PRIVACY POLICY
HOME FROM COLLEGE PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: February 01, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes what personal information JenZ Inc. d/b/a Home From College (“H\FC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares when you use our offers and related services, which are accessible via our websites and applications
By using homefromcollege.com and any products or services associated with homefromcollege.com, links to our products or services, or any websites, mobile applications, products or services that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Services”), you agree to this Privacy Policy, and consent to our data collection practices. If you do not agree with our policies or consent to our practices, we ask that you do not continue to use our Services. Beyond this Privacy Policy, your use of our Services may also be subject to our Worker Terms of Service or our Client Terms of Service.
Information You Give Us Directly.
If you are an individual (e.g., a student or young professional) who connects or engages with Clients (as defined below) through the Services (“Worker”) , we collect the information you use to create your profile. Depending on the information you choose to use in your profile (some of this information is required), the information you submit via your profile may include, but is not limited to, the following: (a) information needed to login, such as, name, location, email, and phone number, (b) information to populate resumes, such as, school name, graduation year, interests, skills, and experiences, (c) information to populate highlights about yourself, photos and images, and related captions and tags, and (d) information you provide to answer interview questions. If you choose to link your account with us to a third-party account (such as your Google or Facebook account), we use the information you allow us to collect from those third parties to facilitate account creation and logon process.
If you are a client who uses the Services to engage Workers (“Client”), we may ask you and your authorized users to submit your name, role within your company, team name, industry, description of your company, and a logo and website for your company.
If you make a payment as a Client or receive a payment as a Worker through our Services, your payment-related information or other financial information is collected by our third-party payment processor on our behalf. We do not directly collect or store any payment card information entered through our Services, but we may receive information associated with your payment card information (e.g., your billing details).
In the future, we may create additional services, pages, or events which require you to submit additional information in order to participate. For example, online or in-person events, or online community forums or discussions, may require user registration. The information collected in connection with such services, pages, and events will be subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Information Collected Automatically When You Use Our Website.
Other information is collected automatically when you use homeforcollege.com, namely:
- IP address;
- Mobile and other hardware or device identifiers;
- Browser information, including your browser type and the language you prefer;
- Referring and exit pages, including landing pages and pages viewed;
- Platform type;
- Information about your device, hardware and software; and
- Other information about how you use our Services, including, for example, your GIG (as defined below) application trends.
We also may collect and store information locally on your device, using mechanisms like cookies, browser web storage, and application data caches.
Cookies are small text files stored on your Internet browser. We use cookies and similar technologies to help us understand things like what web pages you access and where you access them from. This information helps us track and optimize the performance of homeforcollege.com. In your individual browser settings, you may be able to disable cookies, limit the types of cookies you allow, or set your browser to alert you when cookies are being sent.
We may use other technologies for similar purposes as a cookie, such as internet log files (which contain technical data such as your IP address) to monitor traffic on homeforcollege.com and troubleshoot technical problems.
We may use an analytics service to record certain information, including visitor data (i.e., device data, geographic data), and how the visitor interacts with the pages (i.e., number of visitors, time spent on a page, pages viewed). These services may be used to help us optimize homefromcollege.com or related services, and for other purposes. Some of our analytics partners include:
- Google Analytics. You can learn more about Google’s practices by visiting here. To opt-out of Google Analytics’ use of your information, please click here.
- Smartlook. For more information about how Smartlook uses your personal information, please review Smartlook’s privacy policy, currently available here. To learn more about how to opt-out of Smartlook’s use of your information, please click here.
- MixPanel. Mixpanel’s ability to use and share information is governed by Mixpanel’s privacy policy available here. You can opt-out of Mixpanel’s services by clicking here.
If you are a viewer who views content you receive from our users via a link or other interaction, we may automatically collect information about the interaction with such content and homeforcollege.com. The information we may collect includes but is not limited to:
- IP address;
- Mobile and other hardware or device identifiers;
- Browser information, including your browser type and the language you prefer;
- Referring and exit pages, including landing pages and pages viewed;
- Platform type;
- Whether or not you have viewed or are viewing content;
- Date and time you viewed the content;
- Date and time you downloaded the content;
- Number of times and length of time content was viewed; and
- Which portions of the content were viewed.
- As described in this Privacy Policy, we use this data to provide Services to our users, to understand and analyze how our Services are used and to identify trends, and to detect, deter and prevent malicious, fraudulent or unlawful activity. Please see the “How We Use Your information” section of this Privacy Policy for a description of how we may share information we collect when you create, view or interact with homefromcollege.com links, products, or Services.
Information Provided to Us by Third Parties.
We also may receive information from third parties, supplementing the information we receive from you. This could include information about links you used to reach our site or links on the Services. In the future, we may partner with additional third parties to improve homeforcollege.com and the Services we provide. These new partners may provide us with additional types of information about you.
Third-party services are not controlled by us. We encourage our users to read the privacy policies of each website and application with which they interact. We do not endorse, screen, or approve, and are not responsible for, the privacy practices or content of such other websites or applications. Providing personal information to third-party websites or applications is at your own risk.
We may provide advertisements on homefromcollege.com. Some of these advertisements may be handled by third parties that may collect information via cookies and other technologies.
Workers and prospective Workers can be invited to view job openings (e.g., a temporary gig job) posted by Clients (or by H\FC on Client’s behalf) through homefromcollege.com as an offer for work to be performed by Workers or prospective Workers (a “GIG”). If you are invited to a GIG, we may receive information about you when you are invited or referred to a GIG. If you invite or refer a Worker or prospective Worker to a GIG, you represent that you have the necessary rights and consents to provide us with such Work or prospective Worker’s information.
How We Use Your Information.
Creating User Profiles.
If you are a Worker, the profile information you provide will be used to create a profile on homefromcollege.com. Your profile and the information you provide will be accessible to both Clients and other Workers. Your profile and the information you provide will be searchable on homefromcollege.com, and filterable for Clients to identify Workers with skills, interests, or experiences relevant to a Client’s GIG.
Provide the Service to Users.
If you are a Worker, the data you provide from your account, including PDF resumes, may be collected and transposed into our resume templates. In some examples, the templates may be customized and used as part of our products and Services, or shared off platform. If you share your resume through a link or as a PDF document, you may receive alerts when a Client or re has viewed or downloaded the resume. If you are a Worker, H/FC may also use the data you provide to create your H/FC profile, send your application to GIGs, allow you to follow business or company profiles, communicate with Clients, and work and engage with Clients.
If you are a Client, we may process personal information relating to Clients who view Worker’s profiles and resumes to provide Workers with reporting and analytics relating to interaction with Worker content and our products and Services. For example, the collected data may be used to alert Workers when their profiles and resumes are viewed and downloaded, when their IQ questions are viewed, and when they receive a message. If you are a Client who viewed a Worker’s resume off platform through a link, the Worker may receive data and feedback about when you have viewed or downloaded their resume. If you are a Client, the data you provide to H/FC may also be used by H/FC to create your accounts and your public business or company profiles, to help you find Workers or prospective Workers on the Services, to communicate with Workers, to work and engage with Workers, and to invite and add prospective Workers to the Services.
For Clients and Workers interacting with the messaging features available on the platform, we share the messages you send to the recipient when you use such Services and features.
If you are a viewer, we may process personal information relating to viewers and users for the purpose of providing our Services and providing our users with reporting and analytics relating to your interaction with our Services and the information or content provided by our users. Data relating to viewers that we receive through our Services or links with our Services may be made available to users who communicate with viewers, and may be associated by users with other information about viewers, including personal information that users have provided us or that viewers have provided to users via interactions with homeforcollege.com, our Services or links with our Services.
Posting GIGs.
If you are a Client, the information you provide will be used in connection with GIG initiatives you post on homefromcollege.com. Your information may also be associated with interview questions or highlights you choose to highlight.
To Improve Our Website and Services.
We may use your information, both individually and combined together, in various ways, including to improve your experience with homefromcollege.com and related Services and to tailor content to your interests and preferences.
Emails, Text Messages, Push Notifications, and Other Messages
We may also use your information:
- to provide you with updates regarding homefromcollege.com and new services and content, and to otherwise connect with you;
- to send marketing, transactional and automated notifications to you including but not limited to product notifications, product updates, marketing campaigns, product education and recurring newsletters;
- to provide you with customer service and support, and other relevant information;
- to market our Services and other products and services to you, including by email and text message; and
- to assist with our advertising and marketing efforts.
Automated Decision Making.
We may use your personal information provided to us to use, train, or improve automated processes, such as algorithms, including those that we utilize to monitor and sort Workers on the platform based on engagement. H\FC’s processing of your personal information will not result in a decision based solely on automated processing that has a legal or other similarly significant effect on you unless such a decision is necessary as part of a contract we have with you or our recruiting clients, we have your consent, or we are permitted by law to engage in such automated decision making.
Aggregated, Anonymized, or De-Identified Information.
We may use your information to generate anonymized, aggregate data containing only de-identified, non-personal information that we may use to publish reports. If we create or receive de-identified information, we will not attempt to reidentify such information, unless permitted by, or required to comply with, applicable laws.
Emails from Third Parties.
We may use and share information to send users offers and information from third parties offering products and services in a similar space. This may come in the form of a contest, giveaway, or product advertisement. In such examples, we may request your consent or provide you with an opt-in for such use and sharing.
Protection against Liabilities.
We may use your personal information to protect us, our users, or others, and to take precautions against liability, third party claims, allegations, investigations, abusive and unlawful uses, and other forms of liability.
Consent.
We may ask for your consent or provide an opt-in to otherwise use your personal information.
Retention of Information.
We may retain your information as long as permitted under applicable law. You may request for information to be removed and deleted prior to that, but we will not be able to comply where required to retain information by applicable law or order.
The above information is subject to change. Please refer to the latest version of our Privacy Policy for the most up-to-date information.
How We Disclose Personal Information
Disclosures to Provide the Services
Third Party Partners.
We may also share certain information about you with third parties, without further notice to you, including with business, affiliate marketing, and other partners, third-party service providers, and for other purposes. This includes using and sharing information collected to analyze statistics, trends, behaviors, and other information to improve homefromcollege.com and our related Services. We may choose to use this information internally or use and share it publicly or with third-party partners.
The information you provide us may be shared with our partners so that they can invite you to apply to prospective GIGs. By creating an account on homefromcollege.com, you consent to receiving such invitations from our partners and agree that you may receive these invitations even if you have not applied for the listed GIGs.
Further, if you choose to follow one of the business or company profiles from one of the Clients recruiting on our Services, we will disclose your personal information
Other Users You Share or Interact With.
The Services may allow H\FC users to share personal information or interact with other users of the Services.
Third-Party Services You Share or Interact With.
The Services may link to or allow you to interface, interact, share information with, direct us to share information with, access and/or use third-party websites, applications, services, products, and technology (each a “Third-Party Service”).
Any personal information shared with a Third-Party Service will be subject to the Third- Party Service’s privacy policy. We are not responsible for the processing of personal information by Third-Party Services.
H\FC Clients (Authorized Users Only).
In cases where you use our Services as an employee, contractor, or other authorized user of a H\FC Client, that Client may access information associated with your use of the Services including usage data and the contents of the communications and files associated with your account. Your personal information may also be subject to the H\FC Client’s privacy policy. We are not responsible for the H\FC Client’s processing of your personal information.
Disclosures to Protect Us or Others
We may access, preserve, and disclose any information we store associated with you to external parties if we, in good faith, believe doing so is required or appropriate to: comply with law enforcement or national security requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety; enforce our policies or contracts; collect amounts owed to us; or assist with an investigation or prosecution of suspected or actual illegal activity.
Disclosure in the Event of Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, transition of service to another provider, or other similar corporate transaction, your personal information may be disclosed, sold, or transferred as part of such a transaction.
Child Users.
Homefromcollege.com and related Services are not intended for or targeted to users under the age of 13 (“Child Users”). Child Users should not use homefromcollege.com or related Services, and by using homefromcollege.com or related Services you represent you are over 13 years of age.
If we are notified of any information collected on Child Users, in accordance with applicable law, we will take the appropriate steps to delete such information. If you are the parent or guardian of a Child User you may contact us at gig@homefromcollege.com to request for the information to be removed.[FW1]
Your Privacy Choices.
The privacy choices you may have about your information are determined by applicable law and are described below.
Email Communications
If you receive an unwanted email from us, you can use the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of the email to opt out of receiving future emails. Note that you will continue to receive transaction-related emails regarding products or Services you have requested. We may also send you certain non-promotional communications regarding us and our Services, and you will not be able to opt out of those communications (e.g., communications regarding our Services or updates to this Privacy Policy).
Text Messages
If you receive an unwanted text message from us, you may opt out of receiving future text messages from us by following the instructions in the text message you have received from us or by otherwise contacting us as set forth in “Contact Us” section below.
Mobile Devices
We may send you push notifications through our mobile application. You may opt out from receiving these push notifications by changing the settings on your mobile device. With your consent, we may also collect precise location-based information via our mobile application. You may opt out of this collection by changing the settings on your mobile device. To request deletion of your account, please use the standard deletion functionality available via the Services, or contact us using the information set forth in “Contact Us” below.
“Do Not Track”
Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. Please note that we do not respond to or honor DNT signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers.
Cookies and Personalized Advertising
You may stop or restrict the placement of cookies and similar technologies on your device or remove them by adjusting your preferences as your browser or device permits. However, if you adjust your preferences, our Services may not work properly. Please note that cookie-based opt-outs are not effective on mobile applications. However, you may opt-out of personalized advertisements on some mobile applications by following the instructions for Android, iOS, and others.
The online advertising industry also provides websites from which you may opt out of receiving targeted ads from organizations that participate in self-regulatory programs. You can access these and learn more about targeted advertising and consumer choice and privacy by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative and the Digital Advertising Alliance.
Please note you must separately opt out in each browser and on each device.
International Users.
We are run and operated in the United States. If you choose to use homefromcollege.com or related Services from a country or region of the world outside of the United States that has laws that differ from U.S. law, then you acknowledge and agree to the use and transfer of information outside of those regions into the United States.
Contact
You can contact us with any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy by email at info@homefromcollege.com.
Changes
We may change or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time in our sole discretion. If we do, we will let you know by posting the updated Privacy Policy on homeforcollege.com, and/or we may also send other communications. Your use or continued use of homefromcollege.com and related Services will constitute your acceptance of any changes.
Change Log
- Policy effective as of January 20, 2022.
- Policy effective as of May 20, 2024.
- Policy effective as of February 01, 2025.