Privacy Policy

Welcome to Pulchritude's Privacy Policy

Our privacy policy which also applies to our Affiliate Companies. This policy sets out how we handle your personal information if you’re a Pulchritude user or visitor to our Sites.

When we say ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘Pulchritude‘, it’s because that’s who we are and we own and run the Sites. If we say ‘policy’ we’re talking about this privacy policy. If we say ‘terms’ we’re talking about the rules for using this Site.

The type of personal information we collect

We collect certain personal information about visitors and users of our Sites.

The most common types of information we collect include things like: names, email addresses, IP addresses, other contact details, photos, payment information such as payment agent details, transactional details, tax information, support queries, content you direct us to make available on our Sites (personal/business websites), your actions on our Sites and web and email analytics data. We will also collect personal information from the application form itself, cover letter and interview notes.

How we collect personal information

We collect personal information directly when you provide it to us, automatically as you navigate through the Sites, or through other people when you use services associated with the Sites.

We collect your personal information when you provide it to us when you complete the publication form, subscribe to a newsletter, email list, fill out a survey, or send us a communication.

Personal information we collect about you from others Although we generally collect personal information directly from you, on occasion, we also collect certain categories of personal information about you from other sources. In particular: financial and/or transaction details from payment providers located in the US, UK, and Australia in order to process a transaction; third party service providers (like Google, Facebook) who are located in the US or UK, which may provide information about you when you link, connect, or login to your account with the third party provider and they send us information such as your registration and profile from that service. The information varies and is controlled by that service provider or as authorized by you via your privacy settings at that service provider; other third party sources/and or partners from US, Australia or UK, whereby we receive additional information about you (to the extent permitted by applicable law), such as demographic data or fraud detection information, and combine it with information we have about you. For example, fraud warnings from service providers like identity verification service. We also receive information about you and your activities on and off the Pulchritude platform through partnerships, or about your experiences and interactions from our partner ad networks. We also receive information about you as a rights holder from our third party authors. For example, information in the form of a publicationl release when your image is used in a portfolio available on our Sites.

How we use personal information

We will use your personal information: To fulfil a contract, or take steps linked to a contract: in particular, in facilitating and processing transactions that take place on the Sites.

Where this is necessary for purposes which are in our, or third parties’, legitimate interests. These interests include: operating the Sites; providing you with services described on the Sites; verifying your identity when you subscribe to our Sites; facilitate the resolution of any disputes; updating you with operational news and information about our Sites and services e.g. to notify you about changes to our Sites, website disruptions or security updates; carrying out technical analysis to determine how to improve the Sites and services we provide; monitoring activity on the Sites, e.g. to identify potential fraudulent activity and to ensure compliance with the user terms that apply to the Sites; managing our relationship with you, e.g. by responding to your queries submitted to us on the Site. managing our legal and operational affairs (including, managing risks relating to content and fraud matters); improving our products and services; providing general administrative and performance functions and activities; and processing your publication content to Pulchritude.

Where you give us consent: providing you with marketing information about our services which we feel may interest you; and customising our services and websites, like advertising that appear on the Site – where this involves the use of cookies or similar technologies – in order to provide a more personalised experience.

For purposes which are required by law.

For the purpose of responding to requests by government, a court of law, or law enforcement authorities conducting an investigation.

When we disclose your personal information

We will disclose personal information to the following recipients:

subcontractors and service providers who assist us in connection with the ways we use personal information (as set out above), in particular: website hosting providers which are located in Australia, US and UK; technical and customer support services which are located in Australia, Canada, Philippines, Poland, Mexico, UK and the US; security and fraud prevention services which are located in the US; subscription management services which are located in the US; payment processing services which are located in the US, UK and Australia; identification verification services located in the UK; and operational tooling services which are located in the US. Noting that our subcontractors and services providers may also transfer and access such information from other countries in which they have operations.

our professional advisers (lawyers, accountants, financial advisers etc.) which are located in US, UK, and Australia; regulators and government authorities in connection with our compliance procedures and obligations;

a third party to respond to requests relating to a criminal investigation or alleged or suspected illegal activity;

a third party, in order to enforce or defend our rights, or to address financial or reputational risks;

a rights holder in relation to an allegation of intellectual property infringement or any other infringement; and other recipients where we are authorised or required by law, or requests by government, a court of law, or law enforcement authorities, to do so.

Where we transfer and/or store your personal information

We are based in USA & Australia so your data will be processed in USA and the Australia . Some of the recipients we have described above, and to whom we disclose your personal information, are based in places like Australia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, UK, and the US. We do this on the basis of your consent to this policy. In order to protect your information, we take care where possible to work with subcontractors and service providers who we believe maintain an acceptable standard of data security compliance.

How we keep your personal information secure

We store personal information on secure servers that are managed by us and our service providers, and occasionally hard copy files that are kept in a secure location in USA and Australia. Personal information that we store or transmit is protected by security and access controls.

How you can access your personal information

You also have the right to make a request to access other personal information we hold about you and to request corrections of any errors in that data. You can also close the portfolio you have with us for any of our Sites at any time. To make an access or correction request, contact our privacy support using the contact details at the end of this policy.

Marketing Choices regarding your personal information

Where we have your consent to do so (e.g. if you have subscribed to one of our email lists or have indicated that you are interested in receiving offers or information from us), we send you marketing communications by email about products and services that we feel may be of interest to you. You can ‘opt-out’ of such communications if you would prefer not to receive them in the future by using the “unsubscribe” facility provided in the communication itself.

You also have choices about cookies, as described below. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject cookies some parts of our Sites may not work properly in your case.

Cookies and web analytics

For more information about how we use cookies, web beacons and similar technologies see our cookie policy here and for more general information on cookies, see http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

When you visit our Sites, there’s certain information that’s recorded which is generally anonymous information and does not reveal your identity. We’re talking about the following kinds of details:

  • your IP address or proxy server IP address’;
  • the domain name you requested;
  • the name of your internet service provider is sometimes captured depending on the configuration of your ISP connection;
  • the date and time of your visit to the website;
  • the length of your session;
  • the pages which you have accessed;
  • the number of times you access our site within any month; the file URL you look at and information relating to it;
  • the website which referred you to our Sites;
  • the operating system which your computer uses;
  • and the technical capabilities of your web browser.

Occasionally, we will use third party advertising companies to serve ads based on prior visits to our Sites. For example, if you visit our Sites, you may later see an add for our products and services when you visit a different Site. Read more about your options in our cookie policy.

Information about children

Our Sites are not suitable for children under the age of 16 years, so if you are under 16 we ask that you do not use our Sites or give us your personal information. If you are from 16 to 18 years, you can browse the Sites but you’ll need the supervision of a parent or guardian to fill out a form. It’s the responsibility of parents or guardians to monitor their children’s use of our Sites.

Information you make public or give to others

If you make your personal information available to other people, we can’t control or accept responsibility for the way they will use or manage that data. There are lots of ways that you can find yourself providing information to other people, share information via social media, or make contact with another user (such as a third party Author) whether via our Sites or directly via email. Before making your information publicly available or giving your information to anyone else, think carefully. If you’re sharing information via another website, check the privacy policy for that site to understand its information management practices as this privacy policy will not apply.

How long we keep your personal information

We retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to provide the services to you and others, and to comply with our legal obligations. If you no longer want us to use your personal information or to provide you with the Pulchritude services, you can request that we erase your personal information and close your Pulchritude portfolio. Please note that if you request the erasure of your personal information we will retain information from deleted portfolios as necessary for our legitimate business interests, to comply with the law, prevent fraud, collect fees, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, assist with investigations or requests by government, a court of law, or law enforcement authorities, enforce the terms of service and take other actions permitted by law. The information we retain will be handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

When we need to update this policy

We will need to change this policy from time to time in order to make sure it stays up to date with the latest legal requirements and any changes to our privacy management practices.

When we do change the policy, we’ll make sure to notify you about such changes, where required. A copy of the latest version of this policy will always be available on this page.

How you can contact us

If you have any questions about our privacy practices or the way in which we have been managing your personal information, please contact our privacy support This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We’re really glad you made it to the end of the privacy policy, because knowing this stuff is the best way to understand how your personal information is used and how to best manage it.

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