Privacy Policy – Good Apple Bad Apple

Good Apple Bad Apple Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) explains how Good Apple Bad Apple collects, processes, and uses personal data when providing our services (collectively referred to as “services”). Terms not defined in this Policy have the same meaning as in our Terms of Use. In this Policy, the term “including” means “including but not limited to.”

Personal Data We Process and Its Usage

We collect and process personal data to deliver our services. The type of data we collect depends on how you interact with our platform. Since our services evolve over time, the way you provide data may also change. You are not required to share personal data, but without it, we may be unable to fulfill certain services or respond to your requests.

Categories of Personal Data We May Collect

Category	Examples
Communications Activity	Emails you’ve signed up for, interactions with messages (e.g., reading, clicking links), and downloaded info.
Demographics	Race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, personality traits (e.g., introvert/extrovert), religion, and marital/veteran/parental status.
Direct Messages	Messages exchanged via the platform and their content.
Profile Information	Name, email, resume, job titles, photos, phone number, username, age, gender, education, and communication preferences.
Sales & Support History	Purchase records, payment details, and previous interactions with customer support.
Security & Login Info	Login history, password updates, email changes, device data, IP address, and inferred location.
Service Activity	Pages viewed, searches conducted, ads/content interacted with, groups joined, and screen recordings.
Submitted Content	Reviews and other materials uploaded by you.
User Support & Feedback	Your support inquiries and feedback.

How We Use Personal Data

For Advertising (On & Off Our Platform)

Personalization of Ads: Your data helps us customize ads on our platform and measure their effectiveness.
Third-Party Ad Partners: We may collect data through integrated third-party technologies to serve relevant ads across devices.
Shared Data: Information shared by ad partners or affiliates may be combined with data we collect to enhance advertising efforts.
Third-Party Interactions: If you interact with third-party ads, your data will be handled according to their privacy policies.

Creating an Account and Profile

To access most of our services, you must create an account and share personal data.

Account Linking: We may create and connect multiple service accounts for you to enable feature access.
Third-Party Sign-In: If you register via a third-party service (e.g., Google), they may share personal data like your name and email with us.
Profile Creation: Your profile is built using the data you provide and may include updates from third-party sources, such as resumes.
Employment Verification: We may verify your work history or status using various tools, including third-party services or feedback from employers.
Visibility Settings: Portions of your profile may be visible to others based on your chosen anonymity settings and the services you use. However, semi-anonymous content (like reviews) will not be publicly linked to your profile.

By using Good Apple Bad Apple, you acknowledge and accept the terms outlined in this Policy.

Interactions with Third Parties or Through Invitations

We may enable users or customers to invite others to join our platform. This could include inviting new users to participate in groups, submit content, or create accounts. To facilitate such invitations, we may process the content of the invitation as well as the recipient’s contact details. Users may also be allowed to upload or sync their contact lists to simplify the invitation process.

User-to-User Communication

Our platform may provide features for users to interact and exchange messages. Any message you send can be seen by the recipient, who may choose to share it outside the platform. Always share only the information you feel comfortable disclosing.

Demographic Data Usage

We may give you the option to provide demographic information, which you can update or remove as needed. If provided, this data may be used for the following purposes:

Highlighting wage discrepancies, such as those based on gender or ethnicity.
Conducting demographic-specific analyses of jobs, employers, and content.
Generating metrics and ratings for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across industries or companies.
Offering filtering and search tools, such as sorting companies or content by specific demographic traits or experiences.
Improving public understanding of diversity practices through employer disclosures, testimonials, and demographic breakdowns.
Personalizing job ads and recommendations, such as showcasing veteran-friendly roles.

Anonymity and Data Protection

We take several measures to safeguard your demographic data and ensure it doesn’t unintentionally reveal your identity:

When there are insufficient user submissions to maintain anonymity, we restrict the visibility of specific demographic details.
Users can choose to self-identify in the content they create or the messages they send.
We provide an opt-in feature for users who want to disclose their demographic data, even if it may compromise their anonymity.

Despite our best efforts, we acknowledge that no system is foolproof. The complexity of workplaces and user interactions sometimes creates scenarios where anonymity measures fall short. While it is never our intention to compromise your identity, we aim to be transparent about the potential risks of inadvertent identification.

We are continuously refining our safeguards to minimize these risks and prioritize your privacy and anonymity. However, we encourage users to exercise caution and awareness when sharing personal data.

Legal Basis for Data Processing

In some regions, we are required to identify the legal basis for processing your personal data. These include:

Contractual Obligations: Most of the data we process is essential to delivering our services and fulfilling agreements with you (including our Terms and this Policy). This also includes steps taken at your request before entering into an agreement.
Legitimate Interests: Some data is processed based on our legitimate interests or those of our affiliates. For instance, where you might reasonably expect us to handle your data for specific purposes. We ensure this processing is balanced with your rights and interests through a thorough assessment.
Consent: In certain cases, we rely on your explicit consent to process personal data. Consent is requested at the point of data collection, and processing only occurs once granted. For example, in compliance with local laws, we may seek consent before placing certain types of cookies on your device.
Legal Compliance: We may process data to adhere to legal requirements, such as responding to regulations, subpoenas, or court orders.
Vital Interests: In rare circumstances, we may process data to protect someone’s life or address critical public safety concerns.

When Data May Be Shared

We may share your personal data if we believe in good faith that it is necessary to:

Comply with laws, subpoenas, or other legal processes (while reserving the right to advocate for user anonymity when appropriate).
Enforce our Terms of Use, this Policy, or other agreements.
Prevent physical harm, financial loss, or investigate suspected or actual illegal activities.
Protect the rights or property of Good Apple Bad Apple, our users, or third parties, as permitted by law.
Address national security or similar legal requirements.

Cookie Policy and Ad Preferences

Cookies are small data files stored on your device when you visit our platform. These help us recognize you, enhance your experience, analyze service usage, and display relevant advertisements. Your data is provided voluntarily, except for cookies essential to our services.

Third-Party Cookies: Other websites or services linked to our platform may set cookies on your device.
Data Integration: Once you register, data from cookies (set by us or partners) may be connected to other information you’ve shared with us.
Types of Cookies:

- Session Cookies: Temporary files deleted once you leave the site.
- Persistent Cookies: Long-lasting files that stay on your device until manually removed or automatically expire based on your browser settings.

Data Cookies Collect: Information such as your browser type, search preferences, job titles, interactions with ads, and timestamps of your visits. Cookies may also track actions like text entered, mouse movements, and other interactions, even without an account or profile.
Cookie Categories:

- Strictly Necessary: Required for basic functionality.
- Functional: Enhances user experience.
- Analytics: Tracks usage to improve services.
- Targeting: Supports personalized advertising.

You can manage or disable cookies using the cookie settings tool on our site or your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may impact your user experience.

How We Use Cookies

Here are examples of the purposes cookies serve on our platform:

Authentication: Cookies help verify whether you’re logged into our services and keep you logged in while navigating between pages.
Security: We use cookies to activate security features, safeguard your data, and protect against fraud or unauthorized access.
Preferences and Features: Cookies enable us to personalize your experience, such as by remembering your search history and customizing displayed content.
Advertising: Cookies assist in delivering, assessing, and enhancing ads. For instance, we use data collected through cookies to provide relevant ads both on and off our platform. Ad partners may use cookies to identify if you’ve already seen an ad, determine its effectiveness, or share insights on your interaction with it.
Analytics and Performance: Cookies allow us to analyze how users interact with the platform, track performance, identify and fix issues, improve services, and experiment with new features.

Targeting Cookies

Personalized Advertising: We collaborate with third-party partners (including affiliates) to show you personalized and non-personalized ads.
Ad Effectiveness: Cookies enable analytics services like Google Analytics to measure ad performance and overall website traffic. Tools like Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting categorize data, helping us and our partners serve more relevant ads across platforms.
Affiliate Data Sharing: Cookies on affiliate or partner websites may provide aggregated data on actions like job applications submitted by our users.

Managing Cookie Preferences

Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for delivering our services and cannot be disabled.
Cookie Settings Tool: You can reject all cookies except the strictly necessary ones or opt out of specific cookie categories through our cookie settings tool.
Browser Settings: You can block or manage cookies via your browser settings, but doing so may negatively impact your experience.
Location Data: If you enable location services, we may use this data to show ads relevant to your geographic area. Location settings can be adjusted or disabled at any time on your device.
Do Not Track Signals: Certain services may honor “do not track” settings and similar mechanisms when supported by your device or browser.

Additional Data Practices

Anonymized, Aggregated, and De-Identified Data: We may anonymize or aggregate your data and use it for research, service improvement, or other lawful purposes. We implement safeguards to prevent such data from being re-identified or improperly disclosed.
Automated Decision-Making: We do not rely solely on automated systems or algorithms to make decisions with significant legal impacts on you without offering a human review option.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to provide services, fulfill our commitments, and meet the purposes outlined in this Policy. Retention periods depend on factors such as:

Legal requirements and obligations.
Pending or potential litigation.
Intellectual property and contractual rights.
Operational or archival needs.

When personal data is no longer needed, we remove it or anonymize and de-identify it to prevent identification while allowing for legitimate future use.

By using our services, you agree to the above practices and have control over your preferences via the tools and settings provided.

Privacy Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically and will publish the revised version on our platform. If we make changes that we believe significantly impact your rights or obligations, we will notify you in advance. Notifications may be sent to the email address linked to your account or provided as a notice on or through our services.

In some cases, we may issue additional notices about changes under other circumstances. To stay informed, we recommend regularly checking this page for the most up-to-date information on our privacy practices.

Your continued use of our services after the updated Policy takes effect indicates your acceptance of the changes. If you disagree with the revised Policy, you may discontinue using our services.