Privacy Policy

TaskMatch Limited Ireland is registered under company number 580200 ("TaskMatch" or "We") manages the information that We collect from you in accordance with all applicable privacy legislation in Ireland.

This Privacy Policy describes how TaskMatch handles your personal information, and sets out the rights and obligations that both you and TaskMatch have in relation to your personal information.

By accessing www.TaskMatch.ie (the "Site") you accept and agree to the terms and conditions of TaskMatch's user agreement ("User Agreement"), which includes your consent to, and authorization of, the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Note that under TaskMatch's terms and conditions of use, you must not use the Site if you are under 16 years old.

TaskMatch collects personal data when you sign up to TaskMatch including your full name, email address and location.

The Information we collect directly from you

TaskMatch collects personal data when you register with TaskMatch. This includes:

• your credit card and account details
• your date of birth and gender
• your name, address, email address, phone number and other contact details
• your location 
• your qualifications, work experience, occupation, education, The tasks you post, preferences earning, skillset, interests and other information relevant for your eligability for completing tasks.

TaskMatch also gives you the option of providing a picture / photo to be added / uploaded to your TaskMatch account. If your personal details change, it is your responsibility to update your TaskMatch 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 and to create new service features, TaskMatch collects information about the way you use our services, including the transactions you enter into on the Services, your feedback rating, the bids you make, the comments you post, and the transactions you enter into with our valued affiliate service providers.

Information we collect automatically when you use our Services

TaskMatch may also receive and record the following information from your internet browser and computer, including through cookies and other technologies, when you use TaskMatch Services:

• Computer and connection information such as statistics on page views, traffic to and from our Services, referral URL, IP address, unique device ID, browsing history and web log information;
• Information about your use of our Services, including the date and time you visit our 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 our Services.

Information we obtain from other sources

In addition to data collected from your submissions, TaskMatch also receive data from certain third-parties, such as social media sites that you connect to your account (including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and any other site you enable from time to time).

What other Services 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 reviews) 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 account / profile and all the material that you post is visible to other TaskMatch users and is also publicly available to other internet users. We strongly encourage you to use caution and discretion when posting.

TaskMatch may use the information We collect for the following purposes:

Purposes

• Identification and authentication
• To protect TaskMatch and the users of the Services
• To improve our services and develop new service features
• To provide, maintain and protect our Services and to verify the identity of authorised users of the Services.
• Providing your information to a user with whom you have or had a contract facilitated by TaskMatch
• As required by law, order of a court, tribunal or regulator or if TaskMatch reasonably believes that the use or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary for enforcement related activities
• To ensure that TaskMatch receives payment of the fees due to it
• To contact you to inform you about promotions or upcoming changes or improvements to our services
• To conduct research
• To expand our user base
• To develop our relationships with affiliate service providers and provide or arrange internal or external verification services obtained by you via the Services
• To generate data reports on an aggregated, non-personally identifiable basis, for both internal and third party use, but subject to any applicable laws (for example, We may show advertisers or investors trends relating to the general use of TaskMatch's services); and
• Your contact information may also be used for accounting, invoicing and billing purposes, marketing purposes, by third party service providers to TaskMatch, and to respond to any enquiry you make
• When you contact TaskMatch, We may keep a record of the communication(s) between you and TaskMatch to help resolve any issues you might have.
• If other user(s) of the Services already have your name and account details (or other information identifying you), and you have chosen to upload a photo or other personal information to your TaskMatch account, We may show those user(s) that personal information; and

Legal ground(s) for use

• We need to perform this function in order to allow you to access the services.
• It is in our (and users) legitimate interests to ensure that our Services is secure.
• 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.
• 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.
• We need to use your personal data in this way to provide the services you request.
• On such occasions, We are required by law to process your personal data.
• We need to use your personal data in this way to fulfil a contract between you and us.
• We only contact you for marketing purposes with your consent; we may contact you regarding changes in our services because it is in our legitimate interests to keep you informed about service changes that may affect you.
• It is in our legitimate interests to improve the platform through user questionnaires and feedback requests via the platform.
• It is in our legitimate interest to inform potential users about the Services We offer.
• It is in our legitimate interests to engage service providers and verification services.
• It is in our legitimate interests (and the interests of our partners and affiliates) to understand how you and other users engage with our services.
• It is in our legitimate interests to engage service providers to assist us in delivering the services you request.
• 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.
• We display your photo to other users who have your name and account details (or other information identifying you) only with your consent, which you supply by uploading your photo.

TaskMatch 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 others users may rely on this rating when deciding whether to engage with you.

Cookies and Other Technologies

TaskMatch uses cookies to deliver a better user experience throughout the site. More specifically, we use cookies for general things like helping you log in and out of your account, keeping track of your preferences, analysing user patterns in order to help us improve the service we provide. 

Cookies Categories:

Strictly Necessary
Strictly necessary cookies allow core website functionality such as user login and account management. The website cannot be used properly without strictly necessary cookies.

Functionality
Functionality cookies are used to remember visitor information on the website, eg. language, timezone, enhanced content.

Analytics
Performance cookies are used to see how visitors use the website, eg. analytics cookies. Those cookies cannot be used to directly identify a certain visitor

Advertising
Advertising cookies are used to identify visitors between different websites, eg. content partners, banner networks. Those cookies may be used by companies to build a profile of visitor interests or show relevant ads on other websites.

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.

How We Share Your Personal Data

TaskMatch may disclose the information We collect from you as follows:

• With Your Permission. We may share your personal data with any other third party with your consent or as necessary to deliver a service you requested.
• Other Third Parties. We may share your personal data with other third parties who participate in TaskMatch marketing initiatives, as authorised by you, and with consultants, advisors and analytics providers as necessary to measure and improve the services we provide to you.
• Service Providers. We share your personal data with third party service providers that provide business, verification, professional or technical support functions for us, help us operate our business and the services, or administer activities on our behalf.
• TaskMatch Affiliates. We may share your personal data with our affiliated companies.
• Other Third Parties. We may share your personal data with other third parties who participate in TaskMatch marketing initiatives, as authorised by you, and with consultants, advisors and analytics providers as necessary to measure and improve the services we provide to you.
• Legal Matters & Safety. We may share your personal data to respond to judicial process or provide information to law enforcement or regulatory agencies or in connection with an investigation on matters related to public safety, as permitted or required by law. We may also share your personal data if we believe there has been a violation of our terms, our rights, or the rights of any third party.
• Sale or Transfer of Business or Assets. In the event that we, or any of our businesses, are sold or disposed of, whether by merger, sale of assets or otherwise, or in the event of insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership, your personal data may be one of the assets sold or merged in connection with the transaction.

Third Parties

TaskMatch might contain links to third party websites including the networks of our valued affiliate service providers, advertisers, and Stripe, 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 Stripe 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 our 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 information on such sites.

Marketing

When you register on the TaskMatch you may be given the opportunity to elect ("opt-in") to receive updates on our latest services, news and special offers, and those of our valued affiliate service providers ("Marketing Material"), via your TaskMatch account, personal e-mail address, post or telephone. If you conclude a transaction on the Services, you may also be given the opportunity to opt- in to receive Marketing Material from TaskMatch and our valued affiliate service providers.

Once you opt-in to receive Marketing Material, You may, at any time, opt-out of receiving Marketing Material. To opt-out you can click on the "unsubscribe" link in any email containing Marketing Material that We send you, or you can request an opt-out by emailing TaskMatch using the contact us form. If you no longer consent to receiving Marketing Material then you must opt-out in one of these ways.

TaskMatch may contact you as the result of a referral by another user of the Services who has provided us with contact information, such as your name and email address. The use of contact information received in connection with a referral will be governed by this Privacy Policy. You may, at any time, opt-out of TaskMatch's referral system by emailing TaskMatch using the contact information provided on the Services.

Administrative Communications

TaskMatch reserves the right to send you administrative and account-related messages even if you opt out of receiving marketing communications. If you close down your TaskMatch account, TaskMatch will cease all communications to you.

Your Rights

TaskMatch need to prevent information in our systems from being accidentally or maliciously destroyed. This means that, where you delete information from our services, residual copies of that information on our active servers, as well as any corresponding information on our back-up systems, may not be immediately deleted.

TaskMatch will allow you, at any time, to access, edit, update and/ or delete the personal data that We hold about you or to receive a copy of it in a portable format by contacting us via our contact us form. Where we process your personal data with your consent, you may withdraw it at any time. You also have a right to (i) object to processing based on legitimate interests or (ii) ask from which source the data originate and, if applicable, whether it came from publicly accessible sources. These rights may be limited in some circumstances, for example, if:

• We are legally permitted or required to deny you access to, and/ or to retain, the information because we are subject to a legal requirement or have a compelling legitimate interest; or
• You make a request that is unreasonably repetitive, requires TaskMatch to make a disproportionate effort, risks the privacy of others, or there are other valid reasons why We cannot comply. 

If you have concerns about how We handle your personal information or require further information, please email TaskMatch using the contact us form. If you have unresolved complaints, you have the right to complain to a data protection authority.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy please contact us at contact@taskmatch.ie