- Kind
- Listing
- Issued or listed
- 12 Apr 2018
- Expires or valid through
- 6 Mar 2027
- Scope
- VMock provides its services (i) to universities and other educational institutions for helping them improve their students’ career success outcomes and to employers, and (ii) to individual users (mostly students) for improving their career prospects and also for career success. In order to offer these services there may be an exchange of data including personally identifiable information between VMock and user. In addition to information that the user may supply explicitly on the website including but not limited to, user’s name, address, email address, phone number and work history, we may also collect information such as their IP address, Internet browser details, bandwidth, Internet Service Provider and other information needed to provide access to our site and services. We primarily gather information in the following ways: (a) Registering on our Services- When user creates an account with us, we collect profile information such as their name, email address, and password. (b) Profile Information- We gather information when user creates a profile using the aforementioned sign up alternatives. (c) Using our Services- We gather information from user when user uses our sites and services. We may also get geolocation information passed on to us by third-party services or GPS-enabled devices. (d) Using Third-Party Services and Visiting Third-Party Sites- When user accesses our site and/or services through a third party’s website or linked pages, any information provided by user to either us or the third party could be shared across both. We utilize this information to customize our offerings. We primarily use the information in the following ways: (a) To Provide our Services - Information provided by user will be used for platform functionality including but not limited to, analysis and scoring, requesting feedback from individuals from user’s networks or to connect user with potential employers as prompted by user or for sending user promotional and/or behavioural emails. (b) Service Communications- We may use this information to communicate with user through email, notices posted on the site, and other means accessible through the services, to (a) welcome and advise user about how to utilize our services, new features, updates, and so on; (b) provide service related information which will cover availability, security, and other issues about the working of our site and/or services. (c) Network Feedback- User’s information is used when user sends communications to their network through our services. (d) Customize and Enhance our Services- We use information and content provided by user to conduct research and development and to customize user’s experience, try to make it relevant and valuable to user, and drive user growth and engagement of our services. (e) Customer Service- When user contacts our customer support, we collect information that helps us categorize user requests and respond to it. (f) Third-Party Practices- We may employ or engage third party companies and individuals to facilitate support, investigation, review, promotion and advancement of our services. Additionally, we may use third party vendors and hosting partners to provide the necessary content, hardware, software, networking, storage and related technology required to run the site and/or the services. These third parties are bound by confidentiality and privacy obligations consistent with the Privacy Shield and have limited access to user’s information and are meant only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are committed to not disclose or use it for any other purposes. (g)Employers- We may use user’s information to maximize opportunities to connect user with potential employers. (h) Data Aggregation- We may collect information about user’s use of our site and services, which is then also used on an anonymized, aggregated basis. This information is strictly for analytics purposes and to help us improve the features and quality of our Site and Service