Privacy Policy

Trusted Associates LLC — Effective March 15, 2026

1. Who We Are

Trusted Associates LLC ("we," "us," "our") operates the trusted.associates website and related services, including integrations with third-party platforms such as LinkedIn. Our principal place of business is in the United States.

2. Information We Collect

When you use our services or authorize a third-party integration, we may collect:

• Account information — Name, email address, and professional profile details you provide or authorize us to access.
• OAuth tokens — Encrypted access and refresh tokens required to interact with authorized platforms on your behalf. We never store your third-party passwords.
• Usage data — Pages visited, features used, timestamps, and anonymized analytics to improve our services.
• Device information — Browser type, operating system, and IP address for security and diagnostics.

3. LinkedIn Integration

When you connect your LinkedIn account, we access only the data you explicitly authorize via LinkedIn's OAuth 2.0 consent screen. This may include your profile information, email address, and organizational data depending on the scopes you approve. We use this data to:

• Display your professional identity within our platform.
• Streamline LinkedIn tasks you initiate (posting, analytics, organization management).
• Provide status and analytics views of your LinkedIn activity.

We do not perform automated bulk actions, scraping, unauthorized data collection, or any activity that violates LinkedIn's API Terms of Use. All LinkedIn interactions are human-initiated.

4. How We Store and Protect Your Data

• OAuth tokens are encrypted at rest using industry-standard encryption and stored in a secured vault system.
• We use HTTPS/TLS for all data in transit.
• Access to stored credentials is restricted to authenticated services operating on your behalf.
• We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for their marketing purposes.

5. Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary to provide the services you have authorized. You may revoke access to any connected platform at any time, which will delete the associated tokens and cached data from our systems.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Delete your data and revoke platform authorizations.
• Withdraw consent at any time by disconnecting integrations in your account settings.
• Data portability — request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.

7. Third-Party Services

Our services may integrate with third-party platforms (LinkedIn and others). Each platform has its own privacy policy and terms of service. We encourage you to review those policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services.

8. Cookies and Analytics

We use minimal, privacy-respecting analytics to understand how our services are used. We do not use third-party advertising trackers. Essential cookies may be used for authentication and session management.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated through our platform. The effective date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.

11. Contact Us

For privacy-related questions, data requests, or concerns:

• Email: privacy@trusted.associates
• Web: trusted.associates