MineLife Privacy Policy

Summary of Key Terms

This summary highlights key terms of the MineLife Privacy Policy. It is provided for convenience only and does not replace the full Privacy Policy below.

• MineLife collects account, profile, marketplace, transaction, and usage information needed to operate the platform.
• Certain information users choose to publish, such as profiles, listings, and project details, may be visible publicly and may appear in search engines.
• Payments are processed by third-party providers such as Finix. MineLife does not store full payment card numbers.
• MineLife may use analytics, security, and verification tools, including optional SMS verification for sensitive account actions.
• MineLife may use service providers to support hosting, analytics, messaging, payments, verification, and platform security.
• Users may contact MineLife regarding privacy questions or requests at [email protected].

Table of Contents

1. About MineLife

MineLife LLC ("MineLife," "we," "us," or "our") operates an online technology platform serving the mining and natural resources sector.

MineLife allows users to create professional profiles, post and apply for jobs, list products and services, publish mining projects, create company pages, and connect with other users through the platform.

This Privacy Policy explains how MineLife collects, uses, discloses, stores, and protects personal information when users access or use MineLife.org or related services.

2. Categories of Information We Collect

Depending on how you use MineLife, we may collect the following categories of information:

• Account information, such as name, email address, login credentials, and account settings
• Professional profile information, such as job title, areas of expertise, location, languages, experience, availability, and related profile content
• Company and marketplace information, such as company descriptions, job postings, product listings, and project details
• Transaction and payment-related information, including information needed for payment processing or payout onboarding
• Communications data, including messages sent through the platform and support inquiries
• Verification information, including email confirmation, phone verification, or identity-related information required for sensitive account actions or payment workflows
• Device and usage data, such as IP address, browser type, device type, and pages viewed

3. Information You Provide Directly

We collect information you provide directly when you use MineLife, including when you:

• create an account
• build a profile
• post a job, listing, or project
• send messages through the platform
• request support
• set up payment or payout functionality

This may include your name, email address, phone number, account credentials, company information, professional details, listings, messages, and other content you choose to submit.

4. Public Profiles, Listings, and User-Generated Content

MineLife allows users to create and publish professional profiles, company pages, product and service listings, job postings, and project descriptions.

Information users choose to publish through these features may be visible to other users or to the public, depending on the type of content and platform settings.

This may include information that appears in:

• public profile pages
• public company pages
• marketplace and job listing pages
• search results on the MineLife platform
• search engines and cached search snippets

Users are responsible for the content they publish and should avoid posting sensitive personal information they do not wish to make public.

MineLife does not independently verify all user-submitted content and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of profiles, listings, project descriptions, or other user-generated content.

5. Search Engine Indexing and Third-Party Visibility

MineLife may allow certain public profile pages, listings, or company pages to be indexed by search engines in order to improve discoverability of professionals, companies, services, and opportunities on the platform.

As a result, publicly available information on MineLife may appear in search engine results or other third-party websites and services that index publicly available internet content.

MineLife does not control the indexing practices of search engines or third-party services. Even if information is updated or removed from MineLife, copies of that information may remain visible in cached search results or external services beyond MineLife's control.

6. Payment Processing and Verification

Payments on MineLife may be processed through third-party providers such as Finix.

MineLife does not store full payment card numbers.

When users set up payment or payout functionality, or when sensitive financial actions occur on the platform, users may be asked to provide information required for payment processing, onboarding, identity verification, fraud prevention, tax compliance, or regulatory requirements.

Depending on the workflow, this may include:

• legal name
• business information
• bank account information
• identity verification information
• tax or regulatory information where required

Such information may be processed by third-party payment or verification providers and is subject to their policies and applicable legal requirements.

Finix Terms of Service:
https://finix-hosted-content.s3.amazonaws.com/flex/v3/finix-terms-of-service.html

Identity Verification

MineLife may request identity verification to protect users, prevent fraud, and comply with payment or regulatory requirements.

Verification may include identity documentation, account confirmation, or other verification steps conducted by MineLife or trusted third-party providers. Verification status may be displayed on a user's profile or account, but underlying identity documents are not made public.

7. Phone Verification and SMS Communications

Users may provide a phone number for account security or verification purposes.

MineLife may use third-party messaging providers to deliver one-time verification codes or security notifications related to sensitive account actions, including payment-related actions or account protection steps.

Phone numbers collected for verification are used for security and account protection purposes and are not used for unsolicited marketing text messages.

8. Automatically Collected Information

When users access or use MineLife, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

• IP address
• browser type and version
• device type
• operating system
• pages visited and time spent on pages
• referring websites or links
• approximate geographic region based on IP address

This information helps MineLife operate the platform, improve functionality, monitor security, and analyze usage patterns.

9. How We Use Information

MineLife may use collected information to:

• create, maintain, and administer user accounts
• operate and improve the platform
• facilitate hiring, marketplace, and project-related interactions
• process transactions and platform fees
• support payment onboarding and verification
• send service-related communications and security notices
• investigate fraud, abuse, or misuse of the platform
• analyze usage trends and improve performance
• comply with legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations

10. How We Share Information

MineLife may share information in the following circumstances:

• With service providers that help us operate the platform
• With payment and verification providers such as Finix when necessary to process payments, onboarding, verification, or compliance requirements
• With other users when you choose to publish or share information through the platform
• When required by law, legal process, court order, or regulatory obligation
• To protect MineLife, its users, or others where necessary to address fraud, abuse, security incidents, or other harmful activity

11. Service Providers

MineLife works with third-party service providers that support platform functionality, including hosting, analytics, communications, security, identity verification, messaging, and payment processing.

These providers may process personal information only for the purpose of performing services on behalf of MineLife and under appropriate confidentiality and security obligations.

12. Fraud Prevention and Platform Integrity

MineLife may monitor platform activity and use automated systems, manual review, or third-party tools to detect, prevent, and investigate fraud, abuse, policy violations, or harmful activity.

This may include review of account behavior, verification activity, transaction-related events, messaging patterns, or unusual platform usage.

13. Cookies and Similar Technologies

MineLife uses cookies and similar technologies to operate the platform, remember preferences, analyze usage, and support certain platform functions.

Some cookies are essential for operation of the site, while others may be subject to user consent depending on applicable law.

For more information, please review our Cookie Policy.

View Cookie Policy

14. Platform Communications

MineLife may send users service-related emails, account notifications, verification messages, support communications, or other operational messages necessary for use of the platform.

MineLife may also store communications or messages sent through the platform to support functionality, investigate abuse, resolve disputes, and maintain security.

15. Data Retention

MineLife retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• provide and operate the platform
• comply with legal or regulatory obligations
• resolve disputes
• enforce agreements
• maintain security and fraud-prevention records

Users may request deletion of their MineLife account. Certain information may be retained where necessary to comply with legal obligations, prevent fraud, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, or maintain platform security.

16. Security

MineLife uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no internet transmission or storage system can guarantee absolute security, and users acknowledge that information shared online is subject to inherent risk.

17. International Data Transfers

MineLife operates from the United States. Information may be processed or stored in the United States or in other jurisdictions where our service providers operate.

Users accessing MineLife from outside the United States understand that information may be transferred across borders and processed in jurisdictions with different privacy laws.

18. Your Choices and Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable law and the nature of your use of the platform, you may be able to:

• update account or profile information
• manage public visibility of certain content
• manage cookie preferences
• unsubscribe from certain non-essential communications
• request access to or deletion of certain personal information

Requests may be subject to legal, contractual, security, or operational limitations.

19. No Sale of Personal Information

MineLife does not sell personal information for monetary consideration in the ordinary course of business.

20. Automated Data Collection and Scraping

Users may not use automated systems, bots, crawlers, or scraping tools to collect or harvest information from MineLife without prior written permission.

Unauthorized automated collection of data from MineLife, including professional profiles, listings, job postings, or other platform content, is prohibited.

21. Business Transfers

If MineLife is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of assets, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

22. Third-Party Links

MineLife may contain links to third-party websites or services. MineLife is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of external services.

23. Children's Privacy

MineLife is not intended for individuals under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

24. Changes to This Privacy Policy

MineLife may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When updates are made, the revised version will be posted on this page along with an updated effective date or last updated date.

Your continued use of MineLife after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

25. Contact

MineLife LLC
Email: [email protected]