Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide our verification services, including:

• Account Data: Name, email, phone number, and payment information.
• Verification Data: Photos, videos, and geolocation metadata uploaded to verify work ("Evidence").
• Usage Data: How you interact with our AI and platform.

2. How We Use Your Data

• To facilitate connections and process payments.
• To verify the authenticity of work (using AI analysis of photo metadata).
• To improve our AI models (e.g., better cost estimation).
• To prevent fraud and ensure platform safety.

3. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with:

• Payment Processors: To execute Escrow transactions.
• Counterparties: Clients/Providers see necessary contact info for active projects.
• Legal Authorities: If required by law.

4. Location Data

For Providers and Umarels, we collect precise location data *only* when you are actively using the "Submit Evidence" feature to prove presence at a job site. This is core to our "Proof of Truth" promise.

5. Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting privacy@umarel.org. Note that some transaction records must be retained for legal/tax purposes.