Terms, Policies & Your Privacy

HPTARLinX may collect information needed to create and operate a professional profile and provide platform services. Please do not add personal data to your profile that you would not want to be publicly available.

• Account information such as name, email address, and authentication information.
• Professional information such as skills, experience, education, achievements, certifications, portfolio information, and professional interests.
• Profile photographs and other content voluntarily submitted by users.
• Technical information such as IP address, browser, device, and platform usage information.
• Information provided when users contact support or communicate with HPTARLinX.

• Create and maintain user accounts.
• Build and display professional talent portfolios.
• Provide talent visibility and discovery functionality.
• Improve platform functionality and user experience.
• Maintain security, prevent misuse, and investigate incidents.
• Provide customer support and important service communications.
• Understand platform usage and improve our products.

HPTARLinX will obtain and manage consent as required by applicable Canadian privacy laws. Users may have choices regarding optional communications, marketing, and certain uses of their information.

Users may be able to control how their professional information is displayed or discovered. The final product settings and visibility options should be clearly explained before information is made publicly available.

HPTARLinX may use trusted service providers to operate hosting, infrastructure, authentication, communications, analytics, security, and other platform services. Personal information will be handled according to applicable legal requirements and contractual safeguards.

Information will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, legal obligations, dispute resolution, security, and legitimate business requirements, subject to applicable law.

HPTARLinX will use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards appropriate to the information handled by the platform.

Users may contact HPTARLinX to request access to, correction of, or other actions concerning their personal information, subject to applicable legal requirements.

Users may contact HPTARLinX with privacy concerns. Applicable privacy laws may also provide the right to file a complaint with the appropriate privacy regulator.

By accessing or using HPTARLinX, users agree to comply with these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and applicable laws.

Users must meet the eligibility requirements established by HPTARLinX and applicable laws, including any applicable age requirements. HPTARLinX may establish or update eligibility requirements as the platform evolves.

• Provide accurate and current information.
• Maintain the confidentiality of account credentials.
• Notify HPTARLinX of suspected unauthorized account access.
• Do not create accounts for fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading purposes.
• Use the platform honestly and responsibly.

Users are responsible for the accuracy and legitimacy of information submitted to their professional portfolio, including experience, qualifications, achievements, and credentials.

HPTARLinX provides technology and services intended to help professionals communicate their skills, experience, impact, and professional identity. Platform features may change, improve, or be discontinued over time.

HPTARLinX does not guarantee employment, interviews, contracts, business opportunities, compensation, or any particular professional outcome.

HPTARLinX may restrict, suspend, or terminate accounts or remove content when reasonably necessary to enforce these Terms, protect users, protect the platform, or comply with applicable law.

HPTARLinX may update or modify platform functionality, features, and services as the product evolves.

HPTARLinX provides a platform for professional visibility, expert engagement, and talent discovery. Expert guidance, Expertise Validation Badges, profile visibility, and platform features do not guarantee expertise or future performance. Applicable disclaimers, limitations, and liability provisions will be finalized by legal counsel.

The applicable governing law, jurisdiction, and dispute resolution provisions will be determined based on the HPTARLinX legal entity, operations, and applicable Canadian law.

• Create fraudulent or misleading professional profiles.
• Impersonate another person or organization.
• Submit false credentials, qualifications, achievements, or employment information.
• Harass, threaten, discriminate against, or abuse other users.
• Upload content that violates another person's privacy or intellectual property rights.
• Use HPTARLinX for scams, spam, phishing, or other unlawful activity.
• Attempt unauthorized access to accounts, systems, or data.
• Introduce malicious code or interfere with platform operation.
• Abuse automated access, scraping, or platform functionality.

Users should have a clear method to report inappropriate content, suspicious activity, security concerns, or violations of these guidelines.

Depending on the circumstances, HPTARLinX may review reports, remove content, issue warnings, restrict functionality, suspend accounts, or terminate accounts.

Technologies necessary for account authentication, security, session management, and core platform functionality may be required for the service to operate.

HPTARLinX may use analytics technologies to understand product usage, performance, and user experience.

If marketing or advertising technologies are introduced, HPTARLinX will provide appropriate information and consent choices where required by applicable law.

Users should be provided with appropriate controls for optional cookies and similar technologies where required.

Users generally retain ownership of content they submit, subject to the rights necessary for HPTARLinX to host, process, display, and provide the platform services.

Users are responsible for ensuring that they have the necessary rights and permissions to submit resumes, photographs, portfolio materials, work samples, certifications, and other content.

HPTARLinX and its licensors retain rights in the platform, software, branding, logos, designs, content, and other intellectual property owned or licensed by HPTARLinX.

HPTARLinX should provide a process for reporting content that allegedly infringes another person's copyright or intellectual property rights.