This privacy notice explains how and why we, Buildela Ltd, use personal data about individual users of our website, www.buildela.com, and those that access our services through APIs and through third-parties, including website users, buyers and/or professionals (whether prospective, current or past).

By reading this notice, you will know what we are doing with your personal data. We are responsible for making sure that the personal data we collect and use is done so in accordance with data protection laws. The types of personal data we collect and where we get it from will depend on your use of our website and services. For example, we will collect different types of data from buyers, professionals, and website users.

We use the personal data we collect for a variety of reasons, such as providing our services to you, communicating with you, verifying your identity, and for legal reasons. We will only use your personal data if we have a lawful basis to do so. In order to provide, analyse, and improve our services, we may share your personal data with certain trusted third-party companies and individuals.

These third parties will process your personal data on our behalf. We may also share your information with third parties for their own purposes, such as processing payments from you or where you choose to access our services through an application. We take the privacy of our users seriously and will always handle your personal data with care and in accordance with the law. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.

1. Personal data refers to any information that can identify a specific individual. Examples include a person's name, address, and contact information. The term 'processing' encompasses any actions taken with personal data, such as collecting, storing, using, and transmitting it. Buildela.com, as a controller of personal data, holds responsibility for making decisions regarding how and why personal data is processed, and ensuring compliance with data protection laws, regardless of whether the individual is a buyer, professional, website user, or a combination of these.

2. We collect various types of personal data and obtain it from different sources, depending on whether you are a prospective, current, or past customer of Buildela.com, a registered professional, or a website user. The types of personal data we collect and the sources from which we obtain it are outlined below:

* Prospective, current, or past customers of Buildela.com who register an account and/or post a job. We collect and process different types of personal data about customers depending on the category they fall into. * Current or past individuals or businesses that register as a Professional on Buildela.com to provide a service to Customers, or businesses we identify as being of interest to our Buyers and who we may then contact with potential business opportunities relating to our Buyers are referred to as 'Professionals'. We collect and process different types of personal data about Professionals depending on the category they fall into. * Individuals that access our Website are referred to as 'Website Users'. We collect and process different types of personal data about Website Users depending on the category they fall into.

3. The types of personal data we collect about you may vary depending on your usage of our website and services. This can include information such as your name, contact information, details about your business, correspondence with us, records of transactions with us, and how you utilise our services. We require these details in order to provide our services to you. We gather this personal data from various sources, including from you, our website, your business website, and third-party sources such as social media.

4. We process your personal data for specific purposes that are relevant to your interactions and engagement with us. We are legally required to have a valid 'lawful basis' for processing your personal data. We utilise the personal data we collect for various reasons, including providing our services to you, communicating with you, verifying your identity, ensuring our website and services are functioning properly and providing the best services for you, maintaining accurate records, and for legal reasons. We rely on various lawful grounds or 'bases' to process your personal data, including your consent, the need to process your personal data to enter into or perform a contract with you, compliance with legal obligations, and/or the necessity for our legitimate interests (or the legitimate interests of a third party). We may also convert your personal data into anonymous or aggregated form to better protect your privacy, or to ensure that you cannot be identified or linked to the data. We may use this data for research and analysis, including producing statistical research and reports to help us understand and improve the use of our website.

5. We may use certain third-party companies and individuals to assist us in providing, analysing, and improving our services (such as Buyer/Professional verification, data storage, maintenance, database management, web analytics, payment processing, and service improvement). These third parties will process your personal data on our behalf as a 'processor.' We may also share your information with third parties who will use your personal data for their own purposes. These organisations will also use your personal data as a 'controller' and will have their own privacy notices which you should read and their own responsibilities to comply with data protection laws. In some cases, we may disclose your personal data to consultants, professional advisors, business partners, joint ventures, prospective buyers or sellers of our business and their advisors, insurers, courts, government departments, and regulatory bodies as necessary for the purposes set out here and to comply with legal obligations, enforce a contract, or protect the rights, property, and safety of our employees, customers, or others.

6. When we share personal information about you as outlined in our policy, it may involve transferring your data to recipients located outside the US. If such disclosures require the transfer of personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure that it is done in compliance with all relevant data protection laws and regulations.

7. We will keep your personal data only for as long as it is needed to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. This may include satisfying legal or regulatory requirements, resolving disputes, and enforcing agreements. Once the data is no longer needed, it will be securely disposed of.

8. You have certain legal rights in relation to the personal data we hold about you. These rights include the right to access, correct, delete, and restrict the processing of your personal data. If you have any concerns or questions about this notice or how we handle your personal data, please reach out to us using the contact information provided. Note that some of these rights may have certain conditions and limitations.

9. This notice may be updated occasionally to reflect changes in the types of personal data we collect and how it is processed. It is recommended that you review this notice regularly. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notice or our handling of your personal data, please contact us at Buildela.com