Privacy Policy
Jasnah, INC.
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy”) explains how Jasnah Inc., d/b/a Near AI (“Near AI,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, shares, and stores Personal Data (as defined below) about individuals (“you” or “User”) who interact with our website, services, or recruitment process.
This Policy applies to Personal Data collected through the website located at www.near.ai (the “Website”) and related services, including recruitment and job application portals, third-party recruitment platforms, and other digital properties we operate (collectively, the “Services”). We are committed to handling your Personal Data in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection laws in the United States and other relevant jurisdictions.
Near AI may also receive Personal Data from publicly available sources (such as LinkedIn or other social media platforms) where such collection is necessary, relevant to the services or recruitment purpose, and permitted by applicable law.
- This Privacy Policy describes:
- The categories of Personal Data we collect;
- The purposes for which we use your Personal Data;
- Our legal bases for processing where applicable;
- How we protect your Personal Data;
- When and how we may disclose Personal Data to third parties;
- Your rights and choices regarding your Personal Data.
We only collect and process Personal Data that is relevant, limited to what is necessary for the purposes described, and handled in accordance with this Policy. Where required by law, we will seek your consent before collecting certain categories of Personal Data.
BY ACCESSING OR USING OUR SERVICES, YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE, TRANSFER, DISCLOSURE, AND OTHER FORMS OF PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AS DESCRIBED IN THIS POLICY. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT PROVIDING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IS VOLUNTARY, AND THAT YOU MAY WITHDRAW YOUR CONSENT AT ANY TIME SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAW.
Definitions.
“Personal Data” means any content that can be linked or identified, directly or indirectly, with the User. Personal Data may include your name, LinkedIn handle, or email address;
“Third-Party” means any legal entity or a physical person, service provider, public body, agency, or authority other than the User or Near AI legally entitled to operate with Personal Data;
2. Introduction
Near AI may collect, use, share and store the Personal Data of:
- Users in relation to their visit to our Website;
- Other persons whose Personal Data is provided in connection with recruitment or business engagement, including job applicants, prospective employees, and independent contractors..
This Privacy Policy applies to the Personal Data collected and processed by Near AI during any interactions with the Website, including, but not limited to job applications via the Website, or job applications on other third-party services (collectively, “Services” or “Services”). Additionally, we may collect and process your Personal Data from the following publicly available sources, provided the collection of the data is necessary and relevant to the performance of the job which you apply for and provided we are allowed to do so by national laws: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms/Google.
This Privacy Policy describes the categories of Personal Data that we collect, how we use your Personal Data, how we secure your Personal Data, when we may disclose your Personal Data to Third-Parties, and when we may transfer your Personal Data outside of your home jurisdiction. This Privacy Policy also describes your rights regarding the Personal Data that we hold about you including how you can access, correct, and request the erasure of your Personal Data.
We will only process your Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy unless otherwise required by the applicable law. We take steps to ensure that the Personal Data that we collect about you is adequate, relevant, not excessive, and processed for limited purposes.
The Personal Data that we collect, use, share, and store is mandatory in connection with our recruiting activities. Failure to provide or allow us to process mandatory Personal Data may affect our ability to accomplish the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy.
3. Personal Data Collected
Near AI may collect certain Personal Data directly from you, as well as from other available sources, to the extent relevant and permitted by applicable local law. The categories of Personal Data that are typically collected and processed in the recruitment context are:
3.1 Data that is collected automatically
When you use our Website, we may also use cookies or similar technologies to collect extra data, including:
- IP address – a numerical code to identify your device address on the Internet, This can be used to identify the country, region or city where you are based.
- Information on how you interact with our Website.
- Details of your computer, mobile, TV, tablet or other devices, and browsers used to access our content.
4. Legal Grounds for Collecting Personal Data
We collect and process your Personal Data only where we have a lawful basis to do so. The specific legal grounds depend on the nature of your interaction with our Website and Services, and may include the following:
- Performance of an agreement. It is required for the performance of an agreement to which you are a party or to take steps at your request prior to entering into such an agreement.
- Legitimate interest. It serves a legitimate interest (that is not outweighed by your data protection interests), such as research and development, marketing and promotion of our activities, and protection of our legal rights and interests.
- Consent. You give us permission to collect and use your Personal Data for a specific reason.
- Legal obligation. Near AI needs to process your Personal Data to comply with a legal obligation.
5. Purpose of Collecting Personal Data
Near AI uses and collects your Personal Data for the following purposes:
- User Assistance. Near AI uses and collects your Personal Data in order to communicate with you for providing customer service and, if necessary, provide our feedback on job applications.
- Website Development. In order to optimize your user experience, we may use your Personal Data to operate, maintain, and improve our Website.
- Encouraging Legitimate Interests. Generally, We process Personal Data for the purposes of our legitimate interest, for example, for legal compliance purposes, regulatory, or other corporate governance requirements, security purposes, submitting reports as required by applicable laws or regulations, to comply with our legal obligations, and resolve any disputes that we may have, or to maintain the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability, and resilience of the Website and Services.
- Identifying and evaluating job applicants. Identifying and evaluating your job application, including assessing skills, qualifications, and interests for the purposes of determining suitability for the position for which you have applied.
- Verifying your information. Verifying your information and carrying out employment, background, and reference checks, where applicable, subject to your consent where required by applicable law.
- Communicating. Communicating with you about the recruitment process and your application.
- Keeping records. Keeping records related to our hiring processes, for only as long as appropriate under the circumstances. In addition to using your Personal Data for the position for which you have applied, we may retain and use such data to inform you about and consider you for other positions that may be appropriate for you with your consent.
- Marketing purposes. Sending you emails and messages about Company progress and development, products and services, and other similar content.
- Securities. By collecting your Personal Data, we safeguard the Services from being abused from any spam attacks, or fraud. To ensure network and information security, including preventing unauthorized access to our computer and electronic communications systems and preventing malicious software distribution.
We will only process your Personal Data for the purposes we collected it for or for compatible purposes. If we need to process your Personal Data for an incompatible purpose, we will provide notice to you and, if required by law, seek your consent. We may process your Personal Data without your knowledge or consent only where required by applicable law or regulation.
We consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the Personal Data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of this information, the purposes for which we process your Personal Data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements when determining the appropriate retention period for personal information.
6. Data Retention
Retention of data that is collected automatically.
We will only store your Personal Data on our systems for the period necessary to serve the outlined purposes or obligations by the applicable law (for example for bookkeeping or mandatory archiving purposes). The Personal Data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected and the storage period prescribed by the applicable law expires.
6.1 Retention of data that is given to us by you
All your Personal Data that is given to us by you directly will be deleted:
- Up to two (2) years, or sooner, if the data is no longer needed to fulfill any legitimate business or legal purpose; or
- If you request the deletion of your Personal Data.
Under some circumstances, we may anonymize your Personal Data so that it can no longer be associated with you. We reserve the right to use such anonymous and de-identified data for any legitimate business purpose without further notice to you or your consent.
If you are offered and accepted employment through Near AIwith one of our partner organizations, the Personal Data we collected during the recruitment process may become part of your employment record with that organization and will be handled in accordance with its own employee data policies.
If you are not hired, or once the recruitment process concludes, we will retain your Personal Data only as long as necessary for legal, administrative, or business purposes, after which it will be securely deleted or anonymized in accordance with applicable laws.
7. Disclosure of Personal Data to Third-Parties
We use certain Third-Parties to facilitate the usage of our Website and meet legal and regulatory requirements relevant to Near AI. Such Third-Parties may use your Personal Data in delivering their services to us or comply with regulatory requirements. The Third-Parties may be the following:
- Database services. Near AI may share the information collected about you with database services providers in order to properly and securely retain your Personal Data.
- Service providers. Your Personal Data can be shared with service providers to help us analyze how you and other users perform Services in order to improve the Website’s functionality. We may employ Third-Party companies and individuals to facilitate the Services and assist us in analyzing how our Website is used.
- Auditors and lawyers. Near AI may transfer your Personal Data to auditors, accountants, and lawyers in order to complete financial, technical, and legal audits, as well as for other legal requirements.
- Affiliates. Any of our group companies or affiliates, if applicable.
- Supervisory authorities. Near AI may be required to share your Personal Data with supervisory authorities, law enforcement agencies, or government officials. We will only do this if we are required to do so by law or a formal request, if it is necessary to prevent physical injury or financial loss, or if we are required to report illegal activity.
- Other cases of sharing your data. We may also disclose your Personal Data for the following additional purposes where permitted or required by applicable law:
- To comply with legal obligations or valid legal processes such as search warrants, subpoenas, or court orders. When we disclose your Personal Data to comply with a legal obligation or legal process, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that we only disclose the minimum Personal Data necessary for the specific purpose and circumstances.
- To protect the rights and property of Near AI in any claims and courts.
- During emergency situations or where necessary to protect the safety of persons.
- Where the Personal Data is publicly available.
- If a business transfer or change in ownership occurs and the disclosure is necessary to complete the transaction. In these circumstances, we will limit data sharing to what is absolutely necessary, and we will anonymize the data where possible.
- For additional purposes with your consent where such consent is required by law.
In addition, Near AI may also engage Third-Party service providers, such as recruitment agencies/search firms and providers of recruiting software and applicant tracking system, with whom Near AI contracts as part of its normal business operations to carry out recruitment-related functions. Near AI diligently selects such service providers and enters into written agreements with them ensuring that such providers
(i) have adopted adequate data protection and security measures to safeguard your Personal Data;
(ii) only use your data as instructed by Near AI and for no other purposes; and
(iii) store your Personal Data only within the terms of the agreement.
8. Securing your Personal Data
Near AI implements a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. Near AI uses appropriate physical, technical, and administrative security measures to reduce the risks of loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, and modification of personal information. Near AI provides security such as data encryption and physical access controls to its servers. Your Personal Data is also protected through confidentiality undertakings entered into by all persons processing your Personal Data.
Near AI is committed to exercise its best effort in protecting the information we receive from You.
However, Near AI will not be liable for disclosures of your Personal Data due to errors in transmission or unauthorized acts of Third-Parties. We have undertaken commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized Internet access to visitor data retained in our servers. However, due to the inherently open nature of the Internet, Near AI cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide us, and you do so at your own risk. Users must accept all risks associated with any data transmission, including the risk that their Personal Data may be intercepted in transit.
9. Your Rights (For Users in the EEA, UK, and other applicable Jurisdictions)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), or another jurisdiction that grants similar privacy rights, you may have certain additional rights under applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These may include::
- Right to withdraw permission. You have the right to withdraw your permission if you have consented to the processing of your Personal Data. Please keep in mind that even if you choose to withdraw your consent, we may be allowed to continue processing your Personal Data to the extent required or permitted by law.
- Right to object to the processing of your personal data. You have the right to object to the processing of your Personal Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent. You may object to such processing by providing a ground related to your particular situation to justify the objection.
- Right to gain access to your personal data. You have the opportunity to learn whether your Personal Data is processed, to receive disclosure about specific aspects of the processing, and to seek a copy of the data being processed.
- Right to verify and seek rectification. You have the right to verify the accuracy of your Personal Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
- Right to have your personal data deleted or otherwise removed. You have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of your Personal Data, unless the processing is justified by our legitimate interests, necessary to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
- Right to make a formal complaint. Users have the right to file a complaint with their competent data protection authority (depending on their residence and the applicable data protection legislation).
To exercise these rights, contact: [email protected]
10. Cross-border Personal Data Processing
Your personal data may be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including to the United States. Where such transfers occur, we rely on:
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
UK International Data Transfer Addendum
Vendor-specific compliance mechanisms (e.g., Greenhouse’s DPA)
BY SUBMITTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND/OR SERVICES AND/OR SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, AND CONSENT, TO SUCH TRANSFER, STORING AND/OR PROCESSING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
11. Minors
Our Website and Services are not directed to, or intended for, individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected Personal Data from a person under 18, we will promptly delete such information from our records. By using the Website, you represent that you are at least 18 years old.
12. Third-Party Link and Services
The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated or controlled by Near AI. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of any third-party sites.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of any third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any such third parties before providing them with your Personal Data.
13. Candidate Privacy Policy Disclaimer
If you are accessing this Privacy Policy in the context of a recruitment process, please note the following:
All personal data submitted by you as part of a job application, whether through our website or any third-party source, will be processed exclusively for recruitment and selection purposes. By submitting such data, you acknowledge and consent to its use for assessing your qualifications, contacting you regarding relevant opportunities, and maintaining a candidate profile for potential future openings.
For more detailed information about how your data is processed in the context of recruitment, including your rights under applicable data protection laws, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy, or contact us at [email protected].
You can check our Candidate Privacy Policy.
14. Additional Notice to California Residents (“CCPA Notice”)
This section supplements the information contained in our Privacy Policy and applies solely to individuals who reside in the State of California. We adopt this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), and other California privacy laws..
- Privacy Practices. We do not “sell” personal information as defined under the CCPA/CPRA. Please review the sections above for further details about the categories of parties with whom we share information.
- Privacy Rights. As a California resident, you have the following rights, subject to certain limitations:
- Right to Know – You have the right to request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
- Right to Delete – You may request that we delete personal information we have collected, subject to exceptions.
- Right to Correct – You may request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.
- Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing – We do not sell or share your personal information, but if that changes, you will be given the opportunity to opt out.
- Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information – We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information in a way that requires this right, but if we begin doing so, we will honor any applicable limitation requests.
- Right to Non-Discrimination – You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of your privacy rights.
- Submitting a Request. You can submit a request for information, access, or deletion to [email protected].
- Identity Verification. The CCPA requires us to collect and verify the identity of any individual submitting a request to access or delete personal information before providing a substantive response.
- Authorized Agents. California residents can designate an “authorized agent” to submit requests on their behalf. We will require the authorized agent to have a written authorization confirming their authority.
15. General
15.1 Unenforceable Provisions. If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this Privacy Policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this Privacy Policy will not be affected.
15.2 If you believe we have handled a request related to your personal information improperly, you have the right to make a complaint to the appropriate privacy commission or regulator.
16. Read this Privacy Policy
Before using our Website and performing any Services, Near AI recommends reading this Privacy Policy carefully and completely in addition to, our Terms and Conditions, available on the Website. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, then you should refrain from performing any Services.
17. Updates to the Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated version on this page with a revised effective date. Your continued use of the Website after any changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
18. Contact
For any queries, please contact us at the following email address: [email protected]