

High Value Connect Privacy Team

Email: support@highvalueconnect.com

Support: support@highvalueconnect.com